WORKHORSE GROUP INC.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Commission file number:
000-53704
AMP HOLDING INC.
(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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26-1394771
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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100 Commerce Drive
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Loveland, Ohio 45140
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513-360-4704
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Registrant’s telephone number)
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT:
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes
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Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 of Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
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As of June 30, 2011, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates was $21,071,000.
The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of April 2, 2012, was 38,912,165. We have no other classes of equity outstanding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
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Item 1.
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Business
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors
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Item 1B.
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Unresolved Staff Comments
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Item 2.
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Properties
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Item 3.
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Legal Proceedings
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Item 4.
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Mine Safety Disclosures
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Item 5.
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Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Selected Financial Data
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Item 7.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 7A.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 8.
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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Controls and Procedures
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Other Information
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Executive Compensation
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Item 12.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item 13.
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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Principal Accounting Fees and Services
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PART IV
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Item 15.
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Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
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Signatures
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AMP Holding Inc.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
When used in this Report, the words “anticipate”, expect”, “plan”, “believe”, “seek”, “estimate” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These are statements that relate to future periods and include, but are not limited to, statements about the features, benefits and performance of our products , our ability to introduce new product offerings and increase revenue from existing products, expected expenses including those related to selling and marketing, product development and general and administrative, our beliefs regarding the health and growth of the market for our products, anticipated increase in our customer base, expansion of our products functionalities, expected revenue levels and sources of revenue, expected impact, if any, of legal proceedings, the adequacy of liquidity and capital resource, and expected growth in business. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market acceptance for our products, our ability to attract and retain customers for existing and new products, our ability to control our expenses, our ability to recruit and retain employees, legislation and government regulation, shifts in technology, global and local business conditions, our ability to effectively maintain and update our product and service portfolio, the strength of competitive offerings, the prices being charged by those competitors and the risks discussed elsewhere herein. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
On December 28, 2009, we entered into and closed a Share Exchange Agreement with the shareholders (AMP Shareholders) of Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. (n/k/a AMP Electric Vehicles, Inc.) (AMP) pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the outstanding securities of AMP in exchange for 14,890,904 shares of our common stock. Considering that, following the merger, the AMP Shareholders control the majority of our outstanding voting common stock and we effectively succeeded our otherwise minimal operations to those that are theirs, AMP is considered the accounting acquirer in this reverse-merger transaction. A reverse-merger transaction is considered, and accounted for as, a capital transaction in substance; it is equivalent to the issuance of AMP securities for our net monetary assets, which are de minimus, accompanied by a recapitalization. Accordingly, we have not recognized any goodwill or other intangible assets in connection with this reverse merger transaction. AMP is the surviving and continuing entity and the historical financials following the reverse merger transaction will be those of AMP. We were a "shell company" (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) immediately prior to our acquisition of AMP pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement. As a result of such acquisition, our operations our now focused on the design, marketing and sale of modified automobiles and commercial trucks with an all electric drivetrain and battery systems. Consequently, we believe that acquisition has caused us to cease to be a shell company as we no longer have nominal operations. The Company formally changed its name to AMP Holding Inc. on May 24, 2010.
Overview
Our vision is to bring electrification to full size mainstream vehicles that are popular with both fleets and consumers. The largest vehicle segment in the U.S. is the SUV segment and we have one of the only electric full size SUV solutions available. AMP designs, manufactures and is offering for sale modified automobiles and commercial trucks with an all electric drivetrain and battery system that allows the vehicle to perform similar to the original vehicle, but with no emissions or burning of fossil fuels. This is due to our patent pending, powerful, yet highly efficient electric powertrain.
We believe our specialization in larger vehicle architectures addresses the current market gap for large SUV EVs that has been left vacant by large OEMs that have primarily focused on small vehicles. Small EVs provide a limited incremental benefit relative to fuel savings & emission reductions, while larger vehicles provide a larger incremental fuel and emission savings while providing the same industry and customer metrics for range and acceleration as smaller EVs on the market.
We intend to take advantage of our early mover status and the reputation we have built as a leader in the electrification of larger vehicles, to become a world leader in the emerging electric vehicle (EV) marketplace. Our expansion to the commercial truck segment is a logical step in that the execution of such vehicles allows the Company to leverage the technology and knowledge gained in the development of drivetrains for larger passenger vehicles.
Our powertrains encompass complete motor assemblies, battery packs, computers and software required for vehicle electrification. Our first mainstream conversion was the GM Chevrolet Equinox, followed closely by the Mercedes ML350 and the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Our immediate target customer for our conversion services are fleets for both passenger and commercial trucks.
AMP’s approach to the electrification market is to provide 100% electric vehicles with industry-leading technology at a low upfront investment. Leveraging current industry capacity and infrastructure versus designing, engineering, testing and capitalizing an all new vehicle model, as is the approach by many in the industry for many EV companies, AMP has the potential to enhance the business model for electric vehicles. This strategy expands the market opportunity and revenue potential for AMP to include business from OEMs, fleets and previously produced vehicles on the road today. This results in a unique market opportunity for AMP, one that is potentially greater than most electric vehicle competitors in the market today. By by using the best of breed, award winning brands, AMP can focus its resources specifically on advanced electric drive train solutions. Further, by using well designed base vehicles, AMP can leverage the safety, handling and amenities invested into many of today’s vehicles while not “reinventing” the base vehicle. The result is a well featured vehicle with the added advantages of having zero emissions, a quieter ride and a fraction of the ongoing operating and maintenance costs.
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Most experts agree that the electric vehicle industry is here to stay and is expected to grow, although there have been recent indications that the market for consumer vehicles has been growing at a slower than anticipated rate. There are various infrastructure issues that are being slowly resolved, at different levels of aggressiveness depending on country, state or city. These include power station capacity battery and charging technology. The industry has turned to private investment and government support programs for assistance to overcome these hurdles.
Because crude oil is a finite resource, we expect the cost of gasoline will only trend upward over time which in turn will drive market demand for EVs. The fact that oil is a finite resource we believe will lead to a steady increase in the cost of fuel over the next 10 to 15 years which we believe bodes well for alternative propulsion solutions and specifically EV demand.
Market Strategy
AMP’s initial target was targeting the mid-size utility light vehicle segment. Most current consumer electric vehicles are grouped in the small car segment, such as the Nissan Leaf, Ford Focus, Mitsubishi i-MiEVe and the Chevrolet Volt. In addition, there are two highly priced niche vehicles the Tesla Roadster and Fisker Karma. Virtually no competitors are currently entering the midsize SUV/crossover vehicle segment. AMP is able to enter this segment because it has developed the intellectual property (e-motor drivetrain, software and vehicle integration) to provide the power solution for these larger vehicles that consumers want to drive.
AMP is leveraging its expertise for larger EV vehicle configurations by also targeting class 2b, 3 and 4 commercial trucks. Initial discussions with large commercial fleet buyers has confirmed a market opportunity for the conversion of existing fleet vehicles as a more capital efficient “green” implementation strategy while providing the ongoing operating cost savings of an EV powertrain.
Research and Development
The majority of our research and development is conducted in-house at our facilities near Cincinnati, Ohio. Additionally, we contract with engineering firms to assist with validation and certification requirements as well as specific vehicle integration tasks.
Competition
There are numerous electric vehicle companies and many types of electric vehicles, from 3-wheel mini vehicles to large commercial trucks. All these vehicles are in various stages of development or are for sale.
Examples of current available all-electric products include the Tesla Motors Roadster, a high performance 2-seat sports car priced over $100,000, and the Nissan Leaf, a 5-seat, 4-door hatchback priced in the low $30,000’s. Selected other current and projected entries include: the Chevrolet Volt a PHEV, Toyota RAV 4 EV, 5-seat CUV, target date 2012; the Tesla Motors Model S, 4-door, 7-seat sedan, target date 2012; the Fisker Automotive, luxury 4-door sedan PHEV, intro 2012; Ford Focus EV, based on next generation Focus, target intro 2012; Ford Escape PHEV, based on 5-seater Escape SUV, target intro 2012; Azure Dynamics Ford Tourneo Connect EV, a passenger version of the Transit Connect EV with rear passenger seats, to be used as a taxi and shuttle service vehicle, target intro late 2011; Mitsubishi iMiev, 5 door, 4 seat hatchback, target intro in U.S. early 2012; CODA sedan EV, 4-door 5 passenger sedan, intro March 2012; and the Chrysler Fiat and NICE e500 Micro-Vett EV, intro in 2012.
Primary fleet EV competitors include Smith Electric, Azure Dynamics, Enova, and EnVision Motor Company. Azure’s Ford Transit Connect and Enova have focused on specialized delivery vans and shuttle buses.
Overseas Electric Vehicles
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While there are many overseas electric car companies and vehicles, there are only a few overseas companies that have vehicles that may be slightly closer in size and intent to AMP’s mid-size/SUV strategy; however, these vehicles are primarily in the concept or development stage. They include the Volvo V70 PHEV 4-door sedan and 5 passenger station wagon, and the Renault Kangoo light commercial EV aimed at business users in Europe. Renault advertises this vehicle as having the same practical functions as the internal combustion-engine version, which is a strategy similar to AMP’s. Chinese companies are also entering the EV market, with primarily smaller vehicles; however, with government mandates and heavy financial subsidies, China will likely enter the EV market very rapidly.
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Intellectual Property
The company has multiple pending U.S. patent applications and also plans to pursue appropriate foreign patent protection on those inventions. The company also has five pending trademark applications and two issued trademark registrations in the U.S. with intent to pursue foreign trademark registration as well.
Government Regulation
We are in the business of modifying and selling automobiles and other vehicles, and accordingly we are subject to laws related to automobile sales and operation.
The United States' laws related to automobile manufacturers regulate registration, safety criteria, type approval, inspection, maintenance, testing, etc. of automobiles. Complying with the strict regulations of automobile development and manufacturing is costly and could significantly affect our ability to become profitable. In addition, failure to comply with these laws could subject our Company to penalties, which could include severe fines or the removal of government approval to conduct business. Although we fully intend to comply with all applicable rules and regulations, we cannot assure that we will be able to do so.
Number of Employees
We currently have 26 employees, 22 full time and 4 part-time, of which 3 are administrative, 3 are accounting/finance, 10 are engineering/R&D, 4 are sales/marketing, and 6 are manufacturing. None of our employees are represented by a labor union. We have not experienced any work stoppages and consider our relations with our employees to be good. Currently, we have 7 fewer employees compared to December 31, 2010 due primarily to attrition and layoffs to balance resources with our product program development schedule.
Distribution Agreements
Northern Lights Energy of Iceland
On April 14, 2011, the Company entered into a Distribution Agreement with Northern Lights Energy ehf. (“NLE”), an Icelandic company that operates in the energy and transportation sectors, pursuant to which the Company will manufacture, assemble, produce, and sell Company products to NLE in exchange for granting NLE the exclusive right within the country of Iceland (the “Territory”) to:
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promote the use of the Company’s electric vehicles in the Territory, to develop and maintain a sales and service;
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network the Company products throughout the Territory to retail, business, fleet, institutional and governmental customers;
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promote the sale of Company products throughout the Territory;
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promote the Company brand throughout the Territory;
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advertise the Company’s products throughout the Territory; and
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manage customer relationships and provide best in class after sales service to customers of Company products in the Territory.
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NLE will buy and sell the Company products in its own name and for its own account. The term of the Distribution Agreement commenced upon the signing of the agreement and will continue through December 31, 2017. The Company did not issue or receive any material financial consideration (i.e., cash, stock, options, warrants, etc.) in exchange for entering into the Distribution Agreement. The Agreement contemplates three separate and interrelated phases.
Demonstration Phase
The demonstration phase (the “Demonstration Phase”) is to last for a period of six months commencing on the signing of the Agreement, during which the Company will provide NLE two Company vehicles (the “Demonstration Vehicles”) for use by NLE in the Territory solely for product testing by NLE, for display, demonstration or other marketing purposes reasonably acceptable to the Company. The two demonstration vehicles were shipped to NLE as planned. The Demonstration Vehicles will remain the sole property of the Company. During the Demonstration Phase and continuing throughout the Development Phase (defined below), NLE will use its best efforts to develop and expand the electric vehicle market in the Territory and will actively and diligently appoint and maintain experienced and competent public relations and advertising personnel and agencies to prepare market for Company products and to promote Company products and the Company brand within the Territory. NLE will explore using various media in its efforts to develop the market, including, but not limited to, the possibility of developing, in cooperation with the Company, a customized website and/or online experience to promote Company products and the Company brand within the Territory.
Development Phase
The second phase of the Agreement, the development phase (the “Development Phase”), is to commence on a mutually agreed upon date, but no later than October 1, 2011, and will continue through December 31, 2012. During the Development Stage, the Company will sell to NLE, and NLE will Purchase from the Company, 250 of the Company’s vehicles (the “Initial Inventory”). The Initial Inventory shall be comprised of one or more vehicle models mutually agreeable to the Company and NLE. From and after the commencement of the Development Phase, and continuing thereafter throughout the Term, NLE will be solely responsible for the servicing and maintenance of all Company products in the Territory. In December, 2011 AMP was informed by NLE that the anticipated repeal of the value added tax for electric vehicles in Iceland has not yet been approved, thereby pushing the development phase beyond the 2012 calendar year.
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Sales and Marketing Phase
The third phase of the Agreement, the sales and marketing phase (the “Sales and Marketing Phase”), is to commence at the end of the Development Phase and end on December 31, 2017. At or prior to the commencement of the Sales and Marketing Phase, NLE will prepare and submit to the Company for its approval, a business plan for the marketing, sales, and service of Company products within the Territory (the “Initial Business Plan”). The Initial Business Plan will include such information as the Company may reasonably require but, at a minimum, will contain a distribution, sales, marketing, and after sales plan outlining targets, strategies and plans for the following year. At all times throughout the Sales and Marketing Phase, NLE will devote to its activities under the Agreement sufficient assets and resources to effectively, ethically, and lawfully sell and promote the purchase and use of Company products by customers in the Territory and to otherwise carry out its obligations. To satisfy this commitment, NLE agrees, at a minimum, to appoint and maintain an experienced automotive team to execute the operations, sales, marketing and after sales for the Company’s products, including an adequate staff of sales personnel who are fully trained and knowledgeable about the Company’s products to support sales activities throughout the Territory and an adequate staff of trained engineers and service technicians to handle after sale services throughout the Territory; maintain an adequate selection and stock of the Company’s products as is necessary to fulfill customers’ demands and to ensure timely repair and/or replacement under warranty or non-warranty service; ensure that each customer’s purchase and delivery experience is satisfactory; appoint and maintain experienced and competent public relations and advertising personnel and agencies to promote the Company’s products and the Company brand throughout the Territory. During the Sales and Marketing Phase, the Company will sell to NLE, and NLE will purchase from the Company, 750 Company vehicles, or such greater number of the Company’s vehicles as the Parties may mutually agree. NLE will submit binding orders for purchase and delivery of at least 150 Company vehicles in each calendar year of the Sales and Marketing Phase.
U-Go Stations Cayman LTD (subsequent event)
On March 5, 2012 the Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U-Go Stations Cayman LTD. to distribute all-electric SUVs to the Caribbean Islands.
The purpose of this MOU is to identify the roles and responsibilities of each party as they relate to the distribution and sale of electric vehicles to the territories provide below. In particular, this MOU is intended to establish a working relationship between the parties, which shall be subject to the parties executing a definitive agreement.
U-Go Stations Cayman LTD. (hereinafter “U-Go Cayman”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of, U-Go Stations LLC, a Pennsylvania corporation (hereinafter “U-Go”), having an address at1818 Market Street 13
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Floor, Philadelphia PA 19103 and JE Automotive Leasing, (hereinafter “JE”) having an address of 256 Crewe Road, P.O. Box 10084 Grand Cayman KY 1-1001 Cayman Islands is both actively promoting the sale of electric vehicles and currently developing convenient EV charging infrastructure in the Caribbean.
U-Go Stations Cayman LTD. works with businesses on Grand Cayman in the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure through partnerships whereby U-Go Cayman owns, operates and maintains public charging stations and shares revenue with the real estate owner where the stations are located. U-Go is committed to the development of green technology infrastructure with interests also in photovoltaic solar and solar canopy systems. U-Go Cayman principal, John Felder, has been providing automotive sales and service to the Caribbean for over seven years and is responsible for the introduction of the Caribbean’s first electric vehicle. U-Go Cayman has recently announced plans for the first Caribbean solar panel charging station for electric vehicles, which is located in Georgetown, Grand Cayman.
Plans are to deliver the first Electric SUV to U-Go for use in their EV auto show that is scheduled for the summer of 2012 in Grand Cayman. During the show U-Go plans to begin taking customer orders for AMP’s EVs.
Subject to a Definitive Agreement, U-Go is to have exclusive territory control of the following Islands initially: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Jamaica, St. John, St. Thomas, St. Kitt, Bermuda, The Bahamas, and Barbados (the “Territory”). U-Go shall have "Right of First Refusal" for any other candidates seeking to become a distributor of AMP in a Caribbean Island. In exchange U-Go agrees to use its best efforts to develop and promote the sale of AMP Products in the Territory including but not limited to:
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promote the sale of AMP Products throughout the Territory;
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advertise AMP Products and the AMP Brand throughout the Territory in appropriate advertising media and in a manner ensuring proper and adequate publicity for AMP Products; and
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manage customer relationships and provide best in class after sales service to Customers of AMP Products in the Territory.
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We require capital for our operations as we are currently significantly undercapitalized and if we are unable to raise capital in the near future we will cease operations.
Our cash balance at the end of March, 2012 is near zero. This resulted in a delay in payment of a portion of AMP’s payroll for the month of March 2012 and will impact the payment of our outstanding accounts payable balance. If we do not raise capital in the immediate future, we will be required to lay off additional employees and cease operations by May 31, 2012 if not sooner. We are currently evaluating several options for financing, but there are no guarantees that we will raise capital or that if we do raise the capital it will be on acceptable terms.
Our limited operating history makes it difficult for us to evaluate our future business prospects and make decisions based on those estimates of our future performance
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We did not begin operations of our business until February 2007. We have a limited operating history and have generated limited revenue. As a consequence, it is difficult, if not impossible, to forecast our future results based upon our historical data. Reliance on the historical results may not be representative of the results we will achieve. Because of the uncertainties related to our lack of historical operations, we may be hindered in our ability to anticipate and timely adapt to increases or decreases in revenues or expenses. If we make poor budgetary decisions as a result of unreliable historical data, we could be less profitable or incur losses, which may result in a decline in our stock price.
AMP’s results of operations have not resulted in profitability and we may not be able to achieve profitability going forward.
AMP incurred a net loss amounting to $17,098,769 for the period from inception (February 20, 2007) through December 31, 2011. In addition, as of December 31, 2011, AMP has a working capital deficiency of $1,668,931. If we incur additional significant operating losses, our stock price, may decline, perhaps significantly.
Our management is developing plans to alleviate the negative trends and conditions described above. Our business plan is speculative and unproven. There is no assurance that we will be successful in executing our business plan or that even if we successfully implement our business plan, that we will be able to curtail our losses now or in the future. Further, as we are a new enterprise, we expect that net losses will continue and our working capital deficiency will exacerbate.
Our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results will be adversely affected if we cannot reduce and adequately control the costs and expenses associated with operating our business, including our material and production costs.
We incur significant costs and expenses related to procuring the materials, components and services required to develop and produce our electric vehicles. As a result, our current cost projections are considerably higher than the projected revenue stream that such vehicles will produce. As a result we are continually working on initiatives to reduce our cost structure so that we may effectively compete with other EV entries from major competitors. If we are not able to reduce our costs effectively, we will not be able to sustain our current pricing and therefore may lose sales to lower priced competitors and we may not be able to achieve profitability.
We currently do not have long-term supply contracts with guaranteed pricing, which exposes us to fluctuations in component, materials and equipment prices. Substantial increases in these prices would increase our operating costs and could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
Because we currently do not have long-term supply contracts with guaranteed pricing, we are subject to fluctuations in the prices of the raw materials, parts and components and equipment we use in the production of our vehicles. Substantial increases in the prices for such raw materials, components and equipment would increase our operating costs, and could reduce our margins if we cannot recoup the increased costs through increased vehicle prices. Any attempts to increase the announced or expected prices of our vehicles in response to increased costs could be viewed negatively by our customers and could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
We depend upon key personnel and need additional personnel.
Our success depends on the continuing services of James E. Taylor, CEO and Stephen Burns, our President. The loss of Mr. Taylor or Mr. Burns could have a material and adverse effect on our business operations. Additionally, the success of the Company’s operations will largely depend upon its ability to successfully attract and maintain competent and qualified key management personnel. As with any company with limited resources, there can be no guarantee that the Company will be able to attract such individuals or that the presence of such individuals will necessarily translate into profitability for the Company. Our inability to attract and retain key personnel may materially and adversely affect our business operations.
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We must effectively manage the growth of our operations, or our company will suffer.
To manage our growth, we believe we must continue to implement and improve our operational, manufacturing, and research and development departments. We may not have adequately evaluated the costs and risks associated with this expansion, and our systems, procedures, and controls may not be adequate to support our operations. In addition, our management may not be able to achieve the rapid execution necessary to successfully offer our products and services and implement our business plan on a profitable basis. The success of our future operating activities will also depend upon our ability to expand our support system to meet the demands of our growing business. Any failure by our management to effectively anticipate, implement, and manage changes required to sustain our growth would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our business requires substantial capital, and if we are unable to maintain adequate financing sources our profitability and financial condition will suffer and jeopardize our ability to continue operations.
We require substantial capital to support our operations. If we are unable to maintain adequate financing or other sources of capital are not available, we could be forced to suspend, curtail or reduce our operations, which could harm our revenues, profitability, financial condition and business prospects.
We face intense competition. Many of our competitors have greater financial or other resources, longer operating histories and greater name recognition than we do and one or more of these competitors could use their greater resources and/or name recognition to gain market share at our expense or could make it very difficult for us to establish market share.
In the electric vehicle market in the United States, we compete with large manufacturers, including GM, Tesla, Nissan, Azure Dynamics, and EVI Smith Electric who have more significant financial resources, established market positions, long-standing relationships with customers and dealers, and who have more significant name recognition, technical, marketing, sales, manufacturing, distribution, financial and other resources than we do. Each of these companies is currently selling a hybrid or electric vehicle or is working to develop, market and sell advanced technology vehicles in the United States market. The resources available to our competitors to develop new products and introduce them into the marketplace exceed the resources currently available to us. As a result, our competitors may be able to compete more aggressively and sustain that competition over a longer period of time that we can. This intense competitive environment may require us to make changes in our products, pricing, licensing, services, distribution, or marketing to develop a market position. Each of these competitors has the potential to capture market share in our target markets, which could have an adverse effect on our position in our industry and on our business and operating results.
If we are unable to keep up with advances in electric vehicle technology, we may suffer a decline in our competitive position.
There are companies in the electric vehicle industry that have developed or are developing vehicles and technologies that compete or will compete with our vehicles. We cannot assure that our competitors will not be able to duplicate our technology or provide products and services similar to ours more efficiently. If for any reason we are unable to keep pace with changes in electric vehicle technology, particularly battery technology, our competitive position may be adversely affected. We plan to upgrade or adapt our vehicles and introduce new models in order to continue to provide electric vehicles that incorporate the latest technology. However, there is no assurance that our research and development efforts will keep pace with those of our competitors.
Our electric vehicles compete for market share with vehicles powered by other vehicle technologies that may prove to be more attractive than ours.
Our target market currently is serviced by manufacturers with existing customers and suppliers using proven and widely accepted fuel technologies. Additionally, our competitors are working on developing technologies that may be introduced in our target market. If any of these alternative technology vehicles can provide lower fuel costs, greater efficiencies, greater reliability or otherwise benefit from other factors resulting in an overall lower total cost of ownership, this may negatively affect the commercial success of our vehicles or make our vehicles uncompetitive or obsolete.
We currently have a limited customer base and expect that a significant portion of our future sales will be from a limited number of customers and the loss of any of these high volume customers could materially harm our business.
A significant portion of our projected future revenue is generated from a limited number of vehicle customers. Additionally, much of our business model is focused on building relationships with our largest customers. Currently we have no contracts with customers that include long-term commitments or minimum volumes that ensure future sales of vehicles. As such, a customer may take actions that affect us for reasons that we cannot anticipate or control, such as reasons related to the customer’s financial condition, changes in the customer’s business strategy or operations or as the result of the perceived performance or cost-effectiveness of our vehicles. The loss of or a reduction in sales or anticipated sales to our most significant customers could have an adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
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Changes in the market for electric vehicles could cause our products to become obsolete or lose popularity.
The modern electric vehicle industry is in its infancy and has experienced substantial change in the last few years. To date, demand for and interest in electric vehicles has been slower than forecasted by industry experts. As a result, growth in the electric vehicle industry depends on many factors, including, but not limited to:
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We cannot assume that growth in the electric vehicle industry will continue. Our business may suffer if the electric vehicle industry does not grow or grows more slowly than it has in recent years or if we are unable to maintain the pace of industry demands.
The unavailability, reduction, elimination or adverse application of government subsidies, incentives and regulations could have an adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
We believe that, currently, the availability of government subsidies and incentives is an important factor considered by our customers when purchasing our vehicles, and that our growth depends in part on the availability and amounts of these subsidies and incentives. Any reduction, elimination or discriminatory application of government subsidies and incentives because of budgetary challenges, policy changes, the reduced need for such subsidies and incentives due to the perceived success of electric vehicles or other reasons may result in the diminished price competitiveness of the alternative fuel vehicle industry.
We may be unable to keep up with changes in electric vehicle technology and, as a result, may suffer a decline in our competitive position.
Our current products are designed for use with, and are dependent upon, existing electric vehicle technology. As technologies change, we plan to upgrade or adapt our products in order to continue to provide products with the latest technology. However, our products may become obsolete or our research and development efforts may not be sufficient to adapt to changes in or to create the necessary technology. As a result, our potential inability to adapt and develop the necessary technology may harm our competitive position.
The failure of certain key suppliers to provide us with components could have a severe and negative impact upon our business.
We rely on a small group of suppliers to provide us with components for our products. If these suppliers become unwilling or unable to provide components, there are a limited number of alternative suppliers who could provide them. Changes in business conditions, wars, governmental changes, and other factors beyond our control or which we do not presently anticipate could affect our ability to receive components from our suppliers. Further, it could be difficult to find replacement components if our current suppliers fail to provide the parts needed for these products. A failure by our major suppliers to provide these components could severely restrict our ability to manufacture our products and prevent us from fulfilling customer orders in a timely fashion.
Product liability or other claims could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The risk of product liability claims, product recalls, and associated adverse publicity is inherent in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of electrical vehicles. Although we have product liability insurance for our consumer and commercial products, that insurance may be inadequate to cover all potential product claims. We also carry liability insurance on our automotive products. Any product recall or lawsuit seeking significant monetary damages either in excess of our coverage, or outside of our coverage, may have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. We may not be able to secure additional product liability insurance coverage on acceptable terms or at reasonable costs when needed. A successful product liability claim against us could require us to pay a substantial monetary award. Moreover, a product recall could generate substantial negative publicity about our products and business and inhibit or prevent commercialization of other future product candidates. We cannot provide assurance that such claims and/or recalls will not be made in the future.
We may have to devote substantial resources to implementing a retail product distribution network.
Dealers are often hesitant to provide their own financing to contribute to our product distribution network. As a result, we anticipate that we may have to provide financing or other consignment sale arrangements for dealers who would like to participate as our regional distribution centers. The further expansion of our product distribution network will require a significant capital investment and will require extensive amounts of time from our management. A capital investment such as this presents many risks, foremost among them being that we may not realize a significant return on our investment if the network is not profitable. Our inability to collect receivables from dealers could cause us to suffer losses. Lastly, the amount of time that our management will need to devote to this project may divert them from performing other functions necessary to assure the success of our business.
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Vehicle dealer and distribution laws could adversely affect our ability to sell our commercial electric vehicles.
Sales of our vehicles are subject to international, state and local vehicle dealer and distribution laws. To the extent such laws prevent us from selling our vehicle to customers located in a particular jurisdiction or require us to retain a local dealer or distributor or establish and maintain a physical presence in a jurisdiction in order to sell vehicles in that jurisdiction, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected. Anticipated repeal of value added tax for electric vehicles in Iceland has not yet been approved, thereby pushing out the development phase of Distribution Agreement.
While our products are subject to substantial regulation under federal, state, and local laws, we believe that our products are or will be materially in compliance with all applicable laws. However, to the extent the laws change, or if we introduce new products in the future, some or all of our products may not comply with applicable federal, state, or local laws. Further, certain federal, state, and local laws and industrial standards currently regulate electrical and electronics equipment. Although standards for electric vehicles are not yet generally available or accepted as industry standards, our products may become subject to federal, state, and local regulation in the future. Compliance with these regulations could be burdensome, time consuming, and expensive.
Our automotive products are subject to environmental and safety compliance with various federal and state regulations, including regulations promulgated by the EPA, NHTSA, and various state boards, and compliance certification is required for each new model year. The cost of these compliance activities and the delays and risks associated with obtaining approval can be substantial. The risks, delays, and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance could be substantial.
Our success may be dependent on protecting our intellectual property rights.
We rely on trade secret protections to protect our proprietary technology. Our success will, in part, depend on our ability to obtain trademarks and patents. We presently do not hold patents registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Although we have entered into confidentiality agreements with our employees and consultants, we cannot be certain that others will not gain access to these trade secrets. Others may independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets.
We may be exposed to liability for infringing upon the intellectual property rights of other companies.
Our success will, in part, depend on our ability to operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of others. Although we have conducted searches and are not aware of any patents and trademarks which our products or their use might infringe, we cannot be certain that infringement has not or will not occur. We could incur substantial costs, in addition to the great amount of time lost, in defending any patent or trademark infringement suits or in asserting any patent or trademark rights, in a suit with another party.
Our electric vehicles make use of lithium-ion battery cells, which, if not appropriately managed and controlled, on rare occasions have been observed to catch fire or vent smoke and flames. If such events occur in our electric vehicles, we could face liability for damage or injury, adverse publicity and a potential safety recall, any of which could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
The battery packs in our electric vehicles use lithium-ion cells, which have been used for years in laptop computers and cell phones. On rare occasions, if not appropriately managed and controlled, lithium-ion cells can rapidly release the energy they contain by venting smoke and flames in a manner that can ignite nearby materials. Highly publicized incidents of laptop computers and cell phones bursting into flames have focused consumer attention on the safety of these cells and could potentially lead to adverse law suits. Any such adverse publicity could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
Our facilities could be damaged or adversely affected as a result of disasters or other unpredictable events. Any prolonged disruption in the operations of our facility would adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
We engineer and assemble our electric vehicles in a facility in Loveland, Ohio. Any prolonged disruption in the operations of our facility, whether due to technical, information systems, communication network accidents, weather conditions or other natural disaster or otherwise whether short or long-term, would adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results
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We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the future. Any return on investment may be limited to the value of our common stock.
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our common stock will depend on earnings, financial condition and other business and economic factors affecting the company at such time as the board of directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on investment will only occur due to stock price appreciation.
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Our stock price and trading volume may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses for our stockholders.
The equity trading markets may experience periods of volatility, which could result in highly variable and unpredictable pricing of equity securities. The market price of our common stock could change in ways that may or may not be related to our business, our industry or our operating performance and financial condition. In addition, the trading volume in our common stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. We have experienced significant volatility in the price of our stock over the past few years. We cannot assure you that the market price of our common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future. In addition, the stock markets in general can experience considerable price and volume fluctuations.
We have not voluntary implemented various corporate governance measures, in the absence of which, shareholders may have more limited protections against interested director transactions, conflict of interest and similar matters.
Recent Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE or the NASDAQ, on which their securities are listed.. Prospective investors should bear in mind our current lack of Sarbanes Oxley measures in formulating their investment decisions.
We may be exposed to potential risks relating to our internal controls over financial reporting and our ability to have those controls attested to by our independent auditors.
As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX 404"), the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules requiring smaller reporting companies, such as our company, to include a report of management on the company's internal controls over financial reporting in their annual reports for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2007. We were required to include the management report in annual reports starting with the year ending December 31, 2009. Previous SEC rules required a non-accelerated filer to include an attestation report in its annual report for years ending on or after June 15, 2010. Section 989G of the Dodd-Frank Act added SOX Section 404(c) to exempt from the attestation requirement smaller issuers that are neither accelerated filers nor large accelerated filers under Rule 12b-2. Under Rule 12b-2, subject to periodic and annual reporting criteria, an “accelerated filer” is an issuer with market value of $75 million, but less than $700 million; a “large accelerated filer” is an issuer with market value of $700 million or greater. As a result, the exemption effectively applies to companies with less than $75 million in market capitalization. Item 9a of this filing,
Controls and Procedures
, indicates the company’s controls and procedures were not effective.
The trading of our common stock is limited under the SEC’s penny stock regulations, which will adversely affect the liquidity of our common stock.
The trading price of our common stock is currently less than $5.00 per share and, as a result, our common stock is considered a "penny stock”, and trading in our common stock would be subject to the requirements of Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act. Under this rule, broker/dealers who recommend low-priced securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors must satisfy special sales practice requirements. Generally, the broker/dealer must make an individualized written suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written consent prior to the transaction.
SEC regulations also require additional disclosure in connection with any trades involving a "penny stock," including the delivery, prior to any penny stock transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and its associated risks. These requirements severely limit the liquidity of securities in the secondary market because few broker or dealers are likely to undertake these compliance activities. In addition to the applicability of the penny stock rules, other risks associated with trading in penny stocks could also be price fluctuations and the lack of a liquid market. An active and liquid market in our common stock may never develop due to these factors.
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Our principal offices are located at 100 Commerce Drive, Loveland, Ohio 45247, which include 7,500 square feet in office space and 22,500 square feet in manufacturing/development space. We pay $11,875 per month in rent and our current lease expires in September 2018. We also lease office space at 245 Barclay Circle in Rochester Michigan for $1,000 per month on a month-to-month lease.
We are currently not a party to any legal or administrative proceedings and are not aware of any pending or threatened legal or administrative proceedings against us in all material aspects. We may from time to time become a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business.
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Market Information
Our common stock was quoted on the OTCBB and OTCQB under the symbol "TTSO" from July 14, 2009 through May 24, 2010 and then under the symbol “AMPD” from May 24, 2010 to present. The following table sets forth the range of high and low prices per share of our common stock for each period indicated.
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Holders of our Common Stock
As of April 2, 2012, there were approximately 92 stockholders of record of our common stock. This number does not include shares held by brokerage clearing houses, depositories or others in unregistered form. The stock transfer agent for our securities is Empire Stock Transfer, Inc., 1859 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89014.
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
The following table sets forth the aggregate information of our equity compensation plans in effect as of December 31, 2011:
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Penny Stock Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission has also adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system).
Our shares constitute penny stock under the Securities and Exchange Act. The shares will remain penny stocks for the foreseeable future. The classification of penny stock makes it more difficult for a broker-dealer to sell the stock into a secondary market, which makes it more difficult for a stockholder to liquidate his or her shares. Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares in the Company will be subject to Rules 15g-1 through 15g-10 of the Securities and Exchange Act. Rather than creating a need to comply with those rules, some broker-dealers will refuse to attempt to sell penny stock.
The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document, which:
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In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements will have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock because it will be subject to these penny stock rules. Therefore, stockholders may have difficulty selling their securities.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On December 28, 2009, we entered into and closed a Share Exchange Agreement with the AMP Shareholders pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the outstanding securities of AMP in exchange for 14,890,904 shares of our common stock.
On December 28, 2009, the Company entered a Conversion Agreement with Bowden Transportation Ltd. (“Bowden”) pursuant to which Bowden agreed to convert a loan in the amount of $20,000 provided to AMP on December 21, 2009 into 500 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Stock”).
On December 28, 2009, the Company entered a Conversion Agreement with Han Solutions II, LLC (“Han”) pursuant to which Han agreed to convert a loan in the amount of $315,000 provided to AMP from October 28, 2009 through December 21, 2009 into 7,875 shares of Series A Stock.
The Series A Stock is convertible, at any time at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company based on a conversion price of $4.70588 per share. The Series A Stock has a par value of $0.001 per share. The holders of the Series A Stock are not entitled to convert the Series A Stock and receive shares of common stock such that the number of shares of common stock held by them in the aggregate and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Series A Stock has voting rights on an as converted basis. Holders of the Series A Stock are not entitled to receive dividends and do not hold any liquidation rights.
On December 28, 2009, the Company entered a Conversion Agreement with Ziu Zhang (“Zhang”) pursuant to which Zhang agreed to convert a loan in the amount of $50,000 provided to AMP on November 30, 2009 into 148,932 shares of common stock of the Company.
On December 28, 2009, the Company assumed a Services Agreement entered between AMP and Pharmacy Management Services pursuant to which the Company issued Pharmacy Management Strategies LLC a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock at $0.40 per share for a term of five years. Half of the shares of common stock issuable under this warrant vested immediately and the balance vested one year from the date of the agreement.
On January 15, 2010, the Company entered a Subscription Agreement with Han pursuant to which Han acquired 625 shares of Series A Stock in consideration of $25,000.
On January 13, 2010, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Maggie Moran, a former director of the Company. The Company has agreed to pay Ms. Moran $40,000 per year and issue Ms. Moran an option to acquire 325,000 shares of common stock for five years with an exercise price of $0.40 per share. The options vest at 75,000 upon Ms. Moran executing her letter of appointment and 50,000 every six months thereafter.
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From January 7, 2010 to March 4, 2010, the Company entered into subscription agreements with various accredited investors pursuant to which the investors purchased 1,042,062 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $340,275.
On March 4, 2010, the Company compensated John Carris Investments LLC, as placement agent (“JCI”), for assisting in the sale of common stock by paying a commission in the aggregate amount of $35,528 and issuing JCI a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 105,704 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.336 per share.
On March 1, 2010, the Company issued a 6% promissory note in the principal amount of $100,000 (the “March 2010 Note”) to an accredited investor (the “March 2010 Lender”) in consideration of $100,000. In addition to the March 2010 Note, the March 2010 Lender also received a Common Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire 125,006 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share exercisable for a period of three years. The March 2010 Note had an interest rate of 6% per annum and was repaid in the third quarter of 2010.
From March 15, 2010 through October 22, 2010, the Company sold an aggregate of 7,256,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2,902,400 to accredited investors. The closings occurred on the following dates:
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On May 28, 2010, the Company sold 500,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $200,000.
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From March 15, 2010 through October 22, 2010, the Company compensated JCI as placement agent for assisting in the sale of common stock by paying it commissions in the aggregate amount of $290,240 and issuing the placement agent a common stock purchase warrants to purchase 725,600 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $.40 per share.
On May 28, 2010, the Company assumed a Services Agreement entered between AMP and Mark Valerio pursuant to which the Company issued Mark Valerio an option to purchase 250,000 shares of voting common stock for a term of three years with a per share exercise option price of $0.40. The option vested as follows: 100,000 shares as of the date of May 28, 2010 (effective date); 50,000 shares within six months of the effective date; 50,000 shares within 12 months of the effective date; 50,000 shares within 18 months of the effective date.
On May 28, 2010, the Company assumed a Consulting Agreement entered between AMP and Maggie Moran pursuant to which the Company issued Maggie Moran an option to purchase up to 175,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.40 per share for a term of five years. The options vest quarterly in equal installments over a period of two years at a rate of 21,875 shares per quarter. The base consulting fee is $40,000 per year paid once per quarter on the first day of each quarter. She will receive reimbursement of reasonable business expenses if approved in advance by AMP’s CFO. Additional compensation shall be paid as follows if Maggie Moran assists in securing financing as defined in the agreement: $750,000 if AMP secures financing of more than $20,000,000 but less than $35,000,000; $1,750,000 if AMP secures financing of more than $35,000,000 but less than $50,000,000; $2,500,000 if AMP secures financing of more than $50,000,000 but less than $75,000,000; $2,500,000 plus a bonus of at least one-half of one percent of the total financing if AMP secures financing of more than $75,000,000.
On May 28, 2010 the Company assumed a Consulting Agreement with Pharmacy Management Strategies, LLC (“Pharmacy”) whereby Pharmacy will provide certain business development related services to the Company. As compensation for providing the services, the Company issued Pharmacy a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 350,000 shares of common stock for a period of five years at an exercise price of $0.40 per share, which vests quarterly in equal installments over a period of two years at a rate of 43,750 shares of common stock per quarter.
On April 8, 2010, the Company assumed a Consulting Agreement with SynTech Solutions, LLC to add Mr. Dennis H. Davis as a member of its Advisory Board. Members receive $2,500 per meeting, consulting fees of $1,000 per day and a retainer of $1,500 per month. Members will be eligible to participate in AMP’s equity position, details of which are still to be worked out.
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On April 8, 2010, the Company assumed a Consulting Agreement with International Energy, LLC to add Dr. William Wylam as a member of its Advisory Board. Members receive $2,500 per meeting, consulting fees of $1,000 per day and a retainer of $1,500 per month. Members will be eligible to participate in AMP’s equity position, details of which are pending.
On June 1, 2010, the Company amended an October, 20, 2009 Services Agreement entered between AMP and CSIR Group, LLC for investor relations services, pursuant to which the Company issued CSIR 240,000 stock purchase warrants with an exercise price of $0.40 per share for a period of five years beginning June 1, 2010. The warrants vest equally in quarterly installments of 30,000 each. CSIR will be paid a fee of $7,500 beginning March 1, 2010 payable on the first day of each month.
On April 28, 2010, the Company assumed a Consulting Agreement entered between AMP and Gavin Scotti, Sr. pursuant to which the Company issued Gavin Scotti, Sr. a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 350,000 shares of common stock for a term of five years with a per share exercise option price of $0.40. The warrant vests equally in quarterly installments of 43,750 shares per quarter over two years. Additional compensation shall be paid if Mr. Scotti, Sr. is instrumental in raising capital through government or private capital as follows: $500,000 for raising up to $10,000,000; $750,000 for raising between $10,000,000 and $35,000,000; $1,000,000 for raising over $35,000,000 in financing.
On May 12, 2010, a Stock Incentive Plan was approved by the Board of Directors.
On August 24, 2010, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Nancy Dunlap, a former director of the Company. The Company agreed to pay Ms. Dunlap $40,000 per year and issue Ms. Dunlap an option to acquire 325,000 shares of common stock for five years with an exercise price of $0.60 per share. The options vest at 75,000 upon Ms. Dunlap executing her letter of appointment and 50,000 every six months thereafter.
On September 28, 2010, the Company assumed a Services Agreement entered between AMP and Ron Sobrero pursuant to which the Company issued Ron Sobrero an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock for a term of three years with a per share exercise price of $0.70. The option vests as follows: 40,000 shares as of the date of September 28, 2010 (effective date); 20,000 shares within six months of the effective date; 20,000 shares within 12 months of the effective date; 20,000 shares within 18 months of the effective date.
On October 11, 2010, the Company entered into a letter agreement with James E. Taylor, a director of the Company. The Company agreed to pay Mr. Taylor $40,000 per year and issue Mr. Taylor an option to acquire 325,000 shares of common stock for five years with an exercise price of $0.68 per share. The options vest at 75,000 upon Mr. Taylor executing his letter of appointment and 50,000 every six months thereafter.
On December 8, 2010, Mr. Taylor entered into an employment agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Company in consideration of an annual salary of $300,000. Additionally, Mr. Taylor will be eligible for annual bonuses with a target amount of 100% of his salary. The actual amount of any bonus may be more or less than such target and will be determined by the board of directors in its absolute discretion. Half of the bonus may be paid, in the Company’s discretion, in unregistered shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the weighted average closing price per share of the common stock over the twenty most recent trading days prior to such grant. In addition to the salary and any bonus, Mr. Taylor will be entitled to receive health and fringe benefits that are generally available to the Company’s management employees. As additional compensation, the Company granted Mr. Taylor options to acquire 1,200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.72 per share for a period of ten years. The Company also provided Mr. Taylor with a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 600,000 shares of common stock exercisable at any time in the five years following the signing of the agreement at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
On December 8, 2010, Stephen S. Burns entered into an employment agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was appointed as the President of the Company in consideration of an annual salary of $200,000, however, only 50% of the salary ($100,000) will be payable at this time. The remaining 50% of the salary will accrue and be deferred until the board of directors elects to increase the salary to include all or a portion of the deferred salary based on certain events. Additionally, Mr. Burns will be eligible for annual bonuses with a target amount of 100% of his salary. The actual amount of any bonus may be more or less than such target and will be determined by the Board in its absolute discretion. Half of the bonus may be paid, in the Company’s discretion, in unregistered shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the weighted average closing price per share of the common stock over the twenty most recent trading days prior to such grant. In addition to the salary and any bonus, Mr. Burns will be entitled to receive health and fringe benefits that are generally available to the Company’s management employees in accordance with the then existing terms and conditions of the Company’s policies. As additional compensation, the Company granted Mr. Burns options to acquire 300,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.72 per share for a period of ten years. The Company also provided Mr. Burns with a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 300,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable at any time in the five years following the signing of the agreement at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
On December 8, 2010, Mr. Paresi entered into a letter agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company in consideration of an annual fee of $60,000. Additionally, the Company granted Mr. Paresi options to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.72 per share. The options expire five years from the vesting date with 125,000 options vesting upon the signing of the agreement and 75,000 every six months thereafter for a total of 500,000 shares. In addition, the Company granted Mr. Paresi a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock exercisable at any time in the five years following the signing of the agreement at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. There is no understanding or arrangement between Mr. Paresi and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Paresi was selected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Paresi does not have any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by us to become the Chairman of the Board of Directors or an executive officer. Since January 1, 2009, Mr. Paresi has not had a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is a proposed participant exceeding $120,000.
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From December 3, 2010 through March 29, 2011, the Company sold an aggregate of 3,364,983 shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants (the "Warrants") to acquire 1,682,492 shares of common stock of the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $2,018,990 to accredited investors. The Warrants are exercisable for two years at an exercise price of $0.80. The closings occurred on the following dates:
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On January 26, 2011, the Company sold 436,667 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 218,333 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $262,000.
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On February 17, 2011, the Company sold 208,333 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 104,167 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $125,000.
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On March 1, 2011, the Company sold 158,333 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 79,167 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $95,000.
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On March 3, 2011, the Company sold 208,317 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 104,158 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $124,990.
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On March 28, 2011, the Company sold 350,000 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 175,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $210,000.
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From December 3, 2010 through March 29, 2011, the Company compensated JCI as placement agent for assisting in the sale of the securities by paying it commissions in the aggregate amount of $201,899 and issuing the placement agent common stock purchase warrants to purchase 336,498 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $.60 per share.
On January 12, 2011, Paul V. Gonzales and the Company entered into an Employment Agreement pursuant to which Mr. Gonzales agreed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Gonzales receives an annual salary of $150,000. Additionally, Mr. Gonzales will be eligible for annual bonuses with a target amount of 100% of his salary. The actual amount of any bonus may be more or less than such target and will be determined by the CEO of the Company in his discretion pursuant to certain guidelines and parameters set by the Board of Directors. Half of the bonus may be paid, in the CEO’s discretion in unregistered shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the weighted average closing price per share of the common stock over the twenty most recent trading days prior to such grant. In addition to the salary and any bonus, Mr. Gonzales will be entitled to receive health and fringe benefits that are generally available to the Company’s management employees. As additional compensation, the Company granted Mr. Gonzales options to acquire 200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.81 per share for a period of ten years.
From May 10, 2011 through December 20, 2011, the Company sold an aggregate of 7,315,799 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 3,657,899 shares of common stock of the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $4,389,500 to accredited investors. The Warrants are exercisable for two years at an exercise price of $0.80. The closings occurred on the following dates:
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On May 10, 2011, the Company sold 470,833 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 235,415 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $282,500.
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On May 25, 2011, the Company sold 3,388,320 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 1,694,160 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $2,033,000.
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On June 29, 2011, the Company sold 1,873,316 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 936,658 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $1,124,000.
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On October 26, 2011, the Company sold 175,000 shares of common stock and Warrants to acquire 87,500 shares of common stock for an aggregate consideration of $105,000.
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From May 10, 2011 through December 20, 2011, the Company compensated JCI as placement agent for assisting in the sale of the securities by paying it commissions in the aggregate amount of $376,950 and issuing the placement agent common stock purchase warrants to purchase 628,246 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share.
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On May 25, 2011, the Company granted the below stock options and common stock purchase warrants to Joseph Paresi, James Taylor and Stephen Burns, officers and directors of the Company, for achieving various milestones and targets over the last six months including the continuous raising of and management of operational funds, the development of an operational plan that addresses product development, production readiness, vehicle certification planning and start of the certification process, the addition of key personnel to fulfill operational requirements such as procurement, engineering and finance, the establishment of a number of channels to market and initial agreements with distributors including the recently announced Distribution Agreement with Northern Lights Energy ehf. (“NLE”), an Icelandic company that operates in the energy and transportation sectors, pursuant to which the Company will manufacture, assemble, produce, and sell Company products to NLE in exchange for granting NLE the exclusive right within the country of Iceland. Further, Mr. Paresi has been appointed as Executive Chairman pursuant to which he will assist the Company in various fund raising efforts, business development planning and support and specific corporate development activities in a cooperative manner with Mr. Taylor. Mr. Paresi has provided such services, without salary, since his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Company issued Mr. Paresi a stock option to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share for a period of five years, a stock option to acquire 1,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share for a period of five years and a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share for a period of five years. The Company issued Mr. Taylor a stock option to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share for a period of five years and a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share for a period of five years. The Company issued Mr. Burns a stock option to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per share for a period of five years and a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share for a period of five years.
On June 28, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 2011 Incentive Stock Plan providing for the issuance of up to 1,000,000 stock options to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company. On June 30, 2011, the Company issued stock options to acquire 505,000 shares of common stock to employees and consultants under the 2010 Incentive Stock Plan or 2011 Incentive Stock Plan at an exercise price of $0.70 per share for a period of two years.
On October 31, 2011, Stephen Burns, a director and President of the Company loaned the Company $200,000. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued Mr. Burns a Promissory Note which bears interest at 15% per annum and matures on November 30, 2011 (the “Maturity Date”). If the principal is not paid by the Maturity Date, the Company shall issue Mr. Burns a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 100,000 shares of common stock exercisable for a term of two years at an exercise price equal to the closing price on the Maturity Date. Further, in the event that the aforementioned common stock purchase warrant is issued, the interest rate shall be decreased to 10% per annum. The Note is secured by the assets of the Company equal to the value of the Note as set forth in a security agreement of the same date hereof; provided, however, Mr. Burns may only take action under such security agreement in the event that the Note is not paid in full on or prior to December 31, 2011.
From January 6, 2012 through February 27, 2012, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements and Security Agreements with several accredited investors (the “2012 Investors”) providing for the sale by the Company to the 2012 Investors of Secured Convertible Debentures in the aggregate amount of $900,000 (the "2012 Notes"). In addition to the 2012 Notes, the 2012 Investors also received common stock purchase warrants (the “2012 Warrants”) to acquire 900,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The 2012 Warrants are exercisable for three years at an exercise price of $0.50. The Company received the proceeds in connection with these financings between January 6, 2012 and February 27, 2012.
The 2012 Notes mature one year from their respective effective dates (the "Maturity Dates") and interest associated with the 2012 Notes is 10% per annum, which is payable on the Maturity Dates. The 2012 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company, at the 2012 Investors’ option, at a conversion price of $0.50. Upon the closing of any financing in an amount greater than $3,000,000 (the “Financing”), the Company, in its sole discretion, may require that the 2012 Notes be converted into securities of the Company at the same terms of the Financing. The 2012 Notes and the 2012 Warrants carry standard anti-dilution provisions but in no event may the conversion price be reduced below $0.25. Further, the 2012 Investors will have the right to participate in the next financing on a pro-rata basis up to $1,000,000.
In March 2012 the Company settled outstanding invoices for legal and consulting services included in accounts payable at December 31, 2011 totaling $60,000 by issuing 177,515 shares of common stock.
This issuance of these above securities is exempt from the registration requirements under Rule 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 506 as promulgated under Regulation D.
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Forward Looking Statements
Some of the statements contained in this Form 10-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 10-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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All written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this Form 10-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.
Our Plan of Operation should be read in conjunction with our financial statements included herein.
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Overview
On December 28, 2009, we entered into and closed a Share Exchange Agreement with the AMP Shareholders pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the outstanding securities of AMP in exchange for 14,890,904 shares of our common stock. Considering that, following the merger, the AMP Shareholders control the majority of our outstanding voting common stock and we effectively succeeded our otherwise minimal operations to those that are theirs, AMP is considered the accounting acquirer in this reverse-merger transaction. A reverse-merger transaction is considered, and accounted for as, a capital transaction in substance; it is equivalent to the issuance of AMP securities for our net monetary assets, which are deminimus, accompanied by a recapitalization. Accordingly, we have not recognized any goodwill or other intangible assets in connection with this reverse merger transaction. AMP is the surviving and continuing entities and the historical financials following the reverse merger transaction will be those of AMP. We were a "shell company" (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) immediately prior to our acquisition of AMP pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement. As a result of such acquisition, our operations our now focused on the design, marketing and sale of modified automobiles with an all electric drivetrain and battery systems. Consequently, we believe that acquisition has caused us to cease to be a shell company as we no longer have nominal operations.
Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2010
Revenue
. Revenue was $190,035 for the year ended December 31, 2011 and consisted of a limited number of customer conversions. Revenue was $140,707 for the year ended December 31, 2010 and consisted of a limited number of experimental vehicles.
Expenses
. Our expenses for the year ended December 31, 2011 were $8,895,746 and included payroll and payroll taxes ($2,903,916), stock based compensation ($2,002,891), batteries, motors and supplies ($1,131,467), consulting ($759,791), and legal and professional ($546,866). Our expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $5,168,813 and included payroll and payroll taxes ($1,327,002), stock based compensation ($1,436,979), batteries, motors and supplies ($719,644), consulting ($284,551), and legal and professional ($370,037). The reason for the increase in comparing the year ended 2011 to 2010 was an increase in activity in developing and promoting our products which included the hiring of additional employees.
Net loss
. Net loss for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $8,705,711 and $5,028,106, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2011, we had current assets of $267,717 including cash of $89,488 and current liabilities of $1,936,648. As of December 31, 2010, we had current assets of $453,190 including cash of $385,293 and current liabilities of $784,608.
Operating Activities
Our operating activities from continuing operations resulted in net cash used by operations of $5,878,893 for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to net cash used by operations of $3,251,514 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The net cash used by operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 reflects a net loss of $8,705,711 offset by stock based compensation of $2,002,891, depreciation of $58,037, account payables of $915,945, an increase in inventory of $122,000, and other minor factors. The net cash used by operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 reflects a net loss of $5,028,106 offset by stock based compensation of $1,436,979, depreciation of $40,733, accounts payable, related parties of $144,172, account payables of $131,981, stock issued for legal services of $87,000, an increase in accounts receivable of $58,042, and other minor factors.
Investing Activities
Our investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2011 resulted in net cash outflow of $171,687 for the acquisition of prototype vehicles, equipment and software. Our investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2010 resulted in a net cash outflow of $26,014; $41,914 used for the acquisition of a prototype vehicle and equipment, offset by $15,900 of proceeds on sale of assets.
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Financing Activities
Our financing activities resulted in a cash inflow of $5,739,838 for the year ended December 31, 2011 and included cash inflows from the issuance of common stock of $5,427,016, shareholder advances of $269,000 and proceeds from long-term debt of $50,000 reduced by cash outflows for payments on long-term debt of $6,178. Equipment valued at $14,937 was acquired through debt financing in December 2011. Financing activities for the year ended December 310, 2010 resulted in a cash inflow of $3,662,821 and included cash inflows from the issuance of common stock of $3,717,339 and proceeds from notes payable of $100,000 reduced by cash outflows for payments on notes payable of $150,000, payments on long-term debt of $1,995 and the repayment of a $2,523 cash overdraft.
Presently, due to the lack of revenue we are not able to meet our operating and capital expenses. There is doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, as the continuation of our business is dependent upon successful roll out of our products and maintaining a break even or profitable level of operations. We have incurred operating losses since inception, and this is likely to continue through the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. Our independent auditors, for the year ended December 31, 2011, have issued an opinion on our financial statements that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We require funds to enable us to address our minimum current and ongoing expenses, expand marketing and promotion activity connected with the development and marketing of our products and to generate market share. Our cash on hand will not be sufficient to satisfy all of our cash requirements as we continue to progress and expand. We estimate that we will require between $7,000,000 and $10,000,000 to carry out our business plan for the next twelve months. Because we cannot anticipate when we will be able to generate significant revenues from sales, we will need to raise additional funds to continue to finalize engineer design and validation, develop new business, respond to competitive pressures and to respond to unanticipated requirements or expenses. If we are not able to generate significant revenues from the sale of our products, we will not be able to maintain our operations or achieve a profitable level of operations.
The financial requirements of our Company will be dependent upon the financial support through credit facilities and additional sales of our equity securities. The issuance of additional equity securities by us may result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current shareholders. Should additional financing be needed, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain further funds required for our continued operations or that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, we will not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due and we will be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations.
We can give no assurance that we will be successful in implementing any phase, all phases of the proposed business plan, or that we will be able to continue as a going concern.
Credit Facility
Presently we have no revolving Credit Facility established. There is no guarantee that we will be able to enter into an agreement to establish a line of credit or that if we do enter into such agreement that it will be on favorable terms.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
Federal Tax Credit Qualification by the IRS (subsequent event)
The Company has been qualified by the IRS for a vehicle federal tax credit of up to $7,500. The Company joins a list of plug-in electric drive motor vehicle manufacturers, including Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Tesla, Toyota, and 13 EV manufacturers in all, qualifying purchasers for up to a $7,500 tax credit when purchasing an electric vehicle.
Additionally, many states offer additional sales tax exemptions and zero emission tax credits of up to $5,000 that can also be applied to the purchase.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The following accounting principles and practices of AMP are set forth to facilitate the understanding of data presented in the consolidated financial statements:
Nature of operations
A development stage company, AMP is a technology-driven business that that plans to deliver a full-performance, all electric, powertrain for passenger and commercial vehicles. Operating with three specific approaches, AMP converts existing internal combustion engine based vehicles to all electric powertrains, provides original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) with AMP designed and integrated modular electric components, and provides electric powertrain engineering to end-users. AMP has not recorded significant revenue since inception in February 2007, and is developing its operations through a sale, design and manufacturing facility located near Cincinnati, Ohio.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Property and depreciation
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line and accelerated methods over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets.
Advertising
Advertising and public relation costs are charged to operations when incurred. Advertising and public relation expense was approximately $294,000 and $261,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $837,000 for the period from inception to December 31, 2011.
With the consent of its shareholders, at the date of inception, AMP elected under the Internal Revenue Code to be taxed as an S corporation. Since shareholders of an S corporation are taxed on their proportionate share of the Company’s taxable income, an S corporation is generally not subject to either federal or state income taxes at the corporate level. On December 28, 2009 pursuant to the merger transaction the company revoked its election to be taxed as an S-corporation. As no taxable income has occurred from the date of this merger to December 31, 2011, no provision or liability for federal or state income taxes has been included in the financial statements. Net operating losses of approximately $3,600,000 are available for carryover to be used against taxable income generated through 2030, and net operating losses of approximately $6,700,000 are available for carryover to be used against taxable income generated through 2031. The Company had not filed income tax returns during its period as a shell company.
Research and development costs
AMP expenses research and development costs as they are incurred. Research and development expense incurred was approximately $4,835,000 and $2,620,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $9,614,000 for the period from inception to December 31, 2011 consisting of consulting, payroll and payroll taxes, engineering temporaries, purchased supplies, legal fees, parts and small tools.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include disclosure under this item.
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AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
With Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-2 | |
| Financial Statements: | F-3 | |
| Balance Sheets | F-3 | |
| Statements of Operations | F-4 | |
| Statements of Stockholders’ Equity | F-5 | |
| Statements of Cash Flows | F-6 | |
| Notes to Financial Statements | F-7 - F-17 |
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
AMP Holding Inc. (A Developing Stage Company)
Cincinnati, Ohio
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of AMP Holding Inc. (A Development Stage Company) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended and for the period from inception, February 20, 2007, to December 31, 2011. 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 AMP Holding Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended and for the period from inception, February 20, 2007, to December 31, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in note 1, the Company has not had significant sales and has negative working capital and stockholder’s deficits, which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plan in regard to this matter is also discussed in note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Cincinnati, Ohio
April 4, 2012
105 east fourth street, suite 1500
cincinnati, ohio 45202
www.cshco.com
p. 513.241.3111
f. 513.241.1212
cincinnati | columbus | dayton | middletown | springfield
F-2
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2011 and 2010
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Assets
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December 31,
2011
|
December 31,
2010
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | 89,488 | $ | 385,293 | ||||
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Accounts receivable
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5,019 | 58,042 | ||||||
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Inventory
|
122,000 | - | ||||||
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Prepaid expenses and deposits
|
51,210 | 9,855 | ||||||
| 267,717 | 453,190 | |||||||
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Property, plant and equipment:
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Software
|
27,721 | 5,325 | ||||||
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Leasehold improvements
|
19,225 | - | ||||||
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Equipment
|
149,371 | 128,176 | ||||||
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Vehicles and prototypes
|
189,746 | 90,625 | ||||||
| 386,063 | 224,126 | |||||||
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Less accumulated depreciation
|
203,886 | 147,955 | ||||||
| 182,177 | 76,171 | |||||||
| $ | 449,894 | $ | 529,361 | |||||
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
|
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
|
$ | 1,367,367 | $ | 451,422 | ||||
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Accounts payable, related parties
|
211,640 | 206,614 | ||||||
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Customer deposits
|
25,000 | 77,393 | ||||||
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Shareholder advances
|
312,000 | 43,000 | ||||||
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Current portion of long-term debt
|
20,641 | 6,179 | ||||||
| 1,936,648 | 784,608 | |||||||
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Long-term debt
|
69,550 | 25,253 | ||||||
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Commitments and contingencies
|
- | - | ||||||
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Stockholders' equity (deficit):
|
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|
Series A preferred stock, par value of $.001 per share 75,000,000 shares
|
||||||||
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shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011
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and 9,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010
|
- | 9 | ||||||
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Common stock, par value of $.001 per share 250,000,000 shares authorized,
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||||||||
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38,734,650 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and
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||||||||
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27,712,401 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010
|
38,735 | 27,713 | ||||||
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Additional paid-in capital
|
12,063,860 | 6,647,857 | ||||||
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Stock based compensation
|
3,439,870 | 1,436,979 | ||||||
|
Accumulated deficit during the development stage
|
(17,098,769 | ) | (8,393,058 | ) | ||||
| (1,556,304 | ) | (280,500 | ) | |||||
| $ | 449,894 | $ | 529,361 | |||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-3
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
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Year Ended
December 31,
2011
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
|
Since Date
of Inception,
February 20,
2007 to
December 31,
2011
|
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Sales
|
$ | 190,035 | $ | 140,707 | $ | 330,742 | ||||||
|
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
|
Payroll and payroll taxes
|
2,903,916 | 1,327,002 | 5,553,614 | |||||||||
|
Employee benefits
|
221,351 | 133,156 | 496,079 | |||||||||
|
Stock based compensation
|
2,002,891 | 1,436,979 | 3,457,610 | |||||||||
|
Batteries and motors and supplies
|
1,131,467 | 719,644 | 2,494,649 | |||||||||
|
Vehicles, development and testing
|
264,415 | - | 264,415 | |||||||||
|
Legal and professional
|
546,866 | 370,037 | 1,430,871 | |||||||||
|
Advertising
|
293,557 | 260,500 | 836,897 | |||||||||
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Consulting
|
759,791 | 284,551 | 1,044,342 | |||||||||
|
Engineering, temporary labor
|
23,034 | 203,792 | 247,049 | |||||||||
|
Travel and entertainment
|
212,619 | 88,818 | 399,127 | |||||||||
|
Depreciation
|
58,037 | 40,733 | 229,378 | |||||||||
|
Rent
|
139,894 | 100,585 | 303,429 | |||||||||
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Insurance
|
139,989 | 86,489 | 268,712 | |||||||||
|
Facilities, repairs & maintenance
|
82,585 | 49,892 | 162,235 | |||||||||
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Utilities
|
32,294 | 28,519 | 95,341 | |||||||||
|
Interest and bank fees
|
10,585 | 13,199 | 26,440 | |||||||||
|
Loss on sale of assets
|
7,644 | 8,543 | 13,090 | |||||||||
|
Other
|
64,811 | 16,374 | 106,233 | |||||||||
| 8,895,746 | 5,168,813 | 17,429,511 | ||||||||||
|
Net loss during the development stage
|
$ | (8,705,711 | ) | $ | (5,028,106 | ) | $ | (17,098,769 | ) | |||
|
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
$ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | |||
|
Weighted average number of common
|
||||||||||||
|
shares outstanding
|
33,888,737 | 22,019,054 | 21,983,930 | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-4
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
From Inception, February 20, 2007
to Decmber 31, 2011
|
Common Stock
|
Series A
Preferred Stock
|
Additional
|
Stock
|
Accumulated
Deficit
During the
|
Total
Stockholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Number
of Shares
|
Amount
|
Number
of Shares
|
Amount
|
Paid-in
Capital
|
Based
Compensation
|
Development
Stage
|
Equity
(Deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning capital - inception
|
- | $ | - | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of common stock, and fulfillment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
of stock subscriptions receivable
|
7,210 | 900,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 900,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss from operations, period of inception,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2007
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (456,145 | ) | (456,145 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7,210 | $ | 900,000 | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (456,145 | ) | $ | 443,855 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of common stock, and fulfillment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
of stock subscriptions receivable
|
4,305 | 875,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 875,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
March 10, 2008 stock dividend
|
62,720 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share based compensation for the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ended December 31, 2008
|
- | 9,757 | - | - | - | - | - | 9,757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss from operations for the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ended December 31, 2008
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (1,383,884 | ) | (1,383,884 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74,235 | $ | 1,784,757 | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (1,840,029 | ) | $ | (55,272 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
|
January 1, 2009 stock re-pricing agreement
|
18,025 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of common stock, and fulfillment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
of stock subscriptions receivable
|
168,210 | 753,511 | - | - | 49,989 | - | - | 803,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share based compensation to
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
December 28, 2009
|
- | 7,983 | - | - | - | - | - | 7,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares issued out of stock option plan on
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
December 31, 2009
|
3,220 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net effect of purchase accounting adjustments
|
17,508,759 | (2,528,479 | ) | - | - | 2,528,479 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion of convertible notes
|
- | - | 8,375 | 8 | 264,992 | - | - | 265,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss from operations for the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ended December 31, 2009
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (1,524,923 | ) | (1,524,923 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17,772,449 | $ | 17,772 | 8,375 | $ | 8 | $ | 2,843,460 | $ | - | $ | (3,364,952 | ) | $ | (503,712 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion of convertible note
|
29,750 | 30 | - | - | 9,970 | - | - | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of preferred stock, and fulfillment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
of stock subscriptions receivable
|
- | - | 625 | 1 | 24,999 | - | - | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of common stock, and fulfillment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
of stock subscriptions receivable
|
9,808,566 | 9,809 | - | - | 3,682,530 | - | - | 3,692,339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion of account payable
|
101,636 | 102 | - | - | 86,898 | - | - | 87,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share based compensation for the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ended December 31, 2010
|
- | - | - | - | - | 1,436,979 | - | 1,436,979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss from operations for the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ended December 31, 2010
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (5,028,106 | ) | (5,028,106 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27,712,401 | $ | 27,713 | 9,000 | $ | 9 | $ | 6,647,857 | $ | 1,436,979 | $ | (8,393,058 | ) | $ | (280,500 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of common stock, and fulfillment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
of stock subscriptions receivable
|
9,912,447 | 9,911 | - | - | 5,404,830 | - | - | 5,414,741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock options and warrants exercised
|
38,692 | 39 | - | - | 12,236 | - | - | 12,275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock
|
1,071,110 | 1,072 | (9,000 | ) | (9 | ) | (1,063 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share based compensation for the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ended December 31, 2011
|
- | - | - | - | - | 2,002,891 | - | 2,002,891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss from operations for the year
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ended December 31, 2011
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (8,705,711 | ) | (8,705,711 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38,734,650 | $ | 38,735 | - | $ | - | $ | 12,063,860 | $ | 3,439,870 | $ | (17,098,769 | ) | $ | (1,556,304 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
|
A vehicle with a fair market value of $30,400 and cash of $69,600 was accepted as consideration for issuance of common stock on February 20, 2007.
|
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|
A vehicle with a fair market value of $30,884 and cash of $69,116 was accepted as consideration for issuance of common stock on June 15, 2007.
|
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|
Consulting services valued at $50,000 were accepted as consideration for issuance of common stock on October 1, 2008.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Legal services valued at $87,000 were accepted as consideration for issuance of common stock on December 21, 2010.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-5
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2011
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2010
|
Since Date
of Inception,
February 20,
2007 to
December 31,
2011
|
||||||||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Net loss during the development stage
|
$ | (8,705,711 | ) | $ | (5,028,106 | ) | $ | (17,098,769 | ) | |||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss from operations
|
||||||||||||
|
to cash used by operations:
|
||||||||||||
|
Depreciation
|
58,037 | 40,733 | 229,378 | |||||||||
|
Loss on sale of assets
|
7,644 | 8,543 | 13,090 | |||||||||
|
Stock based compensation
|
2,002,891 | 1,436,979 | 3,457,610 | |||||||||
|
Advertising
|
- | - | 50,000 | |||||||||
|
Legal fees
|
- | 87,000 | 87,000 | |||||||||
|
Effects of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Accounts receivable
|
53,023 | (58,042 | ) | (5,019 | ) | |||||||
|
Inventory
|
(122,000 | ) | - | (122,000 | ) | |||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and deposits
|
(41,355 | ) | 3,833 | (51,210 | ) | |||||||
|
Accounts payable
|
915,945 | 131,981 | 1,367,367 | |||||||||
|
Accounts payable, related parties
|
5,026 | 144,172 | 211,640 | |||||||||
|
Customer deposits
|
(52,393 | ) | (18,607 | ) | 25,000 | |||||||
|
Net cash used by operations
|
(5,878,893 | ) | (3,251,514 | ) | (11,835,913 | ) | ||||||
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Capital expenditures
|
(156,750 | ) | (41,914 | ) | (362,834 | ) | ||||||
|
Proceeds on sale of assets
|
- | 15,900 | 32,900 | |||||||||
|
Net cash used by investing activities
|
(156,750 | ) | (26,014 | ) | (329,934 | ) | ||||||
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Cash overdraft
|
- | (2,523 | ) | - | ||||||||
|
Proceeds from notes payable
|
- | 100,000 | 160,000 | |||||||||
|
Payments on notes payable
|
- | (150,000 | ) | (150,000 | ) | |||||||
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
50,000 | - | 64,937 | |||||||||
|
Payments on long-term debt
|
(6,178 | ) | (1,995 | ) | (8,173 | ) | ||||||
|
Shareholder advances
|
269,000 | - | 312,000 | |||||||||
|
Issuance of common and preferred stock
|
5,427,016 | 3,717,339 | 11,876,571 | |||||||||
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
5,739,838 | 3,662,821 | 12,255,335 | |||||||||
|
Change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(295,805 | ) | 385,293 | 89,488 | ||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at inception, February 20, 2007
|
- | |||||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2009
|
- | |||||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2010
|
385,293 | $ | 385,293 | |||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2011
|
$ | 89,488 | $ | 89,488 | ||||||||
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Vehicles valued at $61,284 were contributed as consideration for issuance of common stock during the period from
|
||||||||||||
|
inception, February 20, 2007, to December 31, 2007.
|
||||||||||||
|
Consulting services valued at $50,000 were accepted as consideration for issuance of common stock in October 2008.
|
||||||||||||
|
During March 2010 a note payable of $10,000 was converted to 29,750 shares of common stock.
|
||||||||||||
|
A vehicle valued at $33,427 was acquired through bank financing in September 2010.
|
||||||||||||
|
Legal services valued at $87,000 were accepted as consideration for issuance of common stock in December 2010.
|
||||||||||||
|
Equipment valued at $14,937 was acquired through debt financing in December 2011.
|
||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
F-6
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
|
1.
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINICPLES
|
The following accounting principles and practices are set forth to facilitate the understanding of data presented in the financial statements:
Nature of operations
AMP Holding Inc., formerly known as Title Starts Online, Inc. (the Company), incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2007 with $3,100 of capital from the issuance of common shares to the founding shareholder. On August 11, 2008 the Company received a Notice of Effectiveness from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and on September 18, 2008, the Company closed a public offering in which it accepted subscriptions for an aggregate of 200,000 shares of its common stock, raising $50,000 less offering costs of $46,234. With this limited capital the Company did not commence operations and remained a “shell company” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
On December 28, 2009, the Company entered into and closed a Share Exchange Agreement with the Shareholders of Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. (n/k/a AMP Electric Vehicles, Inc.) (AMP) pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding securities of AMP in exchange for 14,890,904 shares of the Company’s common stock. Considering that, following the merger, the AMP Shareholders control the majority of the outstanding voting common stock of the Company, and effectively succeeded the Company’s otherwise minimal operations to those that are AMP. AMP is considered the accounting acquirer in this reverse-merger transaction. A reverse-merger transaction is considered and accounted for as a capital transaction in substance; it is equivalent to the issuance of AMP securities for net monetary assets of the Company, which are deminimus, accompanied by a recapitalization. Accordingly, goodwill or other intangible assets have not been recognized in connection with this reverse merger transaction. AMP is the surviving entity and the historical financials following the reverse merger transaction will be those of AMP. The Company was a shell company immediately prior to the acquisition of AMP pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement. As a result of such acquisition, the Company operations are now focused on the design, marketing and sale of modified automobiles with an all-electric power train and battery systems. Consequently, we believe that acquisition has caused the Company to cease to be a shell company as it now has operations. The Company formally changed its name to AMP Holding Inc. on May 24, 2010.
AMP’s vision is to bring electrification to full size mainstream vehicles that are popular with both fleets and consumers. The largest vehicle segment in the U.S. is the SUV segment and we have one of the only electric full size SUV solutions available. AMP designs, manufactures and is offering for sale modified automobiles and commercial trucks with an all electric drivetrain and battery system that allows the vehicle to perform similar to the original vehicle, but with no emissions or burning of fossil fuels. This is due to AMP’s patent pending, powerful, yet highly efficient electric powertrain. Revenues since the inception of the Company, February 20, 2007, through the date of these financial statements have not been significant and consist of customer vehicle conversions and sales of converted vehicles.
Development stage company
Based on the Company's business plan, it is a development stage company since planned principal operations resulting in revenue have not fully commenced. Accordingly, the Company presents its financial statements in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America that apply to developing enterprises. As a development stage enterprise, the Company discloses its retained earnings (or deficit accumulated) during the development stage and the cumulative statements of operations and cash flows from commencement of development stage to the current balance sheet date. The development stage began in 2007 when the Company was organized.
F-7
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
Basis of presentation
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the Company has limited revenues and has negative working capital and stockholders’ deficits. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
In view of these matters, continuation as a going concern is dependent upon the continued operations of the Company, which in turn is dependent upon the Company's ability to meet its financial requirements, raise additional capital, and the success of its future operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amount and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should the Company not continue as a going concern.
The Company has continued to raise capital. Management believes the proceeds from these offerings, future offerings, and the Company’s anticipated revenue provides an opportunity to continue as a going concern. If additional funding is required, the Company plans to obtain working capital from either debt or equity financing from the sale of common and/or preferred stock.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Certain reclassifications were made to the prior year financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operation or stockholders’ equity (deficit).
Financial instruments
The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, inventory, cash overdraft, accounts payable and short-term debt approximate fair value because of the relatively short maturity of these instruments.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include investments that are highly liquid, readily convertible to cash and with maturities of 90 days or less at the purchase date.
Inventory
Inventory, stated at cost, includes vehicles being converted for sale.
Property and depreciation
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized while replacements, maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets, are expensed. When property and equipment is retired or otherwise disposed of, a gain or loss is realized for the difference between the net book value of the asset and the proceeds realized thereon. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method, based upon the following estimated useful lives:
Software: 6 years
Equipment: 5 years
Vehicles and prototypes: 3 - 5 years
F-8
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
Capital stock
On April 22, 2010 the directors of the Company approved a forward stock split of the common stock
of the Company on a 14:1 basis. On May 12, 2010 the stockholders of the Company voted to approve the amendment of the certificate of incorporation resulting in a decrease of the number of shares of Common stock. The Company filed a 14c definitive information statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed the same to its shareholders. Management filed the certificate of amendment decreasing the authorized shares of common stock with the State of Nevada on September 8, 2010.
The capital stock of the Company is as follows:
Preferred Stock - The Company has authorized 75,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $.001 per share. These shares may be issued in series with such rights and preferences as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The Series A Stock is convertible, at any time at the option of the holder,
into common shares of the Company based on a conversion price of $0.336 per share. The holders of the Series A Stock are not entitled to convert the Series A Stock and receive shares of common stock such that the number of shares of common stock held by them in the aggregate and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Series A Stock has voting rights on an as converted basis, does not pay dividends, and does not provide any liquidation rights.
Common Stock - The Company has authorized 250,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $.001 per share.
Revenue recognition / customer deposits
It is the Company's policy that revenues will be recognized in accordance with SEC Staff Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, "Revenue Recognition". Under SAB 104, product revenues (or service revenues) are recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred (or service has been performed), the sales price is fixed and determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Customer deposits include monies from customers to reserve a production slot for conversion of an OEM power train to the AMP all electric power train. The final retail price and delivery date are yet to be determined. Customer deposits are subject to a full refund at the request of the customer.
Advertising
Advertising and public relation costs are charged to operations when incurred. Advertising and public relation expense was approximately $294,000 and $261,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $837,000 for the period from inception to December 31, 2011 consisting primarily of travel and related expenses for attendance at car shows and industry expositions.
Income taxes
With the consent of its shareholders, at the date of inception, AMP elected under the Internal Revenue Code to be taxed as an S corporation. Since shareholders of an S corporation are taxed on their proportionate share of the Company’s taxable income, an S corporation is generally not subject to either federal or state income taxes at the corporate level. On December 28, 2009 pursuant to the merger transaction the Company revoked its election to be taxed as an S-corporation.
As no taxable income has occurred from the date of this merger to December 31, 2011 cumulative deferred tax assets of approximately $3,502,000 are fully reserved, and no provision or liability for federal or state income taxes has been included in the financial statements. Net operating losses of approximately $3,600,000 are available for carryover to be used against taxable income generated through 2030, and net operating losses of approximately $6,700,000 are available for carryover to be used against taxable income generated through 2031. The Company had not filed income tax returns during its period as a shell company.
F-9
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
Uncertain tax positions
The Company adopted the provisions of Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Those provisions clarify the accounting and recognition for income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the Company’s income tax returns. The Company’s income tax filings are subject to audit by various taxing authorities. The years of filings open to these authorities and available for audit are 2008 - 2010. The Company's policy with regard to interest and penalties is to recognize interest through interest expense and penalties through other expense. In evaluating the Company’s tax provisions and accruals, future taxable income, and the reversal of temporary differences, interpretations and tax planning strategies are considered. The Company believes their estimates are appropriate based on current facts and circumstances.
Research and development costs
The Company expenses research and development costs as they are incurred. Research and development expense incurred was approximately $4,835,000 and $2,620,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011, respectively, and 2010, and $9,614,000 for the period from inception to December 31, 2011 consisting of consulting, payroll, payroll taxes, engineering temporaries, purchased supplies, legal fees, parts and small tools.
Basic and diluted loss per share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. For all periods, all of the Company’s common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share because they were anti-dilutive, due to the Company’s net losses.
Stock based compensation
The Company accounts for its stock based compensation in accordance with “Share-Based Payments” (codified in FASB ASC Topic 718 and 505). The Company recognizes in its statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and warrants issued to employees and non-employees. The fair value is estimated on the date of grant using a lattice-based valuation model that uses assumptions concerning expected volatility, expected term, and the expected risk-free rate of return. For the awards granted in 2011 and 2010, the expected volatility was estimated by management as 50% based on a range of forecasted results. The expected term of the awards granted was assumed to be the contract life of the option or warrant (one, two, three, five or ten years as determined in the specific arrangement). The risk-free rate of return was based on market yields in effect on the date of each grant for United States Treasury debt securities with a maturity equal to the expected term of the award.
Related party transactions
Certain stockholders and stockholder family members have advanced funds or performed services for the Company. These services are believed to be at market rates for similar services from non-related parties. Related party accounts payable are segregated in the balance sheet. An experimental vehicle was sold to a stockholder in 2010 for $25,000, which also approximates the selling price to non-related parties.
F-10
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
Subsequent events
The Company evaluates events and transactions occurring subsequent to the date of the financial statements for matters requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
From January 6, 2012 through February 27, 2012, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements and Security Agreements with several accredited investors (the “2012 Investors”) providing for the sale by the Company to the 2012 Investors of Secured Convertible Debentures in the aggregate amount of $900,000 (the "2012 Notes"). In addition to the 2012 Notes, the 2012 Investors also received common stock purchase warrants (the “2012 Warrants”) to acquire 900,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The 2012 Warrants are exercisable for three years at an exercise price of $0.50. The Company received the proceeds in connection with these financings between January 6, 2012 and February 27, 2012.
The 2012 Notes mature one year from their respective effective dates (the "Maturity Dates") and interest associated with the 2012 Notes is 10% per annum, which is payable on the Maturity Dates. The 2012 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company, at the 2012 Investors’ option, at a conversion price of $0.50. Upon the closing of any financing in an amount greater than $3,000,000 (the “Financing”), the Company, in its sole discretion, may require that the 2012 Notes be converted into securities of the Company at the same terms of the Financing. The 2012 Notes and the 2012 Warrants carry standard anti-dilution provisions but in no event may the conversion price be reduced below $0.25. Further, the 2012 Investors will have the right to participate in the next financing on a pro-rata basis up to $1,000,000.
In March 2012 the Company settled outstanding invoices for legal and consulting services included in accounts payable at December 31, 2011 totaling $60,000 by issuing 177,515 shares of common stock.
Maggie M. Moran and Nancy M. Dunlap resigned as members of the Board of Directors on March 29, 2012 for personal reasons.
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Long-term debt consists of three notes payable. The first is a $25,253 note payable to a bank due in monthly installments of $635 including interest at 5.04%, with the final payment due August 2015. The note is secured by equipment which has a net book value of $24,515 at December 31, 2011. The second is a $14,937 note payable due in monthly installments of $439 including interest at 8.00% with the final payment due December 2014. The note is secured by equipment which has a net book value of $14,688 at December 31, 2011. The third is a $50,000 note payable to the City of Loveland due in annual payments of $10,241 including interest at 0.80% with the final payment due October 2016. Aggregate maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
| 2012 | $ | 20,641 | ||
| 2013 | 21,416 | |||
| 2014 | 23,147 | |||
| 2015 | 14,822 | |||
| 2016 | 10,165 | |||
| $ | 90,191 | |||
The note payable to the City of Loveland contains incentives whereby each annual payment may be forgiven by the City upon the Company meeting minimum job creation benchmarks of an average of 40 full time employees during the preceding 12 month period and an average monthly payroll of $250,000.
F-11
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
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SHAREHOLDER ADVANCES
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On November 30, 2009, a shareholder, director and officer (a related party) of the company advanced $43,000 to the Company for working capital needs. In consideration of such advance, the Company issued a Promissory Note with interest at 3% per annum due November 1, 2011. The maturity date for this note was extended to March 31, 2012. On September 30, 2011, the same shareholder advanced $62,000 to the Company for working capital needs. In consideration of such advance, the Company issued a Promissory Note with interest at 6% per annum due October 31, 2011. The maturity date for this note was extended to March 31, 2012. On December 9, 2011, a shareholder advanced $7,000 to the Company for working capital needs. In consideration of such advance, the Company issued a Promissory Note with interest at 6% per annum due March 31, 2012. The notes are unsecured and are currently payable upon demand.
On October 31, 2011, a shareholder advanced $200,000 to the Company for working capital needs. In consideration of such advance, the Company issued a Promissory Note with interest at 15% per annum due March 31, 2012. This note is secured by substantially all assets of the Company up to the face value of the note. On November 30, 2011 a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 100,000 shares of common stock exercisable for a term of two years at $0.50 per share was issued to the stockholder and the interest rate was reduced to 10%.
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LEASE OBLIGATIONS
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On October 1, 2011 the Company began leasing operating facilities under an agreement expiring on September 30, 2018. Future minimum monthly lease payments under the agreement are $11,875 for the first year and increase 3% each year. Prepaid expenses and deposits include a security deposit equal to $12,275 and prepaid rent of $23,750. Aggregate maturities of lease obligations are as follows:
| 2012 | $ | 143,213 | ||
| 2013 | 147,509 | |||
| 2014 | 151,934 | |||
| 2015 | 156,492 | |||
| 2016 | 161,187 | |||
| 2017 and thereafter | 307,816 | |||
| $ | 1,068,151 |
The Company also leases office space for approximately $1,000 per month on a month to month agreement. Through January 2012 the Company also leased two apartments for approximately $2,200 per month on month to month agreements. Prior to October 2011 the Company leased operating facilities under terms of an operating type lease with monthly payments of $8,500. Prior to December 2009 the Company leased office/warehouse space under terms of an operating type lease with monthly payments of $1,650. Total rent expense under these operating type leases for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $139,894 and $100,585, respectively, and was $303,429 for the period from inception to December 31, 2011.
F-12
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
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Options to directors, officers and employees
The Company maintains, as adopted by the board of directors, the 2010 Incentive Stock Plan and the 2011 Incentive Stock Plan (the plans) providing for the issuance of up to 3,000,000 options to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company. Incentive stock options granted under the plans may only be granted with an exercise price of not less than fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant (110% of fair market value for incentive stock options granted to principal stockholders). Non-qualified stock options granted under the plans may only be granted with an exercise price of not less than 85% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Awards under the plans may be either vested or unvested options. The unvested options vest ratably over eight quarters for options with a five year term and after one year for options with a two year term.
In addition to the plan, the Company has granted, on various dates, stock options to directors, officers and employees to purchase common stock of the Company. The terms, exercise prices and vesting of these awards vary.
The following table summarizes option activity for directors, officers and employees:
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Number of Shares
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Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
per Share
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Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
per Share
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Weighted
Average
Remaining
Exercise Term
in Months
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Outstanding at January 1, 2010
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- | $ | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||||
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Granted
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4,940,000 | 0.56 | 0.33 | 81 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2010
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4,940,000 | $ | 0.56 | $ | 0.33 | 77 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2010
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1,854,625 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.32 | 75 | ||||||||||
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Granted
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3,425,000 | 0.63 | 0.28 | 54 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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(29,750 | ) | 0.41 | 0.26 | 40 | |||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2011
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8,335,250 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.31 | 58 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2011
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4,588,875 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.31 | 60 | ||||||||||
The Company recorded $855,246, $588,202 and $1,461,188 compensation expense for stock options to directors, officers and employees for the year ended December 31, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the period from inception (February 20, 2007) to December 31, 2011, respectively. As of December 31, 2011, unrecognized compensation expense of $1,122,084 is related to non-vested options granted to directors, officers and employees which is anticipated to be recognized over the next 55 months, commensurate with the vesting schedules.
F-13
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
Options to consultants
The Company has also granted, on various dates, stock options to purchase common stock of the Company to consultants for services previously provided to the Company. The terms, exercise prices and vesting of these awards vary.
The following table summarizes option activity for consultants:
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Number of Shares
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Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
per Share
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Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
per Share
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Weighted
Average
Remaining
Exercise Term
in Months
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Outstanding at January 1, 2010
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- | $ | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||||
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Granted
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810,000 | 0.67 | 0.23 | 36 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2010
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810,000 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.23 | 32 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2010
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380,000 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.22 | 31 | ||||||||||
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Granted
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70,000 | 0.59 | 0.18 | 31 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2011
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880,000 | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.23 | 20 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2011
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755,000 | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.22 | 20 | ||||||||||
The Company recorded $83,265, $82,900 and $166,165 compensation expense for stock options to consultants for the year ended December 31, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the period from inception (February 20, 2007) to December 31, 2011, respectively. As of December 31, 2011, unrecognized compensation expense of $32,633 is related to non-vested options granted to consultants which is anticipated to be recognized over the next 20 months, commensurate with the vesting schedules.
F-14
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
Warrants to accredited investors
Since December 2010, common stock sold by the Company has included common stock purchase warrants to acquire shares of common stock of the Company. For each ten shares sold, each investor received a warrant to purchase five shares of common stock for a period of two years at an exercise price of $0.80 per share. The securities were offered and sold to the investors in private placement transactions made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and/or Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act. The investors are accredited investors as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
The following table summarizes warrant activity for accredited investors:
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Number of Shares
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Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
per Share
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Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
per Share
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Weighted
Average
Remaining
Exercise Term
in Months
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Outstanding at January 1, 2010
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- | $ | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||||
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Granted
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785,001 | 0.80 | 0.11 | 24 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2010
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785,001 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.11 | 24 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2010
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785,001 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.11 | 24 | ||||||||||
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Granted
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4,956,224 | 0.80 | 0.11 | 24 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2011
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5,741,225 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.11 | 17 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2011
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5,741,225 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.11 | 17 | ||||||||||
The Company recorded $546,824, $86,350 and $633,174 compensation expense for stock warrants to accredited investors for the year ended December 31, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the period from inception (February 20, 2007) to December 31, 2011, respectively. There is no unrecognized compensation expense for these warrants because they are fully vested at date of grant.
F-15
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
Warrants to placement agent and consultants
The Company has compensated the placement agent for assisting in the sale of the Company’s securities by paying the placement agent commissions and issuing the placement agent common stock purchase warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrants have a five year term and various exercise prices.
The Company has also granted, on various dates, stock warrants to purchase common stock of the Company to consultants for services previously provided to the Company. The terms, exercise prices and vesting of these awards vary.
The following table summarizes warrant activity for the placement agent and consultants:
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Number of Shares
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Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
per Share
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Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
per Share
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Weighted
Average
Remaining
Exercise Term
in Months
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Outstanding at January 1, 2010
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614,680 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.18 | 60 | ||||||||||
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Granted
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3,103,304 | 0.64 | 0.21 | 57 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2010
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3,717,984 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.21 | 52 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2010
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2,617,984 | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.19 | 51 | ||||||||||
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Granted
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887,910 | 0.60 | 0.27 | 60 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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(44,638 | ) | 0.40 | 0.18 | 39 | |||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2011
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4,561,256 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.22 | 43 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2011
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4,081,256 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.21 | 42 | ||||||||||
The Company recorded $373,876, $497,527 and $871,403 compensation expense for stock warrants to the placement agent and consultants for the year ended December 31, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the period from inception (February 20, 2007) to December 31, 2011, respectively. As of December 31, 2011, unrecognized compensation expense of $140,775 is related to non-vested warrants granted to consultants which is anticipated to be recognized over the next 44 months, commensurate with the vesting schedules. There is no unrecognized compensation expense for the placement agent warrants because they are fully vested at date of grant.
F-16
AMP Holding Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
and for the Period From Inception,
February 20, 2007 to December 31, 2011
Warrants to directors and officers
The Company has issued to certain directors and officers common stock purchase warrants to acquire shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share for a period of five years. Additionally, under the terms of a Promissory Note issued to an officer and director, common stock purchase warrants were issued to acquire 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share for a period of two years.
The following table summarizes warrant activity for directors and officers:
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Number of Shares
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Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
per Share
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Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
per Share
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Weighted
Average
Remaining
Exercise Term
in Months
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Outstanding at January 1, 2010
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- | $ | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||||
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Granted
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1,400,000 | 2.00 | 0.13 | 60 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2010
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1,400,000 | $ | 2.00 | $ | 0.13 | 59 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2010
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1,400,000 | $ | 2.00 | $ | 0.13 | 59 | ||||||||||
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Granted
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1,600,000 | 1.91 | 0.09 | 57 | ||||||||||||
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Exercised
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Forfeited or expired
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- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2011
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3,000,000 | $ | 1.95 | $ | 0.11 | 49 | ||||||||||
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Exercisable at December 31, 2011
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3,000,000 | $ | 1.95 | $ | 0.11 | 49 | ||||||||||
The Company recorded $143,680, $182,000 and $325,680 compensation expense for stock warrants to directors and officers for the year ended December 31, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2010 and the period from inception (February 20, 2007) to December 31, 2011, respectively. There is no unrecognized compensation expense for these warrants because they are fully vested at date of grant.
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RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS:
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On July 1, 2009, the FASB released the Codification becoming the single source of authoritative nongovernmental generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America. The Codification is a reorganization of current GAAP into a topical format that eliminates the current GAAP hierarchy and establishes two levels of guidance — authoritative and non-authoritative. According to the FASB, all “non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature” that is not included in the Codification would be considered non-authoritative. The FASB has indicated that the Codification does not change current GAAP. Instead, the proposed changes aim to (1) reduce the time and effort it takes for users to research accounting questions and (2) improve the usability of current accounting standards. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.
In February 2010, the FASB amended ASU 855, “Subsequent Events—Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements.” This amends the subtopic that requires an SEC filer to evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued, and no longer requires disclosure of the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This alleviates potential conflicts between the Subtopic 855-10 and the SEC’s requirements.
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-4, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS.” This Update provides guidance which is expected to result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. It changes the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. It is not intended for this Update to result in a change in the application of the requirements in Topic 820. Some of the amendments clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements. Other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments in this Update are to be applied prospectively. The amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early application by public entities is not permitted. We do not anticipate any material impact from this Update.
F-17
On March 17, 2010 (the “Dismissal Date”), the Company advised Schumacher & Associates, Inc. (the “Former Auditor”) that it was dismissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to dismiss the Former Auditor as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 17, 2010. Except as noted in the paragraph immediately below, the reports of the Former Auditor on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the periods commencing November 13, 2007 (inception) (the “Inception Date”) through December 31, 2007 and from the Inception Date through December 31, 2008 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and such reports were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.
The reports of the Former Auditor on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the periods commencing on the Inception Date through December 31, 2007 and from the Inception Date through December 31, 2008 contained an explanatory paragraph which noted that there was substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as the Company had negative working capital and stockholders’ deficits.
During the periods commencing on the Inception Date through December 31, 2007 and from the Inception Date through December 31, 2008 and through the Dismissal Date, the Company has not had any disagreements with the Former Auditor on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the Former Auditor’s satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for such years.
During the period commencing the Inception Date through December 31, 2007, the period commencing the Inception Date through December 31, 2008, and through the Dismissal Date, there were no reportable events, as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has requested that Former Auditor furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of this letter is incorporated by reference to this Form 10K as Exhibit 16.1
On March 18, 2010 (the “Engagement Date”), the Company engaged Clark Schaefer Hackett & Company (“New Auditor”) as its independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Clark Schaefer Hackett & Company was also engaged to audit the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. The decision to engage the New Auditor as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.
During the two most recent fiscal years and through the Engagement Date, the Company has not consulted with the New Auditor regarding either:
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application of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided that the New Auditor concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or
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any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and the related instructions) or reportable event (as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(v)).
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As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on the evaluation and the identification of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2011, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projection of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods is subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have conducted an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011. Management's assessment of internal control over financial reporting was conducted using the criteria in Internal Control over Financial Reporting – Guidance for Smaller Public Companies issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO").
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In connection with management's assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011:
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There is a strong reliance on outside consultants to review and adjust the annual and quarterly financial statements, to monitor new accounting principles, and to ensure compliance with GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements.
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There is a strong reliance on the external attorneys to review and edit the annual and quarterly filings and to ensure compliance with SEC disclosure requirements.
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Because of the material weaknesses noted above, management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on Internal Control over Financial Reporting - Guidance for Smaller Public Companies issued by COSO.
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Remediation of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As a small business, without a viable business and revenues, the Company does not have the resources to install a dedicated staff with deep expertise in all facets of SEC disclosure and GAAP compliance. As is the case with many small businesses, the Company will continue to work with its external auditors and attorneys as it relates to new accounting principles and changes to SEC disclosure requirements. The Company has found that this approach worked well in the past and believes it to be the most cost effective solution available for the foreseeable future.
The Company will conduct a review of existing sign-off and review procedures as well as document control protocols for critical accounting spreadsheets. The Company will also increase management's review of key financial documents and records.
As a small business, the Company does not have the resources to fund sufficient staff to ensure a complete segregation of responsibilities within the accounting function. However, Company management does review, and will increase the review of, financial statements on a monthly basis, and the Company's external auditor conducts reviews on a quarterly basis. These actions, in addition to the improvements identified above, will minimize any risk of a potential material misstatement occurring.
On January 12, 2011, Paul V. Gonzales and AMP Holding Inc. entered into an Employment Agreement pursuant to which Mr. Gonzales agreed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Also, on January 12, 2011, Paul J. Wichmann was hired by the Company as Finance Director. Both of these additions to the Company’s staff should help to alleviate various internal control issues.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules that permit the Company to provide only management's report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
On September 30, 2011, Stephen Burns, President and Director of the Company, loaned the Company $62,000 pursuant to a Promissory Note which has a maturity date of October 31, 2011 and has interest of 6% per annum.
On October 31, 2011, Stephen Burns, a director and President of the Company loaned the Company $200,000. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued Mr. Burns a Promissory Note which bears interest at 15% per annum and matured on November 30, 2011 (the “Maturity Date”). If the principal is not paid by the Maturity Date, the Company shall issue Mr. Burns a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 100,000 shares of common stock exercisable for a term of two years at an exercise price equal to the closing price on the Maturity Date. Further, in the event that the aforementioned common stock purchase warrant is issued, the interest rate shall be decreased to 10% per annum. The Note is secured by the assets of the Company equal to the value of the Note as set forth in a security agreement of the same date hereof; provided, however, Mr. Burns may only take action under such security agreement in the event that the Note is not paid in full on or prior to December 31, 2011. This note has been extended by AMP and Mr. Burns to March 31, 2012.
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Issuance of the above securities are exempt from the registration requirements under Rule 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 506 as promulgated under Regulation D.
Status of Current Obligations
Cash
The cash balance at the end of March, 2012 is near zero. This resulted in a delay in payment of a portion of AMP’s payroll for the month of March and will impact the payment of our outstanding accounts payable balance. Funds from AMP’s outstanding Convertible Debentures could supplement our cash balance in the near term and allow the payment of outstanding payroll as well as the payment of a portion of overdue accounts payable balances.
Payroll
On September 30, 2011, the September month-end payroll was adjusted to delay payment to AMP's officers and to pay its executives a reduced amount due to receipt of funds timing. These deferrals were paid on October 31, 2011. The December 31, 2011 payroll was paid on January 10, 2012 while the officers and executive payroll for December 2011was further delayed until February 2, 2012 due to timing of receipt of funds. The February 2012 payroll for Officers and Executives has been deferred and 50% of their pay was paid on March 30, 2012. The March 2012 payroll for Officers and Executives has also been delayed and the remaining workforce was paid approximately 70% of their pay. Additionally, the Board of Directors agreed to defer their Board pay until significant investor funds are received. Board compensation has not been paid since August 2011.
Accounts Payable
The company has numerous delinquent current obligations to suppliers, employees and business contracts. As of December 31, 2011 the accounts payable balance is $1,367,367. Obligations are being prioritized for payment as the timing of receipt of funds allows. Proactive communications to suppliers for delinquent current obligations have been ongoing. Additionally, several suppliers have been offered AMP company stock in exchange of foregoing the balance due to them.
Key Personnel Changes
Effective January 1, 2012, Lerick Chissus, Director of Supply Chain Management left the company to pursue other opportunities. His function is being performed with internal Company resources.
Effective February 1, 2012 Al Pizzimenti, Director of Vehicle Engineering is on temporary leave until additional investor funds are received. Al as agreed to consult “on call” as needed pending full time recall.
Effective March 1, 2012, Don Wires, Director of New Technology Engineering retired from full-time employment with the Company, he has agreed to perform an advisory role post-retirement. A replacement for Don is being actively pursued.
Additionally, six full time staff engineers, one part time staff engineer and one sales employee either voluntarily left the company, were terminated or laid off during 2011 and early 2012. None of these employees have been replaced at this time.
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Joseph S. Paresi
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Director, President and Secretary
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Director
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Paul V. Gonzales
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Chief Financial Officer
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Resigned as members of the Board of Directors on March 29, 2012 for personal reasons.
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Officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors (subject to the terms of any employment agreement 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.
Our officers and directors have not been the subject of any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, or any regulatory agency permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting them from acting as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in the securities industry, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of an investment company, bank, savings and loan association, or insurance company or from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity or in connection with the purchase or sale of any securities.
Our officers and directors have not been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations) and are not the subject of any criminal proceedings which are currently pending.
Background of Executive Officers and Directors
Joseph S. Paresi, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Since 2005, Mr. Paresi has been a partner at L-1 Investment Partners (“L-1”), which manages a fund called Aston Capital Partners LP. L-1 acquired an interest in Viisage Technology Inc. (NSD: VISG) in 2005 and later added two private companies, Securimetrics, Inc. and Integrated Biometric Technology LLC. L-1 then announced its merger with Identix Inc.(NSD: IDNX) which closed in August 2006 (the “Identix Merger”). Upon the closing of the Identix Merger, L-1 created a new parent operating company, L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (“L1”), which became listed on the New York Stock Exchange on August 30, 2006 under the symbol ID. Mr. Paresi served as Executive Vice President of L1 and reported directly to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the CEO of L1. In September 2010, L1 announced its intention to divide the company into two separate entities and to sell its intelligence services business to BAE Systems, Inc. and to sell its technology divisions to the French company, Safran SA. L1 is awaiting final U.S. government approval of the sale, which is anticipated in the first quarter of 2011. Concurrently, Mr. Paresi maintained the positions of chief operating officer and director of Core Software Inc., which specialized in geospatial imagery management. Core Software Inc. shut down its operations in 2008. Since its creation, L1 has acquired 12 additional companies and currently has revenue of over $700,000,000 annually. Additionally, Mr. Paresi was on the board of directors of Rand Worldwide, Inc. (TSX: RND), a company that sold computer added design and manufacturing software (CAD/CAM) and which was sold in 2007. In addition, Mr. Paresi served on the board of QR Sciences Pty Ltd. (ASX: QRS) (“QRS”), which specialized in quantum resonance based explosive detection systems. Mr. Paresi resigned from QRS in 2007 when QRS sold its interest. From 1997 until 2005, Mr. Paresi was a member of the founding team of L-3 Communications Corp (NYSE: LLL) where he held the titles of Corporate Officer, Corporate Vice President of Product Development and President of L-3 Security and Detection Systems. Mr. Paresi has also been a consultant and advisor to ICx Technologies, Inc., which is now part of FLIR Systems, Inc. (NSD: FLIR) and NSM Surveillance, and is currently on the board of directors of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC. Mr. Paresi received two Masters Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan college in 1977 and 1978, respectively, and received an MBA in Finance from Pace University in 1991.
James E. Taylor, CEO and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Taylor has three decades of automotive experience in three countries. Most recently, he served as CEO of Hummer during the divesture. Prior to that, he was President of Cadillac, responsible for the product planning, marketing, promotional and sales activities that significantly contributed to Cadillac’s global renaissance. Prior to that, Mr. Taylor was a vehicle line executive for Cadillac, directing the planning, engineering and manufacturing of the award-winning ground up Cadillac CTS, SRX and the STS models, which contributed significantly to the resurgence of Cadillac. Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering & Management from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
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Stephen S. Burns, President, Secretary and Director
Mr. Burns is a Co-Founder in AMP and has served as AMP’s CEO since inception. Mr. Burns was appointed as CEO, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company on December 28, 2009. Mr. Burns had founded several companies, most recently iTookThisOnMyPhone.com, a mobile photo and video-sharing technology company, MobileVoiceControl, Inc. a developer of high-end speech recognition software for smartphones sold to Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN), Inc. in 2006, AskMeNow [OTC:AKMN] a mobile search and information delivery system sold to Ocean West Holdings in 2005, PocketScript, the leading mobile electronic prescription system in the world which was sold to ZixCorp [NASDAQ:ZIXI] in 2002, Over The Line/AdLink, sold to Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE:GCI) in 1994 and the design and development of Suspension Parameter Measurement Machines.
Ms. Moran, from 2006 through 2008, served in the Office of the Governor as Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Jon. S. Corzine and from 2005 to 2006 as the Senior Advisor – Director, Executive Search for the then Governor-Elect Jon S. Corzine Transition Team. From 2002 to 2005, Ms. Moran served as the Chief of Staff to the United States Senate, Office of US Senator Jon S. Corzine. Ms. Moran received a BA – Political Science from Douglass College, Rutgers University in 1996 and a Mini MBA Business Essentials Certificate from Graduate School of Business, Rutgers University in 2003. Ms. Moran serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
Nancy M. Dunlap, Former Director
Nancy serves as the private counsel and head of the private family office of Jon S. Corzine. Nancy has overseen personal investment and legal affairs of Mr. Corzine since he served as CEO of Goldman Sachs. As Mr. Corzine’s manager for his private investments, Nancy has been responsible for analysis, and oversight of investment decisions ranging from hedge fund, commercial real estate, and direct private equity to debt investments. Nancy has also been responsible for corporate and other relationships with financial firms, advisors, and public and private agencies that provide financial and other advisory services to Mr. Corzine. As head of Mr. Corzine’s private family office, Nancy also serves as a Trustee of the Jon S. Corzine Trust and as a Director of the Jon S. Corzine Foundation; her duties include the oversight and management of the administrative and investment staff in the family office, foundation, and related investments. From 2001 to 2010 during Mr. Corzine’s tenure as U.S. Senator from New Jersey and as the Governor of New Jersey, Nancy was also responsible for overseeing the financial activities and internal staff of one senate and two gubernatorial campaigns. In 2010, Nancy joined the Board of Directors of Equita SIM SpA, an independent financial advisory group based in Milan, Italy. Since 2004, Nancy has also been Of Counsel for Nadborny & Brinberg, LLP, a New York-based law firm where she has focused on commercial real estate and related corporate finance transactions and investments. And since 2004, Nancy has been a member of the board of the Nation Institute, the non-profit media center focusing on ensuring and strengthening independent press in the U.S. From 1992 to 1998, Nancy served as an associate and counsel for Euro Investors Property Inc., a real estate consulting firm, where she provided real estate investment identification, analysis, and portfolio management services for real estate ventures throughout the U.S. Nancy received a Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Denver. Nancy is a current member of the New York Bar.
Paul V. Gonzales, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Gonzales is a finance executive with over 30 years of experience in financial and operational leadership roles within the automotive industry. From 2009 until 2010, Mr. Gonzales served as the Chief Financial Officer of the General Motors HUMMER Division. From 2008 through 2009, Mr. Gonzales held the position of General Director of Finance and Sales for the General Motors North American Dealer Network Organization representing 6,000 North American Dealerships while managing the treasury functions for GM’s North American International Product Center. From 2007 through 2008, Mr. Gonzales served as the Global and North American Business Lead for General Motors SAP Implementation, and from 2004 until 2007, Mr. Gonzales held the position of General Director of Employment Cost Analysis. From 2002 through 2004, Mr. Gonzales held the position of Finance Director, GM Powertrain Product Development. From 1998 through 2002, Mr. Gonzales was the General Motors Director of North American Manufacturing Finance, and from 1995 through 1998 Mr. Gonzales was General Director of Corporate Accounting. From the years 1993 until 1995, Mr. Gonzales held the position of Director of Material / Production Control and Finance, and from 1989 until 1993, Mr. Gonzales served as Finance Director for New United Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI). Mr. Gonzales is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance / Accounting from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers. There is no arrangement or understanding between or among our executive officers and directors pursuant to which any director or officer was or is to be selected as a director or officer.
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Involvement in Certain legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, during the last ten years, none of our directors and executive officers has:
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Governance Policies of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has adopted Governance Policies of the Board of Directors to assist the Board in the exercise of its duties and responsibilities and to serve the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. These policies provide a framework for the conduct of the Board’s business.
Committees
The Board of Directors has established the following committees: Governance Committee, Compensation Committee, Personnel Committee, and the Audit and Finance committee. The Board of Directors does not have a standing nominating committee. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors may be made by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder entitled to vote for the election of directors in accordance with our bylaws and Nevada law.
Meetings may be held from time to time to consider matters for which approval of our Board of Directors is desirable or is required by law.
Code of Ethics
We have implemented a corporate code of ethics.
Company Policies
The Company has established the following written policies that have been distributed and reviewed with all AMP employees: Approval policy, Purchase Requisition policy, Conflict of Interest policy, “Do the Right Thing (ethics) policy and a Travel and Expense policy.
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Compensation of Directors
We have entered into the following arrangements:
On January 13, 2010, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Maggie Moran, a former director of the Company, The Company agreed to pay Ms. Moran $40,000 per year and issue Ms. Moran an option to acquire 325,000 shares of common stock for five years with an exercise price of $0.40 per share. The options vest at 75,000 upon Ms. Moran executing her letter of appointment and 50,000 every six months thereafter.
On August 24, 2010, Ms. Dunlap entered into a letter agreement with the Company pursuant to which she was appointed as a director of the Company in consideration of an annual fee of $40,000. Additionally, the Company granted Ms. Dunlap options to purchase 325,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.60 per share. The options will expire five years from the vesting period with 75,000 options vesting upon the signing of the agreement and 50,000 every six months thereafter for a total of 325,000 shares.
On October 11, 2010, Mr. Taylor entered into a letter agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company in consideration of an annual fee of $40,000. Additionally, the Company granted Mr. Taylor options to purchase 325,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.68 per share. The options will expire five years from the vesting period with 75,000 options vesting upon the signing of the agreement and 50,000 every six months thereafter for a total of 325,000 shares.
On December 8, 2010, Mr. Paresi entered into a letter agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company in consideration of an annual fee of $60,000. Additionally, the Company granted Mr. Paresi options to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.72 per share. The options will expire five years from the vesting date with 125,000 options vesting upon the signing of the agreement and 75,000 every six months thereafter for a total of 500,000 shares. In addition, the Company granted Mr. Paresi a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock exercisable at any time in the five years following the signing of the agreement at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors and executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock to file reports of initial ownership of common stock and other equity securities and subsequent changes in that ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and written representations that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were complied with.
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The following summary compensation table sets out details of compensation paid to (a) our principal executive officer; (b) each of our two most highly compensated executive officers who served as executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011; and (c) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided under (b) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as our executive officer at the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, except that no disclosure is provided for any named executive officer, other than our principal executive officer, whose total compensation did not exceed $100,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011:
Summary Compensation Table
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Name and
Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($)
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Non-equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change in
Pension Value
and Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
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Compensation
($)
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Total ($)
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James E. Taylor
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2011
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$ | 340,000 | (2 ) | 0 | 0 | 179,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 519,450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CEO and Director
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2010
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$ | 30,770 | 0 | 0 | 727,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 758,270 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen S. Burns
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2011
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$ | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | 189,330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 389,330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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President and Director
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2010
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$ | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 333,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 433,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul V. Gonzales
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2011
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$ | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 113,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 263,635 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CFO
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Tim Wieck
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2011
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$ | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1 | ) | 2010 | $ | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 13,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 163,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Don Wires
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2011 | $ | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 19,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 119,550 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1 | ) | 2010 | $ | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 52,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 152,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Employment Agreements
James E. Taylor Employment Agreement
On December 8, 2010, Mr. Taylor entered into an employment agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Company in consideration of an annual salary of $300,000. Additionally, Mr. Taylor will be eligible for annual bonuses with a target amount of 100% of his salary. The actual amount of any bonus may be more or less than such target and will be determined by the board of directors in its absolute discretion. Half of the bonus may be paid, in the Company’s discretion, in unregistered shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the weighted average closing price per share of the common stock over the twenty most recent trading days prior to such grant. In addition to the salary and any bonus, Mr. Taylor will be entitled to receive health and fringe benefits that are generally available to the Company’s management employees. As additional compensation, the Company granted Mr. Taylor options to acquire 1,200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.72 per share for a period of ten years. The Company also provided Mr. Taylor with a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 600,000 shares of common stock exercisable at any time in the five years following the signing of the agreement at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
Stephen S. Burns Employment Agreement
On December 8, 2010, Stephen S. Burns entered into an employment agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was appointed as the President of the Company in consideration of an annual salary of $200,000, however, only 50% of the salary ($100,000) will be payable at this time. The remaining 50% of the salary will accrue and be deferred until the board of directors elects to increase the salary to include all or a portion of the deferred salary based on certain events. Additionally, Mr. Burns will be eligible for annual bonuses with a target amount of 100% of his salary. The actual amount of any bonus may be more or less than such target and will be determined by the Board in its absolute discretion. Half of the bonus may be paid, in the Company’s discretion, in unregistered shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the weighted average closing price per share of the common stock over the twenty most recent trading days prior to such grant. In addition to the salary and any bonus, Mr. Burns will be entitled to receive health and fringe benefits that are generally available to the Company’s management employees in accordance with the then existing terms and conditions of the Company’s policies. As additional compensation, the Company granted Mr. Burns options to acquire 300,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.72 per share for a period of ten years. The Company also provided Mr. Burns with a common stock purchase warrant to acquire 300,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable at any time in the five years following the signing of the agreement at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.
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Paul V. Gonzales Employment Agreement
Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Gonzales shall receive an annual salary of $150,000. Additionally, Mr. Gonzales will be eligible for annual bonuses with a target amount of 100% of his salary. The actual amount of any bonus may be more or less than such target and will be determined by the CEO of the Company in his discretion pursuant to certain guidelines and parameters set by the Board of Directors. Half of the bonus may be paid, in the CEO’s discretion in unregistered shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the weighted average closing price per share of the common stock over the twenty most recent trading days prior to such grant. In addition to the salary and any bonus, Mr. Gonzales will be entitled to receive health and fringe benefits that are generally available to the Company’s management employees. As additional compensation, the Company granted Mr. Gonzales options to acquire 200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.81 per share for a period of ten years.
The following table sets forth information with respect to the outstanding equity awards of our principal executive officers and principal financial officer during 2011, and each person who served as an executive officer of the Company as of December 31, 2011:
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Equity incentive plan awards:
Number of securities underlying unexercised options
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Option expiration Date
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(#)
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incentive plan
awards:
Market or
payout value
of unearned
shares, units
or other
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James E, Taylor
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0 | $ | 0.68 |
10/11/2015
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CEO
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800,000 | 400,000 | (b) | 0 | $ | 0.72 |
12/8/2020
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0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 600,000 | 0 | 0 | $ | 2.00 |
12/8/2015
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| 125,000 | 375,000 | (c) | 0 | $ | 0.60 |
5/25/2016
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| 500,000 | 0 | 0 | $ | 2.00 |
5/25/2016
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Stephen S. Burns
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500,000 | 100,000 | (d) | 0 | $ | 0.40 |
5/12/2015
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0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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President
|
200,000 | 100,000 | (e) | 0 | $ | 0.72 |
12/8/2020
|
0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 300,000 | 0 | 0 | $ | 2.00 |
12/8/2015
|
0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 125,000 | 375,000 | (c) | 0 | $ | 0.60 |
5/25/2016
|
0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 500,000 | 0 | 0 | $ | 2.00 |
5/25/2016
|
0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100,000 | 0 | 0 | $ | 0.50 |
11/30/2012
|
0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul V. Gonzales
|
120,000 | 80,000 | (f) | $ | 0.81 |
1/12/2021
|
0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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CFO
|
25,000 | 25,000 | (g) | $ | 0.70 |
6/30/2013
|
0 | $ | 0 | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(a) 50,000 options vest every six months from 4/11/2012 to 4/11/2013
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(b) 400,000 options vest on 12/8/2012
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(c) 125,000 options vest every six months from 5/25/2012 to 5/25/2013
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(d) 50,000 options vest on 2/12/2012 to 5/12/2012
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(e) 100,000 options vest on 12/8/2012
|
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(f) 40,000 options vest on 1/12/2012 to 7/12/2012
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(g) 25,000 options vest on 6/30/2012
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Director Compensation
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Name
|
Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash
$
|
Stock
Awards
$
|
Option
Awards
$
|
Non-equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
$
|
Change in
Pension Value
and Non-
Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings $
|
All Other
Compensation
$
|
Total
($)
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Joseph S. Paresi
|
$ | 60,000 | 0 | 476,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 536,450 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Maggie M. Moran
|
$ | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 40,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Nancy M. Dunlap
|
$ | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | 40,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The following table sets forth certain information, as of April 2, 2012 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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AAR Accounts Family Ltd. Partnership
|
3,474,973 | 8.7 | % | |||||
|
John J. Kuntz
|
2,697,688 | 6.9 | % | |||||
|
James E. Taylor *
|
2,375,000 | 5.8 | % | |||||
|
Pike H. Sullivan
|
2,249,999 | 5.7 | % | |||||
|
Joseph S. Paresi *
|
2,225,000 | 5.4 | % | |||||
|
Mickey W. Kowitz
|
2,080,214 | 5.3 | % | |||||
|
Maggie M. Moran *
|
450,000 | 1.1 | % | |||||
|
Nancy M. Dunlap *
|
225,000 | ** | ||||||
|
Paul V. Gonzales *
|
210,000 | ** | ||||||
|
All officers and directors as a group (6 persons)
|
11,976,558 | 25.9 | % | |||||
|
* Executive officer and/or director of the Company.
|
||||||||
|
** Less than 1%
|
|
(1)
|
Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc., 100 Commerce Drive, Loveland, Ohio 45140
|
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|
(2)
|
Applicable percentage ownership is based on 38,912,165 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 27, 2012, together with securities exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of March 27, 2012 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 March 27, 2012 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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Transactions with Related Persons
At no time during the last two fiscal years has any executive officer, director or any member of these individuals’ immediate families, any corporation or organization with whom any of these individuals is an affiliate or any trust or estate in which any of these individuals serves as a trustee or in a similar capacity or has a substantial beneficial interest been indebted to the Company or was involved in any transaction in which the amount exceeded $120,000 and such person had a direct or indirect material interest.
Procedures for Approval of Related Party Transactions
Our Board of Directors is charged with reviewing and approving all potential related party transactions.All such related party transactions must then be reported under applicable SEC rules. We have not adopted other procedures for review, or standards for approval, of such transactions, but instead review them on a case-by-case basis.
Director Independence
The Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Dunlap, Ms. Moran and Mr. Paresi are each independent directors as of December 31, 2011 based on the definition of independence in the listing standards of the Nasdaq Corporate Governance Rules. The Board of Directors are currently evaluating committee charters with the goal of establishing a Compensation Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee and an Audit Committee. Ms. Dunlap and Ms. Moran resigned on March 29, 2012.
The total fees charged to the Company by Clark Schaefer Hackett & Company, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, for the year ended December 31, 2011 were $54,000 for audit fees, $8,000 for tax fees, and $3,000 for all other fees. The total fees charged to the Company by Clark Schaefer Hackett & Company for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $51,875 for audit fees and $8,325 for tax fees. The current policy of the directors, acting as the audit committee, is to approve the appointment of the principal auditing firm and any permissible audit-related services. The audit and audit-related fees were approved by the Board and engagement letters signed by James Taylor, Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman and Paul Gonzales, Chief Financial Officer.
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The Company’s financial statements filed as part of this report are listed in the Table of Contents and provided in response to Item 8.
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
The Company’s financial statements filed as part of this report are listed in the Table of Contents and provided in response to Item 8.
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
|
Exhibit
No
.
|
Description
|
|
3.1
|
Certificate of Designation for Series A Preferred Stock (1)
|
|
3.2
|
Certificate of Change (6)
|
|
3.3
|
Certificate of Correction (6)
|
|
3.4
|
Articles of Merger (7)
|
|
3.5
|
Certificate of Correction (Articles of Merger) (7)
|
|
3.6
|
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (9)
|
|
4.1
|
Form of Subscription Agreement by and between Title Starts Online, Inc. and the January 2010 Accredited Investors (2)
|
|
4.2
|
6% Promissory Note issued by Title Starts Online, Inc. on March 1, 2010 (3)
|
|
4.3
|
Form of Subscription Agreement by and between Title Starts Online, Inc. and the March 2010 Accredited Investors (4)
|
|
4.4
|
Form of Subscription Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and Accredited Investors (11)
|
|
4.5
|
Form of Subscription Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and May 2011 Accredited Investors (15)
|
|
4.6
|
Stock Option to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock issued to Joseph Paresi dated May 25, 2011 (16)
|
|
4.7
|
Stock Option to acquire 1,000,000 shares of common stock issued to Joseph Paresi dated May 25, 2011 (16)
|
|
4.8
|
Common Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock issued to Joseph Paresi dated May 25, 2011 (16)
|
|
4.9
|
Stock Option to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock issued to James Taylor dated May 25, 2011 (16)
|
|
4.10
|
Common Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock issued to James Taylor dated May 25, 2011 (16)
|
|
4.11
|
Stock Option to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock issued to Stephen Burns dated May 25, 2011 (16)
|
|
4.12
|
Common Stock Purchase Warrant to acquire 500,000 shares of common stock issued to Stephen Burns dated May 25, 2011 (16)
|
|
4.13
|
Promissory Note issued by AMP Holding Inc. on October 31, 2011 (17)
|
|
4.14
|
Security Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and Stephen Burns dated October 31, 2011 (17)
|
|
4.15
|
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (18)
|
|
4.16
|
Form of Secured Convertible Debenture (18)
|
|
4.17
|
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (18)
|
|
4.18
|
Form of Security Agreement (18)
|
|
10.1
|
Share Exchange Agreement dated as of December 28, 2009 by and among Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc., the shareholders of Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. and Title Starts Online, Inc. (1)
|
|
10.2
|
Agreement and Release between Title Starts Online, Inc. and Mark DeFoor dated December 29, 2009 (1)
|
|
10.3
|
Conversion Agreement between Title Starts Online, Inc. and Bowden Transportation, Inc. dated December 28, 2009 (1)
|
|
10.4
|
Conversion Agreement between Title Starts Online, Inc. and Han Solutions II, LLC dated December 28, 2009 (1)
|
|
10.5
|
Conversion Agreement between Title Starts Online, Inc. and Ziu Zhang dated December 28, 2009 (1)
|
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|
10.6
|
Director Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and Nancy Dunlap dated August 23, 2010 (8)
|
|
10.7
|
Director Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc, and James E. Taylor dated October 11, 2010 (10)
|
|
10.8
|
Employment Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and James Taylor dated December 8, 2010 (12)
|
|
10.9
|
Employment Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and Stephen S. Burns dated December 8, 2010 (12)
|
|
10.10
|
Director Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and Joseph Paresi dated December 8, 2010 (12)
|
|
10.11
|
Employment Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and Paul V. Gonzales dated January 12, 2011 (13) |
| 10.12 | Distribution Agreement by and between AMP Holding Inc. and Northern Lights Energy ehf. dated April 14, 2011 (14) |
| 16.1 | Letter from Schumacher & Associates, Inc. (5) |
|
21.1
|
List of Subsidiaries(1) |
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
32.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| 32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
|
EX-101.INS
|
XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT
|
|
EX-101.SCH
|
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA DOCUMENT
|
|
EX-101.CAL
|
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE
|
|
EX-101.DEF
|
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE
|
|
EX-101.LAB
|
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABELS LINKBASE
|
|
EX-101.PRE
|
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE
|
|
(1)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2010.
|
|
(2)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2010.
|
|
(3)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2010.
|
|
(4)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2010.
|
|
(5)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2010.
|
|
(6)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2010.
|
|
(7)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2010.
|
|
(8)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2010.
|
|
(9)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 10, 2010.
|
|
(10)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2010.
|
|
(11)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2010.
|
|
(12)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2010.
|
|
(13)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2011.
|
|
(14)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2011.
|
|
(15)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2011.
|
|
(16)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2011.
|
|
(17)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2011.
|
|
(18)
|
Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2012.
|
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
|
AMP HOLDING INC.
|
|||
|
Dated: April 4, 2012
|
By:
|
/s/ James E. Taylor
|
|
|
Name: James E. Taylor
|
|||
|
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer
|
|||
|
By:
|
/s/ Paul V. Gonzales
|
||
|
Name: Paul V. Gonzales
|
|||
|
Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
|
|||
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on April 4, 2012, on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.
|
Signature
|
Title
|
|
|
/s/James E. Taylor
|
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of
|
|
|
James E. Taylor
|
Directors (Principal Executive Officer)
|
|
|
/s/Paul V. Gonzales
|
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
|
|
|
Paul V. Gonzales
|
||
|
/s/Joseph S. Paresi
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors
|
|
|
Joseph S. Paresi
|
||
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part IItem 1. BusinessItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 1B. Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 2. PropertiesItem 3. Legal ProceedingsItem 4. Mine Safety DisclosuresPart IIItem 5. Market For Registrant S Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases Of Equity SecuritiesItem 6. Selected Financial DataItem 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of OperationsItem 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem 9A. Controls and ProceduresItem 9B. Other InformationPart IIIItem 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceItem 11. Executive CompensationItem 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersItem 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceItem 14. Principal Accounting Fees and ServicesPart IVItem 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules