SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-KSB
(Mark
One)
(x)
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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the fiscal year ended
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( )
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from
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to
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Commission
file number
0-1665
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DCAP
GROUP, INC.
(Name of
small business issuer in its charter)
Delaware
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36-2476480
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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1158 Broadway,
Hewlett, New York
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11557
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(516)
374-7600
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(Issuer’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each
class
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Name of each exchange
on which registered
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Common
Stock, $.01 par value
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
None
(Title
of class)
Check
whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 [ ]
Check if
there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. ( )
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
State
issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal
year: $5,745,197
State the
aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates computed by
reference to the price at which the stock was sold, or the average bid and asked
prices of such stock, as of a specified date within the past 60
days: $2,024,471 as of February 29,
2008.
(ISSUERS
INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Check
whether the issuer has filed all documents and reports to be filed by Section
12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of securities under a
plan confirmed by a
court. Yes [ ] No [ ].
(APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
State the
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity,
as of the latest practicable date: 2,969,024 shares as of March 5,
2008.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure
Format: Yes [ ] No [X]
INDEX
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Page No.
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Forward-Looking
Statements
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PART
I
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Item
1.
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Description
of Business
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2
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Item
2
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Description
of Property
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10
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
II
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Item
5.
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Market
for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Small Business Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item
6.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
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Item
7.
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Financial
Statements
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Item
8.
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
8A.
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Controls
and Procedures
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Item
8B.
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Other
Information
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PART
III
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and Corporate Governance;
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
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Item
10.
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Executive
Compensation
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Item
11.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related
Stockholder Matters
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Item
12.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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Item
13.
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Exhibits
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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Signatures
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PART I
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
Annual Report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the
federal securities laws. The events described in forward-looking
statements contained in this Annual Report may not occur. Generally
these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or
anticipated benefits or other consequences of our plans or strategies, projected
or anticipated benefits from acquisitions to be made by us, or projections
involving anticipated revenues, earnings or other aspects of our operating
results. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,”
“project,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” and “continue,” and their opposites and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees
of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties,
risks and other influences, many of which are beyond our control, that may
influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the
statements are based. Factors which may affect our results include,
but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Item 6 of this
Annual Report under “Factors That May Affect Future Results and Financial
Condition”.
Any one
or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially
affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by
us ultimately prove to be accurate. Our actual results, performance
and achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in
these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new
information, future events or otherwise.
ITEM
1.
DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS
(a)
Business
Development
General
Our
continuing operations consist of franchising, ownership and operation of
storefront insurance agencies under the DCAP, Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance
and Accurate Agency brand names.
Our
discontinued operations consist of premium financing of insurance policies for
our DCAP, Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance and Accurate Agency clients as well as
clients of non-affiliated entities. On February 1, 2008, we sold our outstanding
premium finance loan portfolio. As a result of the sale, our business of
internally financing insurance contracts has been reclassified as discontinued
operations and prior periods have been restated.
Recent
Developments
The
following developments have occurred since January 1, 2008:
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On
February 1, 2008, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Payments Inc., sold its
outstanding premium finance loan portfolio. The purchase price for the net
loan portfolio was approximately $11,845,000, of which approximately
$268,000 was paid to Payments. The remainder of the purchase
price was satisfied by the assumption of liabilities, including the
satisfaction of Payments’ premium finance revolving credit line obligation
to Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (“M&T”). As additional
consideration, Payments will be entitled to receive an amount based upon
the net earnings generated by the loan portfolio as it is collected. The
purchaser of the portfolio also agreed that, during the five year period
ending January 31, 2013 (subject to automatic renewal for successive two
year terms under certain circumstances), it will purchase, assume and
service all eligible premium finance contracts originated by Payments in
the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In
connection with such purchases, Payments will be entitled to receive a fee
generally equal to a percentage of the amount
financed.
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Developments
During 2007
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On
February 2, 2007, Robert Wallach resigned as a
director.
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During
2007, the holders of $1,500,000 of the outstanding principal amount of our
subordinated debt agreed to extend the maturity date of the debt from
September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008. In consideration for the
extension of the due date of the subordinated debt, we extended the
expiration date of warrants held by the debtholders for the purchase of
97,500 of our common shares from September 30, 2007 to September 30,
2008. See Item 12 of this Annual
Report.
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Effective
March 23, 2007, the holder of our Series A preferred shares exchanged such
shares for an equal number of Series B preferred shares. The terms of the
Series B preferred shares are identical to those of the Series A preferred
shares, except that they are mandatorily redeemable on April 30, 2008 (as
opposed to April 30, 2007 for the Series A preferred
shares). See Item 12 of this Annual
Report.
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In
March 2007, Commercial Mutual Insurance Company’s Board of Directors
adopted a resolution to convert Commercial Mutual from an advance premium
insurance company to a stock property and casualty insurance
company. We hold surplus notes of Commercial Mutual in the
aggregate principal amount of $3,750,000. In the event the
conversion occurs, we may be able to convert such notes into a controlling
equity interest in Commercial Mutual. See Items 1(b), 6 and 12
of this Annual Report.
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Developments
During 2006
The
following material events occurred during 2006:
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On
January 31, 2006, we purchased from Eagle Insurance Company two surplus
notes issued by Commercial Mutual Insurance Company in the aggregate
principal amount of $3,750,000 plus accrued interest of $1,794,688.
Commercial Mutual is a New York property and casualty insurer. Eagle is a
New Jersey property and casualty insurer that is subject to an Order of
Liquidation issued by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
(which order has been stayed pending appeal). Eagle owns approximately 10%
of our outstanding common shares. See Items 1(b), 6 and 11 of
this Annual Report.
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On
July 28, 2006, we and our premium finance subsidiary, Payments Inc.,
entered into a new revolving line of credit with M&T which provided
for a decrease in the credit line to $20,000,000. The new
revolver bore interest, at our option, at either M&T’s prime lending
rate (8.25% at December 31, 2006) or LIBOR (5.35% at December 31, 2006)
plus 2.25%, and was scheduled to mature on June 30, 2008. The
line of credit also allowed for a $2,500,000 term loan (of the $20,000,000
credit line availability) to be used to provide liquidity for ongoing
working capital purposes. Any draws against the term line bore
interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%. Concurrently with the obtaining
of the new credit line, we borrowed $1,300,000 as a draw against the term
line. See Items 6 and 7 of this Annual
Report.
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Developments
During 2005
The
following material events occurred during 2005
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During
2005, we utilized our line of credit with M&T to repay an aggregate of
$2,000,000 of our $3,500,000 subordinated
debt.
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Effective
May 25, 2005, the holders of the remaining $1,500,000 outstanding
principal amount of our subordinated debt agreed to extend the maturity
date of the debt from January 10, 2006 to September 30,
2007. This extension was given to satisfy a requirement of
M&T that arose in connection with the increase in our revolving line
of credit to $25,000,000 and the extension of the line to June 30, 2007.
In consideration for the extension of the due date of the subordinated
debt, we extended the expiration date of warrants held by the debtholders
for the purchase of 97,500 of our common shares from January 10, 2006 to
September 30, 2007.
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On
November 15, 2005, we entered into an agreement for the acquisition of
substantially all of the assets of Accurate Agency, Inc., Louisons
Associates Limited and Accurate Agency of Western New York, Inc.,
insurance brokerage firms with a total of four offices located in and
around Rochester, New York that operate under the Accurate Agency brand.
The transaction was consummated effective as of January 1,
2006.
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General
Our
storefront locations serve as insurance agents or brokers and place various
types of insurance on behalf of customers. We focus on automobile,
motorcycle and homeowners insurance and our customer base is primarily
individuals rather than businesses.
Currently
there are 69 store locations owned or franchised by us of which 64 are located
in New York State. In the New York metropolitan area, there are 42
DCAP franchises. There are also 17 Barry Scott locations and five
Accurate Agency locations outside the New York metropolitan area (all located in
central and western New York State). There are five Atlantic Insurance locations
in eastern Pennsylvania. All of the Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance
and Accurate Agency locations are wholly-owned by us.
The
stores receive commissions from insurance companies for their
services. We receive fees from the franchised locations in connection
with their use of the DCAP name. Neither we nor the stores currently
serve as an insurance company and therefore do not assume underwriting risks;
however, as discussed below under “Commercial Mutual Insurance Company”,
Commercial Mutual is seeking to convert from an advance premium insurance
company to a stock property and casualty insurance company. In the
event of such conversion, the surplus notes issued by Commercial Mutual and held
by us may be converted into a controlling equity interest in Commercial
Mutual.
Through
our wholly-owned subsidiary, Payments Inc., until February 1, 2008, we provided
insurance premium financing services to our DCAP, Barry Scott, Atlantic
Insurance and Accurate Agency locations as well as non-affiliated insurance
agencies. Payments Inc. is licensed as an insurance premium finance
agency in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Effective
February 1, 2008, Payments Inc. sold its outstanding finance
contracts. Payments Inc. now receives revenues through placement fees
rather than through the internally financing of contracts.
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We
also offer automobile club services for roadside emergencies. Income
tax preparation services are also offered in connection with the franchise
operation of the DCAP stores.
We were
incorporated in 1961 and assumed our current name in 1999.
Our
executive offices are located at 1158 Broadway, Hewlett, New York 11557; our
telephone number is (516) 374-7600 and our fax number is (516)
295-7216.
Insurance
Agencies
Insurance
Brokerage
Our
storefront agencies deal primarily with the insurance needs of
individuals. In the states in which we operate, all automobile owners
must secure liability insurance coverage. We provide various choices
to the insured depending on market conditions.
Our
agencies currently operate under the DCAP, Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance and
Accurate Agency brand names. During 2006, we began the transition,
planned to take two to three years, to change all store names to
DCAP.
During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, approximately 89% of our revenues were
derived from commissions and other fees received in connection with the selling
of automobile and other property and casualty insurance policies.
In
addition to automobile insurance, we offer:
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property
and casualty insurance for motorcycles, boats and
livery/taxis
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We have
obtained the right to receive calls placed to “1-888-411-DCAP” and
“1-800-LOWEST-1” on a nationwide basis as a way to increase our insurance
brokerage business.
Franchises
An
important part of our strategy has been to increase our name
recognition. We decided that granting others DCAP franchises is an
important step in achieving this goal.
Franchisees
currently pay us an initial franchise fee of $25,000 to offer insurance products
under the DCAP name. Franchisees are obligated to also pay us monthly
fees during the term of the franchise agreement, generally commencing after a
six to twelve month period from the date on which the storefront opens for
business. Initial franchise fees and monthly fees payable by
franchisees constituted approximately 2% and 8%, respectively, of our revenues
during the year ended December 31, 2007.
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Automobile
Club
As a
complement to our automobile insurance operations, we offer automobile club
services for roadside emergencies. We offer memberships for such
services, and we make arrangements with towing dispatch companies to fulfill
service call requirements.
During
fiscal 2007, fees received in connection with automobile club services
constituted approximately 1% of our revenues.
Internet
During
fiscal 2006, we developed a website (www.dcapagents.com), a secure site for use
by personnel of our company-owned stores as well as our franchises.
Incorporated within the website are tools for managing the location’s business,
including comparative quoting, lead generation and tracking.
Policy
placement generates commission revenue. Since policy sales can be measured
as they relate to the number of inquiries or leads, increased marketing
will result in more leads. During fiscal 2006, we developed a plan
to generate more leads by increasing our presence on the Internet through Search
Engine Optimization, or SEO, and lead procurement through contracting with third
party lead aggregators. Our websites, including www.dcapinsurance.com, now
offer the prospective insured the opportunity to provide us the needed
information in the very same manner as provided face to face or over the
telephone. With the information provided, we can give multiple quotes to
the prospect as well as track the status of the lead from the moment it is
received.
Income
Tax Return
Preparation
A number
of our franchise locations provide income tax return preparation
services. The tax return preparation service allows them to offer an
additional service to the walk-in customers who comprise the bulk of their
customer base, as well as to existing customers.
Structure
and Operations
As stated
above, we currently have 69 offices, of which 42 are franchises, and 27 are
wholly-owned. Our franchises consist of both “conversion” and
“startup” operations. In a conversion operation, an existing
insurance brokerage with an established business becomes a DCAP
office. In a startup operation, an entrepreneur begins operations as
a DCAP office. Our wholly-owned offices are managed by our employees;
each franchise is managed by or under the supervision of the
franchisee.
In order
to promote consistency and efficiency, and as a service to our franchises, we
offer training to office managers. Our training program
covers:
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marketing,
sales and underwriting
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We
provide the administrative services and functions of a “central office” to our
wholly-owned offices. The services provided to these storefront
offices are:
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bookkeeping
and accounting
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Franchises
operate without the assistance of our “central office” services.
We also
provide support services to stores such as:
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assistance
with regard to the hiring of
employees
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assistance
with regard to the writing of local
advertising
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advice
regarding potential carriers for certain
customers
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We also
manage the cooperative advertising program in which all of our offices
participate.
In
addition to the above services, we provide to all of our offices a direct
business relationship with nationally-known and local insurance carriers that
may otherwise be beyond the reach of small, privately-owned retail insurance
operations.
In 2007,
we obtained and began to utilize a new agency software system, AMS 360, that is
used in connection with the management and operations of our
stores. We also intend to offer the new system to our
franchisees.
Premium
Financing
Customers
who purchase insurance policies are often unable to pay the premium in a lump
sum and, therefore, require extended payment terms. Premium finance
involves making a loan to the customer that is secured by the unearned portion
of the insurance premiums being financed and held by the insurance
carrier. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Payments Inc., is licensed as a
premium finance agency in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
Prior to
February 1, 2008, Payments Inc. provided premium financing in connection with
the obtaining of insurance policies. Effective February 1, 2008,
Payments Inc. sold its outstanding premium finance loan
portfolio. The purchaser of the portfolio has agreed that, during the
five year period following the closing (subject to automatic renewal for
successive two year terms under certain circumstances), it will purchase, assume
and service all eligible premium finance contracts originated by Payments in the
states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In connection with
such purchases, Payments will be entitled to receive a fee generally equal to a
percentage of the amount financed. Our premium financing business currently
consists of the placement fees that Payments will earn from placing
contracts.
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The
regulatory framework under which our premium finance procedures are established
is generally set forth in the premium finance statutes of the states in which we
operate. Among other restrictions, the interest rate that may be charged the
insureds for financing their premiums is limited by these state
statutes. See “Government Regulation.”
Commercial
Mutual Insurance Company
In March
2007, Commercial Mutual Insurance Company’s Board of Directors approved a
resolution to convert Commercial Mutual from an advance premium insurance
company to a stock property and casualty insurance company pursuant to Section
7307 of the New York Insurance Law. Commercial Mutual has advised us that it has
obtained permission from the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New
York to proceed with the conversion process (subject to certain conditions as
discussed below).
As
discussed in Item 1(a) hereof, we hold two surplus notes issued by Commercial
Mutual in the aggregate principal amount of $3,750,000. Previously
earned but unpaid interest on the notes as of December 31, 2007 was
approximately $2,984,000. The surplus notes are past due and provide
for interest at the prime rate or 8.5% per annum, whichever is
less. Payments of principal and interest on the surplus notes may
only be made out of the surplus of Commercial Mutual and require the approval of
the Insurance Department of the State of New York. As of
December 31, 2007, the statutory surplus of Commercial Mutual, as reported to
the Insurance Department, was approximately $6,057,000.
The
conversion by Commercial Mutual to a stock property and casualty insurance
company is subject to a number of conditions, including the approval of the plan
of conversion by the Superintendent of Insurance and Commercial Mutual’s
policyholders. As part of the approval process, the
Superintendent of Insurance has conducted a five year examination of Commercial
Mutual as of December 31, 2006 and had an appraisal performed with respect to
the fair market value of Commercial Mutual as of such date. We, as a
holder of the Commercial Mutual surplus notes, at our option, would be able to
exchange the surplus notes for an equitable share of the securities or other
consideration, or both, of the corporation into which Commercial Mutual would be
converted. Based upon the amount payable on the surplus notes and the
statutory surplus of Commercial Mutual, we believe that, following any
conversion by Commercial Mutual into a stock corporation, we could hold a
controlling equity interest in Commercial Mutual. It is anticipated
that the conversion will occur during 2008. No assurances can be given that the
conversion will occur.
Competition
We
compete with numerous insurance agents and brokers in our market. The
amount of capital required to commence operations is generally small and the
only material barrier to entry is the ability to obtain the required licenses
and appointments as a broker or agent for insurance carriers. There
is no price competition between us and other agents and brokers. All
must sell a particular carrier’s policies at exactly the same
price. Because we may be able to offer a different payment plan
through the placement of premium financing, we are able to differentiate
ourselves.
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In recent
years, extensive competition has come from direct sales entities, such as
Progressive Direct, Esurance and GEICO Insurance, who have concentrated their
advertising efforts on television and radio. In addition, the
Internet sales effort of some of our competitors has shown
promise. Further, legislation that allows banks to offer insurance to
their customers has taken market share from the storefront insurance
operators.
Government
Regulation
Our
premium finance subsidiary, Payments Inc., is regulated by governmental agencies
in the states in which it conducts business. The regulations, which
generally are designed to protect the interests of policyholders who elect to
finance their insurance premiums, vary by jurisdiction, but usually, among other
matters, involve:
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regulating
the interest rates, fees and service charges we may charge our
customers
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imposing
minimum capital requirements for our premium finance subsidiary or
requiring surety bonds in addition to or as an alternative to such capital
requirements
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governing
the form and content of our financing
agreements
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prescribing
minimum notice and cure periods before we may cancel a customer’s policy
for non-payment under the terms of the financing
agreement
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prescribing
timing and notice procedures for collecting unearned premium from the
insurance company, applying the unearned premium to our customer’s premium
finance account, and, if applicable, returning any refund due to our
customer
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requiring
our premium finance company to qualify for and obtain a license and to
renew the license each year
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conducting
periodic financial and market conduct examinations and investigations of
our premium finance company and its
operations
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requiring
prior notice to the regulating agency of any change of control of our
premium finance company
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Employees
We
currently employ 68 persons. We believe that our relationship with
our employees is good.
ITEM
2.
DESCRIPTION OF
PROPERTY
Our
principal executive offices and the administrative offices of Payments Inc. are
located at 1158 Broadway, Hewlett, New York. Our central processing
offices are located at 1762 Central Avenue, Albany, New York.
Our 17
Barry Scott offices and five Accurate Agency offices are located in upstate New
York. Our five Atlantic Insurance offices are located in eastern
Pennsylvania.
Our 27
wholly-owned storefront locations, and our executive and other offices are
operated pursuant to lease agreements that expire from time to time through
2015. The current yearly aggregate base rental for the offices is
approximately $448,000.
ITEM
3.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM
4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A
VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Our
Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on November 20, 2007. The
following is a listing of the votes cast for or withheld with respect to each
nominee for director.
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Number of Shares
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For
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Withheld
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Barry
B. Goldstein
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2,066,386
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150,064
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Morton
L. Certilman
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2,043,954
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172,496
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Jay
M. Haft
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1,410,134
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706,316
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David
A. Lyons
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2,044,036
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172,414
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Jack
D. Seibald
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2,044,016
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172,434
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PART II
ITEM
5.
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MARKET FOR COMMON
EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
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Market Information
Since
October 7, 2004, our common shares have been quoted on The NASDAQ Capital Market
(formerly called The NASDAQ Small Cap Market) under the symbol
“DCAP.”
Set forth
below are the high and low bid prices (and since August 1, 2006, the date on
which The Nasdaq Stock Market became operational as a national securities
exchange, the high and low sales prices) for our common shares for the periods
indicated, as reported on The NASDAQ Capital Market. The bid prices
set forth are prices between broker-dealers and do not include retail mark-ups
or mark-downs or any commissions to the broker-dealer. The bid prices
may not necessarily reflect actual transactions.
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High
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Low
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2007
Calendar Year
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First
Quarter
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$
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3.05
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$
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2.33
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Second
Quarter
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2.70
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2.18
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Third
Quarter
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2.75
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1.95
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Fourth
Quarter
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2.39
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1.15
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High
|
|
|
Low
|
|
2006
Calendar Year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
3.35
|
|
|
$
|
2.54
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
|
1.95
|
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
|
2.44
|
|
|
|
1.52
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
|
3.18
|
|
|
|
1.42
|
|
Holders
As of
March 20, 2008, there were approximately 1,489 record holders of our common
shares.
Dividends
Holders
of our common shares are entitled to dividends when, as and if declared by our
Board of Directors out of funds legally available. Until March 23,
2007, there were also outstanding 780 Series A preferred
shares. These shares were entitled to cumulative aggregate dividends
of $39,000 per annum (5% of their liquidation preference of
$780,000). Effective March 23, 2007, the holder of our Series A
preferred shares exchanged such shares for an equal number of Series B preferred
shares. The terms of the Series B preferred shares are identical to
those of the Series A preferred shares except that they are mandatorily
redeemable on April 30, 2008 (as opposed to April 30, 2007 for the Series A
preferred shares). No dividends may be paid on our common shares
unless an equivalent pro rata payment is made to the holders of the Series B
preferred shares on the accumulated and unpaid dividends payable to such holders
at such time.
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We have
not declared or paid any dividends in the past to the holders of our common
shares and do not currently anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the
foreseeable future. We intend to retain earnings, if any, to finance
the development and expansion of our business. Future dividend policy
will be subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and will be
contingent upon future earnings, if any, our financial condition, capital
requirements, general business conditions, and other
factors. Therefore, we can give no assurance that any dividends of
any kind will ever be paid to holders of our common shares.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
ITEM
6
.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
|
Overview
We
operate 27 storefronts, including 17 Barry Scott locations, five Atlantic
Insurance locations, and five Accurate Agency locations. We also have 42
franchised DCAP locations.
Our
insurance storefronts serve as insurance agents or brokers and place various
types of insurance on behalf of customers. We focus on automobile,
motorcycle and homeowner’s insurance and our customer base is primarily
individuals rather than businesses.
The
stores receive commissions from insurance companies for their
services. We receive fees from the franchised locations in connection
with their use of the DCAP name. Neither we nor the stores currently
serve as an insurance company and therefore do not assume underwriting risks;
however, as discussed in Item 1(b) of this Annual Report, in March 2007,
Commercial Mutual Insurance Company’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution to
convert Commercial Mutual from an advance premium insurance company to a stock
property and casualty insurance company. We hold surplus notes of
Commercial Mutual in the aggregate principal amount of $3,750,000. In
the event the conversion occurs, we may be able to convert such notes into a
controlling equity interest in Commercial Mutual.
The
stores also offer automobile club services for roadside assistance and some of
our franchise locations offer income tax preparation services.
Payments
Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, is an insurance premium finance agency that
is licensed within the states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Until
February 1, 2008, Payments Inc. offered premium financing to clients of DCAP,
Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance and Accurate Agency offices, as well as
non-affiliated insurance agencies. On February 1, 2008, Payments Inc.
sold its outstanding premium finance loan portfolio. As a result of the sale,
its business of internally financing insurance contracts has been reclassified
as discontinued operations and prior periods have been restated. Effective
February 1, 2008, revenues from its premium financing business will consist of
placement fees based upon premium finance contracts purchased, assumed and
serviced by the purchaser of the loan portfolio.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
Our
consolidated financial statements include accounts of DCAP Group, Inc. and all
majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States requires our management to make estimates and assumptions in
certain circumstances that affect amounts reported in our consolidated financial
statements and related notes. In preparing these financial statements, our
management has utilized information available including our past history,
industry standards and the current economic environment, among other factors, in
forming its estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the
consolidated financial statements, giving due consideration to materiality. It
is possible that the ultimate outcome as anticipated by our management in
formulating its estimates inherent in these financial statements might not
materialize. However, application of the critical accounting policies below
involves the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions as to future
uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these
estimates. In addition, other companies may utilize different estimates, which
may impact comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in
similar businesses.
Commission
and fee income
We
recognize commission revenue from insurance policies at the beginning of the
contract period. Refunds of commissions on the cancellation of
insurance policies are reflected at the time of cancellation.
Franchise
fee revenue on initial franchisee fees is recognized when substantially all of
our contractual requirements under the franchise agreement are
completed. Franchisees also pay a monthly franchise fee plus a
monthly advertising fee. We are obligated to provide marketing and
training support to each franchisee.
Franchise
fee revenue is recognized when substantially all of our contractual requirements
under the franchise agreement are completed.
Automobile
club dues are recognized equally over the contract period.
Finance
income, fees and receivables (discontinued operations)
For our
premium finance operations, we used the interest method to recognize interest
income over the life of each loan in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 91, “
Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees
and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct
Costs of Leases.
”
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Upon the
establishment of a premium finance contract, we recorded the gross loan payments
as a receivable with a corresponding reduction for deferred interest. The
deferred interest was amortized to interest income using the interest method
over the life of each loan. The weighted average interest rate
charged with respect to financed insurance policies was approximately 26.37% and
26.49% per annum for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively.
Upon
completion of collection efforts, after cancellation of the underlying insurance
policies, any uncollected earned interest or fees were charged off.
Allowance
for finance receivable losses (discontinued operations)
Customers
who purchase insurance policies are often unable to pay the premium in a lump
sum and, therefore, require extended payment terms. Premium finance
involves making a loan to the customer that is backed by the unearned portion of
the insurance premiums being financed. No credit checks are made
prior to the decision to extend credit to a customer. Losses on
finance receivables include an estimate of future credit losses on premium
finance accounts. Credit losses on premium finance accounts occur when the
unearned premiums received from the insurer upon cancellation of a financed
policy are inadequate to pay the balance of the premium finance account. After
collection attempts are exhausted, the remaining account balance, including
unrealized interest, is written off. We review historical trends of
such losses relative to finance receivable balances to develop estimates of
future losses. However, actual write-offs may differ materially from the
write-off estimates that we used. For the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006, the provision for finance receivable losses was approximately
$472,000 and $650,000, respectively, and actual principal write-offs for such
years, net of actual and anticipated recoveries of previous write-offs, were
approximately $522,000 and $679,000, respectively. If our provision for finance
receivable losses was understated by 10% because our actual write-offs were
greater than anticipated, the effect would have been a reduction in our basic
earnings per share by approximately $0.01 and $0.01 for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Goodwill
The
carrying value of goodwill was initially reviewed for impairment as of
January 1, 2002, and is reviewed annually or whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount might not be recoverable. If the
fair value of the operations to which goodwill relates is less than the carrying
amount of those operations, including unamortized goodwill, the carrying amount
of goodwill is reduced accordingly with a charge to expense. Based on our most
recent analysis, we believe that no impairment of goodwill exists at December
31, 2007.
Stock-based
compensation
Effective
January 1, 2006, our plans have been accounted for in accordance with the
recognition and measurement provisions of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “
Share-Based Payment
” (“SFAS
123(R)”), which replaced SFAS No. 123, “
Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation
,” and supersede APB Opinion No. 25, “
Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees
” (“APB 25”) and related interpretations. FAS 123(R) requires
compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions, including
employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements. In
addition, we adhere to the guidance set forth within Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, which provides the
Staff's views regarding the interaction between SFAS 123(R) and certain SEC
rules and regulations and provides interpretations with respect to the valuation
of share-based payments for public companies.
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In
adopting SFAS 123(R), we applied the modified prospective approach to
transition. Under the modified prospective approach, the provisions of SFAS
123(R) are to be applied to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased, or
cancelled after the required effective date. Additionally, compensation cost for
the portion of awards for which the requisite service has not been rendered that
are outstanding as of the required effective date shall be recognized as the
requisite service is rendered on or after the required effective date. The
compensation cost for that portion of awards shall be based on the grant-date
fair value of those awards as calculated for either recognition or pro-forma
disclosures under SFAS 123.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48, “
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
” (“FIN 48”), which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN 48 requires that
we recognize the impact of a tax position in our financial statements if that
position is more likely than not to be sustained on audit, based on the
technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 were effective in the
first quarter of 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in
accounting principle, if any, recorded as an adjustment to opening retained
earnings. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on our financial
position or results of operations as of December 31, 2007 or for the year then
ended.
In
September 2006, the SEC released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “
Considering the Effects of Prior
Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial
Statements
” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 provides interpretive guidance on the
SEC’s views regarding the process of quantifying the materiality of
misstatements in the financial statements. SAB 108 was effective for fiscal
years ending after November 15, 2006. The application of SAB 108 did
not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations as
of December 31, 2007 or for the year then ended.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, “
Fair Value Measurements
”
(“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives
guidance regarding the methods used in measuring fair value, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the
impact of adopting SFAS 157 on our consolidated financial
statements.
In
January 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “
The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 115
” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 is intended to improve financial
reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in
reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently
without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. It also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons
between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types
of assets and liabilities. The statement does not affect any existing accounting
literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair
value, and it does not establish requirements for recognizing dividend income,
interest income or interest expense. It also does not eliminate disclosure
requirements included in other accounting standards. The provisions of SFAS 159
are effective for the fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. We are
currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS 159.
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In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “
Business
Combinations.
” Effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, this statement revises and converge internationally the
accounting for business combinations. The adoption of this statement
is not expected to have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In December 2007, the FASB also issued
SFAS No. 160, “
Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements
.” Effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008, this statement revises and converges internationally
the reporting of noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements.
The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on our
financial statements.
Results
of Operations
On
February 1, 2008, we sold our outstanding premium finance loan portfolio. As a
result of the sale, our premium financing operations have been reclassified as
discontinued operations and prior periods have been restated. Separate
discussions follow for results of continuing operations and discontinued
operations.
Continuing
Operations
The
following table summarizes the changes in the significant components of the
results of continuing operations for the periods indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
Commissions
and fee revenue
|
|
$
|
5,745,000
|
|
|
$
|
7,122,000
|
|
|
$
|
(1,377,000
|
)
|
|
|
(19
|
)
%
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
6,754,000
|
|
|
|
7,269,000
|
|
|
|
(515,000
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
%
|
Impairment
of intangibles
|
|
|
95,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
95,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income - notes receivable
|
|
|
1,288,000
|
|
|
|
1,183,000
|
|
|
|
105,000
|
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2007 (“2007”), revenues from continuing operations
were $5,745,000 as compared to $7,122,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006
(“2006”). The 19% revenue decrease of $1,377,000 was primarily
attributable to the sale of fewer insurance policies in 2007 than in
2006. Such reduction in sales was generally caused by the continued
heightened competition from the voluntary insurance market which is offering
lower premium rates to our main customer, the non-standard insured.
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Our
general and administrative expenses for 2007 were $6,754,000, as compared to
$7,269,000 for 2006. The 7% decrease of $515,000 was primarily due to a
reduction in fixed and variable compensation paid to employees due to a
reduction in policies sold at our stores, and our Compensation Committee
determining that no bonus is payable to our Chief Executive Officer in 2007 for
2006 (and accordingly no bonus accrual being provided in 2007; in contrast, a
bonus for 2005 was provided during 2006).
Impairment
of intangibles was $95,000 in 2007 compared to $-0- in 2006. The increase in
2007 was due to the cessation of utilization of the vanity telephone number
included in intangible assets, compared to no such impairment charge in
2006.
Our
interest income – notes receivable for 2007 was $1,288,000 as compared to
$1,183,000 for 2006. On January 31, 2006, we purchased $3,750,000 of surplus
notes of Commercial Mutual Insurance Company at a price of
$3,075,000. The increase of $105,000 in 2007 was due to the recording
of 12 months of interest in 2007 as compared 11 months in 2006.
During
2007, we recorded a benefit from income taxes of $227,000 compared to a
provision for income taxes of $138,000 in 2006. The decrease of $365,000 is due
to an $851,000 decrease in income from continuing operations in 2007 as compared
to 2006.
Our continuing
operations generated a net loss before income taxes of $545,000 in 2007 as
compared to a net profit before income taxes of $306,000 in
2006. This decrease of $851,000 was primarily due to a 19% decrease
in revenues of $1,377,000, offset by a reduction in both employee head count and
variable compensation paid on commissions generated.
Discontinued
Operations
The
following table summarizes our changes in the results of discontinued operations
for the periods indicated:
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|
|
Year
ended
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
%
|
Premium
Finance Revenue
|
|
$
|
3,167,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,960,000
|
|
|
|
(793,000
|
)
|
|
|
(20
|
)
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
1,432,000
|
|
|
|
1,696,000
|
|
|
|
(264,000
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
%
|
Provision
for finance receivable losses
|
|
|
472,000
|
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
|
(178,000
|
)
|
|
|
(27
|
)
%
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
172,000
|
|
|
|
(72,000
|
)
|
|
|
(42
|
)
%
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
646,000
|
|
|
|
824,000
|
|
|
|
(178,000
|
)
|
|
|
(22
|
)
%
|
Total
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
2,650,000
|
|
|
|
3,342,000
|
|
|
|
(692,000
|
)
|
|
|
(21
|
)
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
Before Provision for Income Taxes
|
|
|
517,000
|
|
|
|
618,000
|
|
|
|
(101,000
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
%
|
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
|
|
246,000
|
|
|
|
278,000
|
|
|
|
(32,000
|
)
|
|
|
(12
|
)
%
|
Net
Income from Discontinued Operations
|
|
$
|
271,000
|
|
|
$
|
340,000
|
|
|
$
|
(69,000
|
)
|
|
|
(20
|
)
%
|
Our
premium finance revenues decreased $793,000 in 2007 as compared
2006. The 20% decrease is a direct result of a general decline in the
number of policies available to finance. Such reduction in policies sold
was generally caused by the continued heightened competition from the voluntary
insurance market which is offering lower premium rates to the non-standard
insured.
Our
general and administrative expenses from discontinued operations decreased
$264,000 in 2007 as compared 2006. The 16% decrease is
primarily due to a decrease in third party loan servicing costs as a result of
the decrease in our volume.
Our
provision for finance receivable losses for 2007 was $178,000 less than for
2006. The 27% decrease is a result of the decrease in the number of
policies financed.
Our
premium finance interest expense for 2007 was $178,000 less than for
2006. The 22% decrease was due to a decrease in both the average
outstanding balance of our revolving credit line and the interest rate in 2007
as compared to 2006.
Our
discontinued premium finance operations, on a stand-alone basis, generated a net
profit before income taxes of $517,000 in 2007 as compared to a net profit
before income taxes of $618,000 in 2006. The 16% decrease of
$101,000 was primarily due to a 20% reduction in premium finance revenue in
2007, offset by reductions in personnel, provision for finance receivable
losses, fees paid to service our premium finance operations, amortization and
premium financing interest expense.
The
following table summarizes our change in net income for the periods
indicated.
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|
|
Year
ended
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
%
|
|
(Loss)
income from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(318,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
168,000
|
|
|
$
|
(486,000
|
)
|
|
|
(289
|
)
%
|
Income
from discontinued operations, net of taxes
|
|
|
271,000
|
|
|
|
340,000
|
|
|
|
(69,000
|
)
|
|
|
(20
|
)
%
|
Net
(loss) income
|
|
$
|
(47,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
508,000
|
|
|
$
|
(555,000
|
)
|
|
|
(109
|
)
%
|
Our net
loss for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $47,000 as compared to net income
of $508,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As of
December 31, 2007, we had $1,030,822 in cash and cash equivalents and a working
capital deficit of $1,401,539. As of December 31, 2006, we had $1,196,412
in cash and cash equivalents and working capital of $2,185,076.
As
discussed below, during 2007, the holders of $1,500,000 outstanding principal
amount of subordinated debt agreed to extend the maturity date of the debt from
September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008. The $1,500,000 principal
balance of these notes is included in our December 31, 2007 balance sheet under
“Current Liabilities.” In addition, as discussed below, effective
March 23, 2007, the holder of our shares of Series A Preferred Stock (which were
mandatorily redeemable on April 30, 2007) exchanged such shares for an equal
number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, which are mandatorily redeemable
on April 30, 2008. The mandatorily redeemable balance of $780,000 is
included in our December 31, 2007 balance sheet under “Current
Liabilities.” We plan to seek to either further extend the maturity
and redemption dates of these subordinated debt and redeemable Preferred Stock
obligations, and/or refinance the obligations.
We
believe that, based on our present cash resources and the proceeds from the sale
of our premium finance portfolio, and, assuming that our efforts with regard to
the subordinated debt and redeemable Preferred Stock obligations, as discussed
above, are successful, we will have sufficient cash on a short-term basis and
over the next 12 months to fund our working capital needs.
Cash and
cash equivalents decreased by $166,000 between December 31, 2006 and December
31, 2007 primarily due to the following:
|
·
|
Net
cash used in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2007
was $374,000 primarily due to the following: (i) non-cash
charges of $572,000, which include depreciation and amortization, bad
debts, deferred income taxes, amortization of warrants, stock-based
payments, and the impairment of intangible assets, (ii) a decrease in
accounts receivable of $458,000, (iii) a decrease in the operating
activities from our discontinued operations of $91,000, which were offset
primarily by the accretion of discount on notes receivable of
$988,000. The decrease in accounts receivable is primarily the
result of a January 2007 payment of a revenue accrual from an insurance
company, which did not continue in 2007, a reduction in the amount of
policies sold, and the conversion of certain amounts due from franchisees
into notes receivable.
|
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|
·
|
Net
cash provided by investing activities during the year ended December 31,
2007 was $2,134,000 primarily due to the decrease in finance contracts
receivable from discontinued operations which is a result of the reduction
in the amount of policies financed in 2007 as compared to
2006. Cash provided by investing activities was partially
offset by purchases of property and equipment of $213,000, consisting of
capitalized website development and enhancement costs, offset by the
proceeds received from the sale of one of our
stores.
|
|
·
|
Net
cash used in financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2007
was $1,925,000 primarily due to: (i) a $1,464,000 reduction in the
revolving credit line utilized in discontinued operations and (ii) the
scheduled principal reduction of $520,000 on our term loan with
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
(“M&T”).
|
Our
discontinued premium finance operations were financed pursuant to a $20,000,000
revolving line of credit from M&T entered into on July 28,
2006. The line of credit was terminated and paid in full on February
1, 2008 in connection with sale of our premium finance portfolio. The line
called for interest at either (i) M&T’s prime rate or (ii) LIBOR plus 2.25%,
and was secured by substantially all of our assets. We were able to
borrow against the line to the extent of 85% of eligible premium finance
receivables. As of December 31, 2007, $9,488,000 was outstanding under the
line. As of December 31, 2007, of the $13,723,000 balance of finance
contracts receivable, approximately $11,119,000 represents eligible receivables
for purposes of our finance credit agreement. The line of credit also allowed
for a $2,500,000 term loan (of the $20,000,000 credit line availability) to be
used to provide liquidity for ongoing working capital purposes. Any
draws against this line bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%. As of July
28, 2006, we made our first draw of $1,300,000 against the term
line. The draw is repayable in quarterly principal installments of
$130,000 each, commencing September 1, 2006. The remaining principal
balance is payable on June 30, 2008. Interest is payable
monthly.
We have
no current commitments for capital expenditures. However, we may,
from time to time, consider acquisitions of complementary businesses, products
or technologies.
In
connection with our initial acquisition of the line of credit from M&T, we
obtained a $3,500,000 secured subordinated loan to support our premium finance
operations. During 2005, we utilized the M&T line of credit to
repay an aggregate of $2,000,000 of the subordinated debt. The
remaining balance of the loan was due in January 2006 and carries interest at
the rate of 12-5/8% per annum. In May 2005, we obtained an extension
of the maturity date of the remaining subordinated debt to September 30,
2007. During 2007, the holders of the $1,500,000 outstanding
principal amount of subordinated debt agreed to extend the maturity date of the
debt from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008. On February 1,
2008, the M&T credit line was terminated and paid in full, effectively
eliminating the subordinated nature of this debt.
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Effective
March 23, 2007, the holder of our Series A Preferred Stock exchanged such shares
for an equal number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B
Preferred Stock is mandatorily redeemable on April 30, 2008.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We have
no 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 is material to investors.
Factors
That May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition
Based
upon the following factors, as well as other factors affecting our operating
results and financial condition, past financial performance should not be
considered to be a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors
should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future
periods. In addition, such factors, among others, may affect the
accuracy of certain forward-looking statements contained in this Annual
Report.
Because
our core product is personal automobile insurance, our business may be adversely
affected by negative developments in the conditions in this
industry.
Approximately
89% of our revenues from continuing operations for 2007 were commissions and
fees from the sale of personal automobile and other property and casualty
insurance policies. As a result of our concentration in this line of business,
negative developments in the economic, competitive or regulatory conditions
affecting the personal automobile insurance industry could have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations and financial
condition.
Because
substantially all of our insurance-related operations are located in New York
and Pennsylvania, our business may be adversely affected by conditions in these
states.
Substantially
all of our insurance-related operations are located in the states of New York
and Pennsylvania. Our revenues and profitability are affected by the
prevailing regulatory, economic, demographic, competitive and other conditions
in these states. Changes in any of these conditions could make it
more costly or difficult for us to conduct our business. Adverse regulatory
developments in New York or Pennsylvania, which could include fundamental
changes to the design or implementation of the automobile insurance regulatory
framework, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition.
If
we lose key personnel or are unable to recruit qualified personnel, our ability
to implement our business strategies could be delayed or hindered
Our
future success will depend, in part, upon the efforts of Barry Goldstein, our
Chief Executive Officer. The loss of Mr. Goldstein or other key
personnel could prevent us from fully implementing our business strategies and
could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations. We have an employment agreement with Mr.
Goldstein that expires on June 30, 2009. As we continue to grow, we
will need to recruit and retain additional qualified management personnel, but
we may not be able to do so. Our ability to recruit and retain such
personnel will depend upon a number of factors, such as our results of
operations and prospects and the level of competition then prevailing in the
market for qualified personnel.
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Reductions
in the New York involuntary automobile insurance market may adversely affect our
premium finance revenue.
Prior to
the sale of our premium finance loan portfolio, our primary source of premium
finance loans had been the assigned risk, or involuntary, automobile insurance
market. In New York, since mid-2003, there has been a decline of more
than 75% in the number of new applications for coverage at the New York Auto
Insurance Plan. This has led to a reduction in the number of loans
where policies of this type are the collateral. We partially offset
the rate of decline by increasing our loan originations at our Barry Scott
locations and, effective January 2006, by offering premium financing to our
Accurate locations. In general, these loans are of a smaller average
size as upstate New York premiums are generally lower in amount than those for a
comparable downstate policy. Beginning in 2004, we began to finance
certain voluntary auto insurance policies. We are now entitled to a
placement fee based upon the amount of new premium finance loans made by the
purchaser of our loan portfolio in the states of New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. There is no guaranty that the number or size of the
loans in the voluntary marketplace will offset the declines experienced in the
involuntary market.
The volatility of premium pricing
and commission rates could adversely affect our operations.
We
currently derive most of our insurance-related revenues from commissions paid by
insurance companies. The commission is usually a percentage of the
premium billed to an insured. Insurance premiums are not determined by
us. Historically, property and casualty premiums have been cyclical
in nature and have displayed a high degree of volatility based on economic and
competitive conditions. Because our commission revenue is paid to us
based on insurance premiums, a decline in premium levels will have an adverse
effect on our business. In times of expanded underwriting capacity of
insurance companies, premium rates have decreased causing a reduction in the
commissions payable to us. In addition, in many cases, insurance
companies may seek to reduce their expenses by reducing the commission rates
payable to insurance agents or brokers and generally reserve the right to make
such reductions. We cannot predict the timing or extent of future
changes in commission rates or premiums and therefore cannot predict the effect,
if any, that such changes would have on our operations.
We
are subject to regulation that may restrict our ability to earn
profits.
Our
premium finance subsidiary is subject to regulation and supervision by the
financial institution departments in the states where it offers to finance
premiums. Certain regulatory restrictions, including restrictions on
the maximum permissible rates of interest for premium financing, and prior
approval requirements may affect its ability to place premium contracts and
generate placement fees.
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The
operations of our storefronts depend on their continued good standing under the
licenses and approvals pursuant to which they operate. Licensing laws
and regulations vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Such laws and
regulations are subject to amendment or interpretation by regulatory
authorities, and generally such authorities are vested with broad discretion as
to the granting, suspending, renewing and revoking of licenses and
approvals.
In
addition, there are currently 42 DCAP franchises. The offering of
franchises is regulated by both the federal government and some states,
including New York.
As
a holding company, we are dependent on the results of operations of our
operating subsidiaries.
We are a
holding company and a legal entity separate and distinct from our operating
subsidiaries. As a holding company without significant operations of our own,
the principal sources of our funds are dividends and other payments from our
operating subsidiaries. Consequently, we must rely on our
subsidiaries for our ability to repay debts, pay expenses and pay cash dividends
to our shareholders.
Our
business is highly competitive, which may make it difficult for us to market our
core products effectively and profitably.
The
personal automobile insurance business is highly competitive. We compete with
numerous other insurance agents and brokers in our market. The amount
of capital required to commence operations as a broker or agent is generally
small and the only material barrier to entry is the ability to obtain the
required licenses and appointments as a broker or agent for insurance
carriers. We also compete with insurers, such as Progressive Direct,
Esurance and GEICO Insurance, that sell insurance policies directly to consumers
by the Internet and telephone, without a broker.
Some of
our competitors have substantially greater financial and other resources than we
have, and they may offer a broader range of products or offer competing products
or services at lower prices. Our results of operations and financial condition
could be materially and adversely affected by a loss of business to competitors
offering similar insurance products or services at lower prices or having other
competitive advantages.
A
decline in the number of insurance companies offering insurance products in our
markets would adversely affect our business.
Based
upon economic conditions and loss history, insurance companies enter and leave
our market. A reduction in the number of available insurance products
that we can offer to our customers would adversely affect our
business.
We
may have difficulties in managing our expansion into new geographic markets, and
we may not be successful in identifying agency acquisition candidates or
integrating their operations.
We may
seek to expand into new markets by acquiring the business and assets of local
agencies. Any such future growth will face risks, including risks
associated with our ability to identify agency acquisition candidates or, if
acquired, to integrate their operations. In addition, we may acquire businesses
in markets in which conditions may not be favorable to us.
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Our
inability to identify and acquire agency acquisition candidates could hinder our
growth by slowing down our ability to expand into new markets. If we do acquire
additional agencies, we could suffer increased costs, disruption of our business
and distraction of our management if we are unable to integrate the acquired
agencies into our operations smoothly. Our geographic expansion will also
continue to place significant demands on our management, operations, systems,
accounting, internal controls and financial resources. Any failure by us to
manage our growth and to respond to changes in our business could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We
may seek to expand through acquisitions of complementary businesses or other
assets which involve additional risks that may adversely affect us.
We
continually evaluate the possible expansion of our operations through the
acquisition of businesses or other assets which we believe will complement or
enhance our business. We may also acquire or make investments in
complementary businesses, products, services or technologies. In the
event we effect any such acquisition, we may not be able to successfully
integrate any acquired business, asset, product, service or technology in our
operations without substantial costs, delays or other problems or otherwise
successfully expand our operations. In addition, efforts expended in
connection with such acquisitions may divert our management’s attention from
other business concerns. We also may have to borrow money to pay for
future acquisitions and we may not be able to do so at all or on terms favorable
to us. Additional borrowings and liabilities may have a materially adverse
effect on our liquidity and capital resources.
If
we obtain a controlling interest in Commercial Mutual Insurance Company, we will
face new risks and uncertainties.
As
discussed in Item 1 hereof, in March 2007, Commercial Mutual Insurance Company’s
Board of Directors adopted a resolution to convert Commercial Mutual from an
advance premium insurance company to a stock property and casualty insurance
company. We hold surplus notes of Commercial Mutual in the aggregate
principal amount of $3,750,000. In the event the conversion occurs,
we may be able to convert such notes into a controlling equity interest in
Commercial Mutual. We have never operated as an insurance company and
would face all of the risks and uncertainties that come with operating such a
company, including underwriting risks.
We
rely on our information technology and telecommunication systems, and the
failure of these systems could materially and adversely affect our business
.
Our
business is highly dependent upon the successful and uninterrupted functioning
of our information technology and telecommunications systems. We rely
on these systems to support our operations, as well as to process new and
renewal business, provide customer service, make claims payments, and facilitate
collections and cancellations. The failure of these systems could
interrupt our operations and result in a material adverse effect on our
business.
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We
have incurred, and will continue to incur, increased costs as a result of being
an SEC reporting company.
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as a variety of related rules implemented by
the SEC, have required changes in corporate governance practices and generally
increased the disclosure requirements of public companies. As a
reporting company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses in
connection with our public disclosure and other obligations. Based
upon SEC regulations currently in effect, we are required to establish, evaluate
and report on our internal control over financial reporting commencing with our
financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2007, and will be required
to have our registered independent public accounting firm issue an attestation
as to such reports commencing with our financial statements for the year ending
December 31, 2009. We believe that, based upon SEC regulations
currently in effect, our general and administrative expenses, including amounts
that will be spent on outside legal counsel, accountants and professionals and
other professional assistance, will increase in 2008 over 2007, which could
require us to allocate what may be limited cash resources away from our
operations and business growth plans. We also believe that compliance
with the myriad of rules and regulations applicable to reporting companies and
related compliance issues will divert time and attention of management away from
operating and growing our business.
The enactment of tort reform could
adversely affect our business.
Legislation
concerning tort reform is from time to time considered in the United States
Congress and in several states. Among the provisions considered for
inclusion in such legislation are limitations on damage awards, including
punitive damages. Enactment of these or similar provisions by
Congress or by states in which we sell insurance could result in a reduction in
the demand for liability insurance policies or a decrease in the limits of such
policies, thereby reducing our commission revenues. We cannot predict
whether any such legislation will be enacted or, if enacted, the form such
legislation will take, nor can we predict the effect, if any, such legislation
would have on our business or results of operations.
ITEM
7.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
financial statements required by this Item 7 are included in this Annual Report
following Item 14 hereof.
ITEM
8.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS
WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
There
were no changes in accountants due to disagreements on accounting and financial
disclosure during the twenty-four month period ended December 31,
2007.
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ITEM
8A.
CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule
13a-15(e)) that are designed to assure that information required to be disclosed
in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such
information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
As
required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), as of the end of the period covered by
this Annual Report, under the supervision and with the participation of our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on
this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that
date.
Internal
Control over Financial Reporting
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the
Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed
by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, and effected by the board of directors, management, and other
personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with US GAAP including those policies and procedures
that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets,
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with US
GAAP and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of our management and directors, and (iii) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect
on the financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Management
conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting based on the framework in
Internal Control – Integrated
Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our
internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of
December 31, 2007.
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A
material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will
not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management identified the
following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2007:
Financial
Reporting of a Subsidiary
Payments
Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, utilized a third party service provider that
does not provide a Type II SAS 70 report on its internal control. As a result,
we determined that the internal control over financial reporting for Payments
Inc. was not effective and was not designed to ensure that all information
required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the
Exchange Act were accurately recorded, processed, summarized and reported. As
more fully described in Item 1 of this Annual Report, the assets and liabilities
of this subsidiary were sold in February 2008. As a result, the material
weakness mentioned above has been remediated.
Information
Technology Applications and Infrastructure
We did
not maintain effective controls over financial reporting related to information
technology applications and infrastructure. Specifically, the following
deficiencies in the aggregate constituted a material weakness:
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We
did not maintain effective design of controls over access to financial
reporting applications and data. Controls do not limit access to programs
and data to only authorized users. In addition, controls lack the
requirement of periodic reviews and monitoring of such
access.
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We
did not maintain effective controls to communicate policies and procedures
governing information technology security and access. Furthermore, we did
not maintain effective logging and monitoring of servers and databases to
ensure that access was both appropriate and
authorized.
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We
did not maintain effective controls designed to ensure that information
technology program and data changes were authorized and properly managed.
In addition, our controls did not ensure that the information technology
program data changes were adequately tested for accuracy before
implementation.
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These
deficiencies have had a pervasive impact on our information technology control
environment. Additionally, these deficiencies could result in a misstatement of
account balances or disclosure to substantially all accounts that could result
in a material misstatement to the consolidated financial statements that would
not be prevented or detected.
We are in
the process of developing and implementing a remediation plan to address the
material weaknesses related to information technology applications and
infrastructure. We have hired a consulting firm to advise us in connection with
the remediation of the existing deficiencies.
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This
Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent
registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our
registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that
permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual
Report.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was
no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most
recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
8B.
OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
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PART III
ITEM
9.
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS, PROMOTERS
,
CONTROL
PERSONS
AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
; COMPLIANCE WITH
SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE
ACT
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Executive
Officers and Directors
The
following table sets forth the positions and offices presently held by each of
our current directors and executive officers and their ages:
Name
|
Age
|
Positions and Offices
Held
|
|
|
|
Barry
B. Goldstein
|
55
|
President,
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and
Director
|
Curt
M. Hapward
|
39
|
President,
DCAP Management Corp.
|
Morton
L. Certilman
|
76
|
Secretary
and Director
|
Jay
M. Haft
|
72
|
Director
|
David
A. Lyons
|
58
|
Director
|
Jack
D. Seibald
|
47
|
Director
|
Barry
B. Goldstein
Mr.
Goldstein was elected our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the
Board, and a director in March 2001 and our Treasurer in May 2001. He
served as our Chief Financial Officer from March 2001 to November
2007. Since January 2006, Mr. Goldstein has served as Chairman of the
Board of Commercial Mutual Insurance Company, a New York property and casualty
insurer, as well as Chairman of its Executive Committee. From April
1997 to December 2004, he served as President of AIA Acquisition Corp., which
operated insurance agencies in Pennsylvania and which sold substantially all of
its assets to us in May 2003. Mr. Goldstein received his B.A. and
M.B.A. from State University of New York at Buffalo, and has been a certified
public accountant since 1979.
Curt
M. Hapward
Mr.
Hapward was elected President of DCAP Management Corp., our wholly-owned
subsidiary that runs our franchise operations, in August 2007. Mr.
Hapward served as Vice President of Franchise Sales Administration and
Compliance of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. since June 2000. Prior
to joining Jackson Hewitt in 2000, he practiced law at Riker, Danzig, Scherer,
Hyland & Perretti, LLP in Morristown, New Jersey. Mr. Hapward
earned a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law in 2000, a Juris
Doctor
magna cum laude
from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1997, an M.B.A from Seton Hall
University Stillman School of Business in 1997, and a B.A. from Muhlenberg
College in 1991. He is currently a licensed certified public
accountant in Pennsylvania.
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Morton
L. Certilman
Mr.
Certilman served as our Chairman of the Board from February 1999 until March
2001. From October 1989 to February 1999, he served as our
President. He was elected our Secretary in May 2001 and has served as
one of our directors since 1989. Mr. Certilman has been engaged in
the practice of law since 1956 and is affiliated with the law firm of Certilman
Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP. Mr. Certilman is Chairman of the Long
Island Museum of Science and Technology, and was formerly Chairman of the Long
Island Regional Planning Board, the Nassau County Coliseum Privatization
Commission, and the Northrop/Grumman Master Planning Council. He
served as a director of the Long Island Association and the New Long Island
Partnership for a period of ten years and currently serves as a director of the
Long Island Sports Commission. Mr. Certilman has lectured extensively
before bar associations, builders’ institutes, title companies, real estate
institutes, banking and law school seminars, The Practicing Law Institute, The
Institute of Real Estate Management and at annual conventions of such
organizations as the National Association of Home Builders, the Community
Associations Institute and the National Association of Corporate Real Estate
Executives. He was a member of the faculty of the American Law
Institute/American Bar Association, as well as the Institute on Condominium and
Cluster Developments of the University of Miami Law Center. Mr.
Certilman has written various articles in the condominium field, and is the
author of the New York State Bar Association Condominium Cassette and the
Condominium portion of the State Bar Association book on Real Property
Titles. Mr. Certilman received an LL.B. degree,
cum
laude
, from Brooklyn
Law School.
Jay
M. Haft
Mr. Haft
served as our Vice Chairman of the Board from February 1999 until March
2001. From October 1989 to February 1999, he served as our Chairman
of the Board. He has served as one of our directors since
1989. Mr. Haft has been engaged in the practice of law since 1959 and
since 1994 has served as counsel to Parker Duryee Rosoff & Haft (and since
December 2001, its successor, Reed Smith). From 1989 to 1994, he was
a senior corporate partner of Parker Duryee. Mr. Haft is a strategic
and financial consultant for growth stage companies. He is active in
international corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Haft also
represents emerging growth companies. He has actively participated in
strategic planning and fund raising for many high-tech companies, leading edge
medical technology companies and marketing companies. Mr. Haft has
been a partner of Columbus Nova, a private investment firm, since
2000. He is a director of a number of public and private
corporations, including DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., whose securities are traded
on Nasdaq, and also serves on the Board of the United States-Russian Business
Counsel. Mr. Haft is a past member of the Florida Commission for
Government Accountability to the People, a past national trustee and Treasurer
of the Miami City Ballet, and a past Board member of the Concert Association of
Florida. He is also a past trustee of Florida International
University Foundation and previously served on the advisory board of the
Wolfsonian Museum and Florida International University Law
School. Mr. Haft received B.A. and LL.B. degrees from Yale
University.
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David
A. Lyons
Mr. Lyons
has served since 2004 as a principal of Den Ventures, LLC, a consulting firm
focused on business, financing, and merger and acquisition strategies for public
and private companies. From 2002 until 2004, Mr. Lyons served as a
managing partner of the Nacio Investment Group, and President of Nacio Systems,
Inc., a managed hosting company that provides outsourced infrastructure and
communication services for mid-size businesses. Prior to forming the Nacio
Investment Group, Mr. Lyons served as Vice President of Acquisitions for
Expanets, Inc., a national provider of converged communications solutions.
Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of Amnex, Inc. and held various
executive management positions at Walker Telephone Systems, Inc. and Inter-tel,
Inc. He has served as one of our directors since July
2005.
Jack
D. Seibald
Mr.
Seibald is a Managing Director of Concept Capital, a division of SMH Capital,
Inc., a broker dealer. Mr. Seibald has been affiliated with SMH
Capital, Inc. and its predecessor firms since 1995 and is a registered
representative with extensive experience in equity research and investment
management dating back to 1983. Since 1997, Mr. Seibald has also been
a Managing Member of Whiteford Advisors, LLC, an investment management
firm. He began his career at Oppenheimer & Co. and has also been
affiliated with Salomon Brothers, Morgan Stanley & Co. and Blackford
Securities. Mr. Seibald is a member of the Board of Directors of
Commercial Mutual Insurance Company, a New York property and casualty insurer,
and serves as Chairman of its Investments Committee. He holds an
M.B.A. from Hofstra University and a B.A. from George Washington
University. He has served as one of our directors since
2004.
Family
Relationships
There are
no family relationships among any of our executive officers and
directors.
Term
of Office
Each
director will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and
until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or
removal. Each executive officer will hold office until the initial
meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his
earlier resignation or removal.
Audit
Committee
The Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing our accounting
and financial reporting processes and the audits of our financial
statements. The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Lyons,
Haft and Seibald.
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Audit
Committee Financial Expert
Our Board
of Directors has determined that Mr. Lyons is an “audit committee financial
expert,” as that is defined in Item 401(e)(2) of Regulation S-B. Mr.
Lyons is an “independent director” based on the definition of independence in
Rule 4200(a)(15) of the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock
Market.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16 of the Exchange Act requires that reports of beneficial ownership of common
shares and changes in such ownership be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by Section 16 “reporting persons,” including directors, certain
officers, holders of more than 10% of the outstanding common shares and certain
trusts of which reporting persons are trustees. We are required to
disclose in this Annual Report each reporting person whom we know to have failed
to file any required reports under Section 16 on a timely basis during the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. To our knowledge, based solely
on a review of copies of Forms 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and written representations that no other reports were required,
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, our officers, directors and 10%
stockholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to
them, except that Michael Feinsod, a 10% stockholder, filed his Form 3 late and
on four occasions Mr. Feinsod filed a Form 4 late. On three of the
four occasions, one transaction was reported late. On one occasion,
four transactions were reported late.
Code
of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers
Our Board
of Directors has adopted a Code of Ethics for our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or
persons performing similar functions. A copy of the Code of Ethics is
posted on our website, www.dcapgroup.com. We intend to satisfy the
disclosure requirement under Item 10 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or a
waiver from, our Code of Ethics by posting such information on our website,
www.dcapgroup.com.
ITEM
10.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation for
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 for Barry B. Goldstein, our
Chief Executive Officer:
Name
and
Principal Position
|
Year
|
|
Salary
|
|
|
Option
Awards
|
|
|
All
Other
Compensation
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Country
Club
Dues (1)
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
Barry
B. Goldstein
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2007
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
|
$
|
41,224
|
|
|
$
|
21,085
|
|
|
$
|
15,770
|
|
|
$
|
428,079
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
28,532
|
|
|
$
|
26,410
|
|
|
$
|
404,942
|
|
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___________
(1)
|
Effective
with the execution of Mr. Goldstein’s employment agreement on October 16,
2007, he is no longer entitled to be reimbursed for country club
dues.
|
Employment
Contracts
Mr. Goldstein is employed as our
President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to an
employment agreement that expires on June 30, 2009. Mr. Goldstein is
entitled to receive a salary of $350,000 per annum (which base salary has been
in effect since January 1, 2004) and annual bonuses based on our net
income.
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Number
of Securities Underlying
Unexercised Options
|
|
|
Number
of Securities Underlying
Unexercised Options
|
|
|
Option
Exercise
P
rice
|
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
|
Une
xercisable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barry
B. Goldstein
|
|
32,500
|
|
|
97,500(1)
|
|
|
$
2.06
|
|
10/16/12
|
_______________
(1) Such
options are exercisable to the extent of 32,500 shares effective as of October
16, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Termination of Employment
and
Change-in-Control
Arrangements
Pursuant
to the employment agreement with Mr. Goldstein, he would be entitled, under
certain circumstances, to a payment equal to one and one-half times his then
annual salary in the event of the termination of his employment following a
change of control of DCAP.
Compensation
of Directors
The
following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation of
our directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007:
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DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
Name
|
Fees
Earned or
Paid in Cash
|
Option
Awards
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
Morton
L. Certilman
|
$22,250
|
-
|
$22,250
|
|
|
|
|
Jay
M. Haft
|
$22,750
|
-
|
$22,750
|
|
|
|
|
David
A. Lyons
|
$29,250
|
-(1)
|
$29,250
|
|
|
|
|
Jack
D. Seibald
|
$24,250
|
-
|
$24,250
|
__________
(1)
|
As
of December 31, 2007, Mr. Lyons held options for the purchase of 20,000
common shares.
|
Our
non-employee directors are entitled to receive compensation for their services
as directors as follows:
·
|
$10,000
per annum (1)
|
·
|
additional
$3,500 per annum for committee chair (1)
|
·
|
$350
per Board meeting attended ($175 if telephonic)
|
·
|
$200
per committee meeting attended ($100 if
telephonic)
|
__________
(1) One-half
payable in stock; other one-half payable in stock or, at the director’s option,
in cash.
ITEM
11.
|
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
Security
Ownership
The
following table sets forth certain information as of February 29, 2008 regarding
the beneficial ownership of our common shares by (i) each person who we believe
to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding common shares,
(ii) each present director, (iii) each person listed in the Summary Compensation
Table under “Executive Compensation,” and (iv) all of our present executive
officers and directors as a group.
Name
and Address
of Beneficial
Owner
|
|
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Approximate
Percent of
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
Infinity
Capital Partners, L.P.
767
Third Avenue, 16th Floor
New
York, New York
|
|
458,458(1)(2)
|
|
15.4%
|
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Name and Address
of
Beneficial Owner
|
|
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Approximate
Percent of
Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barry
B. Goldstein
1158
Broadway
Hewlett,
New York
|
|
425,900(1)(3)
|
|
14.2%
|
AIA
Acquisition Corp
6787
Market Street
Upper
Darby, Pennsylvania
|
|
361,600(4)
|
|
11.0%
|
Eagle
Insurance Company
c/o
The Robert Plan
Corporation
999
Stewart Avenue
Bethpage,
New York
|
|
297,378(5)
|
|
10.0%
|
Jack
D. Seibald
1336
Boxwood Drive West
Hewlett
Harbor, New York
|
|
274,750(1)(6)
|
|
9.2%
|
Morton
L. Certilman
90
Merrick Avenue
East
Meadow, New York
|
|
170,248(1)
|
|
5.7%
|
Jay
M. Haft
69
Beaver Dam Road
Salisbury,
Connecticut
|
|
157,278(1)(7)
|
|
5.3%
|
David
A. Lyons
252
Brookdale Road
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
|
20,000(8)
|
|
*
|
All
executive officers
and
directors as a group
(6
persons)
|
|
1,063,057(1)(2)(5)
(7)(8)(9)
|
|
34.7%
|
___________
* Less
than 1%
(1)
|
Based
upon Schedule 13D filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and other information that is publicly
available.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Each
of (i) Infinity Capital, LLC (“Capital”), as the general partner of
Infinity Capital Partners, L.P. (“Partners”), (ii) Infinity Management,
LLC (“Management”), as the Investment Manager of Partners, and (iii)
Michael Feinsod, as the Managing Member of Capital and Management, the
General Partner and Investment Manager, respectively, of Partners, may be
deemed to be the beneficial owners of the shares held by
Partners. Pursuant to the Schedule 13D filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by Partners, Capital,
Management and Mr. Feinsod, each has sole voting and dispositive power
over the shares.
|
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|
|
(3)
|
Includes
(i) 8,500 shares held by Mr. Goldstein’s children, (ii) 11,900 shares held
in a retirement trust for the benefit of Mr. Goldstein and (iii) 32,500
shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable
options. Mr. Goldstein disclaims beneficial ownership of the
shares held by his children and retirement trust. Excludes shares owned by
AIA Acquisition Corp. of which members of Mr. Goldstein’s family are
principal stockholders.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Based
upon Schedule 13G filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and other information that is publicly
available. Includes 312,000 shares issuable upon the conversion
of preferred shares that are currently convertible.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Eagle
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Robert Plan Corporation. We
have been advised that, pursuant to an Order of Rehabilitation filed with
the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County on January 29, 2007, the
Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance of the State of
New Jersey has been vested with title to the shares registered in Eagle’s
name. We have been advised further that, on August 9, 2007, the
Court determined that Eagle was insolvent, and it terminated the
rehabilitation phase of the proceedings and issued an Order of
Liquidation. Such order has been stayed pending
appeal.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Represents
(i) 113,000 shares owned jointly by Mr. Seibald and his wife, Stephanie
Seibald; (ii) 100,000 shares owned by SDS Partners I, Ltd., a limited
partnership (“SDS”); (iii) 3,000 shares owned by Boxwood FLTD Partners, a
limited partnership (“Boxwood”); (iv) 33,000 shares owned by Stewart
Spector IRA (“S. Spector”); (v) 3,000 shares owned by Barbara
Spector IRA Rollover (“B. Spector”); (vi) 4,000 shares owned by
Karen Dubrowsky IRA (“Dubrowsky”); and (vii) 18,750 shares issuable upon
the exercise of currently exercisable warrants. Mr. Seibald has
voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by SDS, Boxwood, S.
Spector, B. Spector and Dubrowsky. The amount reflected as owned by S.
Spector includes 30,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently
exercisable warrants.
|
|
|
(7)
|
Includes
3,076 shares held in a retirement trust for the benefit of Mr.
Haft.
|
|
|
(8)
|
Represents
shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable
options.
|
|
|
(9)
|
Includes
14,881 shares issuable upon the exercise of currently exercisable
options.
|
Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The
following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2007 with respect to
compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which
our common shares are authorized for issuance, aggregated as
follows:
|
·
|
All
compensation plans previously approved by security holders;
and
|
|
·
|
All
compensation plans not previously approved by security
holders.
|
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EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
and rights
|
Weighted
average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and
rights
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
268,624
|
$2.55
|
338,876
|
|
|
|
|
E
quity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Total
|
268,624
|
$2.55
|
338,876
|
ITEM
12.
|
C
ERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
Subordinated
Debt Financing
Effective
July 10, 2003, in order to fund our premium finance operations, we obtained
$3,500,000 from a private placement of subordinated debt. The
subordinated debt was initially repayable on January 10, 2006 and provides for
interest at the rate of 12.625% per annum, payable
semi-annually. Subject to M&T’s consent, we have the right to
prepay the subordinated debt. During 2005, we utilized our M&T
line of credit to repay $2,000,000 of the subordinated debt.
In
consideration of the debt financing, we issued to the lenders warrants for the
purchase of an aggregate of 105,000 of our common shares at an exercise price of
$6.25 per share. The warrants were initially scheduled to expire on
January 10, 2006. Effective May 25, 2005, the holders of the
remaining $1,500,000 of subordinated debt agreed to extend the maturity date of
the debt to September 30, 2007. The debt extension was given to
satisfy a requirement of M&T that arose in connection with the December 2004
increase in M&T’s revolving line of credit to $25,000,000 and the extension
of the line to June 30, 2007. In consideration for the extension of
the due date for the subordinated debt, we extended the expiration date of
warrants held by the debtholders for the purchase of 97,500 common shares to
September 30, 2007. During 2007, the holders of the $1,500,000
subordinated debt agreed to a further extension of the due date to September 30,
2008. In consideration for such further extension, we further
extended the expiration date of the warrants held by the debtholders for the
purchase of 90,000 common shares to September 30, 2008.
One of
the private placement lenders was a retirement trust established for the benefit
of Jack Seibald which loaned us $625,000 and was issued a warrant for the
purchase of 18,750 of our common shares. Mr. Seibald is one of our
principal stockholders and, effective September 2004, became one of our
directors. Mr. Seibald’s retirement trust currently holds
approximately $288,000 of the subordinated debt and he indirectly owns or
controls 48,750 warrants, including those issued at the time of the
loan.
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In
September 2007, a limited liability company of which Mr. Goldstein is a minority
member purchased from a debtholder a subordinated note in the approximate
principal amount of $115,000 and a warrant for the purchase of 7,500
shares. In connection with the purchase, the maturity date of the
debt and the expiration date of the warrant were extended as discussed
above.
Commercial
Mutual Insurance Company
On
January 31, 2006, we purchased two surplus notes in the aggregate principal
amount of $3,750,000 issued by Commercial Mutual Insurance
Company. Commercial Mutual is a New York property and casualty
insurer.
Concurrently
with the purchase, the new Commercial Mutual Board of Directors elected Barry
Goldstein, our President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, as
its Chairman. Mr. Goldstein had been elected as a director of Commercial Mutual
in December 2005.
Reference
is made to Item 1(b) of this Annual Report for a discussion of a contemplated
conversion of Commerce Mutual from an advance premium insurance company to a
stock property and casualty insurance company and the possible conversion by us
of our surplus notes into a controlling interest in Commercial
Mutual.
Exchange
of Preferred Stock
Effective
March 23, 2007, we issued 780 Series B preferred shares to AIA Acquisition Corp.
(“AIA”) in exchange for an equal number of our outstanding Series A preferred
shares. The terms of the Series B preferred shares are substantially identical
to those of the Series A preferred stock, except that they are mandatorily
redeemable on April 30, 2008 (as opposed to April 30, 2007 for the Series A
preferred shares). The current aggregate redemption amount for the
Series B preferred shares is $780,000, plus accumulated and unpaid
dividends. AIA, as the holder of the Series B preferred shares, is
entitled to dividends at the rate of 5% per annum. The Series B
preferred shares are convertible into our common shares at a price of $2.50 per
share. Members of the family of Barry B. Goldstein, our President,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, are principal stockholders of
AIA.
Relationship
Certilman
Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, a law firm with which Mr. Certilman is affiliated,
serves as our counsel. It is presently anticipated that such firm
will continue to represent us and will receive fees for its services at rates
and in amounts not greater than would be paid to unrelated law firms performing
similar services.
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Director
Independence
Board
of Directors
Our Board
of Directors is currently comprised of Barry B. Goldstein, Morton L. Certilman,
Jay M. Haft, David A. Lyons and Jack D. Seibald. Each of Messrs.
Certilman, Haft, Lyons and Seibald is currently an “independent director” based
on the definition of independence in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the listing standards
at The Nasdaq Stock Market.
Audit
Committee
The
members of our Board’s Audit Committee currently are Messrs. Lyons, Haft and
Seibald, each of whom is an “independent director” based on the definition of
independence in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock
Market and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Nominating
Committee
The
members of our Board’s Nominating Committee currently are Messrs. Lyons and
Seibald, each of whom is an “independent director” based on the definition of
independence in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock
Market.
Compensation
Committee
The
members of our Board’s Compensation Committee currently are Messrs. Seibald,
Haft and Lyons, each of whom is an “independent director” based on the
definition of independence in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the listing standards of The
Nasdaq Stock Market.
ITEM
13.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
|
2
|
Amended
and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2008, by
and among Premium Financing Specialists, Inc., Payments Inc. and DCAP
Group, Inc. (1)
|
|
|
3(a)
|
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (2)
|
|
|
3(b)
|
Certificate
of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock (3)
|
|
|
3(c)
|
Certificate
of Designations of Series B Preferred Stock (4)
|
|
|
3(d)
|
By-laws,
as amended (5)
|
|
|
10(a)
|
1998
Stock Option Plan, as amended (6)
|
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10(b)
|
Amended
and Restated Financing and Security Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2006,
by and among Payments Inc., DCAP Group, Inc. and Manufacturers and Traders
Trust Company, in its capacity as both collateral and administrative
agent for each of the “Lenders” and sole arranger (4)
|
|
|
10(c)
|
Amended
and Restated Revolving Credit Note, dated July 28, 2006, in the principal
amount of $20,000,000 issued by Payments Inc. and DCAP Group, Inc. to
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (4)
|
|
|
10(d)
|
Term
Line Note, dated July 28, 2006, in the principal amount of $1,300,000
issued by Payments Inc. and DCAP Group, Inc. to Manufacturers and Traders
Trust Company (4)
|
|
|
10(e)
|
Security
Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2006, by DCAP Group, Inc, DCAP Management
Corp., DCAP Accurate, Inc., AIA-DCAP Corp., Barry Scott Agency, Inc.,
Barry Scott Companies, Inc., Barry Scott Acquisition Corp., Baron Cycle,
Inc., Blast Acquisition Corp., Dealers Choice Automotive Planning, Inc.,
IAH, Inc. and Intandem Corp. for the benefit of Manufacturers and Traders
Trust Company in its capacity as “Agent” for itself and other “Lenders”
(4)
|
|
|
10(f)
|
Reaffirmation
of and Amendment to Stock Pledge Agreements, dated as of July 28, 2006, by
DCAP Group, Inc., Barry Scott Agency, Inc., Barry Scott Companies, Inc.
and Blast Acquisition Corp. for the benefit of Manufacturers and Traders
Trust Company in its capacity as “Agent” for itself and other “Lenders”
(4)
|
|
|
10(g)
|
Unit
Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2003, by and among DCAP Group,
Inc. and the purchasers named therein (7)
|
|
|
10(h)
|
Form
of Secured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated July 10, 2003, issued by
DCAP Group, Inc. with respect to indebtedness in the original aggregate
principal amount of $3,500,000 (7)
|
|
|
10(i)
|
Letter
agreement, dated May 25, 2005, between DCAP Group, Inc. and Jack Seibald
as representative and attorney-in-fact with respect to the outstanding
subordinated debt (4)
|
|
|
10(j)
|
Letter
agreement, dated March 23, 2007, between DCAP Group, Inc. and Jack Seibald
as representative and attorney-in-fact with respect to the outstanding
subordinated debt (4)
|
|
|
10(k)
|
Letter
agreement, dated September 30, 2007, between DCAP Group, Inc. and Jack
Seibald as representative and attorney-in-fact with respect to the
outstanding subordinated debt
|
|
|
10(l)
|
Form
of Warrant, dated July 10, 2003, for the purchase of an aggregate of
525,000 common shares (105,000 shares after giving effect to 1-for-5
reverse split effectuated on August 26, 2004) of DCAP Group, Inc.
(7)
|
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|
|
10(m)
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated July 10, 2003, by and among DCAP Group, Inc. and
the purchasers named therein (7)
|
|
|
10(n)
|
2005
Equity Participation Plan (8)
|
|
|
10(o)
|
Surplus
Note, dated April 1, 1998, in the principal amount of $3,000,000 issued by
Commercial Mutual Insurance Company to DCAP Group, Inc.
(8)
|
|
|
10(p)
|
Surplus
Note, dated March 12, 1999, in the principal amount of $750,000 issued by
Commercial Mutual Insurance Company to DCAP Group, Inc.
(8)
|
|
|
10(q)
|
Employment
Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, between DCAP Management Corp. and
Curt Hapward (9)
|
|
|
10(r)
|
Employment
Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2007, between DCAP Group, Inc.
and Barry B. Goldstein (10)
|
|
|
10(s)
|
Stock
Option Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2007, between DCAP Group, Inc.
and Barry B. Goldstein (10)
|
|
|
14
|
Code
of Ethics (11)
|
|
|
21
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
23
|
Consent
of Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP
|
|
|
31(a)
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
|
|
31(b)
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer as
Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
|
|
32
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
__________
(1)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K for an
event dated February 1, 2008 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for
the period ended September 30, 2004 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K for an
event dated May 28, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
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(4)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K for an
event dated December 26, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(7)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K for an event dated May 28, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(8)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(9)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for
the period ended September 30, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(10)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K for an
event dated October 16, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
|
|
(11)
|
Denotes
document filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
ITEM
14.
|
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT
FEES AND SERVICES
|
The
following is a summary of the fees billed to us by Holtz Rubenstein Reminick
LLP, our independent auditors, for professional services rendered for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
Fee
Category
|
|
Fiscal
2007 Fees
|
|
|
Fiscal
2006 Fees
|
|
Audit
Fees(1)
|
|
$
|
116,000
|
|
|
$
|
87,425
|
|
Audit-Related
Fees(2)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Tax
Fees(3)
|
|
|
28,000
|
|
|
|
34,000
|
|
All
Other Fees(4)
|
|
|
8,419
|
|
|
|
15,485
|
|
Total
Fees
|
|
$
|
152,419
|
|
|
$
|
136,910
|
|
__________
(1)
|
Audit
Fees consist
of aggregate fees billed
for professional services rendered for the audit of
our annual financial statements and review of the interim financial
statements included in quarterly reports or services that
are normally provided by
the independent auditors
in connection with statutory and
regulatory filings or engagements for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively.
|
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|
|
(2)
|
Audit-Related
Fees consist of aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services
that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of
our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit
Fees.”
|
|
|
(3)
|
Tax
Fees consist of aggregate fees billed for preparation of our federal and
state income tax returns and other tax compliance
activities.
|
|
|
(4)
|
All
Other Fees consist of aggregate fees billed for products and services
provided by Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP, other than those disclosed
above. These fees related to the audits of our wholly-owned subsidiary,
DCAP Management Corp., and general accounting consulting
services.
|
The Audit
Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the
work of the independent auditors and approves in advance any services to be
performed by the independent auditors, whether audit-related or
not. The Audit Committee reviews each proposed engagement to
determine whether the provision of services is compatible with maintaining the
independence of the independent auditors. All of the fees shown above
were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
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DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
|
REPORT
ON AUDITS OF CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
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DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Contents
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-2
F-3
F-4
F-5
F-6
- F-7
F-8
- F-28
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board
of Directors and Stockholders
DCAP
Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Hewlett,
New York
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of DCAP Group, Inc.
and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. These consolidated financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, audits of its internal control
over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control
over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DCAP Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America.
/s/
Holtz Rubenstein
Reminick LLP
Melville,
New York
March
17, 2008
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
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SUBSIDIARIES
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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December
31,
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2007
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|
|
2006
|
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|
|
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|
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Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
1,030,822
|
|
|
$
|
1,196,412
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$50,000
at December 31, 2007 and $66,000 at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
801,718
|
|
|
|
1,436,463
|
|
Prepaid
income taxes
|
|
|
76,723
|
|
|
|
261,403
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
218,881
|
|
|
|
88,359
|
|
Assets
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
12,651,223
|
|
|
|
15,026,925
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|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
14,779,367
|
|
|
|
18,009,562
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
464,824
|
|
|
|
347,277
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|
Goodwill
|
|
|
2,601,257
|
|
|
|
2,601,257
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|
Other
intangibles, net
|
|
|
150,910
|
|
|
|
348,786
|
|
Notes
receivable
|
|
|
5,170,804
|
|
|
|
4,007,986
|
|
Deposits
and other assets
|
|
|
78,164
|
|
|
|
94,019
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|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
23,245,326
|
|
|
$
|
25,408,887
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Current
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$
|
630,412
|
|
|
$
|
855,183
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|
Current
portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
2,098,989
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|
|
|
630,565
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|
Other
current liabilities
|
|
|
154,200
|
|
|
|
166,146
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|
Liabilities
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
12,517,305
|
|
|
|
14,172,592
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|
Mandatorily
redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
780,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
16,180,906
|
|
|
|
15,824,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Long-term
debt
|
|
|
499,065
|
|
|
|
2,408,139
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|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
408,000
|
|
|
|
402,000
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|
Mandatorily
redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
780,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Commitments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Stockholders'
Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Common
stock, $.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares;
issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,750,447
at December 31, 2007 and 3,672,947 shares at December 31,
2006
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|
|
37,505
|
|
|
|
36,730
|
|
Preferred
stock, $.01 par value; authorized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000,000
shares; 0 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Capital
in excess of par
|
|
|
11,850,872
|
|
|
|
11,633,884
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|
Deficit
|
|
|
(4,545,242
|
)
|
|
|
(4,497,797
|
)
|
|
|
|
7,343,135
|
|
|
|
7,172,817
|
|
Treasury
stock, at cost, 781,423 shares at December 31, 2007 and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
776,923
shares at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
(1,185,780
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)
|
|
|
(1,178,555
|
)
|
Total
stockholders' equity
|
|
|
6,157,355
|
|
|
|
5,994,262
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
$
|
23,245,326
|
|
|
$
|
25,408,887
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements
F-3
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
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SUBSIDIARIES
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissions
and fee revenue
|
|
$
|
5,745,197
|
|
|
$
|
7,121,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
6,754,434
|
|
|
|
7,269,287
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
288,543
|
|
|
|
285,184
|
|
Impairment
of intangibles
|
|
|
94,914
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
7,137,891
|
|
|
|
7,554,471
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(1,392,694
|
)
|
|
|
(432,747
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
(expense) income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
10,638
|
|
|
|
4,454
|
|
Interest
income - notes receivable
|
|
|
1,287,819
|
|
|
|
1,182,844
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(477,644
|
)
|
|
|
(490,946
|
)
|
Interest
expense - mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
(39,000
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)
|
|
|
(39,000
|
)
|
Gain
on sale of store/book of business
|
|
|
65,767
|
|
|
|
81,105
|
|
Total
other income
|
|
|
847,580
|
|
|
|
738,457
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss)
income from continuing operations before provision for income
taxes
|
|
|
(545,114
|
)
|
|
|
305,710
|
|
(Benefit
from) provision for income taxes
|
|
|
(226,501
|
)
|
|
|
137,570
|
|
(Loss)
income from continuing operations
|
|
|
(318,613
|
)
|
|
|
168,140
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations, net of taxes
|
|
|
271,168
|
|
|
|
340,245
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
|
$
|
(47,445
|
)
|
|
$
|
508,385
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income (Loss) Per Common Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.09
|
|
|
|
0.12
|
|
Income
(loss) per common share
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.09
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
Income
(loss) per common share
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Number of Shares Outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
2,963,036
|
|
|
|
2,888,805
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
2,963,036
|
|
|
|
3,250,937
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial
statements
F-4
b
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
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SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
|
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
Preferred
Stock
|
in
Excess
|
|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
of
Par
|
(Deficit)
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Total
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
3,545,447
|
$ 35,455
|
-
|
$
-
|
$11,371,880
|
$(5,006,182)
|
776,923
|
$(1,178,555)
|
$ 5,222,598
|
Exercise
of stock options
|
127,500
|
1,275
|
-
|
-
|
189,974
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
191,249
|
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
42,400
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
42,400
|
Stock-based
payments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
29,630
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
29,630
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
508,385
|
-
|
-
|
508,385
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
3,672,947
|
36,730
|
-
|
-
|
11,633,884
|
(4,497,797)
|
776,923
|
(1,178,555)
|
5,994,262
|
Exercise
of stock options
|
74,500
|
745
|
-
|
-
|
111,455
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
112,200
|
Stock-based
payments
|
3,000
|
30
|
-
|
-
|
105,533
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
105,563
|
Return
of stock as settlement of liability
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,500
|
(7,225)
|
(7,225)
|
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(47,445)
|
-
|
-
|
(47,445)
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
3,750,447
|
$ 37,505
|
-
|
$
-
|
$11,850,872
|
$(4,545,242)
|
781,423
|
$(1,185,780)
|
$ 6,157,355
|
See notes to consolidated financial
statements
F-5
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
|
|
SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
|
$
|
(47,445
|
)
|
|
$
|
508,385
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
used
in operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
288,543
|
|
|
|
285,184
|
|
Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
37,070
|
|
|
|
19,000
|
|
Accretion
of discount on notes receivable
|
|
|
(987,818
|
)
|
|
|
(905,500
|
)
|
Amortization
of warrants
|
|
|
40,120
|
|
|
|
77,526
|
|
Impairment
of intangible asset
|
|
|
94,914
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock-based
payments
|
|
|
105,563
|
|
|
|
29,630
|
|
Tax
benefit from exercise of stock options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
42,400
|
|
Gain
on sale of store/book of business
|
|
|
(65,767
|
)
|
|
|
(81,105
|
)
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
336,000
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
458,310
|
|
|
|
51,101
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
(196,442
|
)
|
|
|
59,686
|
|
Deposits
and other assets
|
|
|
36,008
|
|
|
|
(16,706
|
)
|
Increase
(decrease) in liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(224,771
|
)
|
|
|
341,633
|
|
Income
taxes payable
|
|
|
184,680
|
|
|
|
(261,403
|
)
|
Other
current liabilities
|
|
|
(11,946
|
)
|
|
|
(32,798
|
)
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities of continuing
operations
|
|
|
(282,981
|
)
|
|
|
453,033
|
|
Operating
activities of discontinued operations
|
|
|
(91,395
|
)
|
|
|
(768,640
|
)
|
Net
Cash Used In Operating Activities
|
|
|
(374,376
|
)
|
|
|
(315,607
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease
in notes and other receivables - net
|
|
|
2,374
|
|
|
|
42,352
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of store
|
|
|
66,300
|
|
|
|
50,100
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(213,309
|
)
|
|
|
(186,174
|
)
|
Purchase
of notes receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,075,141
|
)
|
Purchase
of business
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,000,786
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities of continuing operations
|
|
|
(144,635
|
)
|
|
|
(4,169,649
|
)
|
Investing
activities of discontinued operations
|
|
|
2,278,458
|
|
|
|
1,735,907
|
|
Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
|
|
2,133,823
|
|
|
|
(2,433,742
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from term loan
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,300,000
|
|
Principal
payments on long-term debt
|
|
|
(570,589
|
)
|
|
|
(593,846
|
)
|
Proceeds
from exercise of options and warrants
|
|
|
112,200
|
|
|
|
191,249
|
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities of continuing
operations
|
|
|
(458,389
|
)
|
|
|
897,403
|
|
Financing
activities of discontinued operations
|
|
|
(1,466,648
|
)
|
|
|
1,086,869
|
|
Net
Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
|
|
|
(1,925,037
|
)
|
|
|
1,984,272
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial
statements
F-6
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
|
|
SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
$
|
(165,590
|
)
|
|
$
|
(765,077
|
)
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, beginning of year
|
|
|
1,196,412
|
|
|
|
1,961,489
|
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents, end of year
|
|
$
|
1,030,822
|
|
|
$
|
1,196,412
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
Schedule of Non-Cash Investing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note
payable issued for purchase of business
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
612,481
|
|
Computer
equipment acquired under capital leases
|
|
$
|
89,819
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial
statements
F-7
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
1.
|
Organization
and Nature of Business
|
|
|
|
DCAP
Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries (referred to herein as "we" or "us") operate
a network of retail offices and franchise operations engaged in the sale
of retail auto, motorcycle, boat, business, and homeowner's insurance, and
until February 1, 2008 provided premium financing of insurance policies
for customers of our offices as well as customers of non-affiliated
entities. On February 1, 2008, we sold our outstanding premium finance
loan portfolio (see Notes 17 and 22). As a result of the sale, our premium
financing operations have been classified as discontinued operations and
prior periods have been restated. The purchaser of the premium finance
portfolio has agreed that, during the five year period ending January 31,
2013 (subject to automatic renewal for successive two year terms under
certain circumstances), it will purchase, assume and service premium
finance contracts originated by us in the states of New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. In connection with such purchases, we will be
entitled to receive a fee generally equal to a percentage of the amount
financed. Our continuing operations of the premium financing
business will consist of the revenue earned from placement fees and any
related expenses. We also provide automobile club services for
roadside emergencies and tax preparation services.
|
|
|
2.
|
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
|
|
|
|
Principles
of consolidation -
The accompanying consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries and joint ventures in
which we have a majority voting interest or voting control. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated.
|
|
|
|
Commission
and fee income -
We recognize
commission revenue from insurance policies at the beginning of the
contract period. Refunds of commissions on the cancellation of insurance
policies are reflected at the time of cancellation.
|
|
|
|
Franchise
fee revenue on initial franchisee fees is recognized when substantially
all of our contractual requirements under the franchise agreement are
completed. Franchisees also pay a monthly franchise fee plus an applicable
percentage of advertising expense. We are obligated to provide marketing
and training support to each franchisee. During the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006, approximately $110,000 and $50,000,
respectively, was recognized as initial franchise fee
income.
|
|
|
|
Fees
for income tax preparation are recognized when the services are completed.
Automobile club dues are recognized equally over the contract
period.
|
|
|
|
Allowance
for doubtful accounts -
Management must make estimates of the
uncollectability of accounts receivable. Management specifically analyzed
accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer
concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and
changes in customer payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the
allowance for doubtful accounts.
|
|
Goodwill
and intangible assets
-
Goodwill represents
the excess of the purchase price over fair value of identifiable net
assets acquired from business acquisitions. In accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 142, “
Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets,”
goodwill is no longer amortized, but is reviewed for
impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain
circumstances. We conduct our annual impairment test for goodwill at the
beginning of the first quarter. We performed the required impairment test
for fiscal years 2007 and 2006 and found no impairment of goodwill. There
can be no assurance that future goodwill impairment tests will not result
in a charge to earnings.
|
F-8
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
Other
Intangibles
-
SFAS No. 142 requires purchased intangible assets other than
goodwill to be amortized over their useful lives unless those lives are
determined to be indefinite. Purchased intangible assets are carried at
cost less accumulated amortization. Definite-lived intangible assets,
which include customer and phone, have been assigned an estimated finite
life and are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from
3 to 15 years. If the value of the intangible asset is determined to be
impaired, the asset is written down to the current fair
value.
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment
-
Property and
equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related
assets. Leasehold improvements are being amortized using the straight-line
method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets or the
remaining term of the lease.
|
|
|
|
Concentration
of credit risk -
We invest our
excess cash in deposits and money market accounts with major financial
institutions and have not experienced losses related to these
investments.
|
|
|
|
We
perform ongoing credit evaluations and generally do not require
collateral.
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents -
We consider all highly liquid debt instruments
with a maturity of three months or less, as well as bank money market
accounts, to be cash equivalents.
|
|
|
|
Estimates
-
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
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. Actual results could differ from
those estimates. The most significant estimates include the allowance for
finance receivable losses. It is reasonably possible that events could
occur during the upcoming year which could change such
estimates.
|
|
|
|
Net income
per share -
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing
income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of
common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect, in periods
in which they have a dilutive effect, the impact of common shares issuable
upon exercise of stock options and conversion of mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock. The computation of diluted earnings per share excludes
those options and warrants with an exercise price in excess of the average
market price of our Common Stock during the periods presented. For the
year ended December 31, 2006, the inclusion of 361,124 of options and
warrants in the computation of diluted earnings per share would have been
anti-dilutive. During the year ended December 31, 2007, we recorded a loss
available to common shareholders and, as a result, the weighted average
number of shares of Common Stock used in the calculation of basic and
diluted loss per share is the same, and have not been adjusted for the
effects of 678,124 potential shares of Common Stock from unexercised stock
options and warrants, and the conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock,
which were anti-dilutive for such period.
|
|
|
|
The
reconciliation for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as
follows:
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Number of Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
2,963,036
|
|
|
|
2,888,805
|
|
Effect
of Dilutive Securities, common stock equivalents
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
362,132
|
|
Weighted
Average Number of Shares Outstanding, used for
computing
diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
|
|
2,963,036
|
|
|
|
3,250,937
|
|
F-9
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
Net
(loss) income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
for the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed as
follows:
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations
|
|
$
|
(318,613
|
)
|
|
$
|
168,140
|
|
Interest
Expense on Dilutive Convertible Preferred Stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
39,000
|
|
Net
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations Available to Common Shareholders
for Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
|
|
$
|
(318,613
|
)
|
|
$
|
207,140
|
|
|
There
are no dilutive effects in the calculation of diluted net income per share
from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31,
2007.
|
|
Net
(loss) income available to common shareholders for the computation of
diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed as
follows:
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(Loss) Income
|
|
$
|
(47,445
|
)
|
|
$
|
508,385
|
|
Interest
Expense on Dilutive Convertible Preferred Stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
39,000
|
|
Net
(Loss) Income Available to Common Shareholders for
Diluted
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
|
|
$
|
(47,445
|
)
|
|
$
|
547,385
|
|
|
Advertising
costs -
Advertising costs are charged to operations when the
advertising first takes place. Included in general and administrative
expenses are advertising costs approximating $596,000 and $479,000 for the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
|
|
|
|
Impairment
of long-lived assets -
We review long-lived assets and certain
identifiable intangibles to be held and used for impairment on an annual
basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. If other
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an
asset that we expect to hold and use may not be recoverable, we will
estimate the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the
use of the asset or its eventual disposition, and recognize an impairment
loss. The impairment loss, if determined to be necessary, would be
measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds
the fair value of the assets. A similar evaluation is made in relation to
goodwill, with any impairment loss measured as the amount by which the
carrying value of such goodwill exceeds the expected undiscounted future
cash flows.
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes -
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based
upon the differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets
and liabilities, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws
that will be in effect when the differences are expected to
reverse.
|
|
|
|
Share-based
compensation -
Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for
share-based compensation under the recognition and measurement principles
of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "
Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees
" ("APB 25"). Therefore, we measured compensation expense
for our share-based compensation using the intrinsic value method, that
is, as the excess, if any, of the fair market value of our stock at the
grant date over the amount required to be paid to acquire the stock, and
provided the disclosures required by SFAS 123, "
Accounting fo
r S
tock-Based
Compensation
" (“SFAS 123”) and SFAS 148, "
Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation-Transition and Disclosure
"
(“SFAS 148”).
|
F-10
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
Effective
January 1, 2006, we began recording compensation expense associated
with stock options and other equity-based compensation in accordance with
SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “
Share-Based Payment
”
(“SFAS 123(R)”) using the modified prospective transition method and
therefore we have not restated results for prior periods. Under the
modified prospective transition method, share-based compensation expense
includes (1) compensation expense for all share-based awards granted
on or after January 1, 2006 as determined based on the grant-date
fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R)
and (2) compensation expense for share-based compensation awards
granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of January 1, 2006, based on
the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original
provisions of SFAS 123. We recognize compensation expense on a
straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the
award
|
|
Website
development costs -
Technology and content costs are generally
expensed as incurred, except for certain costs relating to the development
of internal-use software, including those relating to operating our
website, that are capitalized and depreciated over two years. A total of
approximately $53,000 and $43,000 in such costs were incurred during the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
income (loss) -
Comprehensive income (loss) refers to revenue,
expenses, gains and losses that under generally accepted accounting
principles are included in comprehensive income but are excluded from net
income as these amounts are recorded directly as an adjustment to
stockholders' equity. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, there were no such
adjustments required.
|
|
New
accounting pronouncements
|
|
|
|
In
July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Financial Interpretation No. 48, “
Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
” (“FIN
48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN
48 requires that we recognize the impact of a tax position in our
financial statements if that position is more likely than not to be
sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The
provisions of FIN 48 are effective in the first quarter
of 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting
principle, if any, recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.
The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on our financial
position or results of operations.
|
|
|
|
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") released
Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, “
Considering the Effects of
Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year
Financial Statements
” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 provides interpretive
guidance on the SEC’s views regarding the process of quantifying the
materiality of misstatements in the financial statements. SAB 108 is
effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006, and early
application for the first interim period of the same fiscal year is
encouraged. The application of SAB 108 did not have a material effect on
our financial position or results of operations.
|
|
|
|
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “
Fair Value
Measurements
” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value,
establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used in
measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting
SFAS 157 on our consolidated financial
statements.
|
F-11
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
In January
2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “
The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of
FASB Statement No. 115
” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS
No. 159 is intended to improve financial reporting by providing
entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings
caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without
having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. It also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate
comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes
for similar types of assets and liabilities. The statement does not affect
any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and
liabilities to be carried at fair value, and it does not establish
requirements for recognizing dividend income, interest income or interest
expense. It also does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in
other accounting standards. The provisions of SFAS 159 are effective for
the fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently
evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS
No. 159.
|
|
|
|
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “
Business
Combinations
”. Effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008, this statement revises and converges
internationally the accounting for business combinations. The
adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material impact on
our financial statements.
|
|
|
|
In
December 2007, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 160, “
Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements
.” Effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008, this statement revises and converges
internationally the reporting of noncontrolling interests in consolidated
financial statements. The adoption of this statement is not expected to
have a material impact on our financial
statements.
|
3.
|
Business
Acquisitions
|
|
|
|
Effective
January 1, 2006, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Accurate
Agency of Western New York, Inc., Louisons Associates Limited and Accurate
Agency, Inc. (collectively, “Accurate”), insurance brokerage firms with a
total of four offices located in and around Rochester, New
York.
|
|
|
|
The
aggregate purchase price was $1,600,000, including $800,000 of cash with
the balance paid through the issuance of an $800,000 non-interest bearing
note payable over 72 months commencing on January 10, 2007. The
note has been recorded at its estimated present value of
$612,481. The purchase price of $1,447,022, including
transaction costs of $34,541, was allocated as
follows:
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
1,157,286
|
|
Intangible
Assets
|
|
|
280,686
|
|
Property
and Equipment
|
|
|
9,050
|
|
Net
Assets Acquired
|
|
$
|
1,447,022
|
|
|
In
January 2006, we purchased the book of business, customer list and certain
other assets of Mid–Hudson Valley Brokerage, LLC (“Mid-Hudson”)
located in Poughkeepsie, New York, for $94,505 in cash. The net purchase
price of $98,709, including transactions costs of $4,740, was allocated as
follows:
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
78,420
|
|
Intangible
Assets
|
|
|
20,289
|
|
Net
Assets Acquired
|
|
$
|
98,709
|
|
|
The
aggregate intangible assets acquired have been assigned to customer lists,
which is subject to periodic amortization over a weighted average
estimated useful life of four years. Our consolidated statement of
operations includes the revenue and expenses of Accurate and Mid-Hudson
from January 2006.
|
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
The
goodwill acquired in the acquisitions is expected to be deductible for
income tax purposes over a period of 15 years.
|
|
|
4.
|
Notes
Receivable
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Notes
Receivable
On
January 31, 2006, we purchased from Eagle Insurance Company (“Eagle”) two
surplus notes issued by Commercial Mutual Insurance Company (“CMIC”) in
the aggregate principal amount of $3,750,000 (the “Surplus Notes”), plus
accrued interest of $1,794,688. The aggregate purchase price for the
Surplus Notes was $3,075,141, of which $1,303,434 was paid to Eagle by
delivery of a six month promissory note which provided for interest at the
rate of 7.5% per annum. The promissory note was paid in full on
July 28, 2006. CMIC is a New York property and casualty
insurer. Eagle is a New Jersey property and casualty insurer that is
subject to an Order of Liquidation issued by the New Jersey Department of
Banking and Insurance (which order has been stayed pending
appeal). Eagle owns approximately 10% of our outstanding common
stock. The Surplus Notes acquired by us are past due and
provide for interest at the prime rate or 8.5% per annum, whichever is
less. Payments of principal and interest on the Surplus Notes
may only be made out of the surplus of CMIC and require the approval of
the New York State Department of Insurance. During the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, interest payments totaling $125,000 and
$250,000, respectively, were received. The discount on the
Surplus Notes and the accrued interest at the time of acquisition are
being accreted over a 30 month period, the estimated period to collect
such amounts. Such accretion amount, together with interest on
the Surplus Notes for the periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, are
included in our consolidated statement of operations as “Interest
income-notes receivable.”
Possible Future
Conversion of Notes Receivable
In March 2007, CMIC's Board of Directors
adopted a resolution to convert CMIC from an advance premium cooperative
insurance company to a stock property and casualty insurance
company. CMIC has advised us that it has obtained permission from
the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York to proceed with
the conversion process (subject to certain conditions as discussed
below).
The
conversion by CMIC to a stock property and casualty insurance company is
subject to a number of conditions, including the approval of the plan of
conversion by the Superintendent of Insurance and CMIC’s
policyholders. As part of the approval process, the
Superintendent of Insurance had an appraisal performed with respect to the
fair market value of CMIC as of December 31, 2006. In addition,
the Insurance Department conducted a five year examination of CMIC as of
December 31, 2006. We, as a holder of the CMIC surplus notes, at our
option, would be able to exchange the surplus notes for an equitable share
of the securities or other consideration, or both, of the corporation into
which CMIC would be converted. Based upon the amount payable on
the surplus notes and the statutory surplus of CMIC, we believe that,
following any conversion by CMIC into a stock corporation, we could hold a
controlling equity interest in CMIC. It is anticipated that the
conversion will be completed within the next twelve months. No
assurances can be given that the conversion will occur.
Our
Chairman is also Chairman of CMIC and one of our other directors and our
Chief Accounting Officer are also directors of CMIC.
|
F-13
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
5.
|
Sale
of Business
|
|
|
|
Sale of Book of
Business
In
March 2007, we sold the book of business of one of our stores for $63,000
in cash. The sale resulted in a gain of
$62,467.
Sale of
Store
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, we sold one of our retail stores for
$125,000 in cash and notes. The sale of the store resulted in a
gain of $81,105. In addition, concurrently with the sale, the
purchaser entered into a franchise agreement with
us.
|
6.
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
The
changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the years presented are as
follows:
|
December
31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
beginning of year
|
|
$
|
2,601,257
|
|
|
$
|
1,305,551
|
|
Addition,
as a result of acquisitions
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,235,706
|
|
Addition,
as a result of contingent acquisition costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
67,000
|
|
Reduction
from sale of store
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(7,000
|
)
|
Balance,
end of year
|
|
$
|
2,601,257
|
|
|
$
|
2,601,257
|
|
7.
|
Other
Intangibles
|
|
|
|
Other
intangible assets consist of the
following:
|
F-14
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
December
31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
carrying amount:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
lists
|
|
$
|
554,425
|
|
|
$
|
554,525
|
|
Vanity
phone numbers
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
204,416
|
|
|
|
|
554,425
|
|
|
|
758,941
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
lists
|
|
|
403,515
|
|
|
|
314,281
|
|
Vanity
phone numbers
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
95,874
|
|
|
|
|
403,515
|
|
|
|
410,155
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
end of year
|
|
$
|
150,910
|
|
|
$
|
348,786
|
|
|
The
aggregate amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006 was approximately $103,000 and $141,000, respectively. As of December
31, 2007, we no longer utilized the vanity telephone numbers included in
intangible assets. The balance of $94,914 was written off and is included
in impairment of intangible assets in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the year ended December 31,
2007.
|
|
Estimated
amortization expense for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2007 is
as follows:
|
|
Years
Ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
75,000
|
|
2009
|
|
75,000
|
|
The
remaining weighted-average amortization period as of December 31, 2007 is
2.0 years
|
|
Other
intangible assets are being amortized using the straight-line method over
a period of four to fifteen years.
|
|
|
8.
|
Property
and Equipment
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment consists of the
following:
|
December
31,
|
Useful
Lives
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Furniture,
fixtures & equipment
|
5 years
|
|
$
|
379,812
|
|
|
$
|
358,085
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
3
- 5 years
|
|
|
310,817
|
|
|
|
266,872
|
|
Computer
hardware, software and office equipment
|
2 - 5 years
|
|
|
1,535,301
|
|
|
|
1,338,311
|
|
Entertainment
facility
|
20 years
|
|
|
200,538
|
|
|
|
200,538
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,426,468
|
|
|
|
2,163,806
|
|
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
|
1,961,644
|
|
|
|
1,816,529
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
464,824
|
|
|
$
|
347,277
|
|
F-15
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
Depreciation
expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was approximately
$186,000 and $117,000,
respectively.
|
9.
|
Accounts
Payable and Accrued Expenses
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses consists of the
following:
|
December
31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$ 259,229
|
$ 374,834
|
|
Interest
|
85,902
|
85,902
|
|
Payroll
and related costs
|
75,422
|
57,566
|
|
Professional
fees
|
209,859
|
106,420
|
|
Acquisition
costs
|
-
|
67,000
|
|
Other
|
-
|
163,461
|
|
|
$ 630,412
|
$ 855,183
|
|
10.
|
Debentures
Payable
|
|
|
|
In
1971, pursuant to a plan of arrangement, we issued a series of debentures,
which matured in 1977. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, $154,200 of these
debentures has not been presented for payment. Accordingly, this balance
has been included in other current liabilities in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet. Interest has not been accrued on the remaining
debentures payable. In addition, no interest, penalties or other charges
have been accrued with regard to any escheat
obligation.
|
|
|
11.
|
Long-Term
Debt
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt and capital lease obligations consist
of:
|
December
31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Note
payable issued in connection with the purchase of Accurate, payable in
monthly installments of $9,255, including imputed interest at 7% per
annum. Payments on the note commenced in January 2007 and the note matures
in December 2012. (a)
|
$ 517,113
|
$ 556,555
|
|
|
|
Term
loan from Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, which bears interest at
LIBOR plus 2.75%, payable in quarterly principal installments of $130,000
each, commencing September 1, 2006. The remaining principal balance is
payable on June 30, 2008.
|
520,000
|
1,040,000
|
|
|
|
Capitalized
lease for computer equipment, payable in monthly installments of $2,241
per month, including interest at 9.1% per annum. The term of the
capitalized lease is through June 30, 2011.
|
78,672
|
-
|
F-16
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Subordinated
loan, which bears interest at 12.625% per annum, payable semi-annually.
The principal balance is due and payable on September 30, 2008. The loan
was subordinate to the revolving credit facility included in discontinued
operations, and was secured by a security interest in the assets of our
premium finance subsidiary and a pledge of our subsidiary's stock.
Effective February 1, 2008, upon the sale of the premium finance
portfolio, the loan is no longer subordinated to the revolving credit
facility and there is no longer a security interest in the assets of our
premium financing subsidiary; however, the loan is still subordinated to
the above term loan from Manufacturers and Traders Trust
Company.
|
1,500,000
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
Unamortized
value of stock purchase warrants issued in connection with subordinated
loan
|
(17,731)
|
(57,851)
|
|
2,598,054
|
3,038,704
|
Less
current maturities
|
2,098,989
|
630,565
|
|
$
499,065
|
$
2,408,139
|
|
The
capital lease is collateralized by computer equipment with a carrying cost
and accumulated depreciation approximating $90,000 and $12,000,
respectively, at December 31, 2007.
|
|
|
|
Effective
March 23, 2007 and September 30, 2007, the holders of approximately
$1,385,000 and $115,000, respectively, outstanding principal amount of our
subordinated debt agreed to extend the maturity date of the debt from
September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008. In consideration for the
extension of the due date of the subordinated debt, we extended the
expiration date of warrants held by the debtholders for the purchase of
97,500 of our shares of Common Stock from September 30, 2007 to September
30, 2008. The holder of the $115,000 of subordinated debt is a limited
liability company in which our President, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer owns a minority interest.
(a)
At December 31, 2006, we reduced the amount due to Accurate by
approximately $98,000 as a result of pre-acquisition liabilities satisfied
by us.
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt matures as follows:
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$
2,098,989
|
2009
|
|
104,343
|
2010
|
|
135,596
|
2011
|
|
130,868
|
2012
|
|
128,258
|
|
|
$
2,598,054
|
12.
|
Related
Party Transaction
|
|
|
|
Professional
fees -
A law firm affiliated with one of our directors was paid
legal fees of $123,000 and $139,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006, respectively.
|
|
|
|
A
director was paid a fee of $49,900 during the year ended December 31, 2006
for consulting services in accordance with a consulting agreement. This
agreement expired on October 31,
2006.
|
F-17
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
Guaranty –
Under our revolving line of credit entered into in July 2006, our
Chairman and CEO was obligated on an unlimited wind-down guaranty as long
as the loan was in effect. In consideration of this guaranty,
he was paid $50,000 in 2006. Upon the sale of the premium finance
portfolio on February 1, 2008, the wind-down guaranty was
terminated.
|
|
|
|
Note
receivable –
Included in other current assets is a $161,000 note
receivable from a franchisee who is affiliated with one of our directors.
Interest income from this note was approximately $5,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2007. In February 2008, the note was paid in
full.
|
13.
|
Income
Taxes
|
|
|
|
We
file a consolidated U.S. Federal Income Tax return that includes all
wholly-owned subsidiaries. State tax returns are filed on a consolidated
or separate basis depending on applicable laws. The provision for income
taxes from continuing operations is comprised of the
following:
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
$
|
(185,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
(158,000
|
)
|
State
|
|
|
(47,501
|
)
|
|
|
(40,430
|
)
|
|
|
|
(232,501
|
)
|
|
|
(198,430
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
|
4,800
|
|
|
|
267,000
|
|
State
|
|
|
1,200
|
|
|
|
69,000
|
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
336,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(226,501
|
)
|
|
$
|
137,570
|
|
|
A
reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to our effective tax rate
from continuing operations is as
follows:
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computed
Expected Tax (Benefit) Expense
|
|
|
(34.00
|
)%
|
|
|
34.00
|
%
|
State
Taxes, net of federal benefit
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
5.79
|
|
Permanent
Differences
|
|
|
(7.55
|
)
|
|
|
5.21
|
|
Total
Tax (Benefit) Expense
|
|
|
(41.55
|
)%
|
|
|
45.00
|
%
|
|
At
December 31, 2007, we had net operating loss carryforwards for tax
purposes, which expire at various dates through 2019, of approximately
$1,589,000. These net operating loss carryforwards are subject to Internal
Revenue Code Section 382, which places a limitation on the utilization of
the federal net operating loss to approximately $10,000 per year, as a
result of a greater than 50% ownership change of DCAP Group, Inc. in 1999.
We did not utilize any net operating loss carryforwards during the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 to offset current taxable income. Our
taxable loss for the year ended December 31, 2007 is approximately
$1,132,000. This loss will either be carried back or will be available for
future years, expiring through December 31,
2027.
|
F-18
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
The
tax effects of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax
assets and liabilities from continuing operations consist of the
following:
|
December
31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating loss carryovers
|
|
$
|
996,000
|
|
|
$
|
550,000
|
|
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
26,000
|
|
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
|
|
117,000
|
|
|
|
91,000
|
|
Stock
compensation expense
|
|
|
39,000
|
|
|
|
12,000
|
|
Gross
deferred tax assets
|
|
|
1,172,000
|
|
|
|
679,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
on note
|
|
|
838,000
|
|
|
|
373,000
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
8,000
|
|
|
|
23,000
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
16,000
|
|
|
|
33,000
|
|
Amortization
of goodwill
|
|
|
222,000
|
|
|
|
156,000
|
|
Gross
deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
1,084,000
|
|
|
|
585,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
deferred tax assets before valuation allowance
|
|
|
88,000
|
|
|
|
94,000
|
|
Less
valuation allowance
|
|
|
(496,000
|
)
|
|
|
(496,000
|
)
|
Net
deferred tax liability
|
|
$
|
(408,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
(402,000
|
)
|
14.
|
Commitments
|
|
|
|
Leases
-
We, and each of our affiliates, lease office space under
noncancellable operating leases expiring at various dates through August
31, 2011. Many of the leases are renewable and include additional rent for
real estate taxes and other operating expenses. The minimum future rentals
under these lease commitments for leased facilities and office equipment
are as follows:
|
Years
ended December 31,
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$ 407,673
|
2009
|
|
248,595
|
2010
|
|
172,792
|
2011
|
|
56,778
|
|
|
$ 885,838
|
|
Rental
expense approximated $497,000 and $503,000 for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
|
|
|
|
Employment agreement -
On October 16, 2007, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Barry B.
Goldstein, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board. The initial term of the Employment Agreement expires
June 30, 2009. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr.
Goldstein is entitled to receive an annual salary of $350,000, and annual
bonuses based on our net income. In addition, pursuant to the Employment
Agreement Mr. Goldstein would be entitled, under certain circumstances, to
a payment equal to one and one-half times his then annual salary in the
event of the termination of his employment following a change of control.
Concurrently with the execution of the Employment Agreement, we granted to
Mr. Goldstein options for the purchase of 130,000 shares of Common Stock
at an exercise price of $2.06 per
share.
|
F-19
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
Acquisition
-
In connection
with the 2003 acquisition of AIA Acquisition Corp. ("AIA"), additional
contingent cash consideration based upon the EBITDA of the combined
operations of AIA and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Barry Scott Companies,
Inc., during each 12 month period ending April 30, 2008 may be payable.
The additional cash consideration cannot exceed $67,000 per
annum.
|
|
|
|
Litigation
-
From
time to time, we are involved in various lawsuits and claims incidental to
our business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liabilities, if
any, resulting from such lawsuits and claims will not materially affect
our financial position.
|
|
|
|
IRS tax
audit -
Our Federal income tax return for the year ended December
31, 2005 is currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service. The
final results of this audit cannot be estimated by management. It is
anticipated that the audit will be concluded by
mid-2008.
|
|
|
15.
|
Mandatorily
Redeemable Preferred Stock
|
|
|
|
On
May 8, 2003, we issued 904 shares of $.01 par value 5.0% Series A
Preferred Stock in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of
the assets of AIA. The Series A Preferred Stock has a
liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Dividends on the Series A
Preferred Stock are cumulative and are payable in cash.
|
|
|
|
Each
share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the
holder at any time into shares of our Common Stock at a conversion rate of
$2.50 per share.
|
|
|
|
On
January 15, 2005, the preferred stockholder converted 124 shares of Series
A Preferred Stock into 49,600 shares of our Common
Stock.
|
|
|
|
Subject
to legal availability of funds, the Series A Preferred Stock was
mandatorily redeemable by us for cash at its liquidation preference on
April 30, 2007 (unless previously converted into our Common Stock).
Effective March 23, 2007, the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock
agreed to exchange the Series A Preferred Stock for a new Series B
Preferred Stock that is mandatorily redeemable by us for cash at its
liquidation preference on April 30, 2008 (unless previously converted into
our Common Stock). Redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock
can occur prior to April 30, 2008 upon a substantial sale by us, as
defined. The terms of the Series B Preferred Stock are the same
as the Series A Preferred Stock with the exception of the redemption
date.
|
|
|
|
In
accordance with SFAS No. 150, "
Accounting for Certain
Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and
Equity
", the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred
Stock have been reported as a liability, and the preferred dividends have
been classified as interest expense.
|
|
|
16.
|
Stockholders'
Equity
|
|
|
|
Preferred
Stock -
During 2001, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation to
provide for the authority to issue 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock,
with a par value of $.01 per share. Our Board of Directors has the
authority to issue shares of Preferred Stock from time to time in a series
and to fix, before the issuance of each series, the number of shares in
each series and the designation, liquidation preferences, conversion
privileges, rights and limitations of each
series.
|
F-20
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
Treasury
Stock -
In June 2007, a
shareholder tendered 4,500 shares of Common Stock to us to settle an
obligation due us of approximately $7,200. The tendered shares were
recorded as an increase in treasury stock, valued at the balance of the
obligation.
|
|
|
|
Warrants
-
On
July 10, 2003, in connection with the issuance of the subordinated debt,
we issued warrants to purchase 105,000 shares of our Common Stock at an
exercise price of $6.25 per share (the "Warrants"). The Warrants were
valued at $147,000 and were being amortized as additional interest expense
over the term of the associated debt. The Warrants were scheduled to
expire on January 10, 2006. Effective May 25, 2005, the holders of
$1,500,000 outstanding principal amount of our subordinated debt agreed to
extend the maturity date of the debt from January 10, 2006 to September
30, 2007. This extension was given to satisfy a requirement of our premium
finance lender that arose in connection with the increase in our revolving
line of credit to $25,000,000 and the extension of the line to June 30,
2007. In consideration for the extension of the due date of our
subordinated debt, we extended the expiration date of Warrants held by the
debt holders for the purchase of 97,500 shares of our Common Stock from
January 10, 2006 to September 30, 2007. The extension of the Warrants was
valued at approximately $148,000 and is being amortized as additional
interest expense over the extension period. In March 2007 and
September 2007, holders of approximately $1,385,000 and $115,000,
respectively, of the principal amount of the subordinated loan agreed to
extend the maturity date of this loan from September 30, 2007 to September
30, 2008. In consideration for the extension of the due date of
our subordinated debt, we extended the expiration date of Warrants held by
the debt holders for the purchase of 97,500 shares of our Common Stock
from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2008.
|
|
|
|
Stock
Options -
In November 1998, we adopted the 1998 Stock Option Plan
(the “1998 Plan”), which provides for the issuance of incentive stock
options and non-statutory stock options. Under this plan, options to
purchase not more than 400,000 shares of our Common Stock were permitted
to be granted, at a price to be determined by our Board of Directors or
the Stock Option Committee at the time of grant. During 2002, we increased
the number of shares of Common Stock authorized to be issued pursuant to
the 1998 Plan to 750,000. Incentive stock options granted under this plan
expire no later than ten years from date of grant (except no later than
five years for a grant to a 10% stockholder). Our Board of Directors or
the Stock Option Committee will determine the expiration date with respect
to non-statutory options granted under this plan.
|
|
|
|
In
December 2005, our shareholders ratified the adoption of the 2005 Equity
Participation Plan (together with the 1998 Plan, the “Plans”), which
provides for the issuance of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock
options and restricted stock. Under this plan, a maximum of 300,000 shares
of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to options granted and restricted
stock issued. Incentive stock options granted under this plan expire no
later than ten years from date of grant (except no later than five years
for a grant to a 10% stockholder). Our Board of Directors or the Stock
Option Committee will determine the expiration date with respect to
non-statutory options, and the vesting provisions for restricted stock,
granted under this plan.
|
|
|
|
Effective
January 1, 2006, our plans are accounted for in accordance with the
recognition and measurement provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), which replace
SFAS No. 123 and supersede APB 25, and related interpretations. FAS
123(R) requires compensation costs related to share-based payment
transactions, including employee stock options, to be recognized in the
financial statements. In addition, we adhere to the guidance set forth
within SEC SAB No. 107, which provides the Staff's views regarding the
interaction between SFAS 123(R) and certain SEC rules and regulations and
provides interpretations with respect to the valuation of share-based
payments for public companies.
|
|
|
|
Prior
to January 1, 2006, we accounted for similar transactions in accordance
with APB 25 which employed the intrinsic value method of measuring
compensation cost. Accordingly, compensation expense was not recognized
for fixed stock options if the exercise price of the option equaled or
exceeded the fair value of the underlying stock at the grant
date.
|
F-21
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
While SFAS 123 encouraged
recognition of the fair value of all stock-based awards on the date of
grant as an expense over the vesting period, companies were permitted to
continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting
prescribed by APB 25 and disclose certain pro forma amounts as if the fair
value approach of SFAS 123 had been applied. In December 2002,
SFAS No. 148, “
Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure
,” an amendment of SFAS 123, was
issued, which, in addition to providing alternative methods of transition
for a voluntary change to the fair value method of accounting for
stock-based employee compensation, required more prominent pro forma
disclosures in both the annual and interim financial statements. We
complied with these disclosure requirements for all applicable periods
prior to January 1, 2006.
|
|
|
|
In
adopting SFAS 123(R), we applied the modified prospective approach to
transition. Under the modified prospective approach, the provisions of
SFAS 123(R) are to be applied to new awards and to awards modified,
repurchased, or cancelled after the required effective date. Additionally,
compensation cost for the portion of awards for which the requisite
service has not been rendered that are outstanding as of the required
effective date shall be recognized as the requisite service is rendered on
or after the required effective date. The compensation cost for that
portion of awards shall be based on the grant-date fair value of those
awards as calculated for either recognition or pro-forma disclosures under
SFAS 123.
|
|
|
|
As
a result of the adoption of SFAS 123(R), our results for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006 include share-based compensation expense
totaling approximately $97,000 and $30,000, respectively, and a tax
benefit of approximately $43,000 and $13,500,
respectively. Such amounts have been included in the
Consolidated Statement of Income within general and administrative
expenses.
Stock
option compensation expense in 2007 and 2006 is the estimated fair value
of options granted amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite
service period for entire portion of the award less an estimate for
anticipated forfeitures.
|
|
|
|
The
weighted average estimated fair value of stock options granted in the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $1.22 and $1.46, respectively,
per share. The fair value of options at the date of grant was
estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. During 2007 and
2006, we took into consideration the guidance under SFAS 123(R) and SAB
No. 107 when reviewing and updating assumptions. The expected volatility
is based upon historical volatility of our stock and other contributing
factors. The expected term is based upon observation of actual time
elapsed between date of grant and exercise of options for all employees.
Previously such assumptions were determined based on historical
data.
|
|
The
fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following weighted average
assumptions were used for grants during the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006:
|
|
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
2007
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend
Yield
|
0.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
Volatility
|
60.79%
|
123.23%
|
|
Risk-Free
Interest Rate
|
5.00%
|
5.00%
|
|
Expected
Life
|
5 years
|
5
years
|
F-22
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
The
Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating
the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and
are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the
input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price
volatility. Because our stock options have characteristics significantly
different from those of traded options, and because changes in the
subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value
estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily
provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of our stock
options.
|
|
A
summary of option activity under the Plans as of December 31, 2007, and
changes during the year then ended is as
follows:
|
|
Fixed
Stock Options
|
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding,
beginning of year
|
193,300
|
$ 2.34
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
197,024
|
2.20
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
(74,500)
|
1.51
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
(32,000)
|
1.50
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(15,200)
|
2.72
|
|
|
|
Outstanding,
end of year
|
268,624
|
$ 2.55
|
4.03
|
$850
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable,
end of year
|
125,868
|
$ 2.95
|
3.27
|
$850
|
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable
at December 31, 2007 is calculated as the difference between the exercise
price of the underlying options and the market price of our Common Stock
for the shares that had exercise prices, that were lower than the $1.67
closing price of our Common Stock on December 31, 2007. The total
intrinsic value of options exercised in the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006 was $96,750 and $135,150, respectively, determined as of the date
of exercise. We received cash proceeds from options exercised in the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 of approximately $112,000 and $191,000,
respectively.
A
summary of the status of our non-vested options as of December 31, 2007
and the changes during the year ended December 31, 2007, is as
follows:
|
F-23
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair Value
|
|
Nonvested
at December 31, 2006
|
|
|
19,692
|
|
|
$
|
1.86
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
197,024
|
|
|
|
1.22
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(66,877
|
)
|
|
|
1.35
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(7,083
|
)
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
Nonvested
at December 31, 2007
|
|
|
142,756
|
|
|
$
|
1.21
|
|
|
As
of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the fair value of unamortized compensation
cost related to unvested stock option awards was approximately $141,000
and $39,000, respectively. Unamortized compensation cost as of December
31, 2007 is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average
vesting period of 2.3 years. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the
weighted average fair value of options exercised was $1.10.
The
total fair value of shares vested during the year ended December 31, 2007
was approximately $77,000.
|
|
|
|
Common
shares reserved
|
|
Warrants
|
|
97,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
Option Plan/Equity Participation Plan
|
|
607,500
|
17.
|
Discontinued
Operations
On
February 1, 2008, we sold our outstanding premium finance loan portfolio.
Under the terms of the sale, the purchaser of the premium finance
portfolio has agreed that, during the five year period ending January 31,
2013 (subject to automatic renewal for successive two year terms under
certain circumstances), it will purchase, assume and service all eligible
premium finance contracts originated by us in the states of New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. In connection with such purchases, we
will be entitled to receive a fee generally equal to a percentage of the
amount financed. As a result of the sale of the premium finance portfolio
on February 1, 2008, the operating results of the premium financing
operations for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 have been
presented as discontinued operations. Net assets and
liabilities to be disposed of or liquidated, at their book value, have
been separately classified in the accompanying balance sheets at December
31, 2007 and 2006. Continuing operations of our premium financing
operations will only consist of placement fee revenue and any related
expenses.
|
|
Summarized
financial information of the premium financing segment as discontinued
operations for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
follows:
|
F-24
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premium
Finance Revenue
|
|
$
|
3,166,554
|
|
|
$
|
3,960,223
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
1,432,299
|
|
|
|
1,695,779
|
|
Provision
for finance receivable losses
|
|
|
472,266
|
|
|
|
650,005
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
99,550
|
|
|
|
171,430
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
645,770
|
|
|
|
824,382
|
|
Total
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
2,649,885
|
|
|
|
3,341,596
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
Before Provision for Income Taxes
|
|
|
516,669
|
|
|
|
618,627
|
|
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
|
|
245,501
|
|
|
|
278,382
|
|
Net
Income from Discontinued Operations
|
|
$
|
271,168
|
|
|
$
|
340,245
|
|
|
The
components of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as
follows:
|
December
31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance
contracts receivable, net
|
|
$
|
12,498,809
|
|
|
$
|
14,777,855
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
31,680
|
|
|
|
19,114
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
69,000
|
|
|
|
82,000
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
3,324
|
|
|
|
8,829
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
48,410
|
|
|
|
139,127
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
$
|
12,651,223
|
|
|
$
|
15,026,925
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revolving
credit line
|
|
$
|
9,488,437
|
|
|
$
|
10,952,345
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
139,480
|
|
|
|
157,998
|
|
Premiums
payable
|
|
|
2,889,388
|
|
|
|
3,062,249
|
|
Total
Liabilities
|
|
$
|
12,517,305
|
|
|
$
|
14,172,592
|
|
|
Finance
income, fees and receivables -
For our premium
finance operations, we are using the interest method to recognize interest
income over the life of each loan in accordance with SFAS No. 91, "
Accounting for Nonrefundable
Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial
Direct Costs of Leases.
"
|
|
|
|
Upon
the establishment of a premium finance contract, we record the gross loan
payments as a receivable with a corresponding reduction for deferred
interest. The deferred interest is amortized to interest income using the
interest method over the life of each loan. The weighted average interest
rate charged with respect to financed insurance policies was approximately
26.37% and 26.49% per annum for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006, respectively.
|
|
Upon
completion of collection efforts, after cancellation of the underlying
insurance policies, any uncollected earned interest or fees are charged
off.
|
F-25
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
|
Allowance
for finance receivable losses
-
Customers who
purchase insurance policies are often unable to pay the premium in a lump
sum and, therefore, require extended payment terms. Premium finance
involves making a loan to the customer that is backed by the unearned
portion of the insurance premiums being financed. No credit checks are
made prior to the decision to extend credit to a customer. Losses on
finance receivables include an estimate of future credit losses on premium
finance accounts. Credit losses on premium finance accounts occur when the
unearned premiums received from the insurer upon cancellation of a
financed policy are inadequate to pay the balance of the premium finance
account. After collection attempts are exhausted, the remaining account
balance, including unrealized interest, is written off. We review
historical trends of such losses relative to finance receivable balances
to develop estimates of future losses. However, actual write-offs may
differ materially from the write-off estimates that we used. For the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the provision for finance receivable
losses was approximately $472,000 and $650,000, respectively, and actual
principal write-offs for such years, net of actual and anticipated
recoveries of previous write-offs, were approximately $522,000 and
$679,000, respectively. If our provision for finance receivable losses was
understated by 10% because our actual write-offs were greater than
anticipated, the effect would have been a reduction in our basic earnings
per share by approximately $0.01 and $0.01 for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
|
|
Deferred
loan costs
-
Deferred loan costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the
related term of the loan.
|
|
Concentration
of credit risk –
All finance contracts receivable are repayable in
less than one year. In the event of a default by the borrower, we are
entitled to cancel the underlying insurance policy financed and receive a
refund for the unused term of such policy from the insurance carrier. We
structure the repayment terms in an attempt to minimize principal losses
on finance contract receivables.
|
|
Finance
Contract Receivables
- A summary of the changes of the
allowance for finance receivable losses is as
follows:
|
December
31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
beginning of year
|
|
$
|
205,269
|
|
|
$
|
234,029
|
|
Provision
for finance receivable losses
|
|
|
472,266
|
|
|
|
650,005
|
|
Charge-offs
|
|
|
(503,923
|
)
|
|
|
(678,765
|
)
|
Balance,
end of year
|
|
$
|
173,612
|
|
|
$
|
205,269
|
|
|
Finance
receivables are collateralized by the unearned premiums of the related
insurance policies. These finance receivables have an average remaining
contractual maturity of approximately four months, with the longest
contractual maturity being approximately ten
months.
|
|
Revolving
Credit Facility
- On December 27, 2004, we entered into a revolving
line of credit (the “Old Revolver”) with Manufacturers and Traders Trust
Company (the “Bank”), which provided for an increase in the credit line to
$25,000,000. Subject to certain conditions, the Bank had agreed to arrange
an additional $10,000,000 credit facility with other lenders on a "best
efforts" basis. The Old Revolver bore interest, at our option, at either
(i) the Bank's prime lending rate (7.25% at December 31, 2005) or (ii)
LIBOR (4.34% at December 31, 2005) plus 2.5%, and was scheduled to mature
on June 30, 2007. We could borrow against the line to the extent of 85% of
eligible premium finance
receivables.
|
F-26
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
On
July 28, 2006, we and our premium finance subsidiary, Payments, Inc.,
entered into a new revolving line of credit (the “New Revolver”) with the
Bank, which provided for a decrease in the credit line to $20,000,000 and
the elimination of the Bank’s agreement to arrange an additional
$10,000,000 credit facility with other lenders on a “best efforts”
basis. The New Revolver bore interest, at our option, at either
the Bank’s prime lending rate (7.25% at December 31, 2007) or LIBOR (5.24%
at December 31, 2007) plus 2.25%, and was scheduled to mature on June 30,
2008. The line of credit also allows for a $2,500,000 term loan
(of the $20,000,000 credit line availability) to be used to provide
liquidity for ongoing working capital purposes. Any draws
against the term line bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%. As of
July 28, 2006, we made our first draw against the term line of
$1,300,000. The draw is repayable in quarterly principal
installments of $130,000 each, commencing September 1,
2006. The remaining principal balance is payable on June 30,
2008. Interest is payable monthly. The New Revolver
eliminated the personal guaranty required of our CEO of $1,250,000 but
continued his obligation on an unlimited wind-down guaranty and his
personal guaranty as to misrepresentations that relate to dishonest or
fraudulent acts committed by him or known but not timely reported by
him. The New Revolver also allowed for a reduction of life
insurance coverage on the life of our CEO from $4,000,000 to
$1,500,000.
|
|
|
|
The
New Revolver was secured by substantially all of the assets of our premium
finance subsidiary, Payments, Inc., and was guaranteed by DCAP Group, Inc.
and its subsidiaries. The New Revolver was paid in full and terminated on
February 1, 2008 upon the closing of the sale of our premium finance loan
portfolio (see Note 22).
|
18.
|
Major
Insurance Carriers
|
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2007, revenue from major insurance carriers in
excess of 10% of net revenues from continuing operations consisted of the
following:
|
|
Carrier
|
%
of Total Revenue
|
Segment
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
|
36%
|
Insurance
|
|
B
|
12%
|
Insurance
|
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2006, revenue from major insurance carriers in
excess of 10% of net revenues from continuing operations consisted of the
following:
|
|
Carrier
|
%
of Total Revenue
|
Segment
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
|
34%
|
Insurance
|
19.
|
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
|
|
|
|
The
methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the following
classes of financial instruments were:
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets and Current Liabilities
: The carrying values of cash,
accounts receivables, finance contract receivables and payables and
certain other short-term financial instruments approximate their fair
value.
|
|
|
|
Long-Term
Debt
: The fair value of our long-term debt, including the current
portion, was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on our
assumed incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing
arrangements. The carrying amount of variable and fixed rate debt at
December 31, 2007 and 2006 approximates fair
value.
|
F-27
DCAP
GROUP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
|
20.
|
Retirement
Plan
|
|
|
|
Qualified
employees are eligible to participate in a salary reduction plan under
Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Participation in the plan is
voluntary, and any participant may elect to contribute up to a maximum of
$15,000 per year. We will match 25% of the employee's contribution up to
6%. Contributions for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
approximated $25,000 and $17,000,
respectively.
|
21.
|
Supplementary
Information - Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid during the years for:
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
$
|
463,305
|
|
|
$
|
487,026
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
Taxes
|
|
$
|
3,033
|
|
|
$
|
332,038
|
|
22.
|
Subsequent
Event
|
|
|
|
On
February 1, 2008, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Payments Inc. (“Payments”),
sold its outstanding premium finance loan portfolio to Premium Financing
Specialists, Inc. (“PFS”). The purchase price for the acquired net loan
portfolio was approximately $11,845,000, of which approximately $268,000
was paid to Payments, and the remainder of the purchase price was
satisfied by the assumption of liabilities, including the satisfaction of
our premium finance revolving credit line obligation to Manufacturers and
Traders Trust Company. As additional consideration, Payments will be
entitled to receive an amount based upon the net earnings generated by the
acquired loan portfolio as it is collected.
PFS
has agreed that, during the five year period ending January 31, 2013
(subject to automatic renewal for successive two year terms under certain
circumstances), it will purchase, assume and service all eligible premium
finance contracts originated by Payments in the states of New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. In connection with such purchases, PFS
shall be obligated to pay to Payments a fee generally equal to a
percentage of the amount financed.
As
a result of the sale of the premium finance portfolio on February 1, 2008,
our premium financing operations have been presented as discontinued
operations. After February 1, 2008, premium financing operations will only
consist of placement fee revenue and any related expenses.
Simultaneously
with the closing, our revolving line of credit with Manufacturers and
Traders Trust Company was terminated.
See
Note 17.
|
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
|
DCAP GROUP,
INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dated:
March 28, 2008
|
By:
|
/s/
Barry B. Goldstein
|
|
|
|
Barry
B. Goldstein
|
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
In
accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed
below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
Capacity
|
Date
|
|
|
|
/s/
Barry B. Goldstein
Barry
B. Goldstein
|
President,
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
|
March
28, 2008
|
/s/
Victor Brodsky
Victor Brodsky
|
Chief
Accounting Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
March
28, 2008
|
/
s/ Morton L.
Certilman
Morton L. Certilman
|
Secretary
and Director
|
March
28, 2008
|
/s/
Jay M. Haft
Jay
M. Haft
|
Director
|
March
28, 2008
|
/s/
David A. Lyons
David
A. Lyons
|
Director
|
March
28, 2008
|
/s/
Jack D. Seibald
Jack
D. Seibald
|
Director
|
March
28, 2008
|
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