S-3 1 a06-7593_1s3.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2006.

Registration No. 333-     

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM S-3

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

Analytical Surveys, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

 

84-0846389

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

9725 Datapoint Drive, Suite 300B
San Antonio, Texas 78229
(210) 657-1500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

With copy to:

Lori A. Jones, CEO

 

Daniel D. Dinur, Esquire

9725 Datapoint Drive, Suite 300B

 

Dinur & Associates, P. C.

San Antonio, Texas 78229

 

990 Hammond Drive, Suite 760

(210) 657-1500

 

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

 

 

(770) 395-3170

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ý

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

 

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. o

 


 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of
securities to be registered

 

Amount to
be
Registered
(1)

 

Proposed maximum
offering price
per Share (2)

 

Proposed maximum
Aggregate offering
price

 

Amount of
registration fee

 

Common Stock, no par value per share, issuable upon exercise of Class A Warrants

 

381,890

 

$

1.54

 

$

588,111

 

$

62.93

 

Common Stock, no par value per share, issuable upon exercise of Class B Warrants

 

381,890

 

1.54

 

588,111

 

62.93

 

Common Stock, no par value per share, issuable upon conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

 

598,425

 

1.54

 

921,575

 

98.61

 

Common Stock, no par value per share, issuable upon election by holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in payment of quarterly dividends

 

73,308

(3)

1.54

 

112,894

 

12.08

 

Common Stock, no par value per share, issued in the purchase of oil and gas working interest and equipment

 

129,032

 

1.54

 

198,709

 

21.26

 

Common Stock, no par value per share

 

85,000

 

1.54

 

130,900

 

14.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1,649,545

 

 

 

$

2,540,300

 

$

271.81

 

 


(1)         The shares of our Common Stock being registered hereunder are being registered for resale by the selling securityholders named in the prospectus. In accordance with Rule 416(a), the registrant is also registering hereunder an indeterminate number of shares that may be issued and resold to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(2)          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average of the high and low prices per share of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on March 20, 2006.

(3)          Estimated on the basis of the assumption that all of the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will elect to receive dividends in kind for seven quarters, i.e. they will not convert their shares of such stock until such shares automatically convert after two years.

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 



 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling shareholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL     , 2006

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

1,649,545 Shares
Analytical Surveys, Inc.
Common Stock

 

We are registering our common stock for resale by the selling securityholders identified in this Prospectus. Among the 1,649,545 shares of common stock, 763,780 shares are issuable upon the exercise of various warrants. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling securityholders; however, we may receive up to approximately $1,080,748 if all of the warrants are exercised for cash.  Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “ANLT.” The closing sale price of our common stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on March 20, 2006 was $1.54.

 

The selling securityholders may sell the shares of common stock described in this prospectus in public or private transactions, on or off the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other securities exchange on which our common stock is traded at the time of the sale, at prevailing market prices, or at privately negotiated prices. The selling securityholders may sell shares directly to purchasers or through brokers or dealers. Brokers or dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling securityholders.  You may find more information concerning how the selling shareholders may sell these shares under the caption “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “ Risk Factors” on page 4 for
information that you should consider before purchasing these shares.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or passed on the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus and any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

This date of this prospectus is April     , 2006.

 



 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

Although it contains all material information, this summary is not complete and may not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our Common Stock.  You should read the entire Prospectus carefully, including the more detailed information regarding our company, the risks of purchasing our common stock discussed under “risk factors” and our financial statements and the accompanying notes.  In this Prospectus, “we,” “us,” “Company” and “our,” refer to Analytical Surveys, Inc., unless the context otherwise requires.  Unless otherwise indicated, the term “year,” “fiscal year,” or “fiscal” refers to our fiscal year ending September 30th.  Unless we tell you otherwise, the term “common stock” as used in this Prospectus refers to our Common Stock.

 

Background

 

The Company was formed in 1981 and has, since inception, provided customized data conversion, spatial data management and technical services for the geographic information systems market. Geographic information systems (“GIS”) consist of computer software, hardware, data, and personnel that are designed to help manipulate, analyze, and present information that is tied to a spatial (geographic) location.

 

Our customers today use GIS technology to:

 

                  improve network operations business processes in order to reduce operating expenses;

 

                  improve corporate customer information processes that capture, report and monitor information related to usage, billing, payments, order processing, special service requests, and records documentation; and

 

                  access and update accurate information regarding the location, condition, and function of physical assets in support of operations and maintenance of facilities.

 

In the last two fiscal years, there has been an increase in demand for GIS solutions, but we have experienced a significant decrease in demand for GIS data conversion services.  The primary reason for such decrease is that existing and potential customers have been using newly emerging technology to reduce the need for outsourcing GIS data conversion services, which historically accounted for as high as 75% of the total cost of a typical GIS solution.  Specifically, the emergence in recent years of commercial off-the-shelf (“COTS”) hardware and software solutions for gathering satellite remote sensing base data and topographic, planimetric and cadastral data have given customers increased capabilities to replace our services with an in-house, significantly lower cost alternative.  This shift to COTS, coupled with offerings from service firms with large labor content in India, has resulted in lower margins and increased competition in the industry.  Our financial results reflected this trend.  In fiscal years 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, our revenues were $15.0 million, $11.6 million and $6.1 million, respectively, and, in spite of significant cost cutting measures, we experienced in those years a net loss of $3.9 million, $1.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

 

Business Strategy and Current Events

 

During fiscal 2005, we examined a broad spectrum of business opportunities related to the GIS sector.  We evaluated acquisitions that would facilitate our entrance into the federal markets and various other opportunities, including software and service solutions for location based services and state and local GIS initiatives.  As of the date of this Prospectus, we have not identified an acceptable acquisition serving the GIS marketplace that produces suitable margins or sufficient returns on acquisition costs.  During the first quarter of the current fiscal year we reached the conclusion that entering the energy sector, by engaging in the exploration and production of oil and gas, would be in the best interests of the Company.  This conclusion was based on the experience of two of our directors in the active exploration and production of oil and gas and, given the all-time high prices for hydrocarbon products, management’s belief that such activities will yield a better than average return that would bring us back into profitability.  At the same time, we intend, of course, to continue performing our existing GIS contracts and look for opportunities to obtain new such contracts.

 

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On December 7, 2005, we engaged Pluris Partners, Inc., a merchant banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private equity placement and financial advisory services, to facilitate our entry into the energy sector.  Pluris Partners recommended a strategy, which we endorsed, of acquiring working interests in oil and gas properties in a series of drilling programs.  We will also evaluate other acquisition opportunities in the energy sector, including both exploration and production operations and technology solutions, as well as any other sector that presents attractive opportunities for our shareholders.  We intend to finance this expansion through private placements of equity supplemented by issuance of debt, which is dependent on the terms on which we are able to negotiate, if any.

 

On December 30, 2005, we received notice from NASDAQ’s staff that we are not in compliance with continued listing requirements, which call for one of the following: (i) a minimum of $2.5 million in shareholders’ equity, (ii) at least $35 million in market value of listed securities or (iii) at least $500,000 in net income from continuing operations for the most recently completed fiscal year or two of the three most recently completed fiscal years.  By operation of several further notices, NASDAQ’s staff fixed the deadline for attaining such compliance at March 15, 2006.  Accordingly, our efforts since receipt of such notice have been directed to achieving the following two objectives:

 

                                          Regaining compliance with the continued NASDAQ listing standard within the time frame mandated by NASDAQ’s staff by increasing our stockholders’ equity to exceed $2.5 million, and

 

                                          Beginning to deploy resources into a deliberate, well thought out program of entering the oil and gas exploration and production sector consistent with the recommendation by Pluris Partners.

 

In connection with attaining NASDAQ compliance, we took the following actions:

 

                                          On February 1, 2006, we issued 318,000 shares of our common stock in exchange for the outstanding shares of our Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, which had a carrying value of approximately $259,000 and a current redemption price of $299,583.  As part of the transactions, accrued dividends of approximately $60,000 were forgiven by the holder.  We are currently evaluating the financial statement impact of this transaction, but it is clear that the transaction has enhanced our stockholders’ equity by at least $259,000, because the Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock was treated as debt on our financial statements and the Common Stock issued in exchange will be treated as equity.

 

                                          On February 10, 2006, we completed the placement of a new Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“A Preferred”), with gross aggregate proceeds of approximately $760,000.  The two-year A Preferred may be converted into 598,425 shares of our common stock at any time during the two-year term, or will convert automatically at the end of the two-year term, at a fixed conversion price of $1.27, which was determined by applying a 10% discount to the 5-day trailing average closing price of our common stock as of the NASDAQ Stock Market close on February 9, 2006.  The holders of the A Preferred received Class A Warrants that entitle them to purchase up to 299,212 shares of our common stock at $1.34, or 101% of the closing bid price on February 10, 2006, and an equal number of Class B Warrants that carry an exercise price of $1.49, or 112% of the closing bid price on February 10, 2006.  We also issued 82,678 Class A Warrants and 82,678 Class B Warrants to certain parties as finder’s fees.  All of the warrants are exercisable after six months from the date of closing until their expiration which is three years from the effective date of the Registration Statement in which this Prospectus is included.  The financial statement impact of this transaction is a net increase of approximately $700,000 in our stockholders’ equity.

 

                                          Effective March 15, 2006, we completed the purchase of certain oil and gas working interests and field equipment for which we will have issued 129,032 shares of our Common Stock having a fair market value (equal to the closing bid on March 14, 2006) of $1.55 per share, or $200,000, and will have paid $150,000 in cash.  The financial statement impact of this transaction is an increase of approximately $200,000 in our stockholders’ equity.

 

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On March 16, 2006, as mandated by NASDAQ, we released a current report on Form 8-K where we affirmatively state that as of the date of the report we believe that we have regained compliance with the shareholders’ equity requirement.

 

In connection with deploying resources into the oil and gas exploration and production sector, in addition to the transaction completed on March 15, 2006, described above, we took the following action:

 

                                          On February 15, 2005, we purchased, for $300,000 in cash, a twenty percent (20%) working interest (with a 16.7% net revenue interest) in an oil well designated as Welker 1-7, located in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.  Contemporaneously with such purchase, we entered into an operating agreement with the seller and owner of the other 80% working interest.

 

All of the holders of the shares of A Preferred and Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants, as well as the holder of the common stock issued in exchange for the oil and gas working interests and field equipment, have registration rights.  All of such holders, as well as certain advisors who received shares of common stock and warrants for services rendered, will be selling securityholders hereunder.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which may include statements about our:

 

                  business plans and strategy;

 

                  exploration and development drilling prospects, inventories, productions, projects and programs;

 

                  natural gas and oil reserves;

 

                  ability to obtain permits and governmental approvals;

 

                  technology;

 

                  financial strategy;

 

                  realized oil and gas prices;

 

                  lease operating expenses, general and administrative costs and funding and development costs;

 

                  future operating results; and

 

                  plans, objectives, expectations and intentions.

 

All of these types of statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Prospectus, are forward-looking statements.  In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “project”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “pursue”, “target”, “seek”, “objective”, or “continue”, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus are based largely on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management.  These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors.  Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control.  In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate.  All readers are cautioned that the forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking statements due to the many factors including those listed in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this

 

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Prospectus.  All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Prospectus.  We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.

 

RISK FACTORS
 

You should carefully consider the following risk factors, in addition to the other information set forth or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus, before purchasing shares of our common stock. Each of these risk factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, and also adversely affect the value of an investment in our common stock.

 

General Perspective on the Risks Involved

 

We are at a critical crossroads in our existence.  For the last several years, our traditional GIS data conversion business has been shrinking dramatically, causing us to incur severe operating losses.  Even though, due to cost cutting measures, in the last two fiscal quarters the rate of our operating losses has slowed, the cost of performing our existing contracts and the lack of progress in obtaining any new significant contracts makes if fairly certain that we cannot return to profitability by relying solely on our traditional business.  Indeed, without additional cost cutting measures, our cash flow derived solely from this business may be insufficient to meet the operating and capital requirements of this business beyond the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006.

 

Our entry into the oil and gas exploration and production business is very recent.  We may not be able to reach a level of operating income from oil and gas activities that will generate cash flow sufficient to meet the the operating and capital requirements of that business, plus the shortfall in cash flow arising from our traditional business.  Given the risks articulated below related to each of the businesses, there is no assurance that we can achieve the necessary level of such operating income in a timely manner.

 

It must be recognized that our ultimate objective is a transition from a company providing a specialized service to that of an independent oil and gas producer.  Given the risks articulated below, there is no assurance that such transition will be seamless, i.e. without undertaking a major restructuring of the Company.  One such restructuring scenario may involve a sale or spin off of our GIS data conversion business followed by a merger of a privately held independent oil and gas producer into the Company.

 

Risks Related to our Traditional Business

 

Our cash flow may be insufficient to meet our operating and capital requirements.

 

We currently do not have a line of credit with any lender and rely solely on cash flow from operations to fund future operations and expenditures.  There is no assurance that the cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our capital requirements. We must convert accounts receivable and revenue earned in excess of billings to cash in order to meet our operating expenses and debt payments.  If these actions are not sufficient, and we are not able to meet our commitments when due, then we will be forced to liquidate assets and repay our secured creditors with the proceeds.

 

Our current and former independent auditors have expressed an opinion that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

During the fiscal years of 2000 through 2005, and continuing into fiscal 2006, we have experienced significant operating losses with corresponding reductions in working capital and stockholders’ equity, excluding the impact of debt forgiveness.  Our revenues and backlog have also decreased substantially during the same period.  We do not currently have any external financing in place to support operating cash flow requirements.  Our independent auditors issued a going concern qualification on our financial statements for fiscal 2004 and 2005,

 

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based on the significant operating losses reported in fiscal 2005 and prior years and a lack of external financing. Our former independent auditors issued a going concern qualification on our financial statements for fiscal 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.  As of December 31, 2005, the amount of our accumulated deficit is over approximately $34.0 million.

 

The market for our services is highly competitive and such competition within the GIS service industry can lead to lower profit margins and reduced volume of new work.

 

As the GIS services industry evolves, additional competitors may enter the industry. In addition, other improvements in technology could provide competitors or customers with tools to perform the services we provide and lower the cost of entry into the GIS services industry. We are facing increased price competition, particularly in the utilities market, from relatively new entrants to the market, which perform their work utilizing mostly offshore labor. A number of our competitors or potential competitors may have capabilities and resources greater than ours.

 

Our backlog continues to decrease and we have not signed enough contracts to generate enough revenue and profit margin in our traditional business to achieve profitability.

 

Our backlog has been impacted by changes in macroeconomic conditions.  These changes, first encountered in fiscal 2000 and which have continued through fiscal 2005, include interest rate and exchange rate instability, reductions in public sector spending levels and fluctuations in investment spending.  In addition, industry market conditions have significantly reduced the need for our services because existing and potential customers have been using newly emerging technology to reduce the need for outsourcing GIS data conversion services, which historically accounted for as high as 75% of the total cost of a typical GIS solution.  Specifically, the emergence in recent years of COTS hardware and software solutions for gathering satellite remote sensing base data and topographic, planimetric and cadastral data have given customers increased capabilities to replace our services with an in-house, significantly lower cost alternative.  This shift to COTS, coupled with offerings from service firms with large labor content in India, has resulted in lower margins and increased competition in the industry.  Backlog increases when new contracts are signed and decreases as revenues are recognized.  These changes in macroeconomic and industry market conditions have resulted in a reduction of the execution of new contracts and the renewal of expiring contracts, thus causing a decrease in our backlog.  At September 30, 2005, backlog was $4.0 million, $3.7 million of which we expect to fill in fiscal 2006.  At December 31, 2005, backlog was $2.9 million, $2.5 million of which we expect to fill in fiscal 2006.  At September 30, 2004, backlog was $6.5 million.

 

Our customer contracts may be adversely modified, changed or terminated prior to the expiration of the contract terms.

 

Most of our revenue is earned under long-term, fixed-price contracts. Our contractual obligations typically include large projects that will extend over six months to four years. These long-term contracts entail significant risks, including:

 

                  Our ability to estimate our costs accurately is critical to ensuring the profitability of projects.

 

                  Our skill at controlling costs under such fixed-price contracts once in production is required for profitable operations.

 

                  Contracts may be signed with a broad outline of the scope of the work, with detailed specifications prepared after a contract is signed. In preparing the detailed specifications, customers may negotiate specifications that reduce our planned project profitability.

 

                  Customers may increase the scope of contracts and we must negotiate change orders to maintain planned project profit margins and cash flows.

 

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                  Customers may request us to slow down or scale back the scope of a project to satisfy their budget or cash constraints. Schedule delays and scope reductions may interrupt workflow, create inefficiencies, and increase cost.

 

                  Customers may require a compressed schedule that may place additional strains on cash availability and management’s ability to hire and train personnel required to meet deadlines.

 

                  Contracts are generally terminable by the customer on relatively short notice, and it may be difficult for us to recoup our entire investment if a project is terminated prior to completion.

 

                  Large, long-term, fixed-price contracts generally increase our exposure to the effects of inflation and currency exchange rate fluctuation.

 

We experience quarterly variations in our operating results due to external influences beyond our control; such variations could result in a decreased stock value.

 

Our quarterly operating results vary significantly from quarter to quarter, depending upon factors such as the following:

 

                  The timing of customers’ budget processes.  Our customers have greatly reduced purchasing of technology solutions over the past four years, This reduction, broadly reflective of technology spending in general, may create a large demand for additional resources in the future in order to update aging systems

 

                  Slowdowns or acceleration of work by customers.  Our contracts are generally scheduled for completion over many months or perhaps years.  If delivery schedules are accelerated or delayed, our revenues may fluctuate accordingly.  Costs generally increase when a schedule is lengthened due to the additional management and administrative costs associated with a longer project.

 

                  The impact of weather conditions on the ability of our or subcontractors to obtain satisfactory aerial photography or field data.  Some of the data is collected in the field at the customer’s location.  Winter weather conditions and other adverse weather can greatly impact our ability to collect data bundles and thereby generate revenue.  Similarly, cloudy conditions or snow cover impacts the collection of accurate aerial photography.

 

For these reasons, period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not and will not be necessarily a reliable indication of future performance.  The fluctuations of our operating results could result in a decreased value of our stock.  We also could experience inconsistent quarterly revenues as a result of general weak economic conditions as customers defer projects or cancel planned expenditures.

 

We may need to invest in research and development to remain competitive and obtain new business.

 

We have devoted limited resources to developing and acquiring specialized data collection and conversion hardware and software. In order to remain competitive, we may have to accelerate our selection of, investment in, acquisition and development of new and enhanced technology on a timely basis.  If competitors introduce new products and services embodying new technologies, or if we fail to adopt or develop new technologies or to adapt our products and services to emerging industry standards, we may be unable to obtain new business or maintain existing business.  There can be no assurance that we will be successful in these efforts or in anticipating developments in data conversion technology.

 

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We may be unable to protect our proprietary rights, permitting competitors to duplicate our products and services

 

We do not have any patent protection for our products or technology.  Third parties could independently develop technology similar to ours, obtain unauthorized access to our proprietary technology or misappropriate technology to which we have granted access.  Because our means of protecting our intellectual property rights may not be adequate, it may be possible for a third party to copy, reverse engineer or otherwise obtain and use our technology without authorization. Unauthorized copying, use or reverse engineering of our products could result in the loss of current or future customers.

 

Our business comes from two core markets and adverse changes in those markets could cause a reduction in the demand for our services.

 

We derive our revenues primarily from two core markets, utilities and state and local governments. The ongoing consolidation and reduced technology budgets of the utilities industry has and may continue to increase competition and reduce profitability for the GIS services projects of current and potential customers. Also, to the extent that utilities remain regulated, legal, financial and political considerations may constrain the ability of utilities to fund geographic information systems. Many state and municipal entities are subject to legal constraints on spending, and a multi-year contract with any such entity may be subject to termination in any subsequent year if the entity does not choose to appropriate funds for such contracts in that year. Moreover, fundamental changes in the business practices or capital spending policies of any of these customers, whether due to budgetary, regulatory, technological or other developments or changes in the general economic conditions in the industries in which they operate, could cause a material reduction in demand by such customers for the services we offer. Any such reduction in demand could have a significant adverse impact on our net revenue levels.

 

The unavailability of a skilled labor force may hinder our ability to produce accurate, cost-effective solutions to meet the terms of our contracts.

 

Our business is labor-intensive and requires trained employees. We compete for qualified personnel against numerous companies, including more established companies with significantly greater financial resources than ours. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected if we are unable to hire qualified personnel or if we are unable to retain qualified personnel in the future.  High turnover among our employees could increase our recruiting and training costs, could affect our ability to perform services and earn revenues on a timely basis and could decrease operating efficiencies and productivity.  In addition, a significant portion of our costs consists of wages to hourly workers. An increase in hourly wages, costs of employee benefits or employment taxes could increase our other general and administrative costs and thereby reduce our net income. We reduced our staff in 2005 to meet the lower demands of our existing business, and we experienced additional loss of personnel in fiscal 2005 due to the uncertainty of the acquisition of new GIS contracts.  To address concern created by this loss of personnel on the part of our customers, partners, and employees, we engaged Wind Lake Solutions, Inc. (“WLS”), to manage our Wisconsin-based personnel in October 2005.  The WLS management team includes several professionals who have longstanding relationships with the Company and its customer base, including two individuals who successfully managed the Wisconsin office, or Intelligraphics, prior to its acquisition by us in December 1995.  We believe this strategy has stabilized our Wisconsin office and satisfied our customer’s concerns regarding our ability to provide consistent service to them.

 

We may sell our Wisconsin-based operations and enter into a non-compete agreement that includes the U.S.-based utility market, thereby limiting our ability to generate revenue and margins in our core market.

 

We believe WLS’s long-term involvement is necessary to maintain stability in our Wisconsin office.  WLS’s management agreement includes an option to purchase the Wisconsin-based operations, which if exercised, may include a non-compete in the U.S.-based utility market.

 

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If we are unable to retain the members of our senior management team our business operations may be adversely impacted.

 

Our success depends upon the continued service of our key employees:  Lori A. Jones, Chief Executive Officer and Barry Golko, Chief Accounting Officer.  Our ability to retain our management team is an important factor in our turnaround program and our ability to pursue our overall business plan.  While we have an employment agreement with Ms. Jones, there is no assurance that we will be able to retain the services of such key personnel.  We do not maintain any key personal life insurance policies.  Layoffs in recent years may impair our ability to retain and recruit other key personnel.  The loss or interruption of the services of Ms. Jones or Mr. Golko could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.  Our future financial results will also depend upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled technical, managerial and marketing personnel.

 

The unavailability or unsatisfactory performance of our subcontractors may affect our ability to deliver quality services to our customers.

 

Certain of our services require us to perform tasks that are outside our expertise such as the acquisition of aerial photography.  We are dependent upon the continued availability of third party subcontractors for such production tasks.  We also use subcontractors for work similar to that performed by our own employees such as field data acquisition.  The insufficient availability of or unsatisfactory performance by these unaffiliated third-party subcontractors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations due to delays in project schedules, product quality and increased costs of production.

 

The unsatisfactory performance or unavailability of overseas subcontractors may impact our ability to profitably perform services under existing contracts.

 
We utilize subcontractors in India and may from time to time use subcontractors in other overseas locations to perform certain tasks such as data conversion and photogrammetric interpretation at lower costs than could be achieved in the United States.  Our ability to perform services under some existing contracts on a profitable basis is dependent upon the continued availability of our overseas subcontractors and the quality of their work.  For example, India has in the past experienced significant inflation, civil unrest and regional conflicts.  Events or governmental actions that would impede or prohibit the operations of our subcontractors could have a material adverse effect on us.  In September 2004, we concluded a five-year exclusive agreement with InfoTech Enterprises, Ltd., an India-based company, which provided production capacity for data conversion and other related services.  During the term of the agreement, InfoTech provided more than 90% of our offshore subcontractor services (which services constituted less than 10% of our total production costs).  We continue to utilize InfoTech’s services as well as alternate sources of labor in India.  If we seek additional sources of labor in India, our cost of offshore services may increase in the short term as we train a new supplier.
 

We receive some business from referrals and any reduction in those referrals could affect our business.

 

A portion of our sales is the result of referrals derived, either directly or indirectly, from engineers, software developers and consultants in the GIS industry. We believe that our continued success in the GIS services market is dependent, in part, on our ability to maintain current relationships and to cultivate additional relationships with other industry participants. Such participants could acquire a GIS data collection or data conversion business or businesses or form other relationships with our competitors. There can be no assurance that relationships with GIS consultants will continue to be a source of business for us. Our inability to maintain such relationships or to form new relationships could reduce our ability to obtain new business and maintain existing business, thereby reducing our revenue.

 

Successful implementation of our turnaround efforts and the expansion of our business lines is required to return the Company to profitability.

 

The successful implementation of our turnaround efforts requires the cooperation of customers, subcontractors, vendors, lenders, outside professionals and employees. There can be no assurance that the specific strategies designed to return our GIS conversion data operations to profitability and positive cash flow can be implemented to the extent and in the timeframe planned. We have implemented financial and operational

 

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restructuring plans designed to improve operating efficiencies, reduce and eliminate cash losses and position ourselves for profitable operations.  In fact, our operating loss of $43,000 for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005, was only 8.75% of the $491,000 operating loss for the same quarter in the preceding fiscal year.  However, delays and difficulties in acquiring new contracts, realizing cost savings, retaining employees and other turnaround efforts could result in continued operating losses and a decrease or loss in the value of your investment.  Yet, as stated elsewhere in this section, we may not be able to expand our business lines into the energy sector, and such expansion may not result in profitable operations.  See Risks Related to Our Proposed Expansion Into the Oil and Gas Business below.

 

Risks Related To Our Proposed Expansion Into The Oil and Gas Business

 

If we are unable to successfully recruit qualified managerial and field personnel having experience in oil and gas exploration, our business may be harmed and we may not be able to expand our operations as planned.

 

Our current management team does not have experience in oil and gas exploration and production.  Initially, we will be relying on the expertise of oil and gas operators engaged in the operation and management of the oil and gas interests we may acquire.  There is no assurance that such operators will manage our interests competently and successfully, and, if they don’t, our business may be harmed. In any event, in order to successfully implement and manage our business expansion into the oil and gas business, we will have to recruit our own qualified managerial and field personnel having experience in the oil and gas exploration and production business. Competition in the oil and gas sector for qualified individuals is intense.  We may not be able to find, attract and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms.

 

If we are unable to obtain additional funding our business operations will be harmed.

 

We believe that our current cash position will be sufficient to meet our share of the operating expenses and capital expenditures required to exploit fully the oil and gas interests we have acquired thus far.  However, in order to implement our strategy of entering into the oil and gas sector, we will need to acquire additional oil and gas interests and will, therefore, require additional funding.  Although we may receive approximately $1,080,748 from the exercise of the warrants described in this Prospectus, we have no way of estimating the ultimate amount that we will receive from the exercise of warrants.  Also, we do not know if additional financing will be available when needed, or if it is available, if it will be available on acceptable terms.  Insufficient funds may prevent us from implementing our business strategy.

 

Competition in the oil and gas industry is intense, which may adversely affect our ability to succeed.

 

The oil and gas industry is intensely competitive and we compete with other companies that have greater resources.  Many of these companies not only explore for and produce oil and gas, but also carry on refining operations and market petroleum and other products on a regional, national or worldwide basis.  These companies may be able to pay more for productive oil and gas properties and exploratory prospects or define, evaluate, bid for and purchase a greater number of properties and prospects than our financial or human resources permit.  In addition, these companies may have a greater ability to continue exploration activities during periods of low oil and gas market prices.  Our larger competitors may be able to absorb the burden of present and future federal, state, local and other laws and regulations more easily than we can, which would adversely affect our competitive position.  Our ability to acquire additional properties and to discover reserves in the future will be dependent upon our ability to evaluate and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in a highly competitive environment.  In addition, because we have fewer financial and human resources than many companies in our industry, we may be at a disadvantage in bidding for exploratory prospects and producing oil and gas properties.

 

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The marketability of natural resources is affected by numerous factors beyond our control which may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.

 

The marketability of natural resources which may be acquired or discovered by us will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include market fluctuations in oil and gas pricing and demand, the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, governmental regulations, land tenure, land use, regulations concerning the importing and exporting of oil and gas and environmental protection regulations. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.

 

Our business involves numerous operating hazards.

 

Our operations are subject to certain hazards inherent in drilling for oil or gas, such as blowouts, reservoir damage, loss of production, loss of well control, punchthroughs, craterings or fires.  The occurrence of these events could result in the suspension of drilling operations, damage to or destruction of the equipment involved and injury or death to rig personnel.  Operations also may be suspended because of machinery breakdowns, abnormal drilling conditions, failure of subcontractors to perform or supply goods or services or personnel shortages.  Damage to the environment could also result from our operations, particularly through oil spillage or extensive uncontrolled fires.  We may also be subject to damage claims by other oil and gas companies.

 

Although we and the operators we engage will maintain insurance in the areas in which we operate, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable.  Our insurance policies and contractual rights to indemnity may not adequately cover our losses, and we do not have insurance coverage or rights to indemnify for all risks.  If a significant accident or other event occurs and is not fully covered by insurance or other contractual indemnity, it could adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

 

Risks Relating To Our Common Stock

 

We have outstanding preferred stock and “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued resulting in the dilution of common stock ownership.

 

Our Articles of Incorporation allow the board of directors to issue up to 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock and to fix the rights, privileges and preferences of those shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, together with the related warrants and possible dividends paid in kind, are convertible into a total of 1,435,513 shares of common stock, an amount which is approximately 42.2% of the 3,401,304 shares of common stock currently outstanding.  When converted, these shares represent a significant dilution to the existing stockholders.  The preferred stock holds dividend priority and a liquidation preference over shares of our common stock.  Our common stock will be subject to additional dilution if our board of directors utilizes its right to issue additional shares of preferred stock that is convertible into common stock. Thus, the rights of the holders of common stock are and will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of the preferred stock that we have previously issued and any preferred stock that we may issue in the future. Any such issuance could be used to discourage an unsolicited acquisition proposal by a third party.

 

Existing stockholders may experience significant dilution from the sale of our common stock pursuant to this Prospectus.

 

The sale of our common stock pursuant to this Prospectus may have a dilutive impact on our stockholders.  As a result, our net income per share could decrease in future periods and the market price of our common stock could decline. If our stock price decreases, then our existing stockholders would experience greater dilution.  Moreover, the perceived risk of dilution may cause our stockholders to sell their shares, which would contribute to a decline in the price of our common stock. Furthermore, the perceived risk of dilution and the resulting downward pressure on our stock price could encourage investors to engage in short sales of our common stock. By increasing

 

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the number of shares offered for sale, material amounts of short selling could further contribute to progressive price declines in our common stock.

 

Our stock price is highly volatile and the purchase or sale of relatively few shares can disproportionately influence the share price.

 

The trading price and volume of our common stock has been and may continue to be subject to significant fluctuations in response to:

 

                  actual or anticipated quarterly variations in our operating results;

 

                  further changes in the GIS industry or in the industries of any of our customers;

 

                  changes in governmental regulation, government spending levels or budgetary procedures;

 

                  conditions generally affecting the oil and gas industry;

 

                  the success of our business and operating strategy; and

 

                  the operating and stock price performance of other comparable companies.

 

The trading price of the common stock may vary without regard to our operating performance. Historically, we have been a thinly traded stock, therefore relatively few shares traded can disproportionately influence share price.

 

Future sales of our common stock may cause stock price to decline.

 

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including the shares offered by the selling securityholders pursuant to this Prospectus, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.  In addition, the sale of these shares could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional common or preferred stock.

 

As of March 16, 2006, we had 3,401,304 shares of common stock outstanding, excluding stock options. Of these shares, 3,187,272 are freely tradeable.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

All of the shares of common stock offered hereby are being offered by the selling shareholders, who will receive all proceeds from such sales. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock offered by the selling shareholders.  Upon the exercise of the Class A and Class B Warrants we could receive cash proceeds of up to $1,080,748.  There can be no assurance that any of those warrants will be exercised or that we will receive any proceeds therefrom.

 

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SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

 

We are registering for resale certain shares of our common stock.

 

The term “selling shareholder” includes the shareholders listed below and their transferees, pledges, donees or other successors.

 

Except as provided below, none of the selling shareholders has held any position or office or had any other material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates within the past three years other than as a result of the ownership of our securities.  We may amend or supplement this Prospectus from time o time to update the disclosure set forth in it.

 

Each of the selling shareholders that is affiliated with a registered broker-dealer purchased the shares offered by this Prospectus in the ordinary course of business and, at the time of purchase of those shares, did not have any plans to dispose of those shares.

 

Name of Shareholder

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior
to the Offering

 

Number of
Shares
Covered by
this
Prospectus

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned After
the Offering

 

Nite Capital, LP

 

334,251

(1)

 

334,251

 

0

 

Alpha Capital AG

 

417,815

(2)

 

417,815

 

0

 

Monarch Capital Fund, LTD

 

250,689

(3)

 

250,689

 

0

 

SCG Capital, LLC

 

133,701

(4)

 

133,701

 

0

 

Daniel E. Kern

 

133,701

(5)

 

133,701

 

0

 

Moshe Hartstein

 

59,054

(6)

 

59,054

 

0

 

Paladium Capital Advisors, LLC

 

19,686

(7)

 

19,686

 

0

 

Peak Securities Corporation

 

55,118

(8)

 

55,118

 

0

 

Pluris Partners, Inc.

 

96,102

(9)

 

96,102

 

0

 

Daniel D. Dinur

 

20,396

(10)

 

20,396

 

0

 

Black Shale Energy, LLC

 

129,032

(11)

 

129,032

 

0

 

 


(1)               Includes 157,480 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of the A Preferred, 19,291 shares of common stock issuable in lieu of cash payments for dividends accrued thereon, 78,740 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 78,740 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.  Nite Capital, LLC holds the voting and dispositive powers for Nite Capital, LP.  Mr. Keith Goodman is the managing member of Nite Capital, LLC.

 

(2)               Includes 196,851 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of the A Preferred, 24,114 shares of common stock issuable in lieu of cash payments for dividends accrued thereon, 98,425 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 98,425 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.  Mr. Konrad Ackerman holds voting and dispositive powers for Alpha Capital AG.

 

(3)               Includes 118,110 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of the A Preferred, 14,469 shares of common stock issuable in lieu of cash payments for dividends accrued thereon, 59,055 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 59,055 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.  BFA Fund Advisors Ltd. holds voting and dispositive powers for Monarch Capital Fund Ltd.  Mr. David Sims holds voting and dispositive powers for BFA Fund Advisors, Ltd.

 

(4)               Includes 62,992 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of shares of the A Preferred, 7,717 shares of common stock issuable in lieu of cash payments for dividends accrued thereon, 31,496 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 31,496 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.  Mr. Stephen Geduld holds voting and dispositive power for SCG Capital, LLC.

 

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(5)               Includes 62,992 shares of common stock issurable upon conversion of the A Preferred, 7,717 shares of common stock issuable in lieu of cash payments for dividends accrued thereon, 31,496 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 31,496 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.

 

(6)               Includes 29,527 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants and 29,527 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.

 

(7)               Includes 9,843 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 9,843 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.  Mr. Joel Padowite holds voting and dispositive powers for Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC.

 

(8)               Includes 27,559 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 27,559 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.  David W. Dube holds voting and dispositive powers for Peak Securities Corporation.

 

(9)               Includes 10,551 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 10,551 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.  Mr. Michael J. O’Derrick holds voting and dispoisitive powers for Pluris Partners, Inc.

 

(10)         Includes 5,198 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class A Warrants, and 5,198 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Class B Warrants.

 

(11)         Mr. Tim Elias holds voting and dispositive power for Black Shale Energy, LLC.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The selling shareholders, their pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest, may from time to time sell shares of our common stock directly to purchasers or indirectly to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. The selling shareholders may sell all or part of their shares in one or more transactions at fixed prices, varying prices, prices at or related to the then-current market price or at negotiated prices. The selling stockholders will determine the specific offering price of the shares from time to time that, at that time, may be higher or lower than the market price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Usual and customary brokerage fees will be paid by each selling stockholder.

 

The selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents participating in the distribution of the shares of our common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, and any profit from the sale of such shares by the selling stockholders and any compensation received by any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent may be deemed to be underwriting discounts under the Securities Act. The selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

 

Because selling stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, the selling stockholders will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. We have informed the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulative provisions of Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act may apply to their sales in the market. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes the selling stockholders, any affiliated purchasers, and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in such distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M also prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with the distribution of that security.

 

The method by which the selling stockholders, or their pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest, may offer and sell their shares may include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

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                  sales on the Nasdaq Stock Market, the over-the-counter market, or other securities exchange on which the common stock is listed at the time of sale, at prices and terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then-current market price;

 

                  sales in privately negotiated transactions;

 

                  sales for their own account pursuant to this prospectus;

 

                  through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise through the settlement of short sales;

 

                  cross or block trades in which broker-dealers will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as a principal in order to facilitate the transaction;

 

                  purchases by broker-dealers who then resell the shares for their own account;

 

                  brokerage transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers;

 

                  any combination of these methods of sale; and

 

                  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

Any shares of common stock covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale under Rule 144 or Rule 144A of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 or Rule 144A rather than under this prospectus. The shares of our common stock may be sold in some states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states, the shares of our common stock may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale or the sale is entitled to an exemption from registration.

 

The selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In connection with such transactions, broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in short sales of our common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume with selling stockholders. The selling stockholders may also enter into options or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of the shares offered hereby, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

To the extent required by a particular offering, we will set forth in a prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment, the terms of such offering, including among other things, the number of shares of common stock to be sold, the public offering price, the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents and any applicable commissions or discounts. In addition, upon the Company being notified by a selling stockholder that a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed.

 

To our knowledge, there are currently no plans, arrangements or understandings between any selling stockholder and any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.

 

The selling stockholders will pay all fees, discounts and brokerage commissions in connection with any sales, including any fees to finders. We will pay all expenses of preparing and reproducing this prospectus, including expenses or compliance with state securities laws and filing fees with the SEC.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under Regulation M under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the common stock may not simultaneously engage in market making activities, subject to certain exceptions, with respect to the common stock for a specified period set forth in Regulation M prior to the commencement of such distribution and until its completion.  In addition and with limiting the foregoing, the selling

 

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shareholders will be subject to the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by selling shareholders.  The foregoing may affect the marketability of the common stock offered hereby.

 

Each selling stockholder may be deemed to be an “underwriter” as such term is defined in the Securities Act, and any commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to any such person and any profits received on resale of the securities offered hereby may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act.

 

There can be no assurance that any selling stockholders will sell any or all of the common stock pursuant to this prospectus.  In addition, any common stock covered by this prospectus that qualifies for sale pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the shares of our common stock will be passed upon for us by Dinur & Associates, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia.  Daniel D. Dinur, the principal of Dinur & Associates, P.C., owns 10,000 shares of our common stock and holds 5,198 of each of our Class A and Class B Warrants.  He is a Selling Shareholder hereunder.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of Analytical Surveys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2005 and 2004, and for the years then ended, have been incorporated by reference in this registration statement in reliance upon the report of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. (“PKF”), our independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The report of PKF covering the September 30, 2005 financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company has suffered significant operating losses in 2005 and prior years and does not currently have any external financing in place to fund working capital requirements, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainly.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room at its offices in Washington, D.C.  Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the public reference room. Our filings are also available over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC to register the securities offered by this prospectus. The registration statement contains additional information about us and our securities. You may inspect the registration statement and exhibits at the SEC’s public reference room or at the SEC’s website.

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents. The documents we incorporate by reference are considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this incorporated information.

 

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below:

 

                  Our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 (filed with the SEC on December 28, 2005);

 

                  Our quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 (filed with the SEC on February 14, 2006);

 

                  Our current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 16, 2006, February 21, 2006, March 16, 2006, and March 23, 2006.

 

                  The description of our common stock set forth in our registration statement on Form S-2 filed on April 18, 1996; and

 

                  All documents filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of this offering.

 

We also disclose information about us through current reports on Form 8-K that are furnished to the SEC to comply with Regulation FD. This information disclosed in these reports is not considered to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not incorporated by reference herein.

 

At your request, we will provide you with a free copy of any of these filings (except for exhibits, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the filing). You may request copies by writing or telephoning us at:

 

Analytical Surveys, Inc.

9725 Datapoint Drive, Suite 300B

San Antonio, Texas 78229

Attn: Lori Jones

(210) 657-1500

 

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You should rely only on the information contained in this Prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide prospective investors with different or additional information. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it seeking an offer to buy, these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. The information contained in this Prospectus is correct only as of the date of this Prospectus, regardless of the time of the delivery of this Prospectus or any sale of these securities.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

 

 

 

 

RISK FACTORS

 

 

 

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

 

 

 

 

SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

 

 

 

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

 

 

 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

 

 

 

 

EXPERTS

 

 

 

 

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ANALYTICAL

SURVEYS, INC.

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

Common Stock

(no par value)

 

April     , 2006

 

 

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Part II
 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

 

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The fees and expenses payable by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the common stock of Analytical Surveys, Inc. (the “Company”) registered hereunder are as follows:

 

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee

 

$

271.81

 

*Legal fees and expenses

 

20,000.00

 

*Accounting fees and expenses

 

10,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

30,271.81

 

 


*                 Estimated

 

The selling shareholders have not paid any portion of the registration expenses.

 

Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Section 7-108-402 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act (the “Act”) provides, generally, that the articles of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; except that any such provision may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) acts specified in Section 7-108-403, or (iv) any transaction from which a director directly or indirectly derived an improper personal benefit. Such provision may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring prior to the date on which such provision becomes effective. The Company’s articles of incorporation contain such a provision.

 

Section 7-109-103 of the Act provides, that a corporation organized under Colorado law shall be required to indemnify a person who is or was a director of the corporation or an individual who, while serving as a director of the corporation, is or was serving at the corporation’s request as a director, an officer, an agent, an associate, an employee, a fiduciary, a manager, a member, a partner, a promoter, or a trustee of, or to hold any similar position with, another domestic or foreign corporation or other person or of an employee benefit plan (a “Director”) of the corporation and who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative and whether formal or informal (a “Proceeding”), in which he was a party, against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the Proceeding, unless such indemnity is limited by the corporation’s articles of incorporation.

 

Section 7-109-102 of the Act provides, generally, that a corporation may indemnify a person made a party to a Proceeding because the person is or was a Director against any obligation incurred with respect to a Proceeding to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan) or reasonable expenses incurred in the Proceeding if the person conducted himself or herself in good faith and the person reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in an official capacity with the corporation, the person’s conduct was in the corporation’s best interests and, in all other cases, his or her conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal proceedings, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may not indemnify a Director in connection with any Proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the Director was adjudged liable to the corporation or, in connection with any other Proceeding charging the Director derived an improper personal benefit, whether or not involving actions in an official capacity, in which Proceeding the Director was judged liable on the basis that he or she derived an improper personal benefit. Any indemnification permitted in connection with a Proceeding by or in the right of the corporation is limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such Proceeding.

 

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Under Section 7-109-107 of the Act, unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a corporation may indemnify an officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent of the corporation to the same extent as a Director and may indemnify an officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent who is not a Director to a greater extent, if not inconsistent with public policy and if provided for by its bylaws, general or specific action of its board of directors or shareholders, or contract.

 

In addition, the Company’s articles of incorporation provide that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the Act against all expense, liability and loss (including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith. Such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, with respect to Proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Company shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

The Company’s articles require that the Company maintain insurance to protect itself and any Director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or another corporation, partnership. joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Act.

 

The Company’s articles of incorporation provide that the Company shall indemnify any Director or officer, or former director or officer, or any person who may have served at its request as a director or officer of another corporation in which it owns shares of capital stock, or of which it is a creditor, and the personal representative of all such persons, against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense of any Proceeding in which he is made a party by reason of being or having been such director or officer, except in relation to matters as to which he shall be adjudged in such Proceeding, to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty; but such indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which such Director or officer may be entitled, under any by-law, agreement, vote of shareholders, or otherwise, nor shall anything herein contained restrict the right of the Company to indemnify or reimburse such person in any proper case, even though not specifically herein provided for.

 

Item 16.  Exhibits.

 

4.1                     Form of Stock Certificate (incorporate by reference to Exhibit the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-18 (Registration No. 2-93108-D)).

 

4.2                     Form of Subscription Agreement dated February 10, 2006, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 16, 2006)).

 

4.3                     Form of Class A Warrant dated February 10, 2006, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 16, 2006)

 

4.4                     Form of Class B Warrant dated February 10, 2006, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 16, 2006)

 

4.5*              Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated February 8, 2006.

 

5.1*              Opinion of Dinur & Associates, P.C. regarding legality of securities being registered.

 

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23.1*           Consent of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.

 

23.2*           Consent of Dinur & Associates, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 


*                 filed herewith

 

Item 17.  Undertakings.

 

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(2)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

(3)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement.

 

(4)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(5)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(b)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other that the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 24 2006.

 

 

ANALYTICAL SURVEYS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/    LORI A. JONES

 

 

 

Lori A. Jones
Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

 

TITLE

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

/s/    LORI A. JONES

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

 

March 24, 2006

Lori A. Jones

 

Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/    BARRY GOLKO

 

Chief Accounting Officer (Principal

 

March 24, 2006

Barry Golko

 

Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/    R. THOMAS RODDY

 

Chairman of the Board

 

March 24, 2006

R. Thomas Roddy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/    EDWARD P. GISTARO

 

Director

 

March 24, 2006

Edward P. Gistaro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/    RAD WEAVER

 

Director

 

March 24, 2006

Rad Weaver

 

 

 

 

 

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