PART I
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Item 1.
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Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors
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3
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Item 2.
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Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
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3
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Item 3.
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Key Information
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3
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Item 4.
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Information on the Company
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15
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Item 5.
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Operating and Financial Review and Reports
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24
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Item 6.
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Directors, Senior Management and Employees
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46
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Item 7
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Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
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57
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Item 8.
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Financial Information
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58
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Item 9.
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The Offer and Listing
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59
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Item 10.
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Additional Information.
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62
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Item 11.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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74
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Item 12.
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Description of Securities Other ThanEquity Securities
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75
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PART II
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Item 13.
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Default, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
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75
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Item 14.
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Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
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75
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Item 15.
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Controls and Procedures
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75
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Item 16.
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Reserved.
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77
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PART III
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Item 17.
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Financial Statements
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78
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Item 18.
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Financial Statements.
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78
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Item 19.
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Exhibits
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78
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the Company’s goals and strategies;
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the Company’s ability to obtain licenses/permits to operate in China and Canada;
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the importance and expected growth of English language learning in China;
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the importance and expected growth of early childhood development in Canada;
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the Company’s revenues;
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-
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the Company’s potential profitability; and
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-
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the Company’s need for external capital.
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Year
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Year
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Year
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Year
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Year
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Ended
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Ended
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Ended
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Ended
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Ended
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12/31/10
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12/31/09
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12/31/08
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12/31/07
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12/31/06
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Revenue from continuing operations
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$ | 1,985 | 1,467 | $ | 969 | 880 | 894 | |||||||||||||
Gross Profit from continuing operations
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$ | 1,867 | 1,322 | $ | 843 | 766 | 761 | |||||||||||||
Net Loss from continuing operations
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$ | (3,679 | ) | (2,959 | ) | (2,311 | ) | (632 | ) | (691 | ) | |||||||||
Revenue from discontinued operations | $ | - | - | 2,576 | 3125 | 680 | ||||||||||||||
Net Loss from discontinuing operations | $ | - | 367 | (1,571 | ) | (293 | ) | (58 | ) | |||||||||||
(Loss) per Share from continuing operations
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$ | (0.28 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.17 | ) | |||||||||
(Loss) per Share from discontinuing operations | $ | - | 0.03 | $ | (0.15 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||
Dividends per Share
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$ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Weighted Avg. Shares
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13,277 | 12,461 | 10,427 | 5,656 | 4,060 | |||||||||||||||
Period-end Shares
outstanding
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13,949 | 12,466 | 12,458 | 9,582 | 4,694 | |||||||||||||||
Working Capital
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$ | (1,965 | ) | 125 | 1,796 | 208 | (347 | ) | ||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt/Loans Payable
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$ | 764 | - | - | 203 | 348 | ||||||||||||||
Shareholders’ Equity
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$ | 1,716 | 4,415 | 6,640 | 5,886 | 1,376 | ||||||||||||||
Total Assets
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$ | 5,701 | 5,703 | 8,527 | 8,162 | 2,884 | ||||||||||||||
US GAAP Income (Loss)
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$ | (1,747 | ) | (2,029 | ) | (4,697 | ) | (5,178 | ) | (633 | ) | |||||||||
US GAAP Basic Loss per Share
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$ | (0.13 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.16 | ) | |||||||||
US GAAP Equity (Deficit)
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$ | (1,133 | ) | (367 | ) | 1,296 | 1,355 | 1,098 | ||||||||||||
US GAAP Total Assets
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$ | 2,851 | 921 | 3,182 | 3,631 | 2,606 |
Average
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High
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Low
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Close
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Apr-11
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0.96
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0.9691
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0.9486
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0.9486
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Mar-11
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0.9766
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0.9918
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0.9686
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0.9718
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Feb-11
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0.9876
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0.9955
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0.9739
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0.9739
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Jan-11
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0.9938
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1.0022
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0.9862
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1.0022
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Dec-10
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1.0078
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1.0178
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0.9946
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0.9946
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Nov-10
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1.0128
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1.0264
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1.0013
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1.0264
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Oct-10
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1.0179
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1.032
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1.003
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1.0188
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Sep-10
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1.0031
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1.052
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1.0222
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1.0298
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Aug-10
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1.0412
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1.0642
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1.0158
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1.0639
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Jul-10
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1.0425
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1.066
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1.0284
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1.029
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Jun-10
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1.0378
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1.0199
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1.0606
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1.0606
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May-10
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1.0396
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1.0778
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1.0134
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1.0462
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Fiscal Yr Ended Dec. 31, 2010
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1.0295
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1.0778
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0.9946
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0.9946
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Fiscal Yr Ended Dec. 31, 2009
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1.0839
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1.3001
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0.9961
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1.0264
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Fiscal Yr Ended Dec. 31, 2008
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1.0592
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1.2968
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0.9719
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1.2246
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Fiscal Yr Ended Dec. 31, 2007
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1.0697
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1.1853
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0.917
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0.9881
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Fiscal Yr Ended Dec. 31, 2006
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1.1338
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1.1726
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1.099
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1.1653
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Anticipate and successfully respond to rapidly changing consumer tastes and preferences;
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Fund new content development;
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Attract and retain qualified editors, writers, producers, and technical personnel;
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Build brand loyalty among users; and
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Build a sense of community among users and encourage use of the interactive features on Speak2Me’s website.
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Finished Product Sales – PEP prints and sells Lingo Media’s ELL programs to provincial distributors in China; and
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Licensing Sales – PEP licenses Lingo Media’s ELL programs to provincial publishers who then print and sell the programs to provincial distributors in China.
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2010
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2009
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2008
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Revenue
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$ | 1,985,153 | $ | 1,466,696 | $ | 969,128 | ||||||
Direct costs
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117,941 | 144,994 | 126,329 | |||||||||
Margin | $ | 1,867,212 | $ | 1,321,702 | $ | 842,799 | ||||||
Margin (%)
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94 | % | 91 | % | 87 | % |
2010
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2009
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2008
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||||||||||
Revenue
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$ | 1,127,818 | $ | 1,095,994 | $ | 969,128 | ||||||
Direct costs
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42,072 | 74,565 | 126,329 | |||||||||
Margin | $ | 1,085,746 | $ | 1,021,429 | $ | 842,799 | ||||||
Margin (%)
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96 | % | 93 | % | 87 | % |
2010
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2009
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2008
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|||||||
Revenue
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$ | 857,335 | $ | 370,702 |
Nil
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||||
Direct costs
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75,869 | 70,429 |
Nil
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||||||
Margin | $ | 781,466 | $ | 300,273 | Nil | ||||
Margin (%)
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91 | % | 81 | % |
Nil
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2010
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2009
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2008
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||||
Revenue
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Nil
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Nil
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$ | 2,575,559 | ||
Direct costs
|
Nil
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Nil
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581,555 | |||
Margin |
Nil
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Nil
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$ | 1,994,004 | ||
Margin (%)
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|
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77 | % |
Online ELL
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2010
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2009
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2008
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|||||||||
Sales and marketing
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$ | 895,220 | $ | 273,675 | $ | 39,737 | ||||||
Consulting fees and salaries
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148,278 | 101,115 | 234,357 | |||||||||
Travel
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36,803 | 39,126 | 45,844 | |||||||||
Reserve for doubtful accounts
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92,049 | - | - | |||||||||
Administration
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52,545 | 60,583 | 82,453 | |||||||||
Premises
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71,034 | 26,100 | 25,467 | |||||||||
Professional fees
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33,890 | 50,106 | 51,111 | |||||||||
Foreign exchange
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14,472 | 5,579 | 11,190 | |||||||||
$ | 1,344,291 | $ | 556,284 | $ | 490,160 |
Print-Based ELL
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2010
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2009
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2008
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|||||||||
Advertising and promotion
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Consulting fees and salaries
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991,225 | 981,204 | 953,541 | |||||||||
Travel
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112,322 | 144,750 | 72,483 | |||||||||
Administration
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130,654 | 123,209 | 172,083 | |||||||||
Premises
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97,208 | 47,451 | 91,113 | |||||||||
Foreign exchange
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(9,709 | ) | 150,351 | 149,033 | ||||||||
Shareholder services
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134,768 | 135,288 | 54,877 | |||||||||
Professional fees
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212,704 | 191,595 | 209,866 | |||||||||
1,669,172 | 1,773,848 | 1,702,997 | ||||||||||
Grants
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(85,648 | ) | (95,759 | ) | (65,430 | ) | ||||||
$ | 1,583,524 | $ | 1,678,089 | $ | 1,637,567 |
2010
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2009
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2008
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||||||||||
Online ELL
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||||||||||||
Revenue
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$ | 857,335 | $ | 370,702 | $ | - | ||||||
Direct costs
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75,869 | 70,429 | - | |||||||||
Margin
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781,466 | 300,273 | - | |||||||||
Expenses:
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||||||||||||
General and administrative
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1,344,291 | 556,284 | 490,160 | |||||||||
Amortization of property and equipment
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13,282 | 6,684 | 12,485 | |||||||||
Amortization of software & web development
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2,443,382 | 1,395,736 | - | |||||||||
Income taxes and other taxes
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(568,167 | ) | 12,852 | - | ||||||||
3,232,788 | 1,971,556 | 502,645 | ||||||||||
Segment loss – Online ELL
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(2,451,307 | ) | (1,671,283 | ) | (502,645 | ) | ||||||
Print-Based ELL
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||||||||||||
Revenue
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1,127,818 | 1,095,994 | 969,128 | |||||||||
Direct costs
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42,072 | 74,565 | 126,329 | |||||||||
Margin
|
1,085,746 | 1,021,429 | 842,799 | |||||||||
Expenses:
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||||||||||||
General and administrative
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1,583,524 | 1,678,089 | 1,637,567 | |||||||||
Inventory write-off
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- | - | 15,618 | |||||||||
Development cost write-down
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- | - | 27,915 | |||||||||
Amortization of property and equipment
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799 | 1,357 | 3,236 | |||||||||
Amortization of publishing development costs
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15,211 | 87,346 | 128,478 | |||||||||
Income taxes and other taxes
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171,250 | 164,399 | 145,018 | |||||||||
1,770,784 | 1,931,191 | 1,957,832 | ||||||||||
Other:
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||||||||||||
Amortization of property and equipment
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- | 8,432 | 5,522 | |||||||||
Interest and other financial expenses
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473,470 | 10,564 | 95,544 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation
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69,297 | 359,004 | 252,792 | |||||||||
Deferred cost, investment write-off
|
- | - | 339,939 | |||||||||
542,767 | 378,000 | 693,797 | ||||||||||
Segment loss – Print-Based ELL
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(1,227,820 | ) | (1,231,142 | ) | (1,808,829 | ) | ||||||
Net loss from continuing operations
|
$ | (3,679,127 | ) | $ | (2,959,145 | ) | $ | (2,311,474 | ) |
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Operating loss
|
$
|
(3,679,127
|
)
|
$
|
(2,959,145
|
)
|
$
|
(2,311,474
|
)
|
|||
Gain/(Loss) from the operations of A+
|
- |
367,293
|
(1,571,369
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)
|
||||||||
Write off of goodwill from the acquisition of A+
|
- | - |
(1,121,13
1
|
)
|
||||||||
Net Loss
|
$
|
(3,679,127
|
)
|
$
|
(2,591,852
|
)
|
$
|
(3,882,843
|
)
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 1,095,994 | $ | 969,128 | $ | 879,626 | ||||||
Direct costs
|
74,565 | 126,329 | 113,317 | |||||||||
Margin | $ | 1,021,429 | $ | 842,799 | $ | 766,308 | ||||||
Margin (%)
|
93 | % | 87 | % | 87 | % |
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 370,702 |
Nil
|
Nil
|
||||||||
Direct costs
|
70,429 |
Nil
|
Nil
|
|||||||||
Margin
|
$ | 300,273 | Nil | Nil | ||||||||
Margin (%)
|
81 | % |
Nil
|
Nil
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
Nil
|
$ | 2,575,559 | $ | 3,124,731 | |||||||
Direct costs
|
Nil
|
581,555 | 645,510 | |||||||||
Margin | Nil | $ | 1,994,004 | $ | 2,481,141 | |||||||
Margin (%)
|
Nil
|
77 | % | 79 | % |
Online ELL
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
$ | 273,675 | $ | 39,737 | $ | 4,281 | ||||||
Consulting fees and salaries
|
101,115 | 234,357 | 251,164 | |||||||||
Travel
|
39,126 | 45,844 | 26,689 | |||||||||
Administration
|
60,583 | 82,453 | 29,698 | |||||||||
Premises
|
26,100 | 25,467 | 10,000 | |||||||||
Professional fees
|
50,106 | 51,111 | 41,185 | |||||||||
Foreign exchange
|
5,579 | 11,190 | (4,068 | ) | ||||||||
$ | 556,284 | $ | 490,160 | $ | 358,948 |
Print-Based ELL
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
Advertising and promotion
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 13,516 | ||||||
Consulting fees and salaries
|
981,204 | 953,541 | 355,784 | |||||||||
Travel
|
144,750 | 72,483 | 64,975 | |||||||||
Administration
|
123,209 | 172,083 | 170,971 | |||||||||
Premises
|
47,451 | 91,113 | 108,145 | |||||||||
Foreign exchange
|
150,351 | 149,033 | (99,436 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder services
|
135,288 | 54,877 | 45,406 | |||||||||
Professional fees
|
191,595 | 209,866 | 92,542 | |||||||||
1,773,848 | 1,702,997 | 751,904 | ||||||||||
Grants
|
(95,759 | ) | (65,430 | ) | (164,545 | ) | ||||||
$ | 1,678,089 | $ | 1,637,567 | $ | 587,359 |
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Online ELL
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 370,702 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Direct costs
|
70,429 | - | - | |||||||||
Margin
|
300,273 | - | - | |||||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
556,284 | 490,160 | 358,948 | |||||||||
Amortization of property and equipment
|
6,684 | 12,485 | 2,976 | |||||||||
Amortization of software & web development
|
1,395,736 | - | - | |||||||||
Income taxes and other taxes
|
12,852 | - | - | |||||||||
1,971,556 | 502,645 | 361,924 | ||||||||||
Segment loss – Online ELL
|
(1,671,283 | ) | $ | (502,645 | ) | $ | (361,924 | ) | ||||
Print-Based ELL
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
1,095,994 | 969,128 | 879,626 | |||||||||
Direct costs
|
74,565 | 126,329 | 113,317 | |||||||||
Margin
|
1,021,429 | 842,799 | 766,309 | |||||||||
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
1,678,089 | 1,637,567 | 587,359 | |||||||||
Inventory write-off
|
- | 15,618 | - | |||||||||
Development cost write-down
|
- | 27,915 | 28,184 | |||||||||
Amortization of property and equipment
|
1,357 | 3,236 | 4,025 | |||||||||
Amortization of publishing development costs
|
87,346 | 128,478 | 99,805 | |||||||||
Income taxes and other taxes
|
164,399 | 145,018 | 127,267 | |||||||||
1,931,191 | 1,957,832 | 846,640 | ||||||||||
Other:
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of property and equipment
|
8,432 | 5,522 | 6,464 | |||||||||
Interest and other financial expenses
|
10,564 | 95,544 | 27,077 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
359,004 | 252,792 | 156,395 | |||||||||
Deferred cost, investment write-off
|
- | 339,939 | - | |||||||||
378,000 | 693,797 | 189,936 | ||||||||||
Segment loss – Print-Based ELL
|
(1,287,762 | ) | (1,808,829 | ) | (270,267 | ) | ||||||
Net loss from continuing operations
|
$ | (2,959,145 | ) | $ | (2,311,474 | ) | $ | (632,191 | ) |
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Operating loss
|
$ | (2,959,145 | ) | $ | (2,311,474 | ) | $ | (632,192 | ) | |||
Gain/(Loss) from the operations of A+
|
367,293 | (1,571,369 | ) | (632,192 | ) | |||||||
Write off of goodwill from the acquisition of A+
|
- | (1,121,131 | ) | - | ||||||||
Net Loss
|
$ | (2,591,852 | ) | $ | (3,882,843 | ) | $ | (925,040 | ) |
Online English
Language Learning
|
Print-Based English
Language Learning
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | - | $ | 969,128 | $ | 969,128 | ||||||
Direct costs
|
- | 126,329 | 126,329 | |||||||||
Margin
|
$ | - | $ | 842,799 | $ | 842,799 |
Online English Language Learning
|
Print-Based English
Language Learning
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | - | $ | 879,626 | $ | 879,626 | ||||||
Direct costs
|
- | 113,317 | 113,317 | |||||||||
Margin
|
$ | - | $ | 766,309 | $ | 766,309 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Administration
|
191,290 | 183,777 | ||||||
Advertising and promotion
|
39,737 | 17,797 | ||||||
Consulting fees and employee compensation
|
829,057 | 405,715 | ||||||
Equipment leases
|
17,931 | 16,891 | ||||||
Executive compensation
|
358,841 | 201,233 | ||||||
Foreign exchange
|
160,223 | (103,505 | ) | |||||
Premises
|
161,895 | 118,145 | ||||||
Professional fees
|
260,977 | 129,395 | ||||||
Shareholder services
|
54,877 | 49,740 | ||||||
Travel
|
118,328 | 91,664 | ||||||
2,193,156 | 1,110,852 | |||||||
Less Grants
|
(65,430 | ) | (164,545 | ) | ||||
Total
|
2,127,726 | 946,307 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Operating loss
|
$ | (2,311,474 | ) | $ | (632,192 | ) | ||
Loss from the operations of A+
|
(450,238 | ) | (292,848 | ) | ||||
Write off of goodwill from the acquisition of A+
|
(1,121,131 | ) | - | |||||
Net Loss
|
$ | (3,882,843 | ) | $ | (925,040 | ) |
Expressed in Canadian Dollars
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||
Loss for the year - Canadian GAAP
|
$ | (3,679,127 | ) | (1,466,184 | ) | (2,311,474 | ) | |||||
Impact of US GAAP and adjustments:
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of development costs(a)
|
15,211 | 89,375 | 128,478 | |||||||||
Amortization of software and web development costs
|
2,230,131 | 1,395,736 | - | |||||||||
Development cost write-off (a)
|
- | - | (218,795 | ) | ||||||||
Deferred cost write-off (b)
|
- | - | 157,419 | |||||||||
Software and web development cost (c)
|
(312,745 | ) | (922,322 | ) | (880,846 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations - United States GAAP
|
(1,746,530 | ) | (2,396,266 | ) | (3,125,218 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations - United States GAAP
|
- | 367,293 | (1,571,369 | ) | ||||||||
Loss for the year - United States GAAP
|
$ | (1,746,530 | ) | (2,028,973 | ) | (4,696,587 | ) |
Expressed in Canadian Dollars |
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||
Numerator for basic and diluted income (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Income (loss) – US GAAP
|
(1,746,530 | ) | (2,028,973 | ) | (4,696,587 | ) | ||||||
Denominator for basic and diluted (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares
|
13,277,226 | 12,460,930 | 10,426,861 | |||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per share – US GAAP
|
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) |
2011 | $ | 284,602 | ||
2012 | $ | 181,583 | ||
2013 | $ | 187,235 | ||
2014 | $ | 188,365 | ||
2015 | $ | 188,365 | ||
2016 | $ | 38,122 |
ANNUAL COMPENSATION
|
LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
|
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Awards
|
Payouts
|
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(NEO)
Name and
Principal
Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Other
Annual
Compen-sation
(1)
($)
|
Securities
Under
Options/
SARs
Granted
(2)
(#)
|
Restricted
Shares or
Restricted
Share
Units
($)
|
LTIP
(3)
Payouts
($)
|
All Other
Compen-
sation
($)
|
||||||
Michael P. Kraft
(4)
President & CEO
|
2010
2009
2008
|
180,000
180,000
180,000
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
||||||
Khurram R. Qureshi
(5)
Chief Financial Officer
|
2010
2009
2008
|
42,000
72,000
101,750
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
||||||
Gali Bar-Ziv
(6)
Chief Operating Officer
|
2010 | 134,000 |
25,000
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
(2)
|
Perquisites and other personal benefits, securities or property that do not in the aggregate exceed the lesser of $50,000 and 10% of the total of the annual salary and bonus for any NEO for the financial year, if any, are not disclosed.
|
|
(3)
|
"
SAR
" or "
stock appreciation right
" means a right granted by the Company, as compensation for services rendered, to receive a payment of cash or an issue or transfer of securities based wholly or in part on changes in the trading price of publicly traded securities of the Company.
|
|
(4)
|
"
LTIP
" or "
long term incentive plan
" means any plan which provides compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance to occur over a period longer than one financial year, but does not include option or stock appreciation right plans or plans for compensation through restricted shares or restricted share units.
|
|
(5)
|
Paid, to MPK Inc., a company controlled by Mr. Kraft. See “Management Agreement".
|
|
(6)
|
Khurram Qureshi was succeeded as Chief Financial Officer by Ryan Robertson in July 2010.
|
|
(7)
|
Gali Bar-Ziv joined the Company in June 2009.
|
|
(1)
|
The information as to voting securities beneficially owned, controlled or directed, not being within the knowledge of the Company, has been furnished by the respective individuals.
|
|
(2)
|
Member of the Audit Committee.
|
|
(3)
|
Member of the Compensation Committee.
|
|
(4)
|
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee.
|
|
(5)
|
Of such shares, 95,636 are held in Mr. Kraft's RRSP, and 1,222,269 are held by Buckingham Group Limited, a company controlled by Mr. Kraft. Mr. Kraft also holds 445,715 options and 166,670 warrants to purchase up to an additional 612,385 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(6)
|
Of such shares, 3,428 are held in Mr. Remborg's RRSP account. Mr. Remborg also holds options to purchase up to an additional 166,107 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(7)
|
Ryan Robertson also holds options to purchase up to an additional 200,000 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(8)
|
Ashesh Shah also holds options to purchase up to an additional 50,000 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(9)
|
Of such shares, 2,000 are held in Mr. Bar-Ziv's RRSP, and 51,500 are held by Busy Babies, a company controlled by Mr. Bar-Ziv. Mr. Bar-Ziv also holds 440,000 options and 30,000 warrants to purchase up to an additional 470,000 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(10)
|
Of such shares, 20,000 are held in Mr. Lacavera’s RRSP, 274,820 shares are held in 425243Ontario Inc. and 108,400 in AAL Telecom Holdings Inc., both wholly owned holding companies of Mr. Lacavera. Mr. Lacavera also holds options to purchase up to an additional 117,500 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(11)
|
Sanjay Joshi also holds options to purchase up to an additional 80,750 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(12)
|
Tommy Gong also holds options to purchase up to an additional 20,000 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(13)
|
Michael O’Connor also holds options to purchase up to an additional 20,000 common shares of the Company.
|
|
(14)
|
Of such shares, 40,000 are held by New Court Corporation, a company controlled by Mr. Grafstein. Mr. Grafstein also holds options to purchase up to an additional 30,000 common shares of the Company.
|
Table No. 9
TSX Venture Exchange
Common Shares Trading Activity
|
||||||||||||||||
Period | Sales -- Canadian Dollars | |||||||||||||||
Ended | Volume | High | Low | Close | ||||||||||||
Monthly | ||||||||||||||||
April 2011
|
27,200 | 0.95 | 0.68 | 0.73 | ||||||||||||
March 2011
|
28,100 | 0.94 | 0.55 | 0.90 | ||||||||||||
February 2011
|
17,900 | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.70 | ||||||||||||
January 2011
|
5,500 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
December 2010
|
21,200 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.65 | ||||||||||||
November 2010
|
13,800 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.55 | ||||||||||||
October 2010
|
12,600 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.65 | ||||||||||||
September 2010
|
17,200 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.63 | ||||||||||||
August 2010
|
9,900 | 0.64 | 0.42 | 0.61 | ||||||||||||
July 2010
|
13,700 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||
June 2010
|
19,990 | 0.64 | 0.44 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
May 2010
|
13,500 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.58 |
Quarterly | ||||||||||||||||
3/31/2011
|
73,200 | 0.95 | 0.55 | 0.73 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2010
|
40,500 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
9/30/2010
|
39,700 | 0.74 | 0.42 | 0.65 | ||||||||||||
6/30/2010
|
47,100 | 0.72 | 0.39 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||
03/31/2010
|
1,894,902 | 1.24 | 0.83 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2009
|
733,158 | 1.05 | 0.75 | 1.04 | ||||||||||||
09/31/2009
|
155,187 | 1.20 | 0.85 | 1.05 | ||||||||||||
06/30/2009
|
323,870 | 1.43 | 0.66 | 1.20 | ||||||||||||
03/31/2009
|
245,300 | 1.05 | 0.62 | 0.90 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2008
|
361,125 | 1.71 | 0.55 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||
09/30/2008
|
447,358 | 1.92 | 1.36 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||
06/30/2008
|
542,301 | 2.20 | 1.62 | 1.85 | ||||||||||||
3/31/2008
|
463,600 | 1.83 | 0.85 | 1.81 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2007
|
161,557 | 1.39 | 1.19 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||
9/30/2007
|
401,886 | 1.40 | 1.05 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||
6/30/2007
|
294,400 | 1.19 | 0.84 | 1.05 | ||||||||||||
3/31/2007
|
72,291 | 1.155 | 0.63 | 0.875 |
Yearly | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2010
|
2,022,202 | 1.24 | 0.39 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2009
|
1,457,515 | 1.43 | 0.62 | 1.04 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2008
|
1,494,984 | 2.20 | 0.55 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2007
|
930,134 | 1.50 | 0.63 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2006
|
666,365 | 1.47 | 0.49 | 1.155 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2005
|
697,765 | 2.275 | 0.77 | 1.19 |
Table No. 10
OTC Bulletin Board
Common Shares Trading Activity
|
||||||||||||||||
Period | Sales -- Canadian Dollars | |||||||||||||||
Ended | Volume | High | Low | Close | ||||||||||||
Monthly | ||||||||||||||||
April 2011
|
7,228 | 0.99 | 0.83 | 0.83 | ||||||||||||
March 2011
|
53,772 | 0.88 | 0.55 | 0.88 | ||||||||||||
February 2011
|
20,934 | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.77 | ||||||||||||
January 2011
|
1,000 | 0.79 | 0.46 | 0.79 | ||||||||||||
December 2010
|
23,355 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.46 | ||||||||||||
November 2010
|
13,357 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.54 | ||||||||||||
October 2010
|
53,870 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.66 | ||||||||||||
September 2010
|
13,498 | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||
August 2010
|
105,158 | 0.63 | 0.38 | 0.48 | ||||||||||||
July 2010
|
50,000 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||
June 2010
|
125,500 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||
May 2010
|
110,220 | 0.78 | 0.51 | 0.55 |
Quarterly | ||||||||||||||||
3/31/2011
|
75,706 | 0.88 | 0.46 | 0.88 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2010
|
90,582 | 0.68 | 0.46 | 0.46 | ||||||||||||
9/30/2010
|
168,656 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||
6/30/2010
|
247,020 | 0.78 | 0.40 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||
03/31/2010
|
418,300 | 1.52 | 0.67 | 0.68 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2009
|
355,000 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
09/30/2009
|
14,200 | 1.15 | 0.70 | 0.99 | ||||||||||||
06/30/2009
|
64,100 | 1.05 | 0.51 | 1.05 | ||||||||||||
03/31/2009
|
20,600 | 1.24 | 0.60 | 0.90 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2008
|
67,041 | 1.58 | 0.61 | 1.24 | ||||||||||||
09/30/2008
|
278,741 | 1.85 | 1.30 | 1.85 | ||||||||||||
06/30/2008
|
58,200 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.85 | ||||||||||||
3/31/2008
|
144,200 | 1.79 | 0.71 | 1.79 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2007
|
37,089 | 1.40 | 0.77 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||
9/30/2007
|
62,944 | 1.40 | 0.77 | 1.33 | ||||||||||||
6/30/2007
|
78,952 | 1.19 | 0.70 | 0.91 | ||||||||||||
3/31/2007
|
47,689 | 2.10 | 0.35 | 0.84 |
Yearly | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2010
|
924,558 | 1.52 | 0.38 | 0.46 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2009
|
453,900 | 1.24 | 0.51 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2008
|
867,582 | 2.00 | 0.61 | 1.24 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2007
|
245,718 | 1.40 | 0.21 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2006
|
492,923 | 5.80 | 0.406 | 1.176 | ||||||||||||
12/31/2005
|
219,321 | 1.89 | 0.525 | 0.805 |
|
1) to vote at all meetings of shareholders, except meetings at which only holders of a specified class of shares are entitled to vote, and on every poll taken at every such meeting, or adjourned meeting, every holder of Common Shares shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each Common Share held; and
|
|
2) subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Shares, to receive the remaining property of the Corporation upon a dissolution; and
|
|
3) subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Shares, to receive all other dividends declared by the Corporation.
|
|
1)
|
Directors’ Rights to Issue in One or More Series.
|
|
2)
|
Ranking of Preferred Shares.
|
|
3)
|
Amendment with Approval of Holders of Preferred Shares.
|
|
4)
|
Approval of Holders of Preferred Shares.
|
|
d)
Dividend Rights
. The Company’s Bylaws provide that holders of common shares shall be entitled to receive dividends and the Company shall pay dividends thereon, as and when declared by the board of directors of the Company out of moneys properly applicable to the payment of dividends, in such amount and in such form as the board of directors may from time to time determine and all dividends which the directors may declare on the common shares shall be declared and paid in equal amounts per share on all common shares at the time outstanding, subject to the prior rights of any shares ranking senior to the common shares with respect to priority in the payment of dividends.
|
|
e)
Voting Rights
. Neither the Company’s Bylaws nor its Articles of Incorporation provide for the election or re-election of directors at staggered intervals.
|
|
f)
Redemption Provisions
. The Company may purchase any of its issued common shares subject to the provisions of the Ontario Business Corporations Act.
|
|
g)
Sinking Fund Provisions
. Neither the Company’s Articles of Incorporation nor its Bylaws contain sinking fund provisions.
|
|
h)
Liability to Further Capital Calls by the Company
. Neither the Company’s Articles of Incorporation nor its Bylaws contain provisions allowing the Company to make further capital calls with respect to any shareholder of the Company.
|
|
i)
Discriminatory Provisions Based on Substantial Owne
rship.
Neither the Company’s Articles of Incorporation nor its Bylaws contain provisions that discriminate against any existing or prospective holders of securities as a result of such shareholder owning a substantial number of shares.
|
|
j)
Miscellaneous Provisions
. Neither the Articles of Incorporation nor the Bylaws of the Company address the process by which the rights of holders of stock may be changed. The general provisions of the Ontario Business Corporations Act apply to this process, and require shareholder meetings and independent voting for such changes.
|
RMB
|
USD
|
USD
|
USD
|
USD
|
|||||
At 12/31/2010
|
-5% | -10% | -15% | ||||||
Year-end Exchange Rate For 1RMB to USD
|
0.1515 | 0.1439 | 0.1363 | 0.1287 | |||||
Annual Revenue From China
|
8,489,717 | 1,285,870 | 1,221,576 | 1,157,283 | 1,092,989 | ||||
Accounts Receivable
|
3,952,457 | 598,647 | 568,715 | 538,782 | 508,850 | ||||
USD
|
CAD
|
CAD
|
CAD
|
CAD
|
|||||
Year 2010
|
+5% | -5% | -10% | ||||||
Average Annual Exchange Rate for 1 USD to CAD
|
1.0295 | 1.0810 | 0.9780 | 0.9266 | |||||
Annual Revenue From China
|
1,274,259 | 1,311,850 | 1,377,443 | 1,246,258 | 1,180,665 | ||||
USD
|
CAD
|
CAD
|
CAD
|
CAD
|
|||||
At 12/31/2010
|
+5% | -5% | -10% | ||||||
Year-end Exchange Rate for 1 USD to CAD
|
0.9946 | 1.0443 | 0.9449 | 0.8951 | |||||
Cash
|
15,276 | 15,193 | 15,953 | 14,434 | 13,674 | ||||
Accounts Receivable
|
598,647 | 595,414 | 625,185 | 565,644 | 535,873 | ||||
Accounts Payable
|
19,865 | 19,758 | 20,746 | 18,770 | 17,782 |
|
·
|
Review of all balances and reconciliations;
|
|
·
|
Review of bank registers and disbursement details in risk locations; and
|
|
·
|
Analytical review and analysis of performance against expectations.
|
|
·
|
Improved budgetary controls; and
|
|
·
|
Strengthened technical expertise in the accounting and finance areas of the organization
|
Nature of Services
|
Fees Paid to Auditor in Year-ended December 31, 2009
|
Fees Paid to Auditor in Year-ended December 31, 2010
|
Audit Fees
(1)
|
$102,000
|
$93,730
|
Audit-Related Fees
(2)
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Tax Fees
(3)
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
All Other Fees
(4)
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Total
|
$102,000
|
$93,730
|
(1)
|
"
Audit Fees
" include fees necessary to perform the annual audit and any quarterly reviews of the Company's financial statements
|
(2)
|
"
Audit-Related Fees
" include services that are traditionally performed by the auditor. These audit-related services include employee benefit audits, due diligence assistance, accounting consultations on proposed transactions, internal control reviews and audit or attest services not required by legislation or regulation.
|
(3)
|
"
Tax Fees
" include fees for all tax services other than those included in "Audit Fees" and "Audit-Related Fees". This category includes fees for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions, and requests for rulings or technical advice from tax authorities
|
(4)
|
"
All Other Fees
" include all other non-audit services
|
1.1
|
Articles of Amendment. Certificates of Incorporation, By-Laws/Articles, incorporated by reference from the Lingo Media Inc. F-1 Registration Statement filed August 20, 2002.
|
1.2
|
Amended By-Laws of the Company
|
12.1.
|
Certificate of the CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
12.2.
|
Certificate of the CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
13.1
|
Certificate of the CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
13.2
|
Certificate of the CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
LINGO MEDIA CORPORATION
|
|||
|
By:
|
/s/ Michael P. Kraft | |
Michael P. Kraft
|
|||
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|||
By: | /s/ Khurram Qureshi | ||
Khurram Qureshi | |||
Chief Financial Officer |
Lingo Media Corporation
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
December 31, 2010 and 2009
|
Management’s Responsibility
|
"Michael Kraft" | "Ryan Robertson" | |
President and Chief Executive Officer (Signed) | Chief Financial Officer (Signed) |
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Current
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 230,906 | $ | 201,451 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $92,049 (2009 - $NIL)
|
931,101 | 569,571 | ||||||
Prepaid and sundry assets
|
93,465 | 76,954 | ||||||
1,255,472 | 847,976 | |||||||
Property and equipment, net
(Note 5)
|
62,342 | 73,351 | ||||||
Publishing development costs, net
(Note 6)
|
8,807 | 24,018 | ||||||
Software and web development costs, net
(Note 7)
|
4,234,283 | 4,757,807 | ||||||
Goodwill
(Note 9)
|
139,618 | - | ||||||
$ | 5,700,522 | $ | 5,703,152 | |||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Current
|
||||||||
Accounts payable
|
$ | 903,689 | $ | 313,915 | ||||
Accrued liabilities
|
729,892 | 393,665 | ||||||
Deferred revenue
|
- | 15,533 | ||||||
Loans payable (Note 8)
|
1,587,000 | - | ||||||
3,220,581 | 723,113 | |||||||
Future income taxes
(Note 12)
|
- | 564,997 | ||||||
Loan payable
(Note 9)
|
763,729 | - | ||||||
3,984,310 | 1,288,110 | |||||||
Shareholders' Equity
|
||||||||
Capital Stock
(Note 11)
|
15,131,192 | 14,220,192 | ||||||
Warrants
(Note 11)
|
- | 281,355 | ||||||
Contributed surplus
(Note 11)
|
1,641,283 | 1,290,631 | ||||||
Deficit
|
(15,056,263 | ) | (11,377,136 | ) | ||||
1,716,212 | 4,415,042 | |||||||
$ | 5,700,522 | $ | 5,703,152 | |||||
Going Concern (Note 2)
|
||||||||
Commitments and Contingency (Note 20)
|
||||||||
Subsequent Events (Note 23)
|
Approved by the Board
|
"Michael Kraft"
|
"Sanjay Joshi"
|
|
Director
(Signed)
|
Director
(Signed)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Deficit, beginning of year
|
$ | (11,377,136 | ) | $ | (8,785,284 | ) | $ | (4,902,441 | ) | |||
Net loss and comprehensive loss
|
(3,679,127 | ) | (2,591,852 | ) | (3,882,843 | ) | ||||||
Deficit, end of year
|
$ | (15,056,263 | ) | $ | (11,377,136 | ) | $ | (8,785,284 | ) |
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Sales
|
$ | 1,985,153 | $ | 1,466,696 | $ | 969,128 | ||||||
Direct costs
|
117,941 | 144,994 | 126,329 | |||||||||
Gross margin
|
1,867,212 | 1,321,702 | 842,799 | |||||||||
Expenses
|
||||||||||||
Amortization - publishing development costs
|
15,211 | 89,375 | 128,478 | |||||||||
Amortization - property and equipment
|
14,081 | 14,446 | 21,243 | |||||||||
Amortization - software and web development costs
|
2,443,382 | 1,395,736 | - | |||||||||
Investment and advances write-off (Note 4)
|
- | - | 339,939 | |||||||||
Development costs write-down
|
- | - | 27,915 | |||||||||
General and administrative
|
2,927,815 | 2,231,971 | 2,127,726 | |||||||||
Interest and other financial expenses
|
473,470 | 10,564 | 95,544 | |||||||||
Inventory write-off
|
- | - | 15,618 | |||||||||
Stock based compensation (Note 11(c))
|
69,297 | 359,004 | 252,792 | |||||||||
5,943,256 | 4,101,096 | 3,009,255 | ||||||||||
Loss before the undernoted items
|
||||||||||||
and income taxes
|
(4,076,044 | ) | (2,779,394 | ) | (2,166,456 | ) | ||||||
Income taxes and other taxes (Note 12)
|
(396,917 | ) | 179,751 | 145,018 | ||||||||
Loss from continuing operations
|
(3,679,127 | ) | (2,959,145 | ) | (2,311,474 | ) | ||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
(Note 10)
|
- | 367,293 | (1,571,369 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss
|
$ | (3,679,127 | ) | $ | (2,591,852 | ) | $ | (3,882,843 | ) | |||
Earning (loss) per share
|
||||||||||||
Loss per share from continuing operations - basic and diluted
|
$ | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.24 | ) | $ | (0.22 | ) | |||
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations - basic and diluted
|
$ | - | $ | 0.03 | $ | (0.15 | ) | |||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
|
||||||||||||
Basic and diluted
|
13,277,226 | 12,460,930 | 10,426,861 |
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Cash provided by (used in)
|
||||||||||||
Operations
|
||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations
|
$ | (3,679,127 | ) | $ | (2,959,145 | ) | $ | (2,311,474 | ) | |||
Items not affecting cash
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of property and equipment
|
14,081 | 14,446 | 21,243 | |||||||||
Amortization of development costs
|
2,458,593 | 1,485,111 | 128,478 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
69,297 | 359,004 | 252,792 | |||||||||
Transaction costs paid in shares
|
291,000 | - | - | |||||||||
Future income tax recovery
|
(564,997 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange gain
|
(22,806 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Inventory write-off
|
- | - | 15,618 | |||||||||
Investment and advances write-off
|
- | - | 182,520 | |||||||||
Deferred costs write-off
|
- | - | 157,419 | |||||||||
Development costs write down
|
- | - | 27,915 | |||||||||
Net changes in non-cash working capital
|
||||||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
(361,530 | ) | 72,972 | 315,633 | ||||||||
Prepaid and sundry assets
|
(16,511 | ) | 83,207 | (70,203 | ) | |||||||
Accounts payable
|
249,578 | 48,569 | (158,933 | ) | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities and other
|
320,694 | 87,732 | 198,793 | |||||||||
Cash used in continuing operating activities
|
(1,241,728 | ) | (808,104 | ) | (1,240,199 | ) | ||||||
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
|
- | (332,700 | ) | 10,657 | ||||||||
Investing
|
||||||||||||
Expenditures on software and web development costs
|
(312,745 | ) | (922,232 | ) | (895,262 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(3,072 | ) | (22,958 | ) | (12,938 | ) | ||||||
Cash used in investing activities
|
(315,817 | ) | (945,190 | ) | (908,200 | ) | ||||||
Financing
|
||||||||||||
Advances (repayment) of loans payable
|
1,587,000 | - | (431,705 | ) | ||||||||
Issuance of capital stock
|
- | 7,508 | 5,198,659 | |||||||||
Share issue costs
|
- | - | (726,402 | ) | ||||||||
Cash provided by financing activities
|
1,587,000 | 7,508 | 4,040,552 | |||||||||
Net change in cash
|
29,455 | (2,078,486 | ) | 1,902,810 | ||||||||
Cash, beginning of year
|
201,451 | 2,279,937 | 377,127 | |||||||||
Cash, end of year
|
$ | 230,906 | $ | 201,451 | $ | 2,279,937 | ||||||
Supplemental cash flow information (Note 22)
|
1.
|
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
|
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Cont'd)
|
Method
|
Rate
|
|
Computer and office equipment
|
declining balance
|
20 %
|
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Cont'd)
|
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Cont'd)
|
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Cont'd)
|
2.
|
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Cont'd)
|
Financial Instrument
|
Classification
|
Cash
|
Held for trading
|
Accounts and grants receivable
|
Loans and receivables
|
Accounts payable
|
Other liabilities
|
Accrued liabilities
|
Other liabilities
|
Loans payable
|
Other liabilities
|
3.
|
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
3.
|
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(Cont'd)
|
|
(a)
|
In February 2008, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board confirmed that publicly accountable entities will be required to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The Company must prepare its interim and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS for periods beginning on January 1, 2011. The Company has developed a plan to convert its consolidated financial statements to IFRS.
|
4.
|
INVESTMENT AND ADVANCES
|
5.
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Cost
|
$ | 228,782 | $ | 225,710 | ||||
Accumulated amortization
|
(166,440 | ) | (152,359 | ) | ||||
Net carrying value
|
$ | 62,342 | $ | 73,351 |
6.
|
PUBLISHING DEVELOPMENT COSTS
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Cost
|
$ | 1,301,220 | $ | 1,301,220 | ||||
Accumulated amortization
|
(1,292,413 | ) | (1,277,202 | ) | ||||
$ | 8,807 | $ | 24,018 |
7.
|
SOFTWARE AND WEB DEVELOPMENT COSTS
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
||||||||||
December 31, 2010
|
Net
|
Amortization
|
Cost
|
|||||||||
Software and web development
(i)
|
$ | 6,466,288 | $ | 3,625,867 | $ | 2,840,421 | ||||||
Content platform
(ii)
|
1,477,112 | 174,792 | 1,302,320 | |||||||||
Customer relationships
(iii)
|
130,000 | 38,458 | 91,542 | |||||||||
$ | 8,073,400 | $ | 3,839,117 | $ | 4,234,283 | |||||||
|
Accumulated | |||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Net
|
|||||||||
Software and web development
(i)
|
$ | 6,153,543 | $ | 1,395,736 | $ | 4,757,807 | ||||||
$ | 6,153,543 | $ | 1,395,736 | $ | 4,757,807 |
|
(i)
|
The Company began commercial production and sale of product during 2009 and started amortizing the cost of software and web development costs on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the assets which is estimated to be 3 years.
|
|
(ii)
|
In 2010, the Company acquired a content platform, which was already commercialized. The content platform costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the assets which is estimated to be 5 years.
|
|
(iii)
|
In 2010, the Company acquired customer relationships on acquisition. The customer relationships are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the assets which is estimated to be 2 years.
|
8.
|
LOANS PAYABLE
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Loans payable, interest bearing at 9% per annum with monthly interest payments, secured by a general security agreement and due on September 8 2011.
(i) (ii)
|
$ | 1,000,000 | $ | - | ||||
Loan payable, interest bearing at 12% per annum with monthly interest payments, secured by assigned accounts and due on demand.
(iii)
|
100,000 | - | ||||||
Loan payable in USD, interest bearing at 12% per annum with monthly interest payments, secured by assigned accounts and due on demand.
(iii)
|
102,000 | - | ||||||
Loan payable, interest bearing at 12% per annum with monthly interest payments, secured by a general security agreement and due on demand.
|
100,000 | - | ||||||
Loan payable, interest bearing at 12% per annum with monthly interest payments, secured by a general security agreement and due June 30, 2011.
(iii)
|
200,000 | - | ||||||
Loans payable, interest bearing at 12% per annum with monthly interest payments, secured by a general security agreement and due October 31, 2011.
|
50,000 | - | ||||||
Loans payable, interest bearing at 12% per annum with monthly interest payments, secured by assigned accounts and due on demand.
(iii)
|
35,000 | - | ||||||
$ | 1,587,000 | $ | - |
|
(i)
|
The Company issued 433,332 shares with a total value of $260,000 as a bonus to secure the loan financing (Note 11).
|
|
(ii)
|
Included in the $1,000,000 loan are loans in the amount of $345,000 to related parties as disclosed in Note 15(e).
|
|
(iii)
|
Loans in the amount of $437,000 were repaid as disclosed in Note 23(a).
|
9.
|
ACQUISITION
|
ELL
|
||||
Technologies
|
||||
ELL content
|
$ | 1,477,112 | ||
Customer relationships
|
130,000 | |||
Future income tax asset
|
433,000 | |||
Goodwill
|
139,618 | |||
Current liabilities
|
(340,195 | ) | ||
Future income tax liability
|
(433,000 | ) | ||
$ | 1,406,535 | |||
Share consideration
|
$ | 620,000 | ||
Loan payable
|
786,535 | |||
$ | 1,406,535 |
10.
|
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,575,559 | ||||||
Recovery (expenses)
|
- | 367,293 | (3,025,797 | ) | ||||||||
Write-off of goodwill
|
- | - | (1,121,131 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
$ | - | $ | 367,293 | $ | (1,571,369 | ) |
11.
|
CAPITAL STOCK, WARRANTS AND STOCK OPTIONS
|
(a)
|
Authorized
|
unlimited
|
preference shares, no par value
|
unlimited
|
common shares, no par value
|
Number
|
Amount
|
|||||||
Balance, January 1, 2009
|
12,457,607 | $ | 14,205,515 | |||||
Issued:
|
||||||||
Options exercised
|
8,250 | 14,677 | ||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
12,465,857 | $ | 14,220,192 | |||||
Issued:
|
||||||||
Acquisition of ELL Technologies (Note 9)
|
1,050,000 | 651,000 | ||||||
Shares issued on financing (Note 8(i))
|
433,332 | 260,000 | ||||||
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
13,949,189 | $ | 15,131,192 |
11.
|
CAPITAL STOCK, WARRANTS AND STOCK OPTIONS
(Cont'd)
|
(b)
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||
Number
|
Amount
|
Avg. Price
|
Avg. Life
|
|||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2009
|
2,314,286 | $ | 372,383 | $ | 4.00 | 1.9 | ||||||||||
Issued:
|
||||||||||||||||
Less: Expired warrants issued with private placement
|
(171,428 | ) | (91,028 | ) | 2.00 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
2,142,858 | $ | 281,355 | $ | 6.00 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
Less: Expired warrants issued with private placement
|
(2,142,858 | ) | (281,355 | ) | 8.00 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
- | $ | - | $ | - | - |
(c)
|
Contributed Surplus
|
Total
|
||||
Balance, January 1, 2009
|
$ | 847,768 | ||
Stock-based compensation
|
359,004 | |||
Options exercised
|
(7,169 | ) | ||
Warrants expired
|
91,028 | |||
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
$ | 1,290,631 | ||
Stock-based compensation
|
69,297 | |||
Warrants expired
|
281,355 | |||
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
$ | 1,641,283 |
11.
|
CAPITAL STOCK, WARRANTS AND STOCK OPTIONS
(Cont'd)
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
||||||||||||||
Number
|
Average
|
Number
|
Average
|
|||||||||||||
of
|
Exercise
|
of
|
Exercise
|
|||||||||||||
Options
|
Price
|
Options
|
Price
|
|||||||||||||
Options outstanding, beginning of year
|
919,106 | $ | 1.30 | 633,120 | $ | 1.04 | ||||||||||
Options granted
|
100,000 | 1.75 | 597,250 | 1.75 | ||||||||||||
Options exercised
|
- | - | (8,250 | ) | 0.91 | |||||||||||
Options expired
|
(197,959 | ) | 1.36 | (198,846 | ) | 1.62 | ||||||||||
Options forfeited
|
(112,791 | ) | 1.75 | (104,168 | ) | 1.75 | ||||||||||
Options outstanding, end of year
|
708,356 | $ | 1.27 | 919,106 | $ | 1.30 | ||||||||||
Options exercisable, end of year
|
658,356 | $ | 1.24 | 659,273 | $ | 1.12 |
11.
|
CAPITAL STOCK, WARRANTS AND STOCK OPTIONS
(Cont'd)
|
Options Outstanding
|
Options Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Weighted
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Range
|
|
Average
|
Weighted
|
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||||
of
|
|
Remaining
|
Average
|
Average
|
||||||||||||||||
Exercise
|
Number
|
Contractual
|
Exercise
|
Number
|
Exercise
|
|||||||||||||||
Prices
|
Outstanding
|
Life
|
Price
|
Outstanding
|
Price
|
|||||||||||||||
$0.70 - $1.00
|
312,570 | 1.40 | $ | 0.72 | 312,570 | $ | 0.72 | |||||||||||||
$1.01 - $1.33
|
29,286 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 29,286 | 1.23 | |||||||||||||||
$1.34 - $2.00
|
366,500 | 3.12 | 1.75 | 316,500 | 1.75 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
708,356 | 2.28 | $ | 1.27 | 658,356 | $ | 1.24 |
12.
|
INCOME TAXES
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Combined basic Canadian federal and provincial income tax rate
|
31.00 | % | 33.00 | % | 33.50 | % | ||||||
Effective income tax recovery on loss from
|
||||||||||||
continuing operations before income taxes
|
$ | (1,263,573 | ) | $ | (917,200 | ) | $ | (725,763 | ) | |||
Increase (decrease) resulting from change in the valuation allowance
|
(15,078 | ) | 118,265 | 14,309 | ||||||||
Effect of reduced income taxes in foreign jurisdiction and subsidiary with lower tax rate
|
- | - | 76,000 | |||||||||
Withholding tax on sales to China
|
168,080 | 179,751 | 145,018 | |||||||||
Non-deductible items
|
25,133 | 128,165 | 298,161 | |||||||||
Expiration of non-capital losses
|
224,420 | 93,120 | - | |||||||||
Change in enacted rates
|
- | 367,791 | 57,438 | |||||||||
Change estimates and future tax rates
|
464,101 | 209,859 | 464,105 | |||||||||
Share issue cost
|
- | - | (184,250 | ) | ||||||||
$ | (396,917 | ) | $ | 179,751 | $ | 145,018 |
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Future tax assets:
|
||||||||
Operating loss carry forwards
|
$ | 2,688,000 | $ | 2,193,075 | ||||
Share issue costs
|
67,000 | 101,681 | ||||||
2,755,000 | 2,294,756 | |||||||
Valuation allowance
|
(1,657,000 | ) | (1,672,220 | ) | ||||
Future tax assets recognized
|
1,098,000 | 622,536 | ||||||
Software and web development costs
|
(1,103,000 | ) | (1,195,456 | ) | ||||
Property and equipment
|
5,000 | 7,923 | ||||||
Net future tax assets (liabilities)
|
$ | - | $ | (564,997 | ) |
2014
|
$ | 707,084 | ||
2015
|
767,114 | |||
2026
|
1,189,664 | |||
2027
|
1,067,640 | |||
2028
|
2,170,269 | |||
2029
|
1,972,846 | |||
2030
|
2,877,025 | |||
$ | 10,751,642 |
13.
|
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
|
14.
|
FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN OR LOSS
|
15.
|
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS
|
|
(a)
|
In 2008, the Company had loans payable due to a corporation controlled by one of its directors bearing interest at 12% per annum. The Company received $60,000 and repaid $277,000 of these loans in 2008. Interest expense related to these loans for 2008 is $18,490.
|
15.
|
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS
(Cont'd)
|
|
(b)
|
In 2010, the Company charged $78,137 (2009 - $98,734, 2008 - $41,913) to a corporation with one director in common for rent, administration, office charges and telecommunications.
|
|
(c)
|
In 2010, the Company paid $19,548 (2009 - $52,371, 2008 - $218,075) in legal fees to a law firm in which a director of the Company is a partner. These fees are included in general and administrative expense and share issuance cost within share capital. At December 31, 2010, $NIL is recorded as part of accrued liabilities (2009 - $29,913).
|
|
(d)
|
In 2010, the Company paid $185,000 (2009 - $180,000, 2008 - $180,000) for consulting fees to a corporation owned by a director and officer of the Company. At December 31, 2010, $91,113 is recorded as part of accrued liabilities (2009 - $23,913).
|
|
(e)
|
In 2010, the Company had loans payable due to corporations controlled by officers in the Company in the amount of $345,000 bearing interest at 9% per annum. Interest expense related to these loans for 2010 is $21,607.
|
16.
|
CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT
|
17.
|
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
|
|
(a)
|
Currency risk:
|
17.
|
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
(Cont'd)
|
|
(b)
|
Financial instruments:
|
US Denominated
|
China Denominated
|
Taiwan Denominated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
CAD
|
USD
|
CAD
|
RMB
|
CAD
|
NTW
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Cash
|
111,537 | 112,142 | 550 | 3,643 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
335,019 | 333,210 | 552,539 | 3,661,621 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable
|
170,092 | 171,015 | - | - | - | - |
|
(c)
|
Fair market values:
|
|
(d)
|
Concentration of risk:
|
|
(e)
|
Liquidity risk:
|
18.
|
ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
|
19.
|
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
|
Online English
|
English
|
|||||||||||
Language
|
Language
|
|||||||||||
Learning
|
Learning
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Revenue
|
857,335 | 1,127,818 | 1,985,153 | |||||||||
Direct costs
|
75,869 | 42,072 | 117,941 | |||||||||
Margin
|
781,466 | 1,085,746 | 1,867,212 | |||||||||
Acquisition of property and equipment
|
2,104 | 968 | 3,072 | |||||||||
Segment assets
|
5,054,637 | 645,885 | 5,700,522 | |||||||||
Segment income (loss)
|
(2,451,307 | ) | (1,227,820 | ) | (3,679,127 | ) |
2010 |
2009
|
2008 | ||||||||||
Revenue
|
857,335 | 370,702 | - | |||||||||
Direct costs
|
75,869 | 70,429 | - | |||||||||
Margin
|
781,466 | 300,273 | - | |||||||||
Acquisition of property and equipment
|
2,104 | 11,117 | - | |||||||||
Segment assets
|
5,054,637 | 5,010,667 | 5,511,426 | |||||||||
Segment income (loss)
|
(2,451,307 | ) |
(1,671,283
|
) |
(502,645
|
) |
2010
|
2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
Revenue
|
1,127,818 | 1,095,994 | 969,128 | |||||||||
Direct costs
|
42,072 | 74,565 | 126,329 | |||||||||
Margin
|
1,085,746 | 1,021,429 | 842,799 | |||||||||
Acquisition of property and equipment
|
968 | 11,841 | 12,937 | |||||||||
Segment assets
|
645,885 | 692,485 | 2,980,758 | |||||||||
Segment income (loss)
|
(1,227,820 | ) |
(1,287,862
|
) |
(1,808,829
|
) |
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Canada
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,220 | ||||||
China
|
1,311,850 | 1,466,696 | 967,908 | |||||||||
Other
|
673,303 | - | - | |||||||||
$ | 1,985,153 | $ | 1,466,696 | $ | 969,128 |
19.
|
SEGMENTED INFORMATION (Cont'd)
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
Canada
|
$ | 5,669,615 | $ | 5,684,784 | ||||
China
|
30,907 | 18,368 | ||||||
$ | 5,700,522 | $ | 5,703,152 |
20.
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCY
|
2011
|
$ | 284,602 | ||
2012
|
181,583 | |||
2013
|
187,235 | |||
2014
|
188,365 | |||
2015
|
188,365 | |||
2016
|
38,122 |
21.
|
RECONCILIATION OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
|
21.
|
RECONCILIATION OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
(Cont'd)
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
|
|
Balance
|
Balance
|
Balance
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian
|
|
US
|
Canadian
|
US
|
||||||||||||||||||||
GAAP
|
Adjustment
|
GAAP
|
GAAP
|
Adjustment
|
GAAP
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Current assets
|
$ | 1,255,472 | $ | - | $ | 1,255,472 | $ | 847,976 | $ | - | $ | 847,976 | ||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net
|
62,342 | - | 62,342 | 73,351 | - | 73,351 | ||||||||||||||||||
Publishing development costs, net
|
8,807 | (8,807 | ) | - | 24,018 | (24,018 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Software & web development costs, net
|
4,234,283 | (2,840,421 | ) | 1,393,862 | 4,757,807 | (4,757,807 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
139,618 | - | 139,618 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 5,700,522 | $ | (2,849,228 | ) | $ | 2,851,294 | $ | 5,703,152 | $ | (4,781,825 | ) | $ | 921,327 | |||||||||||
Current liabilities
|
3,220,581 | - | 3,220,581 | 723,113 | - | 723,113 | ||||||||||||||||||
Future income taxes
|
- | - | - | 564,997 | - | 564,997 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loan payable
|
763,729 | - | 763,729 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
3,984,310 | - | 3,984,310 | 1,288,110 | - | 1,288,110 | |||||||||||||||||||
Common shares
|
15,131,192 | - | 15,131,192 | 14,220,192 | - | 14,220,192 | ||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
|
- | - | - | 281,355 | - | 281,355 | ||||||||||||||||||
Contributed surplus
|
1,641,283 | 243,250 | 1,884,533 | 1,290,631 | 243,250 | 1,533,881 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deficit
|
(15,056,263 | ) | (3,092,478 | ) | (18,148,741 | ) | (11,377,136 | ) | (5,025,075 | ) | (16,402,211 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | 5,700,522 | $ | (2,849,228 | ) | $ | 2,851,294 | $ | 5,703,152 | $ | (4,781,825 | ) | $ | 921,327 |
21.
|
RECONCILIATION OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
(Cont'd)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations - Canadian GAAP
|
$ | (3,679,127 | ) | $ | (2,959,145 | ) | $ | (2,311,474 | ) | |||
Impact of US GAAP and adjustments:
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of publishing development costs
(a)
|
15,211 | 89,375 | 128,478 | |||||||||
Amortization of software and web development costs
(c)
|
2,230,131 | 1,395,736 | - | |||||||||
Publishing development costs write-off
(a)
|
- | - | (218,795 | ) | ||||||||
Deferred cost write-off
(b)
|
- | - | 157,419 | |||||||||
Software and web development costs
|
||||||||||||
write-off
(c)
|
(312,745 | ) | (922,232 | ) | (880,846 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations
|
||||||||||||
- United States GAAP
|
(1,746,530 | ) | (2,396,266 | ) | (3,125,218 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
||||||||||||
- United States GAAP
|
- | 367,293 | (1,571,369 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss
|
||||||||||||
- United States GAAP
|
$ | (1,746,530 | ) | $ | (2,028,973 | ) | $ | (4,696,587 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations - United States GAAP
|
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (0.30 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
||||||||||||
- United States GAAP
|
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) |
21.
|
RECONCILIATION OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
(Cont'd)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Cash used in operating activities
|
||||||||||||
- Canadian GAAP
|
$ | (1,241,728 | ) | $ | (808,104 | ) | $ | (1,240,199 | ) | |||
Impact of United States GAAP and adjustments:
|
||||||||||||
Write-off of software & web development cost
|
(312,745 | ) | (922,232 | ) | (880,846 | ) | ||||||
$ | (1,554,473 | ) | $ | (1,730,336 | ) | $ | (2,121,045 | ) | ||||
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
||||||||||||
- Canadian GAAP
|
$ | (315,817 | ) | $ | (945,190 | ) | $ | (908,200 | ) | |||
Impact of United States GAAP and adjustments:
|
||||||||||||
Write-off of software & web development cost
|
312,745 | 922,232 | 880,846 | |||||||||
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
||||||||||||
- United States GAAP
|
$ | (3,072 | ) | $ | (22,958 | ) | $ | (27,354 | ) | |||
Cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations - Canadian and United States GAAP
|
||||||||||||
Operating activities
|
$ | - | $ | (251,714 | ) | $ | 159,671 | |||||
Financing activities
|
- | (80,986 | ) | (149,014 | ) | |||||||
$ | - | $ | (332,700 | ) | $ | 10,657 |
21.
|
RECONCILIATION OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
(Cont'd)
|
Number of
|
Number of
|
Contributed
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Warrants
|
Amount
|
Surplus
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2008
|
9,582,262 | $ | 10,174,453 | 387,500 | $ | 161,254 | $ | 695,661 | $ | (9,676,651 | ) | $ | 1,354,717 | |||||||||||||||
Private placement for cash, net
|
2,857,143 | 3,992,241 | 2,314,286 | 372,383 | - | - | 4,364,624 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Options exercised
|
18,202 | 38,821 | - | - | (18,688 | ) | - | 20,133 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expired warrants
|
- | - | (387,500 | ) | (161,254 | ) | 161,254 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
- | - | - | - | 252,791 | - | 252,791 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | (4,696,587 | ) | (4,696,587 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
12,457,607 | 14,205,515 | 2,314,286 | 372,383 | 1,091,018 | (14,373,238 | ) | 1,295,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Options exercised
|
8,250 | 14,677 | - | - | (7,169 | ) | - | 7,508 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expired warrants
|
- | - | (171,428 | ) | (91,028 | ) | 91,028 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
- | - | - | - | 359,004 | - | 359,004 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | (2,028,973 | ) | (2,028,973 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
|
12,465,857 | 14,220,192 | 2,142,858 | 281,355 | 1,533,881 | (16,402,211 | ) | (366,783 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of ELL Technologies
|
1,050,000 | 651,000 | - | - | - | - | 651,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued on financing
|
433,332 | 260,000 | - | - | - | - | 260,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expired warrants
|
- | - | (2,142,858 | ) | (281,355 | ) | 281,355 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
- | - | - | - | 69,297 | - | 69,297 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | (1,746,530 | ) | (1,746,530 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
13,949,189 | $ | 15,131,192 | - | $ | - | $ | 1,884,533 | $ | (18,148,741 | ) | $ | (1,133,016 | ) |
|
(a)
|
Publishing development costs:
|
|
(b)
|
The portion of investment and advances relating to a joint venture recorded under Canadian GAAP as deferred costs and written down during 2008 is added back for United States GAAP as it is already expensed in prior years as incurred.
|
|
(c)
|
Under Canadian GAAP, the Company capitalized the cost of the Speak2Me acquisition and will begin amortization upon the selling of the products on a straight-ling basis over three years. Under United States GAAP, acquisition costs of the Speak2Me technology are considered acquired in-process research and development. Since as of the acquisition date, the technology acquired requires a substantial amount of development work in order to begin selling as a product hence this cost is expensed in 2007. The Company failed to expense the acquisition costs for US GAAP purposes in its 2007 financial statement reconciliation of Canadian to US GAAP disclosure and has now restated the reconciliation to reflect the expense. Furthermore, the Company continues to expense any development costs incurred during 2007, 2008 and 2009 for United States GAAP purposes.
|
21.
|
RECONCILIATION OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
(Cont'd)
|
|
(d)
|
Starting January 1, 2002 under United States and Canadian GAAP, the Company records compensation expense based on the fair value for stock or stock options granted in exchange for services from consultants. Before January 1, 2002, for the options issued and completely vested the Company did not recognize a compensation expense under Canadian GAAP but recorded a compensation expense under US GAAP for the options issued to consultants. In respect to options issued before January 1, 2002 but vesting in year 2002, the Company records expense under US GAAP but recognized no expenses under Canadian GAAP.
|
|
(e)
|
US GAAP clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statement. The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. US GAAP also provides accounting guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The evaluation of tax positions under US GAAP is a two-step process, whereby (1) the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained based on the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company would recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. The Company has not adopted US GAAP for Canadian GAAP purposes. Based on the Company’s assessment, the adoption of US GAAP would not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements for purposes of reconciling Canadian GAAP to United States GAAP.
|
|
(f)
|
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
|
|
(i)
|
In June 2009, the FASB launched the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or the Codification, as the single source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by the FASB. The Codification reorganizes various U.S. GAAP pronouncements into accounting topics and displays them using a consistent structure. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of this standard had no impact on the Company's financial statements.
|
|
(ii)
|
The new disclosure requirements regarding inputs and valuation techniques for Level 2 fair value measurements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, and are consistent with IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures. The Company uses Level 1 inputs (Quoted prices in active market) for determination of fair value of available-for-sale securities. The Company uses Level 2 inputs (significant observable inputs) to estimate the fair value of incentive stock options when determining compensation expense to be recognized. It is not anticipated that there will be a change in the nature of inputs or in the valuation techniques applied so there will be no material impact on the Company's financial statements. The Company is assessing the required disclosure to prepare for implementation for the first interim period of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
|
21.
|
RECONCILIATION OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
(Cont'd)
|
|
(f)
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Cont'd)
|
|
(iii)
|
In April 2008, US GAAP released an amendment to the factors an entity should consider in developing renewal or extension assumptions used in determining the useful life of recognized intangible assets. This new guidance applies prospectively to intangible assets that are acquired individually or with a group of other assets in business combinations and asset acquisitions. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company adopted the new standard starting on January 1, 2009 and the adoption had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.
|
|
(iv)
|
In December 2007, the FASB issued a new statement. This statement affects only entities that have an outstanding noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary. This statement provides guidance on the accounting and reporting for non-controlling interest in a subsidiary to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information provided by consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this standard had no material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
(g)
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
|
|
(i)
|
In October 2009, the FASB issued a new accounting standard for revenue recognition for arrangements with multiple deliverables. The new standard impacts the determination of when the individual deliverables included in a multiple-element arrangement may be treated as separate units of accounting. Additionally, the new standard modifies the manner in which the transaction consideration is allocated across the separately identified deliverables by no longer permitting the residual method of allocating arrangement consideration. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010; however, early adoption of this standard is permitted. We have determined that there will be no impact on our consolidated financial statements for existing customer arrangements upon adoption of the new accounting standard.
|
|
(ii)
|
In October 2009, the FASB issued a new accounting standard for the accounting for certain revenue arrangements that include software elements. The new standard amends the scope of pre-existing software revenue guidance by removing from the guidance non-software components of tangible products and certain software components of tangible products. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010; however, early adoption of this standard is permitted. We have determined that there will be no impact on our consolidated financial statements for existing customer arrangements upon adoption of the new accounting standard.
|
22.
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Income taxes and other taxes paid
|
$ | 173,132 | $ | 179,751 | $ | 145,018 | ||||||
Interest paid
|
$ | 70,925 | $ | - | $ | 95,544 |
|
(a)
|
In 2010, 433,332, common shares in the amount of $260,000 were issued as financing fees related to a loan financing of $1,000,000.
|
|
(b)
|
In 2008, warrants were issued in connection with a private placement are valued at $281,357. This amount has been recorded as an increase in warrants amount charged against share capital.
|
|
(c)
|
In 2008, compensation warrants were issued in connection with a private placement are valued at $91,025. This amount has been recorded as an increase in warrants amount with a corresponding increase in share issue costs which is charged against share capital
|
|
(d)
|
Included in the capital stock is $NIL (2009 - $7,169) representing the fair value of stock options exercised (see Note 11(c)).
|
23.
|
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
|
|
(a)
|
On January 3, 2011, various loans in the amount of $437,000 were repaid.
|
|
(b)
|
On March 4, 2011, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of 3,658,668 units at $0.60 per unit for gross proceeds of $2,195,200. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one non-transferable common share purchase warrant, which entitles the holder to purchase one common share at $0.75 per share until September 4, 2012.
|
ARTICLE ONE - DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
|
1 | |
1.01
|
Definitions
|
1
|
1.02
|
Interpretation
|
3
|
1.03
|
Headings and Table of Contents
|
3
|
ARTICLE TWO - GENERAL
|
3 | |
2.01
|
Registered Office
|
3
|
2.02
|
Corporate Seal
|
3
|
2.03
|
Financial Year
|
3
|
2.04
|
Execution of Documents
|
3
|
2.05
|
Resolutions in Writing
|
4
|
2.06
|
Divisions
|
4
|
ARTICLE THREE - DIRECTORS
|
5 | |
3.01
|
General
|
5
|
3.02
|
Qualification
|
5
|
3.03
|
Election
|
5
|
3.04
|
Fixing Number of Directors
|
5
|
3.05
|
Term of Office
|
5
|
3.06
|
Ceasing to Hold Office
|
6
|
3.07
|
Resignation of a Director
|
6
|
3.08
|
Removal
|
6
|
3.09
|
Vacancies
|
6
|
3.10
|
Remuneration
|
7
|
3.11
|
Power to Borrow
|
7
|
3.12
|
Delegation or Power to Borrow
|
7
|
ARTICLE FOUR - COMMITTEES
|
7 | |
4.01
|
Appointment
|
7
|
4.02
|
Canadian Membership
|
7
|
4.03
|
Provisions Applicable
|
7
|
ARTICLE FIVE - MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
|
8 | |
5.01
|
Place of Meetings
|
8
|
5.02
|
Calling of Meetings
|
8
|
5.03
|
Notice of Meetings
|
9
|
5.04
|
Regular Meetings
|
9
|
5.05
|
First Meeting of New Board
|
9
|
5.06
|
Participation by Telephone
|
9
|
5.07
|
Chairman
|
9
|
5.08
|
Quorum
|
10
|
5.09
|
Voting
|
10
|
5.10
|
Auditor
|
10
|
ARTICLE SIX - STANDARD OF CARE OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
|
10 | |
6.01
|
Standard of Care
|
10
|
6.02
|
Liability for Acts of Others
|
10
|
ARTICLE SEVEN - FOR THE PROTECTION OF DIRECTOR AND OFFICERS
|
11 | |
7.01
|
Indemnification by Corporation
|
11
|
7.02
|
Insurance
|
12
|
7.03
|
Directors’ Expenses
|
12
|
7.04
|
Performance of Services for Corporation
|
12
|
ARTICLE EIGHT - INTEREST OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN CONTRACTS
|
12 | |
8.01
|
Disclosure of Interest
|
12
|
8.02
|
Time of Disclosure by Director
|
12
|
8.03
|
Time of Disclosure by Officer
|
13
|
8.04
|
Time of Disclosure in Extraordinary Cases
|
13
|
8.05
|
Voting by Interested Director
|
13
|
8.06
|
Nature of Disclosure
|
13
|
8.07
|
Effect of Disclosure
|
14
|
8.08
|
Confirmation by Shareholders
|
14
|
ARTICLE NINE - OFFICERS
|
14 | |
9.01
|
Officers
|
14
|
9.02
|
Appointment of President or Chairman of the Board and Secretary
|
15
|
9.03
|
Remuneration of Removal of Officers
|
15
|
9.04
|
Duties of Officers may be Delegated
|
15
|
9.05
|
Chairman of the Board
|
15
|
9.06
|
President
|
15
|
9.07
|
Managing Director
|
15
|
9.08
|
General Manager
|
15
|
9.09
|
Vice-President
|
15
|
9.10
|
Secretary
|
16
|
9.11
|
Treasurer
|
16
|
9.12
|
Assistant Secretary and Assistance Treasurer
|
16
|
9.13
|
Delegation of Board Powers
|
16
|
9.14
|
Vacancies
|
16
|
9.15
|
Variation of Powers and Duties
|
16
|
9.16
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
17
|
ARTICLE TEN - MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
|
17 | |
10.01
|
Calling of Meeting
|
17
|
10.02
|
Annual Meeting
|
17
|
10.03
|
Special Meeting
|
17
|
10.04
|
Place of Meetings
|
17
|
10.05
|
Notice
|
17
|
10.06
|
Contents of Notice
|
18
|
10.07
|
Waiver of Notice
|
18
|
10.08
|
Notice of Adjourned Meetings
|
18
|
10.09
|
Record Date for Notice
|
18
|
10.10
|
Omission of Notice
|
19
|
10.11
|
List of Shareholders
|
19
|
10.12
|
Shareholders Entitled to Vote
|
19
|
10.13
|
Persons Entitled to be Present
|
20
|
10.14
|
Proxies
|
20
|
10.15
|
Revocation of Proxies
|
20
|
10.16
|
Deposit of Proxies
|
21
|
10.17
|
Joint Shareholders
|
21
|
10.18
|
Chairman and Secretary
|
21
|
10.19
|
Scrutineers
|
21
|
10.20
|
Votes to Govern
|
21
|
10.21
|
Show of Hands
|
21
|
10.22
|
Ballots
|
22
|
10.23
|
Votes on Ballots
|
22
|
10.24
|
Adjournment
|
22
|
10.25
|
Quorum
|
22
|
10.26
|
Only One Shareholder
|
22
|
ARTICLE ELEVEN - SHARES AND TRANSFERS
|
22 | |
11.01
|
Issuance
|
22
|
11.02
|
Commissions
|
23
|
11.03
|
Share Certificates
|
23
|
11.04
|
Transfer Agent
|
23
|
11.05
|
Transfer of Shares
|
24
|
11.06
|
Defaced, Destroyed, Stolen or Lost Certificates
|
24
|
11.07
|
Joint Shareholders
|
24
|
11.08
|
Deceased Shareholders
|
24
|
ARTICLE TWELVE - DIVIDENDS
|
25 | |
12.01
|
Declaration of Dividends
|
25
|
12.02
|
Joint Shareholders
|
25
|
12.03
|
Dividends from Funds Derived from Operations
|
25
|
ARTICLE THIRTEEN - RECORD DATES
|
25 | |
13.01
|
Fixing Record Dates
|
25
|
13.02
|
No Record Date Fixed
|
26
|
13.03
|
Notice of Record Date
|
26
|
13.04
|
Effect of Record Date
|
26
|
ARTICLE FOURTEEN - CORPORATE RECORDS AND INFORMATION
|
26 | |
14.01
|
Keeping of Corporate Records
|
26
|
14.02
|
Access to Corporate Records
|
27
|
14.03
|
Copies of Certain Corporate Records
|
27
|
14.04
|
Report to Shareholders
|
27
|
14.05
|
No Discovery of Information
|
28
|
14.06
|
Conditions for Inspection
|
28
|
ARTICLE FIFTEEN - NOTICES
|
28 | |
15.01
|
Method of Giving
|
28
|
15.02
|
Shares Registered in More than One Name
|
28
|
15.03
|
Persons Becoming Entitled by Operation of Law
|
28
|
15.04
|
Deceased Shareholder
|
29
|
15.05
|
Signature to Notice
|
29
|
15.06
|
Proof of Service
|
29
|
15.07
|
Computation of Time
|
29
|
15.08
|
Waiver of Notice
|
29
|
ARTICLE SIXTEEN - REPEAL OF BY-LAW NO. 1
|
30 | |
16.01
|
Repeal
|
30
|
|
(i)
|
"Act" means the Business Corporations Act of Ontario, as amended or re-enacted from time to time, and includes the regulations made pursuant thereto;
|
|
(ii)
|
"affiliate" means an affiliated body corporate, and one body corporate shall be deemed to be affiliated with another body corporate if, but only if, one of them is the subsidiary of the other or both are subsidiaries of the same body corporate or each of them is controlled by the same person;
|
|
(iii)
|
"articles" means the original or restated articles of incorporation, articles of amendment, articles of amalgamation, articles of arrangement, articles of continuance, articles of dissolution, articles of reorganization, articles of revival, letters patent, supplementary letters patent, a special Act and any other instrument by which the Corporation is incorporated;
|
|
(iv)
|
"auditor" means the auditor of the Corporation;
|
|
(v)
|
"board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;
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(vi)
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"by-law" means a by-law of the Corporation;
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(vii)
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"Chairman of the Board", "President", ''Vice-President, "Secretary", "Treasurer", "Managing Director", "General Manager", "Assistant Secretary", "Assistant Treasurer" or any other officer means such officer of the Corporation;
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(viii)
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"committee" means a committee appointed pursuant to section 4.01 of this by-law;
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(ix)
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"director" means a director of the Corporation;
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(x)
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"day" means a clear day and a period of days shall be deemed to commence the day following the event that began the period and shall be deemed to terminate at midnight of the last day of the period except that if the last day of the period falls on a Sunday or holiday the period shall terminate at midnight of the day next following that is not a Sunday or holiday;
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(xi)
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"employee" means an employee of the Corporation;
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(xii)
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"number of directors" means the number of directors set out in the articles or, where a minimum and maximum number of directors is set out in the articles, the number of directors as shall be determined from time to time by special resolution or, if the special resolution empowers the directors to determine the number, by resolution of the directors;
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(xiii)
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"officer" means an officer of the Corporation;
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(xiv)
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"person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership. unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in his capacity as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative;
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(xv)
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"resident Canadian" means an individual who is,
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(A)
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a Canadian citizen ordinarily resident in Canada,
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(B)
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a Canadian citizen not ordinarily resident in Canada who is a member of a class of persons prescribed by the Act for the purposes of the definition of "resident Canadian", or
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(C)
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a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Act of Canada and ordinarily resident in Canada, except a permanent resident who has been ordinarily resident in Canada for more than one year after the time at which he first became eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship;
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(xvi)
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"shareholder" means a shareholder of the Corporation;
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(xvii)
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"special resolution" means a resolution that is
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(A)
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submitted to a special meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation duly called for the purpose of considering the resolution and passed, with or without amendment, at such meeting by at least two-thirds of the votes cast, or
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(B)
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consented to in writing by each shareholder of the Corporation entitled to vote at such a meeting or his attorney authorized in writing;
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(xviii)
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"subsidiary" means in relation to another body corporate, a body corporate which
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(A)
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is controlled by
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(1)
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that other, or
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(2)
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that other and one or more bodies corporate each of which is controlled by that other, or
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(3)
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two or more bodies corporate each of which is controlled by that other; or
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(B)
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is a subsidiary or a body corporate that is that other's subsidiary;
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(i)
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the Chairman of the Board,
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(ii)
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the President,
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(iii)
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any two persons, one of whom holds the office of Managing Director, Vice-President or director, and the other of whom holds one of the said offices or the office of Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer, or
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(iv)
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any two directors,
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(i)
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the further division of the business and operations of any such division into sub-units and the consolidation of the business and operations of any such divisions or sub-units;
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(ii)
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the designation of any such division or sub-unit by, and the carrying on of the business and operations of any such division or sub-unit under, a name other than the name of the Corporation; and
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(iii)
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the appointment of officers for any such division or sub-unit, the determination of their powers and duties, and the removal of any such officer so appointed without prejudice to such officer's right under any employment contract or in law, provided that any such officer shall not, as such, be an officer of the Corporation.
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(i)
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a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age,
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(ii)
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a person who is of unsound mind and has been so found by a court in Canada or elsewhere,
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(iii)
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a person who is not an individual, and
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(iv)
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a person who has the status of bankrupt.
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(i)
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he dies or, subject to section 3.01 of this by-law, he resigns;
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(ii)
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he is removed from office in accordance with the provisions of the Act or the by-laws;
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(iii)
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or he becomes disqualified from being a director under the Act or by-laws.
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(i)
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the time at which such resignation is received by the Corporation, or
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(ii)
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the time specified in the resignation.
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(i)
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an increase in the number of directors or in the maximum number of directors as the case may be, or
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(ii)
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a failure to elect the number of directors required to be elected at any meeting of shareholders.
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(i)
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borrow money upon the credit of the Corporation;
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(ii)
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issue, re-issue, sell or pledge debt obligations of the Corporation;
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(iii)
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subject to the Act, give a guarantee on behalf of the Corporation to secure performance of an obligation of any person; and
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(iv)
|
mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest in all or any property of the Corporation owned or subsequently acquired, to secure any obligation of the Corporation.
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(i)
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unless otherwise provided by resolution of the directors, each member of a committee shall continue to be a member thereof until the expiration of his term of office as a director;
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(ii)
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the directors may from time to time by resolution specify which member of a committee shall be the chairman thereof and, subject to the provisions of section 4.01 of this by-law, may by resolution modify, dissolve or reconstitute a committee and make such regulations with respect to and impose such restrictions upon the exercise of the powers of a committee as the directors think expedient;
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(iii)
|
the meetings and proceedings of a committee shall be governed by the provisions of the by-laws of the Corporation for regulating the meetings and proceedings of the board so far as the same are applicable thereto and are not superseded by any regulations or restrictions made or imposed by the directors pursuant to the foregoing provisions hereof;
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(iv)
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subject to subsection (v) hereof, no business shall be transacted at any meeting of a committee unless a majority of the members of such committee present are resident Canadians;
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(v)
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business may be transacted at any meeting of a committee where a majority of resident Canadian directors is not present if,
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(A)
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a resident Canadian director who is unable to be present approves in writing or by telephone or other communications facilities the business transacted at the meeting; and
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(B)
|
a majority of resident Canadian directors would have been present had the director been present at the meeting;
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(vi)
|
the members of a committee as such shall be entitled to such remuneration for their services as members of a committee as may be fixed by resolution of the directors, who are hereby authorized to fix such remuneration;
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(vii)
|
unless otherwise provided by resolution of the board, the Secretary of the Corporation shall be the secretary of any committee;
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(viii)
|
subject to the provisions of section 4.02 of this by-law, the directors shall fill vacancies in a committee by appointment from among their number; and
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(ix)
|
unless otherwise provided by resolution of the board, meetings of a committee may be convened by the direction of any member thereof.
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(i)
|
a resident Canadian director who is unable to be present approves in writing or by telephone or other communications facilities the business transacted at the meeting, and
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(ii)
|
a majority of resident Canadian directors would have been present had the director been present at the meeting.
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(i)
|
act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation; and
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(ii)
|
exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
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(i)
|
he acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation; and
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(ii)
|
in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, he had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.
|
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(i)
|
was substantially successful on the merits in his defence of the action or proceeding, and
|
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(ii)
|
fulfils the conditions set out in clauses 7.01(a)(i) and 7.01(a)(ii) of this by-law.
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(i)
|
in his capacity as a director or officer, except where the liability relates to his failure to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation, or
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(ii)
|
in his capacity as a director or officer of another body corporate where he acts or acted in that capacity at the Corporation’s request, except where the liability relates to his failure to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the body corporate.
|
|
(i)
|
is a party to a material contract or transaction or proposed material contract or transaction with the Corporation; or
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(ii)
|
is a director or an officer of, or has a material interest in, any person who is a party to a material contract or transaction or proposed material contract or transaction with the Corporation.
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|
(i)
|
at the meeting at which a proposed contract or transaction is first considered;
|
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(ii)
|
if the director was not then interested in a proposed contract or transaction, at the first meeting after he becomes so interested;
|
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(iii)
|
if the director becomes interested after a contract is made or a transaction is entered into, at the first meeting after he becomes so interested; or
|
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(iv)
|
if a person who is interested in a contract or transaction later becomes a director, at the first meeting after he becomes a director.
|
|
(i)
|
forthwith after he becomes aware that the contract or transaction or proposed contract or transaction is to be considered or has been considered at a meeting of directors;
|
|
(ii)
|
if the officer becomes interested after a contract is made or a transaction is entered into, forthwith after he becomes so interested; or
|
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(iii)
|
if a person who is interested in a contract or transaction later becomes an officer, forthwith after he becomes an officer.
|
|
(i)
|
an arrangement by way of security for money lent to or obligations undertaken by him for the benefit of the Corporation or an affiliate;
|
|
(ii)
|
one relating primarily to his remuneration as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or an affiliate;
|
|
(iii)
|
one for indemnity or insurance pursuant to the provisions of the Act; or
|
|
(iv)
|
one with an affiliate.
|
|
(i)
|
the director or officer is not accountable to the Corporation or its shareholders for any profit or gain realized from the contract or transaction; and
|
|
(ii)
|
the contract or transaction is neither void nor voidable, by reason only of that relationship or by reason only that the director is present at or is counted to determine the presence of a quorum at the meeting of directors that authorized the contract or transaction, if the director or officer disclosed his interest in accordance with sections 8.02, 8.03, 8.04 or 8.06 of this by-law, as the case may be, and the contract or transaction was reasonable and fair to the Corporation at the time it was so approved.
|
|
(i)
|
the contract or transaction is confirmed or approved by special resolution at a meeting of the shareholders duly called for that purpose; and
|
|
(ii)
|
the nature and extent of the director’s or officer’s interest in the contract or transaction are disclosed in reasonable detail in the notice calling the meeting or in the information circular required pursuant to the provisions of the Act.
|
|
(i)
|
the nature of any special business to be transacted at the meeting in sufficient detail to permit a shareholder to form a reasoned judgment thereon, and
|
|
(ii)
|
the text of any special resolution or by-law to be submitted to the meeting.
|
|
(i)
|
at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which notice of such meeting is given, or
|
|
(ii)
|
if no notice is given, the day on which the meeting is held;
|
|
(i)
|
if a record date is fixed under subsection 10.09(a) of this by-law not later than ten days after such record date; or
|
|
(ii)
|
if no record date is fixed,
|
|
(A)
|
at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which notice is given, or
|
|
(B)
|
where no notice is given, on the day on which the meeting is held.
|
|
(i)
|
during usual business hours at the registered office of the Corporation or at the place where its central securities register is maintained, and
|
|
(ii)
|
at the meeting of shareholders for which the list was prepared.
|
|
(i)
|
the person has transferred any of his shares after the record date; and
|
|
(ii)
|
the transferee of those shares,
|
|
(A)
|
produces properly endorsed share certificates; or
|
|
(B)
|
otherwise establishes that he owns the shares,
|
|
(i)
|
the person has transferred any of his shares after the date on which the list referred to in section 10.11 of this by-law is prepared; and
|
|
(ii)
|
the transferee of those shares,
|
|
(A)
|
produces properly endorsed share certificates, or
|
|
(B)
|
otherwise establishes that he owns the shares,
|
|
(i)
|
by depositing an instrument in writing executed by him or by his attorney authorized in writing,
|
|
(A)
|
at the registered office of the Corporation at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, at which the proxy is to be used, or
|
|
(B)
|
with the chairman of the meeting on the day of the meeting or an adjournment thereof; or
|
|
(ii)
|
in any other manner permitted by law.
|
|
(i)
|
the Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice-President, and
|
|
(ii)
|
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary holding office at the time of signing.
|
|
(i)
|
a trustee, transfer agent or other agent to keep the securities register and the register of transfers and one or more persons or agents to keep branch registers; and
|
|
(ii)
|
a registrar, trustee or agent to maintain a record of issued security certificates and warrants;
|
|
(i)
|
so requests before the Corporation has notice that shares represented by the original certificate have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser;
|
|
(ii)
|
files with the Corporation an indemnity bond sufficient in the Corporation’s opinion to protect the Corporation and any transfer agent from any loss that it or any of them may suffer by complying with the request to issue a new share certificate; and
|
|
(iii)
|
satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation.
|
|
(i)
|
for the time being it carries on as its principal business the business of operating a producing mining, gas or oil property owned and controlled by it;
|
|
(ii)
|
at least seventy-five percent (75%) of its assets are of a wasting character; or
|
|
(iii)
|
it was incorporated for the purpose of acquiring the assets or a substantial part of the assets of a body corporate and administering such assets for the purpose of converting them into cash and distributing the cash among the shareholders;
|
|
(i)
|
entitled to receive payment of a dividend;
|
|
(ii)
|
entitled to participate in a liquidation or distribution; or
|
|
(iii)
|
for any other purpose except the right to receive notice of or to vote at a meeting,
|
|
(i)
|
by advertisement in a newspaper published or distributed in the place where the Corporation has its registered office and in each place in Canada where it has a transfer agent or where a transfer of its shares may be recorded; and
|
|
(ii)
|
by written notice to each stock exchange in Canada on which the shares of the Corporation are listed for trading.
|
|
(i)
|
the articles and the by-laws and all amendments thereto;
|
|
(ii)
|
minutes of meetings and resolutions of shareholders;
|
|
(iii)
|
a register of directors in which are set out the names and residence addresses, while directors, including the street and number, if any, of all persons who are or have been directors with the several dates on which each became or ceased to be a director;
|
|
(iv)
|
a securities register in which are recorded the securities issued by the Corporation in registered form, showing with respect to each class or series of securities
|
|
(A)
|
the names, alphabetically arranged, of persons who,
|
|
(1)
|
are or have been within six years registered as shareholders and the address including the street number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the number and class of shares registered in the name of such holder,
|
|
(2)
|
are or have been within six years registered as holders of debt obligations of the Corporation and the address including the street and number, if any, of every such person while a holder, and the class or series and principal amount of the debt obligations registered in the name of such holder, or
|
|
(3)
|
are or have been within six years registered as holders of warrants of the Corporation, other than warrants exercisable within one year form the date of issue and the address including the street number, if any, of every such person while a registered holder, and the class or series and number of warrants registered in the name of such holder; and
|
|
(B)
|
the date and particulars of the issue of each security and warrant.
|
/s/ Michael Kraft | /s/ Ryan Robertson | |
Michael Kraft, President & CEO
|
c.s
|
Ryan Robertson, Chief Financial Officer
|
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20F of Lingo Media Corporation;
|
2. Based on my knowledge, this Annual 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 company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4. The company’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 company 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 company, 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 company’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 company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’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 company’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 company’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Lingo Media Corporation
|
|||
Date: March 13,
2012
|
By:
|
/s/ Michael Kraft
|
|
Michael Kraft
President & Chief Executive Officer
|
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20F of Lingo Media Corporation;
|
2. Based on my knowledge, this Annual 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 company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4. The company’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 company 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 company, 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 company’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 company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’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 company’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 company’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Lingo Media Corporation
|
|||
Date: March 13,
2012
|
By:
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/s/ Khurram Qureshi
|
|
Khurram Qureshi
Chief Financial Officer
|
1.
|
The annual 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 annual report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
|
/s/ Michael Kraft
|
||||
Michael Kraft
President & Chief Executive Officer
|
1.
|
The annual 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 annual report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
|
/s/ Khurram Qureshi
|
||||
Khurram Qureshi
Chief Financial Officer
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