Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1)
Registration No. 333-128011
This prospectus relates to up to 3,674,729 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Defense Industries International, Inc. that the selling shareholders named in this prospectus or their transferees may offer from time to time. Of the shares of common stock offered hereby: (i) 3,047,229 shares were issued to the selling shareholders and (ii) up to 627,500 shares are issuable upon exercise of warrants. Such shares and warrants were issued to the selling shareholders pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated as of June 15, 2005. The registration of the shares of common stock does not necessarily mean that the selling shareholders or their transferees will offer or sell their shares.
We are not offering or selling any of our shares of common stock pursuant to this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. We will bear all expenses in connection with the preparation of this prospectus.
Our common stock trades on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or OTC Bulletin Board, under the symbol “DFNS.OB.” On May 7, 2007, the bid closing price of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board was $0.56.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 4.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is May 8, 2007.
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When you are deciding whether to purchase the share of common stock being offered by this prospectus, you should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making any offer of the common stock in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents.
The following summary highlights selected information contained in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information you should consider before investing in the securities. Before making an investment decision, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “risk factors” section, the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements.
We are a manufacturer and global provider of personal military and civilian protective equipment and supplies. Our products are used by military, law enforcement, border patrol enforcement, and other special security forces, corporations, non-governmental organizations and individuals throughout the world. Our main products include body armor, bomb disposal suits, bullet proof vests and jackets, ballistic wall coverings, bullet proof ceramic and polyethylene panels, V.I.P. car armoring and lightweight armor kits for vehicles, personal military equipment, dry storage systems, liquid logistic products, tents and other camping and travel gear. Our principal executive offices are located at 8 Brisel Street, Industrial Zone Sderot, Israel, and our telephone number is (972) (8) 689-1611.
Private Placement of Common Stock and Warrants
On June 15, 2005, we concluded a private placement of 1,833,334 shares of our common stock. The purchase price was $0.60 per share. We also granted the investors a right to purchase up to an aggregate of 365,000 additional shares of common stock at $0.94 per share issuable upon the exercise of warrants which are exercisable until June 30, 2007 and a right to purchase up to an aggregate of 182,500 additional shares of common stock at $2.40 per share issuable upon the exercise of warrants which are exercisable until June 30, 2010. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the securities purchase agreement, and as a result of a decrease in the share price of our common stock, the investors received an additional 1,368,191 shares of common stock effective June 16, 2006.
In consideration for their services in connection with this private placement, we issued to two entities, 82,133 shares of common stock, warrants exercisable until June 30, 2007 to purchase up to an aggregate of 60,000 additional shares of common stock at $0.94 per share, and warrants exercisable until June 30, 2010 to purchase up to an aggregate of 20,000 additional shares of common stock at $2.40 per share. We have filed this prospectus, at our expense, as required by the securities purchase agreement among us and the selling shareholders. We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the shares of common stock offered hereby by the selling shareholders.
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The Offering
| Shares of common stock outstanding | 28,793,198 shares (1) |
| Outstanding shares of common stock being offered for sale by the selling shareholders |
3,047,229 shares |
| Shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants by the selling shareholders and which may be offered for sale |
627,500 shares |
| Shares of common stock outstanding after the offering | 29,420,698 shares (2) |
| Risk factors | An investment in our shares involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors." |
| Use of proceeds | We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling shareholders. Any proceeds received by us upon the exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholders will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. See "Use of Proceeds." |
| OTC Bulletin Board Symbol | "DFNS.OB" |
| (1) | As of April 16, 2007. |
| (2) | Assumes exercise, in full, of the warrants held by certain of the selling shareholders. |
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The following summary selected financial data should be read in conjunction with our audited and unaudited financial statements, including the related notes, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus.
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| Net revenues | $ | 10,601,546 | $ | 11,448,369 | $ | 12,036,404 | |||||
| Cost of sales | 8,327,981 | 8,770,157 | 8,811,955 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 2,273,565 | 2,678,212 | 3,224,449 | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (330,523 | ) | (26,707 | ) | 381,169 | ||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | (105,794 | ) | (181,098 | ) | 422,631 | ||||||
| Net (loss) income per share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.001 | ) | $ | 0.02 | |||
| As at December 31, 2006 | |||||
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| Balance Sheet Data: | |||||
| Current assets | $ | 9,169,271 | |||
| Working capital | 4,803,629 | ||||
| Total assets | 11,923,192 | ||||
| Total shareholders' equity | $ | 5,312,193 | |||
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Investing in our stock involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below before investing in our stock. Our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected due to any of the following risks. In that case, the value of our stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
The products we sell are used in applications that are inherently risky and could give rise to product liability and other claims.
The products that we manufacture are typically used in applications and situations that involve high levels of risk of personal injury. Failure to use our products for their intended purposes, failure to use them properly, their malfunction, or, in some limited circumstances, even correct use of our products, could result in serious bodily injury or death. Our main products include personal military and civilian protective equipment and supplies such as body armor, bomb disposal suits, ballistic wall coverings, bulletproof vests, and associated heavy fabric products, such as battle pouches and combat harness units, dry storage systems, liquid logistic products, tents and other camping and travel gear.
The manufacture and sale of certain of our products may be the subject of product liability claims arising from the design, manufacture or use of such goods. If we are found to be liable in such claim, we may be required to pay substantial damages and our insurance costs may increase significantly as a result. Also, a significant or extended lawsuit, such as a class action, could also divert significant amounts of management’s time and attention. Our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover the payment of any potential claim. In addition, this or any other insurance coverage may not be available or, if available, we may not be able to obtain it at a reasonable cost. Any material uninsured loss could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the inability to obtain product liability coverage would prohibit us from bidding for orders from certain governmental customers since, at present, many bids from governmental entities require such coverage, and any such inability would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to extensive government regulation and our failure or inability to comply with these regulations could materially restrict our operations and subject us to substantial penalties.
We are subject to extensive regulation by governmental authorities and are subject to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing requirements and restrictions on our operations. Furthermore, we have material contracts with governmental entities and are subject to rules, regulations and approvals applicable to government contractors. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 the Israeli Ministry of Defense accounted for $2,507,491 and $2,465,417 of our sales, respectively. We are also subject to routine audits to assure our compliance with these requirements. In addition, a number of our employees are required to obtain specified levels of security classification. Our business may suffer if we or our employees are unable to obtain the security classifications that are needed to perform services contracted for the Israeli Ministry of Defense, one of our major customers. Our failure to comply with these contract terms, rules or regulations could expose us to substantial penalties, including the loss of these contracts and disqualification as a government contractor of certain governments.
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We have significant international operations and are therefore subject to additional financial and regulatory risks.
While our principal executive offices are located in Israel, 39.9% of our sales in the year ended December 31, 2006, and 56.7% of our sales in the year ended December 31, 2005 were generated from exports. We are seeking to increase the level of our international business activity. Our overseas operations are subject to various risks, including; foreign import controls (which may be arbitrarily imposed and enforced and which could preclude sales to certain customers).
One component of our strategy is to expand our operations into selected international markets. Military procurement, for example, has traditionally been international in scope. Countries in which we are actively marketing include Turkey, Cyprus, Chile, Mexico, Guatemala, India, Peru, Singapore and Brazil. We, however, may be unable to execute our business model in these markets or new markets. Further, foreign providers of competing products and services may have a substantial advantage over us in attracting consumers and businesses in their country due to earlier established businesses in that country, greater knowledge with respect to the cultural differences of consumers and businesses residing in that country and/or their focus on a single market.
In pursuing our international expansion strategy, we face several additional risks, including:
| — | Reduced protection of intellectual property rights in some countries; |
| — | Licenses, tariffs and other trade barriers; |
| — | Longer sales and payment cycles; |
| — | Greater difficulties in collecting accounts receivable; |
| — | Potential adverse tax consequences; |
| — | Laws and business practices favoring local competition; |
| — | Costs and difficulties of doing business and customizing products for foreign countries; |
| — | Compliance with a wide variety of complex foreign laws and treaties; |
| — | Political and economic instability; and |
| — | Variance and unexpected changes in local laws and regulations. |
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We may operate in areas where local government policies regarding foreign entities and the local tax and legal regimes are often uncertain, poorly administered and in a state of flux. We cannot be certain that we are in compliance with, or will be protected by, all relevant local laws at any given point in time. A subsequent determination that we failed to comply with relevant local laws and taxation regimes could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
One or more of these factors could adversely effect our future international operations and, consequently, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.
Currency exchange rate fluctuations in the world markets in which we conduct business could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. A significant portion of our expenses is incurred in NIS and Euros. We do not currently engage in any currency hedging transactions intended to reduce the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our results of operations. If we were to determine that it was in our best interests to enter into any hedging transactions in the future, there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so or that such transactions, if entered into, will materially reduce the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our results of operations. In addition, if for any reason exchange or price controls or other restrictions on the conversion of foreign currencies into NIS were imposed, our business could be adversely affected.
There can be no assurance such fluctuations in the future will not have a material adverse effect on revenues from international sales, and consequently, on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Reduction in military budgets worldwide may cause a reduction in our revenues, which would adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
A significant portion of our revenues is derived from the sale of products to military markets. These revenues, on a consolidated basis, totaled approximately $6.44 million, or 60.8%, of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006, and $8.96 million, or 78.2%, of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005. The military budgets of a number of countries may be reduced in the future. Declines in government military budgets may result in reduced demand for our products, resulting in a reduction of our revenues and would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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Sales of our products are subject to governmental procurement procedures and practices; termination, reduction or modification of contracts with our customers, and especially with the government of Israel, or a substantial decrease in our customers’ budgets may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our military products are sold primarily to government agencies and authorities, many of which have complex and time-consuming procurement procedures. A long period of time often elapses from the time we begin marketing a product until we actually sell that product to a particular customer. In addition, our sales to government agencies, authorities and companies are directly affected by those customers’ budgetary constraints and the priority given in their budgets to the procurement of our products.
The termination, reduction or modification of our contracts or subcontracts with the Government of Israel in the event of change in requirements, policies or budgetary constraints would have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
We depend on sales to key customers and the loss of one or more of our key customers would result in a loss of a significant amount of our revenues.
A significant portion of our revenues is derived from a small number of customers. The Israeli Ministry of Defense accounted for 23.6% of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Israeli Ministry of Defense, HighCom Security Inc. and Armourshield Ltd. accounted for 18.3%, 10% and 9.3%, of our revenues, respectively.
We anticipate that a significant portion of our future revenues will continue to be derived from sales to a small number of customers. If our principal customers do not continue to purchase products from us at current levels or if such customers are not retained and we are not able to derive sufficient revenues from sales to new customers to compensate for their loss, our revenues would be reduced and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our markets are highly competitive and if we are unable to compete effectively, we will be adversely affected.
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive with a large number of competitors ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations. Competitors who are larger, better financed and better known than us may compete more effectively than we can. In order to stay competitive in our industry, we must keep pace with changing technologies and client preferences.
If we are unable to differentiate our products from those of our competitors, our revenues may decline. In addition, our competitors have established relationships among themselves or with third parties to increase their ability to address client needs. As a result, new competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge and compete more effectively than we can.
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There are limited sources for some of our raw materials and any shortage may significantly curtail our manufacturing operations.
The raw materials that we use in manufacturing ballistic resistant garments and cars armoring include: Kevlar® produced by Dupont Ltd., Twaron® produced by Twaron Teijn Ltd., Dyneema® produced by DSM Ltd. and Spectra® and Gold Flex® produced by Honeywell. We purchase these materials in the form of woven cloth from independent weaving companies. In the event DuPont or its licensee in Europe cease for any reason to produce or sell Kevlar® to us, we would utilize the other ballistic resistant materials as a substitute. However, none of them is expected to become a complete substitute for Kevlar® in the near future. If our supply of any of these materials were materially reduced or cut off, or if there were a material increase in the prices of these materials, our manufacturing operations could be adversely affected and our costs increased, and our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.
We may be unable to complete or integrate acquisitions effectively, if at all, and as a result may incur unanticipated costs or liabilities or operational difficulties.
We intend to grow through the acquisition of businesses and assets that will complement our current businesses. In 2005, we acquired Owen Mills Company and the operations of Chemoplast, but cannot be certain that we will be able to identify other attractive acquisition targets, obtain financing for acquisitions on satisfactory terms, or successfully acquire identified targets. Furthermore, we may have to divert our management’s attention and our financial and other resources from other areas of our business. Our inability to implement our acquisition strategy successfully may hinder the expansion of our business.
Because we intend to acquire new businesses and assets to develop and offer new products, failure to implement our acquisition strategy may also adversely affect our ability to offer new products in line with industry trends.
We may not be successful in integrating the operations of Owen Mills and Chemoplast or other acquired businesses into our existing operations. Integration may result in unanticipated liabilities or unforeseen operational difficulties, which may be material, or require a disproportionate amount of management’s attention. Acquisitions may result in us incurring additional indebtedness or issuing preferred stock or additional common stock. Competition for acquisition opportunities in the industry may rise, thereby increasing our cost of making acquisitions or causing us to refrain from making further acquisitions.
Our resources may be insufficient to manage the demands imposed by any future growth.
Expansion of our operations may place significant demands on our management, administrative, operating and financial resources. Growth of our customer base, the types of products offered and the geographic markets served can place a significant strain on our resources. In addition, we believe that we may encounter difficulties in identifying and hiring personnel who are qualified both in the provision and marketing of our security products, based on our current compensation levels. Our future performance and profitability will depend in large part on our ability to attract and retain additional management and other key personnel, our ability to implement successful enhancements to our management, accounting and information technology systems, and our ability to adapt those systems, as necessary, to respond to growth in our business.
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Technological advances, the introduction of new products, and new design and manufacturing techniques could adversely affect our operations unless we are able to adapt to the resulting change in conditions.
Our future success and competitive position depend to a significant extent upon our proprietary technology. We must make significant investments to continue to develop and refine our technologies. We will be required to expend substantial funds for and commit significant resources to the conduct of continuing research and development activities, the engagement of additional engineering and other technical personnel, the purchase of advanced design, production and test equipment, and the enhancement of design and manufacturing processes and techniques. Our future operating results will depend to a significant extent on our ability to continue to provide design and manufacturing services for new products that compare favorably on the basis of time to market, cost and performance with the design and manufacturing capabilities. The success of new design and manufacturing services depends on various factors, including utilization of advances in technology, innovative development of new solutions for customer products, efficient and cost-effective services, timely completion and delivery of new product solutions and market acceptance of customers’ end products. Because of the complexity of some of our products, we may experience delays from time to time in completing the design and manufacture of new product solutions. In addition, there can be no assurance that any new product solutions will receive or maintain customer or market acceptance. If we were unable to design and manufacture solutions for new products of our customers on a timely and cost-effective basis, such inability could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may need to raise additional capital in the future, which may not be available to us.
We may need to raise additional funds for a number of uses, including:
| — | Maintaining and expanding research and development; |
| — | Implementing marketing and sales activities for our products; |
| — | Hiring additional qualified personnel; and |
| — | Supporting an increased level of operations. |
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We may not be able to obtain additional funds on acceptable terms or at all. If we cannot raise needed funds on acceptable terms, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some aspects of our operations and we may not be able to:
| — | Develop new products; |
| — | Enhance our existing products; |
| — | Remain current with evolving industry standards; |
| — | Take advantage of future opportunities; or |
| — | Respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements. |
If adequate funds are not available to us, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected. Any equity or debt financings, if available at all, may cause dilution to our then-existing shareholders and may increase our financing expenses. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the net tangible book value per share of our common stock would decrease and the percentage ownership of then current shareholders would be diluted.
Compliance with changing regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure may result in additional expenses.
As a result of certain corporate governance scandals and the legislative and litigation environment resulting from those scandals, the costs of being a public company have increased in recent years. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires changes in some of our corporate governance and securities disclosure or compliance practices. We expect that the on-going implementation of these regulations will further increase our legal compliance costs and will make some activities more time consuming. We are presently evaluating and monitoring regulatory developments and cannot estimate the magnitude of additional costs we may incur as a result of such developments. Currently we are required to implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which governs internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and we will need to expend significant management time and financial resources to comply with the applicable requirements. This and other proposed legislation may increase the fees of our professional advisors and our insurance premiums.
If we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC Bulletin Board which would limit the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of shareholders to sell their securities in the secondary market. We would also incur penalties under our agreement with the investors in our private placement.
Companies trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, such as us, must be reporting issuers under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and must be current in their reports under Section 13, in order to maintain price quotation privileges on the OTC Bulletin Board. If we fail to remain current on our reporting requirements, we could be removed from the OTC Bulletin Board. As a result, the market liquidity for our securities could be severely adversely affected by limiting the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and the ability of stockholders to sell their securities in the secondary market. We would also incur penalties under our agreement with the investors in our private placement, pursuant to which we are obligated to maintain our shares on the OTC Bulletin Board.
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Our shares of common stock are thinly traded, so you may be unable to sell at or near “ask” prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares.
Our shares of common stock are “thinly-traded” on the OTC Bulletin Board, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common stock at or near ask prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven development stage company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained. Due to these conditions, we can give you no assurance that you will be able to sell your shares at or near ask prices or at all if you need money or otherwise desire to liquidate your holdings.
We are subject to the penny stock rules and these rules may adversely effect trading in our common stock.
Until our shares qualify for inclusion in the NASDAQ Stock Market system, the public trading, if any, of our common stock will be on the OTC Bulletin Board. As a result, an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of, the common stock offered. Our common stock is subject to provisions of Section 15(g) and Rule 15g-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), commonly referred to as the “penny stock rule.” Section 15(g) sets forth certain requirements for transactions in penny stocks, and Rule 15g-9(d) incorporates the definition of “penny stock” that is found in Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act. The SEC generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. If our common stock is deemed to be a penny stock, trading in the shares will be subject to additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell penny stock to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. The definition of “Accredited Investors” includes among others, persons with assets in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 together with their spouse. For transactions covered by these rules, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such security and must have the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase. Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the delivery, prior to the first transaction, of a risk disclosure document, prepared by the SEC, relating to the penny stock market. A broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, and current quotations for the securities. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stocks held in an account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. Consequently, these rules may restrict the ability of a broker-dealer to trade and/or maintain a market in our common stock and may affect the ability of our shareholders to sell their shares.
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We have never paid cash dividends to our shareholders and do not expect to do so in the foreseeable future. Our policy has been and we currently intend to continue to retain future earnings, if any, to finance our operations and expand our business and, therefore, do not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. The declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and the applicable law and will depend on various factors, including our operating results, financial condition, current and anticipated cash needs, contractual restrictions and any other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. You should not rely on an investment in our company if you require dividend income from your investment in our company. The success of your investment will likely depend entirely upon any future appreciation of the market price of our common stock, which is uncertain and unpredictable. There is no guarantee that our common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which you purchased your common stock.
Our subsidiaries Export Erez Ltd., Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1977) Ltd. and Mayotex Ltd. are incorporated and based in, and currently derive substantially most of their revenues from markets within the State of Israel. Accordingly, we are influenced by the political, economic and military conditions affecting Israel. Specifically, we could be adversely affected by any major hostilities involving Israel, or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present trading partners.
Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have taken place between Israel and its Arab neighbors, and a state of hostility, varying from time to time in intensity and degree, has led to security and economic problems for Israel. Although Israel has entered into various agreements with Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, there has been an increase in unrest and terrorist activity in Israel, which began in September 2000 and has continued with varying levels of severity through 2006. In July 2006, an armed conflict began between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, which involved rocket attacks on populated areas in the northern part of Israel. On August 14, 2006, a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect. This situation has had an adverse effect on Israel’s economy, primarily in the geographical areas directly harmed by this conflict. Any future armed conflict, political instability or violence in the region may have a negative effect on the research and development activities that we conduct in Israel and may adversely affect our share price.
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Many of our executive officers and employees in Israel are obligated to perform annual reserve duty in the Israeli Defense Forces and may be called for active duty under emergency circumstances at any time. If a military conflict or war arises, these individuals could be required to serve in the military for extended periods of time. Our operations could be disrupted by the absence for a significant period of one or more of our executive officers or key employees or a significant number of other employees due to military service. Any disruption in our operations could adversely affect our business.
Most of our directors, officers and employees are obligated to perform annual military reserve duty in Israel. We cannot assess the potential impact of these obligations on our business.
Our directors, officers and employees who are male adult citizens and permanent residents of Israel under the age of 48 are, unless exempt, obligated to perform annual military reserve duty and are subject to being called to active duty at any time under emergency circumstances. We cannot assess the full impact of these requirements on our workforce or business if conditions should change, and we cannot predict the effect on us of any expansion or reduction of these obligations.
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We have filed this prospectus, at our expense, as required by the securities purchase agreement among us and the selling shareholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of shares of our common stock. We may, however, receive up to $885,500 in proceeds from the exercise of warrants to purchase 425,000 shares of our common stock at $0.94 per share and 202,500 shares of our common stock at $2.40 per share, if and when they are exercised. These shares are included in the shares being offered for resale under this prospectus. We intend to use any proceeds received from the exercise of the warrants for general corporate purposes. We have agreed to bear all expenses relating to the registration of the common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Our common stock is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol DFNS.OB. The table below contains the high and low bid closing prices of our common stock as reported on the OTCBB for the time periods indicated. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.
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| Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
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| First Quarter | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.28 | |||||
| Second Quarter | 0.37 | 0.22 | |||||||
| Third Quarter | 0.47 | 0.24 | |||||||
| Fourth Quarter | 0.39 | 0.25 | |||||||
| Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Low | |||||||
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| First Quarter | $ | 1.45 | $ | 0.80 | |||||
| Second Quarter | 1.01 | 0.48 | |||||||
| Third Quarter | 0.93 | 0.46 | |||||||
| Fourth Quarter | 0.70 | 0.28 | |||||||
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Monthly Stock Information
The following table sets forth, for the most recent six months, the range of high asks and low bid prices of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
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| October | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.26 | |||||
| November | 0.39 | 0.26 | |||||||
| December | 0.38 | 0.28 | |||||||
| 2007 |
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| January | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.31 | |||||
| February | 0.63 | 0.43 | |||||||
| March | 0.59 | 0.49 | |||||||
As of April 16, 2007 we had approximately 40 record holders of our common stock. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies. The transfer agent of our common stock is OTC Transfer Agent, located at 231 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, for the finance of our operations and the expansion of our business. Any future dividend policy will be determined by our board of directors, subject to the applicable law, and will be based upon conditions then existing, including our results of operations, financial condition, current and anticipated cash needs, contractual restrictions and other conditions as the board of directors may deem relevant.
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The following selected financial information for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and 2004 is derived from our audited financial statements. Our financial statements for 2006 have been audited by Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP, independent members of Baker Tilly International. Our financial statements for 2005 and 2004 have been audited by Weinberg & Company, P.A. When you read this information, it is important that you also read our financial statements and related notes, as well as the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of this prospectus.
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| 2006 |
2005 |
2004 | ||||||||||
| Statements of operations data: | ||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 10,601,546 | $ | 11,448,369 | $ | 12,036,404 | ||||||
| Cost of sales | 8,327,981 | 8,770,157 | 8,811,955 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 2,273,565 | 2,678,212 | 3,224,449 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,592,961 | 2,621,781 | 2,351,707 | |||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | (319,396 | ) | 56,431 | 872,742 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (602,704 | ) | 59,741 | 761,675 | ||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit, net | (8,624 | ) | 71,515 | 338,745 | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before minority interest | (594,080 | ) | (11,774 | ) | 422,930 | |||||||
| Minority interest | (22,899 | ) | (14,933 | ) | (41,761 | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | (330,523 | ) | (26,707 | ) | 381,169 | |||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | (105,794 | ) | (181,098 | ) | 422,631 | |||||||
| Net income per share - basic and diluted | (0.01 | ) | 0.00 | 0.02 | ||||||||
| As at December 31, 2006 | ||||||
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| Balance Sheet Data: | ||||||
| Current assets | $ | 9,169,271 | ||||
| Working capital | 4,803,629 | |||||
| Total assets | 11,923,192 | |||||
| Total shareholders' equity | $ | 5,312,193 | ||||
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations.
The following is management’s discussion and analysis of certain significant factors which have affected our financial position and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, as well as information relating to the plans of our current management.
Overview
We are a manufacturer and global provider of personal military and civilian protective equipment and supplies. Our products are used by military, law enforcement, border patrol enforcement, and other special security forces, corporations, non-governmental organizations and individuals throughout the world.
Our main products include body armor, bomb disposal suits, bullet proof vests and jackets, ballistic wall coverings, bullet proof ceramic and polyethylene panels, V.I.P. car armoring and lightweight armor kits for vehicles, personal military equipment, dry storage systems, liquid logistic products, tents and other camping and travel gear.
We believe that current international tensions, the events of September 11, 2001 as well as terror attacks in Europe, Asia and Africa in recent years, the subsequent war on terrorism, and the continuing conflict in Iraq are all likely to result in additional interest in our products, and that the demand for our products will continue to grow.
We expect to address this growth by offering a comprehensive array of high quality branded security products that meet our customers’ increasingly complex security products requirements. We intend to enhance our position in the industry through additional strategic acquisitions and we believe that these acquisitions will also assist us to broaden our portfolio of products.
The following elements define our growth strategy:
| — | Expand our research and development activities in order to be able to provide new and innovative products and solutions. In 2005, we built a ballistic laboratory in our facilities in the Nazareth Industrial Area, and purchased equipment for ballistic research and development. In 2006, we allocated part of the proceeds of our 2005 private placement for research and development of new ballistic solutions. |
| — | Pursue strategic acquisitions. In addition to our acquisition of Owen Mills and of the operations of Chemoplast, we intend to continue to selectively pursue strategic acquisitions that complement our product offerings, provide access to new geographic markets, and provide additional distribution channels and new customer relations. |
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| — | Expand Distribution Networks and Product Offerings. We expect to continue to strengthen our distribution network by expanding our range of branded law enforcement equipment through the acquisition of and by investing in development of new and enhanced products which complement our existing offerings. We believe that a broader product line will strengthen our relationships with distributors and enhance our brand appeal with military, law enforcement and other end users. |
Local Military Market. The Israeli Military defense budget has been subject to reductions since the second half of the 2003. As a result, the demand for our products declined in the second half of 2003 and stabilized at a lower level in 2004 and 2005. In 2006 and in 2005, sales to the Israeli Ministry of Defense were $2,507,491 and $2,099,918 accounting for 23.6% and 18.3% of our sales.
In the second half of 2005, the Israeli Government evacuated the Gaza strip. As a result of the Israeli Government’s decisions and the evacuation, the Israeli Defense Forces, or IDF, indicated that it will slightly reduce its manpower and that its battlefield equipment will be stored for long periods in environments that will promote battlefield readiness and the capability of quick deployment. In addition, as a result of the war between Israel and the Hezbollah in Lebanon, which started in July 2006, many Israeli reserve forces were activated, and a large amount of stored equipment was removed from dry-storage compartments and mobilized. In light of this situation, we believe that our military business will grow as a result of an increase in the demand for our dry storage systems products, bulletproof vests and other military gear. Such increase was reflected in the fourth quarter of 2006 and continues into 2007.
Export Military Market. Our customers in this market are military and law enforcement organizations, mostly in South America, North America and Europe. Their budgets fluctuate and as a result we cannot identify definite trends in these markets. In 2006 and in 2005, we had sales of $1,674,564 and $882,440 in South America, sales of $731,211 and $1,251,611 in North America, and sales of $922,623 and $3,532,161 in Europe, respectively and sales of $770,668 in Australia in 2006.
Since 2003, we have increased our export efforts as a consequence of the worldwide environment resulting from the events of September 11, 2001, the subsequent war on terrorism and the continuing conflict in Iraq. We are continuing our efforts to strengthen our position in our existing export markets in the U.S., South America, Asia and Europe, and to extend our presence to new export markets in South America and Europe and Australia. We believe that those markets are growing and that any future success in such markets is mainly dependant on our ability to be competitive in our pricing and the quality of our products.
As a result of the above, we expect that our export military business will grow in the following two to three years.
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Local Civilian Market. Our product range to the civilian market is diversified. In 2006 and 2005, our local market business grew as a result of the improvement of the economic situation in Israel. We expect a modest increase in this market in 2007 and in the future.
Industry Consolidation. Prior to 2005, we encountered additional competition as a result of a trend toward consolidation among our competitors. This trend abated in 2006 and is not as relevant at present. However, there can be no assurance that additional consolidation among our competitors will not take place in the future.
Personal Body Armor. On November 17, 2003, in response to concerns from the law enforcement community, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an initiative to address the reliability of body armor used by law enforcement personnel and to examine the future of bullet-resistant technology and testing. These concerns followed the failure of a relatively new Zylon®-based body armor vest worn by a Pennsylvania police officer. As part of this initiative, the American NIJ, examined Zylon®-based bullet-resistant vests (both new and used) and reviewed the existing process by which bullet-resistant vests are certified. Zylon® (or PBO fiber – poly-p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) is a high-strength organic fiber produced by Toyobo Co., Ltd.
On August 24, 2005, the American NIJ released a status report of its examination to the Department of Justice in which the American NIJ announced, among other things, that although the test results do not conclusively prove that all Zylon®-containing body armor models have performance problems, they show that used Zylon®-containing body armor may not provide the intended level of ballistic resistance. The test results also imply that a visual inspection of body armor and its ballistic panels does not indicate whether a particular piece of Zylon®-containing body armor has maintained its ballistic performance. On such date, the American NIJ also issued a Body Armor Standard Advisory Notice advising that it has identified Zylon® as a material that appears to create a risk of death or serious injury as a result of degraded ballistic performance when used in body armor. The American NIJ also introduced the American NIJ 2005 Interim Requirements for Bullet-Resistant Body Armor, or the American NIJ Interim Requirements, modifying and supplementing NIJ Standard 0101.04 (Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor), or the American NIJ Standard 0101.04.
Under the NIJ Interim Requirements, any body armor model that was found by NIJ to be compliant with NIJ Standard 0101.04 prior to the effective date of NIJ Interim Requirements must, in order to comply with NIJ Interim Requirements, obtain from NIJ a notice of compliance by, among other things, submitting to NIJ either: (i) evidence that demonstrates to the satisfaction of NIJ that the body armor model will maintain ballistic performance over its declared warranty period; or (ii) a written certification (the sufficiency of which shall be determined by NIJ) that the model contains no material listed in an NIJ Body Armor Standard Advisory Notice in effect at the time of submission.
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As a result of these developments, legal proceedings have been filed against certain U.S. based manufacturers. In addition, certain major U.S. based manufacturers have initiated exchange and upgrade programs for bullet-resistant vests. These developments have caused a general decline in sales of bullet-resistant vests.
Our products do not contain Zylon®. In accordance with the American NIJ Interim Requirements, we intend to immediately apply to the American NIJ to obtain a notice of compliance with the NIJ Interim Requirements with respect to our products that were previously found by the American NIJ to be compliant with the American NIJ Standard 0101.04. However, the general decline in sales of bullet-resistant vests has affected us, and our sales of bullet-resistant vests, which account for approximately 40% of our revenues, have decreased in 2006.
Gross Profit Margins. Our pricing policy, although slightly different from one product to the other, is based on maintaining our existing overall gross margins. We do not expect a material change in our gross profit margins in the foreseeable in future.
Backlog. We had approximately $3.5 million of unfilled customer orders at December 31, 2006, out of which approximately $270,000 was attributable to orders from military customers in South America, approximately $310,000 was attributable to orders from civilian and military customers in Africa and Asia, approximately $450,000 was attributable to local civilian market, approximately $770,000 was attributable to the U.S. civilian market and approximately $1,700,000 was attributable to the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
During 2004, the Israeli Government decided to evacuate persons and companies from the Erez Industrial Zone in the Gaza Strip where part of our operations was located. During the second half of 2004, we prepared for the eventual evacuation of facilities we owned and leased within this area by merging existing production facilities. We moved one of our “light cut and sew” operations to Sderot and some of our webbing equipment to Nazareth. We evacuated our remaining operations from the Erez Industrial Zone in August 2005. The Israeli Government’s decision to evacuate the Gaza Strip was supported by certain resolutions as well as the Israeli Evacuation Compensation Law (2005) that was adopted by the Israeli Parliament to compensate the Israeli Gaza Strip settlers as well as business and property owners in the Gaza Strip and in the Erez Industrial Zone. At December 31, 2005, we recorded a receivable in the amount of $217,447, which represents costs incurred related to the evacuation of the Erez Industrial Zone, which according to the “Evacuation Law” we will recover from the State of Israel. Of theses costs, $127,865 represents the net book value of the facilities abandoned and $89,612 represents all other moving costs. In February 2006, three of our subsidiaries, Export Erez Ltd., Mayotex Ltd. and Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1997) Ltd. filed claims for compensation pursuant to the Evacuation Compensation Law. On November 30, 2006, we were notified that the Israeli Government determined that Export Erez Ltd. and Mayotex Ltd. are entitled to advanced payments in the amounts of approximately $452,000 and $71,000, respectively, which amount exceed the amount of the receivables on our financial statements. During January 2007 we received those sums. Further negotiations are currently taking place with respect to the final amount of compensation to be paid to our subsidiaries under their claim. However, we cannot provide any assurance that the claims, will be approved in full, or to what extent, or when the compensation will be paid.
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Critical Accounting Policies
We have identified the following policies as critical to the understanding of our financial statements. The preparation of our financial statements 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 sales and expenses during the reporting periods. Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Revenue Recognition. Revenues from sales of products are recognized upon shipment to customers. We provide a warranty on goods ranging from three to four years. Our policy is to consider the establishment of a reserve for warranty expenses, based upon our historical experience. We have not established a reserve at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. If we change any of our assumptions with regard to our recognition of revenues, or if there is a change with respect to warranties financial position and results of operations may change materially.
Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions. The functional currency of Export Erez, Ltd., Mayotex Ltd., and Achidatex Nazareth Elite is the New Israeli Shekel, or NIS. The functional currency of Dragonwear Trading Ltd. is the Cyprus Pound, or CYP. The financial statements of Dragonwear are translated into NIS. The financial statements for all of these entities are then translated into U.S. dollars from NIS at period-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenues and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses from transactions denominated in currencies other than NIS are recognized in net income in the period the gain or loss occurs. Any change in exchange rates may have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.
Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable consist primarily of receivables from customers and institutions. We record a provision for doubtful accounts, when appropriate, to allow for any amounts which may be unrecoverable based upon an analysis of our prior collection experience, customer creditworthiness and current economic trends.
Inventories. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market value using the first-in first-out method. The cost includes expenses of freight-in transportation. The specific identification method is used for finished goods since all orders are custom orders for customers. Inventories write-offs and write-down provisions are provided to cover risks arising from slow-moving items or technological obsolescence. Any change in our assumptions with respect to the need to write-off or write-down the value of our inventories may have material affect on our financial position or results of operations.
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Property Plant and Equipment. Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of three to twenty-five years. These long-lived assets are generally evaluated on an individual basis in making a determination as to whether such assets are impaired. Periodically, we review our long-lived assets for impairment based on estimated future non-discounted cash flows attributed to the assets. In the event such cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to recover the recorded value of the assets, the assets are written down to their estimated fair values. The use of different assumptions with respect to the expected cash flows from our assets and other economic variables, primarily the discount rate, may lead to different conclusions regarding the recoverability of our assets’ carrying values and to the potential need to record an impairment loss for our long lived assets.
Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2005
Net Revenues and Gross Profit Margin. Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased to $10,601,546 from $11,448,369 in the year ended December 31, 2005, a decrease of 7.4%. The decrease is primarily attributable to the first six month decrease in export sales, resulting mainly from the general decline in sales of bullet-resistant vests and from a reduction in sales to the IDF, due to the reduction of the IDF budget for 2006. The decrease in sales of bullet-resistant vests is due to the failure of the relatively new Zylon®-based body armor vest, and the uncertainty with respect to the future requirements of the American NIJ for certifying new bullet-resistant vests.
In the year ended December 31, 2006, Export Erez accounted for $6,264,669 or 59.1%, of our revenues, Achidatex accounted for $3,362,467 or 31.7% of our revenues, and Owen Mills accounted for $974,410 or 9.2% of our revenues.
The following table sets forth the breakdown of sales by segment for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.
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2005 | |||||||
| Sales to the local civilian market | $ | 4,157,778 | $ | 2,492,839 | ||||
| Sales to the local military market | 2,880,774 | 2,465,417 | ||||||
| Export military sales | 3,562,994 | 6,490,113 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 10,601,546 | $ | 11,448,369 | ||||
Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $2,273,565 compared to $2,678,212 for the year ended December 31, 2005. This decrease in gross profit is principally attributable to decrease in sales. In the year ended December 31, 2006 Achidatex, Export Erez and Owen Mills accounted for 38.8%, 56.8%, and 4.4%, of our gross profit, respectively.In the year ended December 31, 2005, Achidatex, Export Erez and Owen Mills accounted for 46.5%, 48.5%, and 5%, of our gross profit, respectively. The revenues and gross profit attributable to Owen Mills relate to the period beginning from February 28, 2005.
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Gross profit margin for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 21.4% compared to 23.4% for the year ended December 31, 2005. Achidatex’s gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 20% compared to 20.3% for the year ended December 31, 2005. Export Erez’s gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 18.6% compared to 19.9% for the year ended December 31, 2005. Owen Mills’ gross margin was 10.2% compared to 14.9% for the period since its acquisition and until the year ended December 31, 2005.
Selling Expenses. Selling expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased 26% to $555,193 from $749,457 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The decrease in our selling expenses was attributable to the decrease in Military Export sales. Achidatex’s selling expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 were $187,065 compared to $375,873 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Export Erez’s selling expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 were $350,535 compared to $316,841 for the year ended December 31, 2005. For the period since its acquisition, Owen Mills selling expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 were $17,593 compared to $56,743 for the period since its acquisition and until the year ended December 31, 2005.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased 8.8% to $2,037,768 from $1,872,324 for the year ended December 31, 2005. This increase is mainly a result of settling accounts with our former auditors and an increase in legal fees.
Financial Expenses. Our financial expenses increased to $370,774 for the year ended December 31, 2006 from $94,424 for the year ended December 31, 2005, principally as a result of the increase in short-term loans and an increase in interest rate and the decrease in the exchange rate between the U.S. Dollar and the New Israeli Shekels.
Gain on Fair Value Adjustment to Embedded Derivatives. Pursuant to a securities purchase agreement we executed with a group of investors on June 15, 2005, we issued to such investors warrants to purchase 627,500 shares of our common stock. Our accounting for the warrants was based on guidance from SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and EITF No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in a Company’s Own Stock”. Accordingly, the warrants were treated as derivatives and classified as a liability. The warrants were recorded at fair value, based on the Black-Scholes pricing model, and will be revalued each reporting period with the change in fair value recorded as other income (expenses). For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the fair value adjustment resulted in a gain of $44,123 and $4,820, respectively.
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Other Income, Net. We had other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2006 of $44,343 as compared to other income, net of $92,914 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The decrease is mainly attributable to decrease in profit from marketable securities.
Income Tax Expense. Our income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $8,624 as compared to a tax expense of $71,515 for the year ended December 31, 2005, reflecting the changes in deferred taxes as a result of loss and changes in tax rates in Israel from 34% to 31%. As an Israeli tax payer, we are unable to include the loss of our United States operation in our consolidated income tax filings in Israel. Achidatex’s income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $30,574 compared to income tax expense of $42,330 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Export Erez’s income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $1,350 compared to income tax expense of $24,804 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Our United States operation income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $23,300 compared to income tax benefit of $4,381 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The income tax expense for our United States operations for 2006 was due to recording a valuation allowance aggregating $147,958 against our net deferred tax assets which was mainly comprised of net loss carryforwards. Significant management judgment is required in determining the valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The Company assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent recovery is believed unlikely, establishes a valuation.
Minority Interest. Minority interest in the profits and losses of one of our consolidated subsidiaries represents the minority shareholders’ share of the profits or losses in such majority owned subsidiary. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we recognized and recorded minority share in our loss of $22,899, compared with the minority share in our profit of $14,933 for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Net Income (Loss). In the year ended December 31, 2006 we had a net loss of $330,523 as compared to net loss of $26,707 for the year ended December 31, 2005. In the year 2006, there was an extraordinary income of $240,658 derived from an advance compensation for the evacuation from the Erez Industrial Zone. Achidatex’s net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $72,509 compared to $62,221 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Export Erez’s net profit for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $221,935 compared to a net loss of $107,046 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Owen Mills’ net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $264,342 compared to $141,228 from acquisition in February 2005 through December 31, 2005. Defense net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $215,607 compared to net loss $54,746 for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). We had other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2006 of $224,729 as compared to other comprehensive loss of $154,391 for the year ended December 31, 2005. This income was principally attributable to the decrease of the U.S. dollar exchange rate against the NIS.
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| Year ended |
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| December 31, 2006 |
December 31, 2005 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (257,033 | ) | $ | 551,653 | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (201,347 | ) | (669,543 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 671,352 | 1,482,918 | ||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 88,945 | 1,076,954 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,581,967 | 505,013 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 1,670,912 | 1,581,967 | ||||||
As of December 31, 2006, we had $1,670,912 in cash and cash equivalents, $804,963 in trading securities and working capital of $4,803,629 as compared to $1,581,967 in cash and cash equivalents, $739,339 in trading securities and $4,618,405 in working capital at December 31, 2005.
Net cash used in operating activities was $257,033 for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to $551,653 provided from operating activities for the same period in 2005. This was primarily attributable to increase in accounts receivable of $949,874 and increase in deposits for employee relations of $56,507, which was offset by decrease in inventory of $364,821 and increase in other liabilities of $403,312 and increase in accounts payable of $62,097.
Net cash used in investing activities was $201,347 for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to $669,543 in the year ended December 31, 2005. During the year ended December 31, 2006, $247,527 (net of sales of fixed assets in the amount of $14,387), was used to purchase fixed assets and $46,180 (net of purchases of trading securities) was derived from sale of our trading securities. Of the $261,914 used to purchase fixed assets $136,095 was used by Achidatex, $114,178 was used by Export Erez and $11,641 was used by Owen Mills.
Net cash provided from financing activities was $671,352 for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to $1,482,918 provided in the year ended December 31, 2005. This amount was principally from the increase in short-term debt by $793,976 offset by net payments of long-term debt of $122,624.
Most of our large contracts are supported by letters of credit. As a result, we believe that we have limited exposure to doubtful accounts receivables. Prior to 2005, we have historically achieved net profits on an annual basis, but our quarterly profits are not consistent on a quarter to quarter basis. Nevertheless, we have strived to balance our accounts payable and accounts receivable. Subject to an unexpected growth in inventories as a result of a future growth in sales or a significant change in raw material prices, we intend to use our cash flow from operations for the acquisition of companies or equipment.
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We anticipate that our research and development expenses in 2007 will reflect an annualized spending of approximately $80,000 per year.
On June 15, 2005, we executed a securities purchase agreement, with a group of investors for a $1.1 million private placement of our common stock. Pursuant to such agreement, we issued 1,833,334 shares of our common stock to the investors at a price of $0.60 per share. In mid-December 2005, the escrow agent transferred $1.1 million to us and 1,915,467 shares (including 82,133 shares of our common stock issued to the placement agent) of our common stock as well as warrants to purchase 627,500 shares of common stock, to the investors. In 2006, an additional 1,368,191 shares of common stock that were held in escrow for the purpose of price protection, were exercised as required in the securities purchase agreement, due to the reduction of the share price below share protection price of $0.35.
We believe that we have sufficient working capital and borrowing capability to sustain our current level of operations for the next twelve months.
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2006.
| Contractual Obligations |
Payments due by Period |
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| Total |
less than 1 year |
2 -3 years |
4 -5 years |
more than 5 years | |||||||||||||
| Long-term debt obligations | $ | 1,532,713 | $ | 734,476 | $ | 642,674 | $ | 155,563 | $ | -- | |||||||
| Capital (finance) lease obligations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease obligations | 590,339 | 295,346 | 294,993 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||
| Purchase obligations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| reflected on the Company's | |||||||||||||||||
| balance sheet under U.S. GAAP | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,123,052 | $ | 1,029,822 | $ | 937,667 | $ | 155,563 | -- | ||||||||
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”(“SFAS 159”). This Statement provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Generally accepted accounting principles have required different measurement attributes for different assets and liabilities that can create artificial volatility in earnings. The Statement’s objective is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 159.
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In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans”, which requires that we recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of our defined benefit and retiree medical plans (our Plans) as an asset or liability and to recognize as a component of other comprehensive income, including the gain or losses and prior service costs or credits and the transition asset or obligation remaining from the initial application of SFAS 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions, are adjusted as they are subsequently recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to the recognition and amortization provisions of those statements in our 2006 year-end balance sheet. SFAS 158 also requires us to measure the funded status of our Plans as of our year-end balance sheet date no later than 2008. The Company does not expect the impact of the change in measurement date to have a material impact on our financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective as of the beginning of our 2008 fiscal year. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its financial condition.
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, an interpretation of SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how companies should recognize, measure, present and disclose in their financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under FIN 48, tax positions shall initially be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions shall initially and subsequently be measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority, assuming full knowledge of the position and all relevant facts. FIN 48 also revises disclosure requirements to include an annual tabular rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits. The provisions of this interpretation are required to be adopted for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company will be required to apply the provisions of FIN 48 to all tax positions upon initial adoption with any cumulative effect adjustment to be recognized as an adjustment to retained earnings. The net impact of the adoption of FIN 48 has not yet been determined.
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In February 2006, FASB issued SFAS 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments”, (SFAS 155) which amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (SFAS 133) and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” (SFAS 140). SFAS 155 simplifies the accounting for certain derivatives embedded in other financial instruments by allowing them to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. SFAS 155 also clarifies and amends certain other provisions of SFAS 133 and SFAS 140. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired, issued or subject to a remeasurement event occurring in fiscal year beginning after September 15, 2006. Earlier adoption is permitted, provided the Company has not yet issued financial statements, including for interim periods, for that fiscal year. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its financial condition, consolidated results of operations or cash flows.
We develop products in Israel and sell them in North and South America, Asia, Africa and several European countries. As a result, our financial results could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in foreign markets.
Our foreign currency exposure with respect to our sales is mitigated, and we expect it will continue to be mitigated, through salaries, materials and support operations, in which part of these costs are denominated in NIS.
During 2006, the NIS rose approximately 8.2% against the dollar. In the period ending in December 31, 2006, there was deflation in Israel of 0.1% and the NIS appreciated in relation to the U.S. dollar at a rate of 8.2%, from NIS 4.603 per $1 on December 31, 2005 to NIS 4.225 per $1 on December 31, 2006. In the period ending in December 31, 2005 inflation in Israel was 2.38% while the NIS depreciated in relation to the U.S. dollar at a rate of 6.1%. If future inflation in Israel exceeds the devaluation of the NIS against the U.S. dollar or if the timing of such devaluation lags behind increases in inflation in Israel, our results of operations may be materially adversely affected. We will also be adversely affected if the dollar depreciates against the Euro, the currency used for many of our purchases of raw material.
We did not enter into any foreign exchange contracts in the year ended December 31, 2006.
We do not believe that our operating results have been materially affected by inflation during the preceding two years. There can be no assurance, however, that our operating results will not be affected by inflation in the future. Our business is subject to minimal seasonal variation with slightly increased sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal year.
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At December 31, 2006 and 2005, we held cash and cash equivalents, in the aggregate amount of $1,670,912 and $1,581,967, respectively, and most of these amounts were deposited with Israeli banks. Under Israeli law, the Bank of Israel insures all bank deposits without limits on the amount. Therefore, we do not anticipate losses in respect to these deposits.
We have variable rate loans that we borrow from Israeli banks which are based on the local Prime Rate. Each increase of 1% in the Prime Rate will increase our interest expense by $8,300.
None.
None.
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This prospectus and the documents incorporated in it by reference contain various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current view with respect to future events and financial results. Forward-looking statements usually include the verbs, “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” projects,” “understands” and other verbs suggesting uncertainty. We remind readers that forward-looking statements are merely predictions and therefore inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors and involve known and unknown risks that could cause the actual results, performance, levels of activity, or our achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, levels of activity, or our achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
We have attempted to identify additional significant uncertainties and other factors affecting forward-looking statements under the caption “Risk Factors”.
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Description of Business.
General
We are a manufacturer and global provider of personal military and civilian protective equipment and supplies. Our products are used by military, law enforcement, border patrol enforcement, and other special security forces, corporations, non-governmental organizations and individuals throughout the world.
Our main products include body armor, bomb disposal suits, bullet proof vests and jackets, ballistic wall coverings, bullet proof ceramic and polyethylene panels, V.I.P. car armoring and lightweight armor kits for vehicles, personal military equipment, dry storage systems, liquid logistic products, tents and other camping and travel gear.
Company History
Our predecessor was incorporated in the State of Utah on July 9, 1997 as Pawnbrokers Exchange, Inc., or Pawnbrokers Exchange. On July 8, 2002, Pawnbrokers Exchange changed its corporate domicile from the State of Utah to the State of Nevada, through a merger with us. As part of the reincorporation, we changed our name to Defense Industries. Each issued and outstanding share of Pawnbrokers Exchange capital stock was converted into and exchanged for one share of our common stock. We are authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value common stock and 50,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value preferred stock.
Organization
We are a holding company whose subsidiaries include Export Erez USA, Inc., or Export Erez, and Rizzo Inc. Export Erez is a holding company whose subsidiaries include Export Erez, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, Mayotex, Ltd., or Mayotex, a wholly owned subsidiary, Dragonwear Trading Ltd., or Dragonwear, a wholly owned subsidiary, and Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1977) Ltd., or Achidatex, a majority owned subsidiary.
Export Erez Ltd. was incorporated in Israel on January 23, 1983 under the name R.T.V. Ltd., and changed its name to Export Erez Ltd. on April 25, 1987. Export Erez Ltd. is principally engaged in the design, production and marketing of personal military and civilian protective equipment and supplies such as body armor, bomb disposal suits, bulletproof vests, and associated heavy fabric products, such as battle pouches and combat harness units, tents and other camping equipment.
Mayotex Ltd. was incorporated in Israel on March 7, 1990. Mayotex is engaged in weaving, processing, dyeing, cutting and sewing of fabric to make the heavy-duty and bulletproof fabrics used by Export Erez Ltd. in manufacturing its finished products and goods, and in VIP car armoring and lightweight vehicle armor kits production.
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Dragonwear Trading Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus in October 2000 and is engaged in trading textile products.
Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1977) Ltd. was incorporated in Israel on August 2, 1977 as a limited liability company under the Israeli Companies Ordinance. Export Erez acquired 76% of Achidatex shares on June 18, 2001, from Mr. Avraham Hatzor, Mr. Fredy Davidovitz and Mr. Shmuel Davidovitz, who retain 24% of the outstanding Achidatex shares. Achidatex is a leading manufacturer of ballistic shields, long term storage systems, liquid logistic products, combat flak jackets, tents and other personal military and civilian protective equipment and supplies.
On February 28, 2005, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Rizzo Inc., a California corporation doing business under the name Owen Mills Company. Owen Mills specializes in military and industrial sewing of marine and ballistic fabric products. The acquisition of Owen Mills provides us with the ability to manufacture many of our products in the U.S.
On December 20, 2005, Mayotex acquired the operations of Chemoplast Industries (1994) Ltd., or Chemoplast, including its machinery, computer systems, inventory, know-how and name. Chemoplast is an Israeli provider of controlled dry storage systems for tanks, armored personnel carriers and other military vehicles, and of equipment that require battlefield readiness and quick deployment such as collapsible liquid storage tanks, mobile silos for storage of grains, liners for tanks shipping systems, custom-made covers for artillery, vehicles, communication equipment, tarpaulins, various technical products and special-purpose defense items.
Strategy
We believe that current international tensions, the events of September 11, 2001 as well as terror attacks in Europe, Asia and Africa and the war with the Hezbollah in Lebanon in recent years, the subsequent war on terrorism, and the continuing conflict in Iraq are all likely to result in additional interest in our products, and that the demand for our products will continue to grow.
We expect to address this growth by offering a comprehensive array of high quality branded security products that meet our customers' increasingly complex security products requirements. We intend to enhance our position in the industry through additional strategic acquisitions and we believe that these acquisitions will also assist us to broaden our portfolio of products.
The following elements define our growth strategy:
| — | Expand our research and development activities in order to be able to provide new and innovative products and solutions. In 2005, we built a ballistic laboratory in our facilities in the Nazareth Industrial Area, and purchased equipment for ballistic research and development. In 2006, we allocated part of the proceeds of our 2005 private placement for research and development of new ballistic solutions. |
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| — | Pursue strategic acquisitions. In addition to our recent acquisition of Owen Mills, the operations of Chemoplast and the signing a “Frame Agreement” to serve as a non-exclusive manufacturer and marketing representative of a leading U.S. provider of armored buses, we intend to continue to selectively pursue strategic acquisitions that complement our product offerings, provide access to new geographic markets, and provide additional distribution channels and new customer relations. |
| — | Expand Distribution Networks and Product Offerings. We expect to continue to strengthen our distribution network by expanding our range of branded law enforcement equipment through the acquisition of and by investing in development of new and enhanced products which complement our existing offerings. We believe that a broader product line will strengthen our relationships with distributors and enhance our brand appeal with military, law enforcement and other end users. |
Products
We target our product at three principal markets: the international military and defense market, the civilian market and the industrial/agriculture market.
Our military products include body armor, bulletproof and stab-resistant clothing, combat vests, bomb disposal suits, battle pouch and combat harness units, flak jackets, ballistic helmets, dust protectors, padded coats, sleeping bags, weapons straps and belts, dry storage systems, liquid logistics products, ceramic and UHMW polyethylene ballistic plates, ballistic wall coverings, tents, vehicle covers and lightweight vehicle armor kits. Products currently under development include sophisticated stab-resistant solutions, lighter polyethylene ballistic plates and new lightweight vehicle armor kits.
Our second product group is intended for the civilian market, including law enforcement, border patrol enforcement, prison forces, special security forces, corporations, non-governmental organizations and individuals worldwide. Our civilian market products include adaptations of our military products, heavy-duty clothing and other types of sporting and camping equipment and clothing including, tents and sleeping bags. This product group includes armor for VIP luxury cars.
Our industrial/agriculture market products include special industrial fabrics and cloth tapes as well as flexible enclosures for temporary storage of agriculture products.
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The following table details our current product line and target markets:
| Product description |
Target markets |
Geographical market |
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| Dust protectors and various covers | Military | International | |||
| Padded coats | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Protective vests and flak jackets | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Cooling jackets | Military | International | |||
| Overalls | Military | International | |||
| Vests | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Sleeping bags | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Carriers for grenade launchers | Military | International | |||
| Bags and totes | Military | International | |||
| Tents | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Camp beds | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Collapsible storage containers | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Evacuation stretchers | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Personal belts and weapon straps | Military | International | |||
| Woven fabrics: canvas, corduroy, | |||||
| nylon, aramid | Military, civilian, industrial | International | |||
| Ballistic wall coverings | Military, civilian, industrial | International | |||
| Ballistic plates and panels | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Car armor | Civilian | Israel | |||
| Lightweight vehicle armor kits | Military, civilian | International | |||
| Range of woven tapes | Military, civilian, industrial | International | |||
| Bags for horseback riders | Civilian | International | |||
| Horse blankets and saddles | Civilian | International | |||
| Collars, harnesses and leads | Civilian | International | |||
| Protective vests for horseback riders | Civilian | International | |||
| Leg protectors | Civilian | International | |||
| Long-term storage systems | Military, industrial/agriculture | International | |||
| Regular/digital colored printed truck coverings | Civilian | International |
We continue to improve our existing products and to develop new products for the military and the civilian markets, including mine protective shoes, stab-resistant solutions, improved armored car blast protection materials, and modified ballistic wall coverings. In addition, we are continuing to develop a new generation of complex products for protective vests to be used by security forces and armies.
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We have established a reputation for producing premium quality products that represent the cutting-edge in design and technological development. Through on going research and development efforts we believe that we are setting the standards for personal defense related products. Our manufacturing facilities meet American EQNET and the International ISO 9001; the United States Armed Forces MIL-STD-105D and MIL-I-45208A standards; the German Armed Forces and NATO AQAP standards; and the NIJ standards, NIJ 0101.03 and NIJ 0101.04, for “Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor” that are accepted worldwide.
We develop, manufacture and assemble our own products in Israel and the United States. Our production facilities in Israel are located in Sderot, Nazareth, Ashdod and Alon Tavor Industrial Zone. Our production facility in the United States is located in Van Nuys, California. We distinguish ourselves from our competition by our ability to manufacture the various components of our products and by the fact that we generally do not rely on other manufacturers. Our production process begins with the manufacture of fabrics and other basic components of our products and ends with quality control inspections of completed goods and products.
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During 2004, the Israeli Government decided to evacuate persons and companies from the Erez Industrial Zone in the Gaza Strip where part of our operations was located. During the second half of 2004, we prepared for the eventual evacuation of facilities we owned and leased within this area by merging existing production facilities. We moved one of our “light cut and sew” operations to Sderot and some of our webbing equipment to Nazareth. We evacuated our remaining operations from the Erez Industrial Zone in August 2005. The Israeli Government’s decision to evacuate the Gaza Strip was supported by certain resolutions as well as the Israeli Evacuation Compensation Law (2005) that was adopted by the Israeli Parliament to compensate the Israeli Gaza Strip settlers as well as business and property owners in the Gaza Strip and in the Erez Industrial Zone. At December 31, 2005 we recorded a receivable in the amount of $217,447, which represents costs incurred related to the evacuation of the Erez Industrial Zone, which according to the “Evacuation Law” we will recover from the State of Israel. Of theses costs, $127,865 represents the net book value of the facilities abandoned and $89,612 represents all other moving costs. In February 2006, three of our subsidiaries, Export Erez Ltd., Mayotex Ltd. and Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1997) Ltd. filed claims for compensation pursuant to the Evacuation Compensation Law. On November 30, 2006 we were notified that the Israeli Government determined that Export Erez Ltd. and Mayotex Ltd. are entitled to advanced payments in the amounts of approximately $452,000 and $71,000, respectively, which amount exceed the amount of the receivables on our financial statements. These amounts are before taxes and expected expenses. Further negotiations are currently taking place with respect to the final amount of compensation to be paid to our subsidiaries under their claim. However, we cannot provide any assurance that the claims, will be approved in full, or to what extent, or when the compensation will be paid.
Our production facilities have the capability of independently weaving, cutting, sewing, gluing, welding and assembling products and integrating systems. If workloads require, we use the services of sub-contractors, mainly for obtaining raw materials and sewing. We use sub-contractors for metal work, cloth coating work, dyeing and finishing, and digital printing.
In connection with our production activities, we have established five principal departments: research and development, technical design, mechanics processing, product assembly and quality control.
Our manufacturing plants are located in Israel and in the State of California. Israel’s marine transportation routes are well-developed and, accordingly, we have no logistic difficulty in distributing our products and in most cases our products reach their destination within two to three weeks, depending on the arrangements with the customer. Products for export are shipped mainly as F.O.B. Consignments are sent by sea or air, depending on the nature of the order and the urgency of supply.
To date, our U.S. facility only serves our U.S. based customers and we have had no difficulties in distributing our products within the U.S.
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The ballistic-resistant and body armor industry is highly competitive and fragmented throughout the world. In the United States the great majority of manufacturers are privately held companies, ranging from small limited product companies to large multinational corporations. We estimate that there are approximately twenty U.S.-based companies that compete in the body armor industry. The principal elements of competition are performance, price, innovative design, and quality. Name recognition and reputation are highly important in each country where products are sold. We believe that our products are highly competitive and well regarded, evidenced by our ability to sell to customers such as the United States Military, Israeli Defense Forces, NATO and many foreign governments. We also believe that we distinguish ourselves from our competition by (i) our ability to manufacture the various components of our products, (ii) the fact that we generally do not rely on other manufacturers and (iii) the diversification and range of our product lines.
Barriers to entry for new companies entering the body armor industry are low, consequently, creating fierce competition. We believe that establishing a good reputation significantly enhances the competitive position of the industry’s long-standing manufacturers. However, name and product reputation takes many years to develop. In the U.S. civilian market, (law enforcement, border patrol forces, prison forces and specialty forces) our products are less known than that of our competitors. We intend to use our highly regarded reputation in the international markets coupled with the reputation and the U.S. manufacturing facilities of our U.S.-based subsidiary, Owen Mills, to expand our U.S. presence and to achieve greater market penetration.
Although industry statistics are difficult to quantify, we believe that the number of active police officers has increased significantly in the past few years. In 2005, there were more than 850,000 law enforcement personnel and over 20,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States. We expect that governmental reaction to terrorist attacks will increase the market for our products. The United States has established the Office of Homeland Security that is developing a homeland security infrastructure and is devoting significant resources to this effort.
Our proprietary products such as dry storage systems, ballistic wall coverings and liquid logistic products encounter significantly less competition than the traditional body armor product line.
A rising demand for armoring large vehicles and boats, increased the demand for large lightweight armor plates. Those lightweight plates are molded under extreme high pressure. With our unique 5,000 metric tons press we have the ability to mold the large size plates. We encounter less competition with respect to large size plates than with our standard sized molded armor plates product line.
In the civilian market, we are aware of approximately twenty major companies manufacturing similar products worldwide. A number of major manufacturers with greater resources than ours compete in the same market. In 2006, we continued increasing our marketing efforts to market our products through distributors who concentrate on the civilian market.
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Our major competitor in sales to the Israeli Ministry of Defense is Rabintex, a larger, more established Israeli corporation. We also have competition from other Israeli companies and from a number of importers. Internationally, our competitors in the defense market include companies such as Point Blank, Safari Land of Ontario, California, Armor Holdings and A.B.A. in the United States, L.B.A. in England, Indigo in Spain, Systema Compositi in Italy, Hellenic Arms Industries in Greece and Barman in Sweden. Each of these competitors offer a more limited product line than we do.
We use a mixture of aramid fabrics that we both weave ourselves and acquire from other manufacturers, and non-woven uni-directional polyethylene sheets as the basic component of our ballistic protection products. As a result, our protective equipment provides maximum protection with minimum weight and we believe that it is highly competitive. We obtain our supplies on the basis of an open letter of credit, specialized documentary credit, and in the case of suppliers with whom we have dealt with for years, on open account. We have long-term relationships with some of our suppliers, and we believe that these suppliers are stable and do not anticipate any disruption in the steady supply of materials that we require. A disruption in the supply of materials could have an adverse impact on our operating results.
Our products are made from raw materials produced in Israel and abroad including, specialized composite materials such as Kevlar® produced by DuPont Company, Twaron® produced by Twaron Teijn Ltd., Dyneema® produced by D.S.M. Ltd. and Spectra® and Gold Flex® produced by Honeywell. We also use other specialized materials produced by different manufacturers such as specialized glass mixed with polycarbonate and various resins.
DuPont’s Kevlar® brand fiber was initially introduced in 1965 and was the first material identified for use in the modern generation of concealable body armor. Kevlar® is a man-made organic fiber, with a combination of properties allowing high strength, low weight and high chemical and flame resistance. Through the years DuPont has continued to develop and design new generations of this high-performance fabric.
Spectra® fiber, manufactured by Honeywell, is an ultra-high-strength polyethylene fiber. It has one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any man-made fiber. Honeywell uses its Spectra® fiber to make its patented Spectra Shield®. Additional fibers that we use in the manufacture of body armor are Goldflex®, Twaron®, and Dyneema®. These state-of-the-art fibers are continuously being improved and advanced, which increases the possibility of superior new products entering the market.
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As a result of the continuing conflict in Iraq, and in other geographical regions there was a worldwide increase in demand in 2005 and 2006 for the raw materials used in our products. The suppliers increased their production and the market shortages that existed in 2005 and 2006 no longer exist. We anticipate that this trend will continue in 2007.
Sales of our military and security clothing products and industrial products are not seasonal in nature. We generally experience a slight increase in sales of our camping equipment during the second quarter and in sales of our protective clothing during the fourth quarter.
Our sales and marketing strategies revolve principally around developing a reputable brand identity and ongoing customer relationships in addition to continuously improving the quality of our products and offering innovative new products. Specifically, our marketing strategy is designed to penetrate various markets by complying with stringent quality standards instituted in targeted countries.
Below are some of the steps we take in penetrating new markets with our next generation of products:
| — | Locate domestic entities to market our products. |
| — | Actively participate in tenders and bids for contracts in military, police and civilian markets worldwide. We are currently negotiating for contract bids with the governments and governmental agencies in Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Romania, Bulgaria and the U.S. |
| — | Actively participate in international exhibitions of military and police security equipment. In 2006, we participated in the GEPC Law Enforcement exhibition in Leipzig, Germany.In 2007 we intend to participate in the Milipol exhibition in France. |
| — | Advertise on the Internet. |
| — | Advertise in professional publications. |
| — | Appear in international databases, such as Kompass, various “yellow page”directories and other directories. |
| — | Distribute brochures describing procedures and product offerings. |
Our local marketing group is divided into two sections. One section specializes in locating and submitting government bids and the second section specializes in marketing to the civilian sector. Separate offices in Sderot and Nazareth Elite handle the local civilian marketing. Each of these offices deals with a different geographical regions and a different line of products.
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Our export marketing is handled by a free-lance marketing consultant and a group of in-house employees. Although he works almost exclusively for us, we do not have a formal written relationship with our marketing consultant. This marketing team carries out market surveys, market segmentation and searches for new markets for our products, as well as for new engagements with the international business community. The consultant is paid commissions that are determined in advance according to the scope and nature of the transaction.
We have a worldwide customer base, including in the United States, Israel, the Mediterranean, Europe, Latin America, South America, Africa and Asia. In 2006 and 2005, we sold approximately 39.9%and 56.7% respectively, of our products to our international customers with the balance sold in Israel. The primary end users of our products can be divided into three main groups: (i) military defense and security forces, (ii) civilian defense customers and (iii) civilian customers.
Military Defense and Security Forces. We provide this group with personal military and protective equipment such as body armor, bomb disposal suits, bullet proof vests and jackets, ballistic helmets and plates, battle pouch and combat harness units, backpacks, dry storage systems, liquid logistics systems, clothing, tents, vehicle covers and sleeping bags. These items must meet certain “human engineering” requirements to provide comfort as well as maximum protection, to prevent penetration by bullets and knives, and to protect from fire, collisions and other hazards. On January 14, 2007, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Mayotex Ltd., signed a “Frame Agreement” to serve as a non-exclusive manufacturer and marketing representative of a leading U.S. provider of armored buses, based on truck chassis. As part of the frame agreement, Mayotex has already received a first order in the amount of $280,000 for producing armored busses. The order is scheduled to be delivered by middle of May 2007. In addition, Mayotex is currently negotiating the manufacturing and supply of additional busses for a total sum of approximately $1,000,000 scheduled to be delivered by June 2007. As of the end of 2006 and the first two months of 2007 Defense Subsidiaries (Export Erez, Achidatex and Mayotex) were awarded with orders of approximately 6.9 million from the Israeli Defense Ministry. These orders represent a shift in attitude from the Israeli Defense Ministry towards the significance of personal military protective equipment. We are optimistic and continue to foresee significant growth opportunities in the domestic market segment in 2007 and beyond.
Civilian Defense Customers. This group includes members of civilian security forces such as law enforcement, prison forces, private security firms, airport security, personal bodyguards, and event security guards. The requirements of these customers for protective equipment are similar to those of military defense and security forces. However, since they primarily work in a civilian environment the products must meet certain aesthetic standards and the protective features need to be as unobtrusive as possible.
Civilian Customers. This group includes campers, hikers, pet owners and horse owners. We provide this group with equipment such as sleeping bags, tents, backpacks, and clothing adapted for specific needs such as mountain climbing, hiking and camping in all types of climates, horseback riding equipment and animal accessories. This customer group also includes those civilians in need of covers for cars, trucks, buses and other large vehicles.
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The Israeli Ministry of Defense, accounted for 23.6%of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006.
We had approximately $3.5 million of unfilled customer orders at December 31, 2006, as compared to approximately $2.5 million of unfilled customer orders at December 31, 2005. The increase in our backlog resulted mainly from orders received from the Israeli Defense Ministry. Our sales to the Israel military forces increased from $2,465,417 for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $2,880,774 for the year ended December 31, 2006 as the Israeli Ministry of Defense, the Israeli police and other Israeli law enforcement and special security force organizations increased their purchases from Israeli companies. The Israeli Ministry of Finance anticipates an increase of approximately 5% in national gross production during 2007, which is expected to result in an increase in military orders during the year. This anticipated increase in orders already started during the forth quarter in 2006 and continued into the first quarter in 2007.
Our subsidiary Achidatex holds several patents from various countries for our ballistic wall coverings, dry storage systems and mine protective shoes. The following patents are held by Achidatex:
| — | U.S. patent No. 6,212,840 - Retrofit Blast Protection for walls and windows frames of a structure. |
| — | U.S. patent No. 5,309,684 - Multipurpose Dry Storage System. |
| — | German patent No. 94 11 142.1 correlated to the U.S. patent No. 5,309,684 - Multipurpose Dry Storage System. |
| — | U.S. patent application No. 10/098,344 - Minefield shoe. |
| — | German patent application No. 03005442.3 - Minefield shoe and methods for manufacture thereof. |
| — | U.S. trade name registration - "ergonatic - anatomic and ergonomic design", for bulletproof vests. |
Our operations are subject to extensive regulation by the U.S. and Israeli authorities and to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing requirements and restrictions on part or all of our operations.
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The U.S. National Institute of Justice, or NIJ, established standards for “Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor” that are accepted worldwide. The NIJ issues performance standards that clearly specify a minimum performance level for each attribute that is critical for the equipment’s intended use. This coveted compliance standard has gained global acceptance as a benchmark for evaluation of the effectiveness of a given body armor model. The NIJ body armor-testing program relies on voluntary participation by manufacturers. However, many police departments require that armor be tested and be found to be in compliance with NIJ standards before they purchase the armor. Four of our ballistic material combinations have been tested by NIJ certified ballistic laboratories and were found to comply with NIJ Standard 0101.03, 0101.04 and the recently introduced NIJ 2005 Interim Requirements for Bullet-Resistant Body Armor. As a result, these four ballistic combinations have been approved to carry NIJ labels.
Our manufacturing practices have obtained ISO 9001 certification. This international certification harmonizes and establishes standards for quality manufacturing throughout the world. Over the years, ISO standards have expanded beyond the quality system and now confirm conformity in environmental issues, safety and occupational health. This voluntary certification process is designed to provide consistency in manufacturing processes and quality control.
Other quality control standards pertaining to our manufacturing facilities consist of the following:
| — | MIL-STD-105D, MIL-I-45208A (for the United States Armed Forces); and |
| — | AQAP (for the German Armed Forces and NATO). |
In order to participate in bids of the Israeli Ministry of Defense and other governments, companies must follow various rules and procedures. The bidder must be registered as a recognized supplier. The bidder must have government certification, and is authorized to participate in bids only to the limit of its approved security classification. Under Israeli bid regulations goods produced in Israel are given priority over foreign bidders. The bidder must keep to contractual schedules and milestones and the goods must pass final quality control tests before delivery. There are no special taxes on bids apart from the Israeli value added tax.
Since our business is highly regulated, the laws, rules and regulations applicable to our business are subject to regular modification and change. Future laws, rules or regulations may be adopted, making compliance much more difficult or expensive, and may otherwise adversely affect our business or prospective business.
We continue to improve our existing products and develop new products for the military and civilian markets, including mine protective shoes, stab-resistant solutions, improved armored car blast protection materials, and modified ballistic wall coverings. We also continue to develop a new generation of complex products for protective vests used by security forces and armies all over the world.
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In the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, we spent approximately $75,000 and $71,000 , respectively, on research and development, which expenses have been charged to operations. We anticipate that our research and development expenses for 2007 will reflect annualized spending of approximately $80,000.
We are unaware of any environmental laws that are applicable to us that will require us to spend any material amounts to achieve compliance.
As of December 31, 2006, we had 159 full-time employees. We had 135 employees in Israel and 24 employees in the United States. We believe our relationship with our employees is good. Our employees are not represented by a collective bargaining organization and we have not experienced any work stoppages.
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Description of Properties
Our executive offices are located in 8 Brisel Street, Industrial Zone, Sderot. Our manufacturing, production and distribution facilities are scattered over several locations in Israel and in our location in the United States. The locations are:
Nazareth Industrial Area – the production activities of our subsidiary, Achidatex are located in a 6,000 square meter building in Nazareth Industrial Area which is owned by affiliated party. The annual rental expense for this facility was $180,000 in 2006. The lease expires on December 31, 2008. Since the beginning of 2005, following the decision of the Israeli Government to remove Israeli residents from the Erez Industrial Zone, we have relocated the major production activities of our subsidiary Export Erez Ltd. from Erez Industrial Area to this facility. The rent for 2006 was allocated equally between those two subsidiaries.
Petach-Tikva – Achidatex leases approximately 300 square meters of office space for its executive offices in Petach-Tikva at annual rental expense of $21,600 in 2006. The lease expired in December 2006 and was renewed for an additional year.
Industrial Area of Ashdod – Mayotex leases 230 square meters of space in the Industrial Area of Ashdod for its car armor installations. The annual rental expense for this space was $12,000 in 2006. The lease expired on December 31, 2006 and was renewed for an additional year.
Industrial Area of Sderot – Mayotex leases approximately 1,250 square meters of space in the Industrial Area of Sderot primarily for its cut and sew operations. The annual rental expense for this space was $43,884 in 2006. The lease expired on December 31, 2006 and was renewed for an additional year. The new annual rental expense will be $60,000.
Alon Tavor Industrial Zone – As of January 1, 2006 Mayotex leases approximately 1,740 square meters of industrial space at an annual rental expense of $59,850 for the operations purchased from Chemoplast. The lease expires on March 31, 2009. Under the lease, the annual rental expense increases by 2.5% annually.
Van Nuys, California – Owen Mills leases approximately 9,000 square feet of space in Van Nuys, California for its operations. The lease expires on August 31, 2008. The annual rental expense for this space was $54,000 in 2006.
We believe that our facilities are adequate for our purposes and that all of the above mentioned properties are adequately covered by insurance.
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We are not a party to any pending or to the best of our knowledge, any threatened legal proceedings except as described in the next paragraph. None of our directors, officers or affiliates, or owners of record of more than five percent (5%) of our shares, or any affiliate of any such director, officer or security holder is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us in reference to a pending litigation.
In February 2006, we filed a claim for compensation against the Israeli Government, pursuant to the Israeli Evacuation Compensation Law (2005), in connection with our abandonment of facilities in the Erez Industrial Zone. On November 30, 2006, we were notified that the Israeli Government determined that Export Erez Ltd. and Mayotex Ltd. are entitled to advanced payments in the amounts of approximately $452,000 and $71,000, respectively, which amount exceed the amount of the receivables on our financial statements. During January 2007 we received those sums. Further negotiations are currently taking place with respect to the final amount of compensation to be paid to our subsidiaries under their claim. However, we cannot provide any assurance that the claims, will be approved in full, or to what extent, or when the compensation will be paid.
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Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons
Set forth below are the name, age, principal position and a biographical description of each of our directors, executive officers and key management personnel. Our board of directors is comprised of only one class. All of our directors will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. Executive officers serve at the discretion of the board of directors, and are appointed to serve until the first board of directors meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders.
| Name |
Age |
Position Held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Postbinder | 60 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
| Baruch Tosh | 51 | President | |
| Meira Postbinder | 60 | Vice President of Finance, Secretary, Treasurer and Director | |
| Dan Zarchin | 59 | Vice President of Marketing and International Business Development and Director | |
| Tsippy Moldovan | 50 | Chief Financial Officer and Director | |
| Avraham Hatzor | 62 | Chief Operations Officer and Director | |
| Motti Hassan | 56 | Director |
Joseph Postbinder has served as chairman of our board of directors since March 2002 and as our chief executive officer since March 1, 2003 and as chief executive officer of Export Erez Ltd. (formerly R.T.V. Ltd.) since July 1983. He also serves as chief executive officer of Mayotex Ltd. and Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1977) Ltd. Mr. Postbinder has a technical background in fine mechanics. Mr. Postbinder has managed Export Erez and Mayotex since he founded those companies in 1983 and 1990, respectively.
Baruch Tosh has served as our president since March 1, 2003, when he joined our company. From March 1998 to December 31, 2002, Mr. Tosh served as the Business Development Manager of FMS Enterprises Ltd., an Israeli company that produces woven aramid fabrics, unidirectional shields and plates/panels for ballistic protection. Mr. Tosh holds a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel and a Diploma in Business Administration from The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Meira Postbinder has served as our vice president of finance and a director of Export Erez Ltd. since June 6, 1996.
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Dan Zarchin has served as our manager of marketing and International business development since March 2002 and as a director since March 2002. Mr. Zarchin has provided counseling services through his company, Zarchin Consultants, Tel-Aviv, Israel, since 1981, and has provided us with consulting services since March 1991. Mr. Zarchin holds a B.A. degree in Textile Engineering from the College of Textile Science of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a Masters of Business Administration from Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Tsippy Moldovan has served as our chief financial officer and as our director since March 2002. Prior to that and since 1987 Mrs. Moldovan served as our Deputy Vice President of Finance. Since September 1, 1987 Mrs. Moldovan had served as the Deputy Managing Director of Finance of Export Erez. Mrs. Moldovan attended Buchnich Accounting School in Ashkelon, Israel and completed course work in economics and management accounting from Mishlav School, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Avraham Hatzor has served as our chief operations officer and director since May 1, 2002. For the past 24 years Mr. Hatzor has served as the co-manager of Achidatex and as the Managing Director of Achidatex for the past nine years. Mr. Hatzor studied electronics at a technical high school and served for seven years in the IDF including for a period as a civilian advisor.
Motti Hassan has served as our director since October 30, 2002. Mr. Hassan is an electronics engineer. Mr. Hassan served in the Israeli Army as a system engineer for 15 years until July 2000 when he retired and joined a private company in the field of professional video as a sales and business development manager. Mr. Hassan holds a B.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering from the Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Joseph Postbinder and Meira Postbinder are husband and wife.
Since we are an OTC Bulletin Board company, we are not required to establish an audit committee or to have an audit committee financial expert to serve on such committee. We hope to comply with those requirements in the future.
We have an employment agreement with Mr. Baruch Tosh, our president, pursuant to which, Mr. Tosh is entitled to additional annual compensation of 1.5% of growth in our revenues. Mr. Tosh, at his option, may receive shares of common stock in lieu of cash.
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The following summary compensation table sets forth information concerning the compensation earned by our named executive officers whose total salary in fiscal year 2006 totaled $100,000 or more. Our directors do not receive compensation for their services on the board of directors or any committee thereof. All of our directors are reimbursed for their expenses for each board of directors meeting attended.
Summary Compensation Table
| Long-Term Compensation |
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Awards |
Payouts |
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| Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary($) |
Bonus ($) |
Other Annual Compensation ($) |
Restricted Stock Award(s) |
Securities Under-lying Options/ SARs (#) |
LTIP Payouts ($) |
All Other Compensation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Postbinder - CEO | 2004 | $ | 46,889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Postbinder - CEO | 2005 | $ | 47,098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Postbinder - CEO | 2006 | $ | 49,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tsippy Moldovan - CFO | 2004 | 20,701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tsippy Moldovan - CFO | 2005 | 23,926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tsippy Moldovan - CFO | 2006 | 27,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
We currently do not have any compensation plans under which our securities are authorized for issuance.
We have an employment agreement with Mr. Baruch Tosh, our President, pursuant to which Mr. Tosh is entitled to additional compensation of 1.5% of the growth in our revenues. Mr. Tosh, at his option, may receive shares of common stock in lieu of cash. According to this compensation plan, Mr. Tosh is not entitled to additional compensation for the year 2006.
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Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics for Executive and Financial Officers, which applies to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, corporate controller and other finance organization employees, and a Code of Conduct, which applies to all of our employees. The Code of Ethics and the Code of Conduct are publicly available on our website at www.defense-industries.com. Written copies are available upon request. If we make any substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics or the Code of Conduct or grant any waivers, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of these codes to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer or corporate controller, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management and Related Shareholder Matters
The following table sets forth the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned as of March 19, 2007 by (i) those persons or groups known to us who will beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock; (ii) each director; (iii) each named executive officer whose compensation exceeded $100,000 in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006; and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. The information is determined in accordance with Rule 13(d)-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act based upon information furnished by persons listed or contained in filings made by them with the Securities and Exchange Commission by information provided by such persons directly to us. Except as indicated, the stockholders listed below possess sole voting and investment power with respect to their shares.
| Name (1) |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned (2) |
Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock(3) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Postbinder (4) | 19,440,212 | 67.5 | % | |||||
| Baruch Tosh | - | - | ||||||
| Meira Postbinder (4) | 9,788 | * | ||||||
| Dan Zarchin | - | - | ||||||
| Tsippy Moldovan | 55,000 | * | ||||||
| Avraham Hatzor (5) | 262,500 | * | ||||||
| Motti Hassan | - | - | ||||||
| Gov Financial Holdings Ltd. (6) | 3,351,706 | 11.64 | ||||||
| All officers and directors as a group (7 persons) | 19,867,500 | 69.0 | % | |||||
| * | Less than 1% percent |
| (1) | The addresses of Joseph Postbinder, Baruch Tosh, Meira Postbinder, Dan Zarchin, Tsippy Moldovan, Avraham Hatzor and Motti Hassan are c/o Defense Industries International, Inc., 8 Brisel Street, Industrial Zone Sderot, Israel. |
| (2) | Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Common stock relating to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this table, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them. |
| (3) | Based upon 28,793,198 shares of common stock outstanding, including 1,368,191 shares of common stock issuable under certain circumstances, in the event of decrease in the price of our common stock. |
| (4) | Joseph Postbinder is the spouse of Meira Postbinder. |
| (5) | Includes 239,477 shares held through Achidatex and 23,023 shares that are held directly. |
| (6) | Includes 337,934 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series A warrants, 168,967 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series B warrants. |
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We are unaware of any arrangement or understanding that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of us.
Until August 2005, we leased approximately 2,000 square meters of a building in the Erez Industrial Area from Mr. Joseph Postbinder, our chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors. In 2006, the rental expense was $68,400. The lease expired on August 31, 2005 as a result of the evacuation of our operations from the Erez Industrial Zone.
Pursuant to a lease agreement effective since January 1, 2001, our subsidiary Achidatex leases an industrial building located in the Nazareth Industrial Zone, from a company owned by the shareholders of Achidatex, Mr. Avraham Hatzor, Mr. Fredy Davidovitz, Mr. Shmuel Davidovitz and a company owned by Mr. Postbinder. Following the decision of the Israeli Government to evacuate Israeli residents and businesses from the Erez Industrial Zone, we relocated the major production activities of our subsidiary Export Erez Ltd. from the Erez Industrial Area to this facility. The rental expense for 2006, in the amount of $180,000, was allocated equally between the two subsidiaries. The lease expires on December 31, 2008.
Mayotex leases approximately 1,250 square meters of space in the Industrial Area of Sderot from Mr. Joseph Postbinder, our chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors, primarily for its cut and sew operations. The annual rental expense for this space was $43,884 in 2006. The lease expired on December 31, 2006 and was renewed for an additional one-year term. The new annual rental expense will be $60,000.
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The shares common stock being offered by the selling shareholders were issued pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated as of June 15, 2005 and are issuable upon exercise of the warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of those shares and warrants, see “Private Placement of Common Stock and Warrants” above. We are registering the common stock in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the common stock and the warrants issued pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years. None of the selling shareholders is a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer.
The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the common stock by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership of the common stock and warrants, as of the date of this prospectus, assuming exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on exercise.
The third column lists the common stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders.
In accordance with the terms of the shareholder’s agreement with the selling shareholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of at least the sum of (i) the number of shares of common stock initially issued pursuant to the securities purchase agreement and (ii) the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.
The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Offer Statistics, Expected Time Table and Plan of Distribution.”
| Name of Selling Shareholder |
Number of Shares Common of Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering |
Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned after Offering | ||||||||
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| Gov Financial Holdings Ltd. (1) | 3,351,706 | (2) | 3,351,706 | - | |||||||
| Avshalom Hershcovich | 29,864 | (3) | 29,864 | - | |||||||
| Multi Concept (Consultants), Ltd.(4) | 157,170 | (5) | 157,170 | - | |||||||
| Ruth Creative Business Ltd. (6) | 135,989 | (7) | 135,989 | - | |||||||
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| (1) | Mr. Leon Recanati owns 100% of Gov Financial Holdings Ltd. and, consequently, has voting control and investment discretion over the common stock held by Gov Financial Holdings Ltd. |
| (2) | Includes 337,934 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series A warrants and 168,967 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series B warrants. |
| (3) | Includes 19,909 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series A warrants and 9,955 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series B warrants. |
| (4) | Mr. Shmuel Even owns 100% of Multi Concept (Consultants), Ltd. and, consequently, has voting control and investment discretion over the common stock held by Multi Concept (Consultants), Ltd. |
| (5) | Includes 33,507 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series A warrants and 11,753 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series B warrants. |
| (6) | Mr. Boaz Benrush owns 100% of Ruth Creative Business Ltd. and, consequently, has voting control and investment discretion over the common stock held by Ruth Creative Business Ltd. |
| (7) | Includes 33,650 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series A warrants and 11,825 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of series B warrants. |
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We are registering the common stock issued and issuable upon exercise of the warrants to permit the resale of these common stock by the holders of the common stock and warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the common stock.
The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the common stock is sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,
| — | on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; |
| — | in the over-the-counter market; |
| — | in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market; |
| — | through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; |
| — | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| — | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| — | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| — | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| — | privately negotiated transactions; |
| — | short sales; |
| — | sales pursuant to Rule 144; |
| — | broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
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| — | a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
| — | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the common stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell common stock short and deliver common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, or the “Securities Act”, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
Under the securities laws of some states, the common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
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There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the common stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the common stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the common stock.
We have been informed by the selling shareholders that they have not taken, nor do they plan to take, a short position or other form of hedging in the our common stock prior to the effectiveness of this resale registration statement.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement; provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.
Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the common stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” which for the purposes relevant to us, is any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or having an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require:
| — | that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and |
| — | the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. |
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In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must:
| — | obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and |
| — | make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. |
The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:
| — | sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and |
| — | that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. |
Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
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All of our shares of common stock have equal voting rights and, when validly issued and outstanding, are entitled to one vote per share in all matters to be voted upon by shareholders. The shares of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights and may be issued only as fully-paid and nonassessable shares. Cumulative voting in the election of directors is not permitted; which means that the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock represented at any meeting at which a quorum is present will be able to elect the entire Board of Directors if they so choose and, in such event, the holders of the remaining shares of common stock will not be able to elect any directors.
In the event of liquidation of our company, each shareholder is entitled to receive a proportionate share of the company’s assets available for distribution to shareholders after the payment of liabilities. All of our shares of common stock issued and outstanding are fully-paid and nonassessable.
Holders of our shares of common stock are entitled to share pro rata in dividends and distributions with respect to the common stock when, and if, declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and intend to retain earnings, if any, to finance the development and expansion of our business. Future dividend policy is subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon a number of factors, including future earnings, capital requirements and our financial condition.
The Transfer Agent and Registrar for our common stock is OTC Stock Transfer, Inc., 231 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115.
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Certain legal matters in connection with the registration of the common stock hereunder with respect to Nevada law have been passed upon for us by McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Our consolidated financial statements included herein as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 have been audited by Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP, an independent members of Baker Tilly International, independent registered public accounting firm as set forth in their report included herein. Our consolidated financial statements included herein as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, have been audited by Weinberg & Company, P.A., independent registered public accounting firm as set forth in their report included herein. Such consolidated financial statements are included herein in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firms as experts in accounting and auditing.
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Chapter 78, section 7502, subsection 1 of the Business Associations; Securities; Commodities Law of the State of Nevada empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if (i) he is not liable pursuant to Chapter 78, Section 138, which provides that a director or officer is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, books of account or statements prepared or presented by directors, officers or employees of the corporation reasonably believed to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, by counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters reasonably believed to be within the preparer’s or presenter’s professional or expert competence or by a properly established committee on which the relying director or officer does not serve as to matters within the committee’s designated authority, in each case so long as the director or officer has no knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause reliance thereon to be unwarranted, or (ii) if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a presumption that the person is liable pursuant to section 138 or did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and that, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
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Subsection 2 of section 7502 empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he is not liable pursuant to section 138 or if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Subsection 3 of section 7502 further provides that to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections 1 and 2 of section 7502, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he must be indemnified by the corporation against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
Chapter 78, Section 751, subsection 1 provides that any discretionary indemnification pursuant to section 7502, unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to subsection 2 of section 751, may be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made (i) by the shareholders,(ii) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding, (iii) if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iv) if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
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Subsection 2 of section 751 provides that the articles of incorporation, the bylaws or an agreement made by the corporation may provide that the expenses of officers and directors incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by the corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. Section 751 also provides that the indemnification provided in Section 7502 is not deemed exclusive nor exclude any other rights to which an indemnified party may be entitled, including, without limitation, pursuant to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.
Article 8 of our Articles of Incorporation provides that it will, to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, indemnify any and all persons whom it will have power to indemnify under said Law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said Law, and the indemnification provided for will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
Chapter 78, section 752 provides that a corporation may purchase insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise for any liability asserted against him and liability and expenses incurred by him in his capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation has the authority to indemnify him against such liability and expenses.
We purchased liability insurance of the type referred to in section 752. The policy covers us with respect to our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers. In addition, the policy covers our directors and officers with respect to certain liabilities which are not reimbursable by us.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
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This prospectus is a part of a registration statement on Form S-B2 of Defense Industries International Inc., Registration No. 333-128011, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. As permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, this prospectus does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. As such we make reference in this prospectus to the registration statement and to the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information about us and about the securities we hereby offer, you should consult the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. You should be aware that statements contained in this prospectus concerning the provisions of any documents filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such document so filed. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
We file annual, quarterly and special reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission File Number 0-30105). These filings contain important information which does not appear in this prospectus. For further information about us, you may read and copy these filings at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330, and may obtain copies of our filings from the public reference room by calling (202) 551-8090.
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To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of:
Defense Industries International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Defense Industries International, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended. 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 audit.
We conducted our audit 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 consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit 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 consolidated 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Defense Industries International, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 31, 2007
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To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of:
Defense Industries International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Defense Industries International, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2005 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. 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 audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Defense Industries International, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and the results of their consolidated operations and their consolidated cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Weinberg & Company, P.A.
Weinberg & Company, P.A.
Certified Public Accountants
Boca Raton, Florida
April 20, 2006
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
| Note |
December 31, 2006 |
December 31, 2005 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,670,912 | $ | 1,581,967 | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $223,532 | |||||||||||
| and $133,631, respectively | 2,701,170 | 1,669,808 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable - related parties, net of allowance for doubtful | |||||||||||
| accounts of $106,389 and $95,489, respectively | 241,338 | 320,250 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 4 | 2,708,965 | 2,921,998 | ||||||||
| Trading securities | 3 | 804,963 | 739,339 | ||||||||
| Deferred taxes | 11 | 111,531 | 72,255 | ||||||||
| Other current assets | 930,392 | 646,731 | |||||||||
| Total Current Assets | 9,169,271 | 7,952,348 | |||||||||
| PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET | 5 | 2,194,683 | 2,270,455 | ||||||||
| OTHER ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Fund in respect to employee rights upon retirement | 10 | 459,391 | 382,988 | ||||||||
| Deferred taxes | 11 | 8,296 | 10,119 | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 6 | 91,551 | 102,499 | ||||||||
| Total Other Assets | 559,238 | 495,606 | |||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 11,923,192 | $ | 10,718,409 | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONT.)
| Note |
December 31, 2006 |
December 31, 2005 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 947,361 | $ | 933,770 | |||||||
| Short-term debt | 7 | 2,440,231 | 1,796,135 | ||||||||
| Common stock to be issued | 40,000 | 40,000 | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 8 | 938,050 | 564,038 | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 4,365,642 | 3,333,943 | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | |||||||||||
| Long-term portion of debt | 9 | 798,237 | 712,940 | ||||||||
| Liability for employee rights upon retirement | 10 | 340,328 | 272,190 | ||||||||
| Common stock to be issued | 80,000 | 120,000 | |||||||||
| Embedded derivatives at fair value | 123,654 | 166,777 | |||||||||
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | 1,342,219 | 1,271,907 | |||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 5,707,861 | 4,605,850 | |||||||||
| Minority interest | 903,138 | 889,086 | |||||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | 12 | ||||||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 13 | ||||||||||
| Common stock, $.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 28,793,198 | |||||||||||
| and 27,301,930 issued and outstanding, respectively | 2,879 | 2,730 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,552,738 | 2,512,887 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 2,791,720 | 3,122,243 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (35,144 | ) | (414,387 | ) | |||||||
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 5,312,193 | 5,223,473 | |||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 11,923,192 | $ | 10,718,409 | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
| Year ended December 31 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
| NET REVENUES | $ | 10,601,546 | $ | 11,448,369 | ||||
| COST OF SALES | 8,327,981 | 8,770,157 | ||||||
| GROSS PROFIT | 2,273,565 | 2,678,212 | ||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| Selling | 555,193 | 749,457 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 2,037,768 | 1,872,324 | ||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 2,592,961 | 2,621,781 | ||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | (319,396 | ) | 56,431 | |||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) | ||||||||
| Financial expense, net | (370,774 | ) | (94,424 | ) | ||||
| Gain on fair value adjustment to embedded derivatives | 43,123 | 4,820 | ||||||
| Other income, net | 44,343 | 92,914 | ||||||
| Total Other Income (Expenses) | (283,308 | ) | 3,310 | |||||
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (602,704 | ) | 59,741 | |||||
| Income tax (expenses) benefits | (8,624 | ) | 71,515 | |||||
| Loss before minority interest | (594,080 | ) | (11,774 | ) | ||||
| Minority interest (income) loss | (22,899 | ) | 14,933 | |||||
| NET LOSS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY INCOME | (571,181 | ) | (26,707 | ) | ||||
| Extra ordinary income, net of tax (Note 12) | 240,658 | - | ||||||
| NET LOSS | (330,523 | ) | (26,707 | ) | ||||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation income (loss), net of minority interest of $36,949 and $18,887, respectively | 342,294 | (243,656 | ) | |||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit related to items of other comprehensive income (loss) | (117,565 | ) | 89,265 | |||||
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX | 224,729 | (154,391 | ) | |||||
| COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | $ | (105,794 | ) | $ | (181,098 | ) | ||
| Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.001 | ) | ||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 28,151,395 | 26,455,933 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
| Number of outstanding shares of common stock |
Common Stock Capital |
Additional Paid-In Capital (1) |
Retained Earnings |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
Total shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as of January 1, 2005 | 25,350,000 | $ | 2,535 | $ | 1,711,450 | $ | 3,148,950 | $ | (151,844 | ) | $ | 4,711,091 | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | - | - | - | - | (262,543 | ) | (262,543 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for cash | 1,915,467 | 191 | 761,441 | - | - | 761,632 | ||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued to acquire Rizzo Inc. | 36,463 | 4 | 39,996 | - | - | 40,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | (26,707 | ) | - | (26,707 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2005 | 27,301,930 | $ | 2,730 | $ | 2,512,887 | $ | 3,122,243 | $ | (414,387 | ) | $ | 5,223,473 | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | - | - | - | - | 379,243 | 379,243 | ||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued (2) | 1,368,191 | 137 | (137 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Common stock issued to acquire Rizzo Inc.(3) | 123,077 | 12 | 39,988 | - | - | 40,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | (330,523 | ) | - | (330,523 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2006 | 28,793,198 | 2,879 | 2,552,738 | 2,791,720 | (35,144 | ) | 5,312,193 | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Net of issuance expenses |
| (2) | See Note 13 |
| (3) | See Note 1 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Year ended December 31, |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (330,523 | ) | $ | (26,707 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 462,595 | 338,045 | ||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 100,801 | 123,194 | ||||||
| Gain on fair value adjustment to embedded derivatives | (43,123 | ) | (4,820 | ) | ||||
| Deferred taxes | (33,173 | ) | 21,001 | |||||
| Minority interest in (income) loss of subsidiary | (22,899 | ) | 14,933 | |||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on trading securities | (38,357 | ) | (80,652 | ) | ||||
| Gain from sale of fixed assets | (8,415 | ) | (10,021 | ) | ||||
| (increase) decrease in accounts receivable | (949,874 | ) | 989,290 | |||||
| Decrease in inventories | 364,822 | 66,327 | ||||||
| Increase in other current assets | (250,066 | ) | (189,041 | ) | ||||
| (Increase) decrease in deposits for employee relations | (56,507 | ) | 100,346 | |||||
| (Decrease) increase in accounts payable | 62,097 | (123,364 | ) | |||||
| (Decrease) increase in other current liabilities | 403,312 | (602,967 | ) | |||||
| (Decrease) increase in provision for the severance of employer-employee relations | 82,277 | (63,911 | ) | |||||
| Net Cash Provided By(Used in) Operating Activities | (257,033 | ) | 551,653 | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (261,914 | ) | (889,260 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 14,387 | 149,875 | ||||||
| Cash acquired in acquisition of Owen Mills Company | - | 20,415 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of trading securities | 897,956 | 870,521 | ||||||
| Purchases of trading securities | (851,776 | ) | (821,094 | ) | ||||
| Net Cash Used In Investing Activities | (201,347 | ) | (669,543 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Increase in short-term debt, net | 793,976 | 287,099 | ||||||
| Proceeds from short term debt | - | 21,726 | ||||||
| Net proceeds from sale of common stock | - | 933,229 | ||||||
| Proceeds from long term debt | 940,541 | 1,050,760 | ||||||
| Repayment of long-term debt | (1,063,165 | ) | (809,896 | ) | ||||
| Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities | 671,352 | 1,482,918 | ||||||
| EFFECT OF CHANGES IN EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH | (124,027 | ) | (288,074 | ) | ||||
| NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 88,945 | 1,076,954 | ||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | 1,581,967 | 505,013 | ||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR | $ | 1,670,912 | $ | 1,581,967 | ||||
| INTEREST PAID | $ | 88,924 | $ | 86,350 | ||||
| TAXES PAID | $ | 259,357 | $ | 147,898 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| On February 28, 2005, the Company acquired all the outstanding shares of Owen Mills for an aggregate amount of $351,986, see Note 1. |
| The following represents the fair value of assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date: |
| 2005 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 20,415 | |||||
| Accounts receivable | $ | 232,224 | ||||
| Other current assets | 3,865 | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 140,380 | |||||
| Inventory | 179,306 | |||||
| Goodwill | 80,900 | |||||
| Total assets purchased | 657,090 | |||||
| Accounts payable | 30,973 | |||||
| Loans long and short term | 253,716 | |||||
| Total Liabilities assumed | 284,689 | |||||
| Total net assets | $ | 372,401 | ||||
| Total consideration paid | 372,401 | |||||
| On February 28, 2006, the Company issued 123,077 shares of its common stock having a fair value of $40,000 at the date of issuance to the former shareholders of Owen Mills, pursuant to the acquisition agreement. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| NOTE 1 | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS |
|
Defense
Industries International, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a
manufacturer and global provider of personal military and civilian protective equipment
and supplies. The Company’s products are used by military, law enforcement, border
patrol enforcement, and other special security forces, corporations, non-governmental
organizations and individuals throughout the world. The Company’s main products include body armor, bomb disposal suits, bullet proof vests and jackets, ballistic wall coverings, bullet proof ceramic and polyethylene panels, V.I.P. car armoring and lightweight armor kits for vehicles, personal military equipment, dry storage systems, liquid logistic products, tents and other camping and travel gear. |
| Defense Industries International, Inc. is a holding company whose subsidiaries include Export Erez USA, Inc., or Export Erez, and Rizzo Inc. Export Erez is a holding company whose subsidiaries include Export Erez, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, Mayotex, Ltd., or Mayotex, a wholly owned subsidiary, Dragonwear Trading Ltd., or Dragonwear, a wholly owned subsidiary and Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1977) Ltd., or Achidatex, a majority owned subsidiary. |
| Export Erez Ltd. was incorporated in Israel on January 23, 1983 under the name R.T.V. Ltd., and changed its name to Export Erez Ltd. on April 25, 1987. Export Erez Ltd. is principally engaged in the design, production and marketing of personal military and civilian protective equipment and supplies such as body armor, bomb disposal suits, bulletproof vests, and associated heavy fabric products, such as battle pouches and combat harness units, tents and other camping equipment. |
| Mayotex Ltd. was incorporated in Israel on March 7, 1990. Mayotex is engaged in weaving, processing, dyeing, cutting and sewing of fabric to make the heavy-duty and bulletproof fabrics used by Export Erez Ltd. in manufacturing its finished products and goods, and in VIP car armoring and lightweight vehicle armor kits production. |
| Dragonwear Trading Ltd. was incorporated in Cyprus in October 2000 and is engaged in trading textile products. |
| Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1977) Ltd. was incorporated in Israel on August 2, 1977. Export Erez acquired 76% of Achidatex shares on June 18, 2001, from Mr. Avraham Hatzor, Mr. Fredy Davidovitz and Mr. Shmuel Davidovitz, which individuals retain 24% of the outstanding Achidatex shares. Achidatex is a leading manufacturer of ballistic shields, long term storage systems, liquid logistic products, combat flak jackets, tents and other personal military and civilian protective equipment and supplies. |
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| During 2004, the Israeli Government decided to evacuate the Erez Industrial Zone in the Gaza Strip where part of the Company’s operations were located. The Company had owned facilities, leased other facilities and maintained equipment and inventory within this area. In 2005, the Company moved its "light cut and sew" operation from the Erez Industrial Zone to Sderot as well as some of its webbing equipment to Nazareth. In August 2005, the Company evacuated its remaining operations and abandoned the buildings owned and leased in the Erez Industrial Zone. The Israeli Government’s decision to evacuate the Gaza Strip was supported by certain resolutions, as well as the “Evacuation Law” that was adopted by the Israeli Parliament, to compensate the Israeli Gaza Strip settlers as well as business and property owners in the Gaza Strip and in the Erez Industrial Zone (see note 12). In February 2006, three subsidiaries, Export Erez Ltd., Mayotex Ltd. and Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1997) Ltd. filed claims for compensation pursuant to the Evacuation Compensation Law. On November 30, 2006, the Company was notified that the Israeli Government determined that Export Erez Ltd. and Mayotex Ltd. are entitled to advanced payments in the amounts of approximately $452,000 and $71,000, respectively, which amount exceeded the amount of the receivables recorded on the Company financial statements. Further negotiations are currently taking place with respect to the final amount of compensation to be paid to the subsidiaries under their claim. However, the Company cannot provide any assurance that the claims, will be approved in full, or to what extent, or when the compensation will be paid. |
| Effective February 28, 2005, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Rizzo Inc. (doing business as Owen Mills Company), a Los Angeles-based manufacturing and service company specializing in military and industrial sewing of marine and ballistic fabric products. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of Owen Mills Company in consideration for a $200,000 note payable and shares of the Company's common stock having a value of $200,000, based on the average closing price per share of the Company's common stock for the ten trading days preceding the issuance of such shares. The Company shall pay the $400,000 of aggregate consideration as follows: (i) $3,333.33 each month commencing on March 31, 2005 and thereafter on the last business day of each successive month until the Company has paid the former shareholder of Owen Mills Company a total of $200,000; the present value of the cash payments is $172,401 (ii) $40,000 in the form of shares of common stock of the Company payable within fifteen (15) business days from the date of the agreement (On April 27, 2005 the Company issued 36,463 shares of common stock having a fair value of $40,000 to the former shareholder of Owen Mills Company); and (iii) four annual payments of $40,000 in the form of the Company's common stock paid to the former shareholder of Owen Mills Company through February 2009. On April 3, 2006, the Company issued 123,077 shares of common stock having a fair value of $40,000, As of December 31, 2006, $120,000 is reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a liability for common stock to be issued. The Company acquired assets totaling $576,190 (consisting of cash of $20,415, accounts receivable, net of $232,224, inventories of $179,306, property, plant and equipment, net of $140,380, and other current assets of $3,865) and assumed liabilities of $284,689 (consisting of accounts payable of $30,973, other current liabilities of $160,046, and long-term debt of $93,670), which resulted in the recording of $80,900 in goodwill. |
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| The acquisition of Owen Mills Company was accounted for as a purchase under SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the operating results of Owen Mills Company have been included in the consolidated statements of operations after the acquisition date of February 28, 2005. |
| The following table reflects the unaudited pro forma combined results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 assuming the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of 2005. |
| Year Ended December 31, 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $ | 11,607,948 | |||
| Net loss | $ | 28,464 | |||
| Net loss per share - basic and diluted | $ | 0.00 | |||
| On December 31, 2005 the Company acquired for $217,215 in cash the operations of Chemoplast Industries (1994) Ltd. Chemoplast Industries is a leading Israeli provider of dry storage systems. According to the purchase agreement dated December 20, 2005, the Company acquired Chemoplast Industries’ equipment, leasehold improvements, and inventory. Chemoplast Industries is a producer of high quality plastic products and specializes in sheet plastic and laminate fabrication production. Chemoplast Industries currently specializes in the production of controlled dry storage systems for tanks, armored personnel carriers and other military vehicles and of equipment that require battlefield readiness and quick deployment such as collapsible liquid storage tanks, mobile silos for storage of grains, liners for tanks shipping systems, custom-made covers for artillery, vehicles, communication equipment, tarpaulins, various technical products and special-purpose defense items. |
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| NOTE 2 | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| (A) Principles of Consolidation |
| The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Defense Industries International, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Export Erez, USA, Inc., Export Erez, Ltd., Mayotex, Ltd., Dragonwear Trading Ltd., Rizzo, Inc and its 76% owned subsidiary Achidatex Nazareth Elite (1977) Ltd. The minority interest represents the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of Achidatex. |
| All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
| (B) Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions |
| The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars. The functional currency of Export Erez, Ltd., Mayotex Ltd., and Achidatex Nazareth Elite is the New Israeli Shekel (NIS). The functional currency of Dragonwear Trading Ltd. is the Cyprus Pound (CYP). The financial statements of Dragonwear are translated into NIS. The financial statements for all of these entities are then translated into United States dollars from NIS at year-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenues and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred. |
| Foreign currency transaction gains or losses from transactions denominated in currencies other than NIS are recognized in net income in the period the gain or loss occurs. During 2006 and 2005, a loss of $171,210 and a gain 72,610, respectively are included in financial expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. |
| (C) Comprehensive Income |
| The foreign currency translation gains (losses) resulting from the translation of the financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries expressed in NIS to United States dollars are reported as Other Comprehensive Income in the consolidated statements of income and as Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss in the statements of changes in shareholders’ equity. |
| (D) Use of Estimates |
| The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclose the nature of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| (E) Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
| The Company’s financial instruments are principally non-derivative assets and non-derivative liabilities (non-derivative assets include cash and cash equivalents, deposits in banks and other financial institutions, marketable securities, trade accounts receivable, other assets; non-derivative liabilities include short-term debt, trade accounts payable, and other current liabilities). Because of the nature of these financial instruments, fair value generally equals or approximates the amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements. The carrying amount of the Company’s long-term debt approximates quoted market prices or current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. |
| (F) Disclosure for certain risks and Concentrations of Credit Risk |
| The industry, in which the Company is involved, is competitive and is characterized by the risks of rapidly changing technologies and penetration into world markets. This requires the investment of considerable resources and continuous development efforts. The Company’s future success is dependent upon several factors including the quality and price/performance of its products relative to those of its competitors. Some of the Company’s competitors and potential competitors may have greater resources or more extensive business experience than the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to maintain the quality of its products relative to those of its competitors or to continue to develop or market new products effectively. |
| At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company held cash and cash equivalents, in the aggregate amount of $1,670,912 and $1,581,967, respectively, and most of these amounts were deposited with Israeli banks. Under Israeli law, the Bank of Israel insures all bank deposits without limits on the amount. Therefore, the Company does not anticipate losses in respect to these items. |
| Part of the Company’s sales are made to government institutions and private industry in Israel. Consequently, the exposure to credit risks relating to these trade receivables is limited. Export sales are made primarily with a letter of credit by the buyer or under controlled credit with specific accredited customers, so the receivable is collectible. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. An appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts is included in trade accounts receivable. |
| (G) Cash and Cash Equivalents |
| The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| (H) Trading Securities |
| The Company invests in mutual funds and common stock in Israel and in common stock in the United States. |
| All trading securities as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are carried at their fair market value based upon quoted market prices of those investments at year end. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading securities are included in net earnings in other income for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. |
| (I) Inventories |
| Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market value using the first-in first-out method for raw materials. The specific identification method is used for finished goods since all orders are custom orders for customers. |
| (J) Property, Plant and Equipment |
| Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. |
| Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of three to twenty-five years. |
| (K) Intangible Assets |
| Intangible assets include purchased manufacturing knowledge that is being amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of eight years, and goodwill which is not being amortized, but is evaluated for impairment. |
| (L) Impairment of Long-lived assets |
| In accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets”, the Company reviews long-lived assets, including equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. Under Statement No 144, an impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. Impairment, if any, is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of long-lived assets exceeds its fair value. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, there has been no such impairment. |
| (M) Revenue Recognition |
| Revenues from sales of products are recognized under the completed contract method upon shipment to customers. The contracts are short term, generally under two months. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No.101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements” (as updated by SAB 104) revenue is recognized when delivery has occurred, persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, the vendor’s fee is fixed or determinable, no further obligation exists and collectability is probable. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| The Company provides a warranty on goods ranging from three to four years. The Company’s policy is to consider the establishment of a reserve for warranty expenses. Based upon historical experience of no warranty claims, the Company has not established a reserve at December 31, 2006 and 2005. |
| (N) Accounts Receivable |
| Accounts receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. |
| Provisions are made for doubtful accounts on a specific basis that, in management’s opinion, appropriately reflect the loss inherent in collection of the debts. This provision is made by management based on its assessment of the risk of the debt. This assessment involves reviewing, and relying on, information in its possession regarding the financial position of customers, the scope of their activities and evaluation of security the Company has received there from. |
| Bad debts are written off as incurred. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $329,921 and $229,120 in 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
| (O) Segments |
| During 2006 and 2005, the Company operated and managed two strategic business units: production for the civilian market and the military market. The military market is further broken down between local and export sales in order to better analyze trends in sales and profit margins. The Company does not allocate assets between segments because assets are used in more than one segment and any allocation would be impractical (See Note 15(A) for segment information). |
| (P) Income Taxes |
| Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. |
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes," requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of the realization of deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We evaluate the weight of all available evidence to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. During year 2006 and 2005 we recorded a valuation allowance for the full amount of our deferred tax assets due to uncertainties surrounding our ability to utilize our U.S. deferred tax assets. If the realization of deferred tax assets in the future is considered more likely than not, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would increase net income in the period such determination is made. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods, we may need to adjust our valuation allowance. |
| Deferred taxes were not created for taxes to be imposed on earnings distributed by subsidiary, as it is the Company policy not to distribute taxable dividends in the foreseeable future. |
| (Q) Per Share Data |
| Basic net income (loss) per share of common stock is computed based on the weighted average common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted net income per share of common stock is computed based on the weighted average common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the year. Common stock equivalents to purchase 627,000 shares of common stock were not included in diluted loss per share because their effect is anti dilutive. |
| (R) Shipping and Handling Fees |
| The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenues and the related costs as cost of sales. Such fees and costs are primarily comprised of outbound freight. Included in revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of income are shipping and handling fees of $125,577 and $22,978 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
| (S) Advertising Costs |
| The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expenses included in selling expenses were $68,134 and $70,407 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
| (T) Research and Development Costs |
| Expenditures relating to the development of new products and processes, including significant improvements to existing products, are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses were $80,400 and $71,305 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| (U) Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
| In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). This Statement provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Generally accepted accounting principles have required different measurement attributes for different assets and liabilities that can create artificial volatility in earnings. The Statement’s objective is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 159. |
| In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No.87, 88, 106, and 132(R). SFAS No. 158 requires an employer to recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position, to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income as well as prescribing additional disclosure requirements. The provisions of this statement are effective for all other companies in fiscal years ending after June 15, 2007. In addition, a company must now measure the fair value of its plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of its year-end balance sheet. A company is no longer permitted to measure the funded status of its plan by being able to choose a measurement date up to three months prior to year end. This provision within the Standards is effective for all companies in fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of these new accounting principles will have a material effect on its financial statements. |
| In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective as of the beginning of our 2008 fiscal year. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its financial condition. |
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, an interpretation of SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how companies should recognize, measure, present and disclose in their financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under FIN 48, tax positions shall initially be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions shall initially and subsequently be measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority, assuming full knowledge of the position and all relevant facts. FIN 48 also revises disclosure requirements to include an annual tabular rollforward of unrecognized tax benefits. The provisions of this interpretation are required to be adopted for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company will be required to apply the provisions of FIN 48 to all tax positions upon initial adoption with any cumulative effect adjustment to be recognized as an adjustment to retained earnings. The net impact of the adoption of FIN 48 has not yet been determined. |
| In February 2006, FASB issued SFAS 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments”, (SFAS 155) which amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (SFAS 133) and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” (SFAS 140). SFAS 155 simplifies the accounting for certain derivatives embedded in other financial instruments by allowing them to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. SFAS 155 also clarifies and amends certain other provisions of SFAS 133 and SFAS 140. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired, issued or subject to a remeasurement event occurring in fiscal year beginning after September 15, 2006. Earlier adoption is permitted, provided the Company has not yet issued financial statements, including for interim periods, for that fiscal year. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its financial condition, consolidated results of operations or cash flows. |
| NOTE 3 | TRADING SECURITIES |
| A reconciliation of original cost to fair market value for trading securities held at December 31, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading securities, at cost | $ | 790,495 | $ | 713,690 | ||||
| Unrealized gain on trading securities | 14,468 | 25,649 | ||||||
| Trading securities at fair market value | $ | 804,963 | $ | 739,339 | ||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| NOTE 4 | INVENTORIES |
| Inventories at December 31, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials | $ | 1,290,351 | $ | 1,815,021 | ||||
| Work in progress | 609,555 | 592,751 | ||||||
| Finished goods | 809,059 | 514,226 | ||||||
| $ | 2,708,965 | $ | 2,921,998 | |||||
| NOTE 5 | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
| Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following: |
| 2006 |
2005 |
Estimated Useful Life | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | $ | 31,172 | $ | 27,395 | 15 -25 Years | ||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 336,536 | 280,993 | 10 Years | ||||||||
| Motor vehicles | 512,577 | 427,153 | 5-7 Years | ||||||||
| Office equipment and furniture | 375,938 | 324,289 | 3 - 14 Years | ||||||||
| Equipment | 3,939,695 | 3,663,354 | 5 Years | ||||||||
| 5,195,918 | 4,723,184 | ||||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | (3,001,235 | ) | (2,452,729 | ) | |||||||
| $ | 2,194,683 | $ | 2,270,455 | ||||||||
| Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $451,647 and $328,269, respectively. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| NOTE 6 | INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
| In October 2000, the Company purchased the knowledge to manufacture ceramic plates with a ballistic cloth covering for $89,100. This amount is being amortized over the estimated useful life of eight years. |
| Intangible assets at December 31, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | $ | 80,900 | $ | 80,900 | ||||
| Purchased manufacturing knowledge | 89,100 | 89,100 | ||||||
| Less accumulated amortization | (78,449 | ) | (67,501 | ) | ||||
| $ | 91,551 | $ | 102,499 | |||||
| Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $10,948 and $9,776, respectively, the amortization expense refers to manufacturing knowledge. Estimated amortization expense is expected to be $10,651 for 2007 and $0 thereafter. |
| NOTE 7 | SHORT-TERM DEBT |
| Short-term debt at December 31, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following: |
| Interest Rates |
2006 |
2005 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overdraft credit | 7% - 12% (average | ||||||||||
| rate of 10%) | $ | 919,955 | $ | 501,793 | |||||||
| Short-term bank loans | 6% - 7.5% (average | ||||||||||
| rate of 7%) | 785,800 | 459,945 | |||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 734,476 | 834,397 | |||||||||
| $ | 2,440,231 | $ | 1,796,135 | ||||||||
| The overdraft credit is a revolving credit facility due on demand. The short-term bank loans at December 31, 2006 are due on demand. |
| To secure its short-term liabilities and long-term loans (see Note 9), the Company has a blanket floating lien in favor of several Israeli banks on all assets, securities, notes and other trade instruments that are deposited with the banks. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| NOTE 8 | OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| Other current liabilities at December 31, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | $ | 28,805 | $ | 10,172 | ||||
| Employees and institutions for payroll and related taxes | 281,285 | 167,703 | ||||||
| Shareholder loans payable (Note 14) | 11,207 | 86,626 | ||||||
| Advances from customers | 142,580 | 89,413 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 467,345 | 203,296 | ||||||
| Taxes | 6,828 | 6,828 | ||||||
| $ | 938,050 | $ | 564,038 | |||||
| NOTE 9 | LONG-TERM DEBT |
| Consist of: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans from bank institutes | $ | 1,532,713 | $ | 1,547,337 | ||||
| Less - current maturities | (734,476 | ) | (834,397 | ) | ||||
| $ | 798,237 | $ | 712,940 | |||||
| On December 24, 2003, the Company borrowed $388,216 at an interest rate of 7%. The terms are 60 monthly payments commencing January 24, 2004 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $161,144, of which $80,471 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On May 31, 2004, the Company obtained two loans of $92,850 each at an interest rate of 7.02%. The terms are 56 monthly payments commencing June 1, 2004 with each payment consisting of a fixed principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006 the balance of each loan was $46,098 of which $21,261 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| On April 18, 2005, the Company borrowed $21,909 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2006). The terms are 48 monthly payments commencing May 21, 2005 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $14,646 of which $6,008 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On April 18, 2005, the Company borrowed $29,502 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2006). The terms are 48 monthly payments commencing May 21, 2005 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $19,722, of which $7,987 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On July 29, 2005, the Company borrowed $543,125 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2005). The terms are 24 monthly payments commencing August 29, 2005 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $180,063 of which $180,063 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On July 31, 2005, the Company borrowed $434,500 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2005). The terms are 34 monthly payments commencing August 31, 2005 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $144,986 of which $144,986 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On December 29, 2005, the Company borrowed $21,725 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2006). The terms are 36 monthly payments commencing January 28, 2005 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $16,424 of which $7,879 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On May 31, 2006, the Company borrowed $38,958 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2006). The terms are 48 monthly payments commencing Jun 1, 2006 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $33,987 of which $9,177 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On May 24, 2006, the Company borrowed $189,349 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2006). The terms are 36 monthly payments commencing Jun 24, 2006 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $157,084 of which $60,996 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| On May 24, 2006, the Company borrowed $213,018 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2006). The terms are 36 monthly payments commencing Jun 24, 2006 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $171,862 of which $70,978 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On April 10, 2006, the Company borrowed $473,373 with interest of a fluctuating rate based on the Bank of Israel’s prime rate (6% at December 31, 2006). The terms are 60 monthly payments commencing May 10, 2006 with each payment consisting of a fixed amount of principal along with accrued interest. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $422,768 of which $83,409 is included in the current portion of long-term debt. |
| On February 28, 2005, the Company acquired all the outstanding shares of Rizzo Inc. (doing business as Owen Mills Company) for an aggregate of $372,401, consisting of a note payable of $172,401 and $200,000 in common stock of the Company, both of which are to be paid over five years. As of December 31, 2005 the balance of the note was $117,831 of which $40,000 is included in the current portion of long term debt. |
| All of the Company’s long-term debt is collateralized by a floating guarantee on essentially all of the Company’s assets (See Note 7). |
| Required principal payments (including current maturities) on long-term debt as of December 31, 2006 were as follows: |
| Year |
Amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $ | 734,476 | |||
| 2008 | 423,841 | ||||
| 2009 | 218,833 | ||||
| 2010 | 120,953 | ||||
| 2011 | 34,610 | ||||
| 1,532,713 | |||||
| Less: current portion | 734,476 | ||||
| Long-term portion of debt | $ | 798,237 | |||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| NOTE 10 | LIABILITY AND FUNDS FOR EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UPON RETIREMENT |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposits for the severance of employer-employee relations | $ | 459,391 | $ | 382,988 | ||||
| Provision for the severance of employer-employee relations | $ | 340,328 | $ | 272,190 | ||||
| Under the Israeli Severance Pay Law, the Company is required to make severance payments to terminated employees who have been employed at least one year. The calculation is based on the employee’s latest salary and the period employed whereby the employee is entitled to one month of severance pay for each year employed based on the last month’s salary. For certain employees, including officers, the obligation for severance pay is discharged by payment of premiums to insurance companies under approved plans. |
| Certain classes of the Company’s employees are included in a comprehensive defined contribution pension plan for industrial workers and the Company is contributing to a pension fund in order to secure a pension for such employees. The Company contributes 6% to 13% of the employee’s salary each month to the pension fund. Contributions charged to operations were approximately $165,021 and $120,081 in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Part of the Company’s contributions relate to the Company’s liability for severance pay for the period commencing from the date when the employee joined the program. The amount required to cover the liability of the Company for severance pay to such employees prior to their joining the program was deposited with a severance pay fund. For employees other than those referred to above, the Company’s liability is covered by regular payments to severance pay funds. |
| The amounts maintained with insurance companies and the pension funds are not under control of the Company and therefore, are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements. The deposits presented in the consolidated balance sheets include profits and interest in the fund accumulated to the consolidated balance sheet date. The amounts deposited may be withdrawn only after fulfillment of the obligations under the Severance Pay Law as discussed above. |
| NOTE 11 | INCOME TAXES |
| The United States parent company and its United States subsidiary file a consolidated tax return and each of the Israeli subsidiaries file separate tax returns. The Israeli companies are taxed in Israel at a corporate tax rate of 31% and are subject to the Israel Income Tax Law (Inflation Adjustment) of 1985. Under this law, results of operations for income tax purposes are measured in real terms in accordance with the changes in the Israeli Consumer Price Index. The inflation adjustment is expressed as financing costs or income and is applied as an adjustment to book income for purposes of computing income taxes. |
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| On June 29, 2004, the Israeli Parliament published the Income Tax Ordinance Amendment (No. 140 and Ad Hoc provision) Law, 2004 (the – “amendment”), which provides for the gradual reduction – commencing from January 1, 2004 – in the rate of corporate tax from 36% to 30%, in the following manner: the rate for 2004 will be 35% in 2005 – 34%, in 2006 – 32% and in 2007 and thereafter – 30%. The amendment was signed at the beginning of July 2004 by the Officials authorized by the state of Israel to approve it, and was published in the Official Gazette of the Government of Israel on July 11, 2004. |
| On July 2005, the Israeli Knesset passed in second and third reading the Law for amending the Income Tax Ordinance (No. 147), 2005, according to which, commencing in 2006 for which a 31% tax rate was established, the corporate income-tax rate would be gradually reduced, through 2010, in respect of which a 25% tax rate was established |
| Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was as follows: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current United States | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Current Israel | 28,829 | 59,705 | ||||||
| Deferred Israel and United States | (37,453 | ) | 11,810 | |||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | (8,624 | ) | $ | 71,515 | |||
| The actual tax expense differs from the “expected” tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 (computed by applying United States statutory rates and the Israeli tax rates to income before taxes) as follows: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computed "expected" tax expense (benefit) | $ | (160,935 | ) | $ | 105,134 | |||
| Non-tax deductible expenses | 13,448 | 78,080 | ||||||
| State income tax | (9,000 | ) | -- | |||||
| Inflationary adjustment | (3,702 | ) | (36,773 | ) | ||||
| Revenues tax exempt or taxable at different rate | -- | (76,510 | ) | |||||
| Valuation allowance due to losses carry forward in respect to our United States operation | 147,958 | -- | ||||||
| Other | 3,607 | 1,584 | ||||||
| $ | (8,624 | ) | $ | 71,515 | ||||
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DEFENSE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were as follows: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred taxes asset - current: | ||||||||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 86,977 | $ | 61,727 | ||||
| Trading securities | (19,587 | ) | (5,935 | ) | ||||
| Reserve for vacation pay | 44,141 | 16,463 | ||||||
| Total deferred tax assets, current | $ | 111,531 | $ | 72,255 | ||||
| Deferred taxes asset, net - non current: | ||||||||
| Depreciable fixed assets | $ | 25,951 | $ | (3,800 | ) | |||
| Net operating loss carry forward | 186,660 | 61,202 | ||||||
| Liability for employee rights upon retirement | (17,655 | ) | (8,581 | ) | ||||
| 194,956 | 48,821 | |||||||
| Less - valuation allowance due to losses carry forward in respect of our United States operation | (186,660 | ) | (38,702 | ) | ||||
| Total deferred tax assets, non-current | $ | 8,296 | $ | 10,119 | ||||
| At December 31, 2006, the United States parent company and its United States subsidiary had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $481,368 for income tax purposes, available to offset future taxable income expiring in 2023. The consolidated financial statements include a valuation allowance for our United States operation loss carry forwards, at the amount of $186,660, and $38,702 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The net change in the total valuation allowance for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was an increase of $147,958 and $0, respectively. Significant management judgment is required in determining the valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. The Company assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent recovery is believed unlikely, establishes a valuation. For the United States parent company and its United States subsidiary deferred taxes were computed at a rate of 34% for federal taxes and 5% for state taxes and 29% for the Israeli subsidiaries was the expected rate to be in force when the deferred tax assets and liabilities are realized. |
| NOTE 12 | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
| (A) Operating Lease Agreements |
| The Company’s executive offices are located in 8 Brisel Street, Industrial Zone, Sderot. The Company’s manufacturing, production and distribution facilities are scattered over several locations in Israel as follows: |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| Nazareth Industrial Area: the production activities of the Company’s subsidiary, Achidatex and part of production activity of Export Erez (Since the beginning of 2005, following the decision of the Israeli Government to remove Israeli residents from the Erez Industrial Zone [see Note 12 (D)], we have relocated the major production activities of our subsidiary Export Erez Ltd. from Erez Industrial Area to this facility) are located in a 6,000 square meter building in Nazareth Industrial Area which is owned by an affiliated party. The annual rental expense for this facility is $180,000. The lease expires in December 2008. |
| Petah-Tikva: Achidatex leases approximately 300 square meters for its executive offices in Petah-Tikva at annual rental expense of $21,600. The lease expires in December 2007. |
| Industrial Area of Ashdod: Mayotex leases a 230 square meter space in the Industrial Area of Ashdod for its car armor installations. The annual rental expense for this space is $12,000. The lease expires on December 31, 2007. |
| Industrial Area of Sderot: as of January 2, 2005, Mayotex leases an approximately 1,250 square meter space in the Industrial Area of Sderot primarily for its cut and sew operations. The lease expires on December 31, 2006 and is renewable for an additional one year term. The annual rental expense for this space will be $45,000 in 2006. |
| Van Nuys, California: as of September 1, 2003, Owen Mills leases an approximately 9,000 square feet space in Van Nuys, California for its operations. The lease expires on August 31, 2008. The annual rental expense for this space is $54,000. |
| Under a lease agreement effective January 1, 2005, the Company leases an industrial building located in the Alon Tavor Industrial Zone for its operation purchased from Chemoplast at an annual rental expense of $59,850. The lease expires in March 31, 2009. Under the lease, the annual rental expense increase in 2.5% annually. |
| Future minimum lease payments under the terms of the operating leases were follows as of December 31, 2006: |
| Year |
Amount | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $ | 295,346 | |||
| 2008 | 278,880 | ||||
| 2009 | 16,116 | ||||
| $ | 590,342 | ||||
| Rent expense under the operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $374,600 and $332,667, respectively. |
| (B) Contingencies |
| The Company has an employment agreement with the President of the Company, pursuant to which the President is entitled to additional compensation of 1.5% of the growth in the Company’s total sales since 2002. The President, at his option, may receive shares of common stock in lieu of cash. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the President was entitled to bonus compensation in the amount of $21,102, or 42,204 shares of the Company’s common stock in lieu of such compensation (having a fair value of $48,957), which was accrued and included in other current liabilities and subsequently paid in 2005. For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, there was no bonus due to the President of the Company. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| (C) Other Matters |
| Mayotex Ltd., and Export Erez Ltd. received a notification of audit from the Israeli Internal Revenue Service for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. The audit is in the initial stage and the Company is unable to determine, what effect, if any, the audit will have on the consolidated financial statements. |
| (D) Israeli Gaza Strip Operations: |
| During 2004, the Israeli Government decided to evacuate the Erez Industrial Zone in the Gaza Strip where part of the Company’s operations were located. The Company had owned facilities, leased other facilities and maintained equipment and inventory within this area. In 2005, the Company moved its “light cut and sew” operation from the Erez Industrial Zone to Sderot as well as some of its webbing equipment to Nazareth. In August 2005, the Company evacuated its remaining operations and abandoned the buildings owned and leased in the Erez Industrial Zone. The Israeli Government’s decision to evacuate the Gaza Strip was supported by certain resolutions, as well as the “Evacuation Law”that was adopted by the Israeli Parliament, to compensate the Israeli Gaza Strip settlers as well as business and property owners in the Gaza Strip and in the Erez Industrial Zone, however, the amount of the compensation has not been finalized. |
| The Company incurred $217,477 in costs related to the evacuation of its facilities located in the Erez Industrial Zone in the Gaza Strip, which includes $89,612 in moving expenses and $127,865, of net book value for the building that was abandoned. The Company believes that it will be reimbursed in full for all costs related to the evacuation as well as the fair market value of the facilities abandoned in the Erez Industrial Zone. As a result, the Company has reclassified the net book value of the assets abandoned as well as the evacuation costs to a receivable from the State of Israel in the amount of $217,477 which is included in Other Current Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2005. On November 30, 2006 the Company was notified that the Israeli Government determined that Export Erez Ltd. and Mayotex Ltd. were entitled to advanced payments of approximately $452,000 and $71,000, respectively, which amount exceed the amount of the receivables on the Company financial statements. Accordingly, the Company recorded extraordinary income, net of related taxes, of $ 240,658 based on the amount by which the actual compensation exceeded the estimated cost reimbursement. |
| Further negotiations are currently taking place with respect to the final amount of compensation to be paid to the subsidiaries under their claim. However, the Company cannot provide any assurance that the claims, will be approved in full, or to what extent, or when the compensation will be paid. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| NOTE 13 | SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| Securities Purchase Agreement: |
| On June 15, 2005, the Company executed a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a group of investors for a $1.1 million private placement of its common stock. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to issue 1,833,334 shares of its common stock to the investors at a price of $0.60 per share. The Company also agreed to issue the investors 365,000 warrants to purchase its common stock at an exercise price of $0.94 share, exercisable until June 30, 2007, and 182,500 warrants at an exercise price of $2.40 per share, exercisable until June 30, 2010. The Agreement also provided for the issuance by the Company to the investors of up to an additional 1,368,191 shares of its common stock if, one year after the closing, there has been a decrease in the Company’s share price of $0.60 per share. |
| In addition, the Company agreed to issue 82,133 shares of its common stock, as well as 60,000 warrants at an exercise price of $0.94 (exercisable until June 30, 2007) and 20,000 warrants at an exercise price of $2.40 per share (exercisable until June 30, 2010) as a finder’s fee for services provided in connection with the transaction. |
| As of December 31, 2005, the Company has issued 1,915,467 shares of common stock for cash of $761,441 net of issuance costs. |
| On June 16, 2006 the Company issued an additional 1,368,191 shares to the investors as its share price in 2006 dropped below $0.6 per share. |
| The Company accounted for the warrants issued based on guidance from SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 00-19 “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled in a Company’s Own Stock.” Accordingly, the warrants are treated as derivatives and classified as a liability with a fair value of $171,597 at the transaction date of the warrants. The warrants fair value, computed based on the Black-Scholes pricing model, is being revalued each reporting period with the change in fair value recorded as other income (expenses). For the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 the fair value adjustment resulted in a gain of $4,820 and $43,123, respectively. |
|
The
parameters used in application of the Black-Scholes pricing model are as follows: Risk-free interest rate – 4.2% and 4.5% for 425,000 and 202,500 warrants respectively. Volatility – 234% and 437% for 425,000 and 202,500 warrants respectively. Dividend yield – none. |
| Expected life of the options – six months and three years and six months for 425,000 and 212,500 warrants, receptively. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| NOTE 14 | RELATED PARTIES |
| (A) Transactions with Related Parties |
| The Company has signed lease agreements with the principal shareholder of the Company. The Company’s subsidiaries, Achidatex, and Export Erez Ltd. has signed lease agreements with a company owned by minority shareholders of Achidatex (See Note 12(A)). |
| The Company has an employment agreement with the President of the Company. |
| (B) Income and (Expenses) Transactions with Related Parties |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and related benefits | $ | (229,468 | ) | $ | (167,556 | ) | ||
| Lease and rent expenses | (225,494 | ) | (256,806 | ) | ||||
| Sales to (purchase from) affiliate company** | (139,742 | ) | 37,222 | |||||
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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| (C) Balances with Related Parties |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts receivable affiliate company* | $ | -- | $ | 9,958 | ||||
| Accounts receivable affiliate company** | 241,338 | 310,292 | ||||||
| $ | 241,338 | $ | 320,250 | |||||
| Loans payable affiliate person *** | $ | 44,301 | $ | 86,626 | ||||
| * Controlling share holder of the Company is a principal shareholder of this affiliate. The receivable resulted from the sale of products in the ordinary course of business. |
| ** Some of the shareholders of this affiliate are the minority shareholders in Achidatex. The receivable resulted from the sale of products in the ordinary course of business. |
| *** Controlling share holder. |
| NOTE 15 | SEGMENT INFORMATION AND CONCENTRATIONS |
| (A) Sales and Income from Operations: |
| Civilian Local |
Military Local |
Military Export |
Consolidated | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 4,157,778 | $ | 2,880,774 | $ | 3,562,994 | $ | 10,601,546 | ||||||
| Income from operations | (263,733 | ) | (18,441 | ) | (37,222 | ) | (319,396 | ) | ||||||
| December 31, 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,492,839 | $ | 2,465,417 | $ | 6,490,113 | $ | 11,448,369 | ||||||
| Income from operations | 21,055 | 12,809 | 22,567 | 56,431 | ||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
| (B) Single Customers Exceeding 10% of Sales: |
| 2006 |
2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer A (Israeli Ministry of Defense and Government of Israel) | $ | 2,507,491 | $ | 2,099,918 | ||||
| Customer B (Military Export) | $ | (1) -- | $ | 1,141,234 | ||||
| Accounts receivable balance | ||||||||
| Customer A (Israeli Ministry of Defense and Government of Israel) | $ | 1,131,896 | $ | 420,252 | ||||
| Customer B (Military Export) | $ | -- | $ | 198,209 | ||||
| (1) | In the year 2006 the sales to Customer B were less than 10% |
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| You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making any offer to sell or buy any of the securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date that appears below. |
May 8, 2007