UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
FORM 10-Q
[ x ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the transition period from _________ to ________
Commission File No. 333-140595
FRESHWATER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Nevada | 98-0508360 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
30 Denver Crescent, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M2J 1G8
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(416) 490-0254
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and
former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes[ x ] No[ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [ ] | Accelerated filer [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer [ ] | Smaller reporting company [ x ] |
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes[ ] No[ x ]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
As of November 14, 2008, there were 112,120,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001, outstanding.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Freshwater Technologies, Inc. |
(A Development Stage Company) |
September 30, 2008 |
Balance Sheets | F-1 |
Statements of Operations | F-2 |
Statements of Cash Flows | F-3 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | F-4 |
Freshwater Technologies, Inc. |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Balance Sheets |
(expressed in U.S. dollars) |
September 30, | December 31, | |||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||
$ | $ | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Current Assets | ||||||
Cash | 5,196 | 224 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 35 | 92 | ||||
Other receivable | 1,375 | 2,362 | ||||
Inventory (Note 3) | | | ||||
Total Assets | 6,606 | 2,678 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT | ||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable | 21,447 | 30,308 | ||||
Accrued liabilities (Note 4) | 11,760 | 10,030 | ||||
Due to related parties (Note 5) | 112,368 | 562,181 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 7,037 | 7,037 | ||||
Total Liabilities | 152,612 | 609,556 | ||||
Nature of Operations and Continuance of Business and Commitments (Notes 1 and 7) | ||||||
Stockholders Deficit | ||||||
Common Stock: | ||||||
Class A common stock | ||||||
Authorized: 300,000,000 common shares, with a par value of $0.001 | ||||||
112,120,000 shares issued and outstanding (Notes 5 and 6) | 112,120 | 100,800 | ||||
Class B common stock | ||||||
Authorized: 100,000,000 common shares, with a par value of $0.001; no shares | ||||||
issued and outstanding | | | ||||
Additional Paid-in Capital (Notes 5 and 6) | 684,367 | 99,890 | ||||
Accumulated Deficit | (942,493 | ) | (807,568 | ) | ||
Total Stockholders Deficit | (146,006 | ) | (606,878 | ) | ||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Deficit | 6,606 | 2,678 |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements)
F-1
Freshwater Technologies, Inc. |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Statements of Operations |
(expressed in U.S. dollars) |
(unaudited) |
Accumulated from | ||||||||||
January 21, 2005 | ||||||||||
(Date of Inception) | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
to September 30, | September 30, | September 30 | ||||||||
2008 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||
Revenue | 461,799 | 200 | 979 | 1,626 | 979 | |||||
Cost of Sales (Note 3) | 214,272 | 104 | 885 | 705 | 885 | |||||
Gross Profit | 247,527 | 96 | 94 | 921 | 94 | |||||
Expenses | ||||||||||
Consulting (Note 5(a)) | 202,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | |||||
General and administrative | 61,219 | 3,130 | 7,944 | 7,220 | 10,906 | |||||
Imputed interest (Note 5(b)) | 95,836 | 1,475 | 7,084 | 17,641 | 20,501 | |||||
Marketing and sales (Note 5(a)) | 247,271 | 23,251 | 13,237 | 50,760 | 40,803 | |||||
Professional fees (Note 5(c)) | 130,977 | 11,610 | 11,735 | 40,005 | 42,922 | |||||
Provision for uncollectible sales, net | ||||||||||
of recoveries | 409,416 | (5,900 | ) | (1,230 | ) | (6,780 | ) | (6,400 | ) | |
Total Expenses | 1,146,719 | 42,566 | 47,770 | 135,846 | 135,732 | |||||
Net Loss From Operations | (899,192 | ) | (42,470 | ) | (47,676 | ) | (134,925 | ) | (135,638 | ) |
Other Income | ||||||||||
Gain on settlement of debt | 2,000 | | | | | |||||
Net Loss | (897,192 | ) | (42,470 | ) | (47,676 | ) | (134,925 | ) | (135,638 | ) |
Net Loss Per Share Basic and Diluted | | | | | ||||||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | 102,700,000 | 100,800,000 | 102,700,000 | 100,800,000 |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements)
F-2
Freshwater Technologies, Inc. |
(A Development Stage Company) |
Statements of Cash Flows |
(expressed in U.S. dollars) |
(unaudited) |
Nine Months | Nine Months | |||||
Ended | Ended | |||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||
$ | $ | |||||
Operating Activities | ||||||
Net loss for the period | (134,925 | ) | (135,638 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided | ||||||
by operating activities: | ||||||
Donated costs | 12,156 | 53,094 | ||||
Imputed interest | 17,641 | 20,501 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 57 | 17,003 | ||||
Other receivables | 987 | | ||||
Inventory | | (279 | ) | |||
Prepaid expenses | | 5,470 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (1,131 | ) | (8,823 | ) | ||
Due to related parties | 54,000 | 54,000 | ||||
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | (51,215 | ) | 5,328 | |||
Financing Activities | ||||||
Advances from related parties | 60,187 | 16,417 | ||||
Repayments to related parties | (4,000 | ) | (24,900 | ) | ||
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities | 56,187 | (8,483 | ) | |||
Increase (Decrease) in Cash | 4,972 | (3,155 | ) | |||
Cash Beginning of Period | 224 | 4,317 | ||||
Cash End of Period | 5,196 | 1,162 | ||||
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||
Issuance of 11,320,000 shares of common stock for | ||||||
settlement of debt at a fair value of $0.05 per share | 566,000 | | ||||
Supplemental Disclosures | ||||||
Interest paid | | | ||||
Income tax paid | | |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements)
F-3
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1. |
Nature of Operations and Continuance of Business | ||
On January 1, 2006, Freshwater Technologies Inc. (formerly HMI Technologies Inc.) (HMI) entered into an Asset Acquisition Agreement to acquire the business of Freshwater Technologies (Freshwater). HMI was incorporated in the State of Nevada, U.S.A. on December 10, 1999. Its principal business now involves the distribution and marketing of drinking water products and water activation products. HMI is a Development Stage Company, as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No.7, Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises. Effective January 1, 2006, the acquisition of the Freshwater business was completed through the issuance of 80,000,000 split-adjusted restricted shares of common stock, and as a result, the former owners of the Freshwater business owned approximately 79% of the outstanding common stock of HMI. | |||
Prior to the acquisition of Freshwater, HMI was a non-operating shell company with nominal net assets. The acquisition is a capital transaction in substance and therefore has been accounted for as a recapitalization, which is outside the scope of SFAS 141, Business Combinations. Under recapitalization accounting, Freshwater is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes, and acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of HMI. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are reported at their historical amounts. These financial statements include the accounts of HMI since the effective date of the recapitalization (January 1, 2006) and the historical accounts of the business of Freshwater since inception (collectively, the Company). | |||
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies that the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has generated limited revenues to date and has never paid any dividends and is unlikely to pay dividends or generate significant earnings in the immediate or foreseeable future. In order to fund the proposed plan of operation, the Company will require an additional $1,000,000 to $1,400,000 in funding through the next twelve month period. As at September 30, 2008, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $942,493 and a working capital deficit of $146,006. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its shareholders, the ability to raise equity or debt financing, and the attainment of profitable operations from the business. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. | |||
The Company received the Notice of Effectiveness for its S-1 Registration Statement from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission dated July 1, 2008. The S-1 Registration Statement registered 20,400,000 shares of common stock for resale by existing shareholders of the Company at $0.50 per share until the shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, and thereafter at prevailing market prices. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the resale of shares of common stock by the selling stockholders. | |||
2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | ||
a) |
Basis of Presentation | ||
These financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and are expressed in US dollars. The Companys fiscal year-end is December 31. | |||
b) |
Interim Financial Statements | ||
These interim unaudited financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods shown. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for a full year or for any future period. |
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2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
c) |
Use of Estimates | |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to provision for uncollectible sales, provision for inventory obsolescence, donated expenses, stock-based compensation expense, and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Companys estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. | ||
d) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | |
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. As at September 30, 2008, the Company had no cash equivalents. | ||
e) |
Inventory | |
Inventory consists of water activation products and water filters and is recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company establishes inventory reserves for estimated obsolete or unmarketable inventory equal to the differences between the cost of inventory and the estimated realizable value based upon assumptions about future and market conditions. Shipping and handling costs are classified as a component of cost of sales in the statement of operations. | ||
f) |
Revenue Recognition | |
The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of drinking water products and water activation products in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (SAB 104), Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements. The majority of the sales consist of water activation units in Costa Rica, Panama and Peru. Revenue consists of the sale of drinking water products and water activation products and is recognized only when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product is shipped, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Our shipping terms are FOB shipping point. For UV products, the customer pays all costs from the point of shipment, and for ELCE products, the customer pays all costs from arrival point in the country to which the ELCE products are shipped. The Company evaluates the collectibility of accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In cases where the Company is aware of circumstances that may impair a specific customers ability to meet its financial obligations subsequent to the original sale, the Company will record an allowance against amounts due, and thereby reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount the Company reasonably believes will be collected. For all other customers, the Company recognizes allowances for doubtful accounts based on the length of time the receivables are past due, the current business environment and the Companys historical experience. | ||
g) |
Comprehensive Loss | |
SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive loss and its components in the financial statements. As at September 30, 2008, the Company has no items that represent comprehensive loss and, therefore, has not included a schedule of comprehensive loss in the financial statements. |
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2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
h) |
Financial Instruments | |
The fair value of financial instruments which include cash, taxes recoverable, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, deferred revenue, and due to related parties were estimated to approximate their carrying value due to the immediate or relatively short maturity of these instruments. | ||
i) |
Foreign Currency Translation | |
The Companys functional and reporting currency is the United States dollar. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated in accordance with SFAS No. 52 Foreign Currency Translation using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on translation or settlement of foreign currency denominated transactions or balances are included in the determination of income. Foreign currency transactions are primarily undertaken in Canadian dollars. The Company has not, to the date of these financial statements, entered into derivative instruments to offset the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. | ||
j) |
Stock-based Compensation | |
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123R Share Based Payments, using the modified retrospective transition method. The Company has not issued any stock options or share based payments since its inception. Accordingly, there was no effect on the Companys reported loss from operations, cash flows or loss per share as a result of adopting SFAS No 123R. | ||
k) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements | |
In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 163, Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts An interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60. SFAS No. 163 requires that an insurance enterprise recognize a claim liability prior to an event of default when there is evidence that credit deterioration has occurred in an insured financial obligation. It also clarifies how Statement 60 applies to financial guarantee insurance contracts, including the recognition and measurement to be used to account for premium revenue and claim liabilities, and requires expanded disclosures about financial guarantee insurance contracts. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, except for some disclosures about the insurance enterprises risk- management activities. SFAS No. 163 requires that disclosures about the risk-management activities of the insurance enterprise be effective for the first period beginning after issuance. Except for those disclosures, earlier application is not permitted. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Companys financial statements. | ||
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. It is effective 60 days following the SECs approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Companys financial statements. |
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2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
k) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued) | |
In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment to FASB Statement No. 133. SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve financial standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations; and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entitys financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 161 on its financial statements. | ||
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160 Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of ARB No.51 SFAS No. 160 requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the noncontrolling interest. It also requires disclosure, on the face of the consolidated statement of income, of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non controlling interest. SFAS No. 160 also requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SAFAS No. 160 also requires expanded disclosures in the consolidated financial statements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parents owners and the interests of the noncontrolling owners of a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 160 on its financial statements, and the adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Companys financial statements. | ||
l) |
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement | |
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. This pronouncement permits entities to use the fair value method to measure certain financial assets and liabilities by electing an irrevocable option to use the fair value method at specified election dates. After election of the option, subsequent changes in fair value would result in the recognition of unrealized gains or losses as period costs during the period the change occurred. SFAS No. 159 becomes effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted. However, entities may not retroactively apply the provisions of SFAS No. 159 to fiscal years preceding the date of adoption. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's future reported financial position or results of operations. | ||
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The objective of SFAS No. 157 is to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and to expand disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and does not require any new fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 are effective for fair value measurements made in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's future reported financial position or results of operations. |
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3. | Inventory |
September 30, | December 31, | ||||||
2008 | 2007 | ||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
$ | $ | ||||||
Finished Goods: | |||||||
S-1 Units | 42,336 | 42,336 | |||||
S-2 Units | 13,230 | 13,230 | |||||
S-3 Units | 4,680 | 4,680 | |||||
Filters-Sediment | 279 | 279 | |||||
60,525 | 60,525 | ||||||
Provision for inventory obsolescence | (60,525 | ) | (60,525 | ) | |||
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At December 31, 2007, inventory consisted of water activation products and water filters held for sale and have been fully impaired to reflect the fact that there has been no movement in water activation products and water filters during the year ended December 31, 2007 and there is uncertainty as to whether the products can be resold in the future. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded a provision for inventory obsolescence of $60,525 which was recorded as cost of sales.
4. |
Accrued Liabilities | |
Accrued liabilities of $11,760 (December 31, 2007 - $10,030) is comprised of professional fees. | ||
5. |
Related Party Transactions | |
a) |
The Company entered into consulting agreements with the President and CFO of the Company. Under these agreements, both the President and CFO receive $3,000 per month commencing June 1, 2006 and expiring December 31, 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded $27,000 (September 30, 2007 - $27,000) of consulting expense and $27,000 (September 30, 2007 - $27,000) as marketing and sales expense. | |
b) |
As at September 30, 2008, the Company was indebted to directors and officers of the Company for $112,368 (December 31, 2007 - $562,181) for financing of day-to-day operations and accrued consulting fees. These amounts are unsecured, non interest bearing, and have no specific terms for repayment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded $17,641 (September 30, 2007 - $20,501) of imputed interest at a rate of 5.25% per annum with respect to amounts indebted to officers and directors of the Company. | |
c) |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, a shareholder of the Company paid $12,156 (nine months ended September 30, 2007 - $53,094) on behalf of the Company towards professional fees related to the Companys S-1 Registration Statement. These costs have been donated to the Company and have been recorded as additional paid-in capital. | |
d) |
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the former Secretary/Treasurer of the Company forgave outstanding liabilities owed totaling $45,301. This amount has been recorded as additional paid-in capital. | |
e) |
On August 15, 2008, the Company entered into a debt settlement and subscription agreement, whereby the Company agreed to issued 5,700,000 Class A common shares at a fair value of $0.05 per share in consideration of the settlement of $285,000 owing. | |
f) |
On August 15, 2008, the Company entered into a debt settlement and subscription agreement, whereby the Company agreed to issued 5,500,000 Class A common shares at a fair value of $0.05 per share in consideration of the settlement of $275,000 owing. |
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6. |
Common Stock | |
a) |
On August 15, 2008, the Company entered into a debt settlement and subscription agreement, whereby the Company agreed to issued 5,700,000 Class A common shares at a fair value of $0.05 per share in consideration of the settlement of $285,000 owing. | |
b) |
On August 15, 2008, the Company entered into a debt settlement and subscription agreement, whereby the Company agreed to issued 5,500,000 Class A common shares at a fair value of $0.05 per share in consideration of the settlement of $275,000 owing. | |
c) |
On August 15, 2008, the Company entered into a debt settlement and subscription agreement, whereby the Company agreed to issued 120,000 Class A common shares at a fair value of $0.05 per share in consideration of the debt settlement of $6,000 owing. |
7. |
Commitments | |
a) |
The Companys water activation product line, manufactured by Nihon Jisui Co. Ltd. of Japan, is distributed worldwide by ELCE International Inc. of Switzerland. The Company has formalized their relationship with R-Can Environmental Inc. and ELCE International Inc. pursuant to non-exclusive distribution agreements. To date, the Company has entered into three distribution agreements for representation of their products, and the distributors are located in Cost Rica, Panama and Peru. | |
b) |
On October 9, 2008, the Company signed a Distribution Agreement with Watergeeks Laboratories Inc. pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue 30,000,000 Class A common shares in order to obtain the exclusive, worldwide rights to distribute and sell the Watergeeks products. The closing of this agreement is conditional upon the Companys satisfaction following a due diligence review of Watergeeks and its corporate, legal and financial documents. The 30,000,000 shares will be issued pursuant to the Distribution Agreement but will be held in escrow pending the outcome of due diligence. Watergeeks products include a variety of water bottles and water filters. Watergeeks has agreed to continue to market and promote their products through the term of the agreement, which is ten years. The Company has further agreed to purchase at least a certain number of units from Watergeeks each year. |
8. |
Economic Dependence |
The Company relies solely upon R-Can Environmental Inc. (R-Can), as the sole supplier of their drinking water products, and ELCE International Inc. (ELCE), as the sole supplier of their water activation products. The Companys two suppliers supplied the Company with 100% of the products that the Company offered and sold during the year ended December 31, 2007 and the period ended September 30, 2008. Both R-Can and ELCE are the sole manufacturers and primary developers of the respective technologies in such products. As a result, the Company could be adversely affected by changes in the cost of the suppliers products, the financial condition of the suppliers or by the deterioration or termination of its relationship with the suppliers. |
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Forward Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are projections of events, revenues, income, future economic performance or managements plans and objectives for our future operations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as may, should, expects, plans, anticipates, believes, estimates, predicts, potential or continue or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled Risk Factors and the risks set out below, any of which may cause our or our industrys actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our financial statements are stated in United States dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to common stock refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this quarterly report, the terms we, us, our, and Freshwater mean Freshwater Technologies, Inc., unless otherwise indicated.
Corporate History
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 10, 1999 under the name HMI Technologies Inc. Following incorporation until January 1, 2006, we sought out prospective businesses with which to enter into a merger or business combination. On January 1, 2006, we entered into and closed an asset sale agreement with Max Weissengruber and D. Brian Robertson, whereby we acquired all of the assets related to the business as operated by Mr. Weissengruber and Mr. Robertson under the name Freshwater Technologies in consideration for the issuance of 40,000,000 common shares to each individual. Following the closing of the asset sale agreement, we commenced the business of distributing and selling drinking water products and water activation products. On July 5, 2006, we changed our name from HMI Technologies Inc. to Freshwater Technologies, Inc. to better reflect our new business direction. Following the closing of the asset sale agreement, we appointed Mr. Weissengruber as our President and director and Mr. B. Robertson as our Chief Financial Officer and director.
On October 9, 2008, we signed a Distribution Agreement with Watergeeks Laboratories Inc. pursuant to which we have agreed to issue 30,000,000 of our common shares in order to obtain the exclusive, worldwide rights to distribute and sell the Watergeeks products. The closing of this agreement is conditional upon our satisfaction following a due diligence review of Watergeeks and its corporate, legal and financial documents. The 30,000,000 shares were issued pursuant to the Distribution Agreement but will be held in escrow pending the outcome of our Due Diligence review. Watergeeks products include a variety of water bottles and water filters. Watergeeks has agreed to continue to market and promote their products through the term of the agreement, which is ten years. We have further agreed to purchase at least a certain number of units from Watergeeks each year.
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Current Business
We are a distributor of water purification products to local distributors and retailers for household and commercial applications. We currently offer two product lines consisting of drinking water products and water activation products. The drinking water products are Sterilight branded ultraviolet products that are supplied to our company by R-Can Environmental Inc., a manufacturer based out of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Sterilight branded R-Can ultraviolet water treatment systems incorporate ultraviolet light energy to eradicate microbiological contaminants in drinking water. Traditional disinfection methods like chlorination react with natural organic matter producing objectionable taste and odor and also forming substances with known carcinogenic properties such as trihalomethane. Ultraviolet imparts no residual chemicals into the water. This process makes the treated water safe for human consumption. The Sterilight ultraviolet lamp emits powerful ultraviolet light energy. Genetic or hereditary components contained in the waterborne contaminants absorb the light energy. The energy of the ultraviolet lamps disrupts the DNA structure of contaminants and prevents their reproduction. It is the disruption of reproduction by ultraviolet treatment that renders the drinking water safe for human consumption. Sterilight lamps provide consistent ultraviolet output over the 9,000 hour life of the lamp and uniform temperature distribution that can provide the desired levels of decontamination.
Our water activation products are designed to improve the operating efficiency of commercial and industrial boilers and refrigeration systems without the use of chemicals. Our water activation products are supplied to our company by ELCE International Inc. of Switzerland and manufactured by Nihon Jisui Co. Ltd., a Japanese company. We have formalized our relationship with R-Can Environmental Inc. and ELCE International Inc. pursuant to non-exclusive distribution agreements. We also offer a full line of accessories, replacement parts and services that complement our drinking water systems. We have local distributors in Columbia, Costa Rica, Panama and Peru.
We will only purchase limited quantities of replacement filters and lamps for our water purification products for inventory as our distributors will be inventorying the majority of replacement parts. We will purchase all other finished product from our two supplier-manufacturers in quantities sufficient to satisfy product orders of our customers.
General
The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operation for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008, and the factors that could affect our future financial condition. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this quarterly report. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. All references to dollar amounts in this section are in United States dollars unless expressly stated otherwise.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and nine Month Summary
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Revenue | $ | 200 | $ | 979 | $ | 1,626 | $ | 979 | ||||
Expenses | 42,566 | 47,770 | 135,846 | 135,732 | ||||||||
Net Loss | $ | 42,470 | $ | 47,676 | $ | 134,925 | $ | 135,638 |
Revenue
We generated revenues of $200 for the three month period ended September 30, 2008, compared to revenues of $979 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007. The cost of sales on the orders for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 was $104, compared to cost of sales on the orders for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 of $885 ($521 represents freight costs for equipment shipped but not sold).
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We generated $1,626 in revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, compared to revenues of $979 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The cost of sales on the orders for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 was $705 compared to cost of sales on the orders for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 of $885 ($521 represents freight costs for equipment shipped but not sold).
This revenue was generated from sales of our drinking water products.
Operating Costs and Expenses
The major components of our expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 are outlined in the table below:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Consulting Fees | $ | 9,000 | $ | 9,000 | $ | 27,000 | $ | 27,000 | ||||
General and Administrative | 3,130 | 7,944 | 7,220 | 10,906 | ||||||||
Imputed Interest | 1,475 | 7,084 | 17,641 | 20,501 | ||||||||
Marketing and Sales | 23,251 | 13,237 | 50,760 | 40,803 | ||||||||
Professional Fees | 11,610 | 11,735 | 40,005 | 42,922 | ||||||||
Provision for uncollectible sales, | ||||||||||||
net of recoveries | (5,900 | ) | (1,230 | ) | (6,780 | ) | (6,400 | ) | ||||
Total Expenses | $ | 42,566 | $ | 47,770 | $ | 135,846 | $ | 135,732 |
For the three months ended September 30, 2008, our operating expenses totalled $42,566 as compared to $47,770 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Professional fees, including costs of our prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2008 amounted to $11,610 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $11,735 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Marketing and sales expenses and consultants costs were $23,251 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $13,237 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 with $6,700 of this increase being directly attributable to costs of the Companys Director of Marketing for Latin America who was hired in September 2008 and the balance of the increase being due to increased travel expenses. General and administrative expenses were $3,130 during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $7,944 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease is due to a write off of prepaid expenses of $5,808 in 2007 offset by increased administrative expenses in 2008 of approximately $1,000. Imputed interest on directors loans was $1,475 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $7,084 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease is due to the completion of a debt settlement and subscription agreement in August 2008 whereby $560,000 of debt to Directors was settled by the issuance of 11,200,000 common shares of the Company which reduced the imputed interest charged on Directors loans for the September 2008 quarter. For the three months ended September 30, 2008 we recovered $5,900 of sales previously written off as compared to $1,230 for the three months ended September 30, 2007.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, our operating expenses totalled $135,846 as compared to $135,732 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Professional fees including costs of the prospectus amounted to $40,005 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $42,922 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Marketing and sales expenses and consultants costs were $50,760 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $40,803 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 with $6,700 of this increase being directly attributable to costs of the Companys Director of Marketing for Latin America who was hired in September 2008 and the balance of the increase being due to increased travel expenses.. General and administrative expenses were $7,220 during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $10,906 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease is due to a write off of prepaid expenses of $5,808 in 2007 offset by increased administrative expenses in 2008 of approximately $3,000. Imputed interest on directors loans was $17,641 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $20,501 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease is due to the completion of a debt settlement and subscription agreement in August 2008 whereby $560,000 of debt to Directors was settled by the issuance of 11,200,000 common shares of the Company which reduced the imputed interest charged on Directors loans for the September 2008 quarter offset
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by higher imputed interest charges in the first two quarters of 2008 due to higher amounts owing to Directors as compared to amounts owing to Directors in the first two quarters of 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 we recovered $6,780 of uncollectable sales previously written off as compared to $6,400 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
September 30, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||
Current Assets | $ | 6,606 | $ | 2,678 | ||
Current Liabilities | 152,612 | 609,556 | ||||
Working Capital Deficiency | $ | (146,006 | ) | $ | (606,878 | ) |
Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||
September 30, 2008 | September 30, 2007 | |||||
Cash provided (used) in Operating Activities | $ | (51,215 | ) | $ | 5,328 | |
Cash used by Investing Activities | - | - | ||||
Cash provided (used) by Financing Activities | 56,187 | (8,483 | ) | |||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash | $ | 4,972 | $ | (3,155 | ) |
We had cash on hand of $5,196 and negative working capital of $146,006 as of September 30, 2008 compared to cash on hand of $224 and negative working capital of $606,878 for the year ended December 31, 2007. We anticipate that we will require approximately $1,000,000 to $1,400,000 for operating expenses, including professional, legal and accounting expenses associated with our reporting requirements under the Exchange Act during the next twelve months. Accordingly, we will need to obtain additional financing in order to complete our full business plan.
Operating Activities
Operating activities used cash of $51,215 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and provided $5,328 in cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $56,187 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and net cash used in financing activities was $8,483 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. These financing activities were provided by two directors of our company.
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities
The Company issued, in August 2008, 11,320,000 shares of common stock for settlement of debt of which $560,000 was Due to Directors and $6,000 was owing to a vendor.
Going Concern
Due to the uncertainty of our ability to meet our current operating and capital expenses, in their report on our audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that led to this disclosure by our independent auditors. There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as the continuation and expansion of our business is dependent upon obtaining further financing, successful and sufficient market acceptance of our products, and, finally, achieving a profitable level of operations. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result
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in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
Future Financings
Fundraising will be one of our primary objectives over the next twelve months. The financial requirements of our company for the next twelve months will depend on our ability to raise the money we require through credit facilities and additional private placements of our equity securities or loans from our directors. The issuance of additional equity securities by us may result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current shareholders.
There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain the funds required for our continued operations or that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, we will not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due and we will be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations. We do not currently have any plans to merge with another company, and we have not entered into any agreements or understandings for any such merger.
We anticipate that our cash on hand and the revenue that we anticipate generating going forward from our operations will not be sufficient to satisfy all of our cash requirements for the next twelve month period. We expect to require from $1,000,000 to $1,400,000. We intend to raise any such additional capital primarily through the private placement of our securities and further borrowings from our directors if this type of funding continues to be available. We also intend to continue to seek additional funds from our directors to fund our day to day operations until a private placement can be pursued but we have no guarantee that our directors will continue to fund our day to day operations.
Estimated Working Capital Expenditures During the Next Twelve Month Period
We estimate our future expenditures for the next twelve months as follows:
Operating expenditures | |||||
Marketing | $ | 400,000 - | 550,000 | ||
General and Administrative | $ | 50,000 - | 75,000 | ||
Legal and Accounting 3 | $ | 50,000 - | 75,000 | ||
Working capital | $ | 400,000 - | 500,000 | ||
Repayment of Directors Advances | $ | 100,000 - | 200,000 | ||
Total | $ | 1,000,000 - | 1,400,000 |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to stockholders.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to provision for uncollectible sales, provision for inventory obsolescence, donated expenses, stock-based compensation expense, and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. Our company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results
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experienced by our company may differ materially and adversely from our companys estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Our company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. As at September 30, 2008, we had no cash equivalents.
Inventory
Inventory consists of water activation products and water filters and is recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis. Our company establishes inventory reserves for estimated obsolete or unmarketable inventory equal to the differences between the cost of inventory and the estimated realizable value based upon assumptions about future and market conditions. Shipping and handling costs are classified as a component of cost of sales in the statement of operations.
Revenue Recognition
Our company recognizes revenue from the sale of drinking water products and water activation products in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (SAB 104), Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements. The majority of the sales consist of water activation units in Costa Rica, Panama and Peru. Revenue consists of the sale of drinking water products and water activation products and is recognized only when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product is shipped, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Our shipping terms are FOB shipping point. For UV products, the customer pays all costs from the point of shipment, and for ELCE products, the customer pays all costs from arrival point in the country to which the ELCE products are shipped. Our company evaluates the collectibility of accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In cases where our company is aware of circumstances that may impair a specific customers ability to meet its financial obligations subsequent to the original sale, our company will record an allowance against amounts due, and thereby reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount our company reasonably believes will be collected. For all other customers, our company recognizes allowances for doubtful accounts based on the length of time the receivables are past due, the current business environment and our companys historical experience.
Comprehensive Loss
SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive loss and its components in the financial statements. As at September 30, 2008, our company has no items that represent comprehensive loss and, therefore, has not included a schedule of comprehensive loss in the financial statements.
Financial Instruments
The fair value of financial instruments which include cash, taxes recoverable, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, deferred revenue, and due to related parties were estimated to approximate their carrying value due to the immediate or relatively short maturity of these instruments.
Foreign Currency Translation
Our companys functional and reporting currency is the United States dollar. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated in accordance with SFAS No. 52 Foreign Currency Translation using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on translation or settlement of foreign currency denominated transactions or balances are included in the determination of income. Foreign currency transactions are primarily undertaken in Canadian dollars. Our company has not, to the date of these financial statements, entered into derivative instruments to offset the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
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Stock-based Compensation
Effective January 1, 2006, our company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123R Share Based Payments, using the modified retrospective transition method. Our company has not issued any stock options or share based payments since its inception. Accordingly, there was no effect on our companys reported loss from operations, cash flows or loss per share as a result of adopting SFAS No 123R.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 163, Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts An interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60. SFAS No. 163 requires that an insurance enterprise recognize a claim liability prior to an event of default when there is evidence that credit deterioration has occurred in an insured financial obligation. It also clarifies how Statement 60 applies to financial guarantee insurance contracts, including the recognition and measurement to be used to account for premium revenue and claim liabilities, and requires expanded disclosures about financial guarantee insurance contracts. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, except for some disclosures about the insurance enterprises risk-management activities. SFAS No. 163 requires that disclosures about the risk-management activities of the insurance enterprise be effective for the first period beginning after issuance. Except for those disclosures, earlier application is not permitted. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our companys financial statements.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. It is effective 60 days following the SECs approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Companys financial statements.
In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment to FASB Statement No. 133. SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve financial standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations; and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entitys financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption encouraged. Our company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 161 on its financial statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160 Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of ARB No.51 SFAS No. 160 requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the noncontrolling interest. It also requires disclosure, on the face of the consolidated statement of income, of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non controlling interest. SFAS No. 160 also requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SAFAS No. 160 also requires expanded disclosures in the consolidated financial statements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parents owners and the interests of the noncontrolling owners of a subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Our company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 160 on its financial statements, and the adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our companys financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. This pronouncement permits entities to use the fair value method to measure certain financial assets and liabilities by electing an irrevocable option to use the fair value method at specified election dates. After election of the option, subsequent changes in fair value would result
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in the recognition of unrealized gains or losses as period costs during the period the change occurred. SFAS No. 159 becomes effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007, with early adoption permitted. However, entities may not retroactively apply the provisions of SFAS No. 159 to fiscal years preceding the date of adoption. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our company's future reported financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The objective of SFAS No. 157 is to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and to expand disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and does not require any new fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS No. 157 are effective for fair value measurements made in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on our company's future reported financial position or results of operations.
Risks and Uncertainties
Much of the information included in this quarterly report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other forward looking statements. Such forward looking statements include any projections and estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.
Such estimates, projections or other forward looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other forward looking statements.
Risks Related to Our Business
We have had minimal revenues from operations and if we are not able to obtain further financing we may be forced to scale back or cease operations or our business operations may fail.
To date, we have not generated significant income from our operations and we have been dependent on sales of our equity securities and advances from directors to meet the majority of our cash requirements. From the date of inception on January 21, 2005 to September 30, 2008, we have generated $461,799 in revenue from the sale of our products. As at September 30, 2008, we had cash of $5,196 and negative working capital of $146,006. We expect to generate a moderate positive cash flow from operations in the next twelve month period. We estimate that we will
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require between $1,000,000 and $1,400,000 to carry out our business plan for the next twelve month period. We will, in all likelihood, continue to incur operating expenses without significant revenues until our products gain significant popularity. Since we are still in the early stages of operating our company and because of the lack of operating history, our independent auditors report and Note 1 to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 state that these factors raise substantial doubt regarding our companys ability to continue as a going concern. Because we cannot anticipate when we will be able to generate significant revenues from sales, we will need to raise additional funds to develop our business plan, respond to competitive pressures, sign distribution agreements with distributors and respond to unanticipated requirements or expenses. If we are not able to generate significant revenues from the sale of our products, we will not be able to maintain our operations or achieve a profitable level of operations.
We will not be able to expand our operations beyond current levels without generating significant revenues from our current operations or obtaining further financing. We cannot assure that we will be able to generate enough interest in our products to ever become profitable. If we are unable to establish and generate material revenues, or obtain adequate future financing, our business will fail and you may lose some or all of your investment in our common stock.
We have only commenced our business operations on January 1, 2006 and we have a limited operating history. If we cannot successfully manage the risks normally faced by start-up companies, we may not achieve profitable operations and ultimately our business may fail.
We have a limited operating history. From the date of inception on January 21, 2005 to the closing of the asset purchase agreement on January 1, 2006, our business operations consisted primarily seeking out prospective entities with which to enter into a merger or business combination. Since January 1, 2006, we have concentrated on our new business of selling drinking water products and water activation products to distributors for resale in our target markets of South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Our prospects are subject to the risks and expenses encountered by start up companies, such as uncertainties regarding our level of future revenues, our inability to budget expenses and manage growth accordingly, and our inability to access sources of financing when required and at rates favorable to us. Our limited operating history and the highly competitive nature of the drinking water and water activation industries make it difficult or impossible to predict future results of our operations. We may not establish a distribution network that will make us profitable, which may result in the loss of some or all of your investment in our common stock.
The fact that we have only generated limited revenues since our inception raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, as indicated in our independent auditors report in connection with our audited financial statements.
We have generated limited revenues since our inception on January 21, 2005. Since we are still in the early stages of operating our company and because of the lack of operating history, our independent auditors report includes an explanatory paragraph about our ability to continue as a going concern. We will, in all likelihood, continue to incur operating expenses without significant revenues until our products gain significant popularity. From December 1999 to September 30, 2008, we raised $13,000 through the sale of shares of our common stock with the balance of our financing requirements coming from two directors. We estimate our average monthly operating expenses to be approximately $24,000 per month. We will not be able to expand our operations beyond current levels without generating significant revenues from our current operations or obtaining further financing. Our primary source of funds has been the sale of our common stock and advances from two of our directors and officers. We cannot assure that we will be able to generate enough interest in our products. If we cannot attract a successful distribution network, we will not be able to generate any significant revenues or income. In addition, if we are unable to establish and generate material revenues, or obtain adequate future financing, our business will fail and you may lose some or all of your investment in our common stock. These circumstances raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as described in an explanatory paragraph to our independent auditors report on the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.
If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms and dates acceptable to us, we may not be able to expand or continue our operations and development and so may be forced to scale back or cease operations or discontinue our business. You could lose your entire investment.
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We do not currently have any arrangements for financing and we can provide no assurance to investors we will be able to find such financing when such funding is required. Obtaining additional financing would be subject to a number of factors, including investor acceptance of our product selection and our business model. Furthermore, there is no assurance that we will not incur further debt in the future, that we will have sufficient funds to repay our future indebtedness, or that we will not default on our future debts, thereby jeopardizing our business viability. Finally, we may not be able to borrow or raise additional capital in the future to meet our needs or to otherwise provide the capital necessary to maintain our operations, which might result in the loss of some or all of your investment in our common stock.
Our company anticipates that the funds that were raised from private placements by way of subscription agreements and funds advanced from directors will not be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for the next twelve month period. Also, there is no assurance that actual cash requirements will not exceed our estimates. In particular, additional capital may be required in the event that:
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we incur unexpected costs in expanding our distribution network; | |
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we are unable to create a substantial market for our products; | |
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we incur any significant unanticipated expenses; | |
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we find that we need to acquire additional water treatment products based on market needs. |
The occurrence of any of the aforementioned events could prevent us from pursuing our business plan, expanding our business operations and ultimately achieving a profitable level of operations.
We depend almost exclusively on outside capital to pay for the continued development of our business and the marketing of our products. Such outside capital may include the sale of additional stock, shareholder and director advances and/or commercial borrowing. There can be no assurance that capital will continue to be available if necessary to meet these continuing development costs or, if the capital is available, that it will be on terms acceptable to us. The issuance of additional equity securities by us will result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable to us, we may not be able to expand or continue our sales of our drinking water and water activation products and so may be forced to scale back or cease operations or discontinue our business and you could lose your entire investment.
Our company relies on two suppliers who supply our company with all of our products and as a result, we could be adversely affected by changes in the cost of the suppliers products, the financial condition of the suppliers or by the deterioration or termination of our relationship with the suppliers.
We sell drinking water products and water activation products. Our sole supplier of drinking water products, R-Can Environmental Inc. of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, supplied our company with all of our drinking water products that our company sold during the three month period ended September 30, 2008. Similarly, our sole supplier of water activation products, ELCE International of Switzerland, is the distributor of our water activation units manufactured by Nihon Jisui of Japan. We order units from ELCE International which are then shipped from Japan to our warehouse facility for reshipment or directly to countries where our distributors are located. ELCE International of Switzerland supplied our company with all of our water activation products. Our two suppliers manufacture their respective products and develop the technologies within such products. In addition, both suppliers also supply similar products from other manufacturers. As of May 2005, R-Can Environmental Inc. supplied our company with products from some components from outside suppliers but all R-Can products are assembled and shipped from their Guelph, Ontario, Canada manufacturing facility. All ELCE International, Inc. water activation units are manufactured, assembled and shipped from Japan. A significant decline in our suppliers financial condition, a material rise in the cost of their prices or a reduction in the number of products currently available could adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, if our existing relationship with R-Can Environmental Inc. or ELCE International Inc. deteriorates or is terminated in the future, and we are not successful in establishing a relationship
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with an alternative supplier at prices and products currently offered by such suppliers, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our future operating results are subject to a number of uncertainties. If these factors negatively affect our business, you could lose your entire investment.
Our future operating results are subject to a number of uncertainties, including our ability to market our portable water beverage and water activation products and to develop and introduce new products, our ability to penetrate new markets, the marketing efforts of distributors and retailers of our products, most of which also distribute or sell products that are competitive with our products, the number, quantity and marketing forces behind products introduced by competitors and laws and regulations and any changes thereto, especially those that may affect the way in which our products are marketed and produced, as well as laws or regulations that are enforceable by such regulatory authorities as the Food and Drug Administration, public health and environmental agencies such as the World Health Organization.
Changes to the current or future government regulation of our products may add to our operating costs.
We may face unanticipated operating costs due to future government regulation of drinking water standards. We believe that we are not currently subject to direct regulation of our current and expected activities, other than regulations generally applicable to businesses. However, the issue of what constitutes pure drinking water as is currently defined leaves the claim of purity open to a broad spectrum of water providers. Laws and regulations may be introduced that affect drinking water standards and claims of purity or other characteristics of water being sold to consumers. Complying with new regulations could increase our operating costs. Furthermore, we may be subject to the laws of various jurisdictions where we actually conduct business. Although we rely on distributors who sell our products in our target markets, there is a risk that we may be deemed to be actively selling in jurisdictions that may impose regulations on the sale of our products. Under such circumstances, we could be subject to fines or penalties that could have a material adverse impact on our business and operations.
Sales and delivery of our products may be interrupted due to international political situations, natural disasters or other causes.
Most of our products are manufactured in Canada and Japan. Our target market includes Central and South America, which are subject to social, economic and political uncertainty. We are subject to the risk that the sale, payment and delivery of our products may be interrupted as a result of social, economic and political turmoil or by natural disasters such as earthquakes and fires. Any such interruptions may cause us to lose customers and distributors and, accordingly, may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Our industry is very competitive and we may not be able to achieve long term success.
Our products compete with a number of established brands and new products that target the same market as we do. We compete against major manufacturers of both traditional and new water treatment methods and technologies most with substantially greater marketing, cash, distribution, production, technical and other resources than our company has at present. In addition to competitors with comparable ultra violet technology, there are large, well established water treatment companies offering proven technologies such as chlorination, ozone, reverse osmosis and physical filtration methods. If we are unable to produce, market and distribute our products as well as our competitors or if customers do not find our products to be as good or better than others on the market, then we may never develop a client base or sell enough of our product to be profitable. If this happens, we will go out of business.
All of our directors and officers are engaged in other business activities and accordingly may not devote sufficient time to our business affairs, which may affect our ability to conduct operations and generate revenues.
Although all three of our directors and officers are involved in other business activities, as a development stage company, we are able to manage the current level of business with our three officers, our relationship with three local distributors and the technical assistance of our two product suppliers, R-Can Environmental and ELCE International as well as local accounting and technical support services. At present, Max Weissengruber, our President and director, spends approximately 30 hours per week, or 75%, of his business time on the management of
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our company. D. Brian Robertson, our Chief Financial Officer, Vice-President of Sales and director, spends approximately 35 hours per week, or 90%, of his business time on the management of our company and Douglas R. Robertson, our Secretary and director, spends approximately 4 hours per week, or 10 %, of his business time on the management of our company. As a result of their other business endeavors, Mr. Weissengruber, Mr. B. Robertson and Mr. D. Robertson may not be able to devote sufficient time to our business affairs, which may negatively affect our ability to conduct our ongoing operations and our ability to generate revenues. In addition, the management of our company may be periodically interrupted or delayed as a result of our directors and officers other business interests.
All of our assets and all of our directors and officers are outside the United States, with the result that it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or any of our directors or officers.
All of our assets are located outside the United States and we do not currently maintain a permanent place of business within the United States. In addition, all of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or our officers or directors, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof. Consequently, you may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies under United States federal securities laws against them.
In the event that Freshwater Technologies, Inc. were to lose its domain name, it would be difficult to maintain effective relationships with our existing customers as well as prospective customers who had originally been approached by Freshwater Technologies, Inc. The establishment and maintenance of a distribution network for the sale of our drinking water and water activation products will be essential to the success of our business.
We offer drinking water and water activation products to distributors through our marketing efforts. Since we expect that in the future, substantially all of our revenues will be generated from product sales through local distributors, it is vital that we have a flexible relationship with potential distributors.
We realize that our local distribution partners represent the lifeline with existing customers as well as prospective customers for our products.
We believe that establishing and maintaining professional working relationships that are flexible for both parties will help increase the awareness of our products. Promotion of our products will depend largely on our success in managing samples and systems that best support our future distributors. In order to attract and retain distributors of our products and to promote and maintain our relationships in response to competitive pressures, we may increase our financial commitment to expanding and developing our business systems. If we are unable to provide proven high quality, competitively priced products, or otherwise fail to establish and maintain our industry relationships, incur excessive expenses in an attempt to improve, or promote and maintain our systems, we will not achieve profitable operations and you may lose some or all of your investment in our common stock.
We rely upon our website in both English and Spanish to maintain effective marketing and technical contact with our customers as well as distribution partners.
We design and manage our own website (www.freshwatertechnologies.ca) which contains product, technical, marketing and sales information as well as an investor relation section. There is a special Spanish language section for our Latin American distribution partners. In the event that there is a technical problem or temporary loss of the website, we may not have the internal resources that will allow us to quickly re establish an up-to-date website.
Because our directors and officers control a large percentage of our common stock, such insiders have the ability to influence matters affecting our shareholders.
Our directors and officers, in the aggregate, beneficially own 81.3% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. As a result, they have the ability to influence matters affecting our shareholders, including the election of our directors, the acquisition or disposition of our assets, and the future issuance of our shares. Because
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our officers and directors control such shares, investors may find it difficult to replace our management if they disagree with the way our business is being operated. Because the influence by these insiders could result in management making decisions that are in the best interest of those insiders and not in the best interest of the investors, you may lose some or all of the value of your investment in our common stock.
Because we do not have sufficient insurance to cover our business losses, we might have uninsured losses, increasing the possibility that you may lose your investment.
We may incur uninsured liabilities and losses as a result of the conduct of our business. We do not currently maintain any comprehensive liability or property insurance. Even if we obtain such insurance in the future, we may not carry sufficient insurance coverage to satisfy potential claims. We do not carry any business interruption insurance. Should uninsured losses occur, any purchasers of our common stock could lose their entire investment.
Risks Associated with our Common Stock
There is no active trading market for our common stock and if a market for our common stock does not develop, our investors will be unable to sell their shares.
We currently have our common stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. However, we cannot provide our investors with any assurance that public market will materialize. Further, the OTC Bulletin Board is not a listing service or exchange, but is instead a dealer quotation service for subscribing members. If a public market for our common stock does not develop, then investors may not be able to resell the shares of our common stock that they have purchased and may lose all of their investment. If we establish a trading market for our common stock, the market price of our common stock may be significantly affected by factors such as actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operation results, general market conditions and other factors. In addition, the stock market has from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices for the shares of developmental stage companies, which may affect the market price of our common stock in a material adverse manner.
We do not intend to pay dividends and there will be less ways in which you can make a gain on any investment in our company.
We have never paid any cash dividends and currently do not intend to pay any dividends for the foreseeable future. To the extent that we require additional funding currently not provided for in our financing plan, our funding sources may likely prohibit the payment of a dividend. Because we do not intend to declare dividends, any gain on an investment in our company will need to come through appreciation of the stocks price.
Because we can issue additional common shares, purchasers of our common stock may incur immediate dilution and may experience further dilution.
We are authorized to issue up to 400,000,000 common shares, consisting of 300,000,000 class A common shares and 100,000,000 class B common shares which have equal rights and preferences as our common shares. As of November 14, 2008, there were 112,120,000 class A common shares issued and outstanding and no class B common shares issued and outstanding. Our board of directors has the authority to cause our company to issue additional shares of common stock without the consent of any of our shareholders. Consequently, our shareholders may experience more dilution in their ownership of our company in the future.
Our stock is a penny stock. Trading of our stock may be restricted by the Securities and Exchange Commissions penny stock regulations which may limit a stockholders ability to buy and sell our stock.
Our stock is a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. The term accredited investor refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding
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$200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customers account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customers confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchasers written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholders ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the penny stock rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (see above and the Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters section at page 43 for discussions of penny stock rules), FINRA rules require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customers financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not Applicable.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our president (who is our principal executive officer) and our treasurer, chief financial officer, vice-president of sales (who is our principal financial and accounting officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As of September 30, 2008, the end of the three month period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our president (who is our principal executive officer) and our treasurer, chief financial officer, vice-president of sales (who is our principal financial and accounting officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our president (who is our principal executive officer) and our treasurer, chief financial officer, vice-president of sales (who is our principal financial and accounting officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.
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There have been no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number |
Description |
3.1(1) | Articles of Incorporation |
3.2 (1) | By-laws |
10.1 (1) | Supplier Agreement with ELCE International dated August 18, 2001 |
10.2 (1) | Distribution Agreement with Avila S.T.E.M., SA dated February 1, 2005 |
10.3 (1) | Supplier Agreement with R-Can Environmental Inc. dated May 20, 2005 |
10.4 (1) | Distribution Agreement with JEUFI International, SA dated June 22, 2005 |
10.5 (1) | Distribution Agreement with Freshwater Latin, S.A. dated September 1, 2005 |
10.6 (1) | Asset Sale Agreement dated January 1, 2006, among our company, Max Weissengruber and D. Brian Robertson |
10.7 (1) | Consulting Agreement dated January 1, 2006, between our company and D. Brian Robertson |
10.8 (1) | Agreement with Max Weissengruber, dated January 1, 2006. |
31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Max Weissengruber |
31.2* | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of D. Brian Robertson |
32.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant Section 906 Certifications under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2* |
(1) Filed as an exhibit to our Form SB-2 registration statement
filed on February 12, 2007.
* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FRESHWATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By | /s/ Max Weissengruber | |
Max Weissengruber | ||
President and Director | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date: | November 14, 2008 | |
By | /s/ D. Brian Robertson | |
D. Brian Robertson | ||
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer | ||
Vice-President of Sales and Director | ||
(Principal Accounting Officer | ||
and Principal Financial Officer) | ||
Date: | November 14, 2008 |