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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2008
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 000-50879
PLANETOUT INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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DELAWARE
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94-3391368 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1355 SANSOME STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, |
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CALIFORNIA
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94111 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(415) 834-6500
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer o
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Non-accelerated filer o
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Smaller reporting company þ |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act).
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The number of shares outstanding of the registrants Common Stock, $0.001 par value, as of
October 30, 2008 was 4,088,889.
PlanetOut Inc.
INDEX
Form 10-Q
For the Quarter ended September 30, 2008
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PlanetOut Inc.
Item 1. Financial Statements
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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December 31, |
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September 30, |
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2007 |
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ASSETS
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
8,534 |
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$ |
8,202 |
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Restricted cash |
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167 |
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1,587 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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3,679 |
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1,249 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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937 |
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772 |
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Current assets of discontinued operations |
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7,348 |
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Total current assets |
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20,665 |
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11,810 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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7,821 |
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5,789 |
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Goodwill |
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2,988 |
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2,988 |
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Other assets |
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523 |
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409 |
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Long-term assets of discontinued operations |
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9,355 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
41,352 |
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$ |
20,996 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
845 |
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$ |
731 |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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1,888 |
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2,331 |
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Deferred revenue |
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4,042 |
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4,151 |
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Capital lease obligations, current portion |
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815 |
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944 |
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Deferred rent, current portion |
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264 |
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299 |
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Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
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4,513 |
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Total current liabilities |
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12,367 |
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8,456 |
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Capital lease obligations, less current portion |
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880 |
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176 |
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Deferred rent, less current portion |
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1,066 |
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1,042 |
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Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations |
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2,130 |
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Total liabilities |
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16,443 |
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9,674 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 4) |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock: $0.001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 4,096
and 4,089 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007
and September 30, 2008, respectively |
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40 |
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40 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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114,406 |
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114,999 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(85 |
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(86 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(89,452 |
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(103,631 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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24,909 |
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11,322 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
41,352 |
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$ |
20,996 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PlanetOut Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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Three months ended September 30, |
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Nine months ended September 30, |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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Revenue: |
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Advertising services |
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2,441 |
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$ |
1,725 |
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$ |
6,887 |
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4,621 |
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Subscription services |
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3,924 |
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3,313 |
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12,257 |
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10,578 |
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Transaction services |
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95 |
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80 |
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380 |
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216 |
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Total revenue |
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6,460 |
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5,118 |
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19,524 |
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15,415 |
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Operating costs and expenses: (*) |
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Cost of revenue |
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2,577 |
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2,309 |
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8,764 |
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6,883 |
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Sales and marketing |
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2,103 |
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1,511 |
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6,971 |
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4,656 |
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General and administrative |
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2,787 |
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1,726 |
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8,923 |
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5,445 |
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Restructuring |
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581 |
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581 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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1,453 |
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1,010 |
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4,073 |
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3,157 |
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Total operating costs and expenses |
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9,501 |
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6,556 |
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29,312 |
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20,141 |
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Loss from operations |
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(3,041 |
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(1,438 |
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(9,788 |
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(4,726 |
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Interest expense |
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(750 |
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(29 |
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(1,564 |
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(109 |
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Other income, net |
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158 |
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46 |
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412 |
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157 |
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Loss from continuing operations before
income taxes |
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(3,633 |
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(1,421 |
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(10,940 |
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(4,678 |
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Benefit for income taxes |
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6 |
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6 |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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(3,627 |
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(1,421 |
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(10,934 |
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(4,678 |
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Loss from and loss on sale of discontinued
operations, net of tax |
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(1,628 |
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(787 |
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(32,196 |
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(9,501 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(5,255 |
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$ |
(2,208 |
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$ |
(43,130 |
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(14,179 |
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Loss per share from continuing operations: |
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Basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.93 |
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(0.35 |
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(4.46 |
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(1.15 |
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Loss per share from discontinued operations: |
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Basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.42 |
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(0.19 |
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(13.13 |
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(2.34 |
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Net loss per share: |
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Basic and diluted |
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$ |
(1.34 |
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$ |
(0.54 |
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(17.58 |
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$ |
(3.50 |
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Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss
per share basic and diluted |
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3,920 |
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4,061 |
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2,453 |
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4,053 |
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(*) Includes stock-based compensation as follows (see Note 1): |
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Cost of revenue |
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$ |
36 |
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$ |
28 |
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$ |
152 |
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$ |
93 |
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Sales and marketing |
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2 |
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1 |
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30 |
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5 |
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General and administrative |
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129 |
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84 |
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389 |
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262 |
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Total stock-based compensation |
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$ |
167 |
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$ |
113 |
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$ |
571 |
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$ |
360 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PlanetOut Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
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Nine months ended Septmeber 30, |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(43,130 |
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(14,179 |
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Net loss from and loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax |
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32,196 |
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9,501 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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4,073 |
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3,157 |
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Non-cash services expense |
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135 |
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241 |
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Provision for (reversal of) doubtful accounts |
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(21 |
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71 |
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Restructuring |
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203 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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571 |
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360 |
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Amortization of debt discount |
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392 |
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Amortization of deferred rent |
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(162 |
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(198 |
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Loss on disposal or write-off of property and equipment |
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507 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition effects: |
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Accounts receivable |
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1,440 |
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2,646 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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274 |
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347 |
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Accounts payable |
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34 |
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(114 |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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(102 |
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437 |
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Deferred revenue |
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(354 |
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109 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations |
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(3,944 |
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2,378 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued
operations |
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(9,747 |
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999 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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(13,691 |
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3,377 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(2,656 |
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(1,681 |
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Sales of short-term investments |
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2,050 |
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Changes in restricted cash |
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2,688 |
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(1,420 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing operations |
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2,082 |
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(3,101 |
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Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations |
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(262 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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1,820 |
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(3,101 |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from exercise of common stock and warrants |
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78 |
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Proceeds from equity financing, net of transaction costs of $2,183 |
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24,017 |
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Tax withholding payments reimbursed by restricted stock |
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(93 |
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(8 |
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Principal payments under capital lease obligations and notes payable |
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(10,800 |
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(599 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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13,202 |
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(607 |
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Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents |
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20 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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1,351 |
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(332 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
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9,674 |
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8,534 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
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$ |
11,025 |
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$ |
8,202 |
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Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities: |
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Property and equipment and related maintenance acquired under capital leases |
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$ |
369 |
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$ |
80 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PlanetOut Inc.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Company
PlanetOut Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in Delaware in December 2000. The Company,
together with its subsidiaries, is a leading online media company exclusively serving the worldwide
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, community. The Company serves this audience
through its websites Gay.com and PlanetOut.com.
In November 2005, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of LPI Media Inc. and
related entities (LPI), which included the operations of the SpecPub asset group (SpecPub), and
which the Company operated as wholly-owned subsidiaries. On August 13, 2008, the Company completed
the sale of substantially all the assets of LPI and SpecPub. As a result of this sale and the
Companys decision to exit its Publishing business, the results of operations and financial
position of LPI are reported in discontinued operations within the condensed consolidated financial
statements. See Note 8, Discontinued Operations.
In March 2006, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of RSVP Productions, Inc.
(RSVP), which the Company operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary. On December 14, 2007, the
Company completed the sale of substantially all the assets of RSVP. As a result of this sale and
the Companys decision to exit its Travel and Events business, the results of operations and
financial position of RSVP are reported in discontinued operations within the condensed
consolidated financial statements. See Note 8, Discontinued Operations.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared and
reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which in the opinion of
management are necessary to state fairly the financial position and the results of operations for
the interim periods. The balance sheet at December 31, 2007 has been derived from audited financial
statements at that date. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but
omit certain information and footnote disclosures necessary to present the statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. Results of interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of results for the entire year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been
eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior consolidated financial statements to
conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not change the previously
reported net income (loss) or net income (loss) per share of the Company.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States 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 revenue and expenses during the
reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include, among others,
the assessment of collectibility of accounts receivable, the determination of the allowance for
doubtful accounts, the determination of the fair market value of its common stock, the valuation
and useful life of its capitalized software and long-lived assets, impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets and the valuation of deferred tax asset balances. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
4
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original or remaining
maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Companys investments are primarily
comprised of money market funds and certificates of deposit, the fair market value of which
approximates cost.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash as of December 31, 2007 consists of $167,000 of cash that is restricted as to
future use by contractual agreements associated with irrevocable letters of credit relating to a
lease agreement for the Companys New York office. Restricted cash as of September 30, 2008
consists of $1,587,000 of reserves required by the Companys credit card processors of both its
online and discontinued operations in order to cover any exposure that they may have as the Company
collects revenue in advance of providing services to its customers.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization.
Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
related assets generally ranging from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized
over the shorter of their economic lives or lease term, generally ranging from two to seven years.
Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are retired or otherwise
disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts
and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations in the
period realized.
Internal Use Software and Website Development Costs
The Company capitalizes internally developed software and website development costs in
accordance with the provisions of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Statement of Position (SOP) 98-1, Accounting for Costs of Computer Software Developed or
Obtained for Internal Use (SOP 98-1) and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Abstract No. 00-02,
Accounting for Web Site Development Costs (EITF 00-02). SOP 98-1 requires that costs incurred
in the preliminary project and post-implementation stages of an internal-use software project be
expensed as incurred and that certain costs incurred in the application development stage of a
project be capitalized. The Company begins to capitalize costs when the preliminary project stage
has been completed and technological and economical feasibility has been determined. The Company
exercises judgment in determining which stage of development a software project is in at any point
in time. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of
the software, generally three years, once it is available for its intended use.
Goodwill
The Company accounts for goodwill using the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 142 (FAS 142), Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. FAS 142 requires
that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level
below an operating segment) on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain circumstances.
The Company performs its annual impairment test as of December 1 of each year. The performance of
the test involves a two-step process. The first step of the impairment test involves comparing the
fair value of the Companys reporting unit with the reporting units carrying amount, including
goodwill. The Company generally determines the fair value of its reporting unit using the expected
present value of future cash flows, giving consideration to the market comparable approach. If the
carrying amount of the Companys reporting unit exceeds the reporting units fair value, the
Company performs the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The second step of the goodwill
impairment test involves comparing the implied fair value of the Companys reporting units
goodwill with the carrying amount of the units goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting
units goodwill is greater than the implied fair value of its goodwill, an impairment charge is
recognized for the excess in operating expenses.
The Company determined that it had one reporting unit through December 31, 2006. On January 1,
2007, the Company determined that it had four reporting units and began operating in three
segments. During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company divested itself of its Travel and Events
business. In August 2008, the Company divested itself of its Publishing business. The Company is
currently operating in one segment, with one reporting unit.
The Company performed its annual test as of December 1, 2007. The results of Step 1 of the
annual goodwill impairment analysis on December 1, 2007 showed that goodwill was not impaired as
the estimated market value of its reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, including goodwill.
Accordingly, Step 2 was not performed. The Company will continue to test for impairment on an
annual
basis and on an interim basis if a triggering event occurs or circumstances change that would
more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Companys reporting unit below its carrying
amount.
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There were no goodwill impairment charges related to the Companys Publishing business during
the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008. Goodwill impairment charges of $21.1 million
and $4.1 million related to the Companys Publishing business are reflected under discontinued
operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Goodwill
impairment charges of $0.2 million and $4.0 million related to the Companys Travel and Events
Business are reflected under discontinued operations during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively. There were no goodwill impairment charges related to the
Companys Travel and Events Business during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. See
Note 8, Discontinued Operations.
Intangible Assets and Other Long-Lived Assets
The Company accounts for identifiable intangible assets and other long-lived assets in
accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which
addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment and disposition of identifiable
intangible assets and other long-lived assets. The Company evaluates long-lived assets for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a
long-lived asset may not be recoverable. The Company records an impairment charge on intangibles or
long-lived assets to be held and used when it determines that the carrying value of these assets
may not be recoverable and/or exceed their carrying value. Based on the existence of one or more
indicators of impairment, the Company measures any impairment based on a projected discounted cash
flow method using a discount rate that it determines to be commensurate with the risk inherent in
its business model. These estimates of cash flow require significant judgment based on the
Companys historical results and anticipated results and are subject to many factors.
Revenue Recognition
The Companys revenue is derived principally from banner and sponsorship advertisements and
the sale of premium online subscription services.
To date, the duration of the Companys banner advertising commitments has ranged from one week
to one year. Sponsorship advertising contracts have terms ranging from three months to two years
and also involve more integration with the Companys services, such as the placement of units that
provide users with direct links to the advertisers website. Advertising revenue on both banner and
sponsorship contracts is recognized ratably over the term of the contract, provided that no
significant Company obligations remain at the end of a period and collection of the resulting
receivables is reasonably assured, at the lesser of the ratio of impressions delivered over the
total number of undertaken impressions or the straight-line basis. The Companys obligations
typically include undertakings to deliver a minimum number of impressions, or times that an
advertisement appears in pages viewed by users of the Companys online properties. To the extent
that these minimums are not met, the Company defers recognition of the corresponding revenue until
the minimums are achieved.
Premium online subscription services are generally for a period of one to twelve months.
Premium online subscription services are generally paid for upfront by credit card, subject to
cancellations by subscribers or charge backs from transaction processors. Revenue, net of estimated
cancellations and charge backs, is recognized ratably over the service term. To date, cancellations
and charge backs have not been significant and have been within managements expectations.
Advertising
Costs related to advertising and promotion are charged to sales and marketing expense as
incurred. Total advertising costs in the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008 were
$537,000 and $419,000, respectively. Total advertising costs in the nine months ended September 30,
2007 and 2008 were $1,635,000 and $1,164,000, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based awards under SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment (FAS 123R) using the modified prospective method, which requires measurement of
compensation cost for all stock-based awards at fair value on date of grant and recognition of
compensation over the service period for awards expected to vest. The fair value of restricted
stock is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of the Companys
common stock, and the fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation
model. Such value is recognized as expense over the service period, net of estimated forfeitures,
using the straight-line method under FAS 123R. The estimation of stock awards that will ultimately
vest requires judgment, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from the
Companys current estimates, such amounts will be
6
recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. The Company considers
many factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including types of awards, employee class, and
historical experience. Actual results, and future changes in estimates, may differ substantially
from the Companys current estimates.
Segment Reporting
As a result of further integrating the Companys various businesses, its executive management
team, and its financial and management reporting systems during fiscal 2006, the Company began to
operate as three segments effective January 1, 2007: Online, Publishing and Travel and Events. The
Travel and Events segment consisted of travel and events marketed through the Companys RSVP brand
and by the Companys consolidated affiliate, PNO DSW Events, LLC (DSW). In March 2007, the
Company sold its membership interest in DSW, a joint venture, to the minority interest partner. In
December 2007, the Company sold substantially all the assets of RSVP. As a result of the sale of
the Companys interest in DSW, its sale of substantially all the assets of RSVP and the Companys
decision to exit its Travel and Events business, the Company has reported the results of operations
and financial position of RSVP and DSW as discontinued operations within the consolidated financial
statements as described more fully in Note 8, Discontinued Operations. The Publishing segment
consisted of the Companys print properties obtained in the acquisition of LPI, primarily magazines
and its book publishing businesses. In August 2008, the Company sold substantially all the assets
and liabilities of LPI. As a result of the sale of substantially all the assets of LPI and the
Companys decision to exit its Publishing business, the Company has reported the results of
operations and financial position of LPI as discontinued operations within the consolidated
financial statements as described more fully in Note 8, Discontinued Operations.
As a result of the Companys decision to exit its Travel and Events and Publishing businesses,
the Company currently operates in one segment in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (FAS 131). Although the chief operating
decision maker reviews revenue results across the three revenue streams of advertising,
subscription and transaction services, financial reporting is consistent with the Companys method
of internal reporting where the chief operating decision maker evaluates, assesses performance and
makes decisions on the allocation of resources at a consolidated results of operations level. The
Company has no operating managers reporting to the chief operating decision maker over components
of the enterprise for which the separate financial information of revenue, results of operations,
and assets is available. Additionally, all business units that meet the quantitative thresholds of
a reporting unit in FAS 131 also meet the aggregation criteria of FAS 131 and are therefore
accounted for as a single reporting unit.
Income Taxes
The Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109 (FIN 48) on January 1, 2007. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax
benefits and there was no effect on its financial condition or results of operations as a result of
implementing FIN 48.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and
foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax assessment for years
before 2004. State jurisdictions that remain subject to assessment range from 2003 to 2007. The
Company does not believe there will be any material changes in its unrecognized tax positions over
the next 12 months. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions will
be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material
adverse effect on the Companys financial condition, results of operations, or cash flow.
Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to FIN 48. In
addition, the Company did not record a cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of FIN
48.
The Companys policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax
benefits as a component of income tax expense. As of the date of adoption of FIN 48, the Company
did not have any accrued interest or penalties associated with any unrecognized tax benefits, nor
was any interest expense recognized during 2007 or the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The
Companys effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to increases in
its deferred income tax valuation allowance.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net income (loss) per share (Basic EPS) is computed by dividing net income (loss) by
the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net
income (loss) per share (Diluted EPS) gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares
outstanding during the period. The computation of Diluted EPS does not assume conversion, exercise
or contingent exercise of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect on earnings. The
dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and warrants is computed using the treasury stock
method.
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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in
thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, |
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(5,255 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,208 |
) |
|
$ |
(43,130 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,179 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic and diluted net loss
per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares |
|
|
3,920 |
|
|
|
4,061 |
|
|
|
2,453 |
|
|
|
4,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(1.34 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.54 |
) |
|
$ |
(17.58 |
) |
|
$ |
(3.50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The potential shares, which are excluded from the determination of basic and diluted net loss
per share as their effect is anti-dilutive, are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
Common stock options and warrants |
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (FAS 162). FAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework
for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements that are
presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. FAS 162
is effective 60 days following the SECs approval of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present fairly in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles . FAS 162 is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys
financial statements.
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 142-3, Determination of the
Useful Life of Intangible Assets, (FSP FAS 142-3). FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should
be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a
recognized intangible asset under FAS 142 in order to improve the consistency between the useful
life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to
measure the fair value of the asset under FAS 141R and other generally accepted accounting
principles. FAS 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company has not yet determined the
effect on its consolidated financial statements, if any, upon adoption of FSP FAS 142-3.
In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157
(FSP 157-2), to partially defer SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157). FSP 157-2 defers
the effective date of FAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those
that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at
least annually), to fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after
November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the provisions of FAS
157 as it relates to non-financial assets and liabilities.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (FAS 141R). FAS
141R requires an acquirer to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and
any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition date, with
goodwill being the excess value over the net identifiable assets acquired. FAS 141R is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Early adoption
is prohibited. The Company has not yet determined the effect on its consolidated financial
statements, if any, upon adoption of FAS 141R.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (FAS 160). FAS 160 clarifies that a
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial
statements. The calculation of earnings per share will continue to be based on income amounts
attributable to the parent. FAS 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008. Early adoption
is prohibited. The Company has not yet determined the effect on its consolidated financial
statements, if any, upon adoption of FAS 160.
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Note 2 Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The Company records as goodwill the excess of the purchase price of net tangible and
intangible assets acquired over their estimated fair value. Goodwill is not amortized. In
accordance with FAS 142, goodwill is subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment, and
between annual tests in certain circumstances, applying a fair-value based test. The Company
conducts its annual impairment test as of December 1 of each year, and between annual tests if a
triggering event occurs.
The Company performed its annual test as of December 1, 2007. The results of Step 1 of the
annual goodwill impairment analysis on December 1, 2007 showed that goodwill was not impaired as
the estimated market value of its reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, including goodwill.
Accordingly, Step 2 was not performed. The Company will continue to test for impairment on an
annual basis and on an interim basis if a triggering event occurs or circumstances change that
would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Companys reporting unit below its carrying
amount.
During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company divested itself of its Travel and Events
business. In August 2008, the Company divested itself of its Publishing business. The Company is
currently operating in one segment, with one reporting unit. There were no changes in the Companys
goodwill related to continuing operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
There were no goodwill impairment charges related to the Companys Publishing business during
the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008. Goodwill impairment charges of $21.1 million
and $4.1 million related to the Companys Publishing business are reflected under discontinued
operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Goodwill
impairment charges of $0.2 million and $4.0 million related to the Companys Travel and Events
Business are reflected under discontinued operations during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively. There were no goodwill impairment charges related to the
Companys Travel and Events Business during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. See
Note 8, Discontinued Operations.
Intangible Assets
The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2007 |
|
|
September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Amount |
|
Customer lists and
user bases |
|
$ |
3,278 |
|
|
$ |
3,278 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,278 |
|
|
$ |
3,278 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Tradenames |
|
|
2,340 |
|
|
|
2,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,340 |
|
|
|
2,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other intangible assets |
|
|
726 |
|
|
|
726 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
726 |
|
|
|
726 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,344 |
|
|
$ |
6,344 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
6,344 |
|
|
$ |
6,344 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008, the Companys intangible assets were fully
amortized. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company did not
record any amortization expense on its intangible assets. The net carrying amount of customer lists
and user bases related to the Companys Publishing business that have been classified as long-term
assets of discontinued operations as of December 31, 2007 totaled $1,187,000, and the net carrying
amount of tradenames related to the Companys Publishing business that have been classified as
long-term assets of discontinued operations as of December 31, 2007 totaled $3,250,000, as
described more fully in Note 8, Discontinued Operations.
There were no intangible asset impairment charges related to the Companys Publishing business
during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008. Intangible asset impairment charges of
zero and $2.1 million related to the Companys Publishing business are reflected under discontinued
operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Intangible asset
impairment charges of $0.7 million and $0.7 million related to the Companys Travel and Events
Business are reflected under discontinued operations during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007, respectively. There were no
goodwill impairment charges related to the Companys Travel and Events Business during the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. See Note 8, Discontinued Operations.
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Note 3 Other Balance Sheet Components
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Accounts receivable: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts receivable |
|
$ |
3,694 |
|
|
$ |
1,313 |
|
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,679 |
|
|
$ |
1,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company provided for an increase in
the allowance for doubtful accounts of $29,000 and $45,000 respectively, and did not write-off any
accounts receivable against the allowance for doubtful accounts in either period. In the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company provided for an increase in the allowance for
doubtful accounts of $23,000 and $71,000 respectively, and wrote-off accounts receivable against
the allowance for doubtful accounts totaling zero and $23,000, respectively. The allowance for
doubtful accounts related to the Companys Publishing business that has been classified as assets
of discontinued operations as of December 31, 2007 totaled $486,000, as described more fully in
Note 8, Discontinued Operations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computer equipment and software |
|
$ |
9,661 |
|
|
$ |
9,194 |
|
Furniture and fixtures |
|
|
992 |
|
|
|
875 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
1,971 |
|
|
|
1,686 |
|
Website development costs |
|
|
6,453 |
|
|
|
7,628 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,077 |
|
|
|
19,383 |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(11,256 |
) |
|
|
(13,594 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,821 |
|
|
$ |
5,789 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company recorded depreciation and
amortization expense of property and equipment of $1,453,000 and $1,010,000, respectively. In the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company recorded depreciation and amortization
expense of property and equipment of $3,775,000 and $3,157,000, respectively. In the three months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company did not record any non-cash impairment charges. In
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges
of $467,000 and zero, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and related liabilities |
|
$ |
1,110 |
|
|
$ |
700 |
|
Other accrued liabilities |
|
|
778 |
|
|
|
1,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,888 |
|
|
$ |
2,331 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 4 Commitments and Contingencies
Retention and Severance Plan
In an effort to provide certain employees with an incentive to remain committed to the
Companys business while it is evaluating its strategic alternatives, on January 11, 2008, the
Companys Board of Directors adopted a retention and severance plan for certain of its management
staff (the Plan). The retention component of the Plan provides for certain cash payments if the
eligible participant remains with the Company through December 31, 2008 (or a pro rata portion
thereof if such participant is terminated without cause prior to that date). In addition, the
severance component of the Plan provides for certain cash payments in the event of termination
10
without cause at any time, unless the participant receives employment or an offer of employment
from a successor to the Company. The Company has made payments under this Plan in the three months
ended September 30, 2008 in connection with the sale of LPI and currently estimates that future
payments under the Plan, including both the retention and the severance components, may result in
an additional expense to the Company in the range of approximately $0.7 million to a maximum of
approximately $1.6 million. The actual amounts will depend on numerous factors outside of the
Companys control, such as whether the eligible participants choose to remain with the Company, the
timing and nature of any transaction resulting in a change of control and whether an acquirer
chooses to retain the participant employees or to assume the Plan.
Contingencies
The Company is not currently subject to any material legal proceedings. The Company may from
time to time, however, become a party to various legal proceedings, arising in the ordinary course
of business. The Company may also be indirectly affected by administrative or court proceedings or
actions in which the Company is not involved but which have general applicability to the Internet
industry.
Note 5 Stockholders Equity
Equity Financing
In July 2007, the Company closed its private placement financing with a group of accredited
and institutional investors. The Company received an aggregate of approximately $26.2 million in
gross proceeds from the sale of approximately 2.3 million shares of its common stock at a price of
$11.50 per share (the Private Placement). The Company realized net proceeds of approximately
$24.0 million from the Private Placement after deducting fees payable to the placement agent and
other transaction costs. The Company used a portion of the proceeds to repay, in full, its
indebtedness obligations under the notes payable issued in connection with the Companys
acquisition of the assets of LPI, as well as its obligations under loans from Orix. In August
2007, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC pursuant to which it
registered for re-sale the shares sold in the Private Placement.
Issuance of Warrant
In January 2008, the Company retained Allen & Company LLC (Allen) to assist the Company in
evaluating strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the Company. In connection with the
engagement, in addition to certain fees payable to Allen in the event of a successful transaction,
the Company issued to Allen a ten-year warrant to purchase up to 75,000 shares of the Companys
common stock at an exercise price of $6.20 per share, subject to certain customary adjustments. The
warrant vested immediately with respect to 37,500 shares and vested with respect to 25,000
additional shares on May 14, 2008, with the remaining 12,500 shares vesting on May 14, 2009,
provided that Allens engagement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date. In addition,
the vesting will accelerate in full in the event of a change of control of the Company. In
connection with the issuance of this warrant, Allen surrendered for cancellation a 75,000 share
warrant previously issued to it in May 2007. The Company valued the portion of the warrant which
vested on issuance at $228,000 and the portion of the warrant which vested on May 14, 2008 at
$44,000 by using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with an expected volatility factor of
146.1%, risk-free interest rate of 3.39%, no dividend yield and the contractual life of ten years.
The value of the remaining unvested portion of the warrant is reassessed quarterly until vested in
May 2009. The warrant expires in January 2018. The Company recorded $66,000 and $76,000 in the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and $135,000 and $241,000 in the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively, of non-cash services expense associated
with these warrants.
Note 6 Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Options
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company did not grant any stock options
under its existing equity incentive plans. The following table summarizes stock option activity
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
Outstanding at January 1, 2008 |
|
|
129 |
|
Forfeited/expired/cancelled |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2008 |
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Stock options granted under the Companys equity incentive plans generally vest 25% one year
from the date of grant and 2.08% per month thereafter, and generally expire ten years from the date
of grant.
Restricted Stock
The following table summarizes restricted stock grant activity for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
Unvested at January 1, 2008 |
|
|
49 |
|
Granted |
|
|
2 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(19 |
) |
Forfeited |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested at September 30, 2008 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
In general, restricted stock grants vest over a period from immediately to four years and are
subject to the employees continuing service to the Company. The cost of restricted stock is
determined using the fair value of the Companys common stock on the date of the grant. The
weighted average grant date fair value for restricted stock grants awarded during the period was
$3.18 per share.
Scheduled vesting for outstanding restricted stock grants at September 30, 2008 is as follows
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ending December 31, |
|
|
|
|
2008 (remaining three months) |
|
|
1 |
|
2009 |
|
|
17 |
|
2010 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 7 Restructuring
In July 2007, the board of directors of the Company adopted and approved a reorganization plan
to further align the Companys resources with its strategic business objectives. As part of the
plan, the Company closed its international offices located in Buenos Aires and London in order to
streamline the Companys business operations and reduce expenses. The reorganization, along with
other organizational changes, reduced the Companys total workforce by approximately 15%.
Restructuring costs of approximately $581,000, primarily related to employee severance benefits of
approximately $451,000 and facilities consolidation expenses of approximately $130,000, were
recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2007. The Company completed this restructuring
in the third quarter of 2007.
Note 8 Discontinued Operations
In an effort to simplify the Companys business model, the Company discontinued its Travel and
Events businesses during 2007. In March 2007, the Company sold its membership interest in DSW, a
joint venture, to the minority interest partner. In December 2007, the Company sold substantially
all of the assets of RSVP.
In August 2008, the Company completed the sale of its Publishing business, which included
substantially all the assets of LPI and
SpecPub, to Regent Entertainment Media Inc. (Regent Entertainment) the designee of Regent
Releasing, L.L.C. (Regent), an affiliate of here! Networks. The sale was accomplished pursuant to
a Put/Call Agreement between Regent, Regent Entertainment, PlanetOut, LPI and SpecPub and a
Marketing Agreement between Regent and PlanetOut. These agreements include cash payments by Regent
and Regent Entertainment of $6.5 million, the assumption of the majority of the operating
liabilities of the Companys Publishing business by Regent Entertainment, and commitments by the
Company to provide certain marketing and advertising services to
Regent through March 31, 2009. During the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2008, the
Company recorded a net loss on sale of discontinued operations of $0.1 million related to the sale
of its Publishing business, which included $0.8 million of estimated direct costs incurred in
connection with the sale. In estimating net loss on sale, management relied on a number of other
estimates including estimates of the amounts attributable to the consummation of this sale
transaction. Accordingly, the Company may revise its estimate of the net loss on sale of its
Publishing business.
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As a result of the sale of the Companys interest in DSW, the sale of substantially all the
assets of RSVP, the sale of substantially all of the assets of LPI and SpecPub and the Companys
decision to exit its Publishing and Travel and Events businesses, the Company has reported the
results of operations and financial position of RSVP, DSW, LPI and SpecPub as discontinued
operations within the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2008 in accordance with FAS 144. The Company has reported the
financial position of LPI and SpecPub as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations on the
condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007. In addition, the Company has
segregated the cash flow activity of RSVP, DSW, LPI and SpecPub from the condensed consolidated
statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008. The results of
operations of RSVP and DSW were previously reported and included in the results of operations and
financial position of the Companys Travel and Events segment. The results of operations of LPI and
SpecPub were previously reported and included in the results of operations and financial position
of the Companys Publishing segment.
As a result of the agreement to sell LPI, the Company reduced the net carrying value of the
LPI reporting unit by $2.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2008 to the estimated amount
attributable to the sale of this reporting unit. As a result of the agreement to sell SpecPub, the
Company reduced the net carrying value of the SpecPub reporting unit by $4.3 million in the three
months ended March 31, 2008 to the estimated amount attributable to the sale of this reporting
unit. These reductions in carrying value are reflected in impairment of goodwill and intangible
assets in the results of discontinued operations. The Company reviewed the net carrying values of
its LPI and SpecPub reporting units at August 13, 2008, the closing date for the sale, and deemed
that no impairment had occurred subsequent to March 31, 2008. In estimating the reduction in
carrying value of these reporting units, management relied on a number of estimates in calculating
the amounts attributable to the consummation of this sale transaction.
Restructuring costs of
approximately $19,000, consisting of termination benefits related to the Company's Travel and Events business, were
recorded in discontinued operations during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007. Restructuring costs of
approximately $892,000, consisting of termination benefits of approximately $351,000 and contract termination expenses
of approximately $541,000 related to the Company's Publishing business, were recorded in discontinued operations during
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
The results of discontinued
operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
RSVP |
|
|
Total |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
5,682 |
|
|
$ |
1,584 |
|
|
$ |
7,855 |
|
|
$ |
15,121 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
3,512 |
|
|
|
990 |
|
|
|
7,643 |
|
|
|
12,145 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
1,641 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
2,282 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
834 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
1,021 |
|
Restructuring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
369 |
|
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
6,236 |
|
|
|
1,435 |
|
|
|
9,065 |
|
|
|
16,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(554 |
) |
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
(1,210 |
) |
|
|
(1,615 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from
discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(568 |
) |
|
$ |
145 |
|
|
$ |
(1,205 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,628 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were as
follows (in thousands):
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
RSVP |
|
|
Total |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
3,810 |
|
|
$ |
661 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,471 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
2,313 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,778 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
730 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
436 |
|
Restructuring |
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
892 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
4,387 |
|
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
5,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(577 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(649 |
) |
Other expense, net |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
|
|
(580 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(652 |
) |
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued
operations |
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from and loss on sale
of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(1,366 |
) |
|
$ |
578 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
(787 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
RSVP |
|
|
DSW |
|
|
Total |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
15,396 |
|
|
$ |
4,906 |
|
|
$ |
17,023 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
37,327 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
10,143 |
|
|
|
3,042 |
|
|
|
18,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,863 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
4,175 |
|
|
|
1,151 |
|
|
|
1,455 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
6,818 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
2,541 |
|
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3,413 |
|
Restructuring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
753 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,291 |
|
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets |
|
|
15,700 |
|
|
|
5,400 |
|
|
|
4,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
33,312 |
|
|
|
10,339 |
|
|
|
25,515 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
69,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(17,916 |
) |
|
|
(5,433 |
) |
|
|
(8,492 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(31,877 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(319 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(18,155 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,536 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,469 |
) |
|
$ |
(36 |
) |
|
$ |
(32,196 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
RSVP |
|
|
Total |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
12,569 |
|
|
$ |
2,885 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
15,454 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
9,179 |
|
|
|
2,283 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
11,442 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
3,346 |
|
|
|
686 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
4,011 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
1,617 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
1,831 |
|
Restructuring |
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
892 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
358 |
|
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets |
|
|
1,978 |
|
|
|
4,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
17,242 |
|
|
|
7,601 |
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
24,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(4,673 |
) |
|
|
(4,716 |
) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
(9,352 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
|
|
(4,688 |
) |
|
|
(4,715 |
) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
(9,366 |
) |
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations |
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from and loss on sale
of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(5,474 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,064 |
) |
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
(9,501 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The current and non-current assets and liabilities of discontinued operations as of December
31, 2007 were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2007 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
Total |
|
Current assets of discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
$ |
3,189 |
|
|
$ |
977 |
|
|
$ |
4,166 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
1,113 |
|
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
1,427 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
1,251 |
|
|
|
504 |
|
|
|
1,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,553 |
|
|
$ |
1,795 |
|
|
$ |
7,348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term assets of discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
$ |
620 |
|
|
$ |
54 |
|
|
$ |
674 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
1,427 |
|
|
|
2,708 |
|
|
|
4,135 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
1,870 |
|
|
|
2,567 |
|
|
|
4,437 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,975 |
|
|
$ |
5,380 |
|
|
$ |
9,355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities of discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
494 |
|
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
568 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
603 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
764 |
|
Deferred revenue, current portion |
|
|
1,717 |
|
|
|
1,434 |
|
|
|
3,151 |
|
Capital lease obligations, current portion |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,837 |
|
|
$ |
1,676 |
|
|
$ |
4,513 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue, less current portion |
|
$ |
1,089 |
|
|
$ |
578 |
|
|
$ |
1,667 |
|
Capital lease obligations, less current portion |
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
Deferred rent, less current portion |
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,351 |
|
|
$ |
779 |
|
|
$ |
2,130 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
related notes which appear elsewhere in this document. This discussion contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology including would, could, may, will, should, expect, intend,
plan, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, potential or continue, the negative of
these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Forward-looking
statements include statements about our business strategy, future operating performance and
prospects. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a
result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this document and in
our Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Overview
We are a leading online media company exclusively serving the worldwide lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender, or LGBT, community. We serve this audience through our websites Gay.com and
PlanetOut.com.
As a result of further integrating our various businesses, our executive management team, and
our financial and management reporting systems during fiscal 2006, we began to operate as three
segments effective January 1, 2007: Online, Publishing and Travel and Events. The Travel and Events
segment consisted of travel and events marketed through our RSVP Productions, Inc. (RSVP) brand
and by our consolidated affiliate, PNO DSW Events, LLC (DSW). We sold our interest in DSW in
March 2007 and substantially all the assets of RSVP in December 2007.
On January 14, 2008, we announced that we retained the services of Allen & Company, LLC to
assist us in evaluating strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the Company. On
August 13, 2008, we completed the sale of our Publishing business, which included substantially all
the assets of LPI Media Inc. (LPI) and SpecPub, Inc. (SpecPub), to Regent Entertainment Media
Inc. (Regent Entertainment) the designee of Regent Releasing, L.L.C. (Regent), an affiliate of
here! Networks. The sale was accomplished pursuant to a Put/Call Agreement between Regent, Regent
Entertainment, PlanetOut, LPI and SpecPub and a Marketing Agreement between Regent and PlanetOut.
These agreements include cash payments by Regent and Regent Entertainment of $6.5 million, the
assumption of the majority of the operating liabilities of our Publishing business by Regent
Entertainment, and our commitments to provide certain marketing and advertising services to Regent
through March 31, 2009.
As a result of the divestitures of RSVP, DSW, LPI and SpecPub and our decision to exit the
Travel and Events and Publishing businesses, we have one segment remaining as of September 30,
2008: Online. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, we have reported the results of
operations and financial position of RSVP, DSW, LPI and SpecPub in discontinued operations within
the consolidated financial statements.
The process of exploring all of our strategic alternatives with Allen & Co., including a
possible sale of the Company, is ongoing and remains active with respect to our online business.
Executive Operating and Financial Summary
Our total revenue was $5.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008, decreasing
21% from total revenue of $6.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007. Our total
revenue was $15.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, decreasing 21% from total
revenue of $19.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. These decreases were
primarily due to decreases in our advertising revenues as a result of turnover in our advertising
sales group and the discontinuance of local advertising sales, a reduction in online subscribers to
our Gay.com website and the closing of our international offices in conjunction with our July 2007
reorganization plan, offset partially by $1.0 million of advertising revenue related to marketing
and advertising services provided to Regent as part of the Marketing Agreement with Regent.
Total
operating costs and expenses were $6.6 million in the three months ended September 30,
2008, decreasing 31% from total operating costs and expenses of $9.5 million in the three months
ended September 30, 2007. Total operating costs and expenses were $20.1 million in the nine months
ended September 30, 2008, decreasing 31% from total operating costs and expenses of $29.3 million
in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. These decreases were primarily due to a reduction in
compensation and employee related costs as a result of reduced headcount and non-recurrence of
severance related costs, a reduction in expenses related to the closure of our international
offices in conjunction with our July 2007 reorganization plan, reductions in legal and accounting
expenses, a decrease in advertising, marketing and market research expenses, and the non-recurrence
of restructuring costs. Compensation and
employee related costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included severance and
other costs related to the departure of our former Chief Technology Officer and our former
President and Chief Operating Officer.
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Loss from operations was $1.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared
to loss from operations of $3.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease
in loss from operations was the result of the $3.0 million reduction in operating costs and
expenses noted above, offset by the $1.4 million decrease in total revenue noted above. Loss from
operations was $4.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to loss from
operations of $9.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This decrease in loss from
operations was the result of the $9.2 million reduction in operating costs and expenses noted
above, offset by the $4.1 million decrease in total revenue noted above. The net reduction in loss
from operations due to the closure of our international offices was approximately $0.4 million and
$1.6 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. The net
reduction in loss from operations due to non-recurring severance and related costs was
approximately $0.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Management expects that revenue will decrease for the remainder of fiscal 2008 in comparison
to fiscal 2007, primarily as a result of general economic conditions, anticipated decreases in
subscription services revenue due to reductions in our paid subscriber base, anticipated decreases
in advertising services revenue due to the effects of turnover in our advertising sales group, the
discontinuance of local advertising sales and the closure of our international offices, partially
offset by an increase in advertising services revenue due to marketing and advertising services to
be provided to Regent.
We expect our operating loss will continue to decrease for the remainder of fiscal 2008 in
comparison to fiscal 2007 due to the non-recurrence in fiscal 2008 of impairment charges recognized
in fiscal 2007. However, we expect to incur additional expenses for the remainder of fiscal 2008 as
we continue to modify our web applications in conjunction with the re-launch of our Gay.com
website.
Results of Operations
Revenue
Advertising Services. We derive advertising revenue from advertising contracts in which we
typically undertake to deliver a minimum number of impressions to users over a specified time
period for a fixed fee. Advertising services revenue was $1.7 million in the three months ended
September 30, 2008, a decrease of 29% from the three months ended September 30, 2007. Advertising
services revenue was $4.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of 33%
from the nine months ended September 30, 2007. These decreases in advertising services revenue were
due to turnover in our advertising sales group, the discontinuance of local advertising sales and
the closure of our international offices in conjunction with our July 2007 reorganization plan,
offset partially by $0.7 million and $1.0 million of advertising revenue in the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, related to marketing and advertising services
provided to Regent as part of the Marketing Agreement with Regent.
For the remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect advertising services revenue to decrease in
comparison to fiscal 2007 due to the effects of turnover in our advertising sales group, the
discontinuance of local advertising sales and the closure of our international offices, offset
partially by marketing and advertising services to be provided to Regent. We expect the percentage
of our overall revenue attributable to advertising services to increase slightly in 2008 as a
result of decreases in our subscription services revenue.
Subscription Services. We derive subscription services revenue from paid membership
subscriptions to our online media properties. Our subscription services revenue was $3.3 million
in the three months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of 16% from the three months ended
September 30, 2007. Our subscription services revenue was $10.6 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, a decrease of 14% from the nine months ended September 30, 2007. These
decreases in subscription services revenue were due primarily to a reduction in the number of
online subscribers to our Gay.com website and, to a lesser extent, to the closure of our
international offices in conjunction with our July 2007 reorganization plan.
For the remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect total subscription services revenue to decrease in
comparison to fiscal 2007, as a result of a reduction in online subscribers.
Transaction Services. Transaction services revenue includes revenue generated from the sale
of products through our transaction-based websites. Our transaction services revenue totaled $0.1
million and $0.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Our
transaction services revenue totaled $0.2 million and $0.4 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These decreases in transactions services revenue were
due to the discontinuance of our transaction-based website Kleptomaniac.com.
For the remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect transaction services revenue to continue to
decrease slightly in comparison to fiscal 2007.
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Operating Costs and Expenses
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue primarily consists of payroll and related benefits
associated with supporting our subscription-based services, the development and expansion of site
operations and support infrastructure and producing and maintaining content for our various
websites. Other expenses directly related to generating revenue included in cost of revenue include
transaction processing fees, computer equipment maintenance, occupancy costs, co-location and
Internet connectivity fees, purchased content and cost of goods sold. Cost of revenue was $2.3
million in the three months ended September 30, 2008, decreasing 10% from cost of revenue of $2.6
million in the three months ended September 30, 2007. Cost of revenue was $6.9 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 2008, decreasing 21% from cost of revenue of $8.8 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 2007. These decreases were due to an overall decrease in compensation
and employee related costs as a result of reduced headcount and non-recurrence of severance related
costs, a reduction in expenses due to the closing of our international offices in conjunction with
our July 2007 reorganization plan and decreases in consumer marketing, credit card fees and
advertising servicing costs. Compensation and employee related costs during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 included severance and other costs related to the departure of our former Chief
Technology Officer. Cost of revenue was 45% as a percentage of total revenue for the three months
ended September 30, 2008, up from 40% in the three months ended September 30, 2007. This increase
was primarily due to increased contract labor expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2008
incurred in conjunction with the re-launch of our Gay.com website. Cost of revenue remained flat at
45% as a percentage of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
For the remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect cost of revenue and cost of revenue as a
percentage of revenue to increase over fiscal 2007 as we continue to modify our web applications in
conjunction with the re-launch of our Gay.com website and as we deploy new networks.
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense primarily consists of payroll and related
benefits for employees involved in sales, advertising client service, customer service, marketing
and other support functions; product, service and general corporate marketing and promotions; and
occupancy costs. Sales and marketing expenses were $1.5 million in the three months ended September
30, 2008, decreasing 28% from sales and marketing expenses of $2.1 million in the three months
ended September 30, 2007. Sales and marketing expenses were $4.7 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, decreasing 33% from sales and marketing expenses of $7.0 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 2007. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue were 30%
for the three months ended September 30, 2008, down from 33% in the three months ended September
30, 2007. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue were 30% for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008, down from 36% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. These
decreases were primarily due to a reduction in expenses related to the closing of our international
offices in conjunction with our July 2007 reorganization plan, decreased advertising and market
research expenses, decreased compensation and employee related costs as a result of reduced
headcount and reduced expenses as a result of the discontinuance of our transaction-based website
Kleptomaniac.com.
For the remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect sales and marketing expenses and sales and
marketing as a percentage of revenue to vary in comparison to fiscal 2007 depending on the timing
of planned advertising to coincide with certain product development milestones.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expense consists primarily of payroll
and related benefits for executive, finance, administrative and other corporate personnel,
occupancy costs, professional fees, insurance and other general corporate expenses. Our general and
administrative expenses were $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, decreasing
38% from general and administrative expenses of $2.8 million in the three months ended September
30, 2007. Our general and administrative expenses were $5.4 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, decreasing 39% from general and administrative expenses of $8.9 million in the
nine months ended September 30, 2007. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of
revenue were 34% for the three months ended September 30, 2008, down from 43% in the three months
ended September 30, 2007. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue were 35%
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down from 46% in the nine months ended September 30,
2007. These decreases were due to decreases in legal and accounting expenses, compensation and
employee related costs as a result of reduced headcount and non-recurrence of severance related
costs, contract labor expense, stock-based compensation expense and a reduction in expenses due to
the closing of our international offices in conjunction with our July 2007 reorganization plan.
Compensation and employee related costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included
severance and other costs related to the departure of our former President and Chief Operating
Officer.
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For the remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect general and administrative expenses to decrease
from fiscal 2007 primarily due to decreased compensation and employee related costs as a result of
decreases in headcount and decreased legal costs.
Restructuring. In July 2007, our board of directors adopted and approved a reorganization plan
to further align our resources with our strategic business objectives. As part of the plan, we
closed our international offices located in Buenos Aires and London in order to streamline our
business operations and reduce expenses. The reorganization, along with other organizational
changes, reduced our total workforce by approximately 15%. Restructuring costs of approximately
$581,000, primarily related to employee severance benefits of approximately $451,000 and facilities
consolidation expenses of approximately $130,000, were recorded during the three months ended
September 30, 2007. We completed this restructuring in the third quarter of 2007.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense was $1.0 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2008, decreasing 30% from depreciation and amortization
expense of $1.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007. Depreciation and amortization
expense was $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, decreasing 22% from
depreciation and amortization expense of $4.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
These decreases were primarily due to a decrease in depreciable assets in service during the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the prior year periods.
For the remainder of fiscal 2008, we expect depreciation and amortization expense will
increase over fiscal 2007 as a result of the re-launch of our Gay.com website and as a result of
additional capital investments to support our on-going product development.
Other Income and Expenses
Interest Expense. Interest expense was $29,000 and $750,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Interest expense was $109,000 and $1,564,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Interest expense in the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2007 included $700,000 and $1,406,000, respectively, of interest expense
and amortization of the loan discount on notes payable that were repaid in full in July 2007.
Other Income, Net. Other income, net consists primarily of interest earned on cash, cash
equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash. Other income, net was $46,000 and $158,000
in the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Other income, net was $157,000
and $412,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These decreases
were primarily due to decreases in interest income resulting from lower cash balances.
Discontinued Operations
In an effort to simplify our business model, we discontinued our Travel and Events businesses
during 2007. In March 2007, we sold our membership interest in DSW, a joint venture, to the
minority interest partner. In December 2007, we sold substantially all of the assets of RSVP. In
August 2008, we sold our Publishing business to Regent, which included the operations of LPI and
SpecPub and recorded a net loss on sale of discontinued operations of $0.1 million related to the
sale of our Publishing business. The net loss on sale of discontinued operations included $0.8
million of estimated direct costs incurred in connection with the sale. In estimating net loss on
sale, management relied on a number of other estimates including estimates of the amounts
attributable to the consummation of this sale transaction. Accordingly, we may revise our estimate
of the net loss on sale of our Publishing business.
As a result of the sale of our interest in DSW, the sale of substantially all the assets of
RSVP, the sale of substantially all of the assets of LPI and SpecPub and our decision to exit our
Publishing and Travel and Events businesses, we have reported the results of operations and
financial position of RSVP, DSW, LPI and SpecPub as discontinued operations within the condensed
consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2008
in accordance with FAS 144. We have reported the financial position of LPI and SpecPub as assets
and liabilities of discontinued operations on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2007. In addition, we have segregated the cash flow activity of RSVP, DSW, LPI and
SpecPub from the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2008. The results of operations of RSVP and DSW were previously reported and
included in the results of operations and financial position of our Travel and Events segment. The
results of operations of LPI and SpecPub were previously reported and included in the results of
operations and financial position of our Publishing segment.
As a result of the agreement to sell LPI, we reduced the net carrying value of the LPI
reporting unit by $2.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2008 to the estimated amount
attributable to the sale of this reporting unit. As a result of the agreement to sell SpecPub, we
reduced the net carrying value of the SpecPub reporting unit $4.3 million in the three months ended
March 31, 2008 to the estimated amount attributable to the sale of this reporting unit. These
reductions in carrying value are reflected in impairment of goodwill and intangible assets in the
results of discontinued operations. We reviewed the carrying values of the LPI and SpecPub
reporting units at August 13, 2008, the closing date for the sale, and deemed that no impairment
had occurred subsequent to March 31, 2008. In estimating the reduction in carrying value of these
reporting units, we relied on a number of estimates in calculating the
amounts attributable to the consummation of this sale transaction.
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Restructuring costs of
approximately $19,000, consisting of termination benefits related to our Travel and Events business, were
recorded in discontinued operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Restructuring
costs of approximately $892,000, consisting of termination benefits of approximately $351,000 and contract
termination expenses of approximately $541,000 related to our Publishing business, were recorded in discontinued
operations during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008.
The results of discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
RSVP |
|
|
Total |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
5,682 |
|
|
$ |
1,584 |
|
|
$ |
7,855 |
|
|
$ |
15,121 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
3,512 |
|
|
|
990 |
|
|
|
7,643 |
|
|
|
12,145 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
1,641 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
2,282 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
834 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
1,021 |
|
Restructuring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
369 |
|
Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
6,236 |
|
|
|
1,435 |
|
|
|
9,065 |
|
|
|
16,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(554 |
) |
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
(1,210 |
) |
|
|
(1,615 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(568 |
) |
|
$ |
145 |
|
|
$ |
(1,205 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,628 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
RSVP |
|
|
Total |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
3,810 |
|
|
$ |
661 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,471 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
2,313 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,778 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
730 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
436 |
|
Restructuring |
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
892 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
4,387 |
|
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
5,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(577 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(649 |
) |
Other expense, net |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
|
|
(580 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(652 |
) |
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations |
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from and loss on sale
of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(1,366 |
) |
|
$ |
578 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
(787 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were as
follows (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2007 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
RSVP |
|
|
DSW |
|
|
Total |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
15,396 |
|
|
$ |
4,906 |
|
|
$ |
17,023 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
37,327 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
10,143 |
|
|
|
3,042 |
|
|
|
18,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,863 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
4,175 |
|
|
|
1,151 |
|
|
|
1,455 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
6,818 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
2,541 |
|
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3,413 |
|
Restructuring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
753 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,291 |
|
Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets |
|
|
15,700 |
|
|
|
5,400 |
|
|
|
4,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
33,312 |
|
|
|
10,339 |
|
|
|
25,515 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
69,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(17,916 |
) |
|
|
(5,433 |
) |
|
|
(8,492 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(31,877 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(319 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(18,155 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,536 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,469 |
) |
|
$ |
(36 |
) |
|
$ |
(32,196 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
LPI |
|
|
SpecPub |
|
|
RSVP |
|
|
Total |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
12,569 |
|
|
$ |
2,885 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
15,454 |
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
9,179 |
|
|
|
2,283 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
11,442 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
3,346 |
|
|
|
686 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
4,011 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
1,617 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
1,831 |
|
Restructuring |
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
892 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
358 |
|
Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets |
|
|
1,978 |
|
|
|
4,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
17,242 |
|
|
|
7,601 |
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
24,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(4,673 |
) |
|
|
(4,716 |
) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
(9,352 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
|
|
(4,688 |
) |
|
|
(4,715 |
) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
(9,366 |
) |
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations |
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from and loss on sale
of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
(5,474 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,064 |
) |
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
(9,501 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $3.4
million, due primarily to non-cash charges related to depreciation and amortization, a decrease in
accounts receivable and net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations,
offset partially by our loss from continuing operations of $4.7 million. Cash used in operating
activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $13.7 million, and was primarily
attributable to our loss from continuing operations of $10.9 million and net cash used in operating
activities of discontinued operations of $9.7 million, partially offset by non-cash charges related
to depreciation and amortization expense and a decrease in accounts receivable.
Cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $3.1 million
and was primarily attributable to purchases of property and equipment and an increase in restricted
cash related to reserves required by our credit card processors in order to cover any exposure that
they may have as we collect revenue in advance of providing services to our customers. Cash
provided by investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $1.8 million and
was primarily attributable to sales of short-term investments and changes in restricted cash,
offset partially by purchases of property and equipment.
Net cash used in financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $0.6
million, due primarily to principal payments under capital lease obligations. Net cash provided by
financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $13.2 million, due primarily
to the net proceeds of $24.0 million from our equity financing in July 2007 with a group of
accredited and institutional investors, partially offset by principal payments under capital lease
obligations and notes payable.
We expect that cash provided by (used in) operating activities may fluctuate in future periods
as a result of a number of factors, including fluctuations in our operating results, advertising
sales, subscription trends and accounts receivable collections.
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we invested $1.8 million in property and
equipment of which $0.1 million was financed through capital leases. 100% of this investment
related to computer equipment and software and website development
costs related to enhancements to our website infrastructure and features. For the remainder of
fiscal 2008, we expect to continue investing in our technology development as we improve our online
technology platform and enhance our features and functionality across our network of websites.
Our capital requirements depend on many factors, including the level of our revenues, the
resources we devote to developing, marketing and selling our products and services, the timing and
extent of our introduction of new features and services, the extent and timing of potential
investments and other factors. In particular, our subscription services consist of prepaid
subscriptions that provide cash flows in advance of the actual provision of services. We expect to
devote substantial capital resources to our product development and marketing efforts and for other
general corporate activities.
Based on our current operations, we expect that our available funds and anticipated cash flows
from operations will be sufficient to meet our expected needs for working capital and capital
expenditures for the next twelve months, although we can provide no assurances in that regard. If
we do not have sufficient cash available to finance our operations, we may be required to obtain
additional public or private debt or equity financing. We cannot be certain that additional
financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required or at all. On January 14, 2008,
we announced that we retained the services of Allen & Company, LLC to assist us in evaluating
strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the Company. We are actively considering such
strategic alternatives, and, in August 2008, we sold substantially all the assets of our Publishing
business.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet liabilities or transactions as of September 30, 2008.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2008, and the
effect that these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows in future
periods (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments Due by Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remainder of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2009-2010 |
|
|
2011-2012 |
|
Contractual obligations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital leases |
|
$ |
1,422 |
|
|
$ |
255 |
|
|
$ |
1,079 |
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
Operating leases |
|
|
8,420 |
|
|
|
607 |
|
|
|
4,849 |
|
|
|
2,964 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total contractual obligations |
|
$ |
9,842 |
|
|
$ |
862 |
|
|
$ |
5,928 |
|
|
$ |
3,052 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Leases. We hold property and equipment under noncancelable capital leases with varying
maturities.
Operating Leases. We lease or sublease office space and equipment under cancelable and
noncancelable operating leases with various expiration dates through December 31, 2012. Operating
lease amounts include minimum rental payments under our non-cancelable operating leases for office
facilities, as well as limited computer and office equipment that we utilize under lease
arrangements. The amounts presented are consistent with contractual terms and are not expected to
differ significantly, unless a substantial change in our headcount needs requires us to exit an
office facility early or expand our occupied space.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based
upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements
requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities,
revenue and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
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We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we
believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis on which we
make judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Because this can vary in each situation, actual results may differ from the
estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies from those listed
in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Seasonality and Inflation
We anticipate that our business may be affected by the seasonality of certain revenue lines.
For example, advertising buys are usually higher approaching year-end and lower at the beginning of
a new year than at other points during the year.
Inflation has not had a significant effect on our revenue or expenses historically and we do
not expect it to be a significant factor in the short-term. However, inflation may affect our
business in the medium-term to long-term. In particular, our operating expenses may be affected by
a tightening of the job market, resulting in increased pressure for salary adjustments for existing
employees and higher cost of replacement for employees that are terminated or resign.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 162, The
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (FAS 162). FAS 162 identifies the sources
of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the
preparation of financial statements that are presented in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States. FAS 162 is effective 60 days following the SECs
approval of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of
Present fairly in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles . FAS 162 is not
expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 142-3, Determination of the
Useful Life of Intangible Assets, (FSP FAS 142-3). FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should
be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a
recognized intangible asset under FAS 142 in order to improve the consistency between the useful
life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to
measure the fair value of the asset under FAS 141R and other generally accepted accounting
principles. FAS 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. We have not yet determined the effect on our
consolidated financial statements, if any, upon adoption of FSP FAS 142-3.
In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157
(FSP FAS 157-2), to partially defer SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157). FSP FAS 157-2
defers the effective date of FAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except
those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring
basis (at least annually), to fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning after November 15, 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the
provisions of FAS 157 as it relates to non-financial assets and liabilities.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (FAS 141R). FAS
141R requires an acquirer to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and
any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition date, with
goodwill being the excess value over the net identifiable assets acquired. FAS 141R is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Early adoption
is prohibited. We have not yet determined the effect on our consolidated financial statements, if
any, upon adoption of FAS 141R.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51 (FAS 160). FAS 160 clarifies that a
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial
statements. The calculation of earnings per share will continue to be based on income amounts
attributable to the parent. FAS 160 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. We have not yet determined the
effect on our consolidated financial statements, if any, upon adoption of FAS 160.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that the required disclosure
information in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported timely as
specified by SEC rules and forms, and that such information is communicated in a timely manner to
our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
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We evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of disclosure controls and
procedures as of September 30, 2008 under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
concluding that disclosure controls and procedures are effective at a reasonable assurance
level based upon that evaluation.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter
ended September 30, 2008, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially
affect our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are involved from time to time in various legal proceedings, regulatory investigations and
claims incident to the normal conduct of business, which may include proceedings that are specific
to us and others generally applicable to business practices within the industries in which we
operate. A substantial legal liability or a significant regulatory action against us could have an
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and on the results of operations in a
particular quarter or year. We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We have a history of significant losses. If we do not regain and sustain profitability, our
financial condition and stock price will continue to suffer.
We have experienced significant net losses and we expect to continue to incur losses in the
future. As of September 30, 2008, our accumulated deficit was approximately $103.6 million.
Although we had positive net income in the year ended December 31, 2005, we experienced net losses
of $3.7 million and $51.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, respectively, and
a net loss of $14.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, and we may not be able to
regain or sustain profitability in the near future, causing our financial condition to suffer and
our stock price to decline.
If we are unable to generate revenue from advertising or if we were to lose our existing
advertisers, our business will suffer.
Our advertising revenue is dependent on the budgeting, buying patterns and expenditures of
advertisers which in turn are affected by a number of factors beyond our control such as general
economic conditions, changes in consumer habits and changes in the retail sales environment. A
decline or delay in advertising expenditures caused by such factors could reduce or hurt our
ability to increase our revenue. Advertising expenditures by companies in certain sectors of the
economy, such as the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, currently represent a significant
portion of our advertising revenue. Any political, economic, social or technological change
resulting in a significant reduction in the advertising spending of this sector or other sectors
could adversely affect our advertising revenue or our ability to increase such revenue.
Our advertising revenue is also dependent on the collective experience of our sales force and
on our ability to recruit, hire, train, retain and manage our sales force. We have experienced
turnover in our sales team, and if we are unable to recruit or retain our sales force, we may be
unable to meet the demands of our current advertisers or attract new advertisers and our
advertising revenue could decrease.
Additionally, advertisers and advertising agencies may not perceive the LGBT market that we
serve to be a broad enough or profitable enough market for their advertising budgets, or may prefer
to direct their online advertising expenditures to larger, higher-traffic websites that focus on
broader markets. If we are unable to attract new advertisers or if our advertising campaigns are
unsuccessful with the LGBT community, our revenue will decrease and operating results will suffer.
In our advertising business, we compete with a broad variety of online content providers,
including large media companies such as Yahoo!, Google, MSN, Time Warner, Viacom and News
Corporation, as well as a number of smaller companies focused on the LGBT community. If we are
unable to successfully compete with current and new competitors, we may not be able to achieve or
maintain market share, increase our revenue or achieve profitability.
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Our ability to fulfill the demands of our online advertisers is dependent on the number of
page views generated by our visitors, members and subscribers. If we are not able to attract new
visitors, members or subscribers or to retain our current visitors, members and subscribers, our
page views may decrease. If our page views decrease, we may be unable to timely meet the demands
of our current online advertisers and our advertising revenue could decrease.
If our advertisers perceive the advertising campaigns we run for them to be unsuccessful or if
they do not renew their contracts with us, our revenue will decrease and operating results will
suffer.
Our success depends, in part, upon the growth of Internet advertising and upon our ability to
accurately predict the cost of customized campaigns.
We compete with traditional media including television, radio and print, in addition to
high-traffic websites, such as those operated by Yahoo!, Google, AOL and MSN, for a share of
advertisers total online advertising expenditures. We face the risk that advertisers might find
the Internet to be less effective than traditional media in promoting their products or services,
and as a result they may reduce or eliminate their expenditures on Internet advertising. Many
potential advertisers and advertising agencies have only limited experience advertising on the
Internet and historically have not devoted a significant portion of their advertising expenditures
to Internet advertising. Additionally, filter software programs that limit or prevent
advertisements from being displayed on or delivered to a users computer are becoming increasingly
available. If this type of software becomes widely accepted, it would negatively affect Internet
advertising. Our business could be harmed if the market for Internet advertising does not grow.
Currently, we offer advertisers a number of alternatives to advertise their products or
services on our websites, and to our members, including banner advertisements, rich media
advertisements, email campaigns, text links and sponsorships of our channels, topic sections,
directories, sweepstakes, awards and other online databases and content. Frequently, advertisers
request advertising campaigns consisting of a combination of these offerings, including some that
may require custom development. If we are unable to predict the cost of developing these custom
advertising campaigns, our expenses may increase and our margins will be reduced.
If we encounter technical difficulties, such as outages and slow or non-responsive system
performance, with our Gay.com website or if the website lacks the functionality desired by our
users, members and subscribers, our revenue will decline.
We recently converted the core website functionality of our flagship website, Gay.com, onto a
new technology platform. During the re-launch of the Gay.com website, we experienced technical
difficulties that resulted in downtime and suboptimal performance of the website. As a result of
these technical difficulties, a few of our members and subscribers canceled their accounts and
subscriptions with us. If we encounter further technical difficulties, and such difficulties result
in continued or increased downtime on our Gay.com website, or if our users, members and subscribers
do not like the new look, feel and functionality of our new Gay.com website, additional members and
subscribers may cancel their accounts and subscriptions with us, advertisers may fail to initiate
or renew their contracts with us and our revenue will decline.
If our efforts to attract and retain subscribers are not successful, our revenue will decrease.
Because a significant portion of our revenue is derived from our subscription services, we
must continue to attract and retain subscribers. Many of our new subscribers originate from
word-of-mouth referrals from existing subscribers within the LGBT community. If our subscribers do
not perceive our service offerings to be of high quality or sufficient breadth, if we introduce new
services or re-launch current services, as we recently did with our Gay.com website, and such
services are not favorably received or if we fail to introduce compelling new content or features
or enhance our existing offerings, we may not be able to attract new subscribers or retain our
current subscribers. In the year ended December 31, 2007 and the nine months ended September 30,
2008, total subscription cancellations exceeded the number of new subscriptions, resulting in a
decrease in total paying online subscribers.
Our base of likely potential subscribers is also limited to members of the LGBT community, who
collectively comprise a small portion of the general adult population.
While seeking to add new subscribers, we must also minimize the loss of existing subscribers.
We lose our existing subscribers primarily as a result of cancellations and credit card failures
due to expirations or exceeded credit limits. Subscribers cancel their subscription to our services
for many reasons, including a perception, among some subscribers, that they do not use the service
sufficiently, that the service is a poor value or that customer service issues are not
satisfactorily resolved. We also believe that customer satisfaction has suffered as a result of the
presence in the chat rooms of our websites of adbots, which are software programs that create a
member registration profile, enter a chat room and display third-party advertisements. Members may
decline to subscribe or existing subscribers may cancel their subscriptions if our websites
experience a disruption or degradation of services, including slow response times or excessive
downtime due to scheduled or unscheduled hardware or software maintenance or denial of service
attacks. We must continually add new subscribers both to replace subscribers who cancel or whose
subscriptions are not renewed due
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to credit card failures and to continue to grow our business
beyond our current subscriber base. If excessive numbers of subscribers cancel their subscription,
we may be required to incur significantly higher marketing expenditures than we currently
anticipate in order to replace canceled subscribers with new subscribers, which will harm our
financial condition.
We may need additional capital and may not be able to raise additional funds on favorable terms or
at all, which could limit our ability to continue operations, dilute the ownership interests of
existing stockholders, cause us to seek business dispositions on unfavorable terms, or cause us to
consider curtailing or ceasing operations.
In July 2007, we completed a private placement financing, which resulted in significant
dilution to our existing stockholders. As a result of our recent and continuing losses, we may
need to raise additional capital to fund operating activities. In April 2006, we filed a shelf
registration statement with the SEC for up to $75.0 million of common stock, preferred stock, debt
securities and/or warrants to be sold from time to time at prices and on terms to be determined by
market conditions at the time of offering. In addition, under the shelf registration statement some
of our stockholders may sell up to 170,000 shares of our common stock. However, we are currently
eligible for only very limited use of the shelf registration statement for a primary offering of
our securities due to our low market capitalization and public float.
We expect that raising additional financing will be very difficult, if it could be obtained at
all. If we were to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-related or debt
securities, these securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the
rights of our common stock, and our stockholders will experience further dilution of their
ownership interests. If we are unable to raise additional financing, our business could be harmed,
and we could be forced to engage in dispositions of assets or businesses on unfavorable terms, or
consider curtailing or ceasing operations.
If we do not regain and maintain compliance with Nasdaq minimum market value of publicly held
shares requirement or other listing requirements, we may be forced to transfer to the Nasdaq
Capital Market or our common stock may be delisted.
On August 11, 2008, we received a notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of
The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that we have not maintained a minimum market value of $5,000,000 of
publicly held shares (defined as total shares outstanding, less any shares held by officers,
directors or beneficial owners of 10% or more of the total shares outstanding), as required for
continued inclusion under Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(2) (the Rule). The notice further stated that
we had 90 calendar days (or until October 30, 2008) to regain compliance. If, at anytime prior to
October 30, 2008, the minimum market value of publicly held shares (as defined by the Rule) of our
common stock was $5,000,000 or greater for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days, then we would
regain compliance with the Rule. We were unable to regain compliance by October 30, 2008. However,
on October 16, 2008, we were notified by Nasdaq that, due to extraordinary market conditions,
Nasdaq was temporarily suspending the minimum bid price and market value of publicly held shares
requirements for continued inclusion. As a result of that suspension, all companies in the
compliance process resulting from their failure to meet these requirements, including us, will
remain in the same stage of the process through January 16, 2009.
If we cannot demonstrate compliance with the Rule by January 16, 2009, the Nasdaq staff will
provide written notification that our securities will be delisted and, at that time, we may appeal
the determination to a Listing Qualifications Panel. If our common stock were to be delisted, it
would trade on the over-the-counter bulletin board or in the pink sheets, both of which are
viewed by most investors as less desirable and less liquid market places than the Nasdaq Global
Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market. This could make trading more difficult for our investors,
leading to lower trading volumes and declines in share price, which would also make it more
difficult and expensive for us to raise any additional capital. Additionally, a future reverse
stock split, if any, may not necessarily result in our regaining compliance with Nasdaq rules.
Alternatively, we may apply to transfer our securities to the Nasdaq Capital Market, if we
satisfy inclusion requirements for that market. If we timely submit the transfer application, the
initiation of the delisting proceedings will be stayed by the Nasdaq staff pending review of the
application. We intend to monitor the minimum market value of publicly held shares (as defined by
the Rule) of our common stock between now and January 16, 2009. If our common stock does not trade
at a level that is likely to regain compliance, our board of directors will consider options
available to us, including applying to transfer our securities to the Nasdaq Capital Market.
We expect our operating results to fluctuate, which may lead to volatility in our stock price.
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and may fluctuate significantly in the
future due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control. As a result, we
believe that period-over-period comparisons of our operating results are not necessarily meaningful
and that you should not rely on the results of one period as an indication of our future or
long-term performance. Our operating results in future quarters may be below the expectations of
public market analysts and investors, which may result in a decline in our stock price.
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Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our business.
As a result of our limited operating history, it is difficult to forecast our revenue, gross
profit, operating expenses and other financial and operating data. Our inability, or the inability
of the financial community at large, to accurately forecast our operating results could cause us to
grow slower or our net profit to be smaller or our net loss larger than expected, which could cause
a decline in our stock price.
Recent and potential future divestitures could result in operating difficulties and unanticipated
liabilities.
In December 2007, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of our Travel and
Events business, RSVP. On August 13, 2008, we completed the sale of our Publishing business,
including substantially all of the assets of our subsidiaries LPI and SpecPub. These divestitures
may be associated with a number of risks, including:
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potential goodwill write downs associated with acquisitions of businesses where the previously
anticipated synergies of the combined entities have not been realized. For example, during
fiscal 2007, we recorded goodwill impairment charges of $21.1 million and $4.0 million in
discontinued operations due to lower revenue than expected related to our Publishing and Travel
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the potential diversion of significant management attention and significant financial resources
from the ongoing development of our business during the implementation of a divestiture; |
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the potential impairment of relationships with and difficulty in attracting and retaining
employees as a result of the divestiture of certain businesses; |
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the potential impairment of relationships with our subscribers, advertisers, customers and
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If we are unable to successfully address these or other risks associated with the divestiture
of RSVP or LPI and SpecPub, we may be unable to replace the revenue from the divested businesses,
which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
If we do not continue to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business may suffer.
Our success depends on the collective experience of our senior executive team and board of
directors and on our ability to recruit, hire, train, retain and manage other highly skilled
employees and directors. We have experienced departures of several executives and key employees,
and any disruptions from further departures of our senior executives or key employees could harm
our business and financial results or limit our ability to grow and expand our business. Our
financial condition, the recent divestiture of certain businesses and the potential sale of the
Company may negatively impact our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. We cannot
provide assurance that we will be able to attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified
employees or that we will successfully train and manage the employees that we do hire.
Any significant disruption in service on our websites or in our computer and communications
hardware and software systems could harm our business.
Our ability to attract new visitors, members, subscribers, advertisers and other customers to
our websites is critical to our success and largely depends upon the efficient and uninterrupted
operation of our computer and communications hardware and software systems. Our systems and
operations are vulnerable to damage or interruption from power outages, computer hardware and
telecommunications failures, software failures, computer viruses, security breaches, catastrophic
events, errors in design, installation, configuration, monitoring and usage by our employees,
errors in usage by our customers, risks inherent in upgrades and transitions to new hardware and
software systems and network devices, or the failure of our third party vendors to perform their
obligations for any reason, any of which could lead to interruption in our service and operations,
and loss, misuse or theft of data. Our websites could also be targeted by direct attacks intended
to cause a disruption in service or to siphon off customers to other Internet services. Among other
risks, our chat rooms may be vulnerable to infestation by software programs or scripts that we
refer to as adbots. An adbot is a software program that creates a member registration profile,
enters a chat room and displays third-party advertisements. Our members
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email accounts could be
compromised by phishing or other means, and used to send spam email messages clogging our email
servers and disrupting our members ability to send and receive email. Any successful attempt by
hackers to disrupt our websites services or our internal systems could harm our business, be
expensive to remedy and damage our reputation, resulting in a loss of visitors, members,
subscribers, advertisers and other customers.
If we are unable to compete effectively, we may lose market share and our revenue may decline.
Our markets are intensely competitive and subject to rapid change. In our advertising
business, we compete with traditional media companies focused on the general population and the
LGBT community, including satellite radio, cable networks and network, cable and satellite
television shows. We also compete with a broad variety of online content providers, including large
media companies such as Yahoo!, Google, MSN, Time Warner, Viacom and News Corporation, as well as a
number of smaller companies focused specifically on the LGBT community. In our subscription
business, our competitors include many of the same companies as well as other companies that offer
more targeted online service offerings, such as Match.com, Yahoo! Personals, and a number of other
smaller online companies focused specifically on the LGBT community. More recently, we have faced
competition from the growth of social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, that provide
opportunity for an online community for a wide variety of users, including the LGBT community. If
we are unable to successfully compete with current and new competitors, we may not be able to
achieve or maintain adequate market share, increase our revenue or regain and maintain
profitability.
We believe that the primary competitive factors affecting our business are quality of content
and service, price, functionality, brand recognition, customer affinity and loyalty, ease of use,
reliability and critical mass. Some of our current and many of our potential competitors have
longer operating histories, larger customer bases and greater brand recognition in other business
and Internet markets and significantly greater financial, marketing, technical and other resources
than we do. Therefore, these competitors may be able to devote greater resources to marketing and
promotional campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing policies or may try to attract users or
traffic by offering services for free and devote substantially more resources to developing their
services and systems than we can. Increased competition may result in reduced operating margins,
loss of market share and reduced revenue. Our ability to continue to offer increasingly competitive
functional capabilities on our websites will also depend upon the success of our recent move onto a
more extensible core technology platform.
If we are unable to protect our domain names, our reputation and brand could be harmed if third
parties gain rights to, or use, these domain names in a manner that would confuse or impair our
ability to attract and retain customers.
We have registered various domain names relating to our brands, including Gay.com,
PlanetOut.com, and PlanetOutInc.com. If we fail to maintain these registrations, a third party may
be able to gain rights to or cause us to stop using these domain names, which will make it more
difficult for users to find our websites and our service. The acquisition and maintenance of domain
names are generally regulated by governmental agencies and their designees. The regulation of
domain names in the United States may change in the near future. Governing bodies may designate
additional top-level domains, such as .eu or .mobi, in addition to currently available domains such
as .biz, .net or .tv, for example, appoint additional domain name registrars or modify the
requirements for holding domain names. As a result, we may be unable to acquire or maintain
relevant domain names. If a third party acquires domain names similar to ours and engages in a
business that may be harmful to our reputation or confusing to our subscribers and other customers,
our revenue may decline, and we may incur additional expenses in maintaining our brand and
defending our reputation. Furthermore, the relationship between regulations governing domain names
and laws protecting trademarks and similar proprietary rights is unclear. We may be unable to
prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that are similar to, infringe upon or otherwise
decrease the value of our trademarks and other proprietary rights.
If we fail to adequately protect our trademarks and other proprietary rights, or if we get involved
in intellectual property litigation, our revenue may decline and our expenses may increase.
We rely on a combination of confidentiality and license agreements with our employees,
consultants and third parties with whom we have relationships, as well as trademark, copyright and
trade secret protection laws, to protect our proprietary rights. If the protection of our
proprietary rights is inadequate to prevent use or appropriation by third parties, the value of our
brands and other intangible assets may be diminished, competitors may be able to more effectively
mimic our service and methods of operations, the perception of our business and service to
subscribers and potential subscribers may become confused in the marketplace and our ability to
attract subscribers and other customers may suffer, resulting in loss of revenue.
The Internet content delivery market is characterized by frequent litigation regarding patent
and other intellectual property rights. As a publisher of online content, we face potential
liability for negligence, copyright, patent or trademark infringement or other claims based on the
nature and content of materials that we publish or distribute. For example, we have received, and
may receive in the future, notices or offers from third parties claiming to have intellectual
property rights in technologies that we use in our businesses
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and inviting us to license those
rights. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, to
protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others
or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity, and we may not prevail in any future
litigation. We may also attract claims that our online media properties have violated the
copyrights, rights of privacy, or other rights of third parties. Adverse determinations in
litigation could result in the loss of our
proprietary rights, subject us to significant liabilities, and require us to seek licenses
from third parties or prevent us from licensing our technology or selling our products, any of
which could seriously harm our business. An adverse determination could also result in the issuance
of a cease and desist order, which may force us to discontinue operations through our website or
websites. Intellectual property litigation, whether or not determined in our favor or settled,
could be costly, could harm our reputation and could divert the efforts and attention of our
management and technical personnel from normal business operations.
Existing or future government regulation in the United States and other countries could limit our
growth and result in loss of revenue.
We are subject to federal, state, local and international laws, including laws affecting
companies conducting business on the Internet, including user privacy laws, regulations prohibiting
unfair and deceptive trade practices and laws addressing issues such as freedom of expression,
pricing and access charges, quality of products and services, taxation, advertising, intellectual
property rights, display and production of material intended for mature audiences and information
security. In particular, we are currently required, or may in the future be required, to:
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comply with a law passed in New Jersey in January 2008, or other
similar laws which may be passed in the future, requiring us to
conduct background checks on our members prior to allowing them to
interact with other members on our websites or, alternatively, provide
notice on our websites that we have not conducted background checks on
our members, which may result in our members canceling their
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provide advance notice of any changes to our privacy policies or to
our policies on sharing non-public information with third parties, and
if our members or subscribers disagree with these policies or changes,
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with limited exceptions, give consumers the right to prevent sharing
of their non-public personal information with unaffiliated third
parties, and if a significant portion of our members choose to request
that we dont share their information, our advertising revenue that we
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provide notice to residents in some states if their personal
information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, obtained by
an unauthorized person such as a computer hacker, which may result in
our members or subscribers deciding to cancel their membership or
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comply with current or future anti-spam legislation by limiting or
modifying some of our marketing and advertising efforts, such as email
campaigns, which may result in a reduction in our advertising revenue;
for instance, two states have passed legislation creating a do not
contact registry for minors that would make it a criminal violation
to send an email message to an address on that states registry if the
email message contained an advertisement for or even a link to a
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comply with the European Union privacy directive and other
international regulatory requirements by modifying the ways in which
we collect and share our users personal information; if these
modifications render our services less attractive to our members or
subscribers, for example, by limiting the amount or type of personal
information our members or subscribers could post to their profiles,
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qualify to do business in various states and countries, in addition to
jurisdictions where we are currently qualified, because our websites
are accessible over the Internet in multiple states and countries,
which if we fail to so qualify, may prevent us from enforcing our
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limit our domestic or international expansion because some
jurisdictions may limit or prevent access to our services as a result
of the availability of some content intended for mature viewing which
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limit or prevent access, from some jurisdictions, to some or all of
the member-generated content available through our websites, which may
render our services less attractive to our members or subscribers and
result in a decline in our revenue. For example, in June 2005, the
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the Child Protection and Obscenity Act of
1988, as amended (the CPO Act), by requiring primary and secondary
producers, as defined in the regulations, of certain adult materials
to obtain, maintain and make available for inspection specified
records, such as a performers name, address and certain forms of
photo identification as proof of a performers age. Failure to
properly obtain, maintain or make these records available for
inspection upon request of the DOJ could lead to an imposition of
penalties, fines or imprisonment. We could be deemed a secondary
producer under the CPO Act because we allow our members to display
photographic images on our websites as part of member profiles.
Enforcement of these regulations as to secondary producers was stayed
pending resolution of a legal challenge on the grounds that the
regulations exceed the DOJs statutory authority to regulate secondary
producers, among other grounds. In July 2006, the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (the Walsh Act) became law,
amending the CPO Act by expanding the definition of the adult
materials covered by the CPO Act and by requiring secondary producers
to maintain and make available specified records under the CPO Act.
Additionally, in July 2006, the FBI began conducting CPO Act record
inspections, including inspections of businesses that allegedly were
secondary producers under the CPO Act. In March 2007, the court
hearing the legal challenge to the CPO Act issued partial summary
judgment in favor of the DOJ and requested further briefing on how the
Walsh Act affected the stay on enforcement of the CPO Act against
secondary producers. In April 2007, the court lifted the stay on
enforcement against secondary producers. Additionally, in June 2007
and June 2008, the DOJ issued new proposed regulations to implement
the Walsh Act and amended CPO Act. The public comment period for the
proposed regulations closed in September 2007 and August 2008 for
those proposed regulations issued in June 2007 and June 2008,
respectively. It is anticipated that these new proposed regulations
will be challenged in court on various constitutional grounds and that
another stay against enforcement of these regulations will be sought.
In October 2007, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the CPO
Act was unconstitutional. The DOJ appealed that decision in January
2008 and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to hear the
appeal en banc. If the FBI continues to inspect businesses that are
allegedly secondary producers and there are no legal challenges to the
CPO Act, the Walsh Act or the new regulations purporting to implement
these acts, or if these challenges are unsuccessful, we may be subject
to significant and burdensome recordkeeping compliance requirements
and we will have to evaluate and implement additional registration and
recordkeeping processes and procedures, each of which would result in
additional expenses to us. If our members and subscribers feel these
additional restrictions or registration and recordkeeping processes
and procedures are too burdensome, this is likely to result in an
adverse impact on our subscriber growth which, in turn, will have an
adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Alternatively, if we determine that the recordkeeping and compliance
requirements would be too burdensome, we may be forced to limit the
type of content that we allow our members to post to their profiles,
which will result in a loss of features that we believe our members
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The restrictions imposed by, and costs of complying with, current and possible future laws and
regulations related to our business could limit our growth and reduce our membership base, revenue
and profit margins.
The risks of transmitting confidential information online, including credit card information, may
discourage customers from subscribing to our services or purchasing goods from us.
In order for the online marketplace to be successful, we and other market participants must be
able to transmit confidential information, including credit card information, securely over public
networks. Third parties may have the technology or know-how to breach the security of our customer
transaction data. Any breach could cause consumers to lose confidence in the security of our
websites and choose not to subscribe to our services or purchase goods from us. We cannot guarantee
that our security measures will effectively prohibit others from obtaining improper access to our
information or that of our users. If a person is able to circumvent our security measures, he or
she could destroy or steal valuable information or disrupt our operations. Any security breach
could expose us to risks of data loss, litigation and liability and may significantly disrupt our
operations and harm our reputation, operating results or financial condition.
If we are unable to provide satisfactory customer service, we could lose subscribers.
Our ability to provide satisfactory customer service depends, to a large degree, on the
efficient and uninterrupted operation of our customer service operations. Any significant
disruption or slowdown in our ability to process customer calls resulting from telephone or
Internet failures, power, system or service outages, technological issues with our infrastructure,
natural disasters or other events could make it difficult or impossible to provide adequate
customer service and support. Further, we may be unable to attract and retain adequate numbers of
competent customer service representatives, which is essential in creating a favorable interactive
customer experience. In July 2007, we closed our office in Argentina, as a result of which the
number of customer service representatives and the hours of customer service representation were
reduced. If due to this reduction or otherwise we are unable to continually provide adequate
staffing for our customer service operations, our reputation could be harmed and we may lose
existing and potential subscribers. In addition, we cannot guarantee that email and telephone call
volumes will not exceed our present system or staffing capacities. If this occurs, we could
experience delays in responding to customer inquiries and addressing customer concerns.
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We may be the target of negative publicity campaigns or other actions by advocacy groups that could
disrupt our operations because we serve the LGBT community.
Advocacy groups may target our business through negative publicity campaigns, lawsuits and
boycotts seeking to limit access to our services or otherwise disrupt our operations because we
serve the LGBT community. These actions could impair our ability to attract and retain customers,
especially in our advertising business, resulting in decreased revenue, and cause additional
financial harm by requiring that we incur significant expenditures to defend our business and by
diverting managements attention. Further, some investors, investment banking entities, market
makers, lenders and others in the investment community may decide not to invest in our securities
or provide financing to us because we serve the LGBT community, which, in turn, may hurt the value
of our stock.
Adult content in our media properties may be the target of negative publicity campaigns or subject
us to restrictive or costly regulatory compliance.
A portion of the content of our media properties is adult in nature. Advocacy groups may
target our business through negative publicity campaigns, lawsuits and boycotts seeking to limit
access to our services or otherwise disrupt our operations because we are a provider of adult
content. These actions could impair our ability to attract and retain customers, especially in our
advertising business, resulting in decreased revenue, and cause additional financial harm by
requiring that we incur significant expenditures to defend our business and by diverting
managements attention. Further, some investors, investment banking entities, market makers,
lenders and others in the investment community may decide not to invest in our securities or
provide financing to us because of our adult content, which, in turn, may hurt the value of our
stock. Additionally, future laws or regulations, or new interpretations of existing laws and
regulations, may restrict our ability to provide adult content, or make it more difficult or costly
to do so, such as the Walsh Act, which became law in July 2006, and the regulations adopted by the
DOJ in June 2005 purporting to implement the CPO Act.
If one or more states or countries successfully assert that we should collect sales or other taxes
on the use of the Internet or the online sales of goods and services, our expenses will increase,
resulting in lower margins.
In the United States, federal and state tax authorities are currently exploring the
appropriate tax treatment of companies engaged in online commerce, and new state tax regulations
may subject us to additional state sales and income taxes, which could increase our expenses and
decrease our profit margins.
In 2003, the European Union implemented new rules regarding the collection and payment of
value added tax, or VAT. These rules require VAT to be charged on products and services delivered
over electronic networks, including software and computer services, as well as information and
cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific, educational, entertainment and similar services. These
services are now being taxed in the country where the purchaser resides rather than where the
supplier is located. Historically, suppliers of digital products and services that existed outside
the European Union were not required to collect or remit VAT on digital orders made to purchasers
in the European Union. With the implementation of these rules, we are required to collect and remit
VAT on digital orders received from purchasers in the European Union, effectively reducing our
revenue by the VAT amount because we currently do not pass this cost on to our customers.
We also do not currently collect sales, use or other similar taxes for sales of our
subscription services or for physical shipments of goods into states other than California and New
York. In the future, one or more local, state or foreign jurisdictions may seek to impose sales,
use or other tax collection obligations on us. If these obligations are successfully imposed upon
us by a state or other jurisdiction, we may suffer decreased sales into that state or jurisdiction
as the effective cost of purchasing goods or services from us will increase for those residing in
these states or jurisdictions.
In the event of an earthquake, other natural or man-made disaster, or power loss, our operations
could be interrupted or adversely affected, resulting in lower revenue.
Our executive offices and our data center are located in the San Francisco Bay area. Our
business and operations could be disrupted in the event of electrical blackouts, fires, floods,
earthquakes, power losses, telecommunications failures, acts of terrorism, break-ins or similar
events. Because our California operations are located in an earthquake-sensitive area, we are
particularly susceptible to the risk of damage to, or total destruction of, our systems and
infrastructure. We are not insured against any losses or expenses that arise from a disruption to
our business due to earthquakes. Further, the State of California has experienced deficiencies in
its power supply over the last few years, resulting in occasional rolling blackouts. If rolling
blackouts or other disruptions in power occur, our business and operations could be disrupted, and
we will lose revenue.
In the event we are unable to satisfy regulatory requirements relating to internal control over
financial reporting, or if these internal controls are not effective, our business and our stock
price could suffer.
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Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires companies to do a comprehensive and
costly evaluation of their internal controls. As a result, our management is required on an ongoing
basis to perform an evaluation of our internal control over financial
reporting. Our efforts to comply with Section 404 and related regulations regarding our
managements required assessment of internal control over financial reporting has required, and
will continue to require, the commitment of significant financial and managerial resources. If we
fail to timely complete these evaluations, we could be subject to regulatory scrutiny and a loss of
public confidence in our internal controls, which could have an adverse effect on our business and
our stock price.
Our stock price may be volatile and you may lose all or a part of your investment.
Since our initial public offering in October 2004, our stock price has been and may continue
to be subject to wide fluctuations. From October 14, 2004 through October 30, 2008, the closing
sale prices of our common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market ranged
from $1.25 to $136.00 per share.
Our stock price may fluctuate in response to a number of events and factors, such as quarterly
variations in our operating results, changes in financial estimates and recommendations by
securities analysts, the operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors or
analysts deem comparable to us, the limited float due to the concentration of shares among our
recent equity financing investors and sales of stock by our existing stockholders.
In addition, the stock markets have experienced significant price and trading volume
fluctuations, and the market prices of Internet-related and e-commerce companies in particular have
been extremely volatile and have recently experienced sharp share price and trading volume changes.
These broad market fluctuations may impact the trading price of our common stock. In the past,
following periods of volatility in the market price of a public companys securities, securities
class action litigation has often been instituted against that company. This type of litigation
could result in substantial costs to us and a likely diversion of our managements attention.
The sales of common stock by our stockholders could depress the price of our shares.
If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, the
market price of our shares could fall. These sales might also make it more difficult for us to
sell equity or equity related securities at a time and price that we would deem appropriate. For
example, pursuant to the terms of our July 2007 private placement, we filed a registration
statement registering for resale all of the common stock we issued in the private placement. Sales
by these stockholders could have an adverse impact on the trading price of our common stock.
Our Stockholder Rights Plan, along with provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law,
could discourage a takeover that stockholders may consider favorable.
Our charter documents may discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that a
stockholder may consider favorable because they:
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authorize our board of directors, without stockholder approval, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of undesignated
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As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to Delaware law anti-takeover provisions. Under
Delaware law, a corporation may not engage in a business combination with any holder of 15% or more
of its capital stock unless the holder has held the stock for three years or, among other things,
the board of directors has approved the transaction. Additionally, our Stockholder Rights Plan
adopted in January 2007 will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to
acquire us on terms not approved by our board of directors. Our board of directors could rely on
Delaware law or the Stockholder Rights Plan to prevent or delay an acquisition of us.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Stock repurchase activity during the three months ended September 30, 2008 was as follows:
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(d) Maximum Number |
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(a) Total |
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of |
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(or Approximate |
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Number of |
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(b) Average |
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Shares Purchased |
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Dollar Value) of |
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Shares |
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Price Paid |
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as Part of Publicly |
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Shares that May |
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Purchased |
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per |
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Announced |
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Yet Be Purchased Under |
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Period |
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(1) |
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Share |
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Plans or Programs |
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the Plans or Programs |
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July 1, 2008 July 31, 2008 |
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$ |
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August 1, 2008 August 31, 2008 |
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September 1, 2008 September
30, 2008 |
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Total |
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$ |
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(1) |
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PlanetOut does not have any publicly announced plans or programs to repurchase shares of its common stock. |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the third quarter of 2008.
Item 5. Other Information
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description of Documents |
2.4
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Put/Call Agreement among Regent Releasing, L.L.C., Regent Entertainment Media Inc.,
PlanetOut Inc., LPI Media Inc., and SpecPub, Inc. dated as of August 12, 2008
(filed as Exhibit 2.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed
on August 13, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference). |
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2.5
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Marketing Agreement between Regent Releasing, L.L.C. and PlanetOut Inc. entered
into as of August 12, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K,
File No. 000-50879, filed on August 13, 2008, and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended by Certificate of
Amendment, dated October 1, 2007 and as currently in effect (filed as Exhibit 3.1
to our Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed on October 4, 2007,
and incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.2
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Amended and Restated Bylaws, as currently in effect (filed as Exhibit 3.4 to our
Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-114988, initially filed on
April 29, 2004, declared effective on October 13, 2004, and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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4.1
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Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed on October 4, 2007, and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description of Documents |
4.2
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Form of Senior Debt Indenture (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to our Registration Statement
on Form S-3, File No. 333-133536, filed on April 25, 2006 and incorporated herein
by reference). |
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4.3
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Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture (filed as Exhibit 4.6 to our Registration
Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-133536, filed on April 25, 2006 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.4
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Rights Agreement dated as of January 4, 2007 among PlanetOut Inc. and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, File No.
000-50879, filed on January 8, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.5
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Form of Rights Certificate (filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our Current Report on Form
8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed on January 8, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference). |
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4.7
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Amendment to Rights Agreement among PlanetOut Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated
June 28, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 4.7 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No.
000-50879, filed on August 3, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.8
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Common Stock Warrant to Allen & Company, LLC dated January 14, 2008 (filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed on
January 17, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference). |
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12.1
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C section 1350. |
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32.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. section 1350. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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PLANETOUT INC.
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Date: October 31, 2008 |
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By: |
/s/ DANIEL E. STEIMLE
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Daniel E. Steimle |
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Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description of Documents |
2.4
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|
Put/Call Agreement among Regent Releasing, L.L.C., Regent Entertainment Media Inc.,
PlanetOut Inc., LPI Media Inc., and SpecPub, Inc. dated as of August 12, 2008
(filed as Exhibit 2.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed
on August 13, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference). |
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
Marketing Agreement between Regent Releasing, L.L.C. and PlanetOut Inc. entered
into as of August 12, 2008 (filed as Exhibit 2.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K,
File No. 000-50879, filed on August 13, 2008, and incorporated herein by
reference). |
|
|
|
3.1
|
|
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended by Certificate of
Amendment, dated October 1, 2007 and as currently in effect (filed as Exhibit 3.1
to our Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed on October 4, 2007,
and incorporated herein by reference). |
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|
|
3.2
|
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as currently in effect (filed as Exhibit 3.4 to our
Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-114988, initially filed on
April 29, 2004, declared effective on October 13, 2004, and incorporated herein by
reference). |
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed on October 4, 2007, and incorporated herein by
reference). |
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
Form of Senior Debt Indenture (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to our Registration Statement
on Form S-3, File No. 333-133536, filed on April 25, 2006 and incorporated herein
by reference). |
|
|
|
4.3
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|
Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture (filed as Exhibit 4.6 to our Registration
Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-133536, filed on April 25, 2006 and
incorporated herein by reference). |
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|
|
4.4
|
|
Rights Agreement dated as of January 4, 2007 among PlanetOut Inc. and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, File No.
000-50879, filed on January 8, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference). |
|
|
|
4.5
|
|
Form of Rights Certificate (filed as Exhibit 99.3 to our Current Report on Form
8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed on January 8, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference). |
|
|
|
4.7
|
|
Amendment to Rights Agreement among PlanetOut Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated
June 28, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 4.7 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No.
000-50879, filed on August 3, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference). |
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
Common Stock Warrant to Allen & Company, LLC dated January 14, 2008 (filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-50879, filed on
January 17, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference). |
|
|
|
12.1
|
|
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
32.1
|
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C section 1350. |
|
|
|
32.2
|
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. section 1350. |
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