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

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)

x     QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014
OR

o      TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________________ to ______________________
 
Commission file number: 001-32442
Inuvo, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
87-0450450
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)
 
 
1111 Main St Ste 201
Conway, AR
72032
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(501) 205-8508
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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 the filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.     Yes    x    No   o

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes    x    No   o

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” ”accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer   o
Non-accelerated filer   o
Smaller reporting company x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes   o No   x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Title of Class
 
Shares outstanding at October 24, 2014
Common Stock
 
23,563,798




TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
 
Page No.
Part I
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
 
 
Part II
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
Item 3.
Defaults upon Senior Securities.
 
Item 4.
Mine Safety and Disclosures.
 
Item 5.
Other Information.
 
Item 6.
Exhibits.
 
Signatures
 






CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “should,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. This report includes, among others, statements regarding our:

history of losses;
material dependence on our relationships with Yahoo! and Google;
present and future dependence on our financing arrangements with Bridge Bank, N.A. or any future lender which are collateralized by our assets;
covenants and restrictions in our grant agreement with the state of Arkansas;
possible need to raise additional capital;
dependence of our Partner Network segment on relationships with distribution partners;
introduction of new products and services, which require significant investment;
dependence of our Owned and Operated Network segment on our ability to maintain and grow our customer base and the estimates and assumptions we use in that segment;
ability to acquire traffic through other search engines;
lack of control over content and functionality of advertisements we display from third-party networks;
ability to effectively compete;
need to keep pace with technology changes;
fluctuations in our quarterly earnings and the trading price of our common stock;
possible interruptions of services;
dependence on third-party providers;
liability associated with retrieved or transmitted information, failure to adequately protect personal information; security breaches and computer viruses, and other risks experienced by companies in our industry;
dependence on key personnel;
regulatory and legal uncertainties;
ability to defend our company against lawsuits;
failure to protect our intellectual property;
risks from publishers who could fabricate clicks; and
outstanding restricted stock grants warrants and options and potential dilutive impact to our stockholders.

These forward-looking statements were based on various factors and were derived utilizing numerous assumptions and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. You should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made herein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and readers should carefully review this report in its entirety, including the risks described herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as amended and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

Unless specifically set forth to the contrary, when used in this report the terms "Inuvo," the “Company,” "we," "us," "our" and similar terms refer to Inuvo, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries. When used in this report, “ 2013 ” means the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and " 2014 " means the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 . The information which appears on our corporate web site at www.inuvo.com is not part of this report.


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INUVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2013
 
2014
 
2013
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash
$
3,459,946

 
$
3,137,153

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $87,733 and $62,845, respectively
5,105,414

 
3,609,825

Unbilled revenue
19,013

 
24,472

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
426,189

 
510,968

Total current assets
9,010,562

 
7,282,418

Property and equipment, net
1,031,956

 
1,188,566

Other assets
 
 
 
Goodwill
5,760,808

 
5,760,808

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
9,728,823

 
10,324,326

Other assets
229,247

 
379,513

Total other assets
15,718,878

 
16,464,647

Total assets
$
25,761,396

 
$
24,935,631

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
6,642,228

 
$
6,235,533

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
2,772,990

 
2,386,226

Term and credit notes payable - current portion
1,659,942

 
2,548,333

Total current liabilities
11,075,160

 
11,170,092

 
 
 
 
Long-term liabilities
 
 
 
Deferred tax liability
3,713,205

 
3,788,903

Term and credit notes payable - long term
2,833,333

 
3,595,300

Other long-term liabilities
775,399

 
1,039,470

Total long-term liabilities
7,321,937

 
8,423,673

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.001 par value:
 
 
 
Authorized shares 500,000, none issued and outstanding

 

Common stock, $.001 par value:


 


Authorized shares 40,000,000; issued shares 23,940,325   and 23,763,307, respectively; outstanding shares   23,563,798 and 23,386,780, respectively
23,939

 
23,763

Additional paid-in capital
128,470,661

 
127,908,328

Accumulated deficit
(119,733,742
)
 
(121,193,666
)
Treasury stock, at cost - 376,527 shares
(1,396,559
)
 
(1,396,559
)
Total stockholders' equity
7,364,299

 
5,341,866

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
25,761,396

 
$
24,935,631

 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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INUVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30 , 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net revenue
$
13,026,011

 
$
14,509,050

 
$
34,089,761

 
$
43,559,257

Cost of revenue
5,910,719

 
8,183,064

 
14,253,649

 
22,628,243

Gross profit
7,115,292

 
6,325,986

 
19,836,112

 
20,931,014

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketing costs
4,277,446

 
2,939,584

 
11,555,731

 
10,625,638

Compensation
1,192,227

 
1,412,842

 
3,431,237

 
4,727,936

Selling, general and administrative
1,180,940

 
1,360,610

 
3,245,904

 
5,270,986

Total operating expenses
6,650,613

 
5,713,036

 
18,232,872

 
20,624,560

Operating income
464,679

 
612,950

 
1,603,240

 
306,454

Other expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(84,870
)
 
(98,451
)
 
(285,973
)
 
(271,448
)
Other expense, net
(84,870
)
 
(98,451
)
 
(285,973
)
 
(271,448
)
Income from continuing operations before taxes
379,809

 
514,499

 
1,317,267

 
35,006

Income tax benefit

 
75,699

 
75,698

 
237,946

Net income from continuing operations
379,809

 
590,198

 
1,392,965

 
272,952

Net income from discontinued operations
23,065

 
49,601

 
66,959

 
457,709

Net income
402,874

 
639,799

 
1,459,924

 
730,661

     Foreign currency valuation
$

 
$
(294
)
 
$

 
$
(418
)
Total comprehensive income
$
402,874

 
$
639,505

 
$
1,459,924

 
$
730,243

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per common share data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income from continuing operations
$
0.02

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.06

 
$
0.01

Net income from discontinued operations

 

 

 
0.02

Net income
$
0.02

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.06

 
$
0.03

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
23,445,771

 
23,291,468

 
23,485,052

 
23,278,003

Diluted
24,143,194

 
23,447,301

 
23,855,148

 
23,329,551

 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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INUVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
1,459,924

 
$
730,661

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
1,320,734

 
2,563,887

Deferred income taxes
(75,698
)
 
(234,400
)
Amortization of financing fees
19,330

 
27,083

Adjustment of European liabilities related to discontinued operations
(93,013
)
 
(370,980
)
Provision of doubtful accounts
24,888

 
(44,882
)
Stock based compensation
658,800

 
539,766

Other, net
(96,291
)
 

Change in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue
(1,515,018
)
 
1,155,254

Prepaid expenses and other assets
171,819

 
(216,538
)
Accounts payable
499,708

 
(2,500,619
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
255,626

 
240,943

Other, net

 
2,827

Net cash provided by operating activities
2,630,809

 
1,893,002

Investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of equipment and capitalized development costs
(656,441
)
 
(878,466
)
Grant funds received for equipment and office construction


 
360,812

Net cash used in investing activities
(656,441
)
 
(517,654
)
Financing activities:
 
 
 
Deposit to collateralize letter of credit

 
301,158

Prepaid financing fees and other
43,896

 
37,600

Proceeds from revolving line of credit
1,700,000

 
4,775,000

Payments on revolving line of credit
(2,934,002
)
 
(5,200,000
)
Proceeds from term note payable
2,000,000

 

Payments on term note payable and capital leases
(2,461,469
)
 
(1,033,835
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(1,651,575
)
 
(1,120,077
)
Effect of exchange rate changes

 
(418
)
Net change – cash
322,793

 
254,853

Cash, beginning of year
3,137,153

 
3,381,018

Cash, end of period
$
3,459,946

 
$
3,635,871

Supplemental information:
 
 
 
Interest paid
$
237,365

 
$
253,767

 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Inuvo, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 – Organization and Business Overview
 
Business Overview
 
Inuvo, Inc. and subsidiaries ("we", "us" or "our") is an Internet marketing and technology company that delivers purchase-ready customers to advertisers through a broad network of desktop and mobile websites and applications reaching both desktop and mobile devices.

We deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet and generate revenue when an end user clicks on the advertisements we have delivered. We manage our business as two segments, the Partner Network and the Owned and Operated Network.
 
The Partner Network delivers advertisements to our partners' websites and applications on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. We generate revenue in this segment when an advertisement is clicked, and we share a portion of that revenue with our partners. Our proprietary technology platform allows for targeted distribution of advertisements at a scale that measures in the hundreds of millions of advertisements delivered monthly.

The Owned and Operated Network designs, builds and markets consumer websites and applications. This segment consists of our mobile-ready ALOT websites and the ALOT Appbar (the "Appbar") and is focused on providing engaging content to our users. The majority of revenue generated by this segment is derived from clicks on advertisements delivered through web searches or advertisements displayed on the websites.

Relocation of corporate headquarters

During 2012, we relocated our offices in New York City and Clearwater, FL to Conway, AR and received a grant from the state of Arkansas to cover costs associated with that move. Inuvo remains in compliance with all provisions of the grant agreement. For additional information, please refer to the form 8-K dated January 31, 2013.

Liquidity

On September 29, 2014, we renewed our Business Financing Agreement with Bridge Bank, N.A. ("Bridge Bank") (see Note 5, "Notes Payable"). The renewal provided continued access to the revolving line of credit up to $10 million through September 2016 and a new term loan of $2 million through September 2017. As of September 30, 2014 , the revolving line of credit had approximately $2,367,661 in availability. We believe that the combination of our existing cash, our availability under the Bridge Bank revolver line of credit, and our expected future cash flows from operations will provide us with sufficient liquidity to fund our operations and capital requirements for a least the next twelve months. During the first quarter of 2014 we filed an S-3 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to replace the existing, expiring S-3 “shelf” registration statement. Though we do not expect to need additional funds in the next twelve months, we may still elect to sell stock to the public or to selected investors, or borrow under the current or any replacement line of credit or other debt instrument.

Customer concentration

We generate the majority of our revenue from two customers, Yahoo! and Google. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 these two customers combined accounted for 94.8% and 88.0% of our gross accounts receivable balance, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 these two customers combined accounted for 97.83% and 96.88% of net revenue, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 , these two customers combined accounted for 95.6% and 93.2% of net revenue, respectively.


Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements presented are for Inuvo, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared based upon SEC rules that permit reduced disclosure for

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interim periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted in accordance with those rules and regulations. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In our opinion, these financial statements reflect all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of results of operations and financial condition for the interim periods shown including normal recurring accruals and other items. The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. For a more complete discussion of significant accounting policies and certain other information, this report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which was filed with the SEC on March 10, 2014 and amended on April 3, 2014.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"), requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenues and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The estimates and assumptions used in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are based upon management’s regular evaluation of the relevant facts and circumstances as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. We regularly evaluate estimates and assumptions related to allowances for returns and redemptions, allowances for doubtful accounts, goodwill and purchased intangible asset valuations, lives of intangible assets, deferred income tax asset valuation allowances, accrued sales reserve, contingent liabilities, stock compensation and the value of stock-based compensation. Actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions used in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements, and such differences could be material.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-10 Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the fees are fixed and determinable, no significant obligations remain and collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured.

Most of our revenue is generated through clicks on advertisements presented on our properties or those of our partners. We recognize revenue from clicks in the period in which the click occurs. Payments to partners who display advertisements on our behalf are recognized as cost of revenue. Revenue from data sales and commissions is recognized in the period in which the transaction occurs and the other revenue recognition criteria are met.

Accounting for headquarters relocation grant

During the first quarter of 2013, we received a grant from the state of Arkansas to relocate our corporate headquarters to Conway, AR. We recognize the grant funds into income as a reduction of the related expense in the period in which those expenses are recognized. We defer grant funds related to capitalized costs and classify them as current or long-term liabilities on the balance sheet according to the classification of the associated asset. Grant funds received are presented on the consolidated statements of cash flows as operating or investing cash flows depending on the classification of the underlying spend. The grant contains certain requirements, discussed in Note 1 of the 10-K as of December 31, 2013 that would require us to repay a portion or all of the grant if certain requirements are not met. We expect to meet all such requirements, and we continually reassess this expectation. If circumstances arise in the future that cause us to conclude we will no longer meet these requirements, we may reserve for the expected loss during the period in which it is concluded that we will not meet the grant requirements.

Recent accounting pronouncements
 
Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11 , “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists,” for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013.  In July 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits. The new guidance requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except as follows: to the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use the deferred tax   asset for such purpose, then the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. This

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guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. Accordingly, we adopted these presentation requirements during the first quarter of 2014.

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity , which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and requires additional disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have, or will have, a major effect on the organization’s operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. Additionally, the guidance requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations. The amendments in ASU No. 2014-08 will be applied prospectively to annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. Accordingly, we will adopt these presentation requirements during the fourth quarter of 2014.

In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09,  Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance. Under ASU 2014-09, a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The standard is effective for public entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not allowed. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern , which will require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Note 3– Property and Equipment
 
The net carrying value of property and equipment was as follows:
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Furniture and fixtures
$
67,341

 
$
67,341

Equipment
2,576,329

 
2,547,686

Software
8,648,216

 
8,020,982

Leasehold improvements
66,903

 
66,903

Subtotal
11,358,789

 
10,702,912

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(10,326,833
)
 
(9,514,346
)
Total
$
1,031,956

 
$
1,188,566


During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 , depreciation expense was $225,924 and $725,231 , respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 , depreciation expense was $409,685 and $1,619,719 , respectively.

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Note 4 – Other Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
The following is a schedule of intangible assets from continuing operations as of September 30, 2014 :

 
Term
 
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment
 
Net Carrying Value
 
Year-to-date Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer list, Google
20 years
 
$
8,820,000

 
$
(1,139,250
)
 
$
7,680,750

 
$
330,750

Customer list, all other
10 years
 
1,610,000

 
(415,927
)
 
1,194,073

 
120,753

Trade names, ALOT (1)
5 years
 
960,000

 
(496,000
)
 
464,000

 
144,000

Trade names, web properties (1)
-
 
390,000

 

 
390,000

 

Intangible assets classified as long-term
 
 
$
11,780,000

 
$
(2,051,177
)
 
$
9,728,823

 
$
595,503

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill, Partner Network
 
 
$
1,776,544

 
$

 
$
1,776,544

 
$

Goodwill, Owned and Operated Network
 
 
3,984,264

 

 
3,984,264

 

Goodwill, total
 
 
$
5,760,808

 
$

 
$
5,760,808

 
$



(1)
We have determined that our trade names intangible related to our web properties has an indefinite life, and as such it is not amortized. We determined our ALOT trade names should be amortized over five years.

Our amortization expense over the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
 
2014
$
198,501

2015
794,004

2016
794,004

2017
634,004

2018
602,004

Thereafter
6,316,306

Total
$
9,338,823


Note 5 - Notes Payable
 
The following table summarizes our notes payable balances as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Term note payable - 4.25 percent at September 30, 2014 (prime plus 1 percent), due September 10, 2017.
 
$
2,000,000

 
$
2,888,888

Revolving credit line - 3.75 percent at September 30, 2014 (prime plus .5 percent), due September 29, 2016.
 
2,493,275

 
3,254,745

Total
 
4,493,275

 
6,143,633

Less: current portion
 
(1,659,942
)
 
(2,548,333
)
Term note payable and revolving credit line - long term portion
 
$
2,833,333

 
$
3,595,300

 








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Principal Payments:

Principal payments under the term note payable are due as follows as of September 30, 2014 :

2014
$
166,667

2015
666,667

2016
666,667

2017
499,999

Total
$
2,000,000



On March 1, 2012 we entered into a Business Financing Agreement with Bridge Bank. The agreement provided us with a $5 million term loan and access to a revolving credit line of up to $10 million which we use to help satisfy our working capital needs. We have provided Bridge Bank with a first priority perfected security interest in all of our accounts and personal property as collateral for the credit facility.

Available funds under the revolving credit line are 80% of eligible accounts receivable balances plus $1 million , up to a limit of $10 million . Eligible accounts receivable is generally defined as those from United States based customers that are not more than 90 days from the date of invoice. We had approximately $2,367,661 available under the revolving credit line as of September 30, 2014 .

At December 31, 2013 and July 31, 2014, the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants. Bridge Bank provided a waiver of those covenants. As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all Bridge Bank requirements.

In September 2014, the Company entered into the Fifth Business Financing Modification Agreement with Bridge Bank that renewed the existing Agreement and modified some terms. The renewed agreement extended the revolving line of credit to September 2016 and provided for a new term loan of $2 million through September 2017. The financial covenants were revised to a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of at least 1.50 to 1.0 tested on the immediate proceeding three month period beginning August 2014 measuring period, and not less than 1.75 to 1.00 for each monthly measuring period thereafter; and an Asset Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.15 to 1.0 for the August 2014 through December 2014 measuring periods, and not less than 1.25 to 1.0 for each monthly measuring period thereafter.


Note 6 – Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

The accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 :
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Accrued marketing costs
$
1,501,992

 
$
1,198,152

Accrued expenses and other
423,616

 
519,859

Loss contingency
308,000

 
263,238

Accrued sales reserve
295,503

 

Deferred Arkansas grant, current portion
169,376

 
242,225

Capital leases, current portion
36,916

 
51,205

Accrued taxes
31,968

 
25,765

Accrued payroll and commission liabilities
5,619

 
85,782

Total
$
2,772,990

 
$
2,386,226









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Note 7 – Other Long-Term Liabilities
 
Other long-term liabilities consist of the following as of:
 
September 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Taxes payable
$
506,453

 
$
506,453

Deferred Arkansas grant, less current portion
164,024

 
360,576

Deferred rent
83,524

 
120,218

Capital leases, less current portion
21,398

 
52,223

Total
$
775,399

 
$
1,039,470


Note 8 – Income Taxes

We have a deferred tax liability of $3,713,205 as of September 30, 2014 , related to our intangible assets. Pursuant to ASC 740, we recognized in the first quarter of 2014, an income tax benefit of $75,698 related to the decrease of our deferred tax liability associated with the amortization of the related intangible assets. In assessing the available evidence, the amortization of the recorded deferred tax liability is not appropriate in the current quarter due to the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and cannot reasonably be determined. We will reassess the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences in future quarters.

We also have a net deferred tax asset of approximately $32,000,000 . We have evaluated this asset and are unable to support a conclusion that it is more likely than not that any of this asset will be realized. As such, the net deferred tax asset is fully reserved. We will continue to evaluate our deferred tax assets to determine whether any changes in circumstances could affect the realization of their future benefit.

At September 30, 2014 we have accrued $506,453 in other long-term liabilities for uncertain tax positions.

Note 9 - Stock-Based Compensation
 
We maintain a stock-based compensation program intended to attract, retain and provide incentives for talented employees and directors and align stockholder and employee interests. Currently, we grant options and restricted stock units ("RSUs") from the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("2005 LTIP") and the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (“2010 ECP”). Option and restricted stock unit vesting periods are generally up to three years. Options and restricted stock units generally vest based on either (i) continued service to the Company for a period of up to three years, or (ii) achieving performance goals.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 , we recorded stock-based compensation expense for all equity incentive plans of $279,970 and $658,800 , respectively, and $239,353 and $539,766 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 , respectively. Total compensation cost not yet recognized at September 30, 2014 was $736,704 to be recognized over a weighted-average recognition period of 0.8 years.

On April 1, 2014, we granted certain employees a total of 78,500 RSUs with a weighted average fair value of $ 0.78 per share. On April 1, 2014, we also granted employees a performance RSU that is dependent upon 2014 profitability. At September 30, 2014 , the number of performance RSUs was 677,072 shares with a weighted average fair value of $.78 per share. The shares vest ratably over three years or upon achieving performance conditions. In the same quarter, we granted members of our board of directors a total of 102,560 RSUs with a weighted average fair value of $.78 a share which vest quarterly until March 31, 2015. In the first quarter of 2013, we granted employees a total of 100,000 RSUs with a weighted average fair value of $0.72 per share.

On March 31, 2013, some of our employees voluntarily canceled certain outstanding stock options for no consideration. As a result, 805,134 shares were canceled and returned to 2005 LTIP and 2010 ECP plans. The cancellation of these options resulted in the recognition of $49,577 in additional stock-based compensation expense, which represented the fair value of the canceled options that had not yet been recognized as of the date of cancellation.





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The following table summarizes the stock grants outstanding under our 2005 LTIP and 2010 ECP plans as of September 30, 2014 :
 
Options Outstanding
 
RSUs Outstanding
 
Options and RSUs Exercised
 
Available Shares
 
Total
2010 ECP
250,498

 
907,874

 
1,108,353

 
1,419,220

 
3,685,945

2005 LTIP
33,748

 
407,721

 
542,364

 
16,167

 
1,000,000

Total
284,246

 
1,315,595

 
1,650,717

 
1,435,387

 
4,685,945


We also have 82,131 options outstanding with exercise prices from $16.01 to $35.58 under a separate plan which is not authorized to issue any additional shares.

Note 10 – Discontinued Operations

Certain of our subsidiaries previously operated in the European Union ("EU"). Though operations ceased in 2009, statutory requirements require a continued presence in the EU for varying terms until November 2015. Profits and losses generated from the remaining assets and liabilities are accounted for as discontinued operations.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 , we recognized net income from discontinued operations of $23,065 and $66,959 , respectively, which came primarily from an adjustment of certain accrued liabilities originating in 2009 and earlier. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 , we recognized net income of $49,601 and $457,709 , respectively, primarily related to the favorable resolution of a tax audit.

Note 11 - Earnings per Share

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 , we generated net income from continuing operations. Accordingly, some of our outstanding stock options, warrants and restricted stock awards now have a dilutive impact, illustrated in the following table. We generated basic and diluted earnings per share from net income of $0.02 for the three - month period ending September 30, 2014 and $0.06 for the nine -month period ended September 30, 2014 .
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic EPS
 
23,445,771

 
23,291,468

 
23,485,052

 
23,278,003

Effect of dilutive securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Options
 
4,876

 
8,090

 
4,408

 
6,486

Restricted stock units
 
679,932

 
140,259

 
357,040

 
44,738

Warrants
 
12,615

 
7,484

 
8,649

 
324

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted EPS
 
24,143,194

 
23,447,301

 
23,855,148

 
23,329,551


In addition, we have potentially dilutive options and warrants. We have  361,501  outstanding stock options with a weighted average exercise price of  $6.00 . We also have  725,000  outstanding warrants with a weighted average exercise price of  $2.15 .

Note 12 - Leases

We lease certain office space and equipment. As leases expire, it can be expected that they will be renewed or replaced in the normal course of business. Rent expense from continuing operations was a credit of $10,887  and $23,061 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 . For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 , rent expense from continuing operations was $15,405  and $222,888 , respectively. The credit in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 is primarily due to subleasing the company’s former New York City office at a higher rate than its lease cost.





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Minimum future lease payments and future receipts under non-cancelable operating leases as of September 30, 2014 are:
 
Lease Payments
 
Sublease income
2014
$
134,449

 
$
148,909

2015
552,451

 
604,569

2016
46,788

 
50,753

Total
$
733,688

 
$
804,231


During 2013 we signed an amendment allowing us to terminate our Clearwater office lease for $615,000 , and the lease was terminated on March 31, 2013. We also entered into an agreement to lease office space in Conway, Arkansas for two years in the total amount of $193,200 which we prepaid. The lessor of this space is First Orion Corp., which is owned by a director and shareholder of Inuvo.


Note 13 - Litigation and Settlements

From time to time we may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In addition, we are currently involved in the following litigation which is not incidental to its business:

Corporate Square, LLC v. Think Partnership, Inc., Scott Mitchell, and Kristine Mitchell; Case No. 08-019230-CI-11, in the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida. This complaint, filed on December 17, 2008, involves a claim by a former commercial landlord for alleged improper removal of an electric generator and for unpaid electricity expenses, amounting to approximately $60,000 . The litigation has been largely dormant but the plaintiff has engaged in the minimal activity necessary to maintain the case on the court’s docket.  Inuvo is defending against the claim and the co-defendants' separate counsel is likewise defending against the claim on behalf of the co-defendants.
 
Oltean, et al. v. Think Partnership, Inc.; Edmonton, Alberta CA. On March 6, 2008, Kelly Oltean, Mike Baldock and Terry Schultz, former employees, filed a breach of employment claim against Inuvo in The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Edmonton, Canada, claiming damages for wrongful dismissal in the amount of $200,000 for each of Kelly Oltean and Terry Schultz and $187,500 for Mike Baldock. On March 6, 2008, the same three plaintiffs filed a similar statement of claim against Vintacom Acquisition Company, ULC, a subsidiary of Inuvo, again for wrongful dismissal and claiming the same damages. In October 2009, the two actions were consolidated. The case is in the discovery stage and Inuvo is vigorously defending the matter.

Admanage Litigation. In May 2014 Inuvo and its wholly owned subsidiary ValidClick, Inc. filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Faulkner County Arkansas against certain former distribution partners of our Publisher Network, i.e., Admanage S.A., ClickFind Media Corp., Neo Clicks, Inc. and Neoclicks Internet Services Corp., demanding return of an aggregate of approximately $134,000 paid to such distribution partners during time periods when Inuvo and ValidClick allege that the activities of the distribution partners violated the ValidClick terms of service.  In July 2014, Admanage S.A., Neoclicks Internet Services and ClickFind Media Corp. filed a suit against Inuvo and ValidClick in United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Western Division, alleging, among other things breach of contract for non payment of approximately $696,000 allegedly earned by the distribution partners.  Admanage S.A., Neoclicks Internet Services and ClickFind Media Corp. subsequently removed the Faulkner County Circuit Court lawsuit to United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Western Division, and the two cases have now been consolidated into the removed case.  Inuvo is vigorously defending the matter.  

Note 14 - Segments
 
We operate our business as two segments, Partner Network and Owned and Operated Network, which are described in Note 1.

Listed below is a presentation of net revenue and gross profit for all reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 . We currently only track certain assets at the segment level and therefore assets by segment are not presented below.





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Revenue by Segment
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
 
$
 
% of Revenue
 
$
 
% of Revenue
 
$
 
% of Revenue
 
$
 
% of Revenue
Partner Network
7,089,584

 
54.4
%
 
10,807,377

 
74.5
%
 
$
18,110,706

 
53.1
%
 
$
28,232,281

 
64.8
%
Owned and Operated Network
5,936,427

 
45.6
%
 
3,701,673

 
25.5
%
 
$
15,979,055

 
46.9
%
 
$
15,326,976

 
35.2
%
Total net revenue
13,026,011

 
100.0
%
 
14,509,050

 
100.0
%
 
$
34,089,761

 
100.0
%
 
$
43,559,257

 
100.0
%
 
Gross Profit by Segment
 
$
 
Gross Profit %
 
$
 
Gross Profit %
 
$
 
Gross Profit %
 
$
 
Gross Profit %
Partner Network
1,207,382

 
17.0
%
 
2,793,999

 
25.9
%
 
4,024,984

 
22.2
%
 
6,456,050

 
22.9
%
Owned and Operated Network
5,907,910

 
99.5
%
 
3,531,987

 
95.4
%
 
15,811,128

 
98.9
%
 
14,474,964

 
94.4
%
Total gross profit
7,115,292

 
54.6
%
 
6,325,986

 
43.6
%
 
19,836,112

 
58.2
%
 
20,931,014

 
48.1
%

Note 15 - Related Party Transactions

On January 31, 2013 we entered into an agreement to lease office space in Conway, AR for two years at a monthly rental rate of $8,400 which we prepaid in connection with our relocation to Arkansas for a discounted total of $193,200 . A director and shareholder of Inuvo is the majority owner of the lessor of this space.


ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Company Overview
 
Inuvo, Inc. and subsidiaries ("we", "us" or "our") is an Internet marketing and technology company that delivers purchased-ready customers to advertisers through a broad network of desktop and mobile websites and applications reaching both desktop and mobile devices.

We deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet and generate revenue when an end user clicks on the advertisements we have delivered. We manage our business as two segments, Partner Network and Owned and Operated Network.

The Partner Network delivers advertisements to our partners' websites and applications on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. We generate revenue in this segment when an advertisement is clicked, and we share a portion of that revenue with our partners. Our proprietary technology platform allows for targeted distribution of advertisements at a scale that measures in the hundreds of millions of advertisements delivered monthly.

The Owned and Operated Network designs, builds and markets consumer websites and applications. This segment consists of our mobile-ready ALOT websites and the ALOT Appbar (the "Appbar") and is focused on providing engaging content to our users. The majority of revenue generated by this segment is derived from clicks on advertisements delivered through web searches or advertisements displayed on the websites.

We took several significant steps in 2013 to position our business for long-term success including a reduction in compensation and administrative expenses, which helped improve net income and make 2013 our first profitable year in recent memory. In 2014 we are focused on expanding our product portfolio and growing revenue and profitability.


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During 2013 and 2014, we expanded our ALOT-branded websites and applications with the launch of ALOT Local, ALOT Health, ALOT Finance, ALOT Careers, ALOT Travel and ALOT Living. These sites are content rich, searchable, mobile-ready web properties. We plan to continue the expansion of our website and mobile application business for the remainder of 2014.

During 2012, we relocated our offices in New York City and Clearwater, FL to Conway, AR and received a grant from the state of Arkansas to cover costs associated with the move. Inuvo remains in compliance with all providsions of the grant agreement. For additional information, please refer to the Current Report on form 8-K dated January 31, 2013.

In conjunction with the relocation to Arkansas, we exited our Clearwater, FL office lease, found a subtenant for our office in New York City and completed the relocation of our New York City data centers to a single location in Arkansas. As a result, we do not expect compensation and selling, general and administrative costs to increase much for the remainder of 2014.

Results of Operations

Net Revenue
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
% Change
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
% Change
Partner Network
$
7,089,584

 
$
10,807,377

 
$
(3,717,793
)
 
(34.4
%)
 
$
18,110,706

 
$
28,232,281

 
$
(10,121,575
)
 
(35.9
%)
Owned and Operated Network
5,936,427

 
3,701,673

 
2,234,754

 
60.4
%
 
15,979,055

 
15,326,976

 
$
652,079

 
4.3
%
Net Revenue
$
13,026,011

 
$
14,509,050

 
$
(1,483,039
)
 
(10.2
%)
 
$
34,089,761

 
$
43,559,257

 
$
(9,469,496
)
 
(21.7
%)

Net revenue declined 10% and 22% in the three and nine month periods of 2014, respectively, compared to the same quarters last year. While there were both increases in the Owned and Operated Network and decreases in the Partner Network over these periods, the principal reason for the overall decline revolves around the stated strategy to transition out of the Appbar product. Appbar revenue for the three months period decreased from $1.75 million in 2013 to $0.35 million in 2014 and for the nine month period decreased from $9.3 million in 2013 to $1.87 million in 2014. We expect the Appbar revenue to be near zero by the end of 2014.

The Partner Network segment revenue declined during the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 from the comparable periods in 2013. Revenue in this segment is both a function of the total number of transactions processed through the ValidClick platform and the revenue we receive per transaction. Beginning in the second half of 2013, we decided to focus on the recruitment and retention of partners with the highest quality traffic, making a strategic decision to focus less on the volume of transactions and more on the revenue per transaction, which has a tendency to increase with quality. This strategy has the added benefit of reducing the company's exposure to click fraud. As a result, we have experienced revenue declines in this segment in part because we terminated publishers who did not meet their contractual obligations and our quality standards.We expect increase revenue in this segment to be driven by advertisements delivered to desktop and mobile devices as well as the deployment of new advertising solutions throughout our publisher network. The segment grew 27% sequentially between the second quarter of 2014 and the third quarter of 2014.

Revenue in our Owned and Operated Network is generated through our consumer-facing ALOT branded websites and applications. In early 2013, we decided, as a result of changes in the marketplace, to transition away from the Appbar product which we acquired in the Vertro acquisition in 2012 and apply the assets purchased in that acquisition towards growing an Owned and Operated website and mobile applications business. We expect Appbar product revenue to continue to decline and website revenue to increase throughout the balance of 2014. We have now launched a number of properties under the ALOT brand including ALOT Health, ALOT Finance, ALOT Careers, ALOT Local, ALOT Travel and ALOT Living. These websites are content-rich and optimized for mobile and desktop devices, and are designed to capitalize on growing consumer demand for content, delivered both on the desktop and on mobile devices. The revenue from our websites has grown 187% from $2.0 million in the third quarter of last year to $5.6 million in the third quarter of 2014; and 134% from $6.0 million in the first nine months of 2013 to $14.1 million in the first nine months of 2014. We intend to continue to expand our Owned and Operated Network by enhancing our current websites and mobile applications, launching additional mobile applications under the ALOT brand and expanding the content of the ALOT sites.

Starting with quarter ended June 30, 2014, we accrued a reserve against revenue to account for regular adjustments from advertisers. The balance of the reserve as of September 30, 2014 is $295,503 .


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Cost of Revenue
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
% Change
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
% Change
Partner Network
$
5,882,202

 
$
8,013,378

 
$
(2,131,176
)
 
(26.6
%)
 
$
14,085,722

 
$
21,776,231

 
$
(7,690,509
)
 
(35.3
%)
Owned and Operated Network
28,517

 
169,686

 
(141,169
)
 
(83.2
%)
 
167,927

 
852,012

 
$
(684,085
)
 
(80.3
%)
Cost of revenue
$
5,910,719

 
$
8,183,064

 
$
(2,272,345
)
 
(27.8
%)
 
$
14,253,649

 
$
22,628,243

 
$
(8,374,594
)
 
(37.0
%)

Cost of revenue in the Partner Network is generated by payments to website and application publishers who host our advertisements. The decrease in cost of revenue is directly associated with lower revenue in this segment as well as to the change we made to focus on recruiting partners with higher quality traffic and our efforts to enforce publisher contract terms and conditions associate with our Network operating policies.

The decrease in cost of revenue in the Owned and Operated Network was driven primarily by the transition away from the ALOT Appbar product. Other cost of revenue in this segment consists of charges for web searches and content acquisition.

Operating Expenses
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
% Change
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
% Change
Marketing costs
$
4,277,446

 
$
2,939,584

 
$
1,337,862

 
45.5
%
 
$
11,555,731

 
$
10,625,638

 
$
930,093

 
8.8
%
Compensation
1,192,227

 
1,412,842

 
(220,615
)
 
(15.6
%)
 
3,431,237

 
4,727,936

 
(1,296,699
)
 
(27.4
%)
Selling, general and administrative
1,180,940

 
1,360,610

 
(179,670
)
 
(13.2
%)
 
3,245,904

 
5,270,986

 
(2,025,082
)
 
(38.4
%)
Operating expenses
$
6,650,613

 
$
5,713,036

 
$
937,577

 
16.4
%
 
$
18,232,872

 
$
20,624,560

 
$
(2,391,688
)
 
(11.6
%)

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased as compared to the same period last year due to an increase in marketing costs that will be discussed below. Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 declined as compared to the prior year as a result of lower investments in marketing costs due the transition away from the Appbar product and expense savings resulting from the move to Arkansas, including reduced compensation and overhead expenses.

Marketing costs include those expenses required to attract traffic to our owned and operated websites and to effect Appbar downloads. Marketing costs increased in the third quarter of 2014 as a result of the growth within the owned and operated website and application business. We expect marketing costs to continue to increase in the last quarter of 2014 as we expand the ALOT branded websites and mobile applications.

Compensation expense declined in the three and nine month periods of 2014 as compared to the same period of 2013, respectively, due to operational efficiencies and reduced payroll related to the relocation to Arkansas. Our total employment, both full-time and part-time was 51 at September 30, 2014 .

The decrease in selling, general and administrative costs is primarily due to cost savings related to the relocation to Arkansas and other operating efficiencies. The primary reasons for the lower cost in the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period last year are approximately $184,000 lower amortization and depreciation expense; and $104,000 lower facilities cost. The primary reasons for the lower cost in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period last year are approximately $914,000 lower amortization and depreciation expense; $569,000 lower facilities cost; $129,000 lower travel and entertainment costs; and $70,000 lower professional fees.



Other Expense, net
 
Other expense, net was $84,870 and $98,451 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, and $285,973 and $271,448 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These charges are entirely

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interest expense on the credit facility with Bridge Bank where outstanding loan balances were higher in 2013 than 2014 though interest rates were higher in 2014 over 2013. The average interest rate for the first nine months of 2014 was 7.2%. Beginning with the fourth quarter 2014, we expect the average interest rate to be 5.7%.

Income from Discontinued Operations

For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 , we recognized net income from discontinued operations of $23,065 and $66,959 , respectively. The income was generated primarily by an adjustment of certain accrued liabilities originating in 2009 and earlier. During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 , we recognized net income of $49,601 and $457,709 , respectively related to the favorable resolution of a tax audit in the first quarter of 2013 and to an adjustment of certain accrued liabilities originating in 2009 and earlier.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
On September 29, 2014, we renewed our Business Financing Agreement with Bridge Bank, N.A. ("Bridge Bank") (see Note 5, "Notes Payable," Part I, Item 1, "Financial Statements"). The renewal provided continued access to the revolving line of credit up to $10 million through September 2016 and to a new term loan of $2 million through September 2017. As of September 30, 2014 , the revolving line of credit had approximately $2,367,661 in availability. We believe that the combination of our existing cash, and our expected future cash flows from operations will provide us with sufficient liquidity to fund our operations and capital requirements for a least the next twelve months. We presently have an effective shelf registration statement covering up to $15 million. This shelf registration statement enhances our ability to quickly raise additional capital through the sale of equity, however, we are not presently a party to any agreement or understanding for the sale of our equity securities and there are no assurances we will proceed with such a transaction during 2014. Though we do not expect to need additional funds in the next twelve months, we may still elect to sell stock to the public or to selected investors, or borrow under the current or any replacement line of credit, or through another debt instrument.

Cash Flows - Operating

Net cash provided by operating activities was $2,630,809 during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . We produced net income of $1,459,924 , which included non-cash depreciation and amortization expense of $1,320,734 and stock-based compensation expense of $658,800 . The change in operating assets and liabilities was a $587,865 use of cash as a result of better operating performance.

During the comparable period in 2013 we generated cash from operating activities of $1,893,002 and a net income of $730,661 which was offset by non-cash depreciation and amortization expenses of $2,563,887 and stock-based compensation expenses of $539,766 .

Cash Flows - Investing

Net cash used in investing activities was $656,441 and $517,654 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively.

Cash used in investing activities during the 2014 period primarily consisted of capitalized internal development costs, which are slightly higher than the previous year as last year's results included grant funds received for equipment and office construction.

Cash Flows - Financing

Net cash used in financing activities was $1,651,575 during 2014 . The cash was primarily used to reduce the Bridge Bank term loan.

During the first half of 2013 , net cash used in financing activities was $1,120,077 . The release of the letter of credit securing our Clearwater, FL office provided $301,158 largely offset by payments to reduce the term loan with Bridge Bank.


Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2014 , we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations,

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liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term "off-balance sheet arrangement" generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with us is a party, under which we have any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest or a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods prescribed by SEC rules and regulations, and to reasonably assure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls will prevent all errors and fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. In addition, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.  Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the control. The design of any systems of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of these inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of September 30, 2014 , the end of the period covered by this report, our management concluded their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. As of the evaluation date, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that we maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods prescribed by SEC rules and regulations, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period ended September 30, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II


ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

See Note 13, Litigation and Settlements, for a discussion of outstanding legal proceedings.


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.


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We desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Accordingly, we incorporate by reference the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2014 and as amended on April 3, 2014 subject to the new or modified risk factors appearing below that should be read in conjunction with the risk factors disclosed in such Form 10-K.

We have a history of losses and there are no assurances that we can consistently generate net income. Although we generated net income in 2013 and the first nine months of 2014, we have a history of net losses that have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $119,733,742 as of September 30, 2014 . We cannot provide assurance that we can consistently generate a net income.

We rely on two customers for a significant portion of our revenues. We are reliant upon Yahoo! and Google for most of our revenue. During the third quarter of 2014 they accounted for 53.74 percent and 44.1 percent of our revenues, respectively, and during the same period 2013 they accounted for 73.48 percent and 22.03 percent, respectively. The amount of revenue we receive from these customers is dependent on a number of factors outside of our control, including the amount they charge advertisers, the breath of advertisements available from them, and their ability to display relevant ads aligned with the needs of our network. Both contracts are up for renewal in 2015

We would likely experience a significant decline in revenue and our business operations could be significantly harmed if these customers do not approve, or change the policies associated with, new websites and/or applications wherein we show their ads,  if we violate their guidelines or they change their guidelines, or if our contracts are not renewed on the same or substantially similar terms. In addition, if any of these preceding circumstances were to occur, we may not be able to find a suitable alternate provider or otherwise replace the lost revenues. The loss of either of these customers or a material change in the revenue or gross profit they generate would have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition in future periods.

Failure to comply with the covenants and restrictions in our credit facility could result in the acceleration of a substantial portion of our debt, which we may not be able to repay or refinance on favorable terms. We have a credit facility with Bridge Bank, N.A. ("Bridge Bank") under which we had approximately $4.5 million in debt outstanding as of September 30, 2014 . The credit facility contains a number of covenants that requires us and certain of our subsidiaries to, among other things,:

pay fees to the lender associated with the credit facility;
meet prescribed financial covenants;
maintain our corporate existence in good standing;
grant the lender a security interest in our assets;
provide financial information to the lender; and
refrain from any transfer of any of our business or property, subject to customary exceptions.
 
We have historically had difficulties meeting the financial covenants set forth in our credit agreement. Our lender has given us waivers in the past and reset our financial covenants several times, including waivers in March and September of 2014. In the event of a breach of our covenants we cannot provide any assurance that our lender would provide a waiver or reset our covenants. A breach in our covenants could result in a default under the credit facility, and in such event Bridge Bank could elect to declare all borrowings outstanding to be due and payable. If this occurs and we are not able to repay, Bridge Bank could require us to apply all of our available cash to repay the debt amounts and could then proceed against the underlying collateral. Should this occur, we cannot assure you that our assets would be sufficient to repay our debt in full, we would be able to borrow sufficient funds to refinance the debt, or that we would be able to obtain a waiver to cure any such default. In such an event, our ability to conduct our business as it is currently conducted would be in jeopardy.


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.



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ITEM 4.  Mine Safety and Disclosures.
 
Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
10.1
 
Business Financing Modification Agreement, dated September 29, 2014 with Bridge Bank N.A.

10.2
 
Bridge Bank BFA Modification, dated October 9, 2014
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Executive Officer *
31.2
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Financial Officer *
32.1
 
Section 1350 certification of Chief Executive Officer *
32.2
 
Section 1350 certification of Chief Financial Officer *
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
1010.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *
 
* filed herewith



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Inuvo, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
October 30, 2014
By:
/s/ Richard K. Howe
 
 
 
Richard K. Howe,
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer
 
 
 
 
 
October 30, 2014
By:
/s/ Wallace D. Ruiz
 
 
 
Wallace D. Ruiz,
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer, principal financial officer
 
 

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FIFTH BUSINESS FINANCING MODIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Fifth Business Financing Modification Agreement (“ Business Financing Modification Agreement ”) is entered into as of September , 2014, by and between BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“ Lender ”) INUVO, INC., a Nevada corporation (“ Parent ”), BABYTOBEE, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“ Babytobee ”), KOWABUNGA MARKETING, INC., a Michigan corporation (“ Kowabunga ”), VERTRO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Vertro ”), and ALOT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ A LOT ” and together with Parent, Babytobee, Kowabunga and Vertro, each a “ Borrower ” and collectively, “ Borrowers ”).

1. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS : Among other indebtedness which may be owing by Borrowers to Lender, Borrowers are indebted to Lender pursuant to, among other documents, a Business Financing Agreement, dated March 1, 2012, by and between Borrowers and Lender, as may be amended from time to time, including by that certain First Business Financing Modification Agreement dated as of June 29, 2012, that certain Second Business Financing Modification Agreement dated as of October 11, 2012, that certain Business Financing Modification Agreement dated March 8, 2013, that certain Third Business Financing Modification Agreement dated as of March 29, 2013, and that certain Fourth Business Financing Modification Agreement dated as of March 6, 2014 (collectively, the “ Business Financing Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used without definition herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Business Financing Agreement.

Hereinafter, all indebtedness owing by Borrowers to Lender shall be referred to as the “ Indebtedness ” and the Business Financing Agreement and any and all other documents executed by Borrowers in favor of Lender shall be referred to as the “ Existing Documents .”

2. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEFAULT . Borrowers hereby acknowledge that as of the date hereof, Borrowers are in default under Section 4.15(c) of the Business Financing Agreement due to Borrowers’ failure to achieve the required revenue and adjusted EBITDA set forth therein during the July 2014 reporting period (the “Existing Default”).

3. WAIVER OF EXISTING DEFAULT. Lender hereby agrees to waive the Existing Default provided, and only so long as Borrowers comply in all respects with the Business Financing Agreement and with the Existing Documents, as amended hereby. Nothing contained herein shall constitute or effect a continuing waiver or a course of conduct waiving these or any other provisions of the Business Financing Agreement.

4.
DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS .

A.
Modifications to Business Financing Agreement :

i) Section 1.12 of the Business Financing Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(a) Term Loan . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions hereof, on the Fifth Modification Date, Lender agrees to make a Term Loan to Borrowers in an amount equal to $2,000,000 (the “ Term Loan ”)
which shall be used (i) to refinance all existing Term Loans (as defined herein prior to the Fifth Modification Date) owing from Borrowers to Lender as of the Fifth Modification Date and (ii) for general working capital.”




(b) Interest on the Term Loan . The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall accrue interest at the Term Loan Rate and shall be payable in accordance with Section 1.12(c).

(c) Repayment . Borrowers shall repay the Term Loan in (i) 36 equal installments of principal plus (ii) monthly payments of interest beginning on October 10, 2014, and on the 10th calendar day of each month thereafter until the Term Loan Maturity Date at which time Borrowers will repay the remaining principal balance plus any interest then due on the Term Loan.

(d) Mandatory Prepayments . If the Term Loan is accelerated following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrowers shall immediately pay to Lender an amount equal to the sum of: (i) all outstanding principal of the Term Loan plus accrued interest thereon through the date of payment, (ii) the Prepayment Fee (if applicable), plus
(iii) all other sums, that shall have become due and payable with respect to the Term Loan.

(e) Permitted Prepayment of Term Loan . Borrowers shall have the option to prepay all, but not less than all, of the Term Loan, provided Borrowers (i) provide written notice to Lender of their election to prepay the Term Loan at least ten (10) Business Days prior to such prepayment, and (ii) pay to Lender on the date of such prepayment, an amount equal to the sum of (A) all outstanding principal of the Term Loan plus accrued interest thereon through the prepayment date, (B) the Prepayment Fee, if applicable, plus (C) all other sums, that shall have become due and payable with respect to the Term Loan.”

ii) Section 2.2(a) of the Business Financing Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(a) Termination Fee . In the event this Agreement is terminated prior to the first anniversary of the Fifth Modification Date, Borrowers shall pay the Termination Fee to Lender; provided however the Termination Fee shall be waived if Borrowers transfer to a different Bridge Bank facility or division, unless the transfer is a result of an Event of Default.”

iii) Section 2.2(b) of the Business Financing Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(b) Facility Fee . Borrowers shall pay the Facility Fee to Lender on the Fifth Modification Date and annually thereafter.”

iv) Section 2.2(c) of the Business Financing Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(c) Term Loan Facility Fee. Borrowers shall pay the Term Loan Facility Fee to Lender promptly upon the Fifth Modification Date.”




v) Section 2.2(d) of the Business Financing Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(d) Prepayment Fee. In the event the Term Loan is prepaid prior to the first anniversary of the Fifth Modification Date, Borrowers shall pay the Prepayment Fee to Lender; provided however that the Prepayment Fee shall be waived if Borrowers transfer to a different Bridge Bank facility or division, unless the transfer is a result of an Event of Default.”

vi) Section 2.2(e) of the Business Financing Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(e) Due Diligence Fee . Borrowers shall pay the Due Diligence Fee to Lender on the Fifth Modification Date and annually thereafter.”

vii) Section 4.15 of the Business Financing Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

“4.15 Maintain Borrowers’ consolidated financial condition as follows using generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and used consistently with prior practices (except to the extent modified by the definitions herein):

(a) Asset Coverage Ratio, measured monthly of (i) not less than 1.15 to 1.00 for the August 2014 through December 2014 measuring periods, and (ii) not less than 1:25 to 1.00 for each monthly measuring period thereafter.

(b) Debt Service Coverage Ratio, measured monthly on a trailing 3 month basis, of (i) not less than 1.50 to 1.00 for the August 2014 measuring period, and (ii) not less than 1.75 to 1.00 for each monthly measuring period thereafter.”

viii) The following defined terms set forth in Section 12.1 of the Business Financing Agreement are hereby added or amended and restated in their entirety, as applicable, as follows:

Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” means, for any measuring period, the ratio of (i) Operating Profit minus Borrowers’ capitalized labor expenses to (ii) the sum of the current portion of Borrower’s long term indebtedness plus all interest payments on all indebtedness during such period.

Due Diligence Fee ” means a payment of an annual fee equal to $300 due on the Fifth Modification Date and $600 upon each anniversary thereof so long as any Advance is outstanding or available hereunder.

Facility Fee ” means a payment of an annual fee equal to (i) $12,500 due on the Fifth Modification Date (i) 0.25 percentage points of the Credit Limit, due on each anniversary thereof so long as any Advance is outstanding or available hereunder.

Fifth Modification Date ” means September , 2014.




Finance Charge Percentage ” means a rate per year equal to (a) the Prime Rate plus 0.50 of one percentage point for all Advances based on Eligible Receivables and (ii) the Prime Rate plus 1.00 percentage point for all Advances issued using the non-formula availability, plus, in each case, an additional 5.00 percentage points during any period that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Maturity Date ” means September , 2016 or such earlier date as Lender shall have declared the Obligations immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 7.2.

Prepayment Fee ” means a fee equal to 1% of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan at the time of prepayment through the first anniversary of the Fifth Modification Date.

Term Loan Facility Fee ” means a payment of a fee equal to $5,946 due upon the Fifth Modification Date.

Term Loan Maturity Date ” means September 10, 2017.

Term Loan Rate ” means a per annum rate equal to (i) at all times when Borrowers’ Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the prior month was greater than
2.00 to 1.00, the Prime Rate plus 1.00% or (ii) at all times when Borrowers’ Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the prior month was less or equal to 2.00 to 1.00, the Prime Rate plus 2.00%, plus an additional 5.00% during any period that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Changes to the Term Loan Rate shall be effective of the first Business Day of each month based on the Borrowers’ Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the immediately preceding month, as determined by Lender in its sole discretion.

v) The following terms and their respective definitions set forth in Section 12.1 of the Business Financing Agreement hereby are deleted in their entirety:

“EBITDA”, “Term Loan Draw Period”, “Term Loan Draw Period A”, “Term Loan Draw Period B”, “Term Loan Draw Period C”, “Term Loan Draw Period D”.

5. CONSISTENT CHANGES . The Existing Documents are each hereby amended wherever necessary to reflect the changes described above.

6. NO DEFENSES OF BORROWERS/GENERAL RELEASE . Each Borrower agrees that, as of this date, it has no defenses against the obligations to pay any amounts under the Indebtedness. Each Borrower (each, a “ Releasing Party ”) acknowledges that Lender would not enter into this Business Financing Modification Agreement without Releasing Party’s assurance that it has no claims against Lender or any of Lender’s officers, directors, employees or agents. Except for the obligations arising hereafter under this Business Financing Modification Agreement, each Releasing Party releases Lender, and each of Lender’s and entity’s officers, directors and employees from any known or unknown claims that Releasing Party now has against Lender of any nature, including any claims that Releasing Party, its successors, counsel, and advisors may in the future discover they would have now had if they had known facts not now known to them, whether founded in contract, in tort or pursuant to any other theory of liability, including but not limited to any claims arising out of or related to the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Releasing Party waives the provisions of California Civil Code section 1542, which states:




A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

The provisions, waivers and releases set forth in this section are binding upon each Releasing Party and its shareholders, agents, employees, assigns and successors in interest. The provisions, waivers and releases of this section shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its agents, employees, officers, directors, assigns and successors in interest. The provisions of this section shall survive payment in full of the Obligations, full performance of all the terms of this Business Financing Modification Agreement and the Business Financing Agreement, and/or Lender’s actions to exercise any remedy available under the Business Financing Agreement or otherwise.

8. CONTINUING VALIDITY . Each Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying the existing Indebtedness, Lender is relying upon such Borrower’s representations, warranties, and agreements, as set forth in the Existing Documents. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Business Financing Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Documents remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Lender’s agreement to modifications to the existing Indebtedness pursuant to this Business Financing Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Lender to make any future modifications to the Indebtedness. Nothing in this Business Financing Modification Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the Indebtedness. It is the intention of Lender and Borrowers to retain as liable parties all makers and endorsers of Existing Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Lender in writing. No maker, endorser, or guarantor will be released by virtue of this Business Financing Modification Agreement. The terms of this paragraph apply not only to this Business Financing Modification Agreement, but also to any subsequent Business Financing modification agreements.

9. CONDITIONS . The effectiveness of this Business Financing Modification Agreement is conditioned upon (i) payment by Borrowers of the Facility Fee, Term Loan Facility Fee and Due Diligence Fee, (ii) payment by Borrowers of all legal fees and expenses in connection with this Business Financing Modification Agreement, and (iii) delivery by each Borrower of updated Corporate Resolutions to Borrow.

10. NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT . BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND AGREES THAT: (A) THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, (B) THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND (C) THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE PARTIES.

11. COUNTERSIGNATURE . This Business Financing Modification Agreement shall become effective only when executed by Lender and each Borrower.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers and Lender have executed this Business Financing Modification Agreement on the day and year above written.

BORROWERS:    LENDER:

INUVO, INC.    BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:          By:      Name:          Name
Title:          Title:     


BABYTOBEE, LLC

By:      Name:      Title:     


KOWABUNGA MARKETING, INC.

By:      Name:      Title:     


VERTRO, INC.

By:      Name:      Title:     


ALOT, INC.

By:      Name:      Title:     












[Signature Page to Fifth Business Financing Modification Agreement]


B USINESS FINANC I NG MODIFICATION AGREEMENT

Th is Business Fina n c in g Modification Ag r eement i s ente r ed into as of Oct ober 9, 2014, by and between Inu vo, Inc ., a Nevada corporation ("Parent "), Babytobee, LL C, a New York limit ed liabilit y com pany ("Babytobee"), Kowabunga Marketing , In c., a Michigan corporation ( " Kowabunga "), Vertro , I nc. , a De l aware corporation ("Ve rtr o"), and A l o t , In c., a Delaware corpo rati on ("Alot" and t ogether w i th Parent , Babytobee , Kowabunga and Vertro, eac h a " Borrower" and co llecti ve l y, "Borrowers") and Bridge Bank , National Associa tion ("Lender").

I.     DESCRIPTION OF Existing indebtedness: Amon g other i ndebtedness whic h may b e owing by Borrower to Lender , Borrower i s i nd ebted t o Lender pursuant to , among o th er d ocume nt s, a Business Financing Ag r eemen t , dated March I , 2012 , by and between Borrower a nd L e nd e r , as may be amended from time to time (the "B u siness Financing Agreeme nt "). Capitalized terms u sed wi th ou t definition h erein s hall have the meanings ass i gned to them in the Busines s Financing Ag reement.

Hereinafter , all indeb t ed ne ss owing by Borrower to L ender s hall be referred to as the "Indebtedness" and th e Business Financing Agreement and any and a ll othe r documents execu t ed by Borrower in fa vo r of Lender sha ll be referred t o as the "Existing Document s."

2.
DE SCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS .

A.
Modification(s) to Busine ss Financing Agreement:

i)
Section 4.15 of t h e Bus i nes s Financing Agreement is hereby amended and r estated in it s e ntirety to read a s follows:

4.15      Ma in ta in B o rr owers' consolidated financial condition as follows u s in g generally accepted accounting principle s co n sis t en tly applied and used consistent l y with pr i o r practices (excep t to the extent m od ifi ed by the defini t ions herein) :

(a)      Asset Coverage Ratio , measured monthly , of not l ess than ( i ) 1 .2 5 to 1 .00 f or the month e nded August 31 , 2014 and September 30 , 20 14 ; (ii) 1.15 to 1.00 for the
month ending October 31 , 20 1 4 , November 30 , 20 14 , and December 31, 2014, and (iii)
1 .25 to 1. 00 for the m onth ending J anuary 3 1 , 20 1 5 a n d each month t her eafte r .

(b)      Debt Service Cove ra ge Ratio , measured monthly o n a trailing 3-month basis , of not les s than I. 75 to 1.00 for th e A u g u st 2014 mea s urin g period , and each monthly measuring period thereafter .

(c)      For the August 2014 and September 2014 m easuri ng periods , Borrowers sha ll n o t negati vely d eviate more t h an 20% from the approval l r eve n ue and adjusted EB I TA as ca lcul ate d in t h e pro j ected p l an m os t recently s ubmi tted and accepted by Lender in it s sole discreti o n.

ii)
The following defi n ed term se t fo r th in Sect i o n 1 2. 1 of the Business F i nancing Agreeme nt
i s hereby amended and restated in its e ntiret y, as f o ll ows:

" Debt Service Cove ra ge Ratio " means , (i) for t he months ended Augu s t 31 , 20 14 and Septe m ber 30 , 2014, the ratio of Operating Profit to the s um of the curre nt p ortion of Borrowers ' l ong term indebtednes s for th e period being mea s ur ed; and ( i i) for the mont h e nding October 31, 20 1 4 and each monthly period thereafter, the rat i o of Ope r ating Pr ofi t minu s B o rr owers' capitalized labor expenses to t he s u m of the c urr ent portion of B o rro we r s' lo n g t erm indebtedne ss plus all i nterest payments on all indebtednes s during s u c h pe ri o d.

3. CONS I STENT CHANGES . The Existing Do c ument s are each her eby a mended wherever ne cessa ry to refl ec t th e c h anges de scr ibed abo ve.




4.
INTENTIONALLY OMITTED .

5. NO DEFENSES OF B ORROWER/GENERAL RELEASE . Borr o wer agrees that , as of thi s date , it has n o d e f e n ses against the ob li gatio n s to pay an y amounts under th e Ind ebtedness. Eac h o f B orrower a nd Guarantor (eac h , a " R eleas in g Part y") acknowle d ges that Lender would n ot e nt e r int o this Business Financing Modification Agreement wi th out R e l easing Part y 's a ss uran ce that it has n o cla im s aga in s t Lender or any of Lender 's office r s, directors, employees or agents. Except for the obligation s arisi n g hereafter under thi s Bu s ine ss Finan c in g Modification Ag r eeme nt , each Relea s in g Party re lea ses L ender , and eac h of Lender 's and entity 's officers , directors and emp l oyees from any known o r unknown claims that R e leasing Party now ha s against L e nd e r of a n y nature , including an y c la ims th at R e l easing P arty , it s s u ccesso r s, co unsel , and ad v i so r s ma y in the futur e di scove r they would ha ve now h ad if t h ey had known fac t s not n ow known to them , w h e ther founded in contrac t , in tort o r pur s u a nt to any o th e r theory of liabil it y, includin g but n o t limited to any claims arising o ut of o r rela t ed t o the Agreement or th e tra n sactio n s contempla ted th e r eby. R e leasing Part y wa i ves the provisi o ns of California Civil Co de sec ti on 154 2 , which s tate s:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAlMS WHICH THE CRED!TOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUT I NG THE REL EASE, WHIC H IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER , MUST H AVE MATERIALLY AFFECT E D HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
T he provi s i o n s, waive r s and r e lea ses se t forth in thi s sec ti o n are binding upon eac h Releasing Party and it s shareholders , agents , employees , assigns and s u ccessors in intere s t. The provi s ion s, waive rs and relea ses of this section s hall inur e t o the b e nefi t of Lender and it s a ge nt s, em plo yees, officers , director s, a ss i g n s and s u ccessors in in t erest. The pro v i s i ons o f thi s sec tion s hall s ur v ive payment in full of the Ob li gatio n s, full performanc e of a ll th e terms of thi s Bu s ine ss Finan c in g Modification Agreeme nt and the Agreement, and/or Lender 's ac ti ons to exe r c i se any r e med y a v ai l able under th e A gree m e nt o r otherw i se.

6. CONTINUIN G VAL I DITY. Borrower und ers t a nd s and agrees t h at in modifying the ex 1 s tmg [indebtedness , L ende r i s rel y in g upon B o rrower 's repr ese ntation s, warra nti es, and ag r ee ments , as se t f o rth in the Exi s tin g Do c um ents . Ex cep t as exp r essly modified p ur s uant to this Busin ess F i nancing Modifi ca tion A g r eement , th e tem1 s of th e Exi st in g D oc uments r e main un c hanged and in full forc e a nd effec t. Lender 's a g reem e nt to modifica ti ons t o the ex i s tin g Indebt e dn ess pur s uant to thi s Busin ess Fin anc ing Modifi catio n Agreement in n o way s hall o bli gate L e nd e r t o make any futur e m o dification s to th e Indebtedne ss . Nothing in thi s Bu siness F in anc in g M o dificati o n Agreement s hall co n s t i tut e a sa tisfa c tion of th e Ind eb tedn ess. It is t h e intenti on of Lender a nd Borrow er to r e tain a s liabl e parti es a ll mak e rs and e nd orse r s of Ex i st in g Docum e n t s, un l e ss the party is express l y r e l eased by Lender in wri tin g. No mak e r , e n dorser , o r g u a rantor w i ll be r e l ease d by virtue o f thi s Business Financin g Modifi cat ion A g r eeme nt. The t erms of thi s pa r agra ph app l y not o nly to thi s B u s in ess Financing Modifi cat ion A g reement , but a l so t o any s ubsequent Bu s ine ss F in a n ci ng modifi c ation agreement s.
7. INTENTIONALLY OM ITTED .

8. NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT. BY S I GNING THIS DO CUMENT EACH PAR T Y REPRE SENTS AND AGREES THAT : (A) THIS WR ITT EN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTI ES, (B) THER E ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PART I ES , AND (C) THI S WRITTEN AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDEN CE OF ANY PRIOR , CONTEMPORANEOUS , OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE PARTIES.

9. COUNTE R S IGNATURE . Th i s Busine ss Finan c in g Mod ifi cation Agreement s hall b eco me ef f ec ti ve o nl y w h e n exec ut ed b y Lend e r a nd B o rr ower.






BORROWER:

INUVO , INC.


B y:         

Name:               

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BABYTOBEE , L LC


B y:         


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KOW ABUNGA MARKETING, IN C.


B y:         


Name: ----- - -- ---- -- --

Titl e :     




VERTRO, INC.


By :         

Name:     
 



LE N DER:

BRIDGE BANK , NATIONAL ASSOCIAT I ON


By:         

Name: -- -- ---- ---------------
T itl e:     

Tit l e:     




A L OT, INC.


B y:         

Name:     

Tit l e:     






EXHIBIT 31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

I, Richard K. Howe, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Inuvo, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 30, 2014

/s/ Richard K. Howe
Richard K. Howe
Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer





EXHIBIT 31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

I, Wallace D. Ruiz, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Inuvo, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: 

a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 30, 2014

/s/ Wallace D. Ruiz
Wallace D. Ruiz
Chief Financial Officer, principal financial and accounting officer





EXHIBIT 32.1

 
Section 1350 Certification

In connection with the Annual Report of Inuvo, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Richard K. Howe, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. SS. 1350, as adopted pursuant to SS. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the Company.

Date: October 30, 2014

/s/ Richard K. Howe
Richard K. Howe
Chief Executive Officer, principal executive officer
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.




EXHIBIT 32.2

 
Section 1350 Certification

In connection with the Annual Report of Inuvo, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Wallace D. Ruiz, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. SS. 1350, as adopted pursuant to SS. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of the Company.

Date: October 30, 2014
 
 /s/ Wallace D. Ruiz
Wallace D. Ruiz
Chief Financial Officer, principal financial and accounting officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.