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 August 31, 2004
¨ Transition Report Under Section 13 Or 15(D) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-28259
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
COLORADO | 84-1516745 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 1040 | |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | V6E 2E9 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
604-609-7736 | |
Issuer's telephone number |
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: | NOT APPLIABLE |
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: | COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 |
PER SHARE |
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Check if there is no 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 statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. ¨
State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $751,914
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of a specified date within the past 60 days. (See definition of affiliate in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) $15,170,161 as of December 8,2004
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date. 36,119,431 Shares of Common Stock as of December 8, 2004
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes ¨ No x
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PART I
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The information in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding Destiny Media's capital needs, business strategy and expectations. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "intend", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential" or "continue", the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the risks outlined below, and, from time to time, in other reports Destiny Media files with the SEC. These factors may cause Destiny Media's actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Destiny Media disclaims any obligation to publicly update these statements, or disclose any difference between its actual results and those reflected in these statements. The information constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
CURRENCY
All dollar amounts in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB are presented in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
OVERVIEW
Destiny Media Technologies Inc. is a holding company that owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Destiny Software Productions, Inc. Destiny Software Productions, Inc. is the operating company. The “Company”, “Destiny” or “we” refers to the consolidated activities of both companies.
We develop software tools that enable digital content owners to:
A) | Stream audio and video content in web pages and
emails on a variety of operating systems and on compliant hardware devices.
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B) | Securely sell digital content online so that it
is protected from piracy |
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C) | Securely move digital content from one computer
to another through the internet. |
The company has developed four proprietary technologies to facilitate the distribution of digital content. All four technologies are commercially mature and ready for market.
1. | Clipstream™ is a playerless streaming audio and
streaming video technology which enables content owners to embed live
and on demand audio and video into websites and emails on a variety of
operating systems and compliant hardware devices. |
2. | MPE™ is a system for a) enabling the secure sale
of digital content via peer to peer networks and b) securely moving digital
content from one computer to another through the internet. The content
is locked to a digital fingerprint of the destination computer. Currently,
MPE supports the distribution of music, but it could be adopted to move
other content including video, software, electronic books and research
reports. |
3. | The RadioDestiny Broadcaster is a software program
that allows users to broadcast live and on demand radio signals from their
PC. The signals can be received via Clipstream™ or within the Destiny
Media Player product. |
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4. | The Destiny Media Player is a software product that
plays most popular digital music formats and which receives the live Radio
Destiny internet radio stations. |
Clipstream™ licenses and maintenance currently represents approximately 96% of our recognized revenues. The Radio Destiny Broadcaster and Destiny Media Player are sold online under the brand name Pirate Radio. Pirate Radio represents approximately 4% of our recognized revenue.
The original version of MPE™ was developed beginning in 1999 to facilitate sales of music to consumers through peer to peer networks. The MPE™ download was self-executing and included an e-commerce process, a player, album cover graphics, lyrics and links to the artist’s website.
The company found it difficult to generate revenues through music sales and marketing of MPE™ was suspended in late 2000.
In early 2003, the company identified an opportunity to adapt the MPE™ technology so that recording companies could move songs securely through the internet. This would provide significant savings to the industry in physical media and delivery costs, while providing a higher level of service.
A new MPE™ system was developed which featured list management, Clipstream™ powered email previews and reporting. This system was launched in October 2003 to the Canadian music industry on a trial basis.
With strong feedback from the recording industry, the MPE™ system was adapted through 2004 to include stronger list management, integrated CD burning, support for other formats and a more functional user interface. The company announced a license agreement with the Universal Music Group in June 2004, which included a requirement for further customization. This customization was completed and the release version of MPE™ was announced subsequent to year end in October 2004.
Revenues from the MPE™ system are transaction based and are billed to the content owners as songs are moved securely to radio stations, music reviewers, buyers, internally and to trusted users and VIP’s. These revenues began subsequent to year end and should become significant by mid fiscal 2005 as transactions increase in size and other record labels adopt the system.
In fiscal 2004, work continued on adopting the consumer version of MPE™ for utilization by commercial users including DJ’s, restaurants, nightclubs and digital jukeboxes. The company has secured access to a catalogue of mainstream music and expects to launch an online store for commercial users in fiscal 2005.
We are a publicly traded company. Our common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin board under the symbol “DSNY” and on the Berlin exchange in Germany under the symbol “DME”.
Our corporate website is located on the Internet at http://www.dsny.com.
CORPORATE BACKGROUND
We were incorporated in August 1998 under the laws of the State of Colorado.
We carry out our business operations through our wholly owned subsidiary, Destiny Software Productions, Inc. (“Destiny Software”). Destiny Software is a British Columbia company that was incorporated in 1992.
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Our principal executive office is located at #1040-1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E-2E9. Our telephone number is (604) 609-7736 and our facsimile number is (604) 609-0611.
BUSINESS DEVELOMENT
Destiny Media Technologies, Inc. acquired Destiny Software Productions, Inc. from Mr. Steven Vestergaard, our president and chief executive officer in 1999.
Mr. Vestergaard started the Destiny Software business as a private partnership in January 1991. The business was sold to Destiny Software in 1992. From 1992 until 1995, Destiny Software was involved solely in the development and sale of computer games. Twelve games were developed during this period and were marketed under the brand names of outside publishers, including EA, MGM, Sony and Microleague.
In December 1995, Destiny Software’s first Internet radio prototype was developed. This product was released in April 1996 under the brand name Radio Destiny. Destiny Software found that many users had difficulty downloading and installing player and server software. As a consequence of this observation, Destiny Software developed an instant audio play technology branded as Clipstream™ that enables web site owners to upload audio and video media content to a standard web server using the Clipstream™ software and to have the media content play back on almost all Internet browsers without requiring any action on the part of web visitors.
After Destiny Media Technologies, Inc. acquired Destiny Software in 1999, we developed our MPE media distribution software and the Destiny Media Player as a mechanism for securely selling and playing back digital music and internet radio streams via the Internet. However, the advent of free file sharing networks made it difficult for content owners to sell music over the Internet. As a result, we were only able to generate minimal revenues from these software products using a business model based on receiving a portion of music sales.
In the fall of 2001, we determined to refocus our business efforts on selling and developing our Clipstream™ software products. As a result of this determination, we stopped supporting the MPE security system, the Radio Destiny Broadcaster and the Destiny Media Player. Since this time, our revenues have grown on a quarterly basis and we have established strong name brand recognition with customers in various market sectors. Most of our customers have renewed their annual licenses and increased their investment in Clipstream™.
The company has grown and is better able to support more than one product line. We relaunched the Destiny Media Player and the Radio Destiny Broadcaster as the Pirate Radio suite in fiscal 2003 and the release version of MPE™ subsequent to year end.
OUR PRODUCTS
Clipstream™ Suite
http://www.clipstream.com
We have developed a suite of five distinct software products that incorporate our Clipstream™ technology and are marketed under our Clipstream™ brand name:
1. | Clipstream™ Audio |
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2. | Clipstream™ Video |
3. | Clipstream™ Live |
4. | Clipstream™ Audiomail |
5. | Clipstream™ IVR Server |
Each of our Clipstream™ products is fully developed and is commercially available through our web site at: http://www.clipstream.com. Our Clipstream™ products have been commercially available commencing in 1999.
Clipstream™ enables users to experience internet audio and video directly inside an email or web page. Competing technologies require users to download, install and configure a player. Users that haven’t downloaded the player can’t access the content. Because the Clipstream™ player is either an Active X control or a Java applet and because these technologies are natively supported by most email and web browser clients, Clipstream™ content will play instantly for 98% of the audience. The content will play directly within an email or web page rather than in a separate window. This makes Clipstream™ uniquely well suited for advertising and high reliability applications such as in military applications. Media companies can take video content intended for television and repurpose it in web pages and emails.
Content is converted into the proprietary patent pending Clipstream™ compression formats using the Clipstream™ encoder software that we provide for free. The content owner purchases a code key from us which enables the content to play. Code keys are limited to a period of time. The code key system is a proprietary system developed by Destiny, which could be sold commercially.
Clipstream™ will work on most Java based computers, set top boxes and wireless devices that have enough CPU and memory to play back the content. In addition, our Clipstream™ software enables streaming media to be delivered to users regardless of the operating system of the user’s computer.
Our Clipstream™ software products incorporate the following features that we believe give our products advantages over products offered by competitors:
1. | Web pages, e-mails, banner advertisements and other
Internet applications that incorporate our Clipstream™ software enable
users to play the media instantly without the requirement of an additional
player program. |
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2. | Our customers are able to achieve up to a 90% reduction
on bandwidth costs for streaming delivered using our products versus competing
streaming solutions. This can present a significant savings in server
infrastructure as it takes significantly less server hardware to support
Clipstream™ than competing solutions. |
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3. | The Clipstream™ software enables streaming through
firewalls and proxies that may block competing streaming solutions. |
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4. | The Clipstream™ software is compatible with Flash™,
databases as well as non-personal computer devices such as PDA’s,
wireless and set top boxes that support JAVA. |
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5. | The look and feel can be tightly integrated into
a web page and most aspects of the engine can be accessed via Javascript.
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6. | Our customers do not require a server to deliver
pre-recorded media content. Customers can simply use our encoder software
to convert their media content into our Clipstream™ format and upload
it to their web site with the accompanying applet. |
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7. | We have developed our Clipstream™ software to be
as scaleable as possible. A video or audio clip encoded in Clipstream™
is treated like any other element in the web page. It can be served by
a standard http server, cache or proxy and can pass seamlessly through
a firewall. |
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8. | Corporate environments using our Clipstream™ software
have an advantage over player- based solutions as management information
systems staff do not have to ensure that players are correctly installed
on each machine in their corporate network in order for users to receive
audio and video streaming media. |
The features and functionality of our Clipstream™ software products are described below:
Clipstream™ Video | Our Clipstream™ Video product
enables our customers to deliver streaming of video media via the Internet.
This product enables web marketers, advertisers and webmasters to deliver
compelling video media to their viewers without the need for special servers,
software or programming knowledge. The Clipstream™ Video product also
eliminates the requirement of a customer to develop multi- streaming formats
to reach the customer’s targeted audience. |
Clipstream™ Audio | Our Clipstream™ Audio software
enables our customers to deliver streaming of audio media via the Internet.
This product enables web marketers, advertisers and webmasters to deliver
compelling audio media to their viewers without the need for special servers,
software or programming knowledge. |
Clipstream™ Live | The Clipstream™ Live system
enables customers to embed live video into any web delivery method, including
web pages, e-mails, advertisements and specific web applications.
Our Clipstream™ Live software enables a customer to provide quality streaming
of live video using a digital video camera connected to a personal computer
with a constant Internet connection. Incoming video is captured by our
software operating on the server and is converted into a real- time video
stream that enables live broadcasts. |
Clipstream™ Audiomail | Clipstream™ AudioMail system
allows customers to create a streaming audio message using their telephone
and to broadcast this audio message. Once recorded, a customer is able
to broadcast their audio message using e-mail or can incorporate the audio
message directly into a web site. Once broadcast, the AudioMail message
can be played by any Java-enabled e-mail client or web browser. The Clipstream™
AudioMail system is marketed as both a personal and an enterprise software
solution. |
Clipstream™ IVR | The Clipstream™ IVR Server
enables customers to record an audio message via telephone and up-load
the message to an e-mail or to broadcast the message to multiple users
via e-mail. The Clipstream™ IVR Server is designed to: (i) record audio
messages via a telephone capture card using pre-recorded audio prompts;
(ii) encode the recorded audio in the Clipstream™ format; (iii) output
the Clipstream™ audio files to a specified folder on a network accessible
drive; and (iv) instigate an application when new audio files have been
saved. |
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We plan to focus future development of the Clipstream™ products on better supporting alternative ways of accessing the Internet, other than personal computers. In particular, Java based telephones will soon have enough RAM and CPU to play back Clipstream™ content.
Radio Destiny Broadcaster and Destiny Media Player
http://www.pirateradio.com
http://www.stationdirectory.com
The Radio Destiny Broadcaster software enables customers to broadcast a professional Internet radio station from the customer’s personal computer. The customer may broadcast live or from a playlist created by the customer. The only hardware required is a personal computer equipped with a sound card and a reliable Internet connection. When broadcasting in the live mode, the customer simply puts their audio signal into the input of their sound card, configures the options and clicks 'start broadcast' on the Radio Destiny Broadcaster software. When broadcasting in script mode, the customer pre-records a set of audio files, and then specifies a schedule for play back. The customer could spend a couple of hours setting up the broadcasting schedule for the week, then the Radio Destiny Broadcaster software will broadcast the content 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. When deployed, the customer’s Internet radio station is automatically added to the directory of stations at our Radio Destiny web portal. Listeners can receive a Radio Destiny Internet radio broadcast using our Destiny Media Player. The Radio Destiny Broadcaster software has been designed to be consumer friendly and is easy to use.
Our Radio Destiny software has been commercially available since 1996.
We sell licenses for our Radio Destiny Broadcaster software on a commercial basis and a personal use basis. The primary difference between the commercial and personal licenses for the Radio Destiny Broadcaster is the license limitations placed on consumer broadcasters restricting use to non-commercial application.
Our Destiny Media Player software product is a combination MP3/Music player and radio receiver that can be installed on a user’s personal computer. This software features a radio mode and an MP3 mode. In the radio mode, a user is able to listen to radio broadcasts from any of stations on the RadioDestiny Broadcast Network. The Destiny Media Player features a live directory of stations with direct e-mail and web links to these broadcasters. In the MP3 mode, a user can play MP3 files directly from the user’s library of MP3 files. The Destiny Media Player automatically scans the user’s hard drive for existing music files and creates an MP3 library for access by the Destiny Media Player. The Destiny Media Player also features a list of MP3 web sites that allows a user to easily click a link to access MP3 sources. The Destiny Media Player also supports playback of streaming MP3’s, .wav and midi files, as well as music CD’s. The Destiny Media Player is a small, yet powerful, application and can be downloaded from the Internet and can be installed by a user within two minutes.
MPE™
http://www.destinympe.com
The original version of our MPE™ software was developed as a solution to enable
artists, media distribution companies and other media rights holders to manage
and sell audio and video media files on the Internet. We developed this software
with the objective of providing a solution for media rights holders to counter
the wide-spread distribution of media files on the Internet that occurs without
any payment to the media rights holder. Our software enables a media right holder’s
audio or video media to be encoded in our proprietary MPE™ format. The audio
or video media can then be posted anywhere and partially previewed in full quality.
Consumers are given the opportunity to preview the media and then complete an
electronic purchase transaction. The encoded MPE™ media file can be unlocked
by the customer once the purchase is complete. The objective of the MPE™ software
is to ensure broad distribution of digital files via peer-to-peer systems such
as Napster while ensuring that the originating
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artist gets paid. Currently, the MPE™ software is limited to self-extracting music files. We believe this software could be modified to support digital distribution of software, movies, electronic books and research reports and other digital file types. We currently are not offering this consumer version of MPE for sale, but plan to in the future as the market for digital music matures.
We have adapted the original version of MPE™ for a business to business model where we charge the recording industry a fee for each song they send to radio stations and trusted users. We created a system that announces the song via a Clipstream™ powered email. Recipients can download the song to an authorized computer and burn the song to a CD. The song is watermarked with a fingerprint that identifies that recipient. The recording industry receives reports back on which stations and recipients downloaded the song. Songs can be locked to a future date, giving the recording industry the ability to coordinate a simultaneous launch to radio.
The system has grown quickly since the October 6, 2004 launch, subsequent to year end. As of November 19, 2004, there are 5,102 unique users from 1,078 recipient companies and 193 tracks have been added to the system by 30 different record labels.
OUR TARGETED MARKETS
Clipstream™
Our targeted market for our Clipstream™ software products include:
A) | Advertisers | |
B) | Market Research Companies | |
C) | Military Applications | |
D) | Web Portals | |
E) | Custom Applications where our video is integrated into another software solution | |
F) | Email Marketing | |
G) | Distance Learning | |
H) | Music Previews | |
I) | Online Communities | |
J) | Website navigation | |
K) | Corporate Communications | |
L) | Movie Trailers | |
M) | Corporate Intranets | |
N) | Send to a friend Email Campaigns |
PirateRadio
Our PirateRadio™ software bundle is being marketed to the home Internet radio enthusiast that is seeking a means to broadcast their personal radio broadcasts to the world through the Internet. The purchase process has been automated. Purchases are made online via credit card. When the system processes the credit card, a digital version of the software is sent to the consumer automatically. A CD version is then sent by mail.
We also offer a professional version of the software for commercial radio.
We are also offering this product through Amazon.com.
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MPE™
We are targeting the five major record labels and the larger independent labels. For the recording industry to pay for the software system, they will need to see strong adoption from radio, so we are targeting radio to create demand.
We are also expecting to sell MPE™ encoded content through an online store and through partnerships with digital jukebox manufacturers to commercial music users.
OUR REVENUE MODEL
Clipstream™ Products
We license our Clipstream™ products to our customers and recognize the revenue in accordance with SOP 97-2 as disclosed to the notes of our financial statements. In addition, we offer annual maintenance contracts whereby service revenues are recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance contract. Other service revenue is recognized at the time services are performed including all custom development work performed and integrated services performed. We also offer “white label” contracts at premium pricing allowing the acquirer to remove visible Clipstream™ branding and potentially incorporating their own branding.
We charge an encode fee and a “cost per thousand impressions” fee to customers who incorporate our Clipstream™ software technology into their e-mail campaigns.
Web advertising requires a fixed set up fee and a license per thousand impressions served.
Our Clipstream Live video server system is priced based on the number of streams as a software license.
We charge web site portals an annual license fee that is based on the number of clips that are used.
We typically charge corporate intranets that have licensed our Clipstream™ software products a fixed annual fee based on the number of employees who will have access to the technology. Usage on the intranet is unlimited.
We offer the software on an annual or unlimited basis. The term of the contract is encoded in the code key we sell. The software will automatically stop playing at the end of this license period. This code key manager was developed by Destiny and is proprietary.
Pirate Radio
We are selling the Pirate Radio software suite that includes both the Destiny Media Player and a personal RadioDestiny Broadcaster license for a one time fee of $39.95 online via our automated e-commerce system.
Our sales representatives are also selling to commercial radio stations for a fixed annual fee.
We own most of the content that is generated in our system. There may be an opportunity in the future to sell the content to entertainment portals or to license the codec to hardware manufacturers. Our website http://www.stationdirectory.com automatically aggregates all currently broadcasting stations on a real time basis.
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MPE™
Subsequent to year end, we began to charge based on the number of tracks and the number of recipients.
Our sales of music will be on a per track basis. A royalty will be paid back to the content owners.
OUR MARKETING PLAN
We generate the majority of our software sales through our employee sales network and our reseller network. We employ sales staff in our Vancouver, British Columbia office to market our software products to our current customers and to our targeted potential customers. In addition, we have established a network of over 100 global resellers. We charge our reseller partners an annual partner fee that buys them varying levels of support and service from Destiny Media. In general, a higher level of support and a higher partner fee commitment achieves a higher margin for the partners. Reseller partners receive a direct commission, which varies and is in line with standard software commission rates.
We also market our software products directly from our dedicated websites.
Clipstream™: http://www.clipstream.com
Radio Destiny Broadcaster and Destiny Media Player: http://www.pirateradio.com
MPE™: http://www.destinympe.com
Some MPE™ sales are marketed through our commercial partner, Promo Only.
We undertake various advertising on the Internet, which include the following:
1. | We include short advertisements for Clipstream™
on media clips that incorporate our Clipstream™ software. |
2. | We locate icons on our applets that include links
to our Clipstream™ web site when clicked on by a user. |
3. | We typically require our Clipstream™ customers
to add a Clipstream™ link on their web site or e- mail campaign. This
ever increasing number of incoming links to the Clipstream™ site increases
the rating in the search engines, so that Clipstream™ is more likely
to come up first in relevant searches. |
4. | We advertise through Internet search engines where
advertisements can be tied to search works relevant to our products.
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5. | We actively create viral “send to a friend”
Clipstream™ clips that are hosted on our server. We secure content we
expect to be passed along and encode it in our format in the form of
an email. |
We generally do not undertake advertising campaigns, other than outlined above.
We do attend industry trade shows in specific cases where we perceive a marketing opportunity with an adequate return on investment. These trade shows are attended by our sales staff. We generally have determined not to spend significantly on trade booths in most cases as we believe the return on investment isn’t sufficiently compelling for our products.
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We intend to increase our marketing efforts through the current fiscal year by increasing the number of our direct sales people and by better supporting and training our reseller partners.
OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Our head office and business operations are carried out in leased premises in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We lease 5,734 square feet of office space and we have twelve full time employees. Our employees include our president and chief executive officer, our vice-president of operations, our controller, four direct sales employees, two support personnel and three software developers. We also employ a book keeper and other talent on a part time basis as needed.
We have installed a fiber link to the internet backbone to our head office location. This fiber link provides us with the ability to support our customers with extremely high bandwidth hosting capabilities.
We run our own high end servers, which support dual CPU’s, redundant power supplies, RAID arrays for storage and a real time back up server.
COMPETITION
Our two principal competitors in the development and distribution of streaming media technology are RealNetworks and Microsoft Corporation. Both RealNetworks and Microsoft are substantially larger than we are and have significantly greater financial resources available. Both Microsoft’s and RealNetworks have increased their commitment to and presence in the streaming media industry. This increased commitment has increased and we anticipate will continue to increase the competitive pressure in the overall market for streaming media software. This increased competition could lead to increased pressure to decrease the price of streaming media software. This pressure on price could force us to reduce the price that we are able to charge our customers for our software products.
In addition to Microsoft and RealNetworks, we face increased competition from other companies that are developing and marketing streaming media product offerings. These competitors include Macromedia™, Hello Networks™, Eye Wonder™ and Oplayo™. As more companies enter the market with products and services that compete with the company's players and tools, the competitive landscape could change significantly to the detriment of the Company as consumers are faced with a broader array of products with similar functionality.
Our main competition for broadcasting audio over the internet is the Live 365 Network.
Our main competitor for MPE is Musicrypt.
The factors that impact on our ability to compete in the streaming media technology market include:
(i) | the quality and reliability of our software; |
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(ii) | the features of our software for creating, editing
and adapting content; |
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(iii) | ease of use and interactive user features of our
software; |
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(iv) | scalability and cost of our software per user; |
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(v) | our software pricing and licensing terms; |
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(vi) | the emergence of new and more advanced streaming
media formats; and |
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(vii) | the compatibility of our software with our customer’s
existing network components and software systems. |
We must continue to innovate and improve the performance of our streaming media software products to compete in the streaming media technology market, to maintain our customer base and to increase our
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customer base. We anticipate that consolidation will continue in the streaming media industry and related industries such as computer software, media and communications. Consequently, competitors may be acquired by, receive investments from or enter into other commercial relationships with, larger, well-established and well-financed companies. There can be no assurance that we will be able to establish or sustain a leadership position in this market segment. We are committed to working toward market penetration of our brand, products and services, which, as a strategic response to changes in the competitive environment, may require pricing, licensing, service or marketing changes intended to extend our current brand and technology. Price concessions or the emergence of other pricing or distribution strategies by competitors may reduce the prices that we may charge our customers for our software products. In addition, many of our current and potential competitors have greater name recognition, larger overall installed bases, more employees and significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, public relations and distribution resources than we do. These competitive factors may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
TRADEMARKS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
We have been granted a trademark for Clipstream™ in Canada, Japan and Europe in connection with our software products. In the UK, we believe that an unrelated company called Clipstream Online Video Management (http://clipstream.co.uk/) has been infringing on our trademark. In response to a letter sent to them by Destiny, they have filed invalidity proceedings in Europe. We believe this proceeding will be unsuccessful and trademark protection in the UK will ultimately be granted to us. We are discussing a negotiated resolution to this dispute, although there is no assurance that a satisfactory settlement will be reached.
We have filed for patent protection for the MPE™ distribution system and for the Clipstream™ audio and video codecs. Patent protection is currently pending.
Trademark protection for MPE™ is currently pending.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
We are not currently subject to direct regulation by any governmental agency other than laws and regulations generally applicable to businesses. It is possible that a number of laws and regulations may be adopted in both the United States and Canada with particular applicability to the Internet. Governments have and may continue to enact legislation applicable to us in areas such as content distribution, performance and copying, other copyright issues, network security, encryption, the use of key escrow data, privacy protection, caching of content by server products, electronic authentication or “digital” signatures, illegal or obscene content, access charges and retransmission activities. The applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, content, taxation, defamation and personal privacy is also uncertain. Export or import restrictions, new legislation or regulation or governmental enforcement of existing regulations may limit the growth of the Internet, increase our costs of doing business or increase its legal exposure.
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RISK FACTORS
We face risks in executing our business plan and achieving revenues. The following risks are material risks that we face. We also face the risks identified elsewhere in this Annual Report, including those risks identified under Item 1 – Description of Business, including Competition and Government Regulation, and Item 6 – Management Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations. If any of these risks occur, our business and our operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed.
RISK OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECTION 404 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.
Beginning in Fiscal 2005, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("the Act") will require the Company to include an internal control report of management in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB. The internal control report must contain (i) a statement of management's responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, (ii) a statement identifying the framework used by management to conduct the required evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, (iii) management's assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of our most recent fiscal year, including a statement as to whether or not internal control over financial reporting is effective, and (iv) a statement that the Company's independent auditors have issued an attestation report on management's assessment of internal control over financial reporting.
At the conclusion of the Fiscal 2004 year end audit, the Company’s auditors identified several material weaknesses, potentially jeopardizing our ability to issue an unqualified 302 certification in connection with the 2004 Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB. Those material weaknesses included corporate governance control issues, revenue internal control issues, payroll internal control issues, and financial reporting internal control issues.
Management acknowledges its responsibility for internal controls over financial reporting and seeks to continually improve those controls. In addition, in order to achieve compliance with Section 404 of the Act within the prescribed period, beginning in early Fiscal 2005, the Company will engage in a process to document and evaluate its internal controls over financial reporting. In this regard, management will dedicate internal resources, engage outside consultants and adopt a detailed work plan to (i) assess and document the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, (ii) take steps to improve control processes where appropriate, (iii) validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented and (iv) implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. The Company believes the process commencing in early Fiscal 2005 for documenting, evaluating and monitoring its internal control over financial reporting will be consistent with the objectives of Section 404 of the Act and will ensure that the material weaknesses identified by the auditor during the Fiscal 2004 year end audit will be remediated.
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In addition, the Company will have to improve its financial controls as they relate to the material weaknesses as discussed. The Company can provide no assurance as to its, or its independent auditors, conclusions at August 31, 2005 with respect to the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Act. The existence of the above factors and circumstances create a risk that the Company, or its independent auditors, will not be able to conclude at August 31, 2005 that the Company's internal controls over financial reporting are effective as required by Section 404 of the Act.
If We Are Unable To Achieve Additional Financing, Then Our Financial Condition And Our Ability To Continue Our Business Operations Will Be Adversely Affected.
We had a working capital deficit of $407,872 as of August 31, 2004. In addition, we had accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the amount of $440,997 as of August 31, 2004. We had a loss from operations of $419,436 for the year ended August 31, 2004. As a consequence of these factors, we require additional financing in order to maintain our existing business operations. We are pursuing additional financing, including equity private placements of our common stock. We currently do not have any arrangements for financing in place. There is no assurance that we will be able to achieve additional financing to fund the operating loss from our business operations and to pay our current liabilities. If we do not raise additional capital, our financial condition and our ability to continue operations will be adversely affected. If we are successful in completing equity private placements of our common stock, existing shareholders will experience dilution of their interests in Destiny.
If We Are Unable To Increase Our Revenues, Then Our Business And Our Financial Condition Will Suffer.
Our revenues have decreased to $751,914 for the year ended August 31, 2004 from $1,133,098 for the year ended August 31, 2003. The decrease in revenue is attributed to our internal focus on the commercial deployment of MPE™. The allocation of significant resources to the final stages of the MPE™ development and customization has resulted in the reduction in Clipstream™ revenues for fiscal 2004. Our operating expenses to date still exceed our revenues. Accordingly, our ability to attain profitability and to decrease our dependence on external financing is contingent upon our ability to increase all product revenues. We are working to continue the increase in revenues from sales of our Clipstream™ software. We are commercially launching our MPE secure media distribution system to the market in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. There is no assurance that we will be able to continue to increase revenues from our Clipstream™ software or that the MPE secure media distribution system will generate revenues in excess of the expenses attributable to the marketing of this product. If we are not successful in increasing revenues, then our ability to achieve profitable operations will be adversely affected.
If Revenues From Our Clipstream™ Software Decline, Then Our Financial Condition And Results Of Operations Will Be Adversely Affected.
Substantially all of our revenue is generated from sales of our Clipstream™ streaming media software. The market for streaming media software is extremely competitive and includes competitors such as Real Networks and Microsoft. Due to this competition, there is a risk that our competitors will gain an increased market share or may cause the price that we are able to charge for Clipstream™ software to decrease. Either of these factors could cause our revenue to decrease with the result that our financial condition and operating results would be adversely affected.
If We Are Not Able To Control Our Operating Expenses, Then Our Financial Condition May Be Adversely Affected.
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We have been successful in containing our operating expenses. However, operating expenses did increase slightly to $1,256,580 for the year ended August 31, 2004 from $1,217,790 for the year ended August 31, 2003. Our ability to achieve profitability is conditional upon our ability to maintain our operating expenses. While we have been successful in containing our operating expenses, there is a risk that we will have to increase our operating expenses in the future. Factors that could cause our operating expenses to increase include our determination to spend more on sales and marketing in order to increase product sales or our determination that more research and development expenditures are required in order to keep our current software products competitive or in order to develop new products for the market. To the extent that our operating expenses increase without a corresponding increase in revenue, our financial condition would be adversely impacted.
If We Are Not Successful In Legal Proceedings Against Us, Then Our Business And Financial Condition Could Be Adversely Affected.
We are currently party to two material legal proceedings, as described in Item 3 of Part I under the heading “Legal Proceedings”. If we are not successful in these legal proceedings and are forced to make payments of damages to the plaintiffs, then our business and our financial condition would be adversely affected. As at August 31, 2004, the Company has accrued for the disputed fees and will seek all options available to extinguish this debt. Any adjustments to the amounts recognized will be recorded when determinable.
As We Have A History Of Net Losses, There Is No Assurance That We Will Attain Profitability.
We have had net losses since our inception in 1998. We have an accumulated deficit of $4,088,494. In addition, our loss for the year ended August 31, 2004 was $419,436. Our inability to increase our revenues while maintaining reduced operating expenses will cause our history of losses to continue.
Our Success Is Dependent, To A Large Degree, Upon The Efforts Of Mr. Steve Vestergaard, Our Current Executive Officer.
Mr. Vestergaard was the founder of Destiny Software and has been involved in our business operations since our inception. The loss or unavailability of Mr. Vestergaard could have an adverse effect on our business operations and financial condition. We do not maintain key man life insurance policies for Mr. Vestergaard or for any of our other employees. In addition, our continued success is dependent upon our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel in all areas of our business, especially management positions. In the event that we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business would be adversely affected.
As There Is Substantial Doubt About Our Ability To Continue As A Going Concern, An Investment In Our Common Stock Is Risky.
We have disclosed in the notes to our financial statements that we have incurred recurring losses from operations and that we have a working capital deficiency. Our operations to date have been primarily financed by equity transactions. Depending on our ability to grow sales and related cash flows, we may need additional capital through public or private financings that may not be available on reasonable terms. Accordingly, we will require the continued financial support of our shareholders and creditors until we are able to generate sufficient cash flows from operations on a sustained basis. There can be no assurances that we will be successful. If we are not, we will be required to reduce operations or liquidate assets. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our auditors have made reference to a substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in their audit report on our audited financial statements.
Our Financial Results May Be Adversely Impacted By Currency Fluctuations.
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Our revenues are primarily in United States dollars as most of our revenues are generated from sales in the United States. Our operating expenses are primarily in Canadian dollars due to the fact that our operations are located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. An increase in the value of the Canadian dollar in relation to the United States dollar could have the effect of increasing our loss from operations.
If Our Products Are Defective Or Contain Errors, We May Become Subject To Product Liability Claims.
As a result of their complexity, our software products may contain undetected errors or failures when first introduced or as new versions are released. There can be no assurance that, despite testing we undertake and testing and use by current and potential customers, errors will not be found in new products after commencement of commercial shipments. The occurrence of such errors could result in loss of or delay in market acceptance of our products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our products also may be vulnerable to break-ins and similar disruptive problems caused by Internet or other users. Such computer break-ins and other disruptions would jeopardize the security of information stored in and transmitted through the computer systems of our customers, which may result in significant liability to us and deter potential customers. The sale and support of our products may entail the risk of liability claims. A product liability claim brought against us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our Ability to Manage Growth.
Should we be successful in the sales and marketing efforts of our software products, we will experience significant growth in operations. If this occurs, management anticipates that additional expansion will be required in order to continue our product development. Any expansion of our business would place further demands on our management, operational capacity and financial resources. We anticipate that we will need to recruit qualified personnel in all areas of its operations, including management, sales, marketing, delivery, and software development. There can be no assurance that we will be effective in attracting and retaining additional qualified personnel, expanding its operational capacity or otherwise managing growth. In addition, there can be no assurance that our current systems, procedures or controls will be adequate to support any expansion of our operations. The failure to manage growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risk of System Failure and/or Security Risks.
Despite the implementation of security measures, our network infrastructure could be vulnerable to unforeseen computer problems. Although we believe we have taken steps to mitigate much of the risk, we may in the future experience interruptions in service as a result of the accidental or intentional actions of Internet users, current and former employees or others. Unknown security risks may result in liability to us and also may deter new customers from purchasing our software and services, and individuals from utilizing it. Although we intend to continue to implement and establish security measures, there can be no assurance that measures implemented by us will not be circumvented in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Lack of Established Market for Products and Services; Dependence on Internet and Intranets as Mediums of Commerce and Communications.
The market for our streaming media products and services is new and evolving rapidly. It depends on increased use of the Internet and intranets. If the Internet and intranets are not adopted as methods for commerce and communications, or if the adoption rate slows, the market for our products and services may not grow, or may develop more slowly than expected.
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The electronic commerce market is relatively new and evolving. Sales of our products depend in large part on the development of the Internet as a viable commercial marketplace. There are now substantially more users and much more “traffic” over the Internet than ever before, use of the Internet is growing faster than anticipated, and the technological infrastructure of the Internet may be unable to support the demands placed on it by continued growth. Delays in development or adoption of new technological standards and protocols, or increased government regulation, could also affect Internet use. In addition, issues related to use of the Internet and intranets, such as security, reliability, cost, ease of use and quality of service, remain unresolved and may affect the amount of business that is conducted over the Internet and intranets.
Product Delays and Errors.
We have experienced development delays and cost overruns associated with its product development. We may encounter such problems in the future. Delays and cost overruns could affect our ability to respond to technological changes, evolving industry standards, competitive developments or customer requirements. Our products also may contain undetected errors that could cause adverse publicity, reduced market acceptance of the products, or lawsuits by customers.
Online Commerce Security Risks.
Online commerce and communications depend on the ability to transmit confidential information securely over public networks. Any compromise of our ability to transmit confidential information securely, and costs associated with the prevention or elimination of such problems, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
International Operations.
We market and sell our products in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and Australia. As such, we are subject to the normal risks of doing business abroad. Risks include unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, export and import restrictions, tariffs and trade barriers, difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, longer payment cycles, problems in collecting accounts receivable, potential adverse tax consequences, exchange rate fluctuations, increased risks of piracy, limits on the our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights, discontinuity of our infrastructures, limitations on fund transfers and other legal and political risks. Such limitations and interruptions could have a material adverse effect on our business. We do not currently hedge our foreign currency exposures.
Dividend Policy.
We do not presently intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future, as any earnings, are expected to be retained for use in developing and expanding its business. Our ability to declare dividends will depend on results of operations, cash requirements and future prospects of us and other factors.
The Lack of Assurance That We Will Be Able to Meet Our Future Capital Requirements.
We currently have limited sources of operating cash flows to fund future projects or corporate overhead. We have limited financial resources, and there is no assurance that additional funding will be available. Our ability to continue to operate will be dependent upon our ability to raise significant additional funds in the future.
As Shares of Our Common Stock are Classified as Penny Stock, Investors May Have Difficulty Selling Their Shares.
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Our common stock is subject to “penny stock” rules as defined in 1934 Securities and Exchange Act rule 3151-1. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Our common shares are subject to these penny stock rules. Transaction costs associated with purchases and sales of penny stocks are likely to be higher than those for other securities. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system).
The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation.
In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from such rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the common shares in the United States and shareholders may find it more difficult to sell their shares.
ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Our head office is located in leased premises at Suite 1040, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2E9. Our principal business operations are carried out from head office. Our leased premises consist of approximately 5,734 square feet. We pay rent of approximately $12,600 Canadian (equal to approximately $10,270 US) per month. The lease expires August 31, 2007. We consider our leased premises adequate for our current business purposes.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Destiny Software Productions Inc, our wholly-owned subsidiary, has commenced legal proceedings against Impatica.com Inc. as defendant in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada for payment of approximately $512,500 in unpaid technology licensing fees. During November, 2000 we agreed to license our Clipstream™ and Videoclipstream™ technology to Impatica in return for a $675,000 license fee. The agreement called for payment of that fee in three installments against delivery of the technology in three phases. The technology was delivered and we received the first two payments totaling $162,500, but Impatica has defaulted in paying the last $62,500 in cash and delivering the 200,000 Impatica shares which were to make up the balance of the purchase price. It is our position that Impatica has repudiated the licensing agreement and that the unpaid license fees totaling $512,500 are a debt owing by Impatica to Destiny. The outstanding balance has not been booked as revenue or elsewhere in our financial statements. The Writ of Summons was filed in the BC Supreme Court on June 6, 2001. The S.C.B.C. Registry No. is S013166. The defendant has denied liability to Destiny Software on the basis that the license agreement was not formalized and that funds were advanced on an alleged “good faith” agreement. The defendant has filed a counter-claim against Destiny Software seeking return of the
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$162,500 advanced to us on the alleged “good faith” agreement based on the defendant’s allegation that the technology did not perform as represented.
The Company’s are currently in discussions to resolve this matter outside of the courts.
On September 14, 2004, subsequent to year end, a statement of claim was filed against the Company by its former solicitor for fees of $145,978 CDN relating to legal services provided in connection with a failed transaction in 2001 and other general corporate matters. It is the Company’s position that a significant portion of the fees being sought by its former solicitor are unwarranted and that the fees should not be borne by the Company. The Company has engaged legal counsel to defend itself. The Writ of Summons was filed in the BC Supreme Court on September 14, 2004. As at August 31, 2003 and 2004, the Company has accrued for the disputed fees and will seek all options available to extinguish this debt. Any adjustments to the amounts recognized will be recorded when determinable.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
No matters were submitted to our security holders for a vote during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ending August 31, 2004.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Market Information
Our shares are currently trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the stock symbol DSNY. The first day on which the Company’s shares were traded under the stock symbol DSNY was June 26, 2000. The high and the low trades for our shares for each quarter of actual trading were:
QUARTER |
HIGH ($) | LOW ($) |
3rd Quarter 2000 | $1.56 | $0.59 |
4th Quarter 2000 | $0.62 | $0.14 |
1st Quarter 2001 | $ 0.62 | $0.14 |
2nd Quarter 2001 | $0.31 | $0.10 |
3rd Quarter 2001 | $0.17 | $0.07 |
4th Quarter 2001 | $0.19 | $0.07 |
1st Quarter 2002 | $0.26 | $0.11 |
2nd Quarter 2002 | $0.19 | $0.12 |
3rd Quarter 2002 | $0.18 | $0.08 |
4th Quarter 2002 | $0.14 | $0.07 |
1st Quarter 2003 | $0.14 | $0.08 |
2nd Quarter 2003 | $0.11 | $0.06 |
3rd Quarter 2003 | $0.11 | $0.06 |
4th Quarter 2003 | $0.22 | $0.06 |
1st Quarter 2004 | $0.35 | $0.08 |
2nd Quarter 2004 | $0.36 | $0.16 |
3rd Quarter 2004 | $0.66 | $0.37 |
4th Quarter 2004 (to date) |
$0.69 | $0.28 |
The trades reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Holders of Common Stock
As of December 8, 2004, we had 36,119,431 shares of our common stock outstanding and there were 1,710 registered shareholders of our common stock.
Dividends
We have neither declared nor paid any cash dividends on our capital stock and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our current policy is to retain any earnings in order to finance the expansion of our operations. Our board of directors will determine future declaration and payment of dividends, if any, in light of the then-current conditions they deem relevant and in accordance with applicable corporate law.
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During our fiscal year ended August 31, 2004, we completed the sales of the
following securities that were not registered pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933 (the “Securities Act”):
On November 21, 2003, we completed an offering of 2,000,000 shares of our common
stock at a price of $0.15 per share to a group of investors for total proceeds
of $300,000. We completed the offering pursuant to Rule 903 of Regulation
S of the Securities Act. A finder’s fee of $30,000 was paid by us.
The certificates representing the shares were endorsed with a legend confirming
their restrictive status pursuant to the Securities Act.
ITEM 6. MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION.
The following discussion of our financial condition and our subsidiaries
and our results of operations should be read together with the consolidated
financial statements and related notes that are included later in this Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” or in other
parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenue
Approximately 96% of our revenues continue to be derived from sales of our Clipstream™
software, with the balance being comprised of sales of our PirateRadio software.
For sales of our Clipstream™ software, our revenues are primarily attributable
to revenues from license fees. Revenues associated with maintenance agreements
for our Clipstream™ software, which include updates, upgrades, support and training
services, accounted for approximately 20% of Clipstream™ revenues.
Our revenues decreased to $751,914 for the year ended August 31, 2004 from
$1,133,098 for the year ended August 31, 2003, representing a decrease of
$381,184 or 34%. The decrease over prior years revenues is a direct result
of the Company allocating significant resources to the final development and
customization of MPE™ for commercial deployment in the first quarter of 2005.
In addition, we note revenues in 2003 included $184,023 from deferred revenues
recognized under software sales from prior periods compared to $64,013 as
at August 31, 2004, a decrease of $120,010 or 65%. Our revenues for the
year ended August 31, 2004 included $64,013 of deferred revenues under software
sales completed in prior periods. Accordingly, revenues from sales of new software
products were $687,901 or 91% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004,
compared to $949,075 or 83% for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003. These
deferred revenues represent revenues associated with maintenance obligations
performed during the year under software sales completed in prior periods.
$50,000 of the deferred revenues represent part payment of an MPE™
customization fee paid by Universal Music Group. The MPE™ system was launched
October 6th , 2004 and began generating transaction based revenue
on that date. Revenues will depend on the rate of adoption by radio and trusted
users. There are competing systems and there is no assurance that this revenue
will continue if the system doesn’t continue to receive support from the
industry.
Clipstream™ revenues were negatively impacted because of a shift of resources
to facilitate the launch and marketing of MPE™. We are expecting Clipstream™
revenues to grow significantly in the coming year as we plan to increase our
sales and marketing efforts.
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Operating Expenses
General and administrative | August 31, | August 31, | $ | % |
2004 | 2003 | Change | Change | |
Wages and benefits | $159,689 | $189,499 | $(29,810) | (15.73%) |
Rent | 24,045 | 16,381 | 7,664 | 46.79% |
Telecommunications | 9,996 | 13,430 | (3,434) | (25.57%) |
Bad debt | 31,745 | 17,414 | 14,331 | 82.30% |
Office and miscellaneous | 198,363 | 100,486 | 97,877 | 97.40% |
Professional fees | 86,236 | 32,979 | 53,257 | 161.49% |
$510,074 | $370,189 | $139,885 | 37.79% |
General and Administrative. Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs including overhead, professional fees, and other general office expenditures. General and administrative costs increased to $510,074 for the year ended August 31, 2004 from $370,189 for the year ended August 31, 2003, an increase of $139,885 or 38%. The increase in general and administrative costs is primarily due to an increase of $97,877 for office and miscellaneous expenses, an increase of $53,257 for professional fees and an increase of $14,331 to bad expense compared to fiscal 2003. The increase to general and administrative costs was partially offset by a reduction to wages and benefits of $29,810. The increase to office and miscellaneous expenses resulted because of us incurring a one-time charge of approximately $80,000 as well as monthly recurring fees relating to corporate initiatives for promotional and business development activities. During the 12 months ending August 31, 2004, we incurred significant legal fees to conclude the settlement of an outstanding lawsuit filed by a former employee as well as additional legal fees for the filing of our Form S-8 with the SEC and other general corporate matters. Professional fees will continue to be significant with the added disclosure requirements being implemented and enforced by the SEC due to the certification requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The increase in bad debt expense included approximately $8,500 in charges relating to a failed transaction as well as other miscellaneous accounts that were deemed uncollectible during the fiscal period ending August 31, 2004. Wages and benefits decreased due to reduced personnel costs incurred over prior year. In fiscal 2003, we incurred a one time consultant fee for business initiatives that were partially allocated to wages and benefits for general and administrative purposes that were not incurred in fiscal 2004. We also note that the Company expects to incur additional administrative fees and wage expenses in fiscal 2005 as we work to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 and the required procedures for financial certification of our internal controls and financial reporting functions.
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Sales and marketing | August 31, | August 31, | $ | % |
2004 | 2003 | Change | Change | |
Wages and benefits | $302,568 | $338,705 | $(36,137) | (10.67%) |
Rent | 32,664 | 27,301 | 5,363 | 19.64% |
Telecommunications | 13,578 | 22,384 | (8,806) | (39.34%) |
Meals and entertainment | 4,174 | 5,806 | (1,632) | (28.11%) |
Travel | 15,242 | 11,155 | 4,087 | 36.64% |
Advertising and marketing | 77,281 | 26,758 | 50,523 | 188.81% |
$445,507 | $432,109 | $13,398 | 3.10% |
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs including overhead, sales commissions, advertising and promotional fees, and travel costs. Sales and marketing costs were $445,507 for the year ended August 31, 2004 compared to $432,109 for the year ended August 31, 2003, representing an increase of $13,398 or 3%. The increase to sales and marketing is attributed to an increase to advertising and marketing efforts of $50,523 and an increase to rent of $5,363 offset by decreases to wages and benefits, telecommunications and meals and entertainment. Advertising and marketing costs increased due to various monthly initiatives undertaken including corporate relations and business development marketing campaigns. Rent increased slightly due to the signing of a new lease agreement during the year for the next 42 months. Previously the Company had taken advantage of favorable rental rates through a sub-lease of the existing premises. Wages and benefits decreased due to the sales staff turnover and lower commissions being paid on reduced revenues. We expect that the wages and benefits will return to prior years balance in fiscal 2005 as sales of Clipstream™ build on the commercial deployment of MPE™.
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Research and development | August 31, | August 31, | $ | % |
2004 | 2003 | Change | Change | |
Wages and benefits | $206,882 | $315,835 | $(108,953) | (34.50%) |
Rent | 33,461 | 27,301 | 6,160 | 22.56% |
Telecommunications | 13,910 | 22,384 | (8,474) | (37.86%) |
Repairs and maintenance | 4,108 | 2,078 | 2,030 | 97.69% |
$258,361 | $367,598 | $(109,237) | (29.72%) |
Research and Development. Research and development costs consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs including overhead, and consulting fees with respect to product development and deployment. Research and development costs decreased to $258,361 for the year ended August 31, 2004 from $367,598 for the year ended August 31, 2003, representing a decrease of $109,237 or 30%. Research and development decreased over prior year because of a decrease of $108,953 to wages and benefits and a decrease of $8,474 to telecommunications off-set by a slight increases to rent and repairs and maintenance. The decrease to wages and benefits is a direct result of the capitalization of software development costs. During the year ended August 31, 2004, the Company achieved technological feasibility on our MPE™ technology thereby allowing us to commence capitalizing development costs associated with MPE™. We anticipate further costs being capitalized as the Company will work to enhance the existing technology to meet market needs as they are determined. Rent increased slightly due to the signing of a new lease at its existing premises during the fiscal year 2004. In 2003, we enjoyed favorable rental rates from a sub-lease. Telecommunications decreased as a portion of these costs were also capitalized in the development of software costs. Costs that will be capitalized on the development of MPE™ will include direct material costs, direct labour and an overhead component.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses arose from fixed assets and other assets. Depreciation and amortization decreased to $42,638 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004 from $47,894 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, a decrease of $5,256 or 11%. The decrease in depreciation and amortization is due to the lower average net book value of equipment.
Other earnings and expenses
Interest expense decreased to $6,197 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004 from $18,013 for an effective decrease of $11,816. The decrease is due to more effective management of cash flow. The Company was able to avoid these costs through improved working capital management aided by the capital injection from the private placement completed on November 21, 2003.
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Interest and other income increased to $12,206 for the 12 months ended August 31, 2004 from $8,433 for August 31, 2003 representing an increase of $3,773. The change over prior year is due to the Company earning rental income on excess space sublet during the year.
Extinguishment of debt amounted to $79,221 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004. We were successful in negotiating the extinguishment of $79,221 of liabilities relating to past services provided by various accountants, lawyers and telecommunication carriers.
Losses
Our loss before other items increased to $504,666 for the year ended August 31, 2004 from $84,692 for the year ended August 31, 2003, representing an effective increase of $419,974 or 496%. Our loss increased to $419,436 for the year ended August 31, 2004 from $94,272 for the year ended August 31, 2003, representing an effective increase of $325,164 or 345%. The decreases to our loss from operations and loss for the year are the result of our increased investment in the development of MPE™, the decrease to our overall revenues and slight increase to total operating costs compared to our prior fiscal year.
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
We will have to raise additional funds to complete our business plan due to our significant working capital deficit. Our goal is to obtain these funds through an optimal mix of internal and external financing opportunities including cash flows from operations, strategic partnerships and equity financings. There is no assurance that we will achieve the required financing.
We had cash of $17,523 as at August 31, 2004 compared to cash of $6,123 as at August 31, 2003. We had a working capital deficiency of $407,872 as at August 31, 2004 compared to a working capital deficiency of $428,486 as at August 31, 2003. We had a shareholders’ deficiency of $420,316 as at August 31, 2003 compared to a shareholders’ deficiency of $445,744 as at August 31, 2003.
Working Capital Deficiency
The decrease in our working capital deficiency is attributed to a significant reduction in accounts payable and accrued liabilities offset by a slight increase to loans payable and a significant decrease to accounts receivable. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased because of the settlement and payout of certain payables that had been accrued in prior periods, the funds injected by the private placement completed in November 2003 and general improvements to working capital management. The Accounts receivable decreased in line with the general decrease to overall revenues.
Our accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased to $440,997 as at August 31, 2004 from $543,281 at August 31, 2003, representing a decrease of $102,284 or 19%. The decrease in our accounts payable and accrued liabilities is due to the extinguishment of certain long-term payables, the funds injected by the private placement completed in November, and general improvements to working capital management. However, the current balance of our accounts payable and accrued liabilities reflects our current inability to finance our operations from current product revenues. Included in our accounts payable and accrued liabilities balance as at August 31, 2004 is $89,500 of disputed amounts arising from the cancellation of various agreements. We are currently considering all options available to settle these liabilities.
Our loans payable increased to $20,564 as at August 31, 2004 from $10,825 as at August 31, 2003. These loans are from one of our shareholders and are unsecured and non-interest bearing. The balance as at August 31, 2003 was in fact paid in full from operational cash flows during the year, however, an additional amount was temporarily advanced to pursue a vital business objective in February 2004. These funds will be paid in full from operational cash flows as soon as feasible.
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Our current unearned revenues decreased to $62,305 as at August 31, 2004 from $64,013 as at August 31, 2003, representing a total decrease of $1,708 or 3%. Included in the year end unearned revenue balance was an advanced payment of $50,000 for commercial customization of MPE™ for a significant licensee. The Company will recognize the advanced payments into revenue upon the completion of the development work and along with the final receipt of payments for completion of the full project. The decrease in unearned revenue is attributable to a change in our business practice. We have changed our business practices to separately sell our license agreements and maintenance agreements when our sales of our software products are completed, as a result, sales of our maintenance agreements which were previously sold as part of the initial sale of the license, have decreased because most customers are not purchasing the maintenance agreements. We anticipate that our unearned revenues will continue to decrease based on this business practice. We recognize deferred revenue in compliance with Statement of Position “No. 97-2 Software Revenue Recognition”, as referred to in the notes to our audited financial statements and as discussed below under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies”. Unearned revenues reflect cash received in advance of meeting the revenue recognition criteria as described in the notes to the financial statements. Unearned revenues result if we complete sales of our software products when significant post-delivery obligations exist. In this case, revenue is unearned until we complete the post-delivery obligations. Cash that we receive in advance of meeting the revenue recognition criteria is recorded as a unearned revenue liability.
Cash Flows
Net cash used in operating activities increased to $207,550 for the year ended August 31, 2004 compared to $112,270, representing an increase of $95,280 or 85%. The cash used in operating activities was off-set by net cash provided by financing activities in the amount of $319,639 for the year ended August 31, 2004 compared to $117,312 for the year ended August 31, 2003.
We have financed our operations to date primarily through the sale of equity securities and borrowings from shareholders. When possible, we have issued common stock for services and debt settlement. We continued these financing activities through the year ended August 31, 2004 as our revenues to date have provided insufficient funding for our working capital requirements. Accordingly, we anticipate that we will have to continue to rely on funding from private placements, cash flows and other offerings in order to finance our future operating costs.
We relied on issuances of our common stock in order to pay a portion of the consulting fees payable to our directors and consultants during the year ended August 31, 2004. We have completed these share issuances due to the insufficiency of our cash flows from revenues and financing activities to pay for all of our operating costs. These share issuances included the following:
1. | We issued 250,000 common shares to a consultant
for services rendered during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004. Market
value of the shares issued for services rendered totaled $80,000.
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In addition, we completed the following issuances of our common stock during the year ended August 31, 2004 in respect of our financing activities:
1. | We issued 2,000,000 common shares on a private placement
at $0.15 per share for proceeds of $300,000. In connection with
this offering the Company paid an agent’s fee of $30,000. |
2. | We issued 62,500 common shares pursuant to option
agreements at an exercise price of $0.25 for net proceeds of $15,625.
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3. | As at August 31, 2004, 100,000 common shares are
issuable pursuant to an option agreement. Net proceeds of $25,000
at an exercise price of $0.25 were received prior to year end. We
issued the required common shares September 2, 2004. |
Going Concern
We have incurred recurring losses from operations and we have a working capital deficiency. We have disclosed in the notes to our financial statements that we have incurred recurring losses from operations and that we have a working capital deficiency. Our operations to date have been primarily financed by equity transactions. Depending on our ability to grow sales and related cash flows, we may need additional capital through public or private financings that may not be available on reasonable terms. Accordingly, we will require the continued financial support of our shareholders and creditors until we are able to generate sufficient cash flows from operations on a sustained basis. There can be no assurances that we will be successful. If we are not, we will be required to reduce operations or liquidate assets. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our auditors have referred to the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in their audit report on our financial statements included with this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingent liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable in the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The following critical accounting policies affect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in preparing our consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of operations. If we were not to continue as a going concern, we would likely not be able to realize on our assets at values comparable to the carrying value or the fair value estimates reflected in the balances set out in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. There can be no assurances that we will be successful in generating additional cash from equity or other sources to be used for operations. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
We recognize revenue when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, collection is reasonably assured, and there are no substantive performance obligations remaining. Our revenue recognition policies are in conformity with AICPA’s Statement of Position No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”, as amended (“SOP 97-2). We generate revenue from software arrangements involving multiple element sales arrangements. Revenue is allocated to each element of the arrangement based on the relative fair value of the elements and is recognized as each element is delivered and we have no significant remaining performance obligations. If evidence of fair value for each element does not exist, all revenue from the arrangement is recognized over the term of the arrangement. To-date, evidence of fair value for each element has not been available on sales arrangements.
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Changes in our business priorities or model in the future could materially impact our reported revenue and cash flow. Although such changes are not currently contemplated, they could be required in response to industry or customer developments.
Software Development Costs. Costs incurred internally in creating computer software products are expensed until technological feasibility has been established upon completion of a program design. Thereafter, applicable software development costs are capitalized and subsequently reported at the lower of amortized cost or net realizable value. Capitalized costs are amortized based on current and expected future revenue for each product with minimum annual amortization equal to the straight-line amortization over the estimated economic life of the product not to exceed three years. For the year 2004, the Company capitalized $81,857. No costs were capitalized in 2003. There was no amortization recorded in 2004 as commercial deployment did not occur until subsequent to year end.p
Stock-Based Compensation. While we have not adopted the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation related to options under Statement of Financials Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” which amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” we do make the required pro forma disclosures for the effect on net income (loss) as if the fair market value based method of accounting provided for under SFAS No. 123 had been adopted. These pro forma disclosures are based upon a number of assumptions utilized in a valuation model in determining the appropriate valuation of the fair market value of options on the date of grant. The key assumptions used in the valuation model are stock price at the date of grant, expected volatility, annual expected dividend yield and expected life of the options granted.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Index to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended August 31, 2004:
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Consolidated Financial Statements
(Expressed in United States dollars)
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003
F-1
Grant Thornton LLP
Chartered Accountants
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
Independent Auditors' Report
The Shareholders
Destiny Media Technologies Inc.
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Destiny Media Technologies Inc. as of August 31, 2004 and 2003 and the consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficiency and comprehensive loss 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 consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Destiny Media Technologies Inc. as of August 31, 2004 and 2003 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.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations and has a working capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
“GRANT THORNTON LLP” | |
Vancouver, Canada | |
October 8, 2004 | Chartered Accountants |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in United States dollars)
August 31, 2004 and 2003
2004 | 2003 | |||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash | $ | 17,523 | $ | 6,123 | ||
Short-term investments | 8,661 | 8,091 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of | ||||||
$19,291 (2003 - $12,241) | 67,484 | 169,402 | ||||
Inventory | 3,480 | 4,305 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 18,846 | 1,712 | ||||
Total current assets | 115,994 | 189,633 | ||||
Software development costs (note 4) | 81,857 | - | ||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $73,306 (2003 - $44,665) | 5,198 | 28,009 | ||||
Equipment (note 5) | 73,572 | 54,733 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 276,621 | $ | 272,375 | ||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficiency | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 6) | $ | 440,997 | $ | 543,281 | ||
Loans payable (note 7) | 20,564 | 10,825 | ||||
Unearned revenue | 62,305 | 64,013 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 523,866 | 618,119 | ||||
Deferred leasehold inducement (note 8) | 73,071 | - | ||||
Obligation for share settlement (note 9) | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||
Stockholders’ deficiency: | ||||||
Common stock, par value $0.001 | ||||||
Authorized: 100,000,000 shares | ||||||
Issued and outstanding: 35,316,098 shares (2003 – 33,003,598) | 35,318 | 33,005 | ||||
Issued and held for settlement: 133,333 shares | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 3,688,208 | 3,246,079 | ||||
Common stock issuable | 25,000 | - | ||||
Deferred stock compensation | - | (865 | ) | |||
Deficit | (4,088,494 | ) | (3,669,058 | ) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (80,348 | ) | (54,905 | ) | ||
Total stockholders’ deficiency | (420,316 | ) | (445,744 | ) | ||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency | $ | 276,621 | $ | 272,375 | ||
Continuing operations (note 2) | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (notes 13 and 14) | ||||||
Subsequent event (note 18) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed in United States dollars)
Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003
2004 | 2003 | |||||
Revenue | $ | 751,914 | $ | 1,133,098 | ||
Operating expenses: | ||||||
General and administrative | 510,074 | 370,189 | ||||
Sales and marketing | 445,507 | 432,109 | ||||
Research and development | 258,361 | 367,598 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 42,638 | 47,894 | ||||
1,256,580 | 1,217,790 | |||||
Loss before undernoted | (504,666 | ) | (84,692 | ) | ||
Interest expense | (6,197 | ) | (18,013 | ) | ||
Interest and other income | 12,206 | 8,433 | ||||
Extinguishment of debt | 79,221 | - | ||||
Loss for the year | $ | (419,436 | ) | $ | (94,272 | ) |
Loss per common share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) |
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 34,704,896 | 32,148,984 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficiency and Comprehensive
Loss
(Expressed in United States dollars)
Accumulated | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Deferred | other | stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock | paid-in | Shares | stock | comprehensive | equity | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | capital | issuable | compensation | Deficit | loss | (deficiency) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, August 31, 2002 | 28,730,903 | $ | 28,382 | $ | 2,828,580 | $ | 50,000 | $ | (18,093 | ) | $ | (3,574,786 | ) | $ | (10,285 | ) | $ | (696,202 | ) | ||||
Loss for the year | - | - | - | - | - | (94,272 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | - | (44,620 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | (138,892 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for services rendered | 1,100,000 | 1,100 | 140,021 | - | - | - | - | 141,121 | |||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for settlement of debt | 336,300 | 336 | 34,294 | - | - | - | - | 34,630 | |||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for cash on private | |||||||||||||||||||||||
placement | 1,550,000 | 1,550 | 148,450 | (50,000 | ) | - | - | - | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||
Common stock issued on conversion of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
loans payable | 2,000,000 | 2,000 | 182,000 | - | - | - | - | 184,000 | |||||||||||||||
Finders fee cancelled | - | - | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for note receivable (note 10) | (99,946 | ) | (99,946 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred stock compensation | - | - | (3,646 | ) | - | 17,228 | - | - | 13,582 | ||||||||||||||
Common stock cancelled | (713,605 | ) | (363 | ) | 363 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Options issued to non-employees for services | - | - | 5,963 | - | - | - | - | 5,963 | |||||||||||||||
Balance, August 31, 2003 | 33,003,598 | $ | 33,005 | $ | 3,246,079 | $ | - | $ | (865 | ) | $ | (3,669,058 | ) | $ | (54,905 | ) | $ | (445,744 | ) | ||||
Loss for the year | - | - | - | - | - | (419,436 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment | - | - | - | - | - | - | (25,443 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (444,879 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
rendered (note 11 (a)) | 250,000 | 250 | 79,750 | - | - | - | - | 80,000 | |||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for cash on private | |||||||||||||||||||||||
placement (note 11 (b)) | 2,000,000 | 2,000 | 268,000 | - | - | - | - | 270,000 | |||||||||||||||
Common stock issued on options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
exercised (note 11 (c)) | 62,500 | 63 | 15,562 | - | - | - | - | 15,625 | |||||||||||||||
Common stock issuable on options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
exercised (note 11 (d)) | - | - | - | 25,000 | - | - | - | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred stock compensation | - | - | - | - | 865 | - | - | 865 | |||||||||||||||
Options issued to non-employees for services | - | - | 78,817 | - | - | - | - | 78,817 | |||||||||||||||
Balance, August 31, 2004 | 35,316,098 | $ | 35,318 | $ | 3,688,208 | $ | 25,000 | $ | - | $ | (4,088,494 | ) | $ | (80,348 | ) | $ | (420,316 | ) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in United States dollars)
Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003
2004 | 2003 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
Loss for the year | $ | (419,436 | ) | $ | (94,272 | ) |
Items not involving cash: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 42,638 | 47,874 | ||||
Leasehold inducement (note 8) | 50,531 | - | ||||
Shares issued for services rendered | 80,000 | 141,121 | ||||
Stock-based compensation – employees | 865 | 13,582 | ||||
Stock-based compensation – non-employees | 78,817 | 5,963 | ||||
Interest accrued on term deposit | (121 | ) | (142 | ) | ||
Changes in non-cash working capital: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 109,767 | (80,066 | ) | |||
Inventory | 1,049 | (4,024 | ) | |||
Prepaid expenses | (16,805 | ) | 57,267 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (129,675 | ) | 9,296 | |||
Unearned revenue | (5,180 | ) | (208,869 | ) | ||
Net cash used in operating activities | (207,550 | ) | (112,270 | ) | ||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
Software development costs | (81,857 | ) | - | |||
Purchase of equipment | (10,904 | ) | (938 | ) | ||
Purchase of other assets | (1,782 | ) | (10,489 | ) | ||
Net cash used in investments | (94,543 | ) | (11,427 | ) | ||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
Proceeds from loans payable | 9,014 | 1,349 | ||||
Proceeds from issuances on options exercised | 15,625 | - | ||||
Proceeds from common stock issuable on options exercised | 25,000 | - | ||||
Net proceeds from issuances of common stock and subscriptions | 270,000 | 116,000 | ||||
Amounts paid to related party | - | (37 | ) | |||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 319,639 | 117,312 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash during the year | 17,546 | (6,385 | ) | |||
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash | (6,146 | ) | (8,489 | ) | ||
Cash, beginning of year | 6,123 | 20,997 | ||||
Cash, end of year | $ | 17,523 | $ | 6,123 | ||
Supplementary disclosure: | ||||||
Cash paid for: | ||||||
Interest | $ | 6,197 | $ | 18,013 | ||
Non-cash transactions: | ||||||
Leasehold improvements acquired through lease inducement | 22,540 | - | ||||
Common stock issued on conversion of loans payable | - | 184,000 | ||||
Common stock issued for cash received in prior period | - | 50,000 | ||||
Stock issued for settlement of debt | - | 34,630 | ||||
Barter transaction | - | 9,700 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
1. | Organization |
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Destiny Media Technologies Inc. (the “Company”)
was incorporated in August 1998 under the laws of the State of Colorado.
The Company develops technologies that allow for the distribution over
the Internet of digital media files in either a streaming or digital download
format. The technologies are proprietary. The Company operates out of
Vancouver, BC, Canada and serves customers predominantly located in the
United States and Canada. |
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2. | Continuing operations |
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From inception of the business, the Company
has incurred cumulative operating losses of $4,088,494 and at August
31, 2004 had a working capital deficiency of $407,872. As a result,
substantial doubt exists about its ability to continue as a going concern.
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These financial statements have been prepared
on the going concern basis which assumes that the Company will be able
to realize its assets and satisfy its liabilities and commitments in the
ordinary course of business. Operations to date have been primarily financed
by equity transactions. Unless the Company is able to grow sales and generate
positive cash flows, the Company will need additional capital through
public or private financings that may not be available on reasonable terms.
Accordingly, the Company will require the continued financial support
from its shareholders and creditors until it is able to generate sufficient
cash flows from operations on a sustained basis. |
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It is management’s intention to
leverage the Company’s existing technology to further develop sales
and to evaluate its projected expenditures relative to its available cash.
There can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in generating
additional cash for operations. If it is not successful in generating
cash for operations, the Company will be required to reduce operations
or liquidate assets. The consolidated financial statements do not include
any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification
of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be
unable to continue as a going concern. |
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3. | Significant accounting policies: | |
These consolidated financial statements
have been prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States. |
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(a)
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Principles of consolidation: |
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The financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Destiny Software Productions
Inc. (“Destiny”). All inter-company balances and transactions
have been eliminated on consolidation. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
3. | Significant accounting policies: | |
(b) | Use of estimates: |
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these
estimates. |
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(c) | Revenue recognition: |
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The Company recognizes revenue when there is persuasive
evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or
determinable, collectibility is reasonably assured, and there are no significant
remaining performance obligations. The Company’s revenue recognition
policies are in conformity with the AICPA’s Statement of Position
No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”, as amended
(“SOP 97-2”). |
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SOP 97-2 generally requires revenue from software
arrangements involving multiple elements to be allocated to each element
of the arrangement based on the relative fair values of the elements,
such as software products, post-contract customer support, installation,
or training and recognized as the element is delivered and the Company
has no significant remaining performance obligations. The determination
of fair value is based on objective evidence that is specific to the vendor.
If evidence of fair value for each element of the arrangement does not
exist, and the only outstanding deliverable is post-customer support,
all revenue from the arrangement is recognized ratably over the term of
the arrangement. |
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License revenue is recognized when there is persuasive
evidence of an arrangement and delivery to the customer has occurred,
provided the arrangement does not require significant customization of
the software, the fee is fixed and determinable, and collectibility is
considered probable. |
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Service revenue from maintenance contracts is recognized
ratably over the term of the maintenance contract, on a straight-line
basis. Other service revenue is recognized at the time the service is
performed. |
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The Company recognizes product revenue upon transfer
of title, which occurs on shipment of product, as all other revenue recognition
criteria are satisfied. When significant post- delivery obligations exist,
revenue is deferred until such obligations are fulfilled. Cash received
in advance of meeting the revenue recognition criteria is recorded as
unearned revenue. |
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Royalty revenue from third party sales is recognized
when there is persuasive evidence that the arrangement is complete, and
only when all deliverables have been performed. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
(c) | Revenue recognition (continued): |
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Revenues generated in exchange for consulting and
advertising services are valued at the fair value of the services exchanged,
based on the Company’s own historical practice of receiving cash,
or other consideration that is readily convertible to known amounts of
cash for similar advertising from buyers unrelated in the barter transaction.
During the year ended August 31, 2004, the Company recognized $nil
(2003 - $9,700) of revenue from barter transactions. |
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(d) | Allowance for doubtful accounts: |
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The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful
accounts through review of open accounts, and historical collection and
allowance amounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is intended to
reduce trade accounts receivable to the amount that reasonably approximates
their fair value due to their short-term nature. The amount ultimately
realized from trade accounts receivable may differ from the amount estimated
in the financial statements based on collection experience. |
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(e) | Inventory: |
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Inventory, consisting solely of finished goods,
is carried at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average basis,
and net realizable value. |
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(f) | Research and development costs: |
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Research and, except as indicated below, development
costs are expensed as incurred. Software and related development costs,
after the establishment of technological feasibility and commercial viability,
are capitalized as software development costs until the product is ready
for general release to customers in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 86 “Accounting for
the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed”.
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Amortization is provided on a product by product
basis over the estimated economic life of the product, not to exceed three
years. Amortization commences when the product is available for general
release to customers. As at August 31, 2004, the Company had capitalized
software development costs of $81,857 (2003 - $nil). |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
3. | Significant accounting policies (continued): | |
(g) | Equipment: | |
Equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated
using the declining balance method at the following annual rates, commencing
upon utilization of the assets: |
Asset | Rate | ||
Furniture and fixtures | 20% | ||
Computer hardware | 30% | ||
Leasehold improvements | Term of the lease | ||
(h) | Other assets: |
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Other assets consist of domain names, trademarks
and patents and are being amortized straight-line over three years. The
balance capitalized as at August 31, 2004 will be fully amortized in 2005.
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(i) | Impairment of long-lived assets: |
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The Company assesses the recoverability of its long-lived
assets by determining whether the carrying value of the long-lived assets
can be recovered over their remaining lives through undiscounted future
operating cash flows. The amount of impairment, if any, is measured based
on projected discounted future operating cash flows using a discount rate
reflecting the Company’s average cost of funds. The assessment of
the recoverability will be impacted if estimated future operating cash
flows are not achieved. Through August 31, 2004, no impairment charges
have been recognized. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
3. | Significant accounting policies (continued): | |
(j) | Translation of foreign currencies: |
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The Company’s functional currency is the U.S.
dollar. Financial statements of foreign operations for which the functional
currency is the local currency are translated into U.S. dollars with assets
and liabilities translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange in
effect at the balance sheet date and revenue and expense items are translated
at the average rates for the period. Unrealized gains and losses resulting
from the translation of the financial statements are deferred and accumulated
in a separate component of stockholders’ equity as a cumulative
translation adjustment in accumulated other comprehensive loss. |
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(k) | Advertising: |
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Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and totaled
$65,488 and $24,998 during the years ended August 31, 2004 and
2003, respectively. |
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(l) | Income taxes: |
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Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and
liability method in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FAS
109”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred
tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income
in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are
reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent that the expectation of
recoverability of the asset does not meet the more likely than not criteria.
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(m) | Capital stock issued for consideration other than
cash: |
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Capital stock issued for consideration other than
cash is recorded at an estimate of the fair value of the stock issued
or issuable or at an estimate of the fair value of the goods or services
received, whichever is more readily ascertainable. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
3. | Significant accounting policies (continued): | |
(n) | Stock option and share purchase plans: |
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The Company applies the intrinsic value-based method
of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (“APB”)
Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,”
and related interpretations, in accounting for awards to employees and
directors under its stock option and share purchase plans. As such, compensation
is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the
underlying stock exceeds the exercise price. SFAS No. 123, “Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation,” established accounting and disclosure
requirements using a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based
employee compensation plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has
elected to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting
described above for employee grants, and has adopted the disclosure requirements
of SFAS No. 123. Grants to non-employees are recognized based on the fair
value of the equity instrument at the date services are performed. Deferred
compensation expense arises when the employee compensation expense relates
to future services. Deferred compensation expense is amortized to income
over the service period which generally reflects the vesting period. |
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The Company applies APB Opinion No. 25 in accounting
for its employee stock option plan as the employee stock compensation
cost has been recognized in the financial statements only to the extent
of intrinsic value. Had the Company determined compensation cost based
on the fair value on the measurement date for its employee stock option
plan using the assumptions for the Black-Scholes valuation model described
below, the Company’s net loss and loss per share for 2004 and 2003
would have increased to the pro forma amounts indicated below: |
2004 | 2003 | ||||||||
Loss for the period: | |||||||||
As reported | $ | (419,436 | ) | $ | (94,272 | ) | |||
Stock-based compensation expense recognized | $ | 79,682 | $ | 19,545 | |||||
Compensation expense based on fair value | |||||||||
method | $ | (289,263 | ) | $ | (67,907 | ) | |||
Pro forma loss | $ | (629,017 | ) | (142,634 | ) | ||||
Loss per share, basic and diluted: | |||||||||
As reported | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||
Pro forma | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
3. | Significant accounting policies (continued): | |
(n) | Stock option and share purchase plans (continued): | |
The fair value of each option grant is estimated
on the date of the grant using the Black- Scholes option-pricing model
with the following assumptions: |
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Expected dividend yield | - | - | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 5.5% | 5.5% | ||||||
Volatility | 180% | 190% | ||||||
Expected lives | 2.00 years | 2.00 years | ||||||
Per share weighted average fair value of stock | ||||||||
options granted | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.12 |
(o) | Accounting change: |
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For the year ended August 31, 2003, the Company
adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 145, (“SFAS
145”), which resulted in a change in the classification of a loss
arising on debt settlement as an extraordinary item to an item included
within loss from continuing operations. |
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(p) | Loss per common share: |
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The basic loss per common share is computed by dividing
net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding for the year. Diluted loss per common share
is computed by giving effect to all potential dilutive options that were
outstanding during the year. For the years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003,
all outstanding were anti-dilutive. |
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4. | Software development costs: |
2004 | 2003 | ||||||
Cost | $ | 81,857 | $ | - | |||
Accumulated amortization | - | - | |||||
$ | 81,857 | $ | - |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
5. | Equipment: |
Accumulated | ||||||||||
depreciation and | Net book | |||||||||
2004 | Cost | amortization | value | |||||||
Furniture and fixtures | $ | 61,533 | $ | 41,690 | $ | 19,843 | ||||
Computer hardware | 137,735 | 105,841 | 31,894 | |||||||
Leasehold improvements | 31,113 | 9,278 | 21,835 | |||||||
$ | 230,381 | $ | 156,809 | $ | 73,572 | |||||
Accumulated | ||||||||||
depreciation and | Net book | |||||||||
2003 | Cost | amortization | value | |||||||
Furniture and fixtures | $ | 58,309 | $ | 34,806 | $ | 23,503 | ||||
Computer hardware | 120,061 | 89,606 | 30,455 | |||||||
Leasehold improvements | 8,791 | 8,016 | 775 | |||||||
$ | 187,161 | $ | 132,428 | $ | 54,733 |
6. | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
Accrued liabilities as at August 31, 2004 and 2003 totaled $33,648 and $53,838 respectively. | |
7. | Loans payable: |
2004 | 2003 | ||||||
Loan payable, due to a shareholder, unsecured, | |||||||
non-interest bearing | $ | 20,564 | $ | 10,825 |
8. | Leasehold Inducements |
The Company has recorded leasehold improvements
and deferred lease inducements, representing the value of a leasehold
improvement allowance received and the value of six months free rent provided
by the Company’s landlord. The leasehold improvements and the inducement
will be amortized over the contractual lease term. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
9. | Obligation for share settlement
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During the fiscal year ended August 31,
2003, the Company issued 133,333 common shares to be delivered in settlement
for proceeds of $100,000 received in respect of a private placement
that did not complete in August of 2000. As the private placement did
not complete and although management expects that the amount ultimately
will be settled through the release of the shares, the obligation for
share settlement is recorded as a liability until settlement results between
the Company and parties involved in the August 2000 private placement.
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10. | Note receivable |
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During the year ended August 31, 2003
an accounting provision of $99,946 was recorded against a note receivable
from a former director due to the uncertainty of its resolution and collection.
The note receivable consists of proceeds from short-swing profits owing
to the Company by the former director, in accordance with securities regulatory
rules in the United States. The note bears interest at a rate of prime
plus 1%. The Company has commenced proceedings regarding the collection
of the note as the balance plus interest was due on September 8, 2001.
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11. | Share capital: |
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(a) |
Common shares issued for services rendered: |
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On February 24, 2004, the Company issued 250,000
common shares to a third party pursuant to a consulting agreement. The
common shares issued have been valued at their market value on the date
the services were provided. |
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(b) |
Common shares issued for cash: |
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On November 21, 2003, the Company completed a series
of private placements, which consisted of the issuance of 2,000,000 common
shares at a price of $0.15 per share for gross proceeds of $300,000.
In connection with this offering the Company paid an agent’s fee
of $30,000. |
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(c)
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Common shares issued on options exercised: |
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During the year ended August 31, 2004, 62,500 employee
stock options at $0.25 were exercised for net proceeds of $15,625.
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(d) |
Common shares issuable on options exercised: |
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On August 31, 2004, 100,000 employee stock options
at $0.25 were exercised for net proceeds of $25,000. The Company
issued the required common shares September 2, 2004. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
11. | Share capital (continued): | |
(e) | Stock option plan: | |
Pursuant to a stock option plan amended March 29,
2004, the Company has reserved 3,750,000 common shares for future issuance
under its stock option plan. At August 31, 2004, 3,127,000 (2003 –
1,880,500) options had been granted and were outstanding and an additional
623,000 (2003 – 1,869,500) shares were available for grant under
the Plan. Stock option activity is presented below: |
Weighted | |||||||
Number of | average | ||||||
shares | exercise price | ||||||
Outstanding, August 31, 2002 | 2,135,500 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Granted | - | - | |||||
Exercised | - | - | |||||
Forfeited | (255,000 | ) | (0.57 | ) | |||
Expired | - | - | |||||
Outstanding, August 31, 2003 | 1,880,500 | 0.48 | |||||
Granted | 1,597,750 | 0.25 | |||||
Exercised | (162,500 | ) | 0.25 | ||||
Forfeited | (188,750 | ) | (0.36 | ) | |||
Expired | - | - | |||||
Outstanding, August 31, 2004 | 3,127,000 | $ | 0.49 |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
11. | Share capital (continued): | |
(e) | Stock option plan (continued): | |
The following table summarizes information concerning
outstanding and exercisable options at August 31, 2004: |
Options outstanding | Options exercisable | |||||||||||
Weighted | ||||||||||||
average | Weighted | Weighted | ||||||||||
remaining | average | average | ||||||||||
Exercise | Number | contractual | exercise price | Number | exercise price | |||||||
prices | outstanding | life (in years) | per share | exercisable | per share | |||||||
$ | 0.25 | 2,294,000 | 2.42 | $ | 0.24 | 2,250,938 | $ | 0.24 | ||||
0.50 | 170,000 | 4.75 | 0.11 | 38,000 | 0.11 | |||||||
0.83 | 120,000 | 0.11 | 0.83 | 120,000 | 0.83 | |||||||
1.00 | 468,000 | 0.11 | 1.00 | 468,000 | 1.00 | |||||||
1.80 | 50,000 | 0.67 | 1.80 | 50,000 | 1.80 | |||||||
2.50 | 25,000 | 1.08 | 2.50 | 25,000 | 2.50 | |||||||
3,127,000 | 2.07 | $ | 0.49 | 2,951,938 | $ | 0.49 |
Of the total options outstanding at year end, 2,525,000
(2003 – 1,702,500) were granted to employees and 602,000 (2003 –
178,000) were granted to non-employees of the Company. The stock-based
compensation expense, representing the intrinsic value of the vested options
granted to employees was $865 (2003 - $13,582), calculated in
accordance with APB Opinion No. 25. The compensation expense related to
options granted to non-employees was $78,817 (2003 - $5,963),
calculated in accordance with SFAS 123. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
12. | Income taxes: |
2004 | 2003 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets: | |||||||
Net operating loss carry forwards | $ | 1,473,282 | $ | 1,348,555 | |||
Book over tax depreciation | 41,577 | 34,669 | |||||
1,514,859 | 1,383,254 | ||||||
Valuation allowance | (1,514,859 | ) | (1,383,254 | ) | |||
$ | - | $ | - |
The reconciliation of income tax attributable to
continuing operations computed at the U.S. federal and Canadian statutory
tax rates to income tax expense is: |
2004 | 2003 | ||||
Tax at blended U.S./Canadian statutory rates | 34.0% | 34.0% | |||
Change in valuation allowance | (34.0%) | (34.0%) | |||
Tax recovery (expense) | - | - |
The reconciliation of (losses) earnings from operations by geographic region is as follows: |
2004 | 2003 | ||||||
United States | $ | (60,486 | ) | $ | (180,742 | ) | |
Canada | (358,950 | ) | 86,470 | ||||
$ | (419,436 | ) | $ | (94,272 | ) |
If not utilized to reduce future taxable income, the Company’s net operating loss carry-forwards will expire as follows: |
Canada | United States | ||||||
2005 | $ | - | $ | - | |||
2006 | $ | 114,226 | $ | - | |||
2007 | $ | 1,105,168 | $ | - | |||
2008 | $ | 1,025,553 | $ | - | |||
2009 | $ | 420,879 | $ | - | |||
2010 | $ | - | $ | - | |||
2011 and thereafter | $ | 274,984 | $ | 1,194,167 | |||
$ | 2,940,810 | $ | 1,194,167 |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
13. | Commitment |
The Company’s previous
existing sub-lease expired on February 29, 2004. On February 9, 2004,
the Company entered into a new lease with an unrelated landlord commencing
September 1, 2004 for a term of 36 months. The rent expense under this
lease for the years ended August 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007, total $151,212
CDN, $156,946 CDN and $162,680 CDN respectively. |
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14. | Contingencies
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Destiny has commenced legal
proceedings against Impatica.com Inc. (“Impatica”) for payment
of $512,500 in unpaid technology licensing fees. It is the Company’s
position that Impatica has repudiated the licensing agreement and that
the unpaid license fees totaling $512,500 are a debt owing by Impatica
to Destiny. |
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Impatica has denied liability
to Destiny on the basis that the license agreement was not formalized.
Impatica has filed a counterclaim against Destiny seeking return of $162,500
advanced to Destiny on an alleged “good faith” agreement based
on the allegation that the technology did not perform as represented.
These funds were recorded as revenues earned in fiscal 2001 in accordance
with the Company’s revenue recognition policy. |
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No amounts have been recorded
as receivable or payable in the financial statements at August 31, 2004
as the outcome of this claim and counterclaim is not determinable. |
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The Company’s are
currently in discussions to resolve this matter outside of the courts.
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15. | Related party transactions
and balances: |
Related party transactions
not disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements are
as follows: |
(a) | During the year, the Company
was charged $nil (2003 - $13,335) for consulting services provided
by directors and officers. In addition, commissions of $2,867 (2003
- $7,691) were paid to directors and officers. |
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(b) | During the year, the Company
earned $4,785 (2003 - $5,060) in rental revenue from space sublet
to a director. |
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(c) | During the year, the Company
earned $7,549 (2003 - $2,530) in rental revenue from space sublet
to a company in which an officer is a significant shareholder. |
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(d) | As at August 31, 2004, accounts
payable include $463 (2003 - $9,644) owing to directors and officers
of the Company. Accounts receivable include $542 (2003 - $3,961)
owing from directors and officers of the Company. |
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. Years ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 |
16. | Financial instruments: |
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(a)
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Fair value disclosures: |
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The carrying value of cash, short-term investments,
accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and loans
payable approximate their fair values due to the relatively short periods
to maturity of the instruments. |
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(b) |
Foreign currency risk: |
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The Company operates internationally, which gives
rise to the risk that cash flows may be adversely impacted by exchange
rate fluctuations. |
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The Company has not entered into contracts for foreign
exchange hedges. |
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17. | Segmented information: |
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In the opinion of management, the Company
operates solely in the digital media software segment, and all revenue
from its products and services are made in this segment. Management of
the Company makes decisions about allocating resources based on this one
operating segment. Substantially, all assets and operations are in Canada.
A summary of revenue by region (based on location of customers) is as
follows: |
Years ended August 31, | 2004 | 2003 | |||||
United States | $ | 568,209 | $ | 792,338 | |||
Canada | 65,622 | 209,720 | |||||
Other | 118,083 | 131,040 | |||||
Total revenue | $ | 751,914 | $ | 1,133,098 |
18. | Subsequent event |
On September 14, 2004, a statement of claim was
filed against the Company by its former solicitor for fees of $145,978
CDN relating to legal services provided in connection with a failed transaction
in 2001 and other general corporate matters. It is the Company’s
position that a significant portion of the fees being sought by the former
solicitor are unwarranted, and that the fees should not be borne by the
Company. The Company has engaged legal counsel to defend itself and will
file a counter claim for material damages suffered. As at August 31, 2004,
the Company has accrued for the disputed fees and will seek all options
available to extinguish this debt. Any adjustments to the amounts recognized
will be recorded when determinable. |
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ITEM 8. CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
“Exchange Act”), we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as August
31, 2004, being the date of our most recently completed fiscal year end. This
evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation
of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Steven Verstergaard.
Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective
in timely alerting management to material information relating to us required
to be included in our periodic SEC filings. There have been no significant changes
in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date we carried out our evaluation.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed our reports filed
or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported,
within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's
rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation,
controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
During our most recently completed fiscal year ended August 31, 2004, there
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
The term “internal control over financial reporting” is defined
as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the registrant's principal
executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions,
and effected by the registrant's board of directors, management and other personnel,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and
procedures that:
(1) | Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable
detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions
of the assets of the registrant; |
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(2) | Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts
and expenditures of the registrant are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the registrant; and |
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(3) | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of
the registrant's assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements. |
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PART III
ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
Our executive officers and directors and their respective ages as of October 29, 2004 are as follows:
DIRECTORS:
Name of Director | Age | ||
Steven Vestergaard | 38 | ||
Edward Kolic | 43 | ||
Lawrence J. Langs | 43 | ||
Yoshitaro Kumagai | 58 | ||
Wayne Koshman | 42 |
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:
Name of Officer | Age | Office Held |
Steven Vestergaard | 38 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
Edward Kolic | 43 | Secretary |
Set forth below is a brief description of the background and business experience of each of our executive officers and directors for the past five years:
Steven Vestergaard. Mr. Vestergaard is our president, chief executive officer and chief financial officer and is one of our directors. Mr. Vestergaard has been our chief executive officer from May 1999, when we began negotiations to purchase our operating subsidiary, Destiny Software, from Mr. Vestergaard, to January 2001 and then again from February 2002 to present. Mr. Vestergaard’s responsibilities include overall management of our business and coordinating strategy, planning, and product development. Mr. Vestergaard started Destiny Software as a private company owned by Mr. Vestergaard in 1991 and developed its business through to 1999 when it was acquired by us. At Destiny Software, Mr. Vestergaard was responsible for overall business management and supervision of the development of computer games. During this period, Destiny Software was successful in the production of a dozen successful video games, including Blood Bowl, Creepers and Dark Seed II, for major publishers, including Microleague, Sony and MGM. Mr. Vestergaard has been involved in the software development industry since 1982 when he founded a private company called Tronic Software. Tronic Software was a developer of computer games which were sold by mail order. In 1990 he became employed as a software engineer by Distinctive Software Inc., a company that later changed its name to Electronic Arts Canada, where he was involved in developing game products. Mr. Vestergaard holds an International Baccalaureate Degree and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia.
Edward Kolic. Mr. Edward Kolic has been one of our directors since February 1999 and is our secretary. Mr. Kolic served as our chief operating officer from February 1999 to October 2001 during which time he
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was responsible for our overall product strategy and development of our core technologies. Mr. Kolic currently consults to senior management of companies developing Internet media technologies and distributing digital content. Mr. Kolic has served as our secretary since February 1999. From 1997 until June of 1999, Mr. Kolic was the president of WonderFall Productions Inc., a computer game development company built by Mr. Kolic and which we purchased in June 1999. From 1993 until 1997, Mr. Kolic was a partner in a private company called Jacqueline Conoir Designs Ltd. which is a fashion design house. At Jacqueline Conoir Designs Ltd., Mr. Kolic was general manager and vice-president of marketing and developed all of the marketing, communications and image strategies for the company. From 1988 until 1995, Mr. Kolic was employed as the president of Target Canada Production Ltd., a company engaged in the development and distribution of educational video resources to the North American schools market His experience includes the production of documentary television, educational and information programming for the Canadian Educational Television Networks, large screen interactive presentation media for international conferences and a range of communication programs for corporate, government and institutional clients.
Lawrence J. Langs. Mr. Langs has been one of our directors since November 2000. Mr. Langs most recently worked as vice-president of business development at MP3.com. Prior to MP3.com, Mr. Langs had a variety of experience as a technology and entertainment lawyer and a senior management consultant as well as a technology advocate. Mr. Langs worked with his associates at Interactive Media Consulting as legal and business counsel exclusively to clients in the interactive media industry since 1991. Projects undertaken by Mr. Langs included joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, intellectual property, licensing and royalties, venture funding and finance. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Langs was acting business development manager for the New Media Division of Sybase, where he was involved with strategic interactive television initiatives and with developing and executing strategic relationships with Internet companies. Prior experience also includes several years as an Investment Banker for Chemical Bank in New York, and as a Senior Strategic Consultant for Arthur D. Little in Boston. Mr. Langs holds a Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law, and a Master's Degree in Finance and Management of Technology from the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T. Mr. Langs is a member of the New York Bar.
Yoshitaro Kumagai. Mr. Kumagai was appointed as one of our directors in August of 2001. Mr. Kumagai is a highly respected executive in the high-technology industry with over twenty years of experience in the electronics and consumer fields. Mr. Kumagai is currently the interim chief executive officer of Display Research Laboratories, a company involved in the development of organic flat panel display technologies. Mr. Kumagai was the interim chief executive officer and president of Onna.com, a company engaged in the development of a Japanese portal web site targeted at Japanese women, from 1999 to 2001 when the business was acquired in an acquisition. Mr. Kumagai was the chairman and chief executive officer of Vivitar Corporation from 1997 to 1999. Vivitar is a global consumer electronics corporation. Mr. Kumagai was responsible for the management of global operations throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Kumagai was an advisor and a corporate director of Plaza Create Ltd., a Japanese company engaged in franchising an innovative photograph processing store chain, from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Kumagai has also held key management positions in the following companies: IDEC Corporation (from 1991 to 1993), the Mead Corporation (from 1984 to 1991) and the Singer Company (from 1981 to 1986). Mr. Kumagai holds a bachelor of science degree from Georgia State University and a BSME from Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan.
Wayne Koshman. Mr. Koshman was appointed as one of our directors on May 29, 2002. Mr. Koshman has been a director and the chief executive officer of Terrawest Management Inc., a company engaged in mining and exploration in China, from June 2002 to present. Mr. Koshman was the director of GIS Technologies, a company engaged in the development of smartcard technology, from November 2000 to March 2002. Mr. Koshman was a project consultant for Zaatec Technologies Inc., a Japanese hard disk technology firm, from March 1999 to April 2000. Mr. Koshman was the head of corporate development for international sales for Moduline Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of Champion Industries, a large home manufacturer, from March 1998 to June 1999. Mr. Koshman was the international sales manager for Asia
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for Nortec Design group from November 1996 to February 1998. Mr. Koshman is a founder of Skytech Bio Conversion Inc., a biotechnology company working with the National Research Council of Canada and the University of British Columbia on phase one trials of microbial technology for treating organic solids.
SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEE
We have the following employee who we expect to make a significant contribution to our business:
John Gammack. Mr. Gammack is our vice-president of operations. Mr. Gammack previously worked for us as a consultant and was appointed as vice-president of operations in August of 2002. Mr. Gammack was born and educated in the United Kingdom having graduated from West Nottinghamshire College H.N.C. in Mechanical Engineering. He served as an Officer in the British RAF for 3 years. Thereafter he moved to Canada and held positions with Financial Trusco, Morgan Leasing and Amdica Technology Inc. where he provided the BC Provincial government with computer technology solutions. From January 1996 to April 1998, he worked as Western Regional Sales Manager for Dynatek Automation Systems and in May 1998 he started D-com Solutions Ltd., a computer storage device provider. In May of 2000 he started GIS Technologies Inc., a smart card technology company. Mr. Gammack’s core responsibilities include overseeing sales, operations and assisting with external financing activities.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Our directors are elected by our shareholders at our annual general meetings. Each director holds office until our next annual general meeting or until the director resigns or is removed in accordance with our bylaws. We do not have a classified board of directors.
Our officers serve at the discretion of our board of directors.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Our audit committee consists of Mr. Steven Vestergaard, our chief executive officer, Mr. Edward Kolic, our secretary and Mr. Wayne Koshman, one of our directors. We anticipate modifying our audit committee during the current fiscal year in order to ensure that all members of our audit committee are independent members of our board of directors. In addition, we currently do not have a financial expert on the audit committee.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
We do not compensate our directors for acting on our board of directors. Our directors are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attendance at board of director and committee meetings. In addition, our directors are eligible for grants of options to purchase shares of our common stock at the discretion of our board of directors.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of our equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based on its review of the copies of such forms received by us, we believe that during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004 all such filing requirements applicable to our officers and directors were complied with.
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ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth certain compensation information as to Mr. Steven Vestergaard, our chief executive officer, and Mr. David Lawrence, our former chief executive officer, for our fiscal years ended August 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. Mr. Vestergaard and Mr. Lawrence are our sole “named executive officer”. None of our executive officers earned more than $100,000 during our last fiscal year ended August 31, 2004. No person other than Mr. Vestergaard acted as our chief executive officer during our last fiscal year ended August 31, 2004. No other compensation was paid to Mr. Vestergaard or Mr. Lawrence other than the compensation set forth below.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE |
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION | LONG TERM COMPENSATION | ||||||||
Name | Title | Year | Salary | Bonus | Other Annual Compensation |
AWARDS | PAYOUTS | ||
Restricted Stock Awarded |
Options/ SARs * (#) |
LTIP payouts ($) |
All Other Compen- sation |
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Steven Vestergaard (1), (3) |
Director President CEO, CFO |
2004 2003 2002 |
$78,506 $72,537 $59,305 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
David Lawrence (2), (3) |
Former Chief Executive Officer |
2004 2003 2002 |
$0 $0 $34,358 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
Notes to Summary Compensation Table:
(1) | All salaries paid to Mr. Vestergaard are paid in
Canadian dollars. |
(2) | Mr. Lawrence was our chief executive officer from
January 2001 to February 2002. Amounts paid to Mr. Lawrence were paid
in Canadian dollars. |
(3) | Compensation is stated in United States dollars
and is based on an exchange rate of $0.8162 US dollars for each $1.00
Canadian dollar as of December 8, 2004. |
STOCK OPTION GRANTS
We granted 225,000 stock options to Mr. Vestergaard, our sole named executive officers, during our most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2004.
EXERCISES OF STOCK OPTIONS AND YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
Mr. Vestergaard, our sole named executive officer, exercised 100,000 stock options but did not sell any common shares during our most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2004. The following is a summary of
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the share purchase options exercised by our named executive officers during the financial year ended August 31, 2004 and the year end values of outstanding options held by our named executive officers:
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES DURING THE
LAST FINANCIAL YEAR END AND FINANCIAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES |
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Name (#) | Common Shares Acquired on Exercise ($) |
Value Realized ($) |
Unexercised Options at Financial Year-End (#) exercisable / unexercisable |
Value of Unexercised In-The-Money Options/SARs at Financial Year-End ($) exercisable / unexercisable |
Steven Vestergaard President CEO and CFO Director |
100,000 | $25,000 | 500,000 | $NIL |
David Lawrence Former Chief Executive Officer |
NIL | Not Applicable | NIL | $NIL |
On August 31, 2004, Steve Vestergaard exercised 100,000 options at $0.25 pursuant to an option agreement for net proceeds to the Company of $25,000.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS
We do not have any long-term incentive plans.
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OUTSTANDING STOCK OPTIONS
The following table shows the issued and outstanding stock options held by our officers and directors. No person known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock as of December 8, 2004 holds any stock options.
OUTSTANDING STOCK OPTIONS | |||||
Name | Exercise Price |
No. of Options | Date of Grant | Vesting Date
|
Expiry Date |
Steven Vestergaard Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Director |
NA | NA | NA | NA |
NA |
Edward Kolic Secretary Director |
$0.25 $0.25 |
73,903 76,097 |
Dec. 21, 2000 Dec.21, 2000 |
Dec. 21, 2000
Apr. 21, 2000 |
Dec. 21, 2005 Dec. 21, 2005 |
Wayne Koshman Director |
$0.25 | 150,000 | May 29, 2002 | Vesting Monthly
over 24-Month Period |
May 29, 2007 |
Yoshitaro Kumagai Director |
$0.25 $0.25 $2.50 $0.25 |
25,000 25,000 25,000 100,000 |
January 1, 2004 Apr. 1, 2000 Oct. 1, 2000 Aug. 23, 2001 |
January 1, 2004 May 1, 2002 Nov. 1, 2002 Vesting Monthly over 25-Month Period |
December 31, 2008 Apr. 1, 2005 Oct. 1, 2005 Sept. 23, 2006 |
Lawrence J. Langs Director |
$0.25 $0.25 |
27,123 122,877 |
Dec. 21, 2000 Dec. 21, 2000 |
Dec. 21, 2000 May 21, 2001 |
Dec. 21, 2005 Dec. 21, 2005 |
Subsequent to year end, Mr. Vestergaard exercised 275,000 options at $0.25 pursuant to option agreements for net proceeds to the Company of $68,750. In addition, 105,000 options at $1.00 and 120,000 options at $0.83 expired respectively on October 12, 2004.
COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
We currently pay to Mr. Vestergaard a salary of $96,315 Canadian (equal to approximately $78,506 US) per year. We are not party to any written employment agreement with Mr. Vestergaard. We do not have any agreements with Mr. Vestergaard regarding the payments of bonus or other performance incentives. Mr. Vestergaard is eligible to receive stock options as and when approved by our board of directors.
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ITEM 11. SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the number of
shares of our common stock owned beneficially as of December 8, 2004 by: (i)
each person (including any group) known to us to own more than five percent
(5%) of any class of our voting securities, (ii) each of our directors and each
of our named executive officers, and (iii) officers and directors as a group.
Unless otherwise indicated, the shareholders listed possess sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares shown.
Title of class | Name and address of beneficial owner |
Number of Shares of Common Stock |
Percentage of Common Stock(1) |
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS: |
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Common Stock | Steven Vestergaard President Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
8,780,030 (2) | 24.3% |
Common Stock | Edward Kolic Secretary Director |
266,300 (3) | 0.7% |
Common Stock | Lawrence J. Langs Director |
150,000 (4) | 0.4% |
Common Stock | Yoshitaro Kumagai Director |
566,900 (5) | 1.6% |
Common Stock | Wayne Koshman Director |
150,000 (6) | 0.4% |
Common Stock | All Officers and Directors as a Group (5 persons) |
9,913,230 | 27.4% |
5% SHAREHOLDERS |
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Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
(1) | Under Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly
or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship,
or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power
to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power,
which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares.
Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one
person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power
to dispose of the |
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shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially
owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for
example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of
which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership
of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the
amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person)
by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of
outstanding shares of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily
reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect
to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding on December
8, 2004. As of December 8, 2004, there were 36,119,431 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding. |
|
(2) | Consists of 8,780,030 shares held by Mr. Vestergaard.and
nil shares that are immediately acquirable upon the exercise of stock
options held by Mr. Vestergaard within 60 days of December 8, 2004. |
(3) | Consists of 632,310 shares held by Mr. Kolic and
150,000 shares that are immediately acquirable upon the exercise of stock
options held by Mr. Kolic within 60 days of December 8, 2004. |
(4) | Consists of 150,000 shares that are immediately
acquirable upon the exercise of stock options held by Mr. Langs within
60 days of December 8, 2004. |
(5) | Consists of 250,000 shares held by Mr. Kumagai and
175,000 shares that are immediately acquirable upon the exercise of stock
options held by Mr. Kumagai within 60 days of December 8, 2004. |
(6) | Consists of 150,000 shares that are immediately
acquirable upon the exercise of stock options held by Mr. Koshman within
60 days of December 8, 2004. |
CHANGE IN CONTROL
We are not aware of any arrangement that might result in a change in control in the future.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
We have one equity compensation plan, namely our Amended 1999 Stock Option Plan, under which up to 3,750,000 shares of our common stock have been authorized for issuance to our officers, directors, employees and consultants. Our Amended 1999 Stock Option Plan has been approved by the Company’s stockholders. The following summary information is presented for our 1999 Stock Option Plan on an aggregate basis as of August 31, 2004.
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Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights |
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights |
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in column (a)) |
|
Plan Category |
(a) | (b) | (c) |
Equity Compensation Plans Approved By Security Holders |
3,127,000 Shares of Common Stock |
$0.49 per Share | 623,000 Shares of Common Stock |
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved By Security Holders |
Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
ITEM 12. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
Except as described below, none of the following persons has any direct or indirect
material interest in any transaction to which we were or are a party during
the past two years, or in any proposed transaction to which the Company proposes
to be a party:
(A) | any director or officer; |
(B) | any proposed nominee for election as a director;
|
(C) | any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly,
shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights attached to our common
stock; or |
(D) | any relative or spouse of any of the foregoing persons,
or any relative of such spouse, who has the same house as such person
or who is a director or officer of any parent or subsidiary. |
ACQUISITIONS OF BUSINESS ASSETS
On October 20, 1999, we completed the purchase of Destiny Software, a private corporation wholly owned by Steven Vestergaard, the current president of the Company. The purchase price was 1,800,000 shares of restricted common stock.
SHARE ISSUANCES
During the year ended August 31, 2004, no common shares were issued to any officers or directors of the Company.
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
As at August 31, 2004, no agreements existed with any member of the management team.
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ITEM 13. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
31.1 | |
32.1 | |
33.1 |
(1) Filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
There were not reports on Form 8-K to be disclosed for the year ended August 31, 2004.
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
(a) Audit Fees
Total audit fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal
accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial
statements included in our Form 10-QSB will total CDN $47,000 (2003 –
CDN $41,000)
(b) Audit-Related Fees
During fiscal 2004 we were not required to incur any additional audit-related
fees in preparation of our financial statements or otherwise (2003 - $nil)
(c) Tax Fees
We do not engage our principal accountant to assist with the preparation or
review of our annual tax filings. We do, however, engage an outside tax consultant
to provide this service. In fiscal 2004 we will pay CDN $2,000 (2003 –
CDN $1,750)
(d) All Other Fees
During fiscal 2004 we did not incur any other fees other than assurance and
tax consulting fees disclosed in items 14 (a) and 14 (c) (2003 - $nil)
(e) Audit Committees Pre-approval Policy
The audit committee pre-approval policies include annually approving the principal
accountants and a detailed review and discussion of the principal accountants
current year audit engagement letter and fees estimate.
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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.
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Steven Vestergaard |
Steven Vestergaard, President | |
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
Director | |
Date: December 14, 2004 |
In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Steven Vestergaard |
Steven Vestergaard, President | |
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
Director | |
Date: December 14, 2004 | |
By: | /s/ Edward Kolic |
Edward Kolic | |
Director | |
Date: December 14, 2004 | |
By: | /s/ Yoshitaro Kumagai |
Yoshitaro Kumagai | |
Director | |
Date: December 14, 2004 |