Vfinance, Inc - Recent Material Event
Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a
Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
In connection with comments received from the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") and upon a review and assessment by our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, on February 28, 2007, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that certain of our
previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon because
of certain errors in our financial statements. As a result of this determination
we intend to restate our consolidated financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and for the quarters ended September 30,
2006, June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006. All adjustments are non-cash in nature
and primarily relate to the timing and method used to record certain amounts in
our financial statements. The errors in the financial statements and periods
affected include:
o A reclassification of marketable securities received as compensation
for investment banking services from "trading" to "available-for-sale",
effective January 1, 2002, resulting in the reclassification of
unrealized gains and losses from the determination of net income to
other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders' equity;
o Recording amortization expense associated with certain acquired
customer relationships during the year ended December 31, 2005 and the
two months ended December 31, 2004 and an adjustment to the
amortization recorded in each quarter during the year ended December
31, 2006, resulting from corrections in the period in which
amortization commenced and in the useful life assigned to the acquired
customer relationships;
o A change in the timing of beneficial conversion feature expense
recognition between 2001 and 2004, related to a financing transaction
completed in 2001.
o The deferral of $200,000 received in connection with a new clearing
agreement in 2004, when it was recognized as a reduction in clearing
and transaction costs, and the recording of the amortization of this
$200,000 as a reduction in clearing and transaction costs over a
five-year period commencing in 2004.
As a result of the foregoing, we intend to file our December 31, 2006
Annual Report on Form 10-K with restated financial statements and revised
disclosures for the fiscal periods covered by that report. Our Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and
September 30, 2007 will include restated financial statements and revised
disclosures for each corresponding period in 2006.
The specific effect of these restatements on our consolidated financial
statements for the periods indicated will be as follows for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002:
Net Effect of Restatements on Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2005 2004 2003 2002
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Net income (loss), as reported $(1,137.4) $2,774.4 $ 311.4 $(2,235.3)
Net effect of adjustments 137.9 (364.0) 27.7 (390.0)
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Net income (loss), as restated $ (999.5) $2,410.4 $ 339.1 $(2,625.3)
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Net income (loss) per share - basic, as reported $ (0.03) $ 0.08 $ 0.01 $ (0.08)
Net effect of adjustments $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ - $ (0.02)
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Net income (loss) per share - basic, as restated $ (0.02) $ 0.07 $ 0.01 $ (0.10)
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Wt. avg. shares outstanding - basic 40,049.7 33,773.3 26,609.1 26,716.4
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Net income (loss) per share - diluted, as reported $ (0.03) $ 0.08 $ 0.01 $ (0.08)
Net effect of adjustments $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ - $ (0.02)
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Net income (loss) per share - diluted, as restated $ (0.02) $ 0.07 $ 0.01 $ (0.10)
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Wt. avg. shares outstanding - diluted 40,049.7 35,840.2 29,963.4 26,716.4
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Net Effect of Restatements on Stockholders' Equity
(In thousands) 2005 2004 2003 2002
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Stockholders' equity, as reported $ 5,269.6 $6,274.1 $1,060.4 $ 521.2
Net effect of adjustments (648.4) (541.8) (12.4) 101.7
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Stockholders' equity, as restated $ 4,621.2 $5,732.3 $1,048.0 $ 622.9
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These adjustments will not affect the amounts of net cash provided by (used
in) operating, investing or financing activities in the consolidated statements
of cash flows in any of the periods indicated.
The specific effect of these restatements on our unaudited consolidated
financial statements for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2006, June 30,
2006 and September 30, 2006 will be as follows:
Net Effect of Restatements on Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
3 mos. ended 3 mos. ended 6 mos. ended 3 mos. ended 9 mos. ended
March 31, 2006 June 30, 2006 June 30, 2006 September 30, September 30,
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) 2006 (Unaudited) 2006 (Unaudited)
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Net income (loss), as reported $ 253.2 $ (425.1) $ (177.4) $ (478.6) $ (656.0)
Net effect of adjustments 164.7 82.3 247.0 92.0 339.0
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Net income (loss), as restated $ 417.9 $ (342.8) $ 69.6 $ (386.6) $ (317.0)
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Net income (loss) per share - basic,
as reported $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ - $ (0.01) $ (0.01)
Net effect of adjustments $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
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Net income (loss) per share - basic,
as restated $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ - $ (0.01) $ (0.01)
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Wt. avg. shares outstanding - basic 40,126.1 47,269.0 43,717.3 53,126.1 46,912.9
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Net income (loss) per share -
diluted, as reported $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ - $ (0.01) $ (0.01)
Net effect of adjustments $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
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Net income (loss) per share -
diluted, as restated $ 0.01 $ (0.01) $ - $ (0.01) $ (0.01)
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Wt. avg. shares outstanding -
diluted, as reported 42,231.2 47,269.0 43,717.3 53,126.1 46,912.9
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Wt. avg. shares outstanding -
diluted, as restated* 46,984.4
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* As a result of the adjustments, the net loss reported for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 will be restated to net income and our Wt. avg. shares outstanding
for the six months ended June 30, 2006 will be restated to include the
potentially dilutive effects of stock options and warrants.
Net Effect of Restatements on Stockholders' Equity
(In thousands)
March 31, 2006 June 30,2006 September 30, 2006
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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Stockholders' equity, as reported 5,635.9 8,734.2 8,372.9
Net effect of adjustments (601.8) (555.1) (508.4)
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Stockholders' equity, as restated $ 5,034.1 $ 8,179.1 $ 7,864.5
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These adjustments will not affect the amounts of net cash provided by (used
in) operating, investing or financing activities in the consolidated statements
of cash flows in any of the quarterly periods indicated.
Our Chief Executive Officer has discussed the foregoing with Sherb & Co., LLP,
our independent auditors.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
vFINANCE, INC.
By: /s/ Leonard J. Sokolow
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Name: Leonard J. Sokolow
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 6, 2007
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