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Attachment 1
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2008
MAC
FILMWORKS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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333-70526
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74-2820999
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(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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75
Franklin Street, 2nd
Floor
New York,
New York 10013
(Address
of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(818)
775-1624
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Marc
Ross, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61
Broadway
New York,
New York 10006
Phone:
(212) 930-9700
Fax:
(212) 930-9725
3
Riverway, 18th
Floor
Houston,
Texas 77056
(Former
address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[ ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
September 17, 2008, Mac Filmworks, Inc. (“MFI” or the “Company”) entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Sahara Media
Acquisitions, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company (the “Subsidiary”) and Sahara Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Sahara”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, which closed on
September 17, 2008 (the “Closing Date”), the Subsidiary merged into Sahara, such
that Sahara became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 18,150,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock to the shareholders of Sahara (the “Acquisition Shares”)
(subject to the placement of 5,000,000 Acquisition Shares in escrow pursuant to
the Escrow Agreement (defined below)), representing approximately 61.7% of the
Company’s aggregate issued and outstanding common stock following the closing of
the Merger and the Private Placement (defined below), and the outstanding shares
of common stock of Sahara were transferred to the Company and cancelled.
In
connection with the Merger, on September 17, 2008, MFI entered into a series of
identical subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with
accredited investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which, concurrent with the
closing of the Merger on the Closing Date, the Company issued and sold units,
with each unit consisting of 100,000 shares of common stock and five-year
warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of
$2.50, for a purchase price of $125,000 per unit (the “Private Placement”).
Pursuant to the Private Placement, the Company issued and sold to the Investors
an aggregate of 6,526,191 shares of common stock (the “Common Shares”) and
five-year warrants to purchase 6,526,191 shares of common stock with
an exercise price of $2.50 (the “Investor Warrants”), for an aggregate purchase
price of $8,157,678.41. The Investor Warrants may not be exercised to the extent
such exercise would cause the holder of the warrant, together with its
affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would
exceed 4.99% of the Company’s then outstanding shares of common stock following
such exercise. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, MFI agreed to file a
registration statement registering the Common Shares and the shares of common
stock underlying the Investor Warrants, subject to Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) limitations, within 45 days of the filing of this report with
the SEC.
John
Thomas Financial, Inc. (“JTF”), a broker-dealer which is a member of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, was retained as the exclusive placement
agent for the Private Placement. JTF received a commission of $815,767.84 (equal
to 10% of the gross proceeds) and a non-accountable expense allowance of
$244,730.35 (equal to 3% of the gross proceeds). JTF also received a finder’s
fee of $200,000 in connection with the Merger, and a success fee of $400,000,
based on the receipt of gross proceeds of at least $8,000,000. Upon exercise of
the Investor Warrants, JTF will receive a 10% commission and a 3%
non-accountable expense allowance. In addition, Sahara has retained JTF to
assist Sahara with its investment banking requirements on an exclusive basis for
a period of one year, pursuant to which, on the Closing Date, JTF was issued
five-year warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock of MFI with an
exercise price of $1.30 (the “Broker Warrants”). The Brokers Warrants are
exercisable on a cashless basis. JTF will also be issued one share of common
stock of the Company for every four Investor Warrants that are exercised within
12 months of the date on which the registration statement registering the resale
of the common stock underlying such Investor Warrants has been declared
effective by the SEC, and Sahara retained JTF as a consultant for a monthly fee
of $10,000. Also, in connection with the Merger, on the Closing Date, JTF was
issued 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company also paid an
additional finder’s fee of $120,000 to Aubry Consulting Group, Inc. in
connection with the Merger.
In connection with the foregoing, the
Company relied upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule
506 of Regulation D as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)
and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. No advertising or general
solicitation was employed in offering the securities. The offerings and sales
were made to a limited number of persons, all of whom were accredited investors,
and transfer was restricted by the Company in accordance with the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933.
In
connection with the Merger and the Private Placement, in addition to the
foregoing:
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(i) As previously reported in the
Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 25, 2008, the Company completed
a 30-to-1 reverse stock split of its common stock, pursuant to which the
Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, was reduced to 818,000
(prior to the Merger and the Private Placement).
(ii) The Company entered into a
securities escrow agreement (the “Securities Escrow Agreement”) with Sahara, the
shareholders of Sahara named therein (the “Sahara Escrow Shareholders”), and
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, as escrow agent. Pursuant to the Securities
Escrow Agreement, the Sahara Escrow Shareholders agreed to place 5,000,000
Acquisition Shares (the “Escrow Shares”) into an escrow account. The Escrow
Shares will either be released to the Sahara Escrow Shareholders, or returned to
the Company for cancellation, based upon the achievement of certain performance
thresholds as set forth below:
(a) If the Company launches the online
magazine Honeymag.com six months after the Closing Date (the “First Performance
Threshold”), 20% of the Escrow Shares will be released to the Escrow
Shareholders. If the First Performance Threshold is not met, 20% of the Escrow
Shares will be returned to the Company for cancellation.
(b) If the Company launches the social
network Thehivespot.com seven months after the Closing Date (the “Second
Performance Threshold”), 20% of the Escrow Shares will be released to the Sahara
Escrow Shareholders. If the Second Performance Threshold is not met, 20% of the
Escrow Shares will be returned to the Company for cancellation.
(c) In the event that, from the period
from the launch of the online magazine Honeymag.com, until nine months after the
Closing Date, the average number of monthly viewed impressions of the Company’s
online magazine Honeymag.com is at least 300,000 (the “Third Performance
Threshold”), 20% of the Escrow Shares will be released to the Sahara Escrow
Shareholders. If the Third Performance Threshold is not met, 20% of the Escrow
Shares will be returned to the Company for cancellation.
(d) In the event that the Company’s
social networking site Thehivespot.com has at least 200,000 registered users on
September 30, 2009 (the “Fourth Performance Threshold”), 20% of the Escrow
Shares will be released to Sahara Escrow Shareholders. If the Fourth Performance
Threshold is not met, 20% of the Escrow Shares will be returned to the Company
for cancellation.
(e) In the event that the Company
either has revenue of at least $1,000,000 for the year ending December 31, 2009,
or accounts receivable of at least $1,000,000 as of December 31, 2009, as
disclosed in the Company’s audited financial statements included in the
Company’s Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Fifth Performance Threshold”), 20% of
the Escrow Shares will be released to the Sahara Escrow Shareholders. If the
Fifth Performance Threshold is not met, 20% of the Escrow Shares will be
returned to the Company for cancellation.
(iii) Sahara entered into an
indemnification agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”) with John Thomas
Bridge & Opportunity Fund (“JTO”), pursuant to which JTO agreed to indemnify
Sahara for any breaches of the representations and warranties made by MFI under
the Merger Agreement, in an amount up to $400,000, for up to two years. Sahara
paid JTO a fee of $400,000 upon the execution of the indemnification
agreement.
(iv) Effective on the Closing Date,
Dwayne Deslatte resigned as the sole officer of the Company and the following
executive officers of Sahara were appointed as executive officers of the
Company:
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Name
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Title
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Philmore
Anderson IV
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Chief
Executive Officer,
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Timothy
Kelly
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President
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Larry
J. Stinson
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Dwayne
Deslatte will also resign as the sole director of the Company, upon the
Company’s meeting its information obligations under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the directors of Sahara,
consisting of Philmore Anderson IV, Philmore Anderson III, and Tamera Reynolds,
will be elected directors of the Company, effective upon the Company’s meeting
its information obligations under the Exchange Act.
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(v) MFI intends to changes its name to
Sahara Media Holdings, Inc., as soon as practicable.
Item
2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Information
in response to this Item 2.01 is keyed to the Item numbers of Form
10.
Item
1. Description of Business
Effective
on the Closing Date, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Sahara became a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company. The acquisition of Sahara is treated as a
reverse acquisition, and the business of Sahara became the business of the
Company. At the time of the reverse acquisition, MFI was not engaged in any
active business.
References
to “we,” “us,” “our” and similar words refer to Sahara. References to
“MFI” refer to the Company and its business prior to the reverse
acquisition.
Summary
Sahara is
a Delaware corporation organized on January 18, 2005. MFI is a Delaware
corporation organized on September 26, 1997.
We are a
development-stage company located in New York. Since our formation, we have
concentrated on the development of our business strategy. Until March 2004,
Vanguarde Media, an entity not affiliated with us, published Honey Magazine. As
a result of financial difficulties of Vanguarde Media, Honey Magazine ceased
publishing. Vanguarde Media filed for bankruptcy and in February 2005
Sahara through the bankruptcy proceedings purchased the “Honey” trademark for
the class of paper goods and printed matter. As of its final subscription issue
in March 2004, Honey had an estimated readership of 1.5 million. It also had
advertising support from numerous well-known brands in various industries.
We plan
to re-launch Honey as an online magazine and social network. We expect that the
primary components of our business will be:
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The
online magazine Honeymag.com
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The
social network Thehivespot.com
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Our
database of 4.05 million names in the 18-34 urban female demographic (the
“Honey Database”)
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Our executive offices are located at 75
Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013, our website is located at
www.honeymag.com, and our telephone number is 212-465-3428.
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in the Company’s common stock involves a high degree of risk. In
determining whether to purchase the Company’s common stock, an investor should
carefully consider all of the material risks described below, together with the
other information contained in this report before making a decision to purchase
the Company’s securities. An investor should only purchase the Company’s
securities if he or she can afford to suffer the loss of his or her entire
investment.
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Risks
Related to our Business
We
have a limited operating history upon which an evaluation of our prospects can
be made.
We were
organized on January 18, 2005 and have had only limited operations since our
inception upon which to evaluate our business prospects. As a result, an
investor does not have access to the same type of information in assessing his
or her proposed investment as would be available to purchasers in a company with
a history of prior operations. We face all the risks inherent in a new business,
including the expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently
encountered in connection with conducting operations, including capital
requirements and management’s potential underestimation of initial and ongoing
costs. We also face the risk that we may not be able to effectively implement
our business plan. If we are not effective in addressing these risks, we may not
operate profitably and we may not have adequate working capital to meet our
obligations as they become due.
We
have a history of losses and a large accumulated deficit and we may not be able
to achieve profitability in the future.
For the
six months ended June 30, 2008, and for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006 we incurred net losses of $360,025, $728,729 and $826,402,
respectively. From inception through June 30, 2008, we have accumulated net
losses of $2,320,425. There can be no assurance that we will be profitable in
the future. If we are not profitable and cannot obtain sufficient capital to
fund our operations we may have to cease our operations.
Our
independent auditor's report has included an emphasis of matter
paragraph in its report stating that they have a substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern on our financial statements for the
six months ended June 30, 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006.
Because
we have a working capital deficiency, as of June 30, 2008, and have experienced
continuing operating losses since inception, our auditor included in its report
for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and for the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006, an emphasis of matter paragraph in its independent
auditor’s report stating that they have a substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern. If we continue to generate significant losses we
may not be able to continue as a going concern.
We
will need significant additional capital, which we may be unable to
obtain.
Our
capital requirements in connection with our development activities and
transition to commercial operations have been and will continue to be
significant. We will require additional funds to continue research, development
and testing of our technologies and services, to obtain intellectual property
protection relating to our technologies when appropriate, and to market our
services. We anticipate that we may require approximately $5,000,000 in
additional funds 18 months after the date of the filing of this
report. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or
on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
If
our strategy is unsuccessful, we will not be profitable and our shareholders
could lose their investments.
There is
no guarantee that our strategy will be successful or profitable. If our strategy
is unsuccessful, we may fail to meet our objectives and not realize the revenues
or profits from the business we pursue, which may cause the value of the Company
to decrease, thereby potentially causing our stockholders to lose their
investments.
We
may not be able to effectively control and manage our growth, which would
negatively impact our operations.
If our
business and markets grow and develop it will be necessary for us to finance and
manage expansion in an orderly fashion. We may face challenges in managing
expanding service offerings and in integrating any acquired businesses with our
own. Such eventualities will increase demands on our existing management,
workforce and facilities. Failure to satisfy increased demands could interrupt
or adversely affect our operations or cause administrative
inefficiencies.
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We
may be unable to successfully execute any of our identified business
opportunities or other business opportunities that we determine to
pursue.
We
currently have a limited corporate infrastructure. In order to pursue business
opportunities, we will need to continue to build our infrastructure and
operational capabilities. Our ability to do any of these successfully could be
affected by any one or more of the following factors:
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our
ability to raise substantial additional capital to fund the implementation
of our business plan;
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our
ability to execute our business
strategy;
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the
ability of our products and services to achieve market
acceptance;
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our
ability to manage the expansion of our operations and any acquisitions we
may make, which could result in increased costs, high employee turnover or
damage to customer relationships;
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our
ability to attract and retain qualified
personnel;
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our
ability to manage our third party relationships effectively;
and
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our
ability to accurately predict and respond to the rapid technological
changes in our industry and the evolving demands of the markets we
serve.
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Our failure to adequately address any
one or more of the above factors could have a significant impact on our ability
to implement our business plan and our ability to pursue other opportunities
that arise.
Our
business depends on the development of a strong brand, and if we do not develop
and enhance our brand, our ability to attract and retain subscribers may be
impaired and our business and operating results may be harmed.
We
believe that our “Honey” brand will be a critical part of our business.
Re-establishing, developing and enhancing the “Honey” brand may require us to
make substantial investments with no assurance that these investments will be
successful. If we fail to re-establish, promote and develop the ‘‘Honey’’ brand,
or if we incur significant expenses in this effort, our business, prospects,
operating results and financial condition may be harmed. We anticipate that
re-establishing, developing, maintaining and enhancing our brand will become
increasingly important, difficult and expensive.
Our
intellectual property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them
could reduce the value of our services and brand.
Our
trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and other intellectual property rights are
important assets for us. In particular, we consider the “Honey” trademark and
our related trademarks to be valuable to us and will aggressively seek to
protect them. We have registered the following trademarks in the United States
for the class of paper goods and printed matter: Honey, and Honey Hair &
Beauty. In addition, we have U.S. trademark applications pending for the class
of paper goods and printed matter for the following trademarks: Honey Bride, and
Honey Teen; and have U.S. trademark applications pending for the class of
education and entertainment for the following trademarks: Honey, Honey Bride,
Honey Teen, and Honey Hair & Beauty. Various events outside of our control
pose a threat to our intellectual property rights as well as to our services.
For example, effective intellectual property protection may not be available in
every country in which our services are made available through the internet.
Also, the efforts we have taken to protect our proprietary rights may not be
sufficient or effective. Any significant impairment of our intellectual property
rights could harm our business or our ability to compete. Also, protecting our
intellectual property rights is costly and time consuming. Any increase in the
unauthorized use of our intellectual property could make it more expensive to do
business and harm our operating results.
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We
may be unable to protect our intellectual property from infringement by third
parties.
Our
business plan is significantly dependent upon exploiting our intellectual
property. There can be no assurance that we will be able to control all of the
rights for all of our intellectual property. We may not have the resources or
capital necessary to assert infringement claims against third parties who
may infringe upon our intellectual property rights. Litigation can be costly and
time consuming and divert the attention and resources of management and key
personnel.
In
providing our services we could infringe on the intellectual property rights of
others, which may cause us to engage in costly litigation and, if we do not
prevail, could also cause us to pay substantial damages and prohibit us from
selling our services.
Third
parties may assert infringement or other intellectual property claims against
us. We may have to pay substantial damages, if it is ultimately determined that
our services infringe a third party’s proprietary rights. Even if claims are
without merit, defending a lawsuit takes significant time, may be expensive and
may divert management’s attention from our other business concerns.
Traffic
levels on our Website can fluctuate, which could materially adversely affect our
business.
Traffic
levels to our Website can fluctuate significantly as a result of social,
political and financial news events. The demand for advertising,
cross promotion and subscriptions on our Website as well as on the Internet in
general can cause changes in rates paid for Internet advertising. This could
impede our ability to obtain or renew marketing or advertising agreements and
raise budgeted marketing and advertising costs.
Our
business may be adversely affected by malicious applications that interfere
with, or exploit security flaws in, our services.
Our
business may be adversely affected by malicious applications that make changes
to our users’ computers and interfere with the honeymag.com experience. These
applications may attempt to change our users’ internet experience. The
interference may occur without disclosure to or consent from users, resulting in
a negative experience that users may associate with honeymag.com. These
applications may be difficult or impossible to uninstall or disable, may
reinstall themselves and may circumvent other applications’ efforts to block or
remove them. In addition, we plan to offer a number of services that our users
will download to their computers or that they will rely on to store information
and transmit information to others over the internet. These services are subject
to attack by viruses, worms and other malicious software programs, which could
jeopardize the security of information stored in a user’s computer or in our
computer systems and networks. The ability to reach users and provide them with
a superior experience is critical to our success. If our efforts to combat these
malicious applications are unsuccessful, or if our services have actual or
perceived vulnerabilities, our reputation may be harmed and our user traffic
could decline, which would damage our business.
We
may face liability for information displayed on or accessible via our website,
and for other content and commerce-related activities, which could reduce our
net worth and working capital and increase our operating losses.
Because
materials may be downloaded by the services that we operate or facilitate and
the materials may be subsequently distributed to others, we could face claims
for errors, defamation, negligence or copyright or trademark infringement based
on the nature and content of such materials, which could adversely affect our
financial condition. Even to the extent that claims made against us do not
result in liability, we may incur substantial costs in investigating and
defending such claims.
We may be
subjected to claims for defamation, negligence, copyright or trademark
infringement or based on other theories relating to the information we publish
on our website. These types of claims have been brought, sometimes successfully,
against marketing and media companies in the past. We may be subject to
liability based on statements made and actions taken as a result of
participation in our chat rooms or as a result of materials posted by members on
bulletin boards on our website. Based on links we provide to third-party
websites, we could also be subjected to claims based upon online content we do
not control that is accessible from our website.
Although
we plan to carry general liability insurance, our insurance may not cover all
potential claims to which we are exposed or may not be adequate to indemnify us
for all liabilities that may be imposed. Any imposition of liability that is not
covered by insurance or is in excess of insurance coverage would reduce our net
worth and working capital and increase our operating losses.
Changing
laws, rules and regulations and legal uncertainties could increase the
regulation of our business and therefore increase our operating
costs.
We are
subject to a number of foreign and domestic laws and regulations that affect
companies conducting business on the internet. In addition, laws and regulations
relating to user privacy, freedom of expression, content, advertising,
information security and intellectual property rights are being debated and
considered for adoption by many countries throughout the world. We face risks
from some of the proposed legislation that could be passed in the
future.
In the
U.S., laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for
activities of their users and other third parties are currently being tested by
a number of claims, which include actions for defamation, libel, invasion of
privacy and other data protection claims, tort, unlawful activity, copyright or
trademark infringement and other theories based on the nature and content of the
materials searched, the ads posted or the content generated by users. Certain
foreign jurisdictions are also testing the liability of providers of online
services for activities of their users and other third parties. Any court ruling
that imposes liability on providers of online services for activities of their
users and other third parties could harm our business.
Likewise,
a range of other laws and new interpretations of existing laws could have an
impact on our business. For example, in the U.S. the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act has provisions that limit, but do not necessarily eliminate, our
liability for listing, linking or hosting third-party content that includes
materials that infringe copyrights or other rights. The Child Online Protection
Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act restrict the distribution
of materials considered harmful to children and impose additional restrictions
on the ability of online services to collect information from children under 13.
In addition, the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998
requires online service providers to report evidence of violations of federal
child pornography laws under certain circumstances. The costs of compliance with
these laws may increase in the future as a result of changes in interpretation.
Furthermore, any failure on our part to comply with these laws may subject us to
significant liabilities. Similarly, the application of existing laws
prohibiting, regulating or requiring licenses for certain businesses of our
advertisers, including, for example, online gambling, distribution of
pharmaceuticals, adult content, financial services, alcohol or firearms, can be
unclear. Application of these laws in an unanticipated manner could expose us to
substantial liability and restrict our ability to deliver services to our users.
For example, some French courts have interpreted French trademark laws in ways
that would, if upheld, limit the ability of competitors to advertise in
connection with generic keywords.
We are
also subject to federal, state and foreign laws regarding privacy and protection
of user data. Any failure by us to comply with our posted privacy policies or
privacy-related laws and regulations could result in proceedings against us by
governmental authorities or others, which could potentially harm our business.
In addition, the interpretation of data protection laws, and their application
to the internet, in Europe and other foreign jurisdictions is unclear and in a
state of flux. There is a risk that these laws may be interpreted and applied in
conflicting ways from country to country and in a manner that is not consistent
with our current data protection practices. Complying with these varying
international requirements could cause us to incur additional costs and to have
to change our business practices. Further, any failure by us to protect our
users’ privacy and data could result in a loss of user confidence in our
services and ultimately in a loss of users, which could adversely affect our
business.
We
could face liability for breaches of security on the Internet.
To the
extent that our activities or the activities of third-party contractors involve
the storage and transmission of information, such as credit card numbers, social
security numbers or other personal information, security breaches could disrupt
our business, damage our reputation and expose us to a risk of loss or
litigation and possible liability. We could be liable for claims based on
unauthorized purchases with credit card information, impersonation or other
similar fraud claims. We could also be liable for claims relating to security
breaches under recently-enacted or future data breach legislation. These claims
could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention
and resources.
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We
are dependent on third party databases and computer systems.
We depend
on the delivery of information over the Internet, a medium that depends on
information contained primarily in an electronic format, in databases and
computer systems maintained by third parties and us. A disruption of third-party
systems or our systems interacting with these third party systems could prevent
us from delivering services in a timely manner, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Our
systems are also heavily reliant on the availability of electricity. If we were
to experience a major power outage, we would have to rely on back-up generators.
These back-up generators may not operate properly and their fuel supply could be
inadequate during a major power outage. This could result in a disruption of our
business.
Our
business depends on continued and unimpeded access to the Internet by us and our
users. Internet access providers may be able to block, degrade or charge for
access to certain of our services, which could lead to additional expenses and
the loss of users and advertisers.
Our
planned services depend on the ability of our users to access the internet, and
certain of our services will require significant bandwidth to work effectively.
Currently, this access is provided by companies that have significant and
increasing market power in the broadband and internet access marketplace,
including incumbent telephone companies, cable companies and mobile
communications companies. Some of these providers have stated that they may take
measures that could degrade, disrupt or increase the cost of user access to
certain of our anticipated services by restricting or prohibiting the use of
their infrastructure to support or facilitate our offerings, or by charging
increased fees to us or our users to provide our offerings. These activities may
be permitted in the U.S. after recent regulatory changes, including recent
decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Communications Commission and
under legislation being considered by the U.S. Congress. While interference with
access to our planned services seems unlikely, such carrier interference could
result in a loss of existing users and advertisers, increased costs, and impair
our ability to attract new users and advertisers, thereby harming our revenue
and growth.
We
face intense competition from social networking sites and other Internet
businesses and may not be able to successfully compete.
We face
formidable competition in every aspect of our planned business, and particularly
from other companies that seek to connect people with information and
entertainment on the web. Such competitors include Blackplanet, YouTube, My
Space, Craig’s List, Evite, and Facebook.
In
addition, we will be competing with other Internet companies, including general
purpose consumer online services, such as America Online and Microsoft Network;
and other web “portal” companies, such as Excite, Infoseek, Yahoo! and
Lycos.
We will
also face competition from the online versions of newsstand magazines, such as
EbonyJet.com (the online version of Ebony and Jet magazines), Essence.com, and
Blackenterprise.com.
Our
competitors have longer operating histories and more established relationships
with customers and end users. They can use their experience and resources
against us in a variety of competitive ways, including by making acquisitions,
investing more aggressively in research and development and competing more
aggressively for advertisers and web sites. They may have a greater ability to
attract and retain users than we do because they operate internet portals with a
broad range of content products and services. If our competitors are successful
in providing similar or better web sites, more relevant advertisements or in
leveraging their platforms or products to make their web services easier to
access, our user traffic and the size of our network could be negatively
affected, which could negatively affect our revenues.
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We face competition from traditional media companies, and we may not be included in the advertising budgets of large advertisers, which could harm our operating results.
In
addition to Internet companies and online magazines, we face competition from
companies that offer traditional media advertising opportunities, including
television, radio and print. This would include such companies as The Wall
Street Journal, CNN and CNBC. Most large advertisers have set
advertising budgets, a portion of which is allocated to internet advertising. We
expect that large advertisers will continue to focus most of their advertising
efforts on traditional media. If we fail to convince these companies to spend a
portion of their advertising budgets with us, our operating results would be
harmed.
If
we do not innovate and provide services that are useful to users, we may not be
able to effectively compete, and our revenues and operating results could
suffer.
Our
success depends on providing services that make using the internet a more useful
and enjoyable experience for our users. Our competitors are constantly
developing innovations in web based services. As a result, we must invest
significant resources in research and development in order to introduce and
enhance services that people can easily and effectively use. If we are unable to
provide quality services, then we will fail to attract users, or our users may
become dissatisfied and move to a competitor’s services. Our operating results
would also suffer if our anticipated services are not responsive to the needs of
our users and members, are not appropriately timed with market opportunities or
are not effectively brought to market. As internet broadcasting technology and
social networks continue to develop, our competitors may be able to offer
services that are, or that are seen to be, substantially similar to or better
than ours. This may force us to compete in different ways and expend significant
resources in order to remain competitive.
We
need to enter into strategic relationships with other Websites. If we are unable
to do so, our revenues and operating results will suffer.
We will
need to establish and maintain strategic relationships with other Websites to
attract users, advertisers and compelling content. There is intense
competition for placements and cross promotion on these sites, and we may not be
able to enter into relationships on commercially reasonable terms or not at
all. In addition, we may have to pay significant fees to establish
and maintain these relationships.
Our
business model is dependent upon continued growth in the use of the Internet by
our target demographic, and acceptance of our services by our target
demographic. If such growth and acceptance do not occur, our business will
suffer.
Our
business model depends on creating and increasing demand for our content and
e-commerce initiatives from our 18-34 urban female target demographic. This in
turn depends on this demographic continuing to increase its use of the Internet
for obtaining information pertaining to social, political, financial and
lifestyle events. There can be no assurance that such growth will continue, or
that our services will be accepted by this demographic. If such growth and
acceptance do not occur, our business will be materially adversely
affected.
Existing
technologies can block our ads, which would harm our business.
Existing
technologies can block display of our ads. We expect that much of our revenues
will be derived from fees paid by advertisers in connection with the display of
ads on web pages. As a result, ad-blocking technology could adversely affect our
operating results.
We
rely on key personnel and, if we are unable to retain or motivate key personnel
or hire qualified personnel, we may not be able to grow effectively
Our
success depends in large part upon the abilities and continued service of our
executive officers and other key employees, particularly Mr. Philmore Anderson
IV, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Larry J. Stinson, Chief Financial Officer, and
Mr. Timothy Kelly, President. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
retain the services of such officers and employees. Our failure to
retain the services of our key personnel could have a material adverse effect on
us. In order to support our projected growth, we will be
required to effectively recruit, hire, train and retain additional qualified
management personnel. Our inability to attract and retain the
necessary personnel could have a material adverse effect on us.
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Risks
Related to the Company’s Common Stock
There
is not an active liquid trading market for the Company’s common
stock.
The
Company’s common stock is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and is currently listed on the OTC Bulletin Board. However, there is
no regular active trading market in the Company’s common stock, and we cannot
give an assurance that an active trading market will develop. If an active
market for the Company’s common stock develops, there is a significant risk that
the Company’s stock price may fluctuate dramatically in the future in response
to any of the following factors, some of which are beyond our
control:
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in our quarterly operating results;
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that our revenue or income are below analysts’
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economic slowdowns;
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stock;
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by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic
partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
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in stock market prices and volumes, which are particularly common among
highly volatile securities of early stage technology
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Our
executive officers and directors beneficially own the majority of our
outstanding shares of common stock.
Our
current executive officers and directors beneficially own approximately 54.0% of
the Company’s outstanding common stock, including approximately 46.8% of our
outstanding shares which are beneficially owned by our chief executive officer
Philmore Anderson IV. As a result, if they act in concert, our executive
officers and directors will control all of the issues submitted to a vote of the
Company’s shareholders. Such concentration of share ownership may
have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of
the Company.
The
Company’s common stock will be subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC,
which may make it more difficult for stockholders to sell the Company’s common
stock.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the
definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an
exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For
any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules
require:
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a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny
stocks; and
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broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the
transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to
be purchased.
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to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or
dealer must:
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a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are
suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and
experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of
transactions in penny stocks.
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broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a
disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock
market, which, in highlight form:
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the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the
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Disclosure
also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public
offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the
securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of
fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent
disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and
information on the limited market in penny stocks.
The
regulations applicable to penny stocks may severely affect the market liquidity
for the Company’s common stock and could limit an investor’s ability to sell the
Company’s common stock in the secondary market.
As
an issuer of “penny stock,” the protection provided by the federal securities
laws relating to forward looking statements does not apply to the
Company.
Although
federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements
made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws,
this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, the
Company will not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection in the event of
any legal action based upon a claim that the material provided by the Company
contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material
respect because of the Company’s failure to include any statements necessary to
make the statements not misleading. Such an action could hurt our financial
condition.
The
Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends
for the foreseeable future. Any return on investment may be limited
to the value of the Company’s common stock.
No cash
dividends have been paid on the Company’s common stock. We expect that any
income received from operations will be devoted to our future operations and
growth. The Company does not expect to pay cash dividends in the near future.
Payment of dividends would depend upon our profitability at the time, cash
available for those dividends, and other factors as the Company’s board of
directors may consider relevant. If the Company does not pay dividends, the
Company’s common stock may be less valuable because a return on an investor’s
investment will only occur if the Company’s stock price
appreciates.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Statements in this current report on
Form 8-K may be “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions,
beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating
to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements
are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business
based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and
results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed or
forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including
those described above and those risks discussed from time to time in this
prospectus, including the risks described under “Risk Factors,” and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” in this current report and in other documents which we file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, such statements could be
affected by risks and uncertainties related to our ability to raise any
financing which we may require for our operations, competition, government
regulations and requirements, pricing and development difficulties, our ability
to make acquisitions and successfully integrate those acquisitions with our
business, as well as general industry and market conditions and growth rates,
and general economic conditions. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
the date of this current report.
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BUSINESS
Background
We are a
development-stage company that was formed in Delaware in January 2005. Since our
formation, we have concentrated on the development of our business strategy.
Until March 2004, Vanguarde Media, an entity not affiliated with us, published
Honey Magazine. As a result of financial difficulties of Vanguarde Media, Honey
Magazine ceased publishing. Vanguarde Media filed for bankruptcy and in February
2005 Sahara through the bankruptcy proceedings purchased the “Honey” trademark
for the class of paper goods and printed matter. As of its final subscription
issue in March 2004, Honey had an estimated readership of 1.5 million. It also
had advertising support from well-known brands in various
industries.
We plan
to re-launch Honey as an online magazine and social network.
We expect
that the primary components of our business will be:
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The
online magazine Honeymag.com
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social network Thehivespot.com
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Our
database of 4.05 million names in the 18-34 urban female demographic (the
“Honey Database”)
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With the
Honey brand and the Honey Database we will seek to connect with audiences and
secure brand leadership for our target demographic.
We plan
to launch the online magazine Honeymag.com, followed by the launch of the social
network Thehivespot.com. We believe this strategy will allow us to exploit the
synergies of our online magazine and social networking site as well as offline
events. We plan to employ our launch and expansion strategy through
an integrated online and offline strategy.
As demand
for integrated, cross-media marketing increases, we plan to extend the Honey
brand to other platforms such as radio, television, and product licensing to add
value for our advertising partners and to increase Honey’s brand equity, online
readership and membership in the social network.
The
Market Opportunity
We
believe there is an unmet market need for a marketing product that integrates
online and offline media. Online advertising as a percentage of
advertising budgets has been increasing over the years but we believe the
combination of online and offline marketing has become increasingly
important.
The
shift from traditional to "alternative" media
A
communications industry forecast published by Veronis Suhler Stevenson predicts
alternative advertising spending will increase more than 23% from 2006 to 2011,
while traditional advertising will have a compound annual growth rate of just
over 1%.
A
growth spurt for interactive marketing
Interactive
marketing spending will reach $61 billion by 2012, more than triple the level of
2007, according to Forrester Research. To put this into context, interactive
marketing, which currently accounts for just 8% of all spending on advertising,
will increase to 18% of marketers' total advertising budgets in five
years.
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Interactive
marketing encompasses new marketing channels such as e-mail and search
marketing, online video ads and social media. Mobile marketing, also a form of
interactive media, is becoming more popular as consumers become increasingly
comfortable using personal computing handsets. Other emerging channels,
including game marketing, podcasts and RSS (Rich Site Summary) feeds, will claim
increasing shares of marketers' budgets.
More
off-line support for online campaigns
We
believe that in 2008 and beyond, the trend toward using off-line media to drive
customers to the web will continue. Traditional media are increasingly relied on
to support new interactive campaigns. Forrester Research predicts
that display advertising, in particular, will reach $14 billion by
2012.
TV is
another traditional advertising medium that will increasingly be used to pique
consumer interest and point prospects to a website where they can find more
in-depth information. Once there, entertaining online video ads maybe used to
tell a longer, more involved story. Consumer adoption of online video is
growing.
(Source:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/marketing/marketingcolumnistkimtgordon/article188282.html).
Market
Positioning and the Honey Database
We plan
to develop and use Honey’s online presence, the Honey Database and other
cost-effective marketing to reconnect with the Honey audience.
Sahara
acquired approximately 3,660,000 of the 4,050,000 names included in the Honey
Database pursuant to an asset purchase agreement (the “Database Purchase
Agreement”), by and between Sahara Media, Inc. and BPA Associates, LLC (“BPA”).
The remaining portion of the Honey Database, including approximately 384,000
names, was already owned by Sahara prior to entering into the Database Purchase
Agreement. BPA is an entity owned by Bertha Anderson, who is the mother of
Philmore Anderson IV, our chief executive officer. Under the Database Purchase
Agreement, we paid BPA $825,000 in cash, of which $50,000 was paid upon the
closing of a bridge loan in July 2008, and an additional $775,000 was paid upon
the closing of the Private Placement on September 17, 2008. In addition,
pursuant to the Database Purchase Agreement, upon the closing of the Private
Placement, we issued BPA 1,425,000 shares of common stock. The closing under the
Database Purchase Agreement occurred upon the closing of the Private Placement
on September 17, 2008.
We will
seek to attract unique visitors to the online magazine and develop our
advertising base by developing and refining our editorial and production
standards to provide consistently fresh, relevant content. Upon maturity, we
will seek to expand the reach of the Honey brand through licensing to radio,
television, consumer products, and other platforms as appropriate to reach our
target demographic.
Market
Size and Analysis
African
American Demographic Overview
We
believe we are positioned to benefit from several converging market trends,
including overall target population growth, the dramatic increase of spending
power and influence of African American women, and higher-than-average African
American magazine readership.
African-American
Consumer Profile: Young, Increasingly Affluent and Educated
The
African-American population skews younger than the U.S. population. In 2005, the
median age of the African-American population was 31.3 compared to 40.4 for
non-Hispanic whites (source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005) In addition, females
represent a greater percentage of the African-American population than of the
general U.S. population (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004).
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African
American Women Are the Leading Driver of Increased Spending
The
purchases made by black women are the single biggest influence on the growth of
African-American spending (Source: “The Buying Power of Black America--2003,”
Target Market News).
In 2003,
black women showed increased expenditures in categories in which they are the
dominant buyers. These include childcare (+8%), personal care products (+18%),
gifts (+155%), food (+3%), women’s apparel (+2%), women’s footwear (+13%)
(Source: “The Buying Power of Black America--2003,” Target Market
News).
Snapshot
of the African-American Market
The
following trends provide specific evidence of the size, growth, and viability of
Honey’s target market:
African-American
influence pervades American culture—fashion, music, dance and language are just
a few examples of the power that this market segment has on
America.
From 1990
to 2012, the African-American population is projected to grow by 35.3% compared
to a 26.6% increase for the total U.S. population, according to the University
of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth. Currently, the
African-American population comprises 13% of the total U.S. population. The
percent of African-Americans who are new immigrants continues to grow and
contribute to the vitality of the community. The market research firm Synovate
estimated in 2006 that 8.5% of the African-American population was foreign born.
This represents an increase from the 7.4% of the African-American population who
were immigrants in 1990 (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004).
We
believe it is particularly important for marketers to note that the buying power
of African-Americans rose 166% in 17 years, from $318 billion in 1990 to $845
billion in 2007, according to the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for
Economic Growth. By 2012, the buying power of African Americans is projected to
grow to more than $1 trillion, according to the University of Georgia’s Selig
Center for Economic Growth.
In 2006,
5.7 million African-Americans owned their homes, up from 4.3 million since the
1990 Census, an increase of approximately 33%(source: Target Market News, "The
Buying Power of Black America" Study, 2003).
African-Americans
continue to increase their spending in proportion to their rising income. Black
households also continue to spend more, collectively, than other minorities in
virtually every consumer product and service category (source: Target Market
News, "The Buying Power of Black America" Study, 2003).
Honey targets a significant
segment within African-American market
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are 19.8 million African-American women in the U.S., or 52% of the overall
African-American population (source: Target Market News, "The Buying Power
of Black America" Study, 2003)
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these women, 5.027 million are between the ages of 18 – 34 (source: U.S.
Census Bureau, 2004)
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84%
of African Americans are regular magazine readers (source: MRI Data,
2004)
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average African-American reads 13.3 magazines per month compared to 9.7
per month for Caucasians (source: MRI Data,
2004).
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Advertising Market Overview
The U.S.
online advertising market will reach $50.3 billion in revenue by 2011, more than
doubling 2007 levels and growing 24% annually, as brands increase their online
ad spending and publishers improve ad targeting, inventory and yield management
(source: Yankee Group research
report, “The Cowboys Dance On… and On: 2007 Online Advertising
Forecast.”).
The
internet accounts for approximately 20% of overall media consumption in the
U.S., but advertisers now invest only 7.5% of their budget online (source: Yankee Group research report, “The
Cowboys Dance On… and On: 2007 Online Advertising Forecast.”) -- and we
believe that as a result there is tremendous potential for marketplace growth as
advertisers bridge the gap.
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By 2011,
nearly 25% of all media consumption will be online, drawing 15% of the
advertising dollars (source: Yankee Group research report, “The
Cowboys Dance On… and On: 2007 Online Advertising
Forecast.”).
Among the
factors driving this continued growth, according to the research (source: Yankee Group research report, “The
Cowboys Dance On… and On: 2007 Online Advertising Forecast.”)
are:
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Increased
online audiences (at least 76% of U.S. households now have internet
access, and adoption will outpace population growth in the next five
years)
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Group research report, “The Cowboys Dance On… and On: 2007 Online Advertising
Forecast.”
Social
Network Market Overview
With the
advent of online communications Social Networks have become the newest form of
online interaction. A total of nearly 100 million people are active
users of all online Social Networks and the growth rate is accelerating (source:
Yankee Group research report,
“The Cowboys Dance On… and On: 2007 Online Advertising
Forecast.”). While growth is slowing at most top Internet
sites, it is increasing at sites focused on social networking, blogging and
local information (source: Yankee Group research report, “The
Cowboys Dance On… and On: 2007 Online Advertising
Forecast.”).
The
dramatic success of these Internet categories is apparent from a recent
online-traffic analysis provided by market research firm ComScore Media Metrix,
which examined visitor growth rates among the 50 top Web sites over the past
year. The number of monthly visitors to top Social Networking sites rose at
rates ranging from 185% (Citysearch) to 528% (Blogger.com) between February 2005
and February 2006. Their growth far exceeded the 4% increase in overall Internet
visitors in the U. S. during that period.
Competition
We face
formidable competition in every aspect of our business, and particularly from
other companies that seek to connect people with information and entertainment
on the web. We intend to leverage the Honey brand by integrating our online
magazine and the Honey Database, and working with our operational, PR and
professional partners to effectively compete. Below is a breakdown of the
competition that we face in our three main planned business
segments.
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Competition
in the Social Networking Space
Online
social networking services are used regularly by millions of people. Below is a
list of the primary networks that would naturally compete with Honey’s planned
social network Thehivespot.com.
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Facebook.com
– Is the leading social network in the world with an estimated 116 million
unique registered users worldwide.
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MySpace.com
– Is the network that has arguably started the mainstream interest in
social networks. It has been acquired by News Corp for $580
million. MySpace now has roughly 115 million registered users
worldwide and was only recently passed by Facebook as the leading social
network.
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LinkedIn.com
– A business focused social network. This is one of the most
successful social networks that is highly focused and not as generalist as
Facebook and MySpace. LinkedIn has a global unique user base of
7.5 million people.
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Friendster.com
– Is another leading social network that is similar to Facebook and has a
global user base of 40 million
people.
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Badoo.com
– Badoo is a specialized social network that focuses on an international
user base. Badoo.com has experienced rapid growth with just
fewer than 14 million registering as users since its launch in
2006.
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QuePasa.com
– QuePasa is a social network focused on the Hispanic
market.
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– BlackPlanet is perhaps our most direct competition as it is a social
network directed solely at the African-American
demographic. BlackPlanet has roughly 18 million registered
users.
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Competition
in the Database Management Business
Our main
asset besides our Honey brand is our proprietary Honey Database. We believe the
Honey Database will be integral to our launch, and by generating revenue through
the licensing of the Honey Database to advertisers, political parties, and
others, we can avoid excessive negative cash flow.
Companies
such as Epsilon, SIGMA Marketing Group, eROI and CAS, Inc will be our chief
competition in the database marketing space. However, we do not
anticipate that competition in the database management business will materially
affect our operations.
Honey
Brand Name
The Honey
brand is aimed at the 18 - 34 year old black female. It aims to address the
lifestyle and interests of this demographic by providing editorial content that
is relevant, entertaining, informative, and inspiring.
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Description
of the Brand
We intend
to re-establish the Honey brand with a focus on the issues and lifestyle that
affect the black female--what she wears, what she wants out of her career, how
she connects to others, what she aspires to in life, and how she feels about
herself.
To
re-establish the Honey brand, we intend to create and provide content such as
skin care tips, make-up techniques, club fashion, clothing reviews, shopping
advice, sexual columns, and health news, all from a young, black, female
perspective.
We
believe that at this time, there is not a single publication exclusively
targeting the 18 - 34 black female market.
Honey’s
closest competition is Essence magazine. However, Essence’s audience base is
older, married, and has a higher percentage of men.
Other
competition includes magazines targeting African-American readership in general:
Ebony, Vibe, Vixen, Jet, Source, and Black Enterprise. However, these
publications have had a different editorial focus.
Business
Model
Bringing
the Online and Offline Models Together
We will
seek to combine the traditional forms of advertising under one roof: online,
offline and events. To this end, the Honey Database will be used to
maximize Honey’s brand awareness and to drive traffic to our social network,
online magazine and to events.
Through
online advertising, direct marketing, events and social networking, we will seek
to leverage the Honey brand name and the Honey Database.
We
believe the most critical key to success is delivering a high-quality
product.
We
believe editorial content and using the Honey Database is the second key to
success. We will seek to achieve targeted circulation levels in a
cost-efficient manner.
Blue chip
advertising relationships are essential to our success as well. We will seek to
quickly connect with Honey’s past advertisers while forging new agency and
corporate relationships.
We will
also seek to create advertising impact, such that advertising agencies and
brands will view Honey as the best way to reach our highly targeted audience.
Ads should appear in the relevant editorial context to maximize receptivity.
Online quality and ad layout should exceed sponsor expectations. We
believe integrating Honey’s online content with the social network
Thehivespot.com is the key to maximizing our target marketing
potential.
Finally,
we will seek to make all production and distribution dates in a timely fashion
while exercising cost discipline in all areas of the business.
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Sahara Highlights
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An
Unmet Market Need – Currently, we believe there is not a single online
magazine exclusively targeting the 18 - 34 urban female
demographic.
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Prior Established Brand – As of its final issue in March 2004, Honey had
an estimated 1.5 million readers. These results indicate potential brand
awareness and equity among the target
audience.
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Access – By leveraging the Honey Database, we will seek to efficiently
connect with audiences to jump-start
circulation.
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Editorial Formula – Prior to being forced out of print, Honey magazine
successfully balanced the style, interests, and ambitions of the target
audience with the demands of advertising partners, showing steady growth
in circulation and advertising.
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Foundation
of Blue Chip Advertisers – Honey will seek to provide unmatched access to
its targeted audience group. Key past advertisers include top brands in
automotive, cosmetics, personal care, fashion, travel, technology, and
financial services.
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A
Growing and Valued Demographic - The urban female population is growing
faster than the U.S. average. It is also valued by advertisers
due to its buying power, brand loyalty and cultural
influence. We believe this demographic is largely untapped as
the urban female is inappropriately discounted; we will seek to bridge the
marketing gap with a focused strategy to show the value of the
demographic.
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Expansion
Plan
We
anticipate that the foundation for our expansion will involve our use of direct
mail and email to contact names on our Honey Database, the licensing of our
Honey Database for potential revenue generation, utilization of the Honeymag.com
website and its integration with the social network Thehivespot.com to drive web
traffic, agent-based promotions to drive online readership, and public relations
efforts including fashion week in New York City. We plan to introduce
Thehivespot.com in 75 black colleges and universities throughout the
U.S.
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In
addition, we will seek to establish the presence of the Honey brand at
black-oriented events, placements in black-oriented films, music videos, and
television shows on an opportunistic basis, and other non-traditional marketing
on an opportunistic basis.
We also
plan to launch Honey as a quarterly, limited edition magazine, after we have
re-established the Honey brand through the online magazine and provided there is
sufficient advertising demand. We believe limiting the circulation of each issue
to 100,000 samples to be sent to the top media, advertising and fashion
executives will create buzz for the Honey brand that will further create the
foundation for licensing the Honey brand to key related industries.
Sales
Strategy
We plan
to generate revenues by (1) selling online advertising to corporate and agency
clients, and (2) licensing our Honey Database.
The Honey
Database is highly specific and encompasses an important marketing and political
demographic. We plan to generate revenue from the Honey Database by
licensing it to advertisers as well as non-profit organizations.
We plan
to target both well-known brands, including both past Honey advertisers and new
prospects; and agencies, including African-American focused and traditional
agencies, to secure advertising sales.
For both
brands and agencies, we will offer a range of creative sponsorships, including
online ads, special issues, special sections, branded promotions, and other
integrated media as appropriate.
The
following are key priorities for the Honey sales effort:
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Connect
with well-known advertisers who have supported Honey in the
past
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Leverage
high-level relationships of new management team to break ground with new
advertising targets.
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Sahara's management team has years of
industry experience and numerous contacts with major brands and agencies. These
relationships are a critical starting point for acquiring new advertising
partners.
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·
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Leverage
special issues and promotions for increased ad sales in key
categories
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Honey will use a range of special
issues, sections, and promotions to add value for advertising partners and
attract new sponsors.
Special issues currently planned
include Holiday Gift Guide, Automotive, Travel, and Health. These issues will be
complemented by a range of promotional opportunities such as travel contests,
beauty makeover contests, technology giveaway contests, and others as
appropriate.
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·
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Develop
rate incentive program for new and valued advertising
partners
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Charter advertiser incentives will be
developed for advertising partners who commit to long-term insertions.
Currently, we plan to offer a rate break for those who commit to nine or more
insertions.
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·
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Provide
integrated, multi-platform solutions to complement online
offering
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The focus of Honey's initial media
programs will be the online magazine and social network supplemented by off-line
promotion.
We believe that in the coming years,
advertisers will increasingly demand integrated media solutions that combine
print, web, events, and broadcast media. To meet this demand, Honey anticipates
the development of a number of other media options, including Honey Radio, Honey
TV, Honey Music, and other brand extensions. Our success does not rely on these
extensions. However, we believe that they will be a highly cost effective way to
enhance brand equity while creating additional sponsorship value for our
advertising partners.
Project
Development
We have
retained Dogmatic, Inc. to develop and launch our online magazine and social
networking site.
Dogmatic,
Inc. is a creative production services agency with offices in New York City and
Venice, CA.
In
addition, we have retained Ripple6, Inc., to provide ongoing maintenance and
support services for our online magazine and social networking
site.
Thehivespot.com—Social
Networking Functionality
Web
branding and design will allow us to select and coordinate available components
so as to create an efficient layout and structure. Dogmatic will design a web
shell that is simple and flexible to display content according to various user
preferences (both front-end and back-end). Creating an appropriate balance
between eye-catching design and engaging/informative content will reinforce the
Honey web brand. This combination will encourage visitors to become accustomed
to and ultimately return to our website for general information and
updates.
Government
Regulation
We are
subject to a number of foreign and domestic laws and regulations that affect
companies conducting business on the internet. In addition, laws and regulations
relating to user privacy, freedom of expression, content, advertising,
information security and intellectual property rights are being debated and
considered for adoption by many countries throughout the world. We face risks
from some of the proposed legislation that could be passed in the
future.
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In the
U.S., laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for
activities of their users and other third parties are currently being tested by
a number of claims, which include actions for defamation, libel, invasion of
privacy and other data protection claims, tort, unlawful activity, copyright or
trademark infringement and other theories based on the nature and content of the
materials searched, the ads posted or the content generated by users. Certain
foreign jurisdictions are also testing the liability of providers of online
services for activities of their users and other third parties. Any court ruling
that imposes liability on providers of online services for activities of their
users and other third parties could harm our business.
Likewise,
a range of other laws and new interpretations of existing laws could have an
impact on our business. For example, in the U.S. the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act has provisions that limit, but do not necessarily eliminate, our
liability for listing, linking or hosting third-party content that includes
materials that infringe copyrights or other rights. The Child Online Protection
Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act restrict the distribution
of materials considered harmful to children and impose additional restrictions
on the ability of online services to collect information from children under 13.
In addition, the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998
requires online service providers to report evidence of violations of federal
child pornography laws under certain circumstances. The costs of compliance with
these laws may increase in the future as a result of changes in interpretation.
Furthermore, any failure on our part to comply with these laws may subject us to
significant liabilities.
Similarly,
the application of existing laws prohibiting, regulating or requiring licenses
for certain businesses of our advertisers, including, for example, online
gambling, distribution of pharmaceuticals, adult content, financial services,
alcohol or firearms, can be unclear. Application of these laws in an
unanticipated manner could expose us to substantial liability and restrict our
ability to deliver services to our users. For example, some French courts have
interpreted French trademark laws in ways that would, if upheld, limit the
ability of competitors to advertise in connection with generic
keywords.
We are
also subject to federal, state and foreign laws regarding privacy and protection
of user data. Any failure by us to comply with our posted privacy policies or
privacy-related laws and regulations could result in proceedings against us by
governmental authorities or others, which could potentially harm our business.
In addition, the interpretation of data protection laws, and their application
to the internet, in Europe and other foreign jurisdictions is unclear and in a
state of flux. There is a risk that these laws may be interpreted and applied in
conflicting ways from country to country and in a manner that is not consistent
with our current data protection practices. Complying with these varying
international requirements could cause us to incur additional costs and to have
to change our business practices. Further, any failure by us to protect our
users’ privacy and data could result in a loss of user confidence in our
services and ultimately in a loss of users, which could adversely affect our
business.
In
addition, because our services are accessible worldwide, certain foreign
jurisdictions may claim that we are required to comply with their laws, even
where we have no local entity, employees or infrastructure.
Intellectual
Property
Our Honey
Database, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and other intellectual property
rights are important assets for us. In particular, we consider the “Honey”
trademark and our related trademarks to be valuable to us and will aggressively
seek to protect them. We have registered the following trademarks in the United
States for the class of paper goods and printed matter: Honey, and Honey Hair
& Beauty. In addition, we have U.S. trademark applications pending for the
class of paper goods and printed matter for the following trademarks: Honey
Bride, and Honey Teen; and have U.S. trademark applications pending for the
class of education and entertainment for the following trademarks: Honey, Honey
Bride, Honey Teen, and Honey Hair & Beauty.
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Employees
As of the
filing of this report, we have thirteen employees, all of whom are part time. We
anticipate that upon the launch of our online magazine some of our part-time
employees will become full-time employees. We consider our employees relations
to be excellent.
Research
and Development
For the
six months ended June 30, 2008, we incurred $101,137, and for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006 we incurred $143,351 and $183,272, respectively, on
research and development.
Item
2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Forward
Looking Statements
Some of
the statements contained in this Form 8-K that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements" which can be identified by the use of terminology
such as "estimates," "projects," "plans," "believes," "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," or the negative or other variations, or by discussions of strategy
that involve risks and uncertainties. We urge you to be cautious of the
forward-looking statements, that such statements, which are contained in this
Form 8-K, reflect our current beliefs with respect to future events and involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting our
operations, market growth, services, products and licenses. No assurances can be
given regarding the achievement of future results, as actual results may differ
materially as a result of the risks we face, and actual events may differ from
the assumptions underlying the statements that have been made regarding
anticipated events. Factors that may cause actual results, our performance or
achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those contemplated
by such forward-looking statements include without limitation:
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·
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Our
ability to attract and retain management, and to integrate and maintain
technical information and management information
systems;
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·
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Our
ability to raise capital when needed and on acceptable terms and
conditions;
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·
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The
intensity of competition; and
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·
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General
economic conditions.
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All
written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this Form
8-K that are attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly
qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Given the
uncertainties that surround such statements, you are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Plan
of Operation
We are a
development-stage company located in New York. Since our formation, we have
concentrated on developing our business strategy and obtaining financing. We
plan to re-launch Honey as an online magazine within the next six months from
the filing of this report, and social network within the next seven months from
the filing of this report. We expect that the primary components of our business
will be:
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·
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The
online magazine Honeymag.com
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·
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The
social network Thehivespot.com
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·
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Our
database of 4.05 million names in the 18-34 urban female demographic (the
“Honey Database”)
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As demand
for integrated, cross-media marketing increases, we plan to extend the Honey
brand to other platforms such as radio, television, and product licensing to add
value for our advertising partners and to increase Honey’s brand equity, online
readership and membership in the social network.
We plan
to generate revenues through: (i) advertising sales from our online magazine and
social network web sites; (ii) licensing of our database; and, (iii) direct
marketing and sponsorships.
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Results
of Operations
Since
inception, Sahara has generated de-minimis revenue from advertising and the
licensing of its database. In the same period, Sahara has incurred
expenses related to securing the “Honey” Brand trademarks, funding the
development of a business plan, and raising capital.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008
Since our
formation in January 2005, we have focused on developing a business and
financing plan to re-launch the “Honey” brand as a digital media company and
restructuring our liabilities in order to obtain financing.
Our
operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was
$327,734. The operating loss for the period reflects expenses paid to
consultants and firms related to developing the operating functions of our
business in editorial, finance, product development and technology
infrastructure.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As of
June 30, 2008, we had a cash overdraft balance of $115,173. On July 1, 2008, we
received gross proceeds of $500,000 from a bridge loan.
On May
21, 2008, we entered into an investment banking relationship with John Thomas
Financial to raise on a best efforts basis an amount of up to USD $10
million. Prior to this relationship our financing activities
consisted of loans with warrants, vendor financing and advances made by SE, LLC
and Philmore Anderson, IV to cover our operating expenses.
On June
15, 2008 and July 31, 2008, we received gross proceeds of $50,000 from two
common equity share sales consisting of 100,000 shares each to provide for
working capital.
On
September 5, 2008, we received gross proceeds of $100,000 from a bridge loan and
issued 50,000 shares of common stock as additional consideration for the bridge
loan, to provide for working capital.
On
September 17, 2008, the Company issued 6,526,191 shares of common stock and
five-year warrants to purchase 6,526,191 shares of common stock with an exercise
price of $2.50, to accredited investors, for an aggregate purchase price of
$8,157,678.41. John Thomas Financial acted as the exclusive placement agent for
the private placement.
We
believe that our currently available working capital after receiving the net
proceeds of the Private Placement should be adequate to sustain our operations
at our current levels through at least the next twelve to eighteen months.
However, depending on our future needs and changes and trends in the capital
markets affecting our shares and us, we may determine to seek additional equity
or debt financing in the private or public markets. Additional financing,
whether through public or private equity or debt financing, arrangements with
stockholders or other sources to fund operations, may not be available, or if
available, may be on terms unacceptable to us.
Our
material capital expenditure requirements for the remaining period of the year
ending December 31, 2008 will be to Dogmatic and Ripple 6 for services rendered
related to our technology and product development plan.
Years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Our net
losses for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $728,729 and
$826,402 respectively.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
December 31, 2007, our financing since inception activities consisted of founder
equity financing, loans with warrants, vendor financing and advances made by SE,
LLC and Philmore Anderson, IV to cover our operating expenses in 2007 and 2006
respectively.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
None.
Item
3. Properties
Our
principal executive offices are located at 75 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor,
New York, New York 10013. The offices consist of approximately 2,000 square
feet, which are leased on a month to month basis for approximately $4,000 per
month for rent and related costs. We believe that our properties are adequate
for our current and immediately foreseeable operating needs.
Item
4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owner and
Management
The
following table sets forth certain information, as of September 19, 2008 with
respect to the beneficial ownership of the outstanding common stock by (i) any
holder of more than five (5%) percent; (ii) each of the Company’s executive
officers and directors; and (iii) the Company’s directors and executive officers
as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each of the stockholders listed below
has sole voting and investment power over the shares beneficially
owned.
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Name
of Beneficial Owner (1)
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Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
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Percentage
of
Common
Stock (2)
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Directors
and Officers:
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Philmore
Anderson IV
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13,863,390 | (3) | 47.2 | % | ||||
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Timothy
Kelly
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0 | -- | ||||||
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Larry
J. Stinson
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0 | -- | ||||||
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Philmore
Anderson III
208
Common Street
Watertown,
MA 02742
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1,877,000 | (4) | 6.4 | % | ||||
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Tamera
Reynolds
29
2nd
Avenue, 3rd
Floor
New
York, NY 10003
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120,000 | * | ||||||
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Dwayne
Deslatte
835
Greens Parkway, Suite 150
Houston,
TX 77067
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3,333 | * | ||||||
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All
officers and directors as a group
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15,863,723 | 54.0 | % | |||||
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Beneficial
owners of more than 5%:
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SE,
LLC (5)
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13,763,390 | 46.8 | % | |||||
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John
Thomas Financial, Inc.
14
Wall Street, 5th
Floor
New
York, NY 10005
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4,000,000 | (6) | 13.2 | % | ||||
* Less
than 1%
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(1)
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Except
as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Sahara
Media, Inc., 75 Franklin Street, 2nd
Floor, New York, NY 10013
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(2)
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Applicable
percentage ownership is based on 29,394,191 shares of common stock
outstanding as of September 19, 2008, together with securities exercisable
or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of September 18,
2008 for each stockholder. Beneficial ownership is determined
in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to
securities. Shares of common stock that are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of September 19, 2008 are deemed
to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the
purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are
not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person.
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(3)
|
Includes
13,763,390 shares held by SE, LLC, an entity owned by Philmore Anderson
IV.
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(4)
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Includes
1,425,000 shares held by BPA Associates, LLC, an entity owned by Bertha
Anderson, Philmore Anderson III’s
wife.
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(5)
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SE,
LLC is owned by Philmore Anderson IV, our chief executive
officer.
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(6)
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Includes
1,000,000 shares underlying warrants with an exercise price of
$1.30.
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Item
5. Directors and Executive Officers
Below are
the names and certain information regarding the Company’s executive officers and
directors following the acquisition of Sahara.
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Name
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Age
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Position
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Philmore
Anderson IV
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43
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Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman, and Director
(1)
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Timothy
Kelly
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42
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President
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Larry
J. Stinson
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61
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Philmore
Anderson III
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65
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Director
(2)
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Tamera
Reynolds
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40
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Director
(3)
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Dwayne
Deslatte
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38
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Director
(4)
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(1)
Philmore Anderson IV is chairman and director of Sahara and will be elected
chairman and director of the Company effective upon the Company’s meeting its
information obligations under the Exchange Act.
(2)
Philmore Anderson III is a director of Sahara and will be elected a director of
the Company effective upon the Company’s meeting its information obligations
under the Exchange Act.
(3)
Tamera Reynolds is a director of Sahara and will be elected a director of the
Company effective upon the Company’s meeting its information obligations under
the Exchange Act.
(4)
Dwayne Deslatte will resign as a director of the Company effective upon the
Company’s meeting its information obligations under the Exchange
Act.
Officers
are elected annually by the Board of Directors (subject to the terms of any
employment agreement), at the Company’s annual meeting, to hold such office
until an officer’s successor has been duly appointed and qualified, unless an
officer sooner dies, resigns or is removed by the Board.
Background
of Executive Officers and Directors
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Philmore
Anderson IV
Philmore
Anderson IV has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September
2008, and will be elected Chairman and director of the Company effective upon
the Company’s meeting its information obligations under the Exchange Act. Mr.
Anderson has been Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Director of Sahara
since July 2005.
Mr.
Anderson has over twenty years of marketing and media experience with both
mass-market and urban brands.
From 2003
to 2004 Mr. Anderson was a partner at Gotham Entertainment, a music management
company. Mr. Anderson’s consumer marketing experience includes work at Procter
& Gamble, from 1986 to 1990, and at Cadbury Schweppes, from 1992 to 1997. At
Procter & Gamble, Mr. Anderson was responsible for the development and
execution of marketing and promotional campaigns for Pampers and Charmin. As a
senior brand manager at Cadbury Schweppes, Mr. Anderson oversaw branding and
marketing for the New Products Division and also had primary marketing
responsibility for key consumer brands such as Mott’s Apple Juice and Cadbury
Chocolates.
Mr.
Anderson’s experience in branding and marketing also includes work at Atlantic
Recording, from 1997 to 2000, where he served as a Senior Marketing Director and
held primary marketing responsibility for top urban entertainers such as Brandy,
Fat Joe, and Lil’ Kim.
While at
Atlantic, Mr. Anderson also established the company’s first Urban College
Marketing division and forged key strategic alliances with the NBA, NFL, HBO,
New Line Cinema, and Turner Broadcasting.
Following
his tenure at Atlantic, Mr. Anderson founded and served as general manager for
The Nigel Project, a joint venture between Universal Music Group, Bertelsmann,
AT&T, and Panasonic, which sought to develop and commercialize a proprietary
downloadable music technology. Prior to founding Sahara, Mr. Anderson led
marketing and album promotion for all of Columbia Records / Sony Music
Entertainment’s top urban acts, including Destiny’s Child, Lauryn Hill, Nas,
Maxwell, Jagged Edge, and Wyclef Jean. Mr. Anderson managed a budget of over $45
million. Under Mr. Anderson’s leadership, revenues for these acts increased to
over $450 million.
Mr.
Anderson holds a BA in economics from Lake Forest College.
Philmore
Anderson IV is the son of Philmore Anderson III, a director of
Sahara.
Timothy
Kelly, President
Timothy
Kelly has been President of the Company since September 2008. Mr. Kelly has been
President of Sahara since July 2008.
Prior to
joining Sahara, Mr. Kelly was the president of KLM, a real estate development
firm focusing on residential development of homes in the $3 to $10 million
dollar range, from its inception in 2002. Overall, Mr. Kelly has over 20 years
experience in consulting and sales for large corporate accounts and high end
real estate development. Mr. Kelly’s professional experience in
management and large account corporate relationship selling was spent primarily
at IBM. In addition, Mr. Kelly was the Director of Business Development of
Mainspring, a boutique strategy consulting firm focusing on e-business
marketplace where he worked with Fortune 500 customers. At
Mainspring, Mr. Kelly sold strategy consulting engagements in the e-business
market segment. These engagements enabled brick and mortar companies
to create strategic visions and face the challenges and opportunities in the
online market. Mainspring was a startup that went public and was later acquired
by IBM Consulting Group. Prior to joining Mainspring, Mr. Kelly worked at IBM in
the in the Marketing and Sales Organization. At IBM, his
responsibility focused on the Telecommunication and Media industries. His job
responsibilities ranged from brand management to marketing and sales
positions. As Brand Manager for IBM Software and Hardware in the
Americans, Mr. Kelly oversaw quotas in the hundreds of millions of dollars for
telecommunications accounts. During his time at Verizon, Mr. Kelly was
responsible for obtaining sole source hardware and services
contracts.
Mr. Kelly
is a graduate of the Duke Fuqua School of Business.
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Larry
J. Stinson, Chief Financial Officer
Larry J.
Stinson has been Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September 2008.
Mr. Stinson has been chief financial officer of Sahara since July
2008.
Since
January 2003, Mr. Stinson has operated a private financial consultancy helping
entrepreneurs to write business plans and source funding for acquisitions; high
low and tech start-ups; movie promoters; exercise centers; and others. Mr.
Stinson has also worked as a consultant to the Small Business Administration to
provide technical assistance to qualify minority owned businesses for Section
8-A Certification to become suppliers of goods and services to the Federal
Government. This Certification also qualifies minority vendors to join the
Federal Mentor/Protégé program and thereby qualifies them to become suppliers to
Fortune 1000 companies. Mentor/Protégé membership frequently comes with credit
enhancements to enable minority business enterprises to raise low priced debt,
both short and long-term.
Mr.
Stinson is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania.
Philmore
Anderson III, Director
Philmore
Anderson III is a director of Sahara and will be elected a director of the
Company effective upon the Company’s meeting its information obligations under
the Exchange Act. Mr. Anderson has been a director of Sahara since July
2005.
Mr.
Anderson has been a managing partner of BPA Associates, LLC (“BPA”), since its
inception in 2005. Mr. Anderson has over 40 years of minority-owned and small
business development, public procurement, administrative, financial and
accounting management experience. BPA consults minority-owned and small firms
who have or are interested in securing federal and state supplier contracts with
accounting, purchasing, certification strategies and the execution of responses
to solicitations for bids and/or requests for proposals. Prior to joining BPA,
Mr. Anderson served for 13 years as the State Purchasing Agent for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, directing an agency (the Operational Services
Division) that was responsible for overseeing the procurement of $3 billion
annually of goods and services for the executive branch of the Massachusetts
state government. His primary responsibility was to ensure that the procurement
was handled in an efficient, legal and cooperative manner for all state
departments. Prior to his appointment by Governor Bill Weld in 1991, Mr.
Anderson worked for 16 years for the Kendall Healthcare Company in various
senior administrative and financial management positions. Mr. Anderson also
worked for PricewaterhouseCooper & Co. (“PwC”) in Boston, from 1971 to 1975,
as a senior accountant responsible for the administration and supervision of
professional accounting and auditing services to a variety of clients. Prior to
joining PwC, Mr. Anderson worked for over five years for the Federal Reserve
Bank in Philadelphia in various positions.
Mr.
Anderson holds a BS in accounting from Central State University in Wilberforce,
Ohio, and attended the Harvard Business School.
Philmore
Anderson III is the father of Philmore Anderson IV, the chief executive officer
of the Company.
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Tamera
Reynolds, Director
Tamara
Reynolds is a director of Sahara and will be elected a director of the Company
effective upon the Company’s meeting its information obligations under the
Exchange Act. Mrs. Reynolds has been a director of Sahara since our inception in
January 2005. Mrs. Reynolds also served as our chief operating officer from 2005
to 2007.
Since
2007, Mrs. Reynolds has been director of development and operations of Glam
Media’s new African American women’s channel within glam.com. Mrs. Reynolds is
responsible for all aspects of development and the ongoing operations of the
channel, including design, content, network expansion, staffing, business
development and strategic partnerships.
Mrs.
Reynolds founded TMR Entertainment, LLC (“TMR”) in 2003, a consulting firm that
provides general business and management services to individuals and businesses
primarily in the entertainment and related industries. TMR’s engagements have
included artists, music producers and music production companies, event
production and talent management companies, and private investors.
Mrs.
Reynolds received her Bachelors Degree from Pennylvania State University and her
JD from the University of Colorado Law School.
Dwayne
Deslatte, Director
Dwayne
Deslatte will resign as a director of the Company effective upon the Company’s
meeting its information obligations under the Exchange Act.
Mr.
Deslatte served as the Company’s sole executive officer and director from
October 2007 until the closing of the Merger in September 2008. Mr.
Deslatte has worked as a private consultant in business development and project
management with private and public companies since 2003. From 2004 through 2006,
he served as Vice President of Business Research and Analysis of SH Celera
Capital Corporation. While at SH Celera, he was involved in due diligence and
consulting for client companies. In 2004, Mr. Deslatte served on the Board of
Directors of Sportan United Industries, which was renamed PharmaFrontiers after
a merger with a company of the same name. Mr. Deslatte continued as a Director
of PharmaFrontiers through its merger with Opexa Pharmaceuticals, now Opexa
Therapeutics (OPXA: NASDAQ). Mr. Deslatte is also a Registered Nurse who serves
on the staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona since 2007. Mr.
Deslatte served as a Registered Nurse in general surgery with Texas Children's
Hospital from 2001 to 2005. From January 2000 until April 2001, Mr. Deslatte
worked in orthopedic nursing at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. Deslatte received a
B.S. in Nursing, cum laude, from Texas Woman's University, a B.A. in History
from Texas A&M University, and an MBA from Texas Woman’s University. While
at Texas A&M University, Mr. Deslatte served in the Corps of Cadets for four
years. Mr. Deslatte is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor
Society.
Item
6. Executive Compensation
The
following table sets forth all compensation paid in respect of Sahara’s Chief
Executive Officer and those individuals who received compensation in excess of
$100,000 per year for our last two completed fiscal years. No other officer of
Sahara received compensation in excess of $100,000 for either of our last two
completed fiscal years.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
|
Name
& Principal
Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Change
in Pension
Value
and Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Philmore
Anderson IV
|
2007
|
150,000 |
__
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Chief
Executive Officer,
|
2006
|
150,000 |
__
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Chairman
and Director
|
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Employment
Agreements
We are
not party to any employment agreements.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
We had no
outstanding equity awards as of December 31, 2007.
Director
Compensation
No
director of Sahara received any compensation for services as director for the
year ended December 31, 2007.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
We do not
have a compensation committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007,
none of our officers and employees participated in deliberations of our board of
directors concerning executive compensation. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007, none of our executive officers served on the board of
directors of any entities whose directors or officers serve on our board of
directors.
Item
7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
We are
party to an asset purchase agreement, dated as of May 15, 2008, amended on
August 1, 2008 (as amended, the “Database Purchase Agreement”) with BPA
Associates, LLC (“BPA”). BPA is an entity owned by Bertha Anderson, who is the
mother of Philmore Anderson IV, our chief executive officer and chairman, and
the wife of Philmore Anderson III, our director. Pursuant to the Database
Purchase Agreement, we purchased from BPA a database including approximately
3,660,000 names, for a purchase price of $825,000 in cash, of which $50,000 was
paid in cash upon the closing of a bridge loan in July 2008, and an additional
$775,000 was paid upon the closing of the Private Placement on September 17,
2008, and 1,425,000 shares of common stock, which shares were issued on
September 17, 2008. The closing of the sale of the database occurred upon the
closing of the Private Placement on September 17, 2008.
We are
party to a surrender agreement, dated as of June 10, 2008, with Philmore
Anderson IV, our chief executive officer. Pursuant to the surrender agreement,
Mr. Anderson agreed to forego $525,000 in salary owed to him in exchange for
100,000 shares of our common stock.
We are
party to a surrender agreement, dated as of June 17, 2008, with SE, LLC, an
entity owned by Philmore Anderson IV, our chief executive officer. Pursuant to
the surrender agreement, SE, LLC agreed to forego $1,303,843 in debt and
expenses owed to it in exchange for 13,363,390 shares of our common
stock.
We are
party to a surrender agreement, dated as of June 10, 2008, with Philmore
Anderson III, a director of Sahara. Pursuant to the surrender agreement, Mr.
Anderson agreed to forego $139,242 in debt owed to him in exchange for 452,000
shares of our common stock.
Director
Independence
None of
our directors is independent as that term is defined under the Nasdaq
Marketplace Rules.
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Item
8. Legal Proceedings
We are
not party to any legal proceedings.
Item
9. Market Price of and Dividends on Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
The
Company’s common stock is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, under the symbol
“MFWI.” Trading in the Company’s common stock is very limited. Due to a 30-to-1
reverse stock split effected on September 8, 2008, the symbol for the Company’s
common stock changed from “MFWO” to “MFWI.” On October 7, 2008, the
symbol for the Company’s common stock will revert back to “MFWO.”
The
following table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices of the Company’s
common stock as reported and summarized on the OTC Bulletin Board. These
quotations are based on inter-dealer prices, with markup, markdown, commissions,
or adjustments and may not represent actual transactions.
|
Calendar
Quarter
|
High
Bid
|
Low
Bid
|
||||||
|
2006
First Quarter (1)
|
$ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
|
2006
Second Quarter (1)
|
$ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
|
2006
Third Quarter (1)
|
$ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
|
2006
Fourth Quarter (1)
|
$ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
|
2007
First Quarter
|
$ | 7.50 | $ | 7.50 | ||||
|
2007
Second Quarter
|
$ | 12.00 | $ | 3.60 | ||||
|
2007
Third Quarter
|
$ | 3.00 | $ | 0.90 | ||||
|
2007
Fourth Quarter
|
$ | 0.90 | $ | 0.60 | ||||
|
2008
First Quarter
|
$ | 0.90 | $ | 0.60 | ||||
|
2008
Second Quarter
|
$ | 0.30 | $ | 0.30 | ||||
|
2008
Third Quarter (as of September 18, 2008)
|
$ | 4.50 | $ | 0.30 | ||||
(1) The
Company’s common stock did not trade during this period.
As of
September 18, 2008, the last sale price reported on the OTC Bulletin Board for
the Company’s common stock was $4.00 per share.
As of
September 18, 2008, there were approximately 270 holders of record of the
Company’s common stock.
Dividends
The
Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends on its common stock. The
Company currently intends to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the
expansion of its business. As a result, the Company does not anticipate paying
any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
In
January 1998, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock option plan
under which 16,667 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance. The
following table shows information with respect to each equity compensation plan
under which the Company’s common stock is authorized for issuance as of the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
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EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
|
Plan
category
|
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)
|
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
|
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
0
|
0
|
16,667
|
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Total
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
16,667
|
Sahara
had not adopted any equity compensation plan as of December 31,
2007.
Item
10 Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
See Item
3.02.
Item
11 Description of Securities
The
Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock
at a par value of $0.003 per share and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock at a
par value of $0.0001 per share. As of September 19, 2008, there were
29,394,191 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding that are
held by approximately 270 stockholders of record. No shares of preferred stock
have been issued.
Holders
of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all
matters submitted to a stockholder vote. Holders of common stock do
not have cumulative voting rights. Therefore, holders of a majority
of the shares of common stock voting for the election of directors can elect all
of the directors. Holders of the Company’s common stock representing
a majority of the voting power of the Company’s capital stock issued,
outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are
necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders. A
vote by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares is
required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate changes such as
liquidation, merger or an amendment to the Company’s articles of
incorporation.
Holders
of the Company’s common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the
board of directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available
funds. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each
outstanding share entitles its holder to participate pro rata in all assets that
remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock,
if any, having preference over the common stock. The Company’s common stock has
no pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption
provisions applicable to the Company’s common stock.
Item
12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The
Company’s certificate of incorporation contains certain provisions permitted
under Delaware General Corporation Law relating to the liability of directors.
The provisions eliminate a director’s liability for monetary damages for a
breach of fiduciary duty, except in certain circumstances where such liability
may not be eliminated under applicable law. Further, the Company’s certificate
of incorporation contains provisions to indemnify the Company’s directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware General Corporation
Law.
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Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is,
therefore, unenforceable.
Item
13. Financial Statements
Reference
is made to the filings by MFI on Form 10-K and 10-Q for MFI’s financial
statements.
The
financial statements of Sahara begin on Page F-1.
Item
14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
None.
Item
3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
See Item
1.01.
On June
10, 2008, Sahara issued to Alicia Gabaldon 19,610 shares of common stock in
exchange for Ms. Gabaldon’s foregoing $19,610 in debt.
On June
10, 2008, Sahara issued to Gregg Feinstein 724,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for Mr. Feinstein’s foregoing of $1,400,000 in debt.
On June
10, 2008 Sahara issued to Fastbreak Solutions, LLC 480,000 shares of common
stock in exchange for Mr. Evans’s foregoing of $15,772 in fees for services and
surrender of a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares.
On June
10, 2008, Sahara issued to Myron Stewart 27,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for Mr. Stewart’s foregoing of $26,983 in debt.
On June
10, 2008, Sahara issued to Philmore Anderson III 452,000 shares of common stock
in exchange for Mr. Anderson’s foregoing of $138,389 in debt.
On June
10, 2008, Sahara issued to Philmore Anderson IV 100,000 shares of common stock
in exchange for Mr. Anderson’s foregoing of $525,000 in salary.
On June
12, 2008, Sahara issued to Stacey Lowenthal 140,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for Ms. Lowenthal’s foregoing of $114,601 in debt.
On June
15, 2008, Sahara issued to Kevan Walker 100,000 shares of common stock for a
purchase price of $50,000.
On June
16, 2008, Sahara issued to Mary Ann Halford 200,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for Ms. Halford’s surrender of a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of
Sahara’s common stock.
On June
17, 2008, Sahara issued to Milo Zwerling 31,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for the foregoing of certain fees.
On June
17, 2008 Sahara issued to SE, LLC 13,363,390 shares of common stock in exchange
for SE, LLC’s foregoing of $1,303,843 in debt and expenses.
On July
31, 2008, Sahara issued to Kevan Walker 100,000 shares of common stock for a
purchase price of $50,000.
On July
31, 2008, Sahara issued to SE, LLC, as the designee of Philmore Anderson IV,
400,000 shares of common stock for services provided and to be provided by
Philmore Anderson IV.
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On
September 3, 2008, Sahara issued to Cheryl Teeling, 50,000 shares of our common
stock. The shares were issued as additional consideration for a $100,000 bridge
loan made on September 3, 2008, that was repaid upon the closing of the Merger
and the Private Placement on September 17, 2008.
Following
the closing of the Merger and the Private Placement:
(i)
Sahara issued to BPA Associates, LLC, an accredited investor, 1,425,000 shares
of our common stock. The shares were issued as part of the consideration for the
acquisition of a database including approximately 3,660,000 names. The
consideration for the acquisition of the database also included $825,000 in
cash, pursuant to the asset purchase agreement between Sahara and
BPA.
(ii) The
Company issued to John Thomas Bridge & Opportunity Fund 500,000 shares of
common stock, and five-year warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock
with an exercise price of $1.50. The shares of common stock and warrants were
issued as additional consideration for a bridge loan to Sahara that closed in
July 2008 and was repaid upon the closing of the Merger and the Private
Placement. The warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis.
(iii) The
Company issued to Aubry Consulting Services, Inc. five-year warrants to purchase
500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price $1.50, for
services. The warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis.
(iii) The
Company issued to Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP 250,000 shares of common
stock, and five-year warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock, with
an exercise price of $1.50, for legal services. The warrants are exercisable on
a cashless basis.
(iv) The
Company issued to Marathon Advisors 100,000 shares of common stock, and
five-year warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock with an
exercise price of $1.10, for
consulting services. The warrants are exercisable on a cashless
basis.
(v) The
Company issued to Aurelian Investments, LLC, 50,000 shares of common stock, for
consulting services.
In
connection with the foregoing, the Company relied upon the exemption from
securities registration afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D as promulgated by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act. No advertising or general solicitation was employed in offering the
securities. The issuances were made to a limited number of persons, all of whom
were accredited investors, and transfer of the securities was restricted in
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
Item
5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.
See Item
2.01.
See Item
1.01.
Item
5.06 Change in Shell Company Status.
See Item
1.01.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial
statements of Sahara, are included following the signature page.
(b) Pro
forma financial information. Not applicable.
(c) Shell
Company Transactions. See (a) and (b) of this Item 9.01.
(d)
Exhibits
|
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
|
10.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated September 17, 2008, among the Company, Sahara,
and the Acquirer
|
|
|
10.2
|
Indemnification
Agreement, dated September 17, 2008, between Sahara and
JTO
|
|
|
10.3
|
Securities
Escrow Agreement, dated September 17, 2008, among the Company, Sahara, the
shareholders of Sahara named therein, and Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference
LLP, as escrow agent
|
|
|
10.4
|
Form
of Subscription Agreement
|
|
|
10.5
|
Form
of Investor Warrant
|
|
|
10.6
|
Purchase
Agreement, dated July 1, 2008, between Sahara and JTO
|
|
|
10.7
|
Debenture,
dated July 1, 2008, in favor of JTO
|
|
|
10.8
|
Security
Agreement, dated July 1, 2008, between Sahara and JTO
|
|
|
10.9
|
Security
Agreement, dated July 1, 2008, between BPA and JTO
|
|
|
10.10
|
Purchase
Agreement, dated September 3, 2008, between Sahara and Cheryl
Keeling
|
|
|
10.11
|
Debenture,
dated September 3, 2008, in favor of Cheryl Keeling
|
|
|
10.12
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated May 15, 2008, between Sahara and
BPA
|
|
|
10.13
|
Amendment
to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 1, 2008, between Sahara and
BPA
|
|
|
10.14
|
Letter
agreement, dated May 21, 2008, between Sahara and JTF
|
|
|
10.15
|
Amendment
to letter agreement, dated August 1, 2008, between Sahara and
JTF
|
|
|
10.16
|
Finder’s
Fee Agreement, dated July 21, 2008, between Sahara and Aubry Consulting
Group, Inc.
|
|
|
10.17
|
Engagement
Agreement, dated July 1, 2008, between Sahara and Marathon
Advisors
|
|
|
10.18
|
Consulting
Agreement, dated August 13, 2008, between Sahara and Aurelian Investments,
LLC
|
|
|
10.19
|
Surrender
Agreement, dated June 10, 2008, between Sahara and Philmore Anderson
IV
|
|
|
10.20
|
Surrender
Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, between Sahara and SE,
LLC
|
|
| 10.21 | Master Services Agreement, dated July 11, 2008, between Sahara and Ripple6, Inc. | |
|
10.22
|
Purchase
Agreement, dated June 9, 2008, between Sahara and Kevan
Walker
|
|
|
10.23
|
Amendment
No. 2 to letter agreement, dated August 11, 2008, between Sahara and
JTF
|
33
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
| MAC FILMWORKS, INC. | |||
|
Dated:
September 23, 2008
|
By:
|
/s/ Philmore Anderson IV | |
| Name: Philmore Anderson IV | |||
| TTitle: Chief Executive Officer | |||
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Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a development stage
company)
Financial
Statements
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008, Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the
Period January 18, 2005 (date of inception) Through June 30, 2008
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
For
the period from inception to December 31, 2005, through June 30,
2008
|
Page(s)
|
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| Independent Auditors’ Report |
1,2
|
|
| Financial Statements | ||
| Balance Sheets |
3
|
|
| Statements of Operations |
4
|
|
| Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency) |
5
|
|
| Statements of Cash Flows |
6
|
|
| Notes to Financial Statements |
7-18
|
Independent
Auditors' Report
To the
Stockholders of
Sahara
Media, Inc.
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Sahara Media, Inc. (a development
stage company) (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and
the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity
(deficiency), and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2008, the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the period January 18, 2005 (date of
inception) through June 30, 2008. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in
the United States of America. 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 audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Sahara Media, Inc. as of June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the six months ended June 30, 2008, the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006, and the period January 18, 2005 (date of inception) through June 30, 2008
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the
financial statements, the Company has a working capital deficiency, and has
experienced continuing operating losses since inception. These
matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also
described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
1
As more
fully described in Note 1, subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s financial
statements and our report thereon dated September 16, 2008, we became aware that
those financial statements did not reflect the Company’s proper date of
inception, certain common stock transactions originally reported as occurring on
June 17, 2008, which occurred on dates ranging from June 9, 2008 through June
17, 2008, and the issuance of 400,000 shares of common stock to a
related party subsequent to June 30, 2008. In our original
independent auditors’ report, we expressed an unqualified opinion with an
emphasis paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern, and our opinion on the Company’s revised
financial statements as expressed herein, remains unqualified.
/s/ Weiser LLP
Edison,
NJ
September
23, 2008
2
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Balance
Sheets
June
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
|
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
|
Assets
|
||||||||
|
Current
assets:
|
||||||||
|
Cash
|
$ | - | $ | 1,530 | ||||
|
Accounts
receivable
|
- | 2,347 | ||||||
|
Other
|
3,270 | - | ||||||
|
Total
current assets
|
3,270 | 3,877 | ||||||
|
Cash
in escrow
|
63,500 | - | ||||||
|
Intangible
asset, net
|
312,366 | 356,556 | ||||||
|
Total
assets
|
$ | 379,136 | $ | 360,433 | ||||
|
Liabilities
and stockholders' equity (deficiency)
|
||||||||
|
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Cash
overdraft
|
$ | 115,173 | $ | - | ||||
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
22,910 | 197,771 | ||||||
|
Accrued
expenses, related parties
|
- | 450,000 | ||||||
|
Subscription
liability
|
- | 406,000 | ||||||
|
Advances
payable, related parties
|
- | 180,888 | ||||||
|
Notes
payable, related parties
|
- | 588,180 | ||||||
|
Notes
payable
|
- | 302,992 | ||||||
|
Total
current liabilities
|
138,083 | 2,125,831 | ||||||
|
Stockholders'
equity (deficiency):
|
||||||||
|
Common
stock, $0.00001 par value; 50,000,000
|
||||||||
|
shares
authorized; 16,175,000 shares issued
|
||||||||
|
and
outstanding at June 30, 2008 1,977,100 shares
|
||||||||
|
issued
and outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
162 | 20 | ||||||
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
2,561,316 | 194,982 | ||||||
|
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(2,320,425 | ) | (1,960,400 | ) | ||||
|
Total
stockholders' equity (deficiency)
|
241,053 | (1,765,398 | ) | |||||
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficiency)
|
$ | 379,136 | $ | 360,433 | ||||
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
3
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Statement
of Operations
|
Period
from
|
||||||||||||||||
|
inception
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Six
Months
|
January 18,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Ended
|
2005
|
|||||||||||||||
|
June
30,
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
through June 30, | ||||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
|
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||
| $ | 2,924 | $ | 2,347 | $ | 25,000 | $ | 30,271 | |||||||||
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Product
development
|
101,137 | 143,351 | 183,272 | 513,617 | ||||||||||||
|
Selling
and marketing
|
27,871 | 74,482 | 42,000 | 144,353 | ||||||||||||
|
General
and administrative
|
201,650 | 456,254 | 583,947 | 1,557,761 | ||||||||||||
|
Loss
from operations
|
(327,734 | ) | (671,740 | ) | (784,219 | ) | (2,185,460 | ) | ||||||||
|
Interest
expense- related party
|
(17,053 | ) | (37,663 | ) | (38,517 | ) | (96,735 | ) | ||||||||
|
Interest
expense
|
(15,238 | ) | (19,326 | ) | (3,666 | ) | (38,230 | ) | ||||||||
|
Net
loss
|
$ | (360,025 | ) | $ | (728,729 | ) | $ | (826,402 | ) | $ | (2,320,425 | ) | ||||
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
4
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Statement
of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
For
the Period from Inception to December 31, 2005 through June 30,
2008
|
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Additional
|
During
the
|
Stockholder's
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Common
Stock
|
Paid-in
|
Development
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Stage
|
(Deficiency)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to founder net of cancellation
|
1,147,500 | $ | 12 | $ | 194,368 | $ | - | $ | 194,380 | |||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to director
|
120,000 | 1 | 119 | - | 120 | |||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to investors
|
499,800 | 5 | 495 | - | 500 | |||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to investor
|
15,000 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
|
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (405,269 | ) | (405,269 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
1,782,300 | 18 | 194,982 | (405,269 | ) | (210,269 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to consultant
|
30,000 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
|
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (826,402 | ) | (826,402 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
1,812,300 | $ | 18 | $ | 194,982 | $ | (1,231,671 | ) | $ | (1,036,671 | ) | |||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock on exercise of warrant
|
164,800 | 2 | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||
|
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | (728,729 | ) | (728,729 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
1,977,100 | 20 | 194,982 | (1,960,400 | ) | (1,765,398 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to founder to settle note
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
payable
and advances to related parties
|
13,363,390 | 134 | 1,303,709 | 1,303,843 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Cancellation
of common stock on settlement
|
(1,147,500 | ) | (11 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to founder
|
100,000 | 1 | 524,999 | 525,000 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to a director to settle note
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
payable
to a related party and accrued interest
|
452,000 | 5 | 139,237 | 139,242 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to a consultant to settle
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
accrued
consulting fees to a related party
|
210,000 | 2 | 142,418 | 142,420 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Cancellation
of common stock on settlement
|
(30,000 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
|
Cancellation
of common stock
|
(312,300 | ) | (3 | ) | - | (3 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to a consultant to settle
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
acrrued
consulting fees to a related party
|
5,500 | - | 8,197 | 8,197 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to settle accrued charges on note payable
|
724,000 | 7 | 11,993 | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Cancellation
of common stock on settlement of accrued charges
|
(164,800 | ) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to settle note payable and accrued
interest
|
140,000 | 1 | 111,392 | 111,393 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to settle accrued consulting fees
|
480,000 | 5 | 25,782 | 25,787 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to settle note payable and accrued
interest
|
19,610 | 19,610 | 19,610 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to an investor
|
100,000 | 1 | 49,999 | 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to consultant
|
200,000 | 2 | 3,998 | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to settle note payable and accrued
interest
|
31,000 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock
|
27,000 | - | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Net
loss
|
(360,025 | ) | (360,025 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Balance
at June 30, 2008
|
16,175,000 | $ | 162 | $ | 2,561,316 | $ | (2,320,425 | ) | $ | 241,053 | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
5
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
Period
from
|
||||||||||||||||
|
inception
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Six
Months
|
January
18, 2005
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Ended
|
Year
Ended
|
through
|
||||||||||||||
|
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
June
30,
|
|||||||||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net
loss
|
$ | (360,025 | ) | $ | (728,729 | ) | $ | (826,402 | ) | $ | (2,320,425 | ) | ||||
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
|
||||||||||||||||
|
operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Amortization
expense
|
44,191 | 88,382 | 87,877 | 306,308 | ||||||||||||
|
Amortization
of debt discount
|
3,500 | 7,000 | 7,000 | |||||||||||||
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Accounts
receivable and other
|
(924 | ) | (2,347 | ) | - | (3,271 | ) | |||||||||
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
36,360 | 127,952 | 69,817 | 234,130 | ||||||||||||
|
Accrued
expenses, related parties
|
50,804 | 162,814 | (165,335 | ) | 235,193 | |||||||||||
|
Accrued
salary, related parties
|
75,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 525,000 | ||||||||||||
|
Subscription
liability
|
- | - | - | 406,000 | ||||||||||||
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(151,094 | ) | (194,928 | ) | (677,043 | ) | (617,065 | ) | ||||||||
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Acquisition
of trademark intangibles
|
- | (3,533 | ) | - | (604,533 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Intangible
assets
|
- | - | (14,140 | ) | (14,140 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Restricted
cash
|
(63,500 | ) | - | - | (63,500 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Net
cash used in in investing activities
|
(63,500 | ) | (3,533 | ) | (14,140 | ) | (682,173 | ) | ||||||||
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock
|
50,000 | - | - | 245,000 | ||||||||||||
|
Notes
payable, related parties
|
13,553 | 30,664 | 557,517 | 601,734 | ||||||||||||
|
Notes
payable
|
34,338 | 44,327 | 258,666 | 337,331 | ||||||||||||
|
Cash
overdraft
|
115,173 | - | - | 115,173 | ||||||||||||
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
213,064 | 74,991 | 816,183 | 1,299,238 | ||||||||||||
|
Net
(decrease) increase in cash
|
(1,530 | ) | (123,470 | ) | 125,000 | - | ||||||||||
|
Cash,
beginning of period
|
1,530 | 125,000 | - | - | ||||||||||||
|
Cash,
end of period
|
$ | - | $ | 1,530 | $ | 125,000 | $ | - | ||||||||
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Noncash
Financing Activities
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common shares to settle:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notes
payable and accrued interest and advances to founder
|
$ | 1,825,344 | $ | 1,825,344 | ||||||||||||
|
Note
payable and accrued interest to a director
|
139,242 | 139,242 | ||||||||||||||
|
Accrued
consulting fees to a related party
|
150,617 | 150,617 | ||||||||||||||
|
Accrued
charges on note payable
|
12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||
|
Note
payable and accrued interest
|
131,003 | 131,003 | ||||||||||||||
|
Accrued
consulting fees
|
25,787 | 25,787 | ||||||||||||||
|
Cancellation
of shares on settlement
|
(17 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Accrued
consulting fees
|
4,000 | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||
|
Issuance
of shares
|
25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||
| $ | 2,312,976 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,312,976 | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these financial statements.
6
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Notes
to Financial Statements
For
the Period of Inception to December 31, 2005 through June 30,
2008
|
1.
|
Nature
of Business and Basis of
Presentation
|
Subsequent
to the issuance of the Company’s financial statements, management became
aware that the proper date of inception was January 18, 2005. In
addition, certain common stock transactions originally reported as occurring on
June 17, 2008 occurred on dates ranging from June 9, 2008 through June 17, 2008
(See Note 4). Finally, the issuance of 400,000 shares of common stock to a
related party subsequent to June 30, 2008 was omitted (See Note
10). The inclusion of these items in these revised financial
statements has no impact on the accompanying financial
statements, other than changes in disclosure.
Sahara
Media, Inc. (the “Company”) is a privately held development-stage multimedia
company incorporated in Delaware on January 18, 2005 under the name of Sahara
Publishing, Inc. The Company was formed to raise funds to develop and
relaunch magazine publications which the Company had purchased out of bankruptcy
as part of an asset sale agreement. On January 12, 2007, the Company
changed its name to Sahara Media, Inc.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis which assumes
that the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the
realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the
normal course of business. The Company has had minimal revenues since
inception, incurred losses from operations since its inception and has a net
stockholders’ deficit accumulated during the development stage amounting to
$2,320,425 as of June 30, 2008. The Company anticipates that existing
working capital will not be sufficient to satisfy its current operating cash
flow requirements unless additional funds are raised. These
circumstances raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
On
September 17, 2008, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
with Mac Filmworks, Inc. (“MFI”) whose stock is included for quotation on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. Pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, the Company has become a wholly owned subsidiary of MFI through MFI’s
creation of a subsidiary that was used to facilitate this
transaction. MFI issued 18,150,000 shares of their common stock to
the shareholders of Sahara, which represented approximately 62% of the Company’s
aggregate issued and outstanding common stock following the closing of the
Merger and Private Placement (see Note 10).
7
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Notes
to Financial Statements
For
the Period of Inception to December 31, 2005 through June 30,
2008
|
2.
|
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
|
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these
estimates.
Intangible
Asset
The
intangible asset initially recorded at cost, which is considered to approximate
fair value at the time of purchase. Amortization is provided for on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset. The Company
evaluates the recoverability of its intangible asset periodically and takes into
account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of its useful
life or that indicate that an impairment exists. Management believes that
because the Company is in the earlier stages of its business life cycle that the
current conditions noted above do not constitute reliable impairment
indicators. Management primarily evaluates the recoverability of the
intangible asset utilizing anticipated cash flows assuming adequate funds are
received in the proposed financing. Until such time that financing is
deemed improbable, management believes that the recorded value of its intangible
asset is appropriate.
|
Category
|
Lives
|
|
|
Trademark
Costs
|
7
years
|
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recognized when all of the following criteria are met: (1)
persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred or
services have been rendered; (3) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed and
determinable; and, (4) collectibility is reasonably assured.
Subscriptions
are recorded as unearned revenue and recognized as revenue ratably over the
subscription periods.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability
method. Deferred taxes are determined based on the difference between
the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted
tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to
reverse. Valuation allowances are provided if, based upon the weight
of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the
deferred tax assets will not be realized.
8
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Notes
to Financial Statements
For
the Period of Inception to December 31, 2005 through June 30,
2008
|
3.
|
Intangible
Asset
|
The
intangible asset consists of the following:
|
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
|
Magazine
trademark
|
$ | 618,673 | $ | 618,673 | ||||
|
Less
accumulated amortization
|
306,307 | 262,117 | ||||||
| $ | 312,366 | $ | 356,556 | |||||
Estimated
amortization expense for the next five years is as follows:
|
2009
|
$ | 88,000 | ||
|
2010
|
88,000 | |||
|
2011
|
88,000 | |||
|
2012
|
48,366 | |||
| $ | 312,366 |
|
4.
|
Stockholders’
Equity
|
Overview
The
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation originally authorized the issuance of
1,500,000 shares of common stock, no par value. On January 12, 2007, the
authorized shares of common stock were increased to 10,000,000. On June 18,
2008, the total number of authorized shares was increased to 50,000,000 shares
of common stock having a par value of $0.00001 per share.
On June
1, 2008 the Board of Directors approved a thousand-for-one stock split of the
Corporation’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend. Stockholders’ equity
and common stock activity for all periods presented have been restated to give
retroactive recognition to the stock split. In addition, all references in the
financial statements and notes to the financial statements about the Company’s
common stock have been restated to give retroactive recognition to the stock
split.
Common
Stock
On April
14, 2005, the Company issued to Sahara Entertainment, LLC, the founder and
current chief executive officer’s wholly-owned limited liability company
1,192,500 common shares. During 2005, 634,800 of the founder’s shares were
transferred, 120,000 shares to a director and 514,800 to various
investors. The remaining original common shares were cancelled
and 1,147,500 new common shares were issued. As of December 31, 2005,
1,782,300 common shares were issued and outstanding.
9
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Notes
to Financial Statements
For
the Period of Inception to December 31, 2005 through June 30,
2008
On
January 7, 2006, the Company issued to a consultant 30,000 shares in settlement
for services rendered.
On June
9, 2008, the Company issued 100,000 common shares to an investor at $.50 per
share for $50,000.
On June
10, 2008, the Company issued common shares, as follows:
|
·
|
19,610
shares, valued at $1.00 per share, to settle $19,610 note payable,
including accrued interest of
$1,610.
|
|
·
|
724,000
shares, valued at $0.02 per share, to settle accrued interest payable of
$12,000. In connection with this transaction 164,800 previously
issued shares were cancelled.
|
|
·
|
480,000
shares, valued at $0.05 per share, to settle $25,787 of accrued consulting
fees. In addition, warrants for a 5% per-money interest in the
Company were cancelled.
|
|
·
|
27,000
shares, valued at $0.93 per share, to settle note payable of
$25,000.
|
|
·
|
452,000
shares, valued at $0.31 per share, to a director, a related party, to
settle a note payable of $139,242 including accrued interest of
$14,242.
|
|
·
|
100,000
shares, valued at $5.25 per share, to the founder and chief executive
officer, a related party, in exchange for $525,000 of accrued
salary.
|
|
·
|
210,000
shares, valued at $0.44 per share, to a consultant, a related party, in
exchange for accrued consulting fees of $142,420. In connection
with this transaction 30,000 previously issued shares were
cancelled.
|
|
·
|
5,500
shares to a consultant in settlement of accrued consulting fees of
$8,197.
|
On June
12, 2008, the Company issued 140,000 shares, valued at $0.80 per share, to
settle note payable of $111,393 including accrued interest of
$11,393.
On June
16, 2008, the Company issued 200,000 shares, valued at $.02 per share, to settle
$4,000 of accrued consulting fees. In addition, warrants for a 5%
per-money interest in the Company were cancelled.
On June
17, 2008, the Company issued 13,363,390 shares, valued at $0.10 per share, to
Sahara Entertainment, LLC, a related party, to settle a note payable and
advances aggregating $1,303,843 in the amount of $462,074 including accrued
interest of $61,074 and assumption of liabilities on behalf of the Company
amounting to $841,769. In connection with this transaction 1,147,500
previously issued shares were cancelled.
Additionally,
on June 17, 2008, the Company issued 31,000 shares of common stock in exchange
for fees.
10
Sahara
Media, Inc.
(a
development stage company)
Notes
to Financial Statements
For
the Period of Inception to December 31, 2005 through June 30,
2008
The
values ascribed to the issuances involving noncash consideration for common
stock were in accordance with FASB No. 123(R) “Share-Based
Payment.” The Company evaluated the nature of such transactions and
determined that the value of the consideration received was more readily
determinable than the value of the common shares issued and, as such, has
recorded the transactions accordingly.
Warrants
The
Company has issued warrants to certain holders of promissory notes that entitle
them to purchase shares of common stock of the Company. All warrants
granted vested immediately. The fair value of the warrants were
estimated using the intrinsic value method. The fair value of the
common stock related to these warrant issuances approximated $.02 as determined
based on services rendered by a consultant in the amount of $4,000 in exchange
for 200,000 warrants in 2006. The Company has ascribed a value of
approximately $9,000 to these warrants.
Warrant
activity for non-employees during January 18, 2005 (date of inception) to June
30, 2008 were as follows:
|
Weighted
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Exercise
|
average
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Price
per
|
exercise
price
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Number
of
|
Vested
|
common
|
per
common
|
|||||||||||||
|
shares
|
shares
|
share
|
share
|
|||||||||||||
|
Balance,
January 18, 2005
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
|
Granted
during 2005
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
|
Granted
during 2006
|
9,000 | 9,000 | $ | 0.0001 - $0.01 | $ | 0.005 | ||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
9,000 | 9,000 | $ | 0.0001 - $0.01 | $ | 0.005 | ||||||||||
|
Granted
during 2007
|
- | - | - | |||||||||||||
|
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
9,000 | 9,000 | $ | 0.0001 - $0.01 | $ | 0.005 | ||||||||||
|
Granted
during 2008
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
|
Forfeited
during 2008
|
9,000 | 9,000 | $ | 0.0001 - $0.01 | $ | 0.005 | ||||||||||