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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-KSB
(Mark One)
   x
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
   
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 or
   o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
   
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the transition period from____________________ to__________________
     
   
Commission File Number: 0-21142
 
SANDSTON CORPORATION
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
 
Michigan
 
38-2483796
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

40950 Woodward Avenue, Suite 304, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
 
48304
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(248) 723-3007
(Issuer's telephone number)
 
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of Each Class
 
Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, no par value
 
None
 
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
 
Check whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act o
 
Check whether the issuer (1) 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. x Yes o No
 
Check if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information state-ments incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a Shell Company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
  x Yes o No
 
Issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $-0-
 
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates as of March 5, 2008, computed by reference to the closing price of such stock on such date as quoted on the OTCBB, was approximately $2,957,000. For purposes of this computation only, all executive officers, directors, and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the outstanding Common Stock, are assumed to be affiliates.
 
The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's Common Stock on March 5, 2008 was 10,796,981.

TRANSITIONAL SMALL BUSINESS DISCLOSURE FORMAT o Yes x No
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None
 



 
PART I
 
Item 1. Description of Business.

This item contains forward-looking statements that involve uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those in the forward looking statements due to a number of uncertainties, including, but not limited to those discussed below and in Part II, Item 6 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations - Uncertainties Relating to Forward Looking Statements.”
 
Corporate History and Overview of Plans Subsequent to Date of Filing Form 10-KSB
 
Prior to April 1, 2004, Sandston Corporation was named Nematron Corporation (“Nematron” or the “Company”), which was incorporated in Michigan in October 1983. In 1986, Nematron became a wholly owned subsidiary of Interface Systems, Inc. ("Interface"). On February 26, 1993, Nematron became an independent publicly-traded company as a result of a spin-off from Interface, which was effected by the distribution of 100% of the shares of Nematron on a pro rata basis to Interface's shareholders. Pursuant to a recommendation of Nematron Corporation’s Board of Directors and approval by its shareholders on January 13, 2004, on March 31, 2004 Nematron sold to NC Acquisition Corp. ("NCAC") all of its tangible and intangible assets, including its real estate, accounts, equipment, intellectual property, inventory, goodwill and other intangibles, and all subsidiaries except for $30,000 in cash, (the "Net Asset Sale"). NCAC also assumed all of Nematron’s liabilities pursuant to the Net Asset Sale. Following the Net Asset Sale, Nematron’s only remaining assets were $30,000 in cash; it retained no liabilities. Pursuant to the Net Asset Sale, and effective April 1, 2004 the Company has no subsidiaries. On April 1, 2004 Nematron amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to Sandston Corporation (the “Company”) and implemented a shareholder-approved one-for-five reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, whereby every five issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock became one share. Also, on April 1, 2004 Nematron sold a total of 5,248,257 post-split shares to Dorman Industries, LLC (“Dorman Industries”) for $50,000. Dorman Industries is a Michigan limited liability company wholly owned by Mr. Daniel J. Dorman, who became the Company’s Chairman of the Board, CEO and President following such stock purchase. By virtue of its purchase of common stock, Dorman Industries became the owner of 62.5% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, and currently is the beneficial owner of 48.6% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Patricia A. Dorman, Dan Dorman’s wife, is the beneficial owner of an additional 5.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
 
The Company intends to build long-term shareholder value by acquiring and/or investing in and operating strategically positioned companies. The Company expects to target companies in mutiple industry groups. The Company has yet to acquire, or enter into an agreement to acquire, any company or business operations.
 
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 40950 Woodward Avenue, Suite 304, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304, and its telephone number is (248) 723-3007.
 
General Overview
 
The business of the Company since April 1, 2004 includes only its consideration of various investment opportunities and incurring administrative expenses related to legal, accounting and administrative activities. There have been no revenue generating activities since April 1, 2004. The Company has had no employees since that date. The administrative activities of the Company are performed by the Chairman, who also serves as the CEO, President and Principal Financial Officer. Direct administrative expenses of the Company totaled $30,288 and $14,003 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
The former business of Nematron was the design, manufacture and marketing of factory automation products, including computer hardware and software products. Its industrial computers and terminals were labeled Industrial Control ComputersTM (“ICCs”) and Industrial WorkstationsTM (“IWSs”), which are "ruggedized" computers with built-in displays, keyboards or other forms of operator interface used by operators in industrial processing and in factory floor environments to monitor and control machine and cell level operations. Nematron’s software products were sold to industrial users for direct machine control, supervisory control, operator interface and data acquisition and transmission.
 

 
Employees
 
The Company has no employees.
 
Item 2. Description of Properties.
 
The Company does not own or lease any property. The Company's headquarters are located in space provided by Dorman Industries. Dorman Industries leases the space from a third party. The Company uses the office equipment and furniture of Dorman Industries to conduct its business. Dorman Industries has not charged the Company for the use of its property and equipment.
 
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
 
None.
 
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
None.
 
PART II

Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
 
The Company’s Common Stock has been listed on the OTC Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”) under the symbol SDON since April 1, 2004. The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices as reported on the OTCBB for all periods presented. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

2007
 
High
 
Low
 
First Quarter
 
$
0.15
 
$
0.10
 
Second Quarter
   
0.20
   
0.10
 
Third Quarter
   
0.25
   
0.10
 
Fourth Quarter
   
0.23
   
0.10
 
 
2006
 
High
 
Low
 
First Quarter
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.04
 
Second Quarter
   
0.06
   
0.04
 
Third Quarter
   
0.05
   
0.04
 
Fourth Quarter
   
0.20
   
0.04
 
 
There are approximately 200 holders of record of the Company's Common Stock as of March 5, 2008.
 
The Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
 
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Uses of Proceeds from Registered Securities:
 
On December 21, 2006, the Company entered into subscription agreements with a number of accredited investors pursuant to which the Company sold 2,400,000 shares of its Common Stock (the “New Shares”), for a price of $0.05 per share in a private placement, at a total offering price for the New Shares issued of $120,000 in cash, with no underwriting discounts or commissions payable. The New Shares were sold in reliance on exemptions from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, based on the following: there was no general solicitation; all investors are “accredited investors” (within the meaning of Regulation D) who are sophisticated about business and financial matters; and all the New Shares issued are subject to restriction on transfer.
 
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The Company intends to use the proceeds from the unregistered securities for general corporate purposes and to sustain its current level of operations until such time as it identifies target companies or business operations, as described in Item 1 of this Form 10-KSB. At such time, and if a target company or business operations are identified, the Company will use all or a portion of the remaining proceeds for costs and expenses to be incurred in the due diligence process and for other acquisition activities relating to the target company or business operations.
 
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer:
 
None

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Item 6. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations.
 
The following discussion and analysis contains a number of "forward looking statements" about the Net Asset Sale and the Company within the meaning of the Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to expectations for future periods which are subject to various uncertainties explained herein and in "Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation - Uncertainties Relating to Forward Looking Statements."
 
Statements containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “would,” “projects,” “predicts,” “continues,” and similar expressions or the negative of these terms constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
 
We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. Such statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect, including those discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" contained herein. Such risks, uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated events. Except as may be required under federal law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur.
 
Overview
 
Following the Net Asset Sale on March 31, 2004, the Company became a public shell with no revenue generating activities. The Company intends to build long-term shareholder value by acquiring and/or investing in and operating strategically positioned entities and business operations. The Company expects to target entities and business operations in multiple industry groups. The Company has yet to acquire, or enter into an agreement to acquire, any entity or business operations.
 
Results of Operations:
 
Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2006
 
The business of the Company in 2007 includes only its consideration of various investment opportunities and incurring administrative expenses related to legal, accounting and administrative activities. There were no revenue generating activities. The Company has had no employees since April 1, 2004. The administrative activities of the Company since April 1, 2004 have been performed by the Chairman, who also serves as the CEO, President and Principal Financial Officer. Direct administrative expenses of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled $30,288, an increase of $16,285, or 116.3%, compared to $14,003 incurred for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase is due primarily to the absence of a reversal of estimated expenses accrued at the end of 2005 and corrected in 2006 which reduced expenses in 2006 by $7,100, and by the increase in professional services related to preparation for the annual meeting in 2007; no annual meeting was held in 2006.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2005
 
The business of the Company in 2006 includes only its consideration of various investment opportunities and incurring administrative expenses related to legal, accounting and administrative activities. There were no revenue generating activities. The administrative activities of the Company are performed by the Chairman, who also serves as the CEO, President and Principal Financial Officer. Direct administrative expenses of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2006 totaled $14,003, a decrease of $22,795, or 61.9%, compared to $36,798 incurred for the year ended December 31, 2005. The decrease is due primarily to fewer administrative services required in 2006 compared to 2005, and also is due to a reversal of estimated expenses accrued at the end of 2005.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Primary sources of liquidity since the Company became a “public shell” following the March 31, 2004 Net Asset Sale have been cash balances that have been used to pay administrative expenses. Operating expenses of the Company have been funded with $30,000 of available cash retained from the Net Asset Sale and from $50,000 of cash generated by the sale of additional shares of common stock to Dorman Industries on April 1, 2004. In December 2006, the Company sold through a private placement of unregistered securities 2.4 million shares of Common Stock for a total of $120,000. As reflected in the accompanying balance sheet at December 31, 2007, cash totals $69,062. Based on such balance and management’s forecast of activity levels during the period that it may remain a “pubic shell” corporation, management believes that the present cash balance will be sufficient to pay its current liabilities and its administrative expenses as such expenses become due. The Company has not identified as yet potential acquisition candidates, the acquisition of which would mean that the Company would cease being a “public shell” and begin operating activities.
 
While it is the Company's objective to ultimately be able to use the securities of the Company as a currency in the acquisition of portfolio businesses, the initial acquisitions of portfolio businesses may require the Company to be infused with additional capital thereby diluting the Company's shareholders, including Dorman Industries to the extent that it does not participate in the capital infusion.
 
Uncertainties Relating to Forward Looking Statements
 
"Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation" and other parts of this Form 10-KSB contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. While the Company believes any forward-looking statements it has made are reasonable, actual results could differ materially since the statements are based on current management expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following:
 
 
§
Uncertainties discussed elsewhere in “Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations” and in “Description of Business” above;
 
 
§
The potential inability of the Company to locate potential businesses and to negotiate the closing of identified businesses so that they become businesses of the Company;
 
 
§
Unforeseen increases in operating expenses;
 
 
§
The inability to attract or retain management, sales and/or engineering talent for any acquired business;
 
 
§
The inability to continue financing the administrative expenses of the Company out of available funds and the inability to raise additional funds to cover any shortfall.
 
Item 7. Financial Statements.
 
The financial statements filed herewith are set forth in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements (on page F-1) of the separate financial section which follows this report, and are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 8. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures.
 
The Company’s independent accountants, Plante & Moran PLLC, have been engaged since July 16, 2004. Since that date, there have been no disagreements with the firm on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.
 
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Item 8A. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
 
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated 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) as of the end of the period covered by this annual report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective and designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the requisite time periods.
 
(b) Changes in internal controls.
 
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) identified in connection with the evaluation of our internal control performed during our fourth quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 8B. Other Information.
 
None.
 
PART III

Item 9.
Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance With Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
Directors of the Company
 
Certain information relating to the persons who are the directors of the Company is set forth below.

 
Name
 
 
Age
 
 
Principal Occupation
 
Director
Since
 
Term
Expires
                 
Daniel J. Dorman
 
45
 
President of Dorman Industries, LLC, a company that beneficially owns 48.6% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company (1)
 
2004
 
2010
Lawrence J. De Fiore
 
47
 
CPA and shareholder and officer of DeFiore Spalding, P.C., a public accounting firm
 
2004
 
2009
 
Richard A. Walawender
 
47
 
Senior Principal at the law firm Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC.
 
2006
 
2008
 
(1) This percentage does not include 5.5% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock owned beneficially by Patricia A. Dorman, his wife.
 
Daniel J. Dorman was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2004 upon the purchase by Dorman Industries, LLC of 62.5% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. Mr. Dorman is the founder of Dorman Industries, LLC, which he founded in 2004 to hold interests in several operating companies, and he has served as its President since its inception. Daniel J. Dorman has been the president of D.J. Dorman & Co., Inc. and its predecessor since 1989. D.J. Dorman & Co., Inc. originates, structures, acquires and manages investments in private equity and buy-out opportunities on behalf of several entities. Mr. Dorman is also a director of several other private entities. On February 20, 2007, Mr. Dorman was also appointed a director of Pipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical company.
 
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Lawrence J. De Fiore was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2004 upon the purchase by Dorman Industries, LLC of 62.5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. Mr. De Fiore has been a CPA for over 20 years and is currently a shareholder and officer of the CPA firm of De Fiore Spalding, P.C. In addition, Mr. De Fiore is a managing member of Spalding Capital, LLC, a merchant banking firm, and serves on the boards of certain private equity funds and growth oriented operating enterprises. Mr. De Fiore has been active in over seventy-five transactions involving acquisitions and private investment as a principal and as a senior advisor to various Midwest based institutions and private families. Mr. De Fiore has extensive investment experience in financial due diligence, business valuation, ongoing portfolio management and strategic alliances. Mr. De Fiore graduated with honors from the Business School at Michigan State University and is licensed as a CPA in the State of Michigan.
 
Richard A. Walawender has been a director since December 2006. Mr. Walawender is a Senior Principal at the law firm Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC, and has been a lawyer at the firm for over 20 years. He is a former Managing Director of the firm and currently heads the firm’s Corporate & Securities Group. Mr. Walawender has extensive experience in corporate, securities and financing matters, including international ventures. He graduated with highest distinction with a B.A. from the University of Michigan and with a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Mr. Walawender is licensed to practice law in the state of Michigan. He and the firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC provide legal services to the Company.
 
The Company has one executive officer that serves in his positions at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Mr. Daniel J. Dorman is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
 
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 requires all Company executive officers and directors and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company's equity securities to file reports of their ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Executive officers, directors and greater than ten percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Specific due dates for these reports have been established and the Company is required to report any delinquent filings and failures to file such reports.
 
Based solely on its review of the copies of such reports received by it and written representations of its executive officers and incumbent directors, the Company believes that during the year ended December 31, 2007, all filing requirements under Section 16(a) applicable to its executive officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with.
 
Because the Company does not currently have any material business operations, the Company does not have a separate audit committee, and it does not have an audit committee financial expert. Instead, the entire Board of Directors functions as the audit committee, and it engaged the independent auditors. At such time as when the Company acquires a business or develops material business operations, it will form an audit committee and appoint an independent audit committee financial expert.
 
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules adopted by the SEC require publicly traded companies to disclose whether they have adopted a code of ethics that applies to a company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller, or person's performing similar functions. The rules also define what constitutes a code of ethics. Because the Company does not currently have any material business operations, the Company has not yet adopted a code of ethics that meets the SEC's rules.
 
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Item 10. Executive Compensation.
 
Summary
 
The following table sets forth information for the periods indicated concerning the aggregate compensation paid by the Company and its subsidiaries to the Company’s Executive Officer (the “Named Executive”).
 
Name and Principal
     
Annual Compensation
 
Long Term
Compensation
Awards
 
All Other
Compensation
 
Occupation
 
Year
 
Salary ($)
 
Bonus ($)
 
Options (#)
 
($)
 
                       
Daniel J. Dorman,
   
2007
 
$
-0-
 
$
-0-
   
-0-
 
$
-0-
 
President and Chief
   
2006
 
$
-0-
 
$
-0-
   
-0-
 
$
-0-
 
Executive Officer
   
2005
 
$
-0-
 
$
-0-
   
-0-
 
$
-0-
 
 
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
 
Options
 
The following table sets forth information concerning options granted to the Named Executive in the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR

   
Individual Grants
         
 
 
 
Name
 
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options Granted 
 
Percent of Total
Options Granted
To Employees In
Fiscal Year
 
 
Exercise or
Base Price
($/Share)
 
 
 
Expiration
Date
 
                   
Daniel J. Dorman
   
-0-
   
-0-
%
 
   
 

The Named Executive did not exercise any options in the year ended December 31, 2007. The following table provides information with respect to unexercised options held by the Named Executive as of December 31, 2007.

AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
YEAR-END OPTION VALUES

   
Number of Securities Underlying
Unexercised Options at Year-End
(Number)
 
Value of Unexercised In-the-Money
Options at Year End
(Dollars) (1)
 
Name
 
Exercisable (1)
 
Unexercisable
 
Exercisable
 
Unexercisable
 
                   
Daniel J. Dorman
   
-0-
   
-0-
 
$
-0-
 
$
-0-
 
 
 
(1)
Value of unexercised in-the-money options is determined by multiplying the number of shares subject to the option by the difference between the closing price of the Common Stock on the OTCBB at the end of 2007 and the option exercise price.
 
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Employment Contract
 
The Named Executive does not have an employment agreement with the Company.
 
Compensation of Directors
 
Each director who is not an officer or employee of the Company is eligible to receive for his services a fee of $1,000 per meeting attended and $500 for each committee meeting attended. Committee chairs receive an additional $250 for each committee meeting. The directors waived the director fees for meetings held during quarterly periods during which the Company reported a loss from operations, which were all quarters of the last two years. Directors who are officers or employees of the Company receive no additional compensation for their service as a director, although they are eligible to be reimbursed for their reasonable travel expenses when meetings are held in a location other than the metropolitan area in which they reside.
 
Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
The Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan"), adopted in April 1999, provides for the granting of awards to purchase a total of 250,000 shares of common stock to key employees and others. Awards may be made by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in the form of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock or performance shares, provided that the Committee may not grant options to any salaried employee during any three-year period to purchase more than 100,000 shares.
 
The exercise price for each option granted under the Incentive Plan cannot be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant. The Incentive Plan’s Committee has latitude in setting the vesting and exercise periods, but generally the options vest over a three-year period and had a ten-year term.
 
The Incentive Plan authorizes the Committee to grant restricted stock awards pursuant to which shares of Common Stock will be awarded, subject to restrictions on transfer that lapse over a period of time or upon achievement of performance goals, as determined by the Committee. Participants who receive restricted stock grants are entitled to dividend and voting rights on the awarded shares prior to the lapse of restrictions on such awards.
 
The Committee is also authorized to grant performance share awards under the Incentive Plan that are payable at the discretion of the Committee in cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination of each, upon achievement of performance goals established by the Committee. The Committee will determine the terms and conditions of restricted stock and performance share awards, including the acceleration or lapse of any restrictions or conditions of such awards. Outstanding options under the Incentive Plan were cancelled as of March 31, 2004, and there are no outstanding options as of December 31, 2007 or 2006.
 
Item 11.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
 
The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2007 with respect to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by current directors, each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table under “Executive Compensation”, all current directors and executive officers as a group and all other persons known by the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of its outstanding common stock (each, a “5% Owner”). Except as noted below, each shareholder exercises sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned.
 
The share information included in the following table has been adjusted for the five-for-one reverse stock split approved by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on January 13, 2004.
 
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Number of Shares
     
Name
 
Beneficially Owned
 
Percent of Class (4)
 
           
Directors and Management:
         
Daniel J. Dorman (1)
   
5,248,257
     
48.61
%
Lawrence J. De Fiore (2)
   
400,000
   
3.70
%
Richard A. Walawender (3)
   
200,000
   
1.85
%
All directors and executive officers as group (3 persons)
   
6,448,257
   
59.72
%
               
5% Owners:
             
Daniel J. Dorman (1)
   
5,248,257
   
48.61
%
Patricia A. Dorman
   
600,000
   
5.56
%
 
(1)
The number of shares shown in the table for Mr. Dorman represent 5,248,257 shares purchased on April 1, 2004 by Dorman Industries, LLC, an entity owned by Mr. Dorman, but does not include 600,000 shares purchased in December 2006 by Patricia A. Dorman, Mr. Dorman’s wife. Mr. Dorman disclaims beneficial ownership of any and all shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by his wife.
 
(2)
The shares shown in the table for Mr. DeFiore represent those shares purchased in December 2006 by the Lawrence J. DeFiore Living Trust.
 
(3)
The shares shown in the table for Mr. Walawender represent those shares purchased in December 2006 by Walawender Holdings, LLC.
 
(4)
The number of shares and percentages were determined as of December 31, 2007. At that date 10,796,981 shares of stock were outstanding. There were no outstanding common stock equivalents at that date or subsequent thereto to the date of this filing.
 
Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
 
Mr. Walawender is a Senior Principal at the law firm Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC. In 2007, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC provided legal services to the Company at no charge.
 
Item 13. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
 
(a)
The exhibits filed herewith are set forth in the Index to Exhibits (on the first page of the separate exhibit section, which follows the financial section of this report) and are incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
(1)
The Company has not filed any current report on Form 8-K during the forth quarter ended December 31, 2007.
 
Item 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
The Company’s independent accountants, Plante & Moran PLLC, were engaged on July 16, 2004. Fees paid to the Plante & Moran PLLC during 2007 and 2006 are as follows:
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Audit Fees
 
$
9,398
 
$
11,725
 
Audit Related Fees
   
-0-
   
-0-
 
Tax Fees
   
-0-
   
500
 
All Other Fees
   
-0-
   
-0-
 
 
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Audit Fees. This category includes the fees for the audit of our consolidated financial statements and the quarterly reviews of interim financial statements (the “reviews”). This category also includes advice on audit and accounting matters that arose during or as a result of the audit or the reviews and for services in connection with Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
 
Audit Related Fees. There were no audit related fees paid.
 
Tax Fees. This category includes fees to prepare the Company’s federal and state income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2004.
 
All Other Fees. There were no other fees paid.
 
Effective May 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules that require that before independent auditors are engaged by the Company or its subsidiaries to render any auditing or permitted non-audit related service, the engagement be approved by the Company's audit committee, or the Company’s Board of Directors or entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the audit committee or the board of directors, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, the audit committee is informed of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the audit committee's responsibilities to management.
 
The Board of Directors requires advance approval of all audit, audit-related, tax and other services performed by the independent auditor. Unless the specific service has been previously pre-approved with respect to that year, the audit committee must approve the permitted service before the independent auditor is engaged to perform it. The Board of Directors has delegated to the chairman authority to approve permitted services provided that the chairman reports any decisions to the Board of Directors at its next scheduled meeting.
 
Following the Net Asset Sale on March 31, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Company has fulfilled the functions of the audit committee. The newly constituted Board of Directors engaged the firm of Plante & Moran LLC on July 16, 2004 to perform quarterly reviews beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and the annual audits beginning with the year ended December 31, 2004. It also engaged the firm of Plante & Moran LLC in 2005 to prepare the Company’s federal and state income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2004.
 
SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized

Sandston Corporation
       
By:
 
  /s/ Daniel J. Dorman
 
Dated:
 
March 5, 2008
   
Daniel J. Dorman, Chairman and CEO
       
   
and Principal Financial Officer
       
             
By:
 
  /s/ Laurence J. De Fiore
 
Dated:
 
March 5, 2008
   
Lawrence J. De Fiore, Director
       
             
By:
 
  /s/ Richard A. Walawender
 
Dated:
 
March 5, 2008
   
Richard A. Walawender, Director
       

11


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
     
3.01
 
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
     
3.01
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.02 to the Registrant's Form 10-KSB for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
     
10.01
 
Nematron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.03 to the Registrant's Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
     
23.01
 
Consent of Plante & Moran**
     
31.01
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d) (Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002).*
     
31.02
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d) (Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002).*
     
32.01
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
     
32.02
 
Certification of 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.
 
Management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements:
 
The management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits and included in such list of exhibits are as follows:
 
10.01
 
Nematron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.03 to the Registrant's Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
UNDERTAKING
 
The Company will furnish to any shareholder a copy of any of the exhibits listed above upon written request and upon payment of a specified reasonable fee, which fee shall be equal to the Company's reasonable expenses in furnishing the exhibit to the shareholder. Requests for exhibits and information regarding the applicable fee shall be direct to: Mr. Daniel J. Dorman, President and Chief Executive Officer, at the address of the principal executive offices set forth on the cover of this Report on Form 10-KSB.

12

 
Consolidated Financial Statements
and Report of
Independent Registered Accounting Firm

Sandston Corporation

December 31, 2007 and 2006
 

 
SANDSTON CORPORATION

Table of Contents

   
Page
     
Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
 
F-2
     
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
F-3
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
F-4
     
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
F-5
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
F-6
     
Notes to Financial Statements
 
F-7 to F-9

F-1

 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors
Sandston Corporation:
 
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Sandston Corporation as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. Sandston Corporation is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opnion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sandston Corporation as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
/s/ Plante & Moran, PLLC

March 5, 2008
Auburn Hills, Michigan
 
F-2

Sandston Corporation
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
           
Assets
         
           
Current assets:
         
Cash
 
$
69,062
 
$
98,459
 
Deposit
   
1,800
   
1,800
 
               
Total assets
 
$
70,862
 
$
100,259
 
               
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
             
               
Current liabilities - Accounts payable
 
$
1,537
 
$
646
 
               
Stockholders' equity:
             
Common stock, no par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 10,796,981 shares issued and outstanding
   
33,799,784
   
33,799,784
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(33,730,459
)
 
(33,700,171
)
Total stockholders' equity
   
69,325
   
99,613
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
70,862
 
$
100,259
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
F-3

 
Sandston Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Net revenues
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
               
General and administrative expenses
   
30,288
   
14,003
 
               
Operating loss
   
(30,288
)
 
(14,003
)
Income taxes
   
-
   
-
 
               
Net loss
 
$
(30,288
)
$
(14,003
)
               
Loss per share - basic and diluted (Note 2):
 
$
nil
 
$
nil
 
Weighted average shares - basic and diluted (Note 2):
   
10,796,981
   
8,462,734
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
F-4

 
Sandston Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
   
Common Stock
 
Accumulated
     
   
Shares
 
Amount
 
Deficit
 
Total
 
                   
Balance, January 1, 2006
   
8,396,981
 
$ 
33,679,784
 
$
(33,686,168
)
$
(6,384
)
                           
Issuance of common stock
   
2,400,000
   
120,000
   
   
120,000
 
                           
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006
   
 
   
 
   
(14,003
)
 
(14,003
)
                           
Balance, December 31, 2006
   
10,796,981
 
 
33,799,784
   
(33,700,171
)
 
99,613
 
                           
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2007
   
 
   
 
   
(30,288
)
 
(30,288
)
                           
Balance, December 31, 2007
   
10,796,981
 
$
33,799,784
 
$
(33,730,459
)
$
69,325
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
F-5

 
Sandston Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
         
Net loss
 
$
(30,288
)
$
(14,003
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities:
             
Change in current assets and liabilities that provided cash:
             
Deposits
   
-
   
(1,800
)
Accounts payable
   
891
   
(13,392
)
Accrued liabilities
   
-
   
(3,000
)
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(29,397
)
 
(32,195
)
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Loan from majority shareholder
   
-
   
15,000
 
Issuance of common stock
   
-
   
105,000
 
Net cash provided by financing activites
   
-
   
120,000
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
(29,397
)
 
87,805
 
Cash at beginning of year
   
98,459
   
10,654
 
               
Cash at end of year
 
$
69,062
 
$
98,459
 
               
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities:
             
Common stock issued in satisfaction of loan from majority shareholder
 
$
-
 
$
15,000
 
               
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
             
Cash paid for interest
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Cash paid for income taxes
   
-
   
-
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
F-6

 
Sandston Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006

(1) Basis of Presentation and Business

Pursuant to a recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors and approval by its shareholders on January 13, 2004, the Company sold to NC Acquisition Corporation (the "Purchaser") on March 31, 2004 all of its tangible and intangible assets, including its real estate, accounts, equipment, intellectual property, inventory, subsidiaries, goodwill, and other intangibles, except for $30,000 in cash, (the "Net Asset Sale"). The Purchaser also assumed all of the Company’s liabilities pursuant to the Net Asset Sale. Following the Net Asset Sale, the Company’s only remaining assets were $30,000 in cash and it had no liabilities. It also retained no subsidiaries. On April 1, 2004 the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its name from Nematron Corporation to Sandston Corporation (the “Company”) and to implement a shareholder approved one-for-five reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, whereby every five issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock became one share. On April 1, 2004 the Company also sold a total of 5,248,257 post-split shares to Dorman Industries, LLC (“Dorman Industries”) for $50,000. Dorman Industries is a Michigan Limited Liability Company wholly owned by Mr. Daniel J. Dorman, the Company’s new Chairman of the Board, President and Principal Accounting Officer. Pursuant to its purchase of these shares, Dorman Industries became the owner of 62.50% of the then outstanding common stock of the Company and currently is the beneficial owner of 54.17% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
 
Effective April 1, 2004, the Company became a "public shell" corporation.
 
The Company intends to build long-term shareholder value by acquiring and/or investing in and operating strategically positioned companies. The Company expects to target companies in multiple industry groups. The Company has yet to acquire, or enter into an agreement to acquire, any company or entity.
 
During the period prior to the Net Asset Sale, the Company’s businesses included 1) the design, manufacture, and marketing of environmentally ruggedized computers and computer displays known as industrial workstations; 2) the design, development and marketing of software for worldwide use in factory automation and control and in test and measurement environments; and 3) providing application engineering support to customers of its own and third parties’ products. These businesses were sold on March 31, 2004 to the Purchaser.
 
Liquidity and Management Plans
 
The Company became a "public shell" corporation on April 1, 2004 following the Net Asset Sale and since that date its operational activities have been limited to considering sundry and various acquisition opportunities, and its financial activities have been limited to administrative activities and incurring expenditures for accounting, legal, filing, printing, office and auditing services. These expenditures have been paid with the $30,000 cash retained from the businesses that were sold, from $50,000 of proceeds from the sale of common stock on April 1, 2004 to Dorman Industries, and from $120,000 of proceeds from the sale, through a private placement, of unregistered common stock in December 2006 to certain accredited investors.
 
(2) Summary of Accounting Principles
 
Income Taxes
 
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset-and-liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. Such deferred income tax asset and liability computations are based on enacted tax laws and rates. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
 
F-7

 
Sandston Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
Stock Option Plans
 
The Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan"), adopted in April 1999, provides for the granting of awards to purchase a total of 250,000 shares of common stock to key employees and others. No options were granted in 2007 or 2006.
 
Loss Per Share
 
Loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the years presented. The weighted average shares outstanding used in computing loss per share was 10,796,981 in 2007 and 8,462,734 in 2006. There are no outstanding dilutive stock options and warrants. All outstanding stock options and warrants were cancelled effective with the Net Asset Sale.
 
(4) Taxes on Income
 
Income tax expense is $-0- for both 2007 and 2006, including $-0- in current taxes and $-0- in deferred taxes for both 2007 and 2006.
 
A reconciliation of income tax expense recognized to income taxes at statutory rates is as follows:

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
           
Income tax at statutory rates
   
(34.0
)%
 
(34.0
)%
Change in valuation allowance
   
34.0
%
 
34.0
%
               
Total income tax expense rate
   
0.0
%
 
0.0
%
 
At December 31, 2007, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $160,000 that can be used to offset future taxable income, resulting in gross deferred tax assets of approximately $54,000. These loss carryforwards expire in varying amounts through 2027. Realization of these carryforwards is subject to annual limitations under current IRS regulations pursuant to change in control provisions and is dependent on the existence of future taxable income. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, a valuation allowance has been recognized for the entire amount of the Company's net deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance increased by $11,000 at December 31, 2007 to $54,000 from $43,000 at December 31, 2006.
 
(5) Employee Benefit Plan
 
All option and share amounts reflected in the following disclosures have been adjusted for the one-for-five reverse stock split on April 1, 2004.

Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
The Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan"), adopted in April 1999, provides for the granting of awards to purchase a total of 250,000 shares of common stock to key employees and others. Awards may be made by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in the form of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock or performance shares, provided that the Committee may not grant options to any salaried employee during any three-year period to purchase more than 100,000 shares.
 
The exercise price for each option granted under the Incentive Plan cannot be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant. The Incentive Plan’s Committee has latitude in setting the vesting and exercise periods, but generally the options vest over a three-year period and had a ten-year term.
 
F-8

 
Sandston Corporation
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
 
The Incentive Plan authorizes the Committee to grant restricted stock awards pursuant to which shares of Common Stock will be awarded, subject to restrictions on transfer that lapse over a period of time or upon achievement of performance goals, as determined by the Committee. Participants who receive restricted stock grants are entitled to dividend and voting rights on the awarded shares prior to the lapse of restrictions on such awards.
 
The Committee is also authorized to grant performance share awards under the Incentive Plan that are payable at the discretion of the Committee in cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination of each, upon achievement of performance goals established by the Committee. The Committee will determine the terms and conditions of restricted stock and performance share awards, including the acceleration or lapse of any restrictions or conditions of such awards. Outstanding options under the Incentive Plan were cancelled as of March 31, 2004. There were no option grants in the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and there are no outstanding options as of December 31, 2007 or 2006.
 
401(k) Plan and Trust
 
The Company had established defined-contribution retirement plans for all eligible employees, and pursuant to the Net Asset Sale, all defined contribution plans covering all employees of the discontinued businesses were transferred to the Purchaser. The Company has no retirement plans.
 
F-9