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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

 

OR

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission file number: 0-30428

 

MIVA, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

88-0348835

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

 

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

5220 Summerlin Commons Blvd.

 

 

Fort Myers, Florida 33907

 

(239) 561-7229

(Address of principal executive offices,

 

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including zip code)

 

including area code)

 

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 the filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.     Yes   x       No   o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   o

 

Accelerated filer   x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer   o

 

Smaller reporting company   o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes   o       No   x

 

There were 34,282,574 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding on April 30, 2008

 

 

 



 
FORM 10-Q
 

MIVA, Inc.

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page No.

 

 

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited), and December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

4

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated

6

 

Financial Statements for the three months ended

 

 

March 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial

21

 

Condition and Results of Operations.

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

31

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

32

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

32

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

35

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

36

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits.

36

 

 

 

Signatures

37

 

 

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MIVA, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par values)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

22,644

 

$

29,905

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $639 and $723 at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

 

14,767

 

14,421

 

Deferred tax assets

 

545

 

751

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,331

 

2,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

40,287

 

47,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

2,793

 

2,745

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

14,743

 

14,743

 

Vendor agreements, net

 

1,222

 

1,318

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

3,523

 

4,038

 

Other assets

 

713

 

1,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

63,281

 

$

71,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

10,387

 

$

11,957

 

Accrued expenses

 

12,670

 

14,844

 

Deferred revenue

 

3,643

 

3,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

26,700

 

30,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities long-term

 

545

 

751

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

1,255

 

1,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

28,500

 

32,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.001 par value; authorized, 500 shares; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $.001 par value; authorized, 200,000 shares; issued 34,338 and 33,934, respectively; outstanding 32,599 and 32,204, respectively

 

34

 

34

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

266,446

 

265,721

 

Treasury stock; 1,739 and 1,730 shares at cost, respectively

 

(6,707

)

(6,694

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

6,649

 

6,294

 

Deficit

 

(231,641

)

(226,514

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

34,781

 

38,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

63,281

 

$

71,057

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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MIVA, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

33,015

 

$

42,687

 

Cost of services

 

15,893

 

20,319

 

Gross profit

 

17,122

 

22,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing, sales, and service

 

11,484

 

12,641

 

General and administrative

 

8,764

 

9,025

 

Product development

 

1,155

 

1,725

 

Amortization

 

732

 

1,234

 

Restructuring Charges

 

131

 

3,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

22,266

 

27,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(5,144

)

(5,273

)

Interest income, net

 

131

 

158

 

Exchange rate (loss)/gain

 

(55

)

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

(5,068

)

(5,062

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

59

 

184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss from continuing operations

 

(5,127

)

(5,246

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

(76

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,127

)

$

(5,322

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.17

)

Discontinued operations

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.17

)

Discontinued operations

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

32,546

 

31,526

 

Diluted

 

32,546

 

31,526

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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MIVA, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,127

)

$

(5,322

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

40

 

33

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,370

 

2,548

 

Equity based compensation

 

725

 

2,145

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

13

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(111

)

(3,427

)

Prepaid and other current assets

 

(241

)

(316

)

Income taxes receivable

 

(17

)

429

 

Deferred revenue

 

112

 

(95

)

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(4,082

)

(3,602

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

(7,331

)

(7,594

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of capital items including internally developed software

 

(856

)

(196

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(856

)

(196

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments made on software license obligation

 

 

(350

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

 

(350

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

 

926

 

(68

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

(7,261

)

(8,208

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period

 

29,905

 

29,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period

 

$

22,644

 

$

21,380

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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MIVA, Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE A — NATURE OF BUSINESS

 

MIVA, Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “MIVA”, is an online media and advertising network company. We provide targeted and measurable online advertising campaigns for our advertiser and agency clients, generating qualified consumer leads and sales. The audiences for our advertisers’ campaigns are comprised of our multi-tiered ad network of third-party website publishers and our growing portfolio of consumer entertainment properties. Our high traffic consumer destination websites organize audiences into marketable vertical categories and facilitate the distribution of our toolbar products. Our toolbars are designed to enhance consumers’ online experience by providing direct access to relevant content and search results. Our active toolbars installed on approximately 6.5 million computers worldwide enable millions of daily consumer interactions.

 

We offer a range of products and services through the following divisions:

 

MIVA Direct

Our MIVA Direct division operates a growing portfolio of consumer destination websites as well as a range of consumer-oriented interactive products including toolbars, and screensavers. Our high traffic consumer destination websites organize audiences into marketable vertical categories and facilitate the distribution of our toolbar products. Our toolbars are designed to enhance consumers’ online experience by providing direct access to relevant content and search results. Our active toolbars installed on approximately 6.5 million computers worldwide enable millions of daily consumer interactions.

 

MIVA Media

Our MIVA Media division is an auction based pay-per-click advertising and publishing network that operates across North America and Europe.  MIVA Media connects millions of buyers and sellers online by displaying relevant and timely text ads in response to consumer search or browsing activity on select Internet properties.  Such interactions between online buyers and sellers result in highly targeted, cost-effective leads for MIVA’s advertisers and a source of recurring revenue for MIVA’s publisher partners.

 

The majority of our MIVA Direct revenue is generated through toolbar products. MIVA Direct’s toolbar products offer consumers direct links to what we believe is relevant content and provide search functionality, utilizing ad listings serviced primarily through our contractual relationship with our third-party ad provider.

 

For our MIVA Media division, which comprises a majority of our overall revenue, we derive our revenue primarily from online advertising by delivering relevant contextual and search ad listings to our third-party ad network and our consumer audiences on a performance basis. Marketers only pay for advertising when a predetermined action occurs, such as when an Internet user clicks on an ad.

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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NOTE B — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for fair presentation of results for the interim periods have been reflected in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of MIVA, Inc. and all of our subsidiaries.  Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates in these consolidated financial statements include estimates of: asset impairment evaluations; income taxes; tax valuation reserves; restructuring reserve; loss contingencies; allowances for doubtful accounts; share-based compensation; and useful lives for depreciation and amortization.  Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.  We did not maintain a balance in short-term investments as of March 31, 2008 or December 31, 2007.  As of March 31, 2008 substantially all of our cash and cash equivalents were managed by a number of financial institutions and included certain offshore overnight sweep accounts.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company records its allowance for doubtful accounts based on its assessment of various factors.  The Company considers historical experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances, the credit quality of our customers, current economic conditions, and other factors that may affect our customers’ ability to pay to determine the level of allowance required.

 

Comprehensive Loss

 

Total comprehensive loss is comprised of net loss and net foreign currency translation adjustments.  Total comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, was $4.8 million and $5.3 million, respectively.

 

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Cost of Services

 

The Company’s cost of services consists of revenue-sharing or other payments to our MIVA Media distribution partners and other directly related expenses associated with the production and usage of MIVA Media including our third party patent license royalty payments.

 

Advertising Costs

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred, and are included in Marketing, Sales and Service expense. We incurred advertising costs of approximately $8.3 million and $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The majority of these costs were spent by MIVA Direct to promote its desktop consumer software products.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under SFAS 109, deferred income taxes are recognized for temporary differences between financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities, loss carry-forwards, and tax credit carry-forwards for which income tax benefits are expected to be realized in future years. A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that all, or some portion, of such deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) establishes the principles and requirements for how an acquirer: (i) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; (ii) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and (iii) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) is to be applied prospectively to business combinations consummated on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period on or after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited. We are currently evaluating the impact SFAS 141(R) will have on adoption on our accounting for future acquisitions. Previously, any release of valuation allowances for certain deferred tax assets would serve to reduce goodwill, whereas under the new standard any release of the valuation allowance related to acquisitions currently or in prior periods will serve to reduce our income tax provision in the period in which the reserve is released.  Additionally, under SFAS 141(R) transaction related expenses, which were previously capitalized as “deal cost”, will be expensed as incurred.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require (i) noncontrolling interests to be reported as a component of equity, (ii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest to be accounted for as equity transactions, and (iii) any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary to be initially measured at fair value. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited.  We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

In February 2007, the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “ The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”) was issued. Under SFAS 159,

 

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entities may elect to measure eligible items at fair value on a contract-by-contract basis, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings each reporting period. The election, called the fair value option, will enable entities to achieve an offset accounting effect for changes in fair value of certain related assets and liabilities without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. On January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS 159. This adoption of SFAS 159 did not apply to any existing contracts nor have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

In September 2006, SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (“SFAS 157”) was issued.  SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, with earlier application encouraged with the exception of certain nonfinancial assets and liabilities, for which the effective date has been deferred by one year.  Any amounts recognized upon adoption as a cumulative effect adjustment will be recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption.  On January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157, except as it applies to those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities for which the effective date has been delayed one year.  The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.  The book values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

NOTE C — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On August 1, 2007, we sold the assets, net of liabilities assumed, of our MIVA Small Business division for $0.2 million.  Our decision to divest our MIVA Small Business division was due primarily to inconsistencies between the division’s products and services and the Company’s current and future strategic plan.  A gain of approximately $0.16 million was recorded as a result of the sale.

 

In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” (“SFAS 144”) the financial data for MIVA Small Business has been accounted for as discontinued operations and, accordingly, its operating results are segregated and reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations in all periods presented.  The results of operations of MIVA Small Business for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, are as follows:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenues

 

$

 

$

469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

 

(76

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

(76

)

 

NOTE D — IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “ Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets ,” goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment annually and when an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.  In performing this assessment, we compare the carrying value of our reporting

 

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units to their fair value.  Quoted market prices in active stock markets are often the best evidence of fair value; therefore a significant decrease in our stock price could indicate that an impairment of goodwill exists.  We have experienced significant impairment losses in 2007, 2006, and 2005.  At March 31, 2008, the total remaining carrying value of the Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets of $19.5 million are those of our U.S. operations.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2007, as a result of continued operating losses related to our MIVA Media US business, we performed an impairment analysis to determine recoverability of the recorded long-lived assets of this division.  As a result of this analysis, we determined that certain long-lived assets of our MIVA Media US division were impaired under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS 144).”  During the fourth quarter of 2007, we recorded approximately $4.7 million in non-cash impairment charges to reduce the carrying value of certain long-lived tangible and intangible assets to their estimated fair value.

 

In the second quarter of 2007 our revenue and earnings forecasts were updated for each of our divisions to reflect events that occurred during the quarter that changed our expected business prospects.  Our MIVA Media Europe division’s forecasts were particularly negatively affected by: the continuation of reduced traffic generated by our distribution partners; slower than anticipated deployment of new services; and other factors.  As a result of these indicators, we performed a test to determine if the carrying amount of goodwill and other long-lived assets at MIVA Media Europe were impaired.

 

The fair value estimates used in the initial impairment test were based on market approaches and the present value of future cash flows. These tests indicated that the carrying amount of MIVA Media Europe exceeded its fair value, and led us to conclude that goodwill could be impaired. We then performed a preliminary impairment test of long-lived assets, and a preliminary second step of the impairment analysis. As part of the two step analysis required, the implied fair value of goodwill was determined through the allocation of preliminary estimates of the fair value to the underlying assets and liabilities, and an estimated non-cash impairment charge of $14.0 million was recorded to adjust the carrying value of goodwill to its preliminary estimated fair value.  This non-cash charge was recorded at MIVA Media Europe and after this impairment charge, MIVA Media Europe has no remaining goodwill.

 

At the time of the filing of our second quarter 2007 Form 10-Q, the second step of the analysis had not been finalized, therefore, as discussed above, we recorded our best estimate of the impairment, at the time, $14.0 million.  The finalization of the impairment test of long-lived assets and the second step of the impairment analysis was completed in the third quarter of 2007, resulting in an additional impairment charge of $1.4 million related to our long-lived assets in our MIVA Media Europe division.

 

The fair value of the reporting unit under step one and individual assets under step two were determined using methodologies that include both a market and an income approach. The market approach includes analysis of publicly traded companies comparable in terms of functions performed, financial strengths, and markets served, along with a survey of transactions involving similar public and non-public companies. The income approach was based on the economic benefit stream of discounted future cash flows.

 

As of October 1, 2007, our annual impairment cycle review date, we performed the necessary analysis and determined there was no additional impairment.  As part of this process we determined the fair values of each of the reporting units under the provisions of SFAS 142 using methodologies that include both a market and an income approach.  We performed these steps for the remaining three reporting units with recorded goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets.  At March 31, 2008, the remaining goodwill and

 

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indefinite lived intangible assets recorded at our MIVA European division is $0, whereas the domestic goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets amounts to approximately $15.9 million.

 

We will continue to assess the potential of impairment for goodwill, intangibles assets, and other long-lived assets in future periods in accordance with SFAS 142 and 144. Should our business prospects change, and our expectations for acquired businesses be further reduced, or other circumstances that affect our business dictate, we may be required to recognize additional impairment charges.

 

NOTE E — ACCOUNTING FOR SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

For the three month periods ending March 31, 2008 and 2007, our share-based employee compensation expense consisted of existing stock option expense of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) expense of $0.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively.

 

Stock option activity under the plans during the three months ended March 31, 2008, is summarized below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

Options

 

Price

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2007

 

1,939

 

$

9.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(19

)

2.97

 

Expired

 

(50

)

12.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2008

 

1,870

 

$

9.86

 

 

The following table summarizes information as of March 31, 2008, concerning outstanding and exercisable stock options under the plans (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Number

 

Contractual

 

Exercise

 

Number

 

Exercise

 

Range of Exercise Prices

 

Outstanding

 

Life (Years)

 

Price

 

Exercisable

 

Price

 

$1.00 - $3.00

 

119

 

7.4

 

$

2.75

 

43

 

$

2.43

 

$3.01 - $6.00

 

1,134

 

7.2

 

4.86

 

772

 

4.88

 

$6.01 - $14.00

 

48

 

6.4

 

11.08

 

44

 

11.04

 

$14.01 - $23.14

 

569

 

6.2

 

21.21

 

559

 

21.31

 

 

 

1,870

 

6.9

 

$

9.86

 

1,418

 

$

11.47

 

 

As of March 31, 2008, unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options totaled approximately $1.0 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.  The fair value of the stock options is estimated at the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  No stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

In January 2008, we issued restricted stock units with service based vesting provisions (4 year vesting in equal increments), and market condition performance based restricted stock units that: vest upon the Company’s common stock reaching, and closing, at a share price at or exceeding $4.00 per share, for ten consecutive trading days.

 

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Additionally, in January 2007, we issued restricted stock units with service based vesting provisions (4 year vesting in equal increments), and market condition performance based restricted stock units that: vest in equal tranches upon the Company’s common stock reaching, and closing, at share prices at or exceeding $6.00, $8.00, $10.00, and $12.00, respectively, for ten consecutive trading days.  In June 2007, all criteria was satisfied for the $6.00 tranche level of restricted stock units and accordingly 86,412 shares attributable to the achievement of the $6.00 performance criteria were issued.

 

The fair value of our service based restricted stock units is the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.  Further, we utilize a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value and compensation expense related to our market condition performance based restricted stock units.  The Company recognizes stock compensation expense for options or restricted stock units that have graded vesting on the graded vesting attribution method.

 

New stock options granted and new restricted stock units granted with related expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, are summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Stock options granted - new

 

 

 

Stock option expense - new

 

$

 

$

 

Restricted stock units - new

 

1,913

 

1,796

 

Restricted stock unit expense - new

 

$

236

 

$

1,426

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value and compensation expense of our performance based restricted stock units with market based conditions:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

 

 

ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Volatility

 

70.5%

 

69.3%

 

Expected life

 

10 years

 

10 years

 

Risk-free rate

 

4.03%

 

4.41% - 5.16%

 

 

The restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity for the three months ended March 31, 2008, is summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance based RSUs

 

 

 

Total

 

Service Based

 

with Market based conditions

 

 

 

RSUs

 

RSUs

 

$4.00

 

$6.00

 

$8.00

 

$10.00

 

$12.00

 

Balance, December 31, 2007

 

1,589

 

1,325

 

 

 

88

 

88

 

88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

1,913

 

1,560

 

353

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

(301

)

(301

)

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(87

)

(68

)

(10

)

 

(3

)

(3

)

(3

)

Expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2008

 

3,114

 

2,516

 

343

 

 

85

 

85

 

85

 

 

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NOTE F — RESTRUCTURING AND MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

February 2008 Restructuring

 

On February 19, 2008, the Company announced a restructuring plan aimed at continued reduction of the overall cost structure of the Company. The Company recorded $0.1 million in restructuring charges related to this action, which was designed to align the cost structures of our U.S. and U.K. operations with the operational needs of these businesses. Management developed a formal plan that included the identification of a workforce reduction totaling 8 employees, all of which involved cash payments of approximately $0.1 million made in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

 

May 2007 Master Services Agreement and Restructuring

 

On May 11, 2007, the Company entered into a master services agreement with Perot Systems Corporation (the “Master Services Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company outsources certain of its information technology infrastructure services, application development and maintenance, MIVA Media US support services, and transactional accounting functions.

 

The Master Services Agreement has a term of 84 calendar months commencing June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated or extended pursuant to its terms. Aggregate fees payable by the Company to Perot Systems under the Master Services Agreement are expected to be approximately $41.8 million.  As of March 31, 2008, the Company incurred approximately $7.6 million of operating expenses for services received under the agreement since the agreement’s inception.  See Note O — Subsequent Events.

 

As a result of the Master Services Agreement, the Company’s active employee base declined by approximately 50 employees and the full workforce reduction was completed in September 2007. Approximately 29 Company employees transitioned to become employees of Perot Systems as a result of this agreement.

 

With respect to the workforce reductions, the Company incurred total restructuring charges related to one-time employee severance ($0.2 million) and related costs ($0.3 million) of approximately $0.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2007.  These related costs were attributed to legal fees incurred as part of both the February 2007 and May 2007 restructuring plans.

 

February 2007 Restructuring

 

On February 8, 2007, the Company announced a restructuring plan aimed at reducing the overall cost structure of the Company. The Company initially recorded $3.1 million (adjusted to $2.8 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2007) in restructuring charges related to this action, which was designed to align the cost structures of our U.S. and U.K. operations with the operational needs of these businesses. Management developed a formal plan that included the identification of a workforce reduction totaling 56 employees, all of which involved cash payments of approximately $0.5 million made in April 2007 and approximately $0.5 million which was to be paid by the end of April 2008.

 

The following reserve for restructuring is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2008 (in thousands):

 

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Employee

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Severance

 

Charges

 

Total

 

Balance as of January 1, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring charges in 2007

 

$

2.4

 

$

0.4

 

$

2.8

 

Adjustments in 2007

 

(0.3

)

 

(0.3

)

Cash payments in 2007

 

(2.0

)

(0.4

)

(2.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2007

 

$

0.1

 

$

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring charges in 2008

 

$

0.1

 

$

 

$

0.1

 

Cash payments in Q1-2008

 

(0.1

)

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2008

 

$

0.1

 

$

 

$

0.1

 

 

All actions under the February 8, 2007, restructuring plan, other than cash payments, were completed by May 31, 2007.  All cash payments with respect to the May 11, 2007, restructuring plan were completed by April 30, 2008.   All actions under the February 19, 2008, restructuring plan were completed by March 31, 2008.

 

NOTE G — INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The balance in intangible assets as of March 31, 2008, consists of the following (in thousands, except years):

 

 

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Carrying
Amount

 

Weighted
Average
Useful
Economic Life

 

Vendor agreements

 

$

2,707

 

$

(1,485

)

$

1,222

 

3

 

Developed technology

 

8,776

 

(6,745

)

2,031

 

4

 

Customer relationships

 

100

 

(100

)

 

 

Other definite-lived intangibles

 

961

 

(603

)

358

 

4

 

Indefinite-lived intellectual property

 

1,134

 

 

1,134

 

Indefinite

 

Goodwill

 

14,743

 

 

14,743

 

Indefinite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,421

 

$

(8,933

)

$

19,488

 

 

 

 

The balance in intangible assets as of December 31, 2007, consisted of the following (in thousands, except years):

 

 

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Carrying
Amount

 

Weighted
Average
Useful
Economic Life

 

Vendor agreements

 

$

2,707

 

$

(1,389

)

$

1,318

 

3

 

Developed technology

 

8,776

 

(6,245

)

2,531

 

4

 

Customer relationships

 

100

 

(100

)

 

 

Other definite-lived intangibles

 

961

 

(588

)

373

 

4

 

Indefinite-lived intellectual property

 

1,134

 

 

1,134

 

Indefinite

 

Goodwill

 

14,743

 

 

14,743

 

Indefinite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

28,421

 

$

(8,322

)

$

20,099

 

 

 

 

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There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

As more fully described in Note D, we performed impairment tests in the quarter ended June 30, 2007, as well as our annual impairment assessment as of October 1, 2007, and recorded impairment charges of $14.0 million (goodwill) and $4.7 million (long-lived tangible and intangible assets), respectively.  The June 30, 2007 impairment charge removed all recorded goodwill within our MIVA Media Europe division.

 

Should operating results for the remainder of 2008 or future periods fall short of the updated projections, further impairments of the remaining domestic based goodwill and other intangible assets could be required.

 

As of March 31, 2008, expected future intangible asset amortization is as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal Years:

 

 

 

2008

 

$

1,833

 

2009

 

980

 

2010

 

446

 

2011

 

221

 

2012

 

60

 

Thereafter

 

71

 

 

 

$

3,611

 

 

NOTE H — EQUITY AND PER SHARE DATA

 

We incurred a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008.   As a result, potentially dilutive shares are not included in the calculation of Earnings per Share because to do so would have an anti-dilutive effect on the loss per share. Had we not recorded a loss, certain exercisable stock options would have been excluded from the calculation of Earnings per Share because option prices were greater than average market prices for the periods presented. The number of stock options that would have been excluded from the calculations was 1.6 million shares with a range of exercise prices between $4.37 and $23.14 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

The following is the number of shares used in the basic and diluted computation of loss per share (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the Three Months ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding basic and diluted

 

32,546

 

31,526

 

 

NOTE I — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Lane’s Gifts and Collectibles Litigation

 

On February 17, 2005, a putative class action was filed in Miller County Circuit Court, Arkansas, against us and others in our sector by Lane’s Gifts and Collectibles, LLC, U.S. Citizens for Fair Credit Card Terms, Inc., Savings 4 Merchants, Inc. and Max Caulfield d/b/a

 

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Caulfield Investigations, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated.  The Complaint names eleven search engines, web publishers, or performance marketing companies as defendants, including us, and alleges breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and civil conspiracy.  All of the plaintiffs’ claims are predicated on the allegation that the plaintiffs have been charged for clicks on their advertisements that were not made by bona fide customers.  The lawsuit is brought on behalf of a putative class of individuals who allegedly “were overcharged for [pay per click] advertising,” and seeks monetary damages, restitution, prejudgment interest, attorneys’ fees, and other remedies.

 

An industry participant is a co-defendant in the lawsuit and has asserted an indemnification claim against us arising as a result of a contract between the companies.  We have agreed to defend and indemnify the co-defendant in accordance with the terms of our contract with them.

 

We entered into an agreement with the plaintiffs to settle this case in January 2008 and received court approval in April 2008.  Under the settlement agreement all claims against us, including our indemnification obligations to a co-defendant, were dismissed without presumption or admission of any liability or wrongdoing.  Pursuant to the agreement, we are establishing a settlement fund of $3,936,812, of which up to $1,312,270 would be in cash for payment of plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and class representative incentive awards and the balance would be in advertising credits relating to the class members’ advertising spending with us during the class period.  At December 31, 2007 we accrued the $1,312,270 of plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and class representative incentive awards as litigation settlement expense, which is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Advertising credits will be recorded as reductions to revenues in the periods they are redeemed.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, no such advertising credits were redeemed.

 

Shareholder Class Action Lawsuits

 

Beginning on May 6, 2005, five putative securities fraud class action lawsuits were filed against us and certain of our former officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.  The complaints allege that we and the individual defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) and that the individual defendants also violated Section 20(a) of the Act as “control persons” of MIVA.  Plaintiffs purport to bring these claims on behalf of a class of our investors who purchased our stock between September 3, 2003 and May 4, 2005.

 

Plaintiffs allege generally that, during the putative class period, we made certain misleading statements and omitted material information.  Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and other relief.

 

On July 27, 2005, the Court consolidated all of the outstanding lawsuits under the case style In re MIVA, Inc. Securities Litigation, selected lead plaintiff and lead counsel for the consolidated cases, and granted Plaintiffs leave to file a consolidated amended complaint, which was filed on August 16, 2005.  We and the other defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on September 8, 2005.

 

On December 28, 2005, the Court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss.  The Court granted Plaintiffs leave to submit a further amended complaint, which was filed on January 17, 2006.  On February 9, 2006, Defendants filed a renewed motion to dismiss.  On March 15, 2007, the Court granted in large part Defendants’ motion to dismiss.  On March 29,

 

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2007, Defendants filed a motion for amendment to the March 15, 2007 order to include certification for interlocutory appeal or, in the alternative, for reconsideration of the motion to dismiss.  On July 17, 2007, the Court (1) denied the motion for amendment to the March 15, 2007 order to include certification for interlocutory appeal and (2) granted the motion for reconsideration as to the issue of whether Plaintiffs pled a strong inference of scienter in light of intervening precedent.  The Court requested additional briefing on the scienter issue,  and on February 15, 2008, entered an Order dismissing one of the individual defendants from the lawsuit and limiting the claims that could be brought against another individual defendant.  In addition, Plaintiffs previously had moved the Court to certify a putative class of investors, and Defendants had filed briefs in opposition thereto.   On March 12, 2008, the Court entered an Order certifying a class of those investors who purchased the Company’s common stock from February 23, 2005 to May 4, 2005.  The Court also dismissed two of the proposed class representatives for lack of standing.  Plaintiffs have served discovery requests on Defendants, and the discovery phase of the lawsuit is presently underway.

 

Regardless of the outcome, this litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, including costs related to our indemnification obligations, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.

 

Derivative Stockholder Litigation

 

On July 25, 2005, a shareholder, Bruce Verduyn, filed a putative derivative action purportedly on behalf of us in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, against certain of our directors and officers.  This action is based on substantially the same facts alleged in the securities class action litigation described above.  The complaint is seeking to recover damages in an unspecified amount.  By agreement of the parties and by Orders of the Court, the case was stayed pending the resolution of Defendants’ motion to dismiss and renewed motion to dismiss in the securities class action.  On July 10, 2007, the parties filed a stipulation to continue the stay of the litigation.  On July 13, 2007, the Court granted the stipulation to continue the stay and administratively closed the case pending notification by plaintiff’s counsel that the case is due to be reopened.  Regardless of the outcome, this litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, including costs related to our indemnification obligations, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.

 

Payday Advance Plus, Inc.

 

On March 10, 2006, a putative class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against us and Advertising.com, Inc. by Payday Advance Plus, Inc.  The Complaint alleges that Advertising.com, a MIVA Media distribution partner, has engaged in click fraud to increase revenues to themselves with our alleged knowledge and participation.  The lawsuit is brought on behalf of a putative class of individuals who have allegedly been overcharged by the defendants and seeks monetary damages, restitution, prejudgment interest, attorneys’ fees, injunctive relief, and other remedies.   On May 12, 2006, we moved to dismiss the Complaint.  In an order dated March 12, 2007, the Court denied our motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s breach of contract claim but granted the motion as it related to the remainder of the plaintiff’s claims.  On April 2, 2007, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint in which it dropped its claims against Advertising.com.  The amended complaint asserts only a claim for breach of contract claim against us.  The plaintiff filed a motion for class certification on September 11, 2007.  We filed our response on October 15, 2007, and the motion is currently pending.  At the request of the plaintiff, the Court stayed the litigation on April 2, 2008 pending resolution of the class action settlement in the Lane’s Gifts and Collectibles case in Arkansas.  The plaintiff in this case is a party to the settlement agreement in the Lane’s Gifts case, and, pursuant to the agreement, the plaintiff has agreed to move to dismiss with prejudice all claims it has asserted against us in this litigation such that this litigation would be settled and resolved in its entirety.  Dismissal of the case is subject to approval of the court in New York.

 

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Comet Systems, Inc.

 

The agent for the former shareholders of Comet Systems, Inc., a company that merged with and into one of our subsidiaries in March 2004, filed a lawsuit against us in Delaware Chancery Court on March 13, 2007.  In the suit the shareholders’ agent contends that our calculation and payment of contingent amounts payable under the merger agreement were not correct. However, we contend that we calculated and paid the contingent amounts correctly.  The agent for the shareholders has filed a motion for partial summary judgment and we have cross-moved for summary judgment.  The parties are currently briefing the summary judgment motions.  We intend to defend the claim vigorously.  Regardless of the outcome, the litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.

 

Bid For Position, LLC

 

On December 13, 2007, a patent infringement case was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against AOL, Google, Microsoft, and us by Bid For Position, LLC.  The complaint alleges that Bid For Position, LLC is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 7,225,151, which was issued on May 29, 2007 and is entitled “Online Auction Bid Management System and Method ,”  (“the ‘151 patent”)  and further alleges that we infringe this patent.  In an Answer filed on February 14, 2008, we denied infringement of the ‘151 patent and have asserted that the claims of this patent are invalid.   The Court has scheduled the trial to commence on September 8, 2008.  We believe we do not infringe any valid and enforceable claim of plaintiff’s patent and intend to defend the case vigorously.  Regardless of the outcome, the litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.

 

Other Litigation

 

We are a defendant in various other legal proceedings from time to time, regarded as normal to our business and, in the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of such proceedings are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or our results of operations.

 

Except for the accrual described above regarding the Lane’s Gifts and Collectibles Litigation, no other accruals for potential losses for litigation are recorded as of March 31, 2008, and although losses are possible in connection with the above litigation, we are unable to estimate an amount or range of possible loss, in accordance with FAS 5, but if circumstances develop that necessitate a loss contingency being disclosed or recorded, we will do so.  We expense all legal fees for litigation as incurred.

 

NOTE J — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

We have ongoing contractual cash payment obligations to our distribution partners. These payments are funded by payments from our advertisers for the paid click-through (visitors), delivered to them via our distribution partners. Agreements with certain distribution partners contain guaranteed minimum payments through April 2009.

 

We have minimum contractual payments as part of our royalty bearing non-exclusive license to certain Yahoo! patents payable quarterly through August 2010.  In addition, we have ongoing royalty payments based on our use of those patents.

 

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We have minimum contractual payments as part of the Perot Master Services Agreement described in Note F, and the software development project as described in Note O.

 

We have contractual obligations regarding future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases, net of payments to be received under our sublease agreement, guaranteed distributor payments, a royalty agreement, and the Master Services Agreement, which consisted of the following at March 31, 2008 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution

 

Guaranteed

 

Perot Master

 

 

 

Operating

 

Sublease

 

Partner

 

Royalty

 

Services

 

 

 

Leases

 

Income

 

Payments

 

Agreement

 

Agreement

 

2008

 

$

1,996

 

$

(401

)

$

407

 

$

600

 

$

5,347

 

2009

 

2,628

 

(449

)

31

 

800

 

6,295

 

2010

 

2,556

 

(454

)

 

600

 

5,540

 

2011

 

2,464

 

(468

)

 

 

5,430

 

2012

 

2,284

 

(442

)

 

 

5,400

 

Thereafter

 

2,864

 

 

 

 

7,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,792

 

$

(2,214

)

$

438

 

$

2,000

 

$

35,642

 

 

We entered into a real estate sublease agreement with an unrelated party to sublease 20,171 square feet in our office located in Fort Myers, Florida.  The term of the sublease agreement commenced on August 17, 2007 and ends on November 30, 2012, unless certain conditions (as defined) are met for earlier termination.

 

On February 26, 2008, we entered into an agreement (the “Lease Amendment”) amending the April 15, 2005 operating lease agreement for our London office.  The Lease Amendment provides for a 45% reduction in space with a proportionate reduction in rent, effective as of January 1, 2008.  The Lease Amendment also provides that a portion of MIVA’s rent deposit in the amount of approximately $0.4 million will be returned to MIVA.  As a result of the Lease Amendment, the annual rent for the leased premises will be reduced from approximately $0.9 million to approximately $0.5 million.  Additionally, the Lease Amendment provides each party with an early termination right to terminate the underlying Lease Agreement on December 31, 2008.  In the event either party exercises the early termination right, we would receive a one-time payment of approximately $0.7 million.

 

NOTE K — SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Historically, our merchant services segment did not meet the quantitative thresholds that required separate information to be reported.  However, we have previously reported our operating results in two operating segments, performance marketing and merchant services.  Further, as described in Note C, on August 1, 2007, we divested our merchant services division, resulting in performance marketing becoming our one remaining operating segment, therefore no separate segment disclosures are presented as of March 31, 2008.

 

Summarized information by geographical locations is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Revenues

 

Long-Lived assets

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

24,221

 

$

22,377

 

United Kingdom

 

3,421

 

410

 

Other International

 

5,373

 

207

 

Total

 

$

33,015

 

$

22,994

 

 

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Revenues

 

Long-Lived assets

 

Three Months ended March 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

28,711

 

$

32,638

 

United Kingdom

 

5,891

 

17,708

 

Other International

 

8,085

 

224

 

Total

 

$

42,687

 

$

50,570

 

 

Amounts are attributed to the country of the legal entity that recognized the sale or holds the asset. Other international activity as reported in the table above relates to several European entities, including France, Germany, Spain, and Italy that are subsidiaries of MIVA Media (UK) Ltd.  In addition, activity from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland is included to the extent of the private label agreement with Eniro AB.  This private label agreement was signed in conjunction with the sale of substantially all of the assets of our indirect, wholly owned subsidiary Espotting Scandinavia AB, to Eniro AB during the third quarter of 2005.

 

NOTE L — INCOME TAXES

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008, was approximately $0.06 million compared to income tax expense of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007.  The income tax expense recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 relates to the state income taxes associated with our US based entities located in New Jersey and Georgia (state income tax) and FIN 48 interest expense, which is reported as a discrete item.

 

The effective tax rate is impacted by a variety of estimates, including the amount of income expected during the remainder of the fiscal year, the combination of that income between foreign and domestic sources, and expected utilization of tax losses, that have a full valuation allowance.

 

NOTE M — TREASURY STOCK

 

In the first quarter of 2008, the Company’s shares held in treasury increased by a total of 8,836 shares or approximately $0.01 million.  This increase in treasury shares resulted from shares withheld to pay the withholding taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units during the quarter.

 

NOTE N — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Sebastian Bishop, our President and Chief Marketing Officer, is also a Director of Steakmedia Limited and owns a 2.5% interest in Steakmedia.  Steakmedia is an advertising agency owned predominately by Oliver Bishop, Mr. Bishop’s brother.  We use this agency to generate advertisers onto our MIVA Media Networks and invoice them for all revenue generated on our networks through their advertisers.  Amounts invoiced to Steakmedia during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, were approximately $69,759 and $73,526, respectively.

 

Lawrence Weber, who joined our Board of Directors in June 2005, and was subsequently elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in April 2006, is also the Chairman and Founder of W2 Group Inc., which owns Racepoint Group, Inc.  The Company entered into an agreement in November 2005 with Racepoint for public relations professional services.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we incurred fees from Racepoint $0 and $62,305, respectively, for its services.

 

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NOTE O — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On April 10, 2008, we entered into an approximate $2.4 million software development statement of work with Perot Systems Corporation (“Perot”), the Company’s outsourcing partner, pursuant to which the Company will pay Perot to develop a new global advertiser and distribution partner application called the “Transformation Project”. The Transformation Project involves the development and implementation of one enhanced consolidated global system to replace MIVA Media’s existing Internet advertising management and distribution partner management systems. As part of the Transformation Project, Perot will assist the Company in migrating MIVA Media’s advertisers and distribution partners to the newly developed system.  As of March 31, 2008, in connection with the Transformation Project, we have incurred $0.7 million of costs, which $0.7 million has been capitalized and will be amortized over the five year estimated useful life of the software once it is placed in service.

 

Item 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain forward-looking statements, the accuracy of which involves risks and uncertainties. We use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “future,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations also contains forward-looking statements attributed to certain third-parties relating to their estimates regarding the growth of the Internet, Internet advertising, and online commerce markets and spending. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this report. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons.  Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” included within this report.

 

Executive Summary

 

We are an online media and advertising network company that operates through MIVA  Direct and MIVA Media. We provide targeted and measurable online advertising campaigns for our advertiser and agency clients, generating qualified consumer leads and sales. The audiences for our advertisers’ campaigns are comprised of our multi-tiered ad network of third-party website publishers and our growing portfolio of consumer entertainment properties. Our high traffic consumer destination websites organize audiences into marketable vertical categories and facilitate the distribution of our toolbar products. Our toolbars are designed to enhance consumers’ online experience by providing direct access to relevant content and search results. Our active toolbars installed on approximately 6.5 million computers worldwide enable millions of daily consumer interactions.

 

The majority of MIVA Direct’s revenue is generated through toolbar products.  MIVA Direct’s toolbar products offer consumers direct links to what we believe is relevant content and provide search functionality, utilizing ad listings serviced primarily through our contractual relationship with a third-party ad provider.  When consumers conduct their search through our toolbars, and subsequently click-through relevant ad listings, MIVA Direct earns a percentage of the total click-through revenue recorded by the third-party ad provider that serviced the ad.  During the past few years, we have invested, and we intend to continue to invest, more significantly in MIVA Direct, which is a key part to our strategy for transitioning our business model to more of an online consumer-oriented direct marketer.

 

MIVA Media derives their revenue primarily from online advertising by delivering relevant contextual and search ad listings to our third-party ad network and our consumer audiences on a performance basis. Marketers only pay for advertising when a predetermined action occurs, such as when an Internet user clicks on an ad.

 

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We offer a range of products and services through the following divisions:

 

MIVA Direct

Our MIVA Direct division operates a growing portfolio of consumer destination websites as well as a range of consumer-oriented interactive products including toolbars, and screensavers. Our high traffic consumer destination websites organize audiences into marketable vertical categories and facilitate the distribution of our toolbar products. Our toolbars are designed to enhance consumers’ online experience by providing direct access to relevant content and search results. Our active toolbars installed on approximately 6.5 million computers worldwide enable millions of daily consumer interactions.

 

MIVA Media

Our MIVA Media division is an auction based pay-per-click advertising and publishing network that operates across North America and Europe.  MIVA Media connects millions of buyers and sellers online by displaying relevant and timely text ads in response to consumer search or browsing activity on select Internet properties.  Such interactions between online buyers and sellers result in highly targeted, cost-effective leads for MIVA’s advertisers and a source of recurring revenue for MIVA’s publisher partners.

 

Recent Developments

 

On April 10, 2008, we entered into an approximate $2.4 million software development statement of work with Perot Systems Corporation, our outsourcing partner, pursuant to which we will pay Perot to develop a new global advertiser and distribution partner application called the “Transformation Project”. The Transformation Project involves the development and implementation of one enhanced consolidated global system to replace MIVA Media’s existing Internet advertising management and distribution partner management systems. As part of the Transformation Project, Perot will assist us in migrating MIVA Media’s advertisers and distribution partners to the newly developed system.

 

Organization of Information

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations provides a narrative on our financial performance and condition that should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements. It includes the following sections:

 

·                   Results of operations

·                   Liquidity and capital resources

·                   Use of estimates and critical accounting policies

·                   Special note regarding forward-looking statements

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Revenue

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we recorded revenue of $33.0 million, a decrease of approximately 22.7% from the $42.7 million recorded in the same period in 2007.  The decrease in our revenue is primarily due to the performance of MIVA Media and, to a lesser degree, the performance of MIVA Direct.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, MIVA Media recorded revenue of $20.9 million, a decrease of approximately 28.4% from the $29.2 million recorded in the same period in 2007.  Revenue at MIVA Media Europe declined $5.3 million, or 37.1%, and revenue at MIVA Media US declined $3.0 million or 20%  for the three

 

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months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. Additionally, MIVA Direct recorded revenue of $12.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of approximately 10.4% from the $13.5 million recorded in the same period in 2007.  MIVA Direct, as a percentage of total revenue, has increased from approximately 31.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to approximately 36.7% in the same period in 2008.

 

A portion of the revenue decline at MIVA Media is attributed to a decrease in our average revenue per click. Our average revenue per click in any given period is determined by dividing total click-through revenue by the number of paid clicks recorded during that same period.  We have experienced declines in our average revenue per click for both our MIVA Media US and MIVA Media Europe operations since 2004. The decline in our average revenue per click may be caused by a number of factors, including, among others: our overall mix of traffic sources; the bid prices submitted by our advertisers for a keyword advertisement; the bid prices of the more frequently clicked keyword terms; delayed updates to the MIVA Media technology platform; and the nexus between the four.

 

Additional factors negatively impacting our revenue at MIVA Media in the three months ended March 31, 2008, include: (i) reduced spending from a specific set of advertisers that we believe were affected by their inability to monetize large blocks of remnant keyword traffic, (ii) the impact of our on-going initiative to attempt to pro-actively screen Internet traffic sources to ensure that less desirable sources of Internet traffic are not sent to our advertiser base; and (iii) increased advertiser dissatisfaction with the limited features and functionality available in our MIVA Media platform.

 

We are actively seeking to stop the decline in revenue at MIVA Media and increase our average revenue per click by changing the overall mix of MIVA Media traffic sources to increase the click-to-conversion ratio for our advertisers, maximizing keyword efficiency for our advertisers, and seeking new implementations through which our advertisers’ keyword advertisements may be displayed.  We plan to continue our efforts to invest in our business and seek additional revenue from our media services.  Examples of these initiatives include: (i) expansion of our Precision Network, (ii) continued development of our product offering for Advertisers and Partners, and (iii) the planned rollout of a new, single MIVA Media technology platform (Transformation Project).  We cannot assure you that any of these efforts will be successful.  If we are unable to stop the revenue decline at MIVA Media, it will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

Our revenue decline at MIVA Direct for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007, is due primarily to a decline in our active toolbar installed base slightly offset by increased revenue per user.  Distribution of our new Alot branded toolbars during the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased at a rate sufficient to grow our active Alot live user count from 1.0 million on December 31, 2007 to 2.1 million as of March 31, 2008.  This growth combined with increased revenue per user performance metrics as compared to our legacy brands contributed to comparable growth in revenue contribution by the Alot branded products. Distribution during the same period in Q1 2008 of our legacy brands declined significantly, as did revenue per user rates, leading to an overall decline in revenue contributed by legacy branded products. The decline in distribution and revenue from legacy brands outpaced the growth rate of Alot branded products, leading to a net decline in total revenue in Q1 2008 as compared to Q1 2007.  Additionally, we believe the decline in our active toolbar installed base is due in part to the following reasons (i) in Q1 2008 we experienced problems with a toolbar advertising partner that negatively impacted our ability to distribute our products, and (ii) challenges in obtaining display advertising that met our conversion criteria.

 

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We are actively seeking to stop the decline in our active toolbar installed base by continuing to focus on cost effective distribution of our Alot branded products and continued limited distribution of our legacy brand. Because Alot branded products deliver higher revenue per user rate than our legacy brands, we continue to prioritize distribution of Alot over legacy brands.  Examples of initiatives to expand distribution of Alot products include (i) retaining a professional media buying agency, (ii) optimizing landing pages for our advertisements, and (iii) seeking new distribution relationships.  If we are unable to stop the decline in our active toolbars, it will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

In the first three months of 2008 and 2007, one customer of our MIVA Direct division, Google, accounted for approximately 33.7% and 21.3% of our total consolidated revenue.  During those periods, we did not have any individually significant distribution partner that represented the source of over 10% of our consolidated revenue.

 

Our industry, as a whole, deals with the receipt of fraudulent clicks or “click-fraud”, which occurs when a person or program clicks on an advertisement displayed on a website for the purpose of generating a click-through payment to MIVA and to the MIVA Media Networks partner, or to deplete the advertising account of a competitor, rather than to view the underlying content. We have proprietary automated screening applications and procedures to minimize the effects of these fraudulent clicks. Click-throughs received through the MIVA Media Networks are evaluated by these screening applications and procedures. We constantly evaluate the effectiveness of our efforts to combat click-through fraud, and may adjust our efforts for specific distribution partners or in general, depending on our ongoing analysis. These changes impact the number of click-throughs we record and bill to our advertisers, the bid prices our advertisers are willing to pay us for click-throughs, and the revenue we generate.

 

Additionally, we have been named in certain litigation, the outcome of which could directly or indirectly impact our revenue.  For additional information regarding pending litigation, reference Note I — Legal Proceedings above.

 

We plan to continue our efforts to invest in our business and seek increases from additional revenue from our MIVA Direct division and MIVA Media division, including the Precision Network, branded toolbars, and other initiatives.  We cannot assure you that any of these efforts will be successful.

 

Cost of Services

 

Cost of services consists of traffic acquisition costs (revenue sharing or other arrangements with our MIVA Media distribution partners), obligations under the royalty bearing non-exclusive patent license agreement with Yahoo!, costs associated with designing and maintaining the technical infrastructure that supports our various services, cost of third-party providers of algorithmic search results, and fees paid to telecommunications carriers for Internet connectivity. Costs associated with our technical infrastructure, which supports our various services, include salaries of related technical personnel, depreciation of related computer equipment, co-location charges for our network equipment, and software license fees.

 

Cost of services decreased $4.4 million between comparable periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, primarily as the result of a decrease in traffic acquisition costs of approximately $3.5 million.  The traffic acquisition costs are payments made to our distribution partners and are calculated as a percentage of the revenue generated on the Internet traffic we purchase, and as a result, as our revenues decline a corresponding decrease will be realized in our traffic acquisition costs.  Cost of services for the three month period ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007 increased as a percentage of revenue from 47.6% to 48.1%.  This increase in cost of services as a percentage of revenue is partially due to a reduction in the revenue generated by our MIVA Direct

 

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division, which is at a higher gross margin percentage, compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1-2008

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

vs.

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Q1-2007

 

Marketing, sales, and service

 

$

11.5

 

$

12.7

 

(1.2

)

General and administrative

 

8.8

 

9.0

 

(0.2

)

Product development

 

1.2

 

1.7

 

(0.5

)

Subtotal

 

21.5

 

23.4

 

(1.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

0.7

 

1.2

 

(0.5

)

Restructuring Charges

 

0.1

 

3.0

 

(2.9

)

Total

 

$

22.3

 

$

27.6

 

$

(5.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses, as a percent of revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1-2008

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

vs.

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Q1-2007

 

Marketing, sales, and service

 

34.8

%

29.8

%

5.0

%

General and administrative

 

26.7

%

21.1

%

5.6

%

Product development

 

3.6

%

4.0

%

-0.4

%

Subtotal

 

65.1

%

54.9

%

10.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

2.1

%

2.8

%

-0.7

%

Restructuring Charges

 

0.4

%

7.1

%

-6.7

%

Total

 

67.6

%

64.8

%

2.8

%

 

Marketing, Sales, and Service

 

Marketing, sales, and service expense consists primarily of payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in marketing, advertiser solutions, business development, sales functions, affiliate relations, business affairs, corporate development, and credit transactions.  It also includes advertising expenditures, promotional expenditures such as sponsorships of seminars, trade shows and expos, referral fees, other expenses to attract advertisers to our services, and fees to marketing and public relations firms.

 

Marketing, sales, and service decreased $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared to the same period in 2007.  A period over period decrease occurred in salaries, benefits, share-based compensation and other costs ($1.3 million) as a result of our 2007 restructuring initiatives.  Our public relations and promotions expense also decreased period over period by approximately $0.2 million.  Offsetting these decreases was an increase of approximately $0.2 million in our advertising spend, which increased in total from $8.1 million to $8.3 million, of which approximately $7.6 million was recorded at MIVA Direct and was used to promote and generate toolbar revenue.

 

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General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expense consists primarily of: payroll and related expenses for executive and administrative personnel; fees for professional services; costs related to leasing, maintaining, and operating our facilities; credit card fees; recruiting fees; travel costs for administrative personnel; insurance; depreciation of property and equipment not related to search serving or product development activities; expenses and fees associated with the reporting and other obligations of a public company; bad debts; and other general and administrative services.  Fees for professional services include amounts due to lawyers, auditors, tax advisors, and other professionals in connection with operating our business, litigation, and evaluating and pursuing new opportunities.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period in the previous year.  Decreases contributing to this quarter-over-quarter reduction include: salaries, benefits, and other employee expenses including share-based compensation ($1.5 million) associated with the 2007 employee restructuring; rent and office expense ($0.5 million); bank fees, licenses and taxes ($0.2 million); depreciation and amortization expense ($0.1 million); and travel expense ($0.1 million).  Offsetting these decreases was an increase in consulting and outside services of approximately $2.2 million that was primarily due to expenses associated with our on-going Perot outsourcing initiatives.

 

Product development

 

Product development expense consists primarily of: payroll and related expenses for personnel responsible for the development and maintenance of features, enhancements, and functionality for our proprietary services; and depreciation for related equipment used in product development.

 

Product development costs decreased $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as compared to the same period in the previous year.  The primary reasons for this decrease were reductions in the following category: salaries, benefits and other employee expenses, including share-based compensation expense ($0.5 million) associated with the 2007 employee restructuring.

 

Amortization

 

Amortization expense recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2008, was $0.7 million, compared to $1.2 million in the same period in the prior year.  This decrease was attributed to an overall reduction in our intangible asset base eligible for amortization, primarily as a result of the recorded impairment losses in prior periods.

 

Interest Income, Net

 

Interest income, net, consists primarily of earnings on our cash and cash equivalents, net of interest expense. Net interest income was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 

Income Taxes

 

During each of the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had a pretax loss of $(5.1) million.

 

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, was $0.06 million and $0.18 million. This income tax expense recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, relates to state income taxes associated with our US based entities.

 

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Income tax expense is impacted by a variety of estimates, including the amount of income expected during the remainder of the fiscal year, the combination of that income between foreign and domestic sources, and expected utilization of tax losses, which have a full valuation allowance.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

On August 1, 2007, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets, net of liabilities assumed, of our MIVA Small Business division for $0.2 million.  Our decision to divest our MIVA Small Business division was due primarily to inconsistencies between the division’s products and services and the Company’s current and future strategic plan.  A gain of approximately $0.16 million was recorded as a result of the sale.  The loss from discontinued operations was $(0.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

As a result of the factors described above, we generated a net loss from continuing operations of $(5.1) million and $(5.2) million, respectively, a loss of $(0.16) and $(0.17) per weighted average outstanding share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

Weighted average common shares used in the earnings per share computation increased 1.0 million shares from 31.5 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2007 to 32.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  This increase is attributable to shares issued upon the vesting of restricted stock units.

 

Impact of Foreign Currency Translation

 

Our international net revenues were $8.8 million and $14.0 million for the three months ending March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  Net revenues and related expenses generated from international locations are denominated in the functional currencies of the local countries, primarily British Pounds and Euros. The results of operations and certain of our intercompany balances associated with our international locations are exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. The statements of operations of our international subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in each applicable period. To the extent the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies, this translation methodology results in these local foreign currency transactions increasing the consolidated net revenues, operating expenses, and net income. Similarly, our consolidated net revenues, operating expenses, and net income will decrease when the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies.

 

During the first quarter of 2008, the U.S. Dollar strengthened slightly against the British Pound (1.9973 to 1.9951) and weakened slightly against the Euro (1.4729 to 1.5800). If the exchange rates used in the financial statements had not changed from December 31, 2007, our net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 would have been approximately $0.05 million lower than we reported.  In addition, had the exchange rates used in the financial statements not changed from the end of 2007, cost of services and operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008, would have been $0.06 million lower than we reported.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

As of March 31, 2008, the Company had a total cash and cash equivalents of $22.6 million.  This represents a $7.3 million or 24.4% decrease from the total cash and cash equivalents of $29.9 million at December 31, 2007.  The decrease in cash was due primarily to

 

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normal operations, including $1.8 million paid to Perot, our outsourcing partner, and payment of 2007 target bonus payments of approximately $0.6 million.

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operations totaled $7.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2008.  Cash flow from operations can be understood by starting with the amount of net income or loss and adjusting that amount for non-cash items and variations in the timing between revenue recorded and revenue collected and between expenses recorded and expenses paid.  The net loss from operations $(5.1 million) included non-cash items of a provision for doubtful accounts ($0.04 million), depreciation and amortization ($1.4 million), and compensation expense based on equity grants rather than cash ($0.7 million).  Thus, the cash used in operations before the effect of timing differences was $3.0 million.  With respect to revenue, the amount collected was approximately equal to the amount recorded; the amount collected was less than the amount recorded ($0.1 million increase in accounts receivable) but offset by an increase in the revenue collected but deferred to the future ($0.1 million increase in deferred revenue).  With respect to expenses, the amount paid was more than the amount recorded by $4.3 million; payments on accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities were higher than the related amount of expenses ($4.1 million), as were the payments on prepaid expenses and other items ($0.2 million).

 

With respect to the loss from operations, we experienced a continuation of the decline in gross margin as it relates to our click-through business, both domestically and internationally, and is partially attributed to the decreases in our average revenue per click as discussed in the above Revenue section.

 

Net cash used in operations totaled $7.6 million in the first quarter of 2007.  The net loss from operations ($5.3 million) included non-cash items of a provision for doubtful accounts ($0.03 million), depreciation and amortization ($2.6 million), compensation expense based on equity grants rather than cash ($2.1 million), and the loss on sale of assets ($0.01 million).  Thus, the cash used in operations before the effect of timing differences was $0.6 million.  With respect to revenue, the amount collected was less than the amount recorded by $3.5 million, represented by an increase in accounts receivable ($3.4 million) and a decrease in deferred revenue ($0.1).  With respect to expenses, the amount paid was more than the amount recorded by $3.5 million; payments on accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities were higher than the related amount of expenses ($3.6 million) as were the payments on prepaid expenses and other items ($0.3 million), but this was offset by income tax refunds not shown in the income statement ($0.4 million).

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities totaled approximately $0.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008.  This use of cash was for the purchase of capital assets and development of internally developed software ($0.9 million).

 

Net cash used in investing activities totaled approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007.   Cash was used in investing activities to purchase capital assets associated with network expansion and to develop internally generated software for use in the business ($0.2 million).

 

Financing Activities

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2008 we did not have any financing activities.

 

In comparison, for the three months ended March 31, 2007, we used $0.4 million in financing activities, for the payment of our FAST

 

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Search and Transfer perpetual software agreement.  The last payment was made in conjunction with this agreement in December 2007.

 

Liquidity

 

The rate at which we utilize cash and cash equivalents in our operating activities may be higher than we are currently forecasting.  However, despite the possible higher rate of cash used in operating activities than is currently forecasted, and despite our negative operating performance recorded in 2007, and into the first three months of 2008, we currently anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2008 will be sufficient, at a minimum, to meet our liquidity needs for working capital and capital expenditures over at least the next 12 months.  In the future, we may seek additional capital through the issuance of debt or equity to fund working capital, expansion of our business and/or acquisitions, or to capitalize on market conditions. Our future liquidity and capital requirements will depend on numerous factors including the pace of expansion of our operations, competitive pressures, and acquisitions of complementary products, technologies or businesses. As we require additional capital resources, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or look to enter into a new revolving loan agreement. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in additional dilution to existing stockholders. There can be no assurance that any financing arrangements will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

 

In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to advertisers, advertising agencies, distribution partners, vendors, lessors, business partners, and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of such agreements, services to be provided by us, or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers that will require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. We have also agreed to indemnify certain former officers, directors, and employees of acquired companies in connection with the acquisition of such companies. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers and former directors, officers, and employees of acquired companies, in certain circumstances.

 

We evaluate estimated losses for such indemnifications under SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, as interpreted by FIN 45. At this time, it is not possible to determine any potential liability under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, we have not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and we have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our financial statements. If a need arises to fund any of these indemnifications, it could have an adverse effect on our liquidity.

 

Our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties and actual results could vary materially as a result of the factors described above and in the section included in Part I, Item 1A, titled “Risk Factors,” in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2008, subject to those material changes appearing in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.

 

RESTRUCTURING

 

February 2008 Restructuring

 

On February 19, 2008, the Company announced a restructuring plan aimed at continued reduction of the overall cost structure of the Company. The Company recorded $0.1 million in restructuring charges related to this action, which was designed to align the cost

 

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structures of our U.S. and U.K. operations with the operational needs of these businesses. Management developed a formal plan that included the identification of a workforce reduction totaling 8 employees, all of which involved cash payments of approximately $0.1 million made in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

 

May 2007 Master Services Agreement and Restructuring

 

On May 11, 2007, the Company entered into a Master Services Agreement with Perot Systems Corporation (the “Master Services Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company outsources certain of its information technology infrastructure services, application development and maintenance, MIVA Media US support services, and transactional accounting functions.  The Master Services Agreement has a term of 84 calendar months commencing June 1, 2007, unless earlier terminated or extended pursuant to its terms. Aggregate fees payable by the Company to Perot Systems under the Master Services Agreement are expected to be approximately $41.8 million.

 

As a result of the Master Services Agreement, the Company’s active employee base declined by approximately 50 employees and the full workforce reduction was completed in September 2007.  Approximately 29 Company employees transitioned to become employees of Perot Systems as a result of this agreement.

 

With respect to the workforce reductions, the Company incurred total restructuring charges related to one-time employee severance ($0.2 million) and related costs ($0.3 million) of approximately $0.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

 

February 2007 Restructuring

 

On February 8, 2007, the Company announced a restructuring plan aimed at reducing the overall cost structure of the Company. The Company initially recorded $3.1 million (adjusted to $2.8 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2007) in restructuring charges related to this action, which was designed to align the cost structures of our U.S. and U.K. operations with the operational needs of these businesses. Management developed a formal plan that included the identification of a workforce reduction totaling 56 employees, all of which involved cash payments of approximately $0.5 million made in April 2007 and approximately $0.5 million to be paid by the end of April 2008.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported therein. The most significant of these areas involving difficult or complex judgments made by management with respect to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements in fiscal 2008 include:

 

·     Revenue

·     Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

·     Income Taxes

·     Purchase Accounting

·     Impairment Evaluations

·     Share-Based Compensation

·     Legal Contingencies

 

In each situation, management is required to make estimates about the effects of matters or future events that are inherently uncertain.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, there have been no changes to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included in our

 

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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed by us with the SEC on March 14, 2008.

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the statements in this report constitute forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will”, “should”, “intend”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, or “continue”, or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. This report includes, among others, statements regarding our:

 

·     revenue;

·     primary operating costs and expenses;

·     capital expenditures;

·     operating lease arrangements;

·     evaluation of possible acquisitions of, or investments in business, products and technologies;

·     sufficiency of existing cash and investments to meet operating requirements; and

·     expected future annualized operating expense reductions from our restructuring.

 

These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s past results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, those listed in Part I, Item 1A, titled “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2008, subject to those material changes appearing in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform them to actual results.

 

Item 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

International revenues accounted for approximately 26.6% and 32.7% of total revenues during the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.   International revenues are generated from our foreign subsidiaries and are typically denominated in the local currency of each country. Generally, these subsidiaries incur most of their expenses in their local currency, and accordingly use the local currency as their functional currency.

 

Our international operations are subject to risks, including, but not limited to, differing economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing tax structures, other regulations and restrictions, and foreign exchange rate volatility when compared to the United States. Accordingly, our future results could be materially adversely impacted by changes in these or other factors.

 

Foreign exchange rate fluctuations may adversely affect our consolidated financial position as well as our consolidated results of operations. Foreign exchange rate fluctuations may adversely impact our financial position as the assets and liabilities of our foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars in preparing our consolidated balance sheet. Our exposure to foreign exchange rate

 

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fluctuations arises in part from intercompany accounts in which costs incurred in the United States or the United Kingdom are charged to our subsidiaries. These intercompany accounts are typically denominated in the functional currency of the foreign subsidiary. Additionally, foreign exchange rate fluctuations may significantly impact our consolidated results from operations as exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies of our parent company or different subsidiaries result in gains and losses that are reflected in our consolidated statements of operations.  The effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on our consolidated financial position for the three months ended March 31, 2008, was a net translation adjustment of approximately $0.4 million. This net translation adjustment is recognized within stockholders’ equity through accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Historically, we have been exposed to market rate risk for changes in interest rates due to our short-term investment portfolio.  However, we have not maintained short-term investments since September 2006.  As of March 31, 2008, substantially all of our cash and cash equivalents were held in accounts with a number of financial institutions, including certain offshore overnight sweep accounts.  In the event we re-establish short-term investment balances, we expect to follow our historical methodology which included investing our excess cash in debt instruments of government agencies and high quality corporate issuers.

 

Item 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Act during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II Other Information

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

Lane’s Gifts and Collectibles Litigation

 

On February 17, 2005, a putative class action was filed in Miller County Circuit Court, Arkansas, against us and others in our sector by Lane’s Gifts and Collectibles, LLC, U.S. Citizens for Fair Credit Card Terms, Inc., Savings 4 Merchants, Inc. and Max Caulfield d/b/a Caulfield Investigations, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated.  The Complaint names eleven search engines, web publishers, or performance marketing companies as defendants, including us, and alleges breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and civil conspiracy.  All of the plaintiffs’ claims are predicated on the allegation that the plaintiffs have been charged for clicks on their advertisements that were not made by bona fide customers.  The lawsuit is brought on behalf of a putative class of individuals who allegedly “were overcharged for [pay per click] advertising,” and seeks monetary damages, restitution, prejudgment interest, attorneys’ fees, and other remedies.

 

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An industry participant is a co-defendant in the lawsuit and has asserted an indemnification claim against us arising as a result of a contract between the companies.  We have agreed to defend and indemnify the co-defendant in accordance with the terms of our contract with them.

 

We entered into an agreement with the plaintiffs to settle this case in January 2008 and received court approval in April 2008.  Under the settlement agreement all claims against us, including our indemnification obligations to a co-defendant, were dismissed without presumption or admission of any liability or wrongdoing.  Pursuant to the agreement, we are establishing a settlement fund of $3,936,812, of which up to $1,312,270 would be in cash for payment of plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and class representative incentive awards and the balance would be in advertising credits relating to the class members’ advertising spending with us during the class period.  At December 31, 2007 we accrued the $1,312,270 of plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and class representative incentive awards as litigation settlement expense, which is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Advertising credits will be recorded as reductions to revenues in the periods they are redeemed.  For the three months ended March 31, 2008, no such advertising credits were redeemed.

 

Shareholder Class Action Lawsuits

 

Beginning on May 6, 2005, five putative securities fraud class action lawsuits were filed against us and certain of our former officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.  The complaints allege that we and the individual defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) and that the individual defendants also violated Section 20(a) of the Act as “control persons” of MIVA.  Plaintiffs purport to bring these claims on behalf of a class of our investors who purchased our stock between September 3, 2003 and May 4, 2005.

 

Plaintiffs allege generally that, during the putative class period, we made certain misleading statements and omitted material information.  Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and other relief.

 

On July 27, 2005, the Court consolidated all of the outstanding lawsuits under the case style In re MIVA, Inc. Securities Litigation, selected lead plaintiff and lead counsel for the consolidated cases, and granted Plaintiffs leave to file a consolidated amended complaint, which was filed on August 16, 2005.  We and the other defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on September 8, 2005.

 

On December 28, 2005, the Court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss.  The Court granted Plaintiffs leave to submit a further amended complaint, which was filed on January 17, 2006.  On February 9, 2006, Defendants filed a renewed motion to dismiss.  On March 15, 2007, the Court granted in large part Defendants’ motion to dismiss.  On March 29, 2007, Defendants filed a motion for amendment to the March 15, 2007 order to include certification for interlocutory appeal or, in the alternative, for reconsideration of the motion to dismiss.  On July 17, 2007, the Court (1) denied the motion for amendment to the March 15, 2007 order to include certification for interlocutory appeal and (2) granted the motion for reconsideration as to the issue of whether Plaintiffs pled a strong inference of scienter in light of intervening precedent.  The Court requested additional briefing on the scienter issue,  and on February 15, 2008, entered an Order dismissing one of the individual defendants from the lawsuit and limiting the claims that could be brought against another individual defendant.  In addition, Plaintiffs previously had moved the Court to certify a

 

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putative class of investors, and Defendants had filed briefs in opposition thereto.   On March 12, 2008, the Court entered an Order certifying a class of those investors who purchased the Company’s common stock from February 23, 2005 to May 4, 2005.  The Court also dismissed two of the proposed class representatives for lack of standing.  Plaintiffs have served discovery requests on Defendants, and the discovery phase of the lawsuit is presently underway.

 

Regardless of the outcome, this litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, including costs related to our indemnification obligations, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.

 

Derivative Stockholder Litigation

 

On July 25, 2005, a shareholder, Bruce Verduyn, filed a putative derivative action purportedly on behalf of us in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, against certain of our directors and officers.  This action is based on substantially the same facts alleged in the securities class action litigation described above.  The complaint is seeking to recover damages in an unspecified amount.  By agreement of the parties and by Orders of the Court, the case was stayed pending the resolution of Defendants’ motion to dismiss and renewed motion to dismiss in the securities class action.  On July 10, 2007, the parties filed a stipulation to continue the stay of the litigation.  On July 13, 2007, the Court granted the stipulation to continue the stay and administratively closed the case pending notification by plaintiff’s counsel that the case is due to be reopened.  Regardless of the outcome, this litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, including costs related to our indemnification obligations, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.

 

Payday Advance Plus, Inc.

 

On March 10, 2006, a putative class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against us and Advertising.com, Inc. by Payday Advance Plus, Inc.  The Complaint alleges that Advertising.com, a MIVA Media distribution partner, has engaged in click fraud to increase revenues to themselves with our alleged knowledge and participation.  The lawsuit is brought on behalf of a putative class of individuals who have allegedly been overcharged by the defendants and seeks monetary damages, restitution, prejudgment interest, attorneys’ fees, injunctive relief, and other remedies.   On May 12, 2006, we moved to dismiss the Complaint.  In an order dated March 12, 2007, the Court denied our motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s breach of contract claim but granted the motion as it related to the remainder of the plaintiff’s claims.  On April 2, 2007, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint in which it dropped its claims against Advertising.com.  The amended complaint asserts only a claim for breach of contract claim against us.  The plaintiff filed a motion for class certification on September 11, 2007.  We filed our response on October 15, 2007, and the motion is currently pending.  At the request of the plaintiff, the Court stayed the litigation on April 2, 2008 pending resolution of the class action settlement in the Lane’s Gifts and Collectibles case in Arkansas.  The plaintiff in this case is a party to the settlement agreement in the Lane’s Gifts case, and, pursuant to the agreement, the plaintiff has agreed to move to dismiss with prejudice all claims it has asserted against us in this litigation such that this litigation would be settled and resolved in its entirety.  Dismissal of the case is subject to approval of the court in New York.

 

Comet Systems, Inc.

 

The agent for the former shareholders of Comet Systems, Inc., a company that merged with and into one of our subsidiaries in March 2004, filed a lawsuit against us in Delaware Chancery Court on March 13, 2007.  In the suit the shareholders’ agent contends that our calculation and payment of contingent amounts payable under the merger agreement were not correct. However, we contend that we

 

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calculated and paid the contingent amounts correctly.  The agent for the shareholders has filed a motion for partial summary judgment and we have cross-moved for summary judgment.  The parties are currently briefing the summary judgment motions.  We intend to defend the claim vigorously.  Regardless of the outcome, the litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.

 

Bid For Position, LLC

 

On December 13, 2007, a patent infringement case was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against AOL, Google, Microsoft, and us by Bid For Position, LLC.  The complaint alleges that Bid For Position, LLC is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 7,225,151, which was issued on May 29, 2007 and is entitled “Online Auction Bid Management System and Method ,”  (“the ‘151 patent”)  and further alleges that we infringe this patent.  In an Answer filed on February 14, 2008, we denied infringement of the ‘151 patent and have asserted that the claims of this patent are invalid.   The Court has scheduled the trial to commence on September 8, 2008.  We believe we do not infringe any valid and enforceable claim of plaintiff’s patent and intend to defend the case vigorously.  Regardless of the outcome, the litigation could have a material adverse impact on our results because of defense costs, diversion of management’s attention and resources, and other factors.

 

Other Litigation

 

We are a defendant in various other legal proceedings from time to time, regarded as normal to our business and, in the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of such proceedings are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or our results of operations.

 

Except for the accrual described above regarding the Lane’s Gifts and Collectibles Litigation, no other accruals for potential losses for litigation are recorded as of March 31, 2008, and although losses are possible in connection with the above litigation, we are unable to estimate an amount or range of possible loss, in accordance with FAS 5, but if circumstances develop that necessitate a loss contingency being disclosed or recorded, we will do so.  We expense all legal fees for litigation as incurred.

 

Item 1A.      Risk Factors

 

We desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Accordingly, we incorporate by reference the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2008, subject to the new or modified risk factors appearing below that should be read in conjunction with the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K.

 

Risks Relating to an Investment in Our Common Stock

 

Significant dilution will occur if outstanding options are exercised or restricted stock unit grants vest .

 

As of March 31, 2008, we had stock options outstanding to purchase a total of approximately 1.9 million shares at a weighted average price of $9.86 per share under our stock incentive plans.

 

Also, as of March 31, 2008, we had 3.1 million restricted stock units outstanding including approximately 0.6 million in restricted stock units that would vest upon the Company’s common stock reaching, and closing, at share prices ranging from $4.00 to $12.00 for ten consecutive trading days.  The remaining approximate 2.5 million restricted stock units will vest in tiered increments on January 2 nd  in years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

 

 

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Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we purchased shares in connection with vesting of restricted stock units as described in the table below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Total Number of

 

Approximate Dollar

 

 

 

Number of

 

Average

 

Shares Purchased

 

Value of Shares that

 

 

 

Shares

 

Price Paid

 

as Part of Publicly

 

May Yet be Purchased

 

 

 

Purchased

 

per Share

 

Announced Program

 

Under the Program

 

Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2008 through Jan. 31, 2008

 

1,584

 

$

1.91

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

February 1, 2008 through Feb. 28, 2008

 

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

March 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008

 

7,252

 

1.70

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Total

 

8,836

(1)

 

 

 

 

 


(1) Represents shares withheld by us upon the vesting of restricted stock units to satisfy withholding taxes.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

See Index of Exhibits.

 

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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 .

 

 

MIVA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 12, 2008

By: /s/ Lowell W. Robinson

 

 

Lowell W. Robinson

 

Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer

 

(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

 

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The following exhibits are filed as part of and incorporated by reference into this report:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Footnote

 

Description

10.1

 

a.

 

Deed of variation dated February 26, 2008, amending Lease Agreement by and between MIVA (UK) Limited and IVG Developments (Euston) Limited and IVG Developments (Melton ST) Limited as successor to Commercial Union Life Assurance.

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

 

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

 

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

 

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Periodic Financial Reports pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

 

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Periodic Financial Reports pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

 

 

Footnote References

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

 

Incorporated by reference to the exhibit previously filed on March 14, 2008 with MIVA’s form 10-K

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Peter A. Corrao, certify that:

 

1.                            I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MIVA, Inc.;

 

2.                            Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.                            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)                           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)                          Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)                           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)                          Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)                           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)                          Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 12, 2008

 

 

/s/ Peter A. Corrao

 

 

 

Peter A. Corrao

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Lowell W. Robinson, certify that:

 

1.                            I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MIVA, Inc.;

 

2.                            Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.                            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)                           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)                          Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)                           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)                          Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)                           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)                          Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 12, 2008

 

 

/s/ Lowell W. Robinson

 

 

Lowell W. Robinson

 

 

Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer

 

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Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

                The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly appointed and acting Chief Executive Officer of MIVA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and hereby further certifies as follows:

 

(1)           The Quarterly Report containing financial statements to which this certificate is an exhibit fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)           The information contained in the Quarterly Report to which this certificate is an exhibit fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

                In witness whereof, the undersigned has executed and delivered this certificate as of the date set forth opposite his signature below.

 

May 12, 2008

 

/s/Peter A. Corrao

 

 

Peter A. Corrao

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

                The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly appointed and acting Chief Financial Officer of MIVA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and hereby certifies as follows:

 

(1)           The Quarterly Report containing financial statements to which this certificate is an exhibit fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)           The information contained in the Quarterly Report to which this certificate is an exhibit fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

                In witness whereof, the undersigned has executed and delivered this certificate as of the date set forth opposite his signature below.

 

May 12, 2008

 

/s/ Lowell W. Robinson

 

 

Lowell W. Robinson

 

 

Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer