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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q/A

 

(Amendment No. 1)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

 

Commission File Number 001-33888

 


 

American Defense Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

83-0357690

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

230 Duffy Avenue

Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 390-5300

(Address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive
offices)

 

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 whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer  o

 

Accelerated Filer  o

 

 

 

Non-Accelerated Filer  o

 

Smaller Reporting Company  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

 

As of August 13, 2009, 45,506,457 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the registrant were outstanding.

 

 

 



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (“Amendment No. 1”) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2009 (the “Original Filing”), is being filed to restate our consolidated financial statements at, and for the three and six month periods ended, June 30, 2009 and the notes related thereto and the related sections of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.  Management, with the concurrence of the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, has concluded that the financial statements included in the Original Filing should be restated and no longer be relied upon due to (i) incorrect balance sheet classifications of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase our common stock, and related incorrect recording of the changes in fair value of such reclassified warrants, (ii) incorrect recording of the modification to the investor warrants related to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as a change in fair value rather than a constructive debt extinguishment, (iii) incorrect recording of the dividends on our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as dividends rather than as interest expense on our statement of operations, (iv) the capitalization of certain legal expenditures on our balance sheet that should have been expensed on our statement of operations, (v) certain costs relating to the registration and exchange listing of our common stock originally included in additional paid in capital on our balance sheet that should have been expensed on our statement of operations, (vi) incorrect balance sheet classification of our Assets from Discontinued Operations and Liabilities from Discontinued Operations, (vii) stock-based compensation expense with respect to stock option and common stock grants made to an employee and certain directors that should have been added to our statement of operations, and (viii) incorrect balance sheet classification of an asset from a prior asset acquisition.  See Note 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Amendment No. 1 for a discussion of the corrections and a reconciliation of amounts previously reported to those shown herein.

 

This Amendment No. 1 also reflects the restatement of our consolidated financial statements at, and for the year ended, December 31, 2008 (the “2008 Financial Statements”).  The restatement of the 2008 Financial Statements was made to correct the accounting for (i) incorrect balance sheet classification of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and related investor warrants, (ii) incorrect balance sheet classification of our Assets from Discontinued Operations and Liabilities from Discontinued Operations, (iii) incorrect recording of the dividends on our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as dividends rather than as interest expense on our statement of operations, (iv) the capitalization of certain legal expenditures on our balance sheet that should have been expensed on our statement of operations, (v) certain costs relating to the registration and exchange listing of our common stock originally included in additional paid in capital on our balance sheet that should have been expensed on our statement of operations, and (vi) incorrect balance sheet classification of an asset from a prior asset acquisition. The restatement of the 2008 Financial Statements has been made in an amendment to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010 (“Form 10-K/A”).  For more information of the restatement of our 2008 Financial Statements, see Note 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Amendment No. 1 and Note 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Form 10-K/A.

 

Although this Amendment No. 1 sets forth the Original Filing in its entirety, this Amendment No. 1 only amends and restates Items 1 and 2 of Part I of the Original Filing, in each case, solely as a result of, and to reflect the restatement, and to update our assessment of our internal controls and procedures at June 30, 2009 as set forth in Part I, Item 4 to reflect the effects of the restatement, and Part II, Item 6 to reflect the filing of currently dated certifications of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer.  No other information in the Original Filing is amended hereby.

 

Except for the foregoing amended and restated information, this Amendment No. 1 continues to describe conditions as of the date of the Original Filing, and we have not updated the disclosures contained herein to reflect events that occurred at a later date.

 



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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Financial Statements

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 (unaudited)

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2009 (unaudited)

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2009 (unaudited)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.

Other Information

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

SIGNATURES

 



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PART I

 

Item 1.    Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

348,662

 

$

374,457

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

8,610,578

 

4,981,150

 

Inventory

 

837,597

 

621,048

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,666,102

 

2,088,801

 

Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

8,292,995

 

7,143,089

 

Deposits

 

309,685

 

437,496

 

Assets of discontinued operations

 

 

736,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

21,065,619

 

16,382,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT, net

 

3,524,693

 

3,743,936

 

DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS, net

 

2,081,006

 

1,500,533

 

NOTES RECEIVABLE

 

925,000

 

925,000

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

606,000

 

606,000

 

GOODWILL

 

450,000

 

450,000

 

DEFERRED TAX ASSET

 

1,167,832

 

1,167,832

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

159,560

 

159,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

29,979,710

 

$

24,935,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

6,520,627

 

$

2,480,652

 

Accrued expenses

 

396,163

 

755,615

 

Loan payable

 

55,490

 

 

Line of credit

 

1,429,789

 

76,832

 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 15,000 shares designated as mandatorily redeemable Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (cumulative), 15,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

7,500,000

 

10,981,577

 

Warrant liabilities

 

97,435

 

90,409

 

Liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

736,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

15,999,504

 

15,121,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 15,000 shares designated as mandatorily redeemable Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (cumulative), 15,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

4,723,642

 

 

Warrant liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

20,723,146

 

15,121,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $.001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized, 45,506,000 and 39,585,960 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

 

45,506

 

39,586

 

Additional paid in capital

 

14,184,752

 

11,096,031

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(4,973,694

)

(1,321,800

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

9,256,564

 

9,813,817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

29,979,710

 

$

24,935,515

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACT REVENUES EARNED

 

$

14,033,575

 

$

9,224,451

 

$

23,523,277

 

$

17,959,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF REVENUES EARNED

 

8,659,865

 

6,009,447

 

14,112,974

 

11,344,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

 

5,373,710

 

3,215,004

 

9,410,303

 

6,614,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

2,223,336

 

993,429

 

4,297,331

 

2,367,680

 

General and administrative salaries

 

1,022,366

 

1,097,243

 

2,095,403

 

2,254,651

 

Marketing

 

723,779

 

727,260

 

1,457,573

 

1,359,567

 

T2 expenses

 

124,070

 

 

237,672

 

 

Research and development

 

16,841

 

203,956

 

203,227

 

369,152

 

Settlement of litigation

 

63,441

 

 

63,441

 

57,377

 

Depreciation

 

278,083

 

147,666

 

519,412

 

282,435

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,451,916

 

3,169,544

 

8,874,059

 

6,690,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

 

921,794

 

45,450

 

536,244

 

(75,984

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on adjustment of fair value Series A convertible preferred stock classified as a liability

 

9,142

 

2,605,159

 

(685,312

)

1,176,494

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on warrant liabilities

 

(107,022

)

1,421,432

 

(26,350

)

1,313,843

 

Loss on deemed extinguishment of debt

 

(2,613,630

)

 

(2,613,630

)

 

Other income (expense)

 

(12,730

)

10,159

 

(12,730

)

(3,423

)

Interest expense

 

(438,421

)

(244,264

)

(781,151

)

(310,651

)

Interest expense - mandatory redeemable preferred stock

 

(374,380

)

(401,252

)

(749,380

)

(401,252

)

Interest income

 

10

 

48,305

 

8,856

 

90,081

 

Total other income (expense)

 

(3,537,031

)

3,439,539

 

(4,859,697

)

1,865,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

(2,615,237

)

3,484,989

 

(4,323,453

)

1,789,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

(2,615,237

)

3,484,989

 

(4,323,453

)

1,789,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations of discontinued division

 

 

(115,007

)

 

(115,496

)

Loss from disposal of discontinued division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(115,007

)

 

(115,496

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

$

(2,615,237

)

$

3,369,982

 

$

(4,323,453

)

$

1,673,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted

 

41,484,307

 

39,204,753

 

41,484,307

 

39,069,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE - Basic and Diluted Income from continuing operations

 

$

(0.06

)

$

0.09

 

$

(0.10

)

$

0.03

 

(Loss) from discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.06

)

$

0.09

 

$

(0.10

)

$

0.03

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(4,323,453

)

$

1,210,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in continuing operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value associated with preferred stock and warrants

 

711,662

 

(2,490,337

)

Loss on deemed extinguishment of debt

 

2,613,630

 

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

221,692

 

54,297

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

297,916

 

147,747

 

Discount on Series A preferred stock

 

269,104

 

154,604

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

519,412

 

282,435

 

Issuance of stock toward payment of accrued interest

 

1,199,380

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(3,629,428

)

1,219,538

 

Inventories

 

(216,549

)

(533,907

)

Deposits and other assets

 

127,811

 

(48,410

)

Cost in excess of billing on uncompleted contracts

 

(1,149,906

)

(3,450,334

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(577,039

)

(621,405

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

3,603,243

 

(435,184

)

Due to related party

 

 

262,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operating activities

 

(332,525

)

(4,247,494

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from continuing investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of equipment

 

(300,169

)

(2,239,575

)

Investment in affiliate

 

 

(1,669,350

)

Advances for future acquisitions

 

 

(387,350

)

Cash paid for acquisition in excess of cash received

 

 

(100,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(300,169

)

(4,396,275

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from continuing financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from notes payable

 

 

62,970

 

Proceeds from line of credit

 

1,429,789

 

 

Proceeds from sale of stock

 

 

194,000

 

Repayments of short term financing

 

55,490

 

(12,684

)

Proceeds from sale of Series A Convertible

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

15,000,000

 

Deferred financing costs

 

(878,380

)

(1,466,886

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

606,899

 

13,777,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

 

(25,795

)

5,133,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

374,457

 

1,479,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AT END OF PERIOD

 

$

348,662

 

$

6,613,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for interest

 

$

25,157

 

$

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options issued in lieu of cash for compensation

 

$

214,131

 

$

54,297

 

Common stock issued in lieu of cash

 

$

156,847

 

$

 

Common stock issued as payment toward accrued and future interest

 

$

1,199,380

 

$

 

Common stock issued in connection with investor warrants

 

$

2,550,000

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets and liabilities received in acquisition American Anti-Ram, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

$

 

$

30,000

 

Inventory

 

$

 

$

120,000

 

Goodwill

 

$

 

$

280,000

 

Accounts payable and accrued expense

 

$

 

$

(30,000

)

Notes payable

 

$

 

$

 

Shares issuable in connection with acquisition

 

$

 

$

(200,000

)

Cash paid in connection with acquisition

 

$

 

$

(100,000

)

Amounts due to American Anti-Ram, Inc.

 

$

 

$

(100,000

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2009

 

1.              NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Organization

 

American Defense Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “ADSI”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on December 6, 2002.

 

On May 1, 2003, the stockholder of A.J. Piscitelli & Associates, Inc. (“AJP”) exchanged all of his issued and outstanding shares for shares of American Defense Systems, Inc. The exchange was accounted for as a recapitalization of the Company, wherein the stockholder retained all the outstanding stock of American Defense Systems, Inc. At the time of the acquisition American Defense Systems, Inc. was substantially inactive.

 

On November 15, 2007, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Tactical Applications Group (“TAG”), a North Carolina based sole proprietorship, and its owner.   TAG has a retail establishment located in Jacksonville, North Carolina that supplies tactical equipment to military and security personnel.  As discussed more fully in Note 7, the operations of TAG were discontinued on January 2, 2009.

 

In January 2008, American Physical Security Group, LLC (“APSG”) was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company for the purposes of acquiring the assets of American Anti-Ram, Inc., a manufacturer of crash tested vehicle barricades. The acquisition represented a new product line for the Company.  APSG is located in North Carolina.

 

Interim Review Reporting

 

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months period ended June 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K/A annual report for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed on April 15, 2010.

 

Nature of Business

 

The Company designs and supplies transparent and opaque armor solutions for both military and commercial applications. Its primary customers are United States government agencies and general contractors who have contracts with governmental entities. These products, sold under Vista trademarks, are used in transport and fighting vehicles, construction equipment, sea craft and various fixed structures which require ballistic and blast attenuation.

 

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AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2009

 

The Company also provides engineering and consulting services, develops and installs detention and security hardware, entry control and monitoring systems, intrusion detection systems, and security glass. The Company also supplies vehicle anti-ram barriers.  Its primary customer for these services and products are the detention and security industry.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American Defense Systems, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, A.J Piscitelli & Associates, Inc. and American Physical Security Group, LLC. The accounts of TAG have been presented as discontinued operations as discussed more fully in Note 7.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Terms and Definitions

 

ADSI

American Defense Systems, Inc. (the “Company”)

AJP

A.J. Piscitelli & Associates, Inc., a subsidiary

APB

Accounting Principles Board

ARB

Accounting Review Board

APSG

American Physical Security Group, LLC, a subsidiary

EITF

Emerging Issues Task Force

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

FIN

FASB Interpretation Number

FSP

FASB Staff Position

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

PCAOB

Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board

SAB

Staff Accounting Bulletin

SEC

Securities Exchange Commission

SFAS or FAS

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards

TAG

Tactical Applications Group

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for revenue recognition, income taxes and accrued liabilities among others. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

Significant estimates for all periods presented include cost in excess of billings, liabilities associated with the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Investor Warrants and valuation of deferred tax assets.

 

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AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Revenue and Cost Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the provisions of SAB 104, “Revenue Recognition”, which states that revenue is realized and earned when all of the following criteria are met:

 

(a) persuasive evidence of the arrangement exists,

(b) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered,

(c) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed and determinable and

(d) collectibility is reasonably assured.

 

Under this provision, revenue is recognized upon satisfactory completion of specified inspection, wherein by contract, customer acceptance and delivery occurs and title passes to the customer.

 

Contract Revenue

 

Cost in Excess of Billing

 

All costs associated with uncompleted customer purchase orders under contract are recorded on the balance sheet as a current asset called “Costs in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts.”  Such costs include direct material, direct labor, and project-related overhead.  Upon completion of purchase order, costs are then reclassified from the balance sheet to the statement of operations as costs of revenue.  A customer purchase order is considered complete when a satisfactory inspection has occurred, resulting in customer acceptance and delivery.

 

Billing in Excess of Cost

 

All billings associated with uncompleted purchase orders under contract are recorded on the balance sheet as a current liability called “Billings in Excess of Costs on Uncompleted Contracts.”  Upon completion of the purchase order, all such billings are reclassified from the balance sheet to the statement of operations as revenues.  Due to the structure of the Company’s contracts, billing is not done until the purchase order is complete, therefore there are no amounts recorded as liabilities as of June 30, 2009 or 2008.  Contract retentions are included in accounts receivable.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

 

Concentrations

 

Cash and cash equivalents are maintained in financial institutions. Deposits held with banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and therefore bear minimal risk.

 

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The Company receives certain components from sole suppliers. Additionally, the Company relies on a limited number of contract manufacturers and suppliers to provide manufacturing services for its products. The inability of any contract manufacturer or supplier to fulfill supply requirements of the Company could materially impact future operating results.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company derived 97% and 99% of its revenues from various U.S. government entities.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using the first-in, first-out method.

 

Equipment

 

Equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided using a straight-line method over an estimated useful life of three to five years. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable assets related to those assets for impairment whenever circumstances and situations change, such that there is an indication that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If the undiscounted cash flows of the long-lived assets are less than the carrying amount, their carrying amounts are reduced to fair value, and an impairment loss is recognized.

 

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

 

In accordance with SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” goodwill, represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets. The Company accounts for business combinations using the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the acquired entities are recorded at their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The primary driver that generates goodwill is the value of synergies between the acquired entities and the company, which does not qualify as an identifiable intangible asset.  The Company does not amortize the goodwill balance.

 

The Company assesses goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually during the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. If the carrying value of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, the Company records an impairment loss equal to the difference. SFAS 142 also requires that the fair value of indefinite-lived purchased intangible assets be estimated and compared to the carrying value. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the estimated fair value of the indefinite-lived purchased intangible assets is less than the carrying value.

 

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Advertising Costs

 

The Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred.

 

Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares and excludes dilutive potential common shares outstanding, as their effect is anti-dilutive. Dilutive potential common shares would primarily consist of employee stock options and restricted common stock.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value of certain of the Company’s financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accrued compensation, and other accrued liabilities approximate cost because of their short maturities.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value investments.

 

Fair value, as defined in SFAS 157, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of an asset should reflect its highest and best use by market participants, whether using an in-use or an in-exchange valuation premise. The fair value of a liability should reflect the risk of nonperformance, which includes, among other things, the Company’s credit risk.

 

Valuation techniques are generally classified into three categories: the market approach; the income approach; and the cost approach. The selection and application of one or more of the techniques requires significant judgment and are primarily dependent upon the characteristics of the asset or liability, the principal (or most advantageous) market in which participants would transact for the asset or liability and the quality and availability of inputs. Inputs to valuation techniques are classified as either observable or unobservable within the following hierarchy:

 

Level 1 Inputs

 

These inputs come from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

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Level 2 Inputs

 

These inputs are other than quoted prices that are observable, for an asset or liability. This includes: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

Level 3 Inputs

 

These are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability which require the Company’s own assumptions.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes according to SFAS 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for the difference between the  the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable or refundable for the period, plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement 109,” effective January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Benefits from tax positions should be recognized in the financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority that would have full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be derecognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. FIN 48 also provides guidance on the accounting for and disclosure of unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties. Adoption of FIN 48 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states. The Company has not been subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities nor state authorities since its inception in 2002.

 

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Debt Extinguishment

 

The Company accounted for the effects of the May 22, 2009 settlement agreements (see Note 7) in accordance with the guidelines enumerated in EITF Issue No. 96-19 “ Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification of Exchange of Debt Instruments.”  EITF 96-19 provides that a substantial modification of terms in an existing debt instrument should be accounted for like, and reported in the same manner as, an extinguishment of debt.  EITF 96-19 further provides that the modification of a debt instrument by a debtor and a creditor in a non-troubled debt situation is deemed to have been accomplished with debt instruments that are substantially different if the present value of cash flows under the terms of the new debt instrument is at least ten percent different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of the original instrument at the date of the modifications.

 

The Company evaluated the modification of the payment terms and the related adjustment to financial instruments to determine whether these modifications resulted in the issuance of a substantially different instrument.  The Company determined after giving effect to the  changes in the due dates of payments and the consideration paid to the debt holders, in the form of reduced conversion and exercise prices, that the Company had issued substantially different debt instruments, which resulted in a constructive extinguishment of the original debt instrument.  Accordingly, the Company recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt in the amount of $2,613,630 which represented the difference in the carrying value of the old debt and fair value of the new debt.  The debt instrument charge is included in the accompanying statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

Recent accounting pronouncements

 

Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS No. 168”).  SFAS No. 168 will become the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), superseding existing FASB, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”), Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”), and related accounting literature.  SFAS No. 168 reorganizes the thousands of GAAP pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics and displays them using a consistent structure.  Also included is relevant Securities and Exchange Commission guidance organized using the same topical structure in separate sections.  SFAS No. 168 will be effective for financial statements issued for reporting periods that end after September 15, 2009.  This statement will have an impact on the Company’s future consolidated financial statements since all future references to authoritative accounting literature will be references in accordance with SFAS No. 168.

 

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Subsequent Events

 

In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“SFAS No. 165”) This Statement establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.  It requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date and is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009.  Although additional disclosures are required, the adoption of SFAS No. 165 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”. This FSP provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. This FSP also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. FSP FAS No. 157-4 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and shall be applied prospectively.  The implementation of FSP FAS No. 157-4 did not have a material on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 115-2 and FAS No. 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments ”. The objective of an other-than-temporary impairment analysis under existing U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is to determine whether the holder of an investment in a debt or equity security for which changes in fair value are not regularly recognized in earnings (such as securities classified as held-to-maturity or available-for-sale) should recognize a loss in earnings when the investment is impaired. An investment is impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its amortized cost basis. FSP FAS No. 115-2 and FAS No. 124-2 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. Earlier adoption for periods ending before March 15, 2009, is not permitted.  The implementation of FSP FAS No. 115-2 and FAS No. 124-2 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 107-1 and APB No. 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”. This FSP amends SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of financial

 

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instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP also amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods. FSP FAS No. 107-1 is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.  The implementation of FSP FAS No. 107-1 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20

 

In January 2009, the FASB issued FSP Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 99-20-1, “Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20”. This FSP amends the impairment guidance in EITF Issue No. 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased Beneficial Interests and Beneficial Interests That Continue to Be Held by a Transferor in Securitized Financial Assets,” to achieve more consistent determination of whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. The FSP also retains and emphasizes the objective of an other than- temporary impairment assessment and the related disclosure requirements in FASB Statement No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and other related guidance. This Issue is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008, and shall be applied prospectively. Retrospective application to a prior interim or annual reporting period is not permitted. The adoption of FSP EITF 99-20-1 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued FSP Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 09-1, “Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing”. This Issue is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009, and interim periods within those fiscal years for arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of those fiscal years. Share lending arrangements that have been terminated as a result of counterparty default prior to the effective date of this Issue but for which the entity has not reached a final settlement as of the effective date are within the scope of this Issue. This Issue requires retrospective application for all arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009. This Issue is effective for arrangements entered into on or after the beginning of the first reporting period that begins on or after June 15, 2009. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of FSP EITF 09-1 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active

 

In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active.”  This FSP clarifies the

 

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application of SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” in a market that is not active.  The FSP also provides examples for determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active.  FSP FAS No. 157-3 was effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements have not been issued.  The impact of adoption was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock

 

In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF Issue No. 07-5 (FSP EITF 07-5), “Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock”.  FSP EITF 07-5 provides guidance for determining whether and equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock.  FSP EITF 07-5 applies to any freestanding financial instrument or embedded feature that has all the characteristics of a derivative.  This issue also applies to any freestanding financial instrument that is potentially settled in an entity’s own s tock, regardless of whether the instrument has all the characteristics of a derivative.  FSP EITF 07-5 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The adoption of FSP EITF 07-5 had a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Disclosure and Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of SFAS No. 133.” This statement requires that objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying risk and accounting designation. The Company was required to adopt SFAS No. 161 on January 1, 2009. The adoption of SFAS No.161 changed the disclosures of derivative instruments held by the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

2.      Restatements

 

On November 20, 2009, the Company’s management and the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors concluded that the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the interim periods within the year, as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2009, and as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 should be restated and should no longer be relied upon as a result of certain errors discovered as described below.

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock:

 

On April 14, 2009, the Company received a Notice of Triggering Event Redemption from the holder of 94% of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The notice demanded the full redemption of the holders’ shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to a right to require the Company to redeem shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock provided under

 

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the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.  The redemption right purportedly was triggered by the Company’s breach of certain covenants under a Consent and Agreement, dated May 23, 2008, between the Company and holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which agreement and covenants are discussed in Note 7.  Although such redemption notice had been received, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock continued to be reflected as a long term liability as of December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 due to restrictions that precluded the Company from satisfying such demand.  These restrictions were imposed pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Company’s state of incorporation, which would prohibit the Company from satisfying such redemption demand due to its lack of sufficient surplus, as such term is defined under the DGCL.  In addition, the Company was restricted, under its revolving line of credit with TD Bank, from effecting such a redemption.  Based on these external restrictions, management determined that the Company could not have satisfied the redemption demand without violating Delaware law and its contractual obligations under its credit facility with TD Bank.  In May 2009, the Company and the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock entered into a Settlement Agreement in respect of the foregoing which provides that $7,500,000 in stated value of December 31, 2009.  See Note 7 for a discussion of the Settlement Agreement.

 

Management has reconsidered the classification of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and determined that, notwithstanding the legal and contractual restrictions to satisfying the demanded redemption, the obligation to redeem such preferred stock purportedly remained outstanding.  Accordingly, management concluded that the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock should be classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2008 and that $7,500,000 in stated value of such preferred stock should be classified as a current liability as of June 30, 2009 rather than a long term liability, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 78, which indicates that liabilities due within one year should be presented within the financial statements as current liabilities.

 

Investor Warrants:

 

The company has restated its financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 to reclassify its derivative warrant liability associated with its warrants issued to the investors in the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (see Note 7).  The warrants contain features that allow the holder to request that the Company repurchase the warrant upon the occurrence of certain events as defined in the warrant. The Company re-evaluated the classification of this liability and determined that the warrant holders’ right to “put” the warrant to the Company represented the ability to request cash on demand and as such should be classified as a current liability. The Company previously recorded the warrant liability as a long term liability. 

 

Assets from Discontinued Operations and Liabilities from Discontinued Operations:

 

In order to reflect the nature of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s discontinued operations, Management and its Audit Committee have reclassified its balance sheet presentation from long term to short term at December 31, 2008.  This change was made to reflect that such assets and liabilities would be realized within a period of less than one year.

 

Adoption of EITF 07-5

 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company was required to analyze its outstanding financial instruments following the guidance of EITF 07-5: and that pronouncements effect in interpreting Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) Statement No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”). The Company determined that

 

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certain warrants issued in 2005, 2006 and 2008 contained provisions whereby the exercise price could be adjusted upon certain financing transactions at a lower price per share could no longer be viewed as indexed to the Company’s common stock. As such, the Company should have changed the accounting for this warrant to a “derivative” at fair value under SFAS 133. As a result the Company recorded the warrant liability at the fair value of the warrant of $166,775 as of January 1, 2009 and reclassified its issuance date fair value from additional paid-in-capital. The cumulative effect on adoption of EITF 07-5 as of January 1, 2009 is as follows:

 

 

 

Additional
Paid in
Capital

 

Accumulated
Deficit

 

Balance December 31, 2008

 

$

11,096,031

 

$

(1,321,800

)

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

(837, 954

)

672,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance — January 1, 2009

 

$

10,258,077

 

$

(649,621

)

 

The derivative warrant liability is recorded at fair value in each subsequent reporting period with changes in fair value recorded in the statement of operations.

 

Certain legal expenses recorded as current assets:

The Company has restated its financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and for the year then ended and as of June 30, 2009 and for the three and six months then ended to reclassify and expense certain legal fees that were originally capitalized in prepaid expenses and other current assets.  The legal expenses pertained to fees incurred related to a lawsuit and certain costs incurred in connection with the Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock.  The litigation fees of approximately $227,000, as of December 31, 2008, should have been expensed as incurred and while the Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock fees of approximately $222,700, as of December 31, 2008, should have been recorded as deferred financing costs rather than as a current asset. This revision was and continues to be immaterial to the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008, however upon a SAB 99 and 108 analysis performed subsequently by management, it was deemed necessary to record this adjustment to keep the 2009 interim period financial statements from being materially misstated.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, litigation fees of approximately $422,000 and $774,000 should have been expensed as incurred.  The Company also incurred costs in connection with its Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock in the amount of $329,000 and $814,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.  Such costs should have been recorded as deferred financing costs rather than as a current asset.  Additionally the amortization of these deferred financing costs should been recorded as interest expense during the year ended 2008 and the interim periods in 2009. The company previously recorded this amortization in general and administrative expense.

 

Dividends Paid:

The company has restated its financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 to reclassify on its Statement of Operations its presentation of dividends accrued on its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.  Under SFAS 150 “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity”, the Company is required to present dividends paid to its Preferred Stockholders as interest expense due to the mandatory redemption feature on its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.  The Company re-evaluated its presentation of Preferred Stock Dividends Accrued on its Statement of Operations and reclassified approximately $375,000 and $750,000 in dividends accrued to interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

Registration Costs:

The Company has restated its financial statements as of December 31, 2008 to reclass approximately $1,561,000 of costs related to the registration of the Company’s common stock with the SEC and listing on the American Stock Exchange.  The $1,561,000 costs were originally booked to the Company’s APIC account and reflected accordingly in the Company’s 2008 financial statements.  Based on additional analyses and research of the $1,561,000 costs, the Company has concluded that a more appropriate and conservative accounting treatment would have been to expense such costs when incurred rather than charged directly to additional paid in capital.  Consequently, the Company has determined it should restate its financial statements and expense the $1,561,000 costs when incurred.  Management also notes there is no affect on total stockholders’ equity as a result of the restatement.  However, the restatement will increase the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2008 and more accurately reflect retained earnings (accumulated deficit) and additional paid in capital and will result in retained earnings being an accumulated deficit.

 

Deemed Extinguishment of Debt:

As disclosed in Note 1 the Company entered into a settlement agreement with its Series A preferred stock holder on May 22, 2009 which resulted in a loss of $2,613,630 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 on the deemed extinguishment of the debt in accordance with the guidelines enumerated in EITF Issue No. 96-19 “ Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification of Exchange of Debt Instruments.” Previously this loss had been reported as part of the unrealized gain (loss) on adjustment of fair value of the Series A preferred stock and warrant liabilities.

 

Stock based Compensation

The Company, in reviewing its stock based compensation expense, determined that it had not recorded certain expenses totaling $125,442 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and $41,229 and $166,671 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 related to the grant of common stock and stock options to an employee and certain directors.

 

Management has conducted an additional review of whether the matters discussed above were material under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, “Materiality” and Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering Effects of Prior Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” for the 2008, 2009 periods. Management determined that the above errors were material for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.  Accordingly, management recommended to the Audit Committee that a restatement was required.

 

The effect of the restatements on specific amounts provided in the condensed consolidated financial statements is as follows:

 

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AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2009

 

As of December 31, 2008

 

 

 

As Previously
Recorded

 

As Restated

 

As Previously
Recorded

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

4,933,040

 

$

2,666,102

 

$

3,144,601

 

$

2,088,801

 

Assets of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

736,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

23,332,557

 

21,065,619

 

16,701,841

 

16,382,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS, net

 

979,917

 

2,081,006

 

1,277,833

 

1,500,533

 

INTANGIBLE ASSET

 

 

606,000

 

 

606,000

 

ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

736,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

30,539,559

 

$

29,979,710

 

$

25,162,615

 

$

24,935,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

6,519,987

 

6,520,627

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

898,163

 

396,163

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 15,000 shares designated as mandatorily redeemable Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (cumulative), 15,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

7,500,000

 

 

10,981,577

 

Warrant liabilities

 

 

97,435

 

 

90,409

 

Liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

736,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

8,903,429

 

15,999,504

 

3,313,099

 

15,121,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 15,000 shares designated as mandatorily redeemable Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (cumulative), 15,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

12,223,642

 

4,723,642

 

10,981,577

 

 

Warrant liabilities

 

 

 

90,409

 

 

Liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

736,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

21,127,071

 

20,723,146

 

15,121,698

 

15,121,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

45,281

 

45,506

 

 

 

Additional paid in capital

 

12,844,845

 

14,184,252

 

9,534,616

 

11,096,031

 

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

(3,477,638

)

(4,973,694

)

466,715

 

(1,321,800

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

9,412,488

 

9,256,564

 

10,040,917

 

9,813,817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

30,539,559

 

$

29,979,710

 

$

25,162,615

 

$

24,935,515

 

 

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AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2009

 

June 30, 2009

 

 

 

As Previously
Recorded

 

As Restated

 

As Previously
Recorded

 

As Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

1,889,767

 

2,223,336

 

3,538,245

 

4,297,331

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,118,347

 

4,451,916

 

8,114,973

 

8,874,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 

1,255,363

 

921,794

 

1,295,330

 

536,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on adjustment of fair value Series A convertible preferred stock classified as a liability

 

(278,507

)

9,142

 

(972,961

)

(685,312

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on warrant liabilities

 

(2,434,725

)

(107,022

)

(2,420,671

)

(26,350

)

Loss on deemed extinguishment of debt

 

 

(2,613,630

)

 

(2,613,630

)

Interest expense

 

(301,857

)

(438,421

)

(592,177

)

(781,151

)

Interest expense - mandatory redeemable preferred stock

 

 

(374,480

)

 

(749,380

)

Total other income (expense)

 

(3,027,809

)

(3,537,031

)

(3,989,683

)

(4,859,697

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

(1,772,446

)

(2,615,237

)

(2,694,353

)

(4,323,453

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT)

 

500,000

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

(2,272,446

)

(2,615,237

)

(3,194,353

)

(4,323,453

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

 

(2,272,446

)

(2,615,237

)

(3,194,353

)

(4,323,453

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS ACCRUED

 

(375,000

)

 

(749,380

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

$

(2,647,446

)

$

(2,615,237

)

$

(3,943,733

)

$

(4,323,453

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Fully Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Shareholders

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.10

)

$

(0.10

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

 

41,484,307

 

41,484,307

 

41,484,307

 

41,484,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE - Basic and diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.10

)

$

(0.10

)

(Loss) from discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.10

)

$

(0.10

)

 

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3.              COSTS IN EXCESS OF BILLINGS (BILLINGS IN EXCESS OF COSTS) ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Costs in Excess of Billings and Billing in Excess of Costs

The cost in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts reflects the accumulated costs incurred on contracts in production but not completed.  Upon completion, inspection and acceptance by the customer, the contract is invoiced and the accumulated costs are charged to statement of operations as costs of revenues.  During the production cycle of the contract, should any progress billings occur or any interim cash payments or advances be received, such billings and/or receipts on uncompleted contracts are accumulated as billings in excess of costs. The Company fully expects to collect net costs incurred in excess of billing and periodically evaluates each contract for potential disputes related to contract overruns and uncollectable amounts.  There was no bad debt expense recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

 

Net costs incurred in excess of billing consisted of the following as of June 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

$

8,292,995

 

$

7,143,089

 

Billings and/or receipts on uncompleted contracts

 

 

 

Net costs incurred in excess of billing on uncompleted contracts

 

$

8,292,995

 

$

7,143,089

 

 

Accounts Receivable

The Company records accounts receivable related to its long-term contracts, based on billings or on amounts due under the contractual terms.  Accounts receivable consist primarily of receivables from completed contracts and progress billings on uncompleted contracts.  Allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. Any amounts considered recoverable under the customer’s surety bonds are treated as contingent gains and recognized only when received.

 

Accounts receivable throughout the year may decrease based on payments received, credits for change orders, or back charges incurred. At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had $8,610,578 and $4,981,150, respectively, of accounts receivable, of which the Company considers all to be fully collectible.  There was no bad debt expense recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2009 or 2008.

 

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4.      PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Leasehold improvements

 

$

1,771,402

 

$

1,749,367

 

General equipment

 

742,227

 

666,120

 

Light vehicles and trailers

 

221,247

 

221,247

 

T2 Demonstration range and firearms

 

744,454

 

744,454

 

Office equipment

 

1,056,666

 

855,294

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

190,044

 

163,658

 

Aircraft

 

868,750

 

868,750

 

 

 

5,594,790

 

5,268,890

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

2,070,097

 

1,524,954

 

 

 

$

3,524,693

 

$

3,743,936

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded $519,412 and $282,435 in depreciation and amortization expense, respectively.

 

The Company maintains its firearms under the custodianship of an individual in accordance with New York State law. The firearms are used for testing and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Company’s bullet resistant and blast mitigation products.

 

5.      COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Southern California Gold Products d/b/a Gypsy Rack

On July 10, 2007, the Company filed a lawsuit against a former subcontractor, Southern California Gold Products d/b/a Gypsy Rack, the subcontractor’s President and owner, Glenn Harris, and a designer, James McAvoy in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York. Defendants moved to change venue to the Central District of California based upon insufficient contacts to the State of New York and on October 12, 2007 the matter was transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case Number 07-CV-02779. On February 21, 2008, pursuant to the court’s order, the Company filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint names only Southern California Gold Products and James McAvoy as defendants and asserts six counts as follows: misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information; breach of contract; unfair competition; conversion; violation of the Lanham Act; and interference with prospective economic advantage. The amended complaint seeks to enjoin the defendants from misappropriating, disclosing, or using our confidential

 

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information and trade secrets, and recall and surrender all products and trade secrets wrongfully misappropriated or converted by the defendants. It also seeks compensatory damages in an amount to be established at trial together with prejudgment and post judgment interest, exemplary damages, disgorgement, restitution with interest, attorney’s fees and the costs of suit.  Defendants filed an answer to the amended complaint on April 16, 2008.  Shortly after the filing of the amended answer, defendants made a motion for summary judgment on, among others, the grounds of collateral estoppel and res judicata. We filed opposition to the motion. The defendants motion and a subsequent application for an immediate interlocutory appeal were denied. A mediation settlement conference was held on October 31, 2008, which was unsuccessful. The defendants made a second motion for summary judgment that was denied in May, 2009. Discovery has continued and expert discovery is in the process of being completed. A second mediation settlement conference was held in July 2009. As a result of that conference, the parties believe they may have reached a settlement in principle. The parties have requested that the Court stay discovery and the trial for a period of sixty (60) days. The parties have proposed to the Court that they will report back to the Court on September 7, 2009 to inform the Court of the results of these settlement discussions and to further discuss whether the parties and the case will proceed to trial.

 

Breach of Contract

On February 29, 2008, a former employee commenced an action against the Company for breach of contract arising from his termination of employment in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County. The Complaint seeks damages of approximately $87,000. The Company filed an answer to the complaint and will be commencing discovery.  The Company believes that meritorious defenses to the claims exist and the Company intends to vigorously defend this action.

 

Breach of Contract

On March 4, 2008, the Company’s former General Counsel, commenced an action with the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health and Safety Administration, alleging retaliation in contravention of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Complaint seeks damages in excess of $3,000,000. The Company believes the allegations to be without merit and intend to vigorously defend against the action. On March 7, 2008, a second action was commenced against the Company for breach of contract and related issues arising from his termination of employment in New York State Supreme Court, Nassau County.  On May, 7 2008, the Company served a motion to dismiss the complaint, which is fully submitted to the Court. No amounts have been accrued for damages as the Company believes meritorious defenses to the claims exist.  The Company intends to vigorously defend this action. No further, significant actions have occurred and the matter is still pending resolution at June 30, 2009.

 

Financing

 

As of June 30, 2009, the Company had access to a $2.5 million line of credit with TD Bank, f/k/a Commerce Bank.  This line of credit allows the Company to borrow up to the amount specified above, limited to 80% — 85% of the total accounts receivable.  Under the line of credit, the

 

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Company is charged interest at 1.75% over the libor rate.  The line of credit repayment terms are due upon demand.  The balance as of June 30, 2009 was $1,429,789.  See Note 9.

 

6.      STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Warrants

 

2005 Warrants

 

On June 30, 2005, in connection with the closing of its 2005 private placement offering, the Company issued purchase warrants for up to 555,790 shares of common stock at the exercise price of $1.10 per share and with the expiration date of June 30, 2010 (the “2005 Warrant”). Subsequent to the issuance of the 2005 Warrant, the Company issued common stock at an effective price per share of $1.00 and, in accordance with the terms of the 2005 Warrants agreement, the exercise price was adjusted to $1.00 per share and resulted in 611,369 warrants. The following is a summary of the 2005 Warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2009:

 

 

 

2005
Warrants

 

Exercise
Price

 

Beginning balance, January 1, 2009

 

576,587

 

$

1.00

 

Add: Grants

 

 

n/a

 

Less: Exercised

 

 

n/a

 

Ending balance, June 30, 2009

 

576,587

 

$

1.00

 

 

2006 Warrants

 

On October 24, 2006, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s closing of its 2005 private placement offering, the Company issued purchase warrants for up to 179,175 shares of common stock at the exercise price of $1.10 per share and with the expiration date of June 30, 2010 (the “2006 Warrant”). Subsequent to the issuance of the 2006 Warrant, the Company issued common stock at an effective price per share of $1.00 and, in accordance with the terms of the 2006 Warrants agreement, the exercise price was adjusted to $1.00 per share and resulted in 17,918 warrants. The following is a summary of the 2006 Warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2009:

 

 

 

2006
Warrants

 

Exercise
Price

 

Beginning balance, January 1, 2009

 

197,093

 

$

1.00

 

Add: Grants

 

 

 

Less: Exercised

 

 

n/a

 

Ending balance, June 30, 2009

 

197,093

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

Stock Option Plan

 

The following is a summary of stock options outstanding at June 30, 2009:

 

Beginning balance — December 31, 2008

 

1,995,000

 

Options issued

 

200,000

 

Exercised

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

 

Ending balance — June 30, 2009

 

2,195,000

 

 

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JUNE 30, 2009

 

On January 12, 2009, the Company issued options to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of our common stock to our consultants for services rendered.  The exercise price for each option is $2.00 per share and each option vested immediately upon the issuance.

 

The Black-Scholes method option pricing model was used to estimate fair value as of the date of grant using the following assumptions:

 

Risk-Free

 

2.99

%

Expected volatility

 

45.00

%

Forfeiture rate

 

10.00

%

Expected life

 

5 Years

 

Expected dividends

 

 

 

Based on the assumptions noted above, the fair market value of the options issued during 2009 was valued at $13,183 as of June 30, 2009.

 

7.      SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK, INVESTOR WARRANTS AND PLACEMENT WARRANTS

 

The Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) on March 7, 2008 to sell shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”) and warrants (“Investor Warrants”) to purchase shares of its common stock, and to conditionally sell shares of the Company’s common stock, to three investors (the “Series A Holders”). The investors purchased an aggregate of 15,000 shares of Series A Preferred and Investor Warrants to purchase up to 3,750,000 shares of common stock and to conditionally purchase 100,000 shares of common stock. The aggregate purchase price for the Series A Preferred and Investor Warrants was $15,000,000 and the aggregate purchase price for the common stock was $500,000.  The Company completed the sale of the Series A Preferred and Investor Warrants in March and April 2008, and the Company and investors determined not to complete the conditional sale of the 100,000 shares of common stock.

 

Settlement Agreements

 

In connection with a Notice of Triggering Event Redemption received by the Company, on May 22, 2009 the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement, Waiver and Amendment with the Series A Holders (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Series A Holders waived any breach by the Company of certain financial covenants or its obligation to timely pay dividends on the Series A Preferred for any period through September 30, 2009, and waived any “Equity Conditions Failure” and any “Triggering Event” under the Certificate of Designation otherwise arising from such breaches, (ii) the Warrants were amended to reduce the exercise price thereof from $2.40 per share to $0.01 per share, (iii) the Company issued the Holders an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Dividend Shares”), in full satisfaction of the Company’s obligation to pay dividends under the Certificate of Designations as of March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and

 

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September 30, 2009, and (iv) the Company agreed to redeem $7,500,000 in stated value of the Series A Preferred by December 31, 2009.  The Company agreed that, if it fails to so redeem $7,500,000 in stated value of the Series A Preferred by that date (a “Redemption Failure”), then, in lieu of any other remedies or damages available to the Series A Holders (absent fraud), (i) the redemption price payable by the Company will increase by an amount equal to 10% of the stated value, (ii) the Company will use its best efforts to obtain stockholder approval to reduce the conversion price of the Series A Preferred from $2.00 to $0.50 (which would increase the number of shares of common stock into which the Series A Preferred is convertible), and (iii) the Company will expand the size of its board of directors by two, will appoint two persons designated by the Series A Holders to fill the two newly-created vacancies, and will use its best efforts to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation to grant the Series A Holders the right to elect two persons to serve on the board. The Company recorded a loss of $2,613,630 as a result of the settlement agreement in accordance with EITF 96-19 (see Note 1).

 

Because the Settlement Agreement provides that $7,500,000 in stated value of the Series A Preferred is to be redeemed at December 31, 2009, the Company continues to record the $7,500,000 of such Series A Preferred as a current liability and reclassified the remaining fair value of the Series A Preferred of $4,723,642 to a long term liability at June 30, 2009.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, on May 22, 2009, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Series A Holders pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by June 1, 2009, a registration statement covering the resale of the Dividend Shares, and to use its best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable thereafter.  The Company further agreed with Series A Holders to include in such registration statement the shares of common stock issued upon the exercise of the Investor Warrants in May and June 2009.  A registration statement was filed, and subsequently declared effective on August 10, 2009.

 

Also pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, each of the Company’s directors and executive officers has entered into a Lock-Up Agreement, pursuant to which each such person has agreed that, for so long as any shares of Series A Preferred remain outstanding, he will not sell any shares of the Company’s common stock owned by him as of May 22, 2009.

 

Also pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, on May 22, 2009, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, entered into an Irrevocable Proxy and Voting Agreement with the Series A Holders (the “Voting Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company’s CEO agreed, among other things, that if a Redemption Failure occurs he will vote all shares of the Company’s voting stock owned by him in favor of (i) reducing the conversion price of the Series A Preferred from $2.00 to $0.50 and (ii) amending the Company’s certificate of incorporation to grant the Series A Holders the right to elect two persons to serve on the board of directors (collectively, the “Company Actions”).  The Company’s CEO also appointed WCOF as his proxy to vote his shares of the Company’s voting stock in favor of the Company Actions, and against approval of any opposing or competing proposal, at any stockholder meeting or written consent of the Company’s stockholders at which such matters are considered.

 

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Accounting for the Series A Preferred

 

The Series A Preferred Stock is redeemable with $7,500,000 due on December 31, 2009 and $7,500,00 due on December 31, 2010 and convertible into shares of common stock at $2.00 subject to adjustment should the Company issue future common stock at a lesser price.  As a result the Company elected to record the hybrid instrument, preferred stock and conversion option together, at fair value in accordance with SFAS 133. Subsequent reporting period changes in fair value are to be reported in the statement of operations.

 

The proceeds from the issuance of the Series A Preferred and accompanying common stock warrants, net of direct costs including the fair value of warrants issued to placement agent in connection with the transaction, must be allocated to the instruments based upon relative fair value upon issuance and must be measured initially at fair value.”   Therefore, after the initial recording of the Series A Preferred based upon net proceeds received, the carrying value of the Series A Preferred was adjusted to the fair value at the date of issuance, with the difference recorded as a loss.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Company has recorded a net loss on adjustment of the Series A Preferred to fair value in the amount of $685,312.

 

Presentation for the Series A Preferred

 

The Company presents the Series A Preferred on the balance sheet at its fair value at each reporting period.  Fair value, as defined in SFAS 157, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

The change in fair value calculation between reporting periods is directly related to the price of the Company’s common stock. Therefore, an increase in the stock price will result in an unrecognized loss, whereas a decrease in the stock price will result in an unrecognized gain in the Company’s Statement of Operations.

 

In order to estimate the fair value at each reporting period, the Company uses the Binomial Lattice option pricing with the following assumptions:

 

Risk-Free Rate

 

.75

 

Expected volatility

 

80.00

%

Expected life

 

1.5 years

 

Expected dividends

 

0.00

%

Strike price

 

$

2.00

 

Stock price

 

$

.48

 

Effective discount rate

 

33.29

%

Debt feature applicable rate

 

35.00

%

 

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Based on the above inputs, the Company calculated fair value for the Series A Preferred as of June 30, 2009 was $12,223,642.  The per share price approximates $815 for each of the 15,000 shares of Series A Preferred outstanding.

 

Investor Warrants

 

In connection with the closings under the Purchase Agreement, Investor Warrants to purchase up to 3,750,000 shares of Common Stock at $2.40 per share were issued in addition to the 15,000 shares of Series A Preferred.  The warrant holder has a right based on certain events to “put” the warrant back to the Company and receive cash.  As such the Company has recorded the warrant as a derivative liability at fair value with changes in fair value reported in the statement of operations in accordance with SFAS 133.

 

In connection with the Settlement Agreement entered into on May 22, 2009, as noted above, the warrants were amended to reduce the exercise price from $2.40 to $.01.  As a result, the warrants were considered exercised as of the date of the agreement.  The Company determined that the fair value of the warrants at the date of the Settlement Agreement was $2,550,683.  This loss from the increase in the fair value of the warrants as of the date of the settlement has been recorded within the Company’s Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, as part of the loss on deemed extinguishment of debt (see Note 1) the Company has recorded a net loss on adjustment of the investor warrants to fair value in the amount of 107,022 and $26,350 respectively.

 

Placement Agent Warrants

 

In connection with the sale of the Series A Preferred and Investor Warrants, the placement agent was entitled to receive warrants (Placement Agent Warrants) to purchase a total of 6% of the number of common stock issued in the financing or 675,000 shares.   The Placement Agent Warrants were accounted for as a transaction cost associated with the issuance of the Series A Preferred.  The Placement Agent Warrants recorded at fair value at the date of issuance.  Under EITF 00-19 “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock”, the Company satisfies the criteria for classification of the Placement Agent Warrants as equity.  The fair value associated with the 675,000 Placement Agent Warrants was $511,742 at the date of issuance.

 

Deferred Financing Costs

 

Deferred financing costs include the corresponding amount associated with the Placement Agent Warrants as indicated above, along with all other costs associated with obtaining the Series A Preferred financing.  Since the Series A Preferred and Investor Warrants are classified as liabilities, the carrying value of the Placement Agent Warrants has been recorded as Other Assets on the balance sheet and is amortized as additional financing costs over the term of the Series A Preferred using the interest method.

 

Deferred financing costs included the following as of June 30, 2009:

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2009

 

Placement agent costs

 

$

900,000

 

Investor expenses

 

60,000

 

Legal and other related costs

 

1,336,437

 

Fair market value of placement agent warrants

 

511,742

 

Less: amortization

 

(727,173

)

Deferred financing costs, net

 

$

2,081,006

 

 

Fair Value Reporting

 

As required by SFAS 157, financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

 

The Company’s financial liabilities carried at fair value as of June 30, 2009 are the Series A Preferred and derivative warrants.  Since the Series A Preferred valuation utilizes certain unobservable inputs that are based upon estimate, including estimates on the initial stock prices, volatility based upon comparable companies and estimation of equity and debt positions, the Company considers this to be a Level III input.  The Company’s derivative Warrants were also carried at fair value and were considered valued using a Level III input, through the date of settlement.

 

The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2009, are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2009

 

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Liabilitites:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Shares

 

$

12,223,642

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,223,642

 

Warrant Derivatives

 

$

97,435

 

$

 

$

 

$

97,435

 

Total Liabilities:

 

$

12,321,077

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,321,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Liabilitites:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Shares

 

$

10,981,577

 

$

 

$

 

$

10,981,577

 

Warrant Derivatives

 

$

90,409

 

$

 

$

 

$

90,409

 

Total Liabilities:

 

$

11,071,986

 

$

 

$

 

$

11,071,986

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2009

 

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3):

 

Description

 

(Level 3)

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2009

 

$

11,071,986

 

Cumulative effect of the change in accounting principal, January 1, 2009

 

165,775

 

Change in fair value included in operations

 

1,083,316

 

Balance , June 30, 2009

 

$

12,321,077

 

 

8.      DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On January 2, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with the prior owners of TAG to sell the assets and liabilities back to TAG.  TAG was accounted for as a discontinued operation under GAAP, which requires the income statement and cash flow information be reformatted to separate the divested business from the Company’s continuing operations.

 

The following amounts represent TAG’s operations and have been segregated from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Revenues Earned

 

$

596,837

 

Cost of Revenues Earned

 

(424,090

)

Gross Profit

 

172,747

 

Operating Expenses

 

(288,727

)

Other Expenses

 

484

 

Net Loss

 

$

(115,496

)

 

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AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2009

 

The following is a summary of assets and liabilities of TAG discontinued operations as of December 31, 2008.

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

75,103

 

Inventory

 

591,688

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

174

 

Property and Equipment, net

 

69,648

 

Deferred Financing Costs

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

736,613

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

 

$

700,287

 

Short Term Notes

 

36,326

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

736,613

 

 

In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the original owners of TAG agreed to repay $1,000,000 of the original $2,000,000 in consideration as follows:

 

2009

 

$

75,000

 

2010

 

$

100,000

 

2011

 

$

175,000

 

2012

 

$

275,000

 

2013

 

$

375,000

 

Total

 

$

1,000,000

 

 

The Company has included the entire amount as notes receivable on its balance sheet, of which $75,000 is included within other current assets and $925,000 is recorded as a long term notes receivable.  The original owners of TAG have collateralized the note receivable with their personal residence and the 250,000 shares issued to them on the date of acquisition.  These shares are being held by the Company in escrow since January 2009 and will be returned upon final payment toward the note receivable.

 

9.      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement

 

On July 27, 2009, the Company entered into an Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement with Republic Capital Access, LLC (“RCA”), as of July 23, 2009 (the “RCA Purchase Agreement”).  Under the RCA Purchase Agreement, the Company can sell eligible accounts receivables to

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2009

 

RCA.  Eligible accounts receivable, subject to the full definition of such term in the RCA Purchase Agreement, generally are our receivables under prime government contracts.

 

Under the terms of the RCA Purchase Agreement, the Company may offer eligible accounts receivable to RCA and if RCA purchases such receivables, the Company will receive an initial upfront payment equal to 90% of the receivable.  Following RCA’s receipt of payment from customers for such receivables, RCA will pay the remaining 10% of the receivable less its fees.  In addition to the Discount Factor fee and an initial enrollment fee, the Company is required to pay RCA a program access fee equal to a stated percentage of the sold receivable, a quarterly program access fee if the average daily amount of the sold receivables is less than $2,250,000 and RCA’s initial expenses in negotiating the RCA Purchase Agreement and other expenses in certain specified situations.  The RCA Purchase Agreement also provides that in the event, but only to the extent, that the conveyance of receivables by the Company is characterized by a court or other governmental authority as a loan rather than a sale, the Company shall be deemed to have granted RCA effective as of the date of the first purchase under the RCA Purchase Agreement, a security interest in all of the Company’s right, title and interest in, to and under all of the receivables sold by the Company to RCA, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising.  The initial term of the RCA Purchase Agreement ends on December 31, 2009.  The Company has not yet sold any receivables to RCA.

 

TD Bank Loan Repayment

 

As of July 24, 2009, the Company repaid in full the entire outstanding balance under that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2007, among the Company, its wholly owned subsidiary A.J. Piscitelli & Associates, Inc. (“AJP”) and TD Bank, N.A. (formerly Commerce Bank, N.A., the “Bank”), as assumed by American Physical Security Group, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, “APSG” and together with the Company and AJP, the “Borrowing Companies”), as amended (the “Loan Agreement”), and related agreements, including but not limited to the Revolving Credit Note and the Term Note, each dated May 2, 2007 (collectively, the “Loan Documents”).  As of such date, (i) each of the Loan Documents have automatically terminated, (ii) the Bank’s lien or security interest in the Borrowing Companies’ assets have been terminated, and (iii) all obligations of the Borrowing Companies under the Loan Documents have been satisfied in full.

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this report and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Except for statements of historical fact, certain information described in this report contains “forward-looking statements” that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “project,” “will,” “would” or similar words. The statements that contain these or similar words should be read carefully because these statements discuss our future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial position, or state other “forward-looking” information. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able accurately to predict or control. Further, we urge you to be cautious of the forward-looking statements which are contained in this report because they involve risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting our operations, market growth, service and products.  You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, which speaks only as of the date made. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this report, particularly in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II.

 

Overview

 

We are a provider of customized transparent and opaque armor solutions for tactical and non-tactical transport vehicles and construction equipment used by the military.

 

We also provide physical security products for architectural hardening and perimeter defense, such as bullet and blast resistant transparent armor, walls and doors, as well as vehicle anti-ram barriers such as bollards, steel gates and steel wedges that deploy out of the ground.

 

In 2008, we launched our new live-fire interactive T2 Tactical Training System and have begun active marketing of the system. T2 provides law enforcement officers, SWAT team members, tactical specialists and military operators with the opportunity to hone their firearms and combat skills, with their own weapons and ammunition, in conjunction with realistic video scenarios broadcast on a large screen, incorporating environmental factors such as heat, cold, sound and light effects. In addition to installation fees for T2 systems, we anticipate additional revenue opportunities for service and support of T2 facilities once installed, and expect to offer training in the T2 as part of our American Institute for Defense and Tactical Studies.

 

Also in 2008, in conjunction with the T2, we began offering courses and seminars through our tactical training institute, the American Institute for Defense and Tactical Studies. Course offerings include training in the fields of Counterterrorism, Fundamentalist Islam and Middle Eastern Mindset, Dignitary Protection, IED Terrorist Tradecraft, Emergency Tactical Medicine, Post Suicide-Bombing Command and Incident Response, Forensics and Hand-to-Hand Combat.

 

We focus primarily on research and development, design and engineering, fabrication and providing component integration. Our armor solutions are used in retrofit applications for equipment already in service, and we work with original equipment manufacturers to provide armor solutions for new equipment purchased by the military. Similarly, our architectural hardening and other physical security products are incorporated in new construction, but are more often deployed in existing structures and facilities ranging from secure commercial buildings to military bases and other facilities.

 

Our technical expertise is in the development of lightweight composite ballistic, blast and bullet mitigating materials used to fortify and enhance capabilities of existing and in-service equipment and structures. We serve primarily the defense market and our sales are highly concentrated within the U.S. government. Our customers include various branches of the U.S. military through the U.S. Department of Defense (or DoD) and to a much lesser extent other U.S. government, law enforcement and correctional agencies as well as private sector customers.

 

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Our recent historical revenues have been generated primarily from two large contracts and a series of purchase orders from a single customer.  To continue expanding our business, we are seeking to broaden our customer base and to diversify our product and service offerings. Our strategy to increase our revenue, grow our company and increase stockholder value involves the following key elements:

 

·                  increase exposure to military platforms in the U.S. and internationally;

·                  form strategic partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs);

·                  develop strategic alliances;

·                  capitalize on increased homeland security requirements and non-military platforms;

·                  increase marketing efforts relating to our new tactical training products and services; and

·                  focus on an advanced research and development program to capitalize on increased demand for new armor materials.

 

We are pursuing each of these growth strategies simultaneously, and expect one or more of them to result in additional revenue opportunities within the next 12 months.

 

Sources of Revenues

 

We derive our revenues by fulfilling orders under master contracts awarded by branches of the United States military, law enforcement and corrections agencies and private companies involved in the defense market and other customer purchase orders. Under these contracts and purchase orders, we provide customized transparent and opaque armor products for transport and construction vehicles used by the military, group protection kits and spare parts. We also derive revenues from sales of our physical security products.

 

Our contract backlog as of June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 was $48.0 million and $45.0 million, respectively, and of our $48.0 million of contract backlog as of June 30, 2009, we estimate that $28.0 million will be filled in 2009. Accordingly, in order to maintain our current revenue levels and to generate revenue growth, we will need to win more contracts with the U.S. government and other commercial entities, achieve significant penetration into critical infrastructure and public safety protection markets, and successfully further develop our relationships with OEM’s and strategic partners.  Notwithstanding the possible significant troop reductions in Afghanistan and Iraq, we expect that demand in those countries for armored military construction vehicles will continue in order to repair significant war damage and for nation-building purposes. In addition, we are exploring interest in armored construction equipment in other countries with mine-infested regions.

 

We continue to aggressively bid on projects and are in preliminary talks with a number of international firms to pursue long-term government and commercial contracts, including with respect to Homeland Security. While no assurances can be given that we will obtain a sufficient number of contracts or that any contracts we do obtain will be of significant value or duration, we are confident that we will continue to have the opportunity to bid and win contracts as we have in 2007 and 2008.

 

Cost of Revenues and Operating Expenses

 

Cost of Revenues.    Cost of revenues consists of parts, direct labor and overhead expense incurred for the fulfillment of orders under contract. These costs are charged to expense upon completion and acceptance of an order. Costs of revenue also includes the costs of protyping and engineering, which are expensed upon completion of an order as well. These costs are included as costs of revenue because they are incurred to modify products based upon government specifications and are reimbursable costs within the contract. These costs for the production of goods under contract are expensed when they are complete. We allocate overhead expenses such as employee benefits, computer supplies, depreciation for computer equipment and office supplies based on personnel assigned to the job. As a result, indirect overhead expenses are included in cost of revenues and each operating expense category.

 

Sales and Marketing.    Expenses related to sales and marketing consist primarily of compensation for our sales and marketing personnel, sales commissions and incentives, trade shows and related travel.

 

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As our revenues increase, we plan to continue to invest heavily in sales and marketing by increasing the number of direct sales personnel in order to add new customers and increase sales to our existing customers. We also plan to expand our marketing activities in order to build brand awareness and generate additional leads for our growing sales personnel. We expect that in 2009, sales and marketing expenses will remain at the same or a slightly higher level in absolute dollars but will decrease as a percentage of revenues.

 

Research and Development.    Research and development expenses are incurred as we perform ongoing evaluations of materials and processes for existing products, as well as the development of new products and processes. Such expenses typically include compensation and employee benefits of engineering and testing personnel, materials, travel and costs associated with design and required testing procedures associated with our product line. We expect that in 2009, research and development expenses will increase in absolute dollars as we upgrade and extend our service offerings and develop new protections products, but will remain relatively consistent or decrease slightly as a percentage of revenues. Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred.

 

General and Administrative.    General and administrative expenses consist of compensation and related expenses for executive, finance, accounting, administrative, legal, professional fees, other corporate expenses and allocated overhead. We expect that in 2009, general and administrative expenses will remain at the same or a slightly higher level in absolute dollars but decrease as a percentage of revenues.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

We believe that of our significant accounting policies, which are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the following accounting policies involve a greater degree of judgment and complexity. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

Revenue and Cost Recognition.    We recognize revenue in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Board (SAB) No. 104, “Revenue Recognition”, which states that revenue is realized and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (a) persuasive evidence of the arrangement exists, (b) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (c) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed and determinable and (d) collectability is reasonably assured. Under this provision, revenue is recognized upon delivery and acceptance of the order.

 

We recognize revenue and report profits from purchases orders filled under master contracts under the completed contract method. Purchase orders received under master contracts may extend for periods in excess of one year. Contract costs are accumulated as deferred assets and billings and/or cash received are charged to a deferred revenue account during the periods of construction. However, no revenues, costs or profits are recognized in operations until the period upon completion of the order. An order is considered complete when all costs, except insignificant items, have been incurred and, the installation or product is operating according to specification or the shipment has been accepted by the customer. Provisions for estimated contract losses are made in the period that such losses are determined. As of June 30, 2009, there were no such provisions made.

 

All costs associated with uncompleted purchase orders under contract are recorded on the balance sheet as a deferred asset called “Costs in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts.” Upon completion of a purchase order, such associated costs are then reclassified from the balance sheet to the statement of operations as costs of revenue.

 

All billings associated with uncompleted purchase orders under contract are recorded on the balance sheet as a deferred liability called “Billings in Excess of Costs on Uncompleted Contracts”. Upon completion of a purchase

 

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order, all such associated billings would be reclassified from the balance sheet to the statement of operations as revenues. Due to the structure of our contracts, billing is not done until the purchase order is complete, therefore there are no amounts recorded as deferred liabilities as of June 30, 2009.

 

Stock-Based Compensation.    Stock based compensation consists of stock or options issued to employees, directors and contractors for services rendered. We accounted for the stock issued using the estimated current market price per share at the date of issuance. Such cost was recorded as compensation in our statement of operations at the date of issuance.

 

In December 2007, we adopted our 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan pursuant to which we have issued and intend to issue stock-based compensation from time to time, in the form of stock, stock options and other equity based awards. Our policy for accounting for such compensation in the form of stock options is as follows:

 

We have adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123R). In accordance with SFAS No. 123R, we will use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to measure the fair value of our option awards granted after June 15, 2005. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. In 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 107 (SAB No. 107) which provides supplemental implementation guidance for SFAS No. 123R.

 

Because we have only recently become a public entity, we will have a limited trading history.  The expected term of an award is based on the “simplified” method allowed by SAB No. 107, whereby the expected term is equal to the midpoint between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term of the award. The risk-free interest rate will be based on the rate on U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues with maturities consistent with the estimated expected term of the awards. We have not paid and do not anticipate paying a dividend on our common stock in the foreseeable future and accordingly, use an expected dividend yield of zero. Changes in these assumptions can affect the estimated fair value of options granted and the related compensation expense which may significantly impact our results of operations in future periods.

 

Stock-based compensation expense recognized will be based on the estimated portion of the awards that are expected to vest. We will apply estimated forfeiture rates based on analyses of historical data, including termination patterns and other factors.

 

We recognized $211,692 and $54,297 in stock compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

We have adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157).   SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value investments. SFAS No. 157 was effective for financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008. The statement deferred the implementation of the provisions of SFAS No. 157 relating to certain non-financial assets and liabilities until January 1, 2009.

 

Fair value, as defined in SFAS 157, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of an asset should reflect its highest and best use by market participants, whether using an in-use or an in-exchange valuation premise. The fair value of a liability should reflect the risk of nonperformance, which includes, among other things, the company’s credit risk.

 

Valuation techniques are generally classified into three categories: the market approach; the income approach; and the cost approach. The selection and application of one or more of the techniques requires significant judgment and are primarily dependent upon the characteristics of the asset or liability, the principal (or most advantageous) market in which participants would transact for the asset or liability and the quality and availability of inputs. Inputs

 

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to valuation techniques are classified as either observable or unobservable within the following hierarchy:

 

·                  Level 1 InputsThese inputs come from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

·                  Level 2 InputsThese inputs are other than quoted prices that are observable, for an asset or liability. This includes: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

·                  Level 3 InputsThese are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability which require the company’s own assumptions.

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Investor Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants

 

The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (or Series A Preferred) is redeemable with $7,500,000 due on December 31, 2009 and $7,500,00 due on December 31, 2010 and convertible into shares of common stock at $2.00 subject to adjustment should we issue future common stock at a lesser price. As a result, we have elected to record the hybrid instrument, preferred stock and conversion option together, at fair value in accordance with SFAS 133. Subsequent reporting period changes in fair value are to be reported in the statement of operations.

 

The proceeds from the issuance of the Series A Preferred and accompanying common stock warrants, net of direct costs including the fair value of warrants issued to placement agent in connection with the transaction, must be allocated to the instruments based upon relative fair value upon issuance and must be measured initially at fair value. Therefore, after the initial recording of the Series A Preferred based upon net proceeds received, the carrying value of the Series A Preferred was adjusted to the fair value at the date of issuance, with the difference recorded as a loss. On March 7, 2008, the date of initial issuance, we recorded a derivative liability of $9,832,497. On April 4, 2008, the date of the second issuance, we recorded a derivative liability of $3,626,977.  These liabilities were subsequently adjusted to fair value as of June 30, 2009, which resulted in a net loss of $972,961. As of June 30, 2009, the Series A Preferred liability was $12,223,642.

 

Investor Warrants.    The warrants issued with the Series A Preferred (or Investor Warrants) meet the criteria under SFAS 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. Under SFAS 133, the warrants are recorded at fair value upon the date of issuance, with changes in the value fair value recognized as a gain or loss as they occur. On March 7, 2008, the date of initial issuance, we recorded a derivative liability of $1,142,503. On April 4, 2008, the date of the second issuance, we recorded a derivative liability of $398,023.  As of December 31, 2008, the Investor Warrant liability was $115,275.   The Investor Warrants met the criteria under EITF 01-6 “The Meaning of Indexed to a Company’s Own Stock”, which provides guidance as to whether a contract is indexed to a company’s own stock. However, since the warrants do not meet the criteria for reporting as an equity instruments under EITF 00-19 “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock”, the fair value of the Investor Warrants is included as a noncurrent liability as of December 31, 2008.

 

On May 22, 2009 we entered into a Settlement Agreement, Waiver and Amendment with the Series A Holders (or Settlement Agreement) pursuant to which, among other things, the Warrants were amended to reduce the exercise price thereof from $2.40 per share to $0.01 per share.  The warrants were exercised in full during May and June, 2009 and the Investor Warrant liability was accordingly reclassified to Additional Paid in Capital.

 

For additional information, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” below.

 

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Placement Agent Warrants.    The warrants issued to the Placement Agent with respect to the sale of the Series A Preferred and Investor Warrants (or Placement Agent Warrants) were accounted for as a transaction cost associated with the issuance of the Series A Preferred. The Placement Agent Warrants are recorded at fair value at the date of issuance. Under EITF 00-19 “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock”, we satisfy the criteria for classification of the Placement Agent Warrants as equity. We have recorded the corresponding amount recorded as a Deferred Financing Cost. Since the Series A Preferred and Investor Warrants are classified as liabilities, the carrying value of the Placement Agent Warrants has been recorded as an other asset and is amortized as additional financing costs over the term of the Series A Preferred using the interest method. At the date of each issuance, we recorded $1,033,433 and $418,559 in deferred financing costs and amortized $297,916 as interest expense as of June 30, 2009.

 

2005 Warrants and 2006 Warrants

 

Upon issuance, the 2005 Warrants and 2006 Warrants met the requirements for equity classification set forth in EITF Issue 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in a Company’s Own Stock”, and SFAS No. 133. However, effective January 1, 2009, we were required to analyze these instruments in accordance with EITF 07-5. Based on our analysis, the 2005 Warrants and 2006 Warrants include price protection provisions whereby the exercise price could be adjusted upon certain financing transaction at a lower price per share and could no longer be viewed as indexed to our common stock. As a result, the 2005 Warrants and 2006 Warrants were accounted for as “derivatives” and recorded as liabilities at fair value on January 1, 2009 of $74,032. The fair value of these warrants was $97,435 as of June 30, 2009 and we recorded loss of $1,722 and $68,340 on the changes in fair value in the statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

Debt Extinguishment

 

We accounted for the effects of the May 22, 2009 Settlement Agreement (see Note 7 of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements) in accordance with the guidelines enumerated in EITF Issue No. 96-19 “ Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification of Exchange of Debt Instruments.”  EITF 96-19 provides that a substantial modification of terms in an existing debt instrument should be accounted for like, and reported in the same manner as, an extinguishment of debt. EITF 96-19 further provides that the modification of a debt instrument by a debtor and a creditor in a non-troubled debt situation is deemed to have been accomplished with debt instruments that are substantially different if the present value of cash flows under the terms of the new debt instrument is at least ten percent different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of the original instrument at the date of the modifications.

 

We evaluated the modification of the payment terms and the related adjustment to financial instruments to determine whether these modifications resulted in the issuance of a substantially different instrument. We determined after giving effect to the changes in the due dates of payments and the consideration paid to the debt holders, in the form of reduced conversion and exercise prices, we had issued substantially different debt instruments, which resulted in a constructive extinguishment of the original debt instrument. Accordingly, we recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt in the amount of $2,613,630 which represented the difference in the carrying value of the old debt and fair value of the new debt. The debt instrument charge is included in the accompanying statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Revenues.  Revenues from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009 were approximately $14 million, an increase of approximately $4.8 million, or 52%, over revenues of approximately $9.2 million in the comparable period in 2008.  This increase was due primarily to increased order fulfillment under our Marine Corps Contract No. M67854-07-D-5023 during the second quarter of 2009 versus the same quarter in 2008, including orders that had been expected in the fourth quarter of 2008 that were delayed into the first and second quarters of 2009.  The revenue increase also was due to additional sales generated from our physical security product business for the three months ended June 30, 2009 of approximately $1.1 million, an increase of approximately $655,000 or 147% over revenues of approximately $445,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

 

On January 2, 2009, we discontinued the operations of our Tactical Application Group, a tactical equipment supply business.  Revenues from our discontinued operations for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $597,000.  There were no revenues generated from discontinued operations during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

 

Cost of Revenues.  Cost of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was approximately $8.7 million, an increase of approximately $2.7 million, or 45%, over cost of revenue of $6.0 million in the comparable period in 2008.  This increase was related to our increased production costs under the Marine Corps sales contract mentioned above.  The costs of revenue also increased due to additional costs of sales from our physical security product business during the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

 

Cost of revenues from discontinued operations for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $424,000.  There were no costs of revenues generated from discontinued operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009.

 

Gross profit margin.   The gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $5.37 million and $3.21 million, respectively.  The gross profit margin percentage was 38.2% and 34.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively. The increase in gross profit margin percentage from continuing operations from 2008 to 2009 resulted primarily from a reduction in overall costs incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2009 that were associated with production on the Marine Corps sales contract.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses.  Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $724,000 and $727,000, respectively, representing a decrease of $3,000, or 0.4%.  The increase was due primarily to an increase in trade show expenses and related expenses from marketing T2, along with our current product line, for the three months ended June 30, 2009.  We did not offer the T2 during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and, therefore, incurred no marketing expense for its promotion.  There were no sales or marketing expenses for discontinued operations during the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

 

Research and Development Expenses.  Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $17,000 and $204,000, respectively.  The decrease of $187,000 or 92% from 2008 to 2009 was the result of additional testing and improvements of existing products and

 

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continued work on our products in development during the three months ended June 30, 2008.  There were no research and development expenses for discontinued operations.

 

General and Administrative Expenses.  General and administrative expenses from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $2.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively.  The increase of approximately $1.2 million, or 120%, was primarily due to general increases in expenses of approximately $700,000 relating to board of director compensation, general and liability insurance, rent and general supplies, as well as additional general and administrative expenses associated with the facilities for our physical security product business of approximately $100,000. We also incurred approximately $400,000 in legal expenses associated with ongoing litigation.

 

General and administrative expenses associated with discontinued operations was approximately $60,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  There were no such expenses incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

 

General and Administrative Salaries Expense.  General and administrative salaries expense for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $1.0 million and $1.1  million, respectively.  The net decrease of $100,000, or 9% was due in part to the decrease in salary expense at the Hicksville facility.  In addition, we incurred no salary expense with regard to our discontinued operations, which were approximately $106,500 during the quarter ended June 30, 2008.  As of June 30, 2009, there were 39 employees that were classified as general and administrative personnel, versus 41 employees as of June 30, 2008.

 

Depreciation expense.  Depreciation expense was approximately $278,000 and $147,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively.  The increase of $131,000, or 89%, was the result of our higher property and equipment balance as of June 30, 2009 versus June 30, 2008.  This increase was the result of additional leasehold improvements and equipment associated with the expansion of our facility during 2008, property and equipment purchased in 2008 and 2009 for our Hicksville facility and physical security product business, and T2 equipment.  This higher capital balance as of June 30, 2009 resulted in higher depreciation expense.

 

Other (income) and expense.  As a result of our agreement to sell our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and related warrants to purchase common stock (or investor warrants), we incurred gains which occurred upon the valuation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.  Such valuation took into account the features, rights and obligations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which ultimately resulted in a lower fair value than the proceeds received.  Since the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is required to be recorded at fair value, we recorded a gain on such securities.  We experienced a gain on adjustment of fair value with respect to our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of $9,142 and $2,605,159 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

Prior to entering into the May 22, 2009 Settlement Agreement, we recognized a loss on the derivative and investor warrants of $107,022 and $26,350 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.  As a result of the extinguishment of debt associated with the Settlement Agreement, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt, which represented the difference in the carrying value of the old debt and the fair value of the new debt, in the amount of $2,613,630 for the three months ended June 30, 2009.  The investor warrants were exercised in full during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

 

In addition, we incurred interest expense associated with the amortization of the deferred financing costs and discount on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of $266,700 and $249,599 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We also incurred $374,380 and $401,252 in interest expense related to the dividends paid on our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Revenues.  Revenues from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were approximately $23.5 million, an increase of approximately $5.6 million, or 31%, over revenues of approximately $17.9 million in the comparable period in 2008.  This increase was due primarily to increased order fulfillment under our Marine Corp Contract No. M67854-07-D-5023 during the six months ended June 30, 2009 versus the same period in 2008, including orders that had been expected in the fourth quarter of 2008 that were delayed into the first and second quarters of 2009.  The revenue increase also was due to additional sales generated from our physical security product business for the six months ended June 30, 2009 of approximately $2,100,000, an increase of approximately $1,500,000 or 250% over revenues of approximately $600,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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Revenues from our discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $775,000.  There were no revenues generated from discontinued operations during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

Cost of Revenues.  Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was approximately $14.1 million, an increase of approximately $2.8 million, or 25%, over cost of revenue of $11.3 million in the comparable period in 2008.  This increase was related to our increased production costs under the Marine Corps sales contract mentioned above.

 

Cost of revenues from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $600,000.  There were no costs of revenues generated from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

Gross profit margin.   The gross profit margin for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $9.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively.  The gross profit margin percentage was 40% and 37% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively. The increase in gross profit margin percentage from continuing operations from 2008 to 2009 resulted primarily from a reduction in overall costs incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2009 that were associated with production on the Marine Corps sales contract.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses.  Sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $1.46 million and $1.36 million, respectively, representing an increase of $100,000, or 7%.  The increase was due primarily to an increase in trade show expenses and related expenses from marketing T2, along with our current product line for the six months ended June 30, 2009.  We did not offer the T2 during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and, therefore, incurred no marketing expense for its promotion.  There were no sales or marketing expenses for discontinued operations.

 

Research and Development Expenses.  Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $203,000 and $369,000, respectively.  The decrease of $166,000 or 45% from 2008 to 2009 was the result of additional testing and improvements of existing products and continued work on our products in development during the six months ended June 30, 2008. There were no research and development expenses for discontinued operations.

 

General and Administrative Expenses.  General and administrative expenses from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $4.3 million and $2.37 million, respectively.  The increase of approximately $1.93 million, or 81%, was primarily due to general increases in expenses of approximately $980,000 relating to professional fees, board of director compensation, general and liability insurance, rent and general supplies, as well as additional general and administrative expenses associated with the facilities for our physical security product business of approximately $190,000.  We also incurred approximately $750,000 in professional fees associated with ongoing litigation.

 

General and administrative expenses associated with discontinued operations was approximately $200,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.  There were no such expenses incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

General and Administrative Salaries Expense.  General and administrative salaries expense for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 were approximately $2.1 million and $2.25 million, respectively.  The net decrease of $150,000, or 7% was due to the decrease in salary expense at the Hicksville facility and the reduction of salary expense with regard to our discontinued operations, which were approximately $195,900 during the six months ended June 30, 2008.  As of June 30, 2009, there were 39 employees that were classified as general and administrative personnel, versus 41 employees as of June 30, 2008.

 

Depreciation expense.  Depreciation expense was approximately $519,000 and $282,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively.  The increase of $237,000, or 84%, was the result of our higher property and equipment balance as of June 30, 2009 versus June 30, 2008.  This increase was the result of additional leasehold improvements and equipment associated with the expansion of our facility during 2008, property and equipment purchased in 2008 and 2009 for our Hicksville facility and physical security product

 

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business, and T2 equipment.  This higher capital balance as of June 30, 2009 resulted in higher depreciation expense.

 

Other (income) and expense.  As a result of our agreement to sell our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and related warrants to purchase common stock (or investor warrants), we incurred gains and losses which occurred upon the valuation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.  Such valuation took into account the features, rights and obligations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.   Since the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is required to be recorded at fair value, we recorded gains or losses on such securities.  We experienced a loss on adjustment of fair value with respect to our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of $685,312 and a gain on adjustment of fair value of $1,176,494 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

We recognized a loss of $26,350 and a gain of $1,313,843 on the derivative warrants for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.  As a result of the extinguishment of debt associated with the Settlement Agreement, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt, which represented the difference in the carrying value of the old debt and the fair value of the new debt, in the amount of $2,613,630 for the six months ended June 30, 2009.  The investor warrants were exercised in full during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

In addition, we incurred interest expense associated with the amortization of the deferred financing costs and discount on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of $567,020 and $304,351 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  We also incurred $749,830 and $401,252 in interest expense related to the dividends paid on our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The primary sources of our liquidity during the six months ended June 30, 2009 have come from operations and to a lesser extent under our bank credit facility.  As of June 30, 2009, our principal sources of liquidity were net accounts receivable of approximately $8.6 million and costs in excess of billings of approximately $8.3 million and borrowings under our revolving credit facility with TD Bank of approximately $1.43 million.

 

As of June 30, 2008, our principal sources of liquidity were cash and cash equivalents totaling approximately $6.6 million, net accounts receivable of approximately $5.5 million and costs in excess of billings of approximately $8.5 million.  The primary sources of our liquidity during the six months ended June 30, 2008 came from operations and the proceeds from the sale of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

In March and April 2008, we sold shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (which we also refer to as Series A Preferred Stock) and warrants to purchase our common stock (also referred to as the Investor Warrants).  We received aggregate gross proceeds of $15,000,000, before fees and expenses of the placement agent in the transaction and other expenses.

 

During the first several months of 2009, we held discussions and negotiations with the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock (or Series A Holders) to resolve our purported breach of certain financial covenants and dividend requirements relating to the Series A Preferred Stock.  In April 2009, the Series A Holder holding a majority of our Series A Preferred Stock demanded redemption of its shares of Series A Preferred.

 

On May 22, 2009 we entered into a Settlement Agreement, Waiver and Amendment with the Series A Holders (or Settlement Agreement) pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Series A Holders waived any breach by us of such financial covenants or our obligation to timely pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for any period through September 30, 2009, and waived any “Equity Conditions Failure” and any “Triggering Event” under the certificate of designations of the Series A Preferred Stock (or Certificate of Designations) otherwise arising from such breaches,  (ii) the Investor Warrants were amended to reduce their exercise price from $2.40 per share to $0.01 per share, (iii) we issued the Series A Holders an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock (or Dividend Shares), in full satisfaction of our obligation to pay dividends under the Certificate of Designations as of March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009, and (iv) we agreed to redeem $7,500,000 in stated value of the Series A Preferred Stock by December 31, 2009.  We agreed that, if we fail to so redeem $7,500,000 in stated value of the Series A Preferred Stock by that date (a Redemption Failure), then, in lieu of any other remedies or damages available to the Series A Holders (absent fraud), (i) the redemption price payable by us will increase by an amount equal to 10% of the stated value, (ii) we will use our best efforts to obtain stockholder approval to reduce the conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock from $2.00 to $0.50 (which would increase the number of shares of common stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible), and

 

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(iii) we will expand the size of our board of directors by two, will appoint two persons designated by the Series A Holders to fill the two newly-created vacancies, and will use our best efforts to amend our certificate of incorporation to grant the Series A Holders the right to elect two persons to serve on the board.  See “Item 1A.  Risk Factors.  We have entered into a Settlement Agreement, Waiver and Amendment with holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, pursuant to which, among other things, we have agreed to redeem $7,500,000 in stated value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock by December 31, 2009, in addition to our prior obligation to redeem any such Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2010.  If we fail to redeem such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, our business could be significantly harmed.”

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, we also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Series A Holders, in which we agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by June 1, 2009, a registration statement covering the resale of the Dividend Shares, and to use our best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable thereafter.  We further agreed with the Series A Holders to include in such registration statement the shares of common stock issued upon the exercise of the Investor Warrants in May and June 2009.  A registration statement was filed, and subsequently declared effective on August 10, 2009.

 

Also pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, each of our directors and executive officers entered into a Lock-Up Agreement, pursuant to which each such person agreed that, for so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, he will not sell any shares of our common stock owned by him as of May 22, 2009.

 

Also pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, on May 22, 2009 our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, entered into an Irrevocable Proxy and Voting Agreement with the Series A Holders, pursuant to which he agreed, among other things, that if a Redemption Failure occurs he will vote all shares of voting stock owned by him in favor of (i) reducing the conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock from $2.00 to $0.50 and (ii) amending our certificate of incorporation to grant the Series A Holders the right to elect two persons to serve on the board of directors (collectively referred to as the Company Actions).   Our CEO also appointed one of the Series A Holders as his proxy to vote his shares of voting stock in favor of the Company Actions, and against approval of any opposing or competing proposal, at any stockholder meeting or written consent of our stockholders at which such matters are considered.

 

Bank Facility

 

In May 2007, we entered into a loan agreement with TD Bank (formerly known as Commerce Bank, N.A) pursuant to which we had access to a revolving credit facility up to a maximum of $12.0 million depending upon the periodic balance of our qualified accounts receivable.  As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, approximately $1.43 million and $0, respectively, was outstanding under the revolving credit facility.  As part of the same loan facility, we borrowed approximately $55,000 and $120,000 as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, under a term loan due July 1, 2010, which was payable in equal monthly installments.  The credit facility was secured by all of our assets, and bore interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus a margin of between 1.75% and 2.45%.  As of July 24, 2009, we repaid in full the entire outstanding balance under the loan agreement with TD Bank, following the events described below with the bank.

 

On April 1, 2009, we received a Notice of Default from TD Bank resulting from the violation of certain financial covenants. The bank stated that it was not presently taking action to enforce its rights and remedies under our existing revolving line of credit, however they were not waiving their rights under any exiting or future defaults or events of default. The bank indicated it would continue to make advances under the credit line, but it had no obligation to do so and would refuse an advance request in its sole discretion without notice.  The bank also demanded that we provide unaudited consolidated financial statements and a cash flow forecast within 20 days after each month end.

 

On April 27, 2009, we entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Amendment to Loan Agreement with TD Bank, pursuant to which the bank agreed to forbear from exercising its default-related rights and remedies with respect to the defaults specified in the Notice of Default, including without limitation acceleration and foreclosure, and continue to provide advances and other financial accommodations under our loan agreement with the bank until

 

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June 15, 2009 unless such forbearance period was earlier terminated as a result of any Forbearance Default (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the bank would have no obligation to make any advance if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the advances plus outstanding letters of credit issued by the bank for our account would exceed $2,000,000 prior to May 15, 2009 and $1,000,000 as of May 15, 2009 and thereafter.  Under the Forbearance Agreement, we agreed, among other things, (i) not to make any Restricted Payment (as defined in the Loan Agreement), other than a stock dividend payable in our common stock and approved by the bank in its sole discretion, (ii) to use our best efforts to obtain a refinancing, (iii) to provide certain monthly financial information as set forth in the Forbearance Agreement and (iv) to pay the advances, the term loan and all other obligations in full by June 15, 2009.  Our failure to comply with any of the foregoing would constitute a Forbearance Default under the Forbearance Agreement, which would have resulted in termination of the Forbearance Agreement.

 

On May 27, 2009, we entered into an Amendment to the Forbearance Agreement with the bank pursuant to which the bank increased the credit cap referenced above from $1,000,000 to $2,500,000.  Subsequently, on June 15, 2009, we entered into a  Second Amendment to the Forbearance Agreement, pursuant to which the parties agreed to extend the Forbearance Period to the earlier to occur of the termination of the Forbearance Period as a result of any Forbearance Default (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement) and July 15, 2009.

 

Thereafter, we requested extensions relating to the forbearance period and the maturity date in order to allow us to complete the negotiation of an Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement (discussed below).  The bank informally extended such forbearance period and maturity date.  On July 24, 2009, we repaid the remaining term loan balance, and repaid and terminated the credit facility.

 

Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement

 

On July 27, 2009, we entered into an accounts receivable purchase agreement with Republic Capital Access, LLC (or RCA), as of July 23, 2009.  Under the purchase agreement, we can sell eligible accounts receivables to RCA.  Eligible accounts receivable, subject to the full definition of such term in the purchase agreement, generally are our receivables under prime government contracts.

 

Under the terms of the purchase agreement, we may offer eligible accounts receivable to RCA and if RCA purchases such receivables, we will receive an initial upfront payment equal to 90% of the receivable.  Following RCA’s receipt of payment from our customer for such receivable, they will pay to us the remaining 10% of the receivable less its fees.  In addition to a Discount Factor fee and an initial enrollment fee, we are required to pay RCA a program access fee equal to a stated percentage of the sold receivable, a quarterly program access fee if the average daily amount of the sold receivables is less than $2,250,000 and RCA’s initial expenses in negotiating the purchase agreement and other expenses in certain specified situations.  The purchase agreement also provides that in the event, but only to the extent, that the conveyance of receivables by us is characterized by a court or other governmental authority as a loan rather than a sale, we shall be deemed to have granted RCA effective as of the date of the first purchase under the Purchase Agreement, a security interest in all of our right, title and interest in, to and under all of the receivables sold by us to RCA, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising.  The initial term of the purchase agreement ends on December 31, 2009.  We have not yet sold any receivables to RCA.

 

We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, net accounts receivable and costs in excess of billings together with our expected cash flows from operations and ability to sell accounts receivable will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for working capital and capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months, subject to the matters concerning the Series A Preferred Stock redemptions.  We currently are seeking to obtain additional financing to fund the Series A Preferred Stock redemptions.  However, there is no assurance that we would be able to obtain such financing on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.  For additional information, please see “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” above.

 

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accounts receivable and costs in excess of billing of $3.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively, reflects the increases in receivables from completed projects and costs incurred on projects in process as of June 30, 2009.  Our prepaid expenses and other current assets increased approximately $577,000 due to amounts paid in advance in connection with prepayment of legal expense and insurance.  As of June 30, 2008, we experienced a reduction in accounts receivable of $1.2 million, due to increased collections during the six month period.  The increase in its costs in excess of billings of $3.5 million as of June 30, 2008, reflects increases in projects in process as of June 30, 2008.  Our prepaid expenses increased approximately $621,000 due to amounts paid in advance in connection with our intent to enter the public market and obtain outside financing.  In addition, the changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities reflect the related increase in expenses incurred, with no funds paid out.

 

As of June 30, 2009, we had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $4.6 million available to reduce future taxable income. In the future, we may utilize our net operating loss carryforwards and would begin making cash tax payments at that time. In addition, the limitations on utilizing net operating loss carryforwards and other minimum taxes may also increase our overall tax obligations. We expect that if we generate taxable income and/or we are not allowed to use net operating loss carryforwards, our cash generated from operations will be adequate to meet our income tax obligations.

 

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities.  Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $300,000 and $4.4 million, respectively.  Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 consisted of amounts paid out for the general and computer equipment and miscellaneous leasehold improvements.  Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2008 consisted primarily of cash paid for the acquisition of equipment for the T2 facility and general shop equipment and machinery.  During the six months ended June 30, 2008, we also paid out cash associated with leasehold improvements and office equipment and furniture for the expansion of our Hicksville corporate offices and warehouse.

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities.  Net cash provided by financing for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $607,000 and $13.7 million, respectively. Net cash provided by financing activities during 2009 consisted of proceeds from the line of credit of approximately $1.4 million and proceeds from a short term loan payable of approximately $55,000 offset by approximately $879,000 paid for deferred financing costs.  Net cash provided by financing activities during 2008 consisted primarily of proceeds of $15 million received from the sale of the Series A Preferred Stock offset by approximately $1.4 million paid in deferred financing costs.  In addition, the Company received  approximately $194,000 of proceeds from the sale of common stock and $62,000 from the term loan with TD Bank, offset by repayments of short term financing of approximately $12,000.

 

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this Item 3.

 

Item 4.    Controls and Procedure

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer determined that a material weakness exists with respect to our reporting of complex and non-routine transactions.  As a result of this material weakness, on November 20, 2009 we determined that restatements were required for our financial statements in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008 and our Quarterly Reports for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009.  

 

To address this material weakness, we have engaged outside experts to provide counsel and guidance in areas where we cannot economically maintain the required expertise internally (e.g., with the appropriate classifications and treatments of complex and non-routine transactions).  

 

As a result of the material weakness identified with respect to our reporting of complex transactions, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  

 

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Changes in Internal Controls

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

 

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls and internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, with American Defense Systems have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls.   

 

The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, a control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.   

 

PART II

 

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

 

On July 10, 2007, we filed a lawsuit against a former subcontractor, Southern California Gold Products d/b/a Gypsy Rack, the subcontractor’s President and owner, Glenn Harris, and a designer, James McAvoy in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York. Defendants moved to change venue to the Central District of California based upon insufficient contacts to the State of New York and on October 12, 2007 the matter was transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case Number 07-CV-02779. On February 21, 2008, pursuant to the court’s order, we filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint names only Southern California Gold Products and James McAvoy as defendants and asserts six counts as follows: misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information; breach of contract; unfair competition; conversion; violation of the Lanham Act; and interference with prospective economic advantage. The amended complaint seeks to enjoin the defendants from misappropriating, disclosing, or using our confidential information and trade secrets, and recall and surrender all products and trade secrets wrongfully misappropriated or converted by the defendants. It also seeks compensatory damages in an amount to be established at trial together with prejudgment and post judgment interest, exemplary damages, disgorgement, restitution with interest, attorney’s fees and the costs of suit. Defendants filed an answer to the amended complaint on April 16, 2008. Shortly after the filing of the amended answer, defendants made a motion for summary judgment on, among others, the grounds of collateral estoppel and res judicata. We filed opposition to the motion. The defendants motion and a subsequent application for an immediate interlocutory appeal were denied. A mediation settlement conference was held on October 31, 2008, which was unsuccessful. The defendants made a second motion for summary judgment that was denied in May 2009. Discovery has continued and expert discovery is in the process of being completed. A second mediation settlement conference was held in July 2009. As a result of that conference, the parties believe they may have reached a settlement in principle.   The parties have requested that the Court stay discovery and the trial for a period of sixty (60) days.  The parties have proposed to the Court that they will report back to the Court on September 7, 2009 to inform the Court of the results of these settlement discussions and to further discuss whether the parties and the case will proceed to trial.

 

On February 29, 2008, Roy Elfers, a former employee commenced an action against us for breach of contract arising from his termination of employment in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County. The Complaint seeks damages of approximately $87,000. We filed an answer to the complaint and will be commencing discovery.  We believe meritorious defenses to the claims exist and we intend to vigorously defend this action.

 

On March 4, 2008, Thomas Cusack, our former General Counsel, commenced an action with the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health and Safety Administration, alleging retaliation in contravention of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Mr. Cusack seeks damages in excess of $3,000,000. On April 2, 2008, we filed a response to the charges. We believe the allegations to be without merit and intend to vigorously defend against the action. On March 7, 2008, Mr. Cusack also commenced a second action against us for breach of contract and related issues arising from his termination of employment in New York State Supreme Court, Nassau County. On May 7, 2008, we served a motion to dismiss the complaint, and on or about September 26, 2008, the Court dismissed several claims (tortious interference with a contract, tortious interference with economic opportunity, fraudulent inducement to enter into a contract and breach of good faith and fair dealing). The remaining claims are Mr. Cusack’s breach of contract claims and claims seeking the lifting of the transfer restrictions on his stock. On October 13, 2008, Mr. Cusack filed an amended complaint as to the remaining claims, and on November 5, 2008, we filed an answer to the complaint and filed counterclaims against Mr. Cusack for fraud.  The parties have commenced documentary discovery, and depositions are scheduled to occur in August and September 2009.  We believe meritorious defenses to the claims exist and we intend to vigorously defend this action.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

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materially and adversely affect our revenues, operating results, profitability, financial condition, prospects for future growth and overall business, as well as the value of our common stock.

 

Risks Relating to Our Company

 

We depend on the U.S. Government for a substantial amount of our sales and our growth in the last few years has been attributable in large part to U.S. wartime spending in support of troop deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. If such troop levels are reduced significantly, our business may be harmed; and if we do not continue to experience demand for our products within the U.S. Government, our business may fail.

 

We serve primarily the defense market and our sales are highly concentrated within the U.S. government. Customers for our products include the U.S. Department of Defense, including the U.S. Marine Corps and TACOM, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Government tax revenues and budgetary constraints, which fluctuate from time to time, can affect budgetary allocations for these customers. Many government agencies have in the past experienced budget deficits that have led to decreased spending in defense, law enforcement and other military and security areas. Our results of operations may be subject to substantial period-to-period fluctuations because of these and other factors affecting military, law enforcement and other governmental spending.

 

U.S. defense spending historically has been cyclical. Defense budgets have received their strongest support when perceived threats to national security raise the level of concern over the country’s safety, such as in Iraq and Afghanistan. As these threats subside, spending on the military tends to decrease. Accordingly, while U.S. Department of Defense funding has grown rapidly over the past few years, there is no assurance that this trend will continue. Rising budget deficits, the cost of the war on terror and increasing costs for domestic programs continue to put pressure on all areas of discretionary spending, and the new administration has signaled that this pressure will most likely impact the defense budget. A decrease in U.S. government defense spending, including as a result of planned significant U.S. troop level reductions in Iraq or Afghanistan, or changes in spending allocation could result in our government contracts being reduced, delayed or terminated. Reductions in our government contracts, unless offset by other military and commercial opportunities, could adversely affect our ability to sustain and grow our future sales and earnings within the U.S. Department of Defense.

 

Our revenues in 2008 and the first six months of 2009 have been concentrated in a small number of contracts obtained through the U.S. Department of Defense and the loss of, or reduction in estimated revenue under, any of these contracts, or the inability to contract further with the U.S. Department of Defense could significantly reduce our revenues and harm our business.

 

During 2008 and the first six months of 2009, two contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense represented approximately 75% of our revenue. While we believe we have satisfied and continue to satisfy the terms of these contracts, there can be no assurance that we will continue to receive orders under such contracts. Our government customers generally have the right to cancel any contract, or ongoing or planned orders under any contract, at any time. If any of these two contracts were canceled, there are significant reductions in expected orders under any of the contracts, or we were unable to contract further with the U.S. Department of Defense, our revenues could significantly decrease and our business could be severely harmed.

 

We have entered into a Settlement Agreement, Waiver and Amendment with holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, pursuant to which, among other things, we have agreed to redeem $7,500,000 in stated value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock by December 31, 2009, in addition to our prior obligation to redeem any such Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2010.  If we fail to redeem such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, our business could be significantly harmed.

 

In connection with our application to list shares of our common stock on the American Stock Exchange (now known as the NYSE Amex), we entered into a consent agreement with the holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred”). We did not meet the financial performance targets set forth in the consent agreement, which was filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2008. Our breach purportedly gave the holders of the Series A Preferred the right to require us to redeem all or a portion of their shares of such stock. We filed Current Reports on Form 8-K with the SEC on February 17, 2009 and March 4, 2009 regarding the foregoing. On April 14, 2009, we received a notice from the holder of approximately

 

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94% of the Series A Preferred that it was exercising such redemption right. The Series A Preferred Stockholder also demanded that we pay them 12% dividends they assert accrued from January 1, 2009 to April 13, 2009, on our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, in cash, as well as certain of their legal fees in connection with related matters. On May 22, 2009, we entered into a Settlement Agreement, Waiver and Amendment with the holders of our Series A Preferred (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, we have agreed to redeem $7,500,000 in stated value of Series A Preferred by December 31, 2009. We filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC on May 26, 2009, regarding the foregoing. In addition, pursuant to the original terms of the Series A Preferred, we are required to redeem in full any remaining outstanding shares of Series A Preferred on December 31, 2010. We expect that, in order to satisfy these redemption obligations, we will need to secure additional financing. If we are unable to obtain such financing or the cost of obtaining such financing were prohibitive and, as a consequence, we are unable to redeem such shares, our business could be significantly harmed.  For additional information, see Part I, Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

We are required to comply with complex procurement laws and regulations, and the cost of compliance with these laws and regulations, and penalties and sanctions for any non-compliance could adversely affect our business.

 

We are required to comply with laws and regulations relating to the administration and performance of U.S. government contracts, which affect how we do business with our customers and impose added costs on our business. Among the more significant laws and regulations affecting our business are the following:

 

·   The Federal Acquisition Regulations: Along with agency regulations supplemental to the Federal Acquisition Regulations, comprehensively regulate the formation, administration and performance of federal government contracts;

 

·   The Truth in Negotiations Act: Requires certification and disclosure of all cost and pricing data in connection with contract negotiations;

 

·   The Cost Accounting Standards and Cost Principles: Imposes accounting requirements that govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based federal government contracts; and

 

·   Laws, regulations and executive orders restricting the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes and the export of certain products and technical data. We engage in international work falling under the jurisdiction of U.S. export control laws. Failure to comply with these control regimes can lead to severe penalties, both civil and criminal, and can include debarment from contracting with the U.S. government.

 

Our contracting agency customers periodically review our performance under and compliance with the terms of our federal government contracts. We also routinely perform internal reviews. As a result of these reviews, we may learn that we are not in compliance with all of the terms of our contracts. If a government review or investigation uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties or administrative sanctions, including:

 

·   Termination of contracts;

 

·   Forfeiture of profits;

 

·   Cost associated with triggering of price reduction clauses;

 

·   Suspension of payments;

 

·   Fines; and

 

·   Suspension or debarment from doing business with federal government agencies.

 

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If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, we may also suffer harm to our reputation, which could impair our ability to win awards of contracts in the future or receive renewals of existing contracts. If we are subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions or suffer harm to our reputation, our current business, future prospects, financial condition, or operating results could be materially harmed. In addition, we are subject to industrial security regulations of the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies that are designed to safeguard against unauthorized release or access to classified information by foreign nationals.

 

Government contracts are usually awarded through a competitive bidding process that entails risks not present in the acquisition of commercial contracts.

 

A significant portion of our contracts and task orders with the U.S. government is awarded through a competitive bidding process. We expect that much of the business we seek in the foreseeable future will continue to be awarded through competitive bidding. Budgetary pressures and changes in the procurement process have caused many government customers to increasingly purchase goods and services through indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, or IDIQ contracts, General Services Administration, or GSA schedule contracts and other government-wide acquisition contracts, or GWACs. These contracts, some of which are awarded to multiple contractors, have increased competition and pricing pressure, requiring us to make sustained post-award efforts to realize revenue under each such contract. Competitive bidding presents a number of risks, including without limitation:

 

·   the need to bid on programs in advance of the completion of their design, which may result in unforeseen technological difficulties and cost overruns;

 

·   the substantial cost and managerial time and effort that we may spend to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that may not be awarded to us;

 

·   the need to estimate accurately the resources and cost structure that will be required to service any contract we award; and

 

·   the expense and delay that may arise if our or our partners’ competitors protest or challenge contract awards made to us or our partners pursuant to competitive bidding, and the risk that any such protest or challenge could result in the resubmission of bids on modified specifications, or in the termination, reduction or modification of the awarded contract.

 

If we are unable to consistently win new contract awards over any extended period, our business and prospects will be adversely affected, and that could cause our actual results to be adversely affected. In addition, upon the expiration of a contract, if the customer requires further services of the type provided by the contract, there is frequently a competitive rebidding process. There can be no assurance that we will win any particular bid, or that we will be able to replace business lost upon expiration or completion of a contract, and the termination or non-renewal of any of our significant contracts would cause our actual results to be adversely affected.

 

The U.S. government may reform its procurement or other practices in a manner adverse to us.

 

Because we derive a significant portion of our revenues from contracts with the U.S. government or its agencies, we believe that the success and development of our business will depend on our continued successful participation in federal contracting programs. The current administration has signed a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Government Contracting, which orders significant changes to government contracting, including the review of existing federal contracts to eliminate waste and the issuance of government-wide guidance to implement reforms aimed at cutting wasteful spending and fraud. The federal procurement reform called for in the Memorandum requires the heads of several federal agencies to develop and issue guidance on review of existing government contracts and authorizes that any contracts identified as wasteful or otherwise inefficient be modified or cancelled. If any of our contracts were to be modified or cancelled, our actual results could be adversely affected and we can give no assurance that we would be able to procure new U.S. Government contracts to offset the revenues lost as a result of any modification or cancellation of our contracts. In addition, there may be substantial costs or management time required to respond to government review of any of our current contracts, which could delay or otherwise adversely affect our ability to compete for or perform contracts.

 

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Further, if the ordered reform of the U.S. Government’s procurement practices involves the adoption of new cost-accounting standards or the requirement that competitors submit bids or perform work through teaming arrangements, that could be costly to satisfy or could impair our ability to obtain new contracts. The reform may also involve the adoption of new contracting methods to GSA or other government-wide contracts, or new standards for contract awards intended to achieve certain socio-economic or other policy objectives, such as establishing new set-aside programs for small or minority-owned businesses. In addition, the U.S. government may face restrictions from other new legislation or regulations, as well as pressure from government employees and their unions, on the nature and amount of services the U.S. government may obtain from private contractors. These changes could impair our ability to obtain new contracts. Any new contracting methods could be costly or administratively difficult for us to implement and, as a result, could harm our operating results.

 

Our contracts with the U.S. government and its agencies are subject to audits and cost adjustments.

 

U.S. government agencies, including the Defense Contract Audit Agency, or the DCAA, routinely audit and investigate government contracts and government contractors’ incurred costs, administrative processes and systems. Certain of these agencies, including the DCAA, review our performance on contracts, pricing practices, cost structure and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards. They also review the adequacy of our internal control systems and policies, including our purchase, property, estimation, compensation and management information systems. Any costs found to be improperly allocated to a specific contract will not be reimbursed, and any such costs already reimbursed must be refunded. Moreover, if any of the administrative processes and systems are found not to comply with requirements, we may be subjected to increased government scrutiny and approval that could delay or otherwise adversely affect our ability to compete for or perform contracts. Therefore, an unfavorable outcome of an audit by the DCAA or another government agency could cause actual results to be adversely affected and differ materially from those anticipated. If a government investigation uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, forfeitures of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or debarment from doing business with the U.S. government. In addition, we could suffer serious reputational harm if allegations of impropriety were made against us. Each of these events could cause our actual results to be adversely affected.

 

A portion of our business depends upon obtaining and maintaining required security clearances, and our failure to do so could result in termination of certain of our contracts or cause us to be unable to bid or re-bid on certain contracts.

 

Obtaining and maintaining personal security clearances (or PCLs) for employees involves a lengthy process, and it can be difficult to identify, recruit and retain employees who already hold security clearances. If our employees are unable to obtain or retain security clearances, or if such employees who hold security clearances terminate their employment with us, the customer whose work requires cleared employees could terminate the contract or decide not to exercise available options, or to not renew it. To the extent we are not able to engage employees with the required security clearances for a particular contract, we may not be able to bid on or win new contracts, or effectively re-bid on expiring contracts, which could adversely affect our business.

 

A facility security clearance (or FCL) is an administrative determination by the Defense Security Service (DSS), a U.S. Department of Defense component, that a particular contractor facility has the requisite level of security, procedures, and safeguards to handle classified information requirements for access to classified information. Our ability to obtain and maintain facility security clearances has a direct impact on our ability to compete for and perform U.S. government contracts, the performance of which requires access to classified information. Our ability to so obtain or maintain any facility security clearance level could result in the termination, non-renewal or our inability to obtain certain U.S. government contracts, which would reduce our revenues and harm our business.

 

We may not realize the full amount of revenues reflected in our backlog, which could harm our operations and significantly reduce our future revenues.

 

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potential orders expected to be awarded under IDIQ contracts. Our revenue estimates for a particular contract are based, to a large extent, on the amount of revenue we have recently recognized on that contract, our experience in utilizing capacity on similar types of contracts, and our professional judgment. Our revenue estimate for a contract included in backlog can be lower than the revenue that would result from our customers utilizing all remaining contract capacity. Our backlog includes estimates of revenues the receipt of which require future government appropriation, option exercise by our clients and/or is subject to contract modification or termination. At June 30, 2009, our backlog was approximately $48 million, of which $28 million is estimated to be realized in 2009. These estimates are based on our experience under such contracts and similar contracts, and we believe such estimates to be reasonable. However, we believe that the receipt of revenues reflected in our backlog estimate for the following twelve months will generally be more certain than our backlog estimate for periods thereafter. If we do not realize a substantial amount of our backlog, our operations could be harmed and our future revenues could be significantly reduced.

 

U.S. government contracts often contain provisions that are typically not found in commercial contracts and that are unfavorable to us, which could adversely affect our business.

 

U.S. government contracts contain provisions and are subject to laws and regulations that give the U.S. government rights and remedies not typically found in commercial contracts, including without limitation, allowing the U.S. government to:

 

·   terminate existing contracts for convenience, as well as for default;

 

·   establish limitations on future services that can be offered to prospective customers based on conflict of interest regulations;

 

·   reduce or modify contracts or subcontracts;

 

·   cancel multi-year contracts and related orders if funds for contract performance for any subsequent year become unavailable;

 

·   decline to exercise an option to renew a multi-year contract;

 

·   claim intellectual property rights in products provided by us; and

 

·   suspend or bar us from doing business with the federal government or with a governmental agency.

 

The ownership, control or influence of our company by foreigners could result in the termination, non-renewal or our inability to obtain certain U.S. government contracts, which would reduce our revenues and harm our business.

 

We are subject to industrial security regulations of the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies that are designed to safeguard against unauthorized access by foreigners and others to classified and other sensitive information. If we were to come under foreign ownership, control or influence, our clearances could be revoked and our U.S. government customers could terminate, or decide not to renew, our contracts, and such a situation could also impair our ability to obtain new contracts and subcontracts. Any such actions would reduce our revenues and harm our business.

 

We depend on our suppliers and three, in particular, currently provide us with approximately 55% to 65% of our supply needs. If we can not obtain certain components for our products or we lost our key supplier, we might have to develop alternative designs that could increase our costs or delay our operations.

 

We depend upon a number of suppliers for components of our products. Of these suppliers, Action Group supplies approximately 35% and Standard Bent Glass and Red Dot each supplies between 10% and 15% of our overall supply needs. Moreover, Action Group supplies all of our steel pieces and hardware, Standard Bent Glass supplies all of our glass requirements and Red Dot supplies all of our vehicle air conditioning and heating equipment

 

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for our CPKs.  There is an inherent risk that certain components of our products will be unavailable for prompt delivery or, in some cases, discontinued. We have only limited control over any third-party manufacturer as to quality controls, timeliness of production, deliveries and various other factors. Should the availability of certain components be compromised through the loss of, or impairment of the relationship with, any of our three key suppliers or otherwise, it could force us to develop alternative designs using other components, which could add to the cost of goods sold and compromise delivery commitments. If we are unable to obtain components in a timely manner, at an acceptable cost, or at all, we may need to select new suppliers, redesign or reconstruct processes we use to build our transparent and opaque armored products. We may not be able to manufacture one or more of our products for a period of time, which could materially adversely affect our business, results from operations and financial condition.

 

If we fail to keep pace with the ever-changing market of security-related defense products, our revenues and financial condition will be negatively affected.

 

The security-related defense product market is rapidly changing, with evolving industry standards. Our future success will depend in part upon our ability to introduce new products, designs, technologies and features to meet changing customer requirements and emerging industry standards; however, there can be no assurance that we will successfully introduce new products or features to our existing products or develop new products that will achieve market acceptance. Any delay or failure of these products to achieve market acceptance would adversely affect our business. In addition, there can be no assurance that products or technologies developed by others will not render our products or technologies non-competitive or obsolete. Should we fail to keep pace with the ever-changing nature of the security-related defense product market, our revenues and financial condition will be negatively affected.

 

We believe that, in order to remain competitive in the future, we will need to continue to invest significant financial resources to develop new and adapt or modify our existing offerings and technologies, including through internal research and development, acquisitions and joint ventures or other teaming arrangements. These expenditures could divert our attention and resources from other projects, and we cannot be sure that these expenditures will ultimately lead to the timely development of new offerings and technologies. Due to the design complexity of our products, we may in the future experience delays in completing the development and introduction of new products. Any delays could result in increased costs of development or deflect resources from other projects. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market for our offerings will develop or continue to expand as we currently anticipate. The failure of our technology to gain market acceptance could significantly reduce our revenues and harm our business. Furthermore, we cannot be sure that our competitors will not develop competing technologies which gain market acceptance in advance of our products.

 

We may be subject to personal liability claims for our products and if our insurance is not sufficient to cover such claims, our expenses may increase substantially.

 

Our products are used in applications where the failure to use our products properly or their malfunction could result in bodily injury or death. We may be subject to personal liability claims and our insurance may not be adequate to cover such claims. As a result, a significant lawsuit could adversely affect our business. We may be exposed to liability for personal injury or property damage claims relating to the use of the products. Any future claim against us for personal injury or property damage could materially adversely affect the business, financial condition, and results of operations and result in negative publicity. We currently maintain insurance for this type of liability as well as seek SAFETY Act certification for our products where we deem appropriate. However, even if we do purchase insurance, we may experience legal claims outside of our insurance coverage, or in excess of our insurance coverage, or that insurance will not cover. Even if we are not found liable, the costs of defending a lawsuit can be high.

 

We are subject to substantial competition and we must continue research and development to remain competitive.

 

We are subject to significant competition that could harm our ability to win business and increase the price pressure on our products. We face strong competition from a wide variety of firms, including large, multinational, defense and aerospace firms. Most of our competitors have considerably greater financial, marketing and technological resources than we do, which may make it difficult to win new contracts and we may not be able to

 

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compete successfully. Certain competitors operate larger facilities and have longer operating histories and presence in key markets, greater name recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, sales and marketing, manufacturing, distribution, technical and other resources. As a result, these competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. They may also be able to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products. Moreover, we may not have sufficient resources to undertake the continuing research and development necessary to remain competitive.

 

We must comply with environmental regulations or we may have to pay expensive penalties or clean up costs.

 

We are subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws, and regulations regarding protection of the environment, including air, water, and soil. Our manufacturing business involves the use, handling, storage, discharge and disposal of, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes to manufacture our products. We must comply with certain requirements for the use, management, handling, and disposal of these materials. If we are found responsible for any hazardous contamination, we may have to pay expensive fines or penalties or perform costly clean-up. Even if we are charged, and later found not responsible, for such contamination or clean up, the cost of defending the charges could be high. Authorities may also force us to suspend production, alter our manufacturing processes, or stop operations if we do not comply with these laws and regulations.

 

We may not be able to adequately safeguard our intellectual property rights and trade secrets from unauthorized use, and we may become subject to claims that we infringe on others’ intellectual property rights.

 

We rely on a combination of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and other intellectual property laws, nondisclosure agreements and other protective measures to preserve our proprietary rights to our products and production processes. We currently have a number of U.S. pending patent applications.

 

These measures afford only limited protection and may not preclude competitors from developing products or processes similar or superior to ours. Moreover, the laws of certain foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States.

 

Although we implement protective measures and intend to defend our proprietary rights, these efforts may not be successful. From time to time, we may litigate within the United States or abroad to enforce our licensed patents, to protect our trade secrets and know-how or to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights and the proprietary rights of others. Enforcing or defending our proprietary rights could be expensive, require management’s attention and might not bring us timely or effective relief.

 

Furthermore, third parties may assert that our products or processes infringe their patent rights. Our patents, if granted, may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. Although there are no pending or threatened intellectual property lawsuits against us, we may face litigation or infringement claims in the future. Infringement claims could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources even if we ultimately prevail. A third party claiming infringement may also obtain an injunction or other equitable relief, which could effectively block the distribution or sale of allegedly infringing products. Although we may seek licenses from third parties covering intellectual property that we are allegedly infringing, we may not be able to obtain any such licenses on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

We depend on management and other key personnel and we may not be able to execute our business plan without their services.

 

Our success and our business strategy depend in large part on our ability to attract and retain key management and operating personnel. Such individuals are in high demand and are often subject to competing employment offers. We depend to a large extent on the abilities and continued participation of our executive officers and other key employees. We presently maintain “key man” insurance on Anthony Piscitelli, our President and Chief Executive Officer. We believe that, as our activities increase and change in character, additional experienced personnel will be required to implement our business plan. Competition for such personnel is intense and we may not be able to hire them when required, or have the ability to attract and retain them.

 

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We depend on the use of our operating facilities, which currently are nearing capacity. To the extent our growth strategy is successful, our operations could require additional space by the end of 2009 which, if not obtained on a cost-effective basis, could adversely affect our results of operations and financial conditions.

 

Our success depends on the use of current operating facilities. However, the use of our facilities is quickly becoming maximized. To the extent our growth strategy is successful, we may require the acquisition or lease of additional property by the end of 2009 in order to effectively increase operating capabilities. Obtaining additional space may result in the investment of substantial time and capital and may not prove cost-effective, which could harm our results of operations and financial condition.

 

We may partner with foreign entities, and domestic entities with foreign contacts, which may affect our business plans.

 

We recognize that there may be opportunities for increased product sales in both the domestic and global defense markets. We have recently initiated plans to strategically team with foreign entities as well as domestic entities with foreign business contacts in order to better compete for both domestic and foreign military contracts. In order to implement these plans, we may incur substantial costs which may include additional research and development, prototyping, hiring personnel with specialized skills, implementing and maintaining technology control plans, technical data export licenses, production, product integration, marketing, warehousing, finance charges, licensing, tariffs, transportation and other costs. In the event that working with foreign entities and/or domestic entities with foreign business contacts proves to be unsuccessful, this may ineffectively use our resources which may affect our profitability and the costs associated with such work may preclude us from pursuing alternative opportunities.

 

If international sales grow, we may be exposed to certain unique and potentially greater risks than are presented in our domestic business. International business is sensitive to changes in the in the budgets and priorities of international customers, which may be driven by potentially volatile worldwide economic conditions, regional and local economic and political factors, as well as U.S. foreign policy. International sales will also expose us to local government laws, regulations and procurement regimes which may differ from U.S. Government regulation, including import-export control, exchange control, investment and repatriation of earnings, as well as to varying currency and other economic risks. International contracts may also require the use of foreign representatives and consultants or may require us to commit to financial support obligations, known as offsets, and provide for penalties if we fail to meet such requirements. As a result of these and other factors, we could experience award and funding delays on international projects or could incur losses on such projects, which could negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.

 

We are presently classified as a small business and the loss of our small business status may adversely affect our ability to compete for government contracts.

 

We are presently classified as a small business as determined by the Small Business Administration based upon the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) industry and product specific codes which are regulated in the United States by the Small Business Administration. While we do not presently derive a substantial portion of our business from contracts which are set-aside for small businesses, we are able to bid on small business set-aside contracts as well as contracts which are open to non-small business entities. It is also possible that we may become more reliant upon small business set-aside contracts. Our continuing growth may cause us to lose our designation as a small business, and additionally, as the NAICS codes are periodically revised, it is possible that we may lose our status as a small business and may sustain an adverse impact on our current competitive advantage. The loss of small business status could adversely impact our ability to compete for government contracts, maintain eligibility for special small business programs and limit our ability to partner with other business entities which are seeking to team with small business entities that may be required under a specific contract.

 

We intend to pursue international sales opportunities which may require export licenses and controls.

 

In order to pursue international sales opportunities, we have initiated a program to obtain product classifications, commodity jurisdictions, licenses, technology control plans, technical data export licenses and export related programs. Due to our diverse products, it is possible that some products may be subject to classification

 

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under the United States State Department International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). In the event that a product is classified as an ITAR-controlled item, we will be required to obtain an ITAR export license. While we believe that we will be able to obtain such licenses, the denial of required licenses and/or the delay in obtaining such licenses may have a significant adverse impact on our ability to sell products internationally. Alternatively, our products may be subject to classification under the United States Commerce Department’s Export Administration Regulations (EAR). We also anticipate that we may be required to comply with international regulations, tariffs and controls and we intend to work closely with experienced freight forwarders and advisors. We anticipate that an internal compliance program for international sales will require the commitment of significant resources and capital.

 

We have made, and expect to continue to make, strategic acquisitions and investments, and these activities involve risks and uncertainties.

 

In pursuing our business strategies, we continually review, evaluate and consider potential investments and acquisitions. In evaluating such transactions, we are required to make difficult judgments regarding the value of business opportunities, technologies and other assets, and the risks and cost of potential liabilities. Furthermore, acquisitions and investments involve certain other risks and uncertainties, including the difficulty in integrating newly-acquired businesses, the challenges in achieving strategic objectives and other benefits expected from acquisitions or investments, the diversion of our attention and resources from our operations and other initiatives, the potential impairment of acquired assets and the potential loss of key employees of the acquired businesses.

 

The outcome of litigation in which we have been named as a defendant is unpredictable and an adverse decision in any such matter could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

We are defendants in a number of litigation matters. These matters may divert financial and management resources that would otherwise be used to benefit our operations. Although we believe that we have meritorious defenses to the claims made in the litigation matters to which we have been named a party and intend to contest each lawsuit vigorously, no assurances can be given that the results of these matters will be favorable to us. An adverse resolution or outcome of any of these lawsuits, claims, demands or investigations could have a negative impact on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

 

Unanticipated changes in our tax provisions or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could affect our profitability.

 

We are subject to income taxes in the United States. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Furthermore, changes in domestic or foreign income tax laws and regulations, or their interpretation, could result in higher or lower income tax rates assessed or changes in the taxability of certain sales or the deductibility of certain expenses, thereby affecting our income tax expense and profitability. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, the final determination of tax audits could be materially different from our historical income tax provisions and accruals. Additionally, changes in the geographic mix of our sales could also impact our tax liabilities and affect our income tax expense and profitability.

 

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock

 

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting, we may not be able to report accurately our financial results. This could have a material adverse effect on our share price.

 

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide accurate financial reports. We are beginning to evaluate how to document and test our internal control procedures to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules of the SEC, which require, among other things, our management to assess annually the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and our independent registered public accounting firm to issue a report on that assessment. During the course of this documentation and testing, we may identify significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that we may be unable to remediate before the deadline for those reports.

 

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There can be no assurance that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future or that those controls will be adequate in all cases to uncover inaccurate or misleading financial information that could be reported by members of management. If our controls failed to identify any misreporting of financial information or our management or independent registered public accounting firm were to conclude in their reports that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information and the trading price of our shares could drop significantly. In addition, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the stock exchange upon which our common stock may be listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources.

 

Volatility of our stock price could adversely affect stockholders.

 

The market price of our common stock could fluctuate significantly as a result of:

 

·   quarterly variations in our operating results;

 

·   cyclical nature of defense spending;

 

·   interest rate changes;

 

·   changes in the market’s expectations about our operating results;

 

·   our operating results failing to meet the expectation of securities analysts or investors in a particular period;

 

·   changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts concerning our company or the defense industry in general;

 

·   operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us;

 

·   news reports relating to trends in our markets;

 

·   changes in laws and regulations affecting our business;

 

·   material announcements by us or our competitors;

 

·   sales of substantial amounts of common stock by our directors, executive officers or significant stockholders or the perception that such sales could occur; and

 

·   general economic and political conditions such as recessions and acts of war or terrorism.

 

Fluctuations in the price of our common stock could contribute to the loss of all or part of an investor’s investment in our company.

 

We currently do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock and consequently your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment is if the price of common stock appreciates.

 

We currently do not plan to declare dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any payment of cash dividends will depend upon our financial condition, capital requirements, earnings and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.  Agreements governing future indebtedness will likely contain restrictions on our ability to pay cash dividends. Consequently, your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment in the common stock of our company will be if the market price of our common stock appreciates and you sell your common stock at a profit.

 

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Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws or Delaware law might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in our management and, therefore, depress the trading price of our stock.

 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could depress the trading price of our common stock by acting to discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company or changes in our management that the stockholders of our company may deem advantageous. These provisions:

 

·   establish a classified board of directors so that not all members of our board of directors are elected at one time;

 

·   provide that directors may be removed only “for cause” and only with the approval of 66 2/3 percent of our stockholders;

 

·   provide that only our board of directors can fill vacancies on the board of directors;

 

·   require super-majority voting to amend our bylaws or specified provisions in our certificate of incorporation;

 

·   authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that our board of directors could issue to increase the number of outstanding shares and to discourage a takeover attempt;

 

·   limit the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders;

 

·   prohibit stockholder action by written consent, which requires all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of our stockholders;

 

·   provide that the board of directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, or repeal our bylaws, subject to the rights of our stockholders to do the same by super-majority vote of stockholders; and

 

·   establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings.

 

In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company.

 

These and other provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws could delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in control of us or our management, including transactions in which our stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current prices, and may limit the ability of stockholders to remove our current management or approve transactions that our stockholders may deem to be in their best interests and, therefore, could adversely affect the price of our common stock.

 

Future Sales, or the availability for sale, of our common stock may cause our stock price to decline.

 

We have registered shares of our common stock that are subject to outstanding stock options, or reserved for issuance under our stock option plan, which shares can generally be freely sold in the public market upon issuance.  Pursuant to a settlement with the holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in May 2009, we have also registered the resale of up to 5,695,505 shares of our common stock held by such preferred stockholders.  Sales, or the availability for sale, of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could materially impair our future ability to raise capital through offerings of our common stock.

 

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Item 2.           Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Item 3.           Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 15, 2009.  We solicited proxies for the meeting pursuant to Regulation 14 under the Exchange Act; there was no solicitation in opposition to management’s nominees as listed in the proxy statements and all such nominees were elected. The continuing directors whose terms expire in 2010 are Gary Sidorsky, Richard P. Torykian and Victor F. Trizzino. The continuing directors whose terms expire in 2011 are Anthony J. Piscitelli, Fergal Foley and Stephen R. Seiter. At the meeting, the matters listed below were submitted to a vote of our stockholders.

 

Proposal One: The election of three directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The vote with respect to each nominee was as follows:

 

(1) 30,228,701 votes were cast for the election of Alfred M. Gary as a director, and 7,836,597 votes were withheld; and

 

(2) 30,215,301 votes were cast for the election of Christopher D. Brady as a director, and 7,849,997 votes were withheld.

 

(3) 30,191,087 votes were cast for the election of Pasquale J. D’Amuro as a director, and 7,874,211 votes were withheld.

 

Proposal Two: Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm for 2009. The vote with respect to Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe & Associates was as follows:

 

37,086,568 votes were cast for the ratification of to Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe & Associates as our independent registered accounting firm, 903,500 against, and 75,230 abstentions.

 

Item 5.           Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6.           Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

3.1 (1)

 

Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

3.2 (2)

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws

10.1 (3)

 

Contract No. M67854-D-5069 between the Company and the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, effective as of March 27, 2009

10.2 (4)

 

Settlement Agreement, Agreement and Waiver by and among the Company and the Series A Holders, dated May 22, 2009

10.3 (4)

 

Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and the Series A Holders, dated May 22, 2009

10.4 (4)

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement executed by each of the directors and executive officers of the Company

10.5 (4)

 

Irrevocable Proxy and Voting Agreement by and among Anthony Piscitelli and the Series A Holders, dated May 22, 2009

10.6 (4)

 

Contract No. M67854-09-D-5038 between the Company and the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, effective as of May 20, 2009

10.7 (5)

 

Waiver Agreement by and among American Defense Systems, Inc. and the stockholders parties

 

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thereto, dated June 8, 2009.

10.8 (5)

 

Amendment to Forbearance Agreement by and among the Company, A. J. Piscitelli & Associates, Inc., American Physical Security Group, LLC and TD Bank, N.A., dated May 27, 2009.

10.9 (5)

 

Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement by and among the Company, A. J. Piscitelli & Associates, Inc., American Physical Security Group, LLC and TD Bank, N.A., dated June 15, 2009.

10.10 (6)

 

Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement, dated July 23, 2009, between American Defense Systems, Inc. and Republic Capital Access, LLC

31.1*

 

Certification of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*

31.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended.*

32.1*

 

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

 


*      Filed herewith.

 

(1)  Previously filed as an Exhibit to Amendment No. 3 to the Form 10, filed on April 22, 2008.

 

(2)  Previously filed as an Exhibit to Amendment No.1 to the Form 10, filed on March 21, 2008.

 

(3)  Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Form 8-K, filed on May 20, 2009.

 

(4)  Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Form 8-K, filed on May 26, 2009.

 

(5)  Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Form 8-K, filed on June 17, 2009.

 

(6)  Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Form 8-K, filed on July 28, 2009.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: April 15, 2010

By:

/s/ Gary Sidorsky

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

31.1

 

Certification of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended.

32.1

 

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

 

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