For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
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Commission
File Number 001-32255
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Delaware
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98-0202855
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(State
of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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Issuer's
telephone number, including area code: 646-502-4777
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PART
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PART
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PART
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A
decision by Google, the provider of most of our search engine traffic,
and/or other search engines to change the algorithms responsible
for
directing search queries to the Web pages that are most likely to
contain
the information being sought by Internet users or in any way restrict
the
flow of users visiting www.answers.com
and any other Web properties we may operate from time to
time;
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A
decision by Google to stop directing user traffic to www.answers.com
through its definition link;
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The
ability to increase the number of users visiting our Web
properties;
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Increased
competition and its effect on our Web sites' traffic, advertising
rates,
margins, and market share;
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The
ability to increase the number of partners directing traffic to our
Web
properties;
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The
ability to maintain and improve the monetization of our Web
properties;
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Our
ability to renew current contracts with content providers on commercially
acceptable terms and any increases in costs associated with the renewal
of
such agreements;
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The
willingness of advertisers to advertise on our Web
sites;
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Our
ability to integrate the assets and operations of businesses acquired
and
those we may acquire in the future;
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The
effect of unexpected liabilities we assume from any potential mergers
and/or acquisitions;
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Our
need to incur additional debt or equity financing and our ability
to
complete any capital-raise transactions;
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Our
ability to protect our intellectual property;
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The
effects of facing liability for any content displayed on our Web
sites;
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Claims
that we are infringing the intellectual property rights of any third
party; and
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The
impact of legislative and regulatory changes and judicial interpretations
of laws affecting online services.
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Over
120 licensed titles, many from leading
publishers;
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Content
drawn from WikiAnswers, our recently acquired industry-leading Q&A
community (wikianswers.com.)
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Community-contributed
articles from Wikipedia;
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Answers
from the Web - answers to natural-language questions not readily
available
from our other content sources; and
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Original
articles written by our own editorial
team.
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All
Media Guide - significant entertainment content,
including:
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Actor
Biographies
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Album
Reviews
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Artist
Biographies
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Game
Reviews
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Movie
Reviews
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Barron’s
Educational Series - ten dictionaries,
including:
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Accounting
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Banking
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Food
& Wine
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Insurance
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Law
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Real
Estate
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Dow
Jones MarketWatch - comprehensive public company data,
including:
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Stock
Quotes
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Company
News
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Company
Profiles
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Financial
Statements
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Houghton
Mifflin Riverdeep Group PLC - fourteen titles,
including:
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Chronology
of American Literature
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Dictionary
of Cultural Literacy
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English
Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Guide
to Rocks and Minerals
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Medical
Dictionary
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Patient's
Guide to Medical Tests
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Thomson
Gale - 40 encyclopedias including:
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American
Industries
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American
Law
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Animal
Life
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Cancer
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Neurological
Disorders
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Surgery
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Accuweather
- weather forecasts
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Hoover’s
- company snapshots
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Investopedia
- finance and investment content
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McGraw
Hill - science and technology dictionary as well as
encyclopedia
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MedicineNet
- medical content
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Who2
- biographies of famous
personalities
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Wikipedia
- all English content
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Wizcom
- word and phrase
translations
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Arts
& Literature
Drama
Notes
Fine
Arts Dictionary
Harry
Potter Glossary
Novel
Notes
Poetry
Poetry
Glossary
Poetry
Notes
Short
Story Notes
Biographies
Actor
Biographies
American
Authors
Bloggers
Business
Biographies
Classical
Artist Biographies
Contemporary
Black Biography
Popular
Artist Biographies
Who2
Biographies
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General
Encyclopedias
Columbia
University Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
Britannica Concise
Wikipedia
Health
& Wellness
Alternative
Medicine Encyclopedia
Cancer
Encyclopedia
Children's
Health Encyclopedia
Genetics
Encyclopedia
Medical
Encyclopedia
MedicineNet
Neurological
Disorders Encyclopedia
Patient's
Guide to Medical Tests
Phobias
Psychoanalysis
Dictionary
Surgery
Encyclopedia
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Science
& Technology
AllAPI.net
Animal
Life Encyclopedia
Computer
Encyclopedia
Cosmic
Lexicon
Defense
& Military Terms
E-Mail
Shorthand
Emoticons
File
Extensions
How
Products are Made
Jargon
File
Marines
Dictionary
Rocks
and Minerals Guide
Science
of Everyday Things
Scientific
& Technical Terms
Western
Birds Guide
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Business
Accounting
Dictionary
American
Industries Encyclopedia
Business
Dictionary
Business
Plans
Company
Financial Statements
Company
News
Company
Profiles
Company
Snapshots
Company
Stock Quotes
Financial
& Investment Dictionary
Insurance
Dictionary
Investment
Encyclopedia
Marketing
Dictionary
Real
Estate Dictionary
Small
Business Encyclopedia
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History
American
Foreign Policy
American
History Companion
American
History Encyclopedia
American
Literature Chronology
Dictionary
of Cultural Literacy
Intelligence
& Espionage
Major
Acts of Congress
Russian
History Encyclopedia
US
Documents
Weapons,
Bioterror & Islam
World
Chronology
Law
American
Law Encyclopedia
Law
Dictionary
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Travel
and Leisure
Annuals
Guide
Contemporary
Fashion
Currency
Conversions
Gardeners
Dictionary
International
Dialing Codes
Local
Times
National
Anthems
US
Cities
US
Area Codes
US
State Stats
Weather
Wood
book
World
FactBook
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Entertainment
The
Austin Symphony
Blufr
Classical
Album Reviews
Game
Reviews
Gaming
Personalities
Movie
Reviews
Music
Glossary
Popular
Album Reviews
Poker
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Reference
Abbreviations
America
in so Many Words
AnswerNotes
Antonyms
Devil's
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
of Education
English
Dictionary
First
Names
French
Dictionary
Idioms
Latin
Phrases
Say
What?
The
Bible - (King James Edition)
Thesaurus
Translations
Unabridged
Dictionary
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Food
& Drink
Diets
Drink
Recipes
Encyclopedia
of Food and Culture
Food
Lovers Companion
Nutritional
Values
Wine
Lovers Companion
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Search
engines
-
when our pages rank very high in search engines’ algorithms, our results
are more likely to be accessed by
users.
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Google
definition link
-
our informal, non-contractual relationship pursuant to which Google
currently links to our pages for definitions based on a list of trigger
words we have provided Google.
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Answers.com
direct users
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users visiting and returning to our home page directly, through partnering
Websites or via 1-Click Answers and
AnswerTips.
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Performance-based
ads - advertisements that generate revenue when a user clicks on
a link.
These ads, referred to as CPC, may be textual or graphical but are
more
frequently represented as textual “sponsored
listings.”
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Impression-based
ads (textual or graphical ads) - referred to also as CPM, advertisements
that generate revenue when displayed on a page, i.e. when viewed
by
a user, not clicked on.
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AdSense
for Search (or "AFS"); and
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AdSense
for Content (or "AFC").
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A
breach of certain prohibited actions by us including, among other
things,
(i) editing or modifying the order of search results, (ii) redirecting
end
users, producing or distributing any software that prevents the display
of
ads by Google, (iii) modifying, adapting or otherwise attempting
to source
code from Google technology, content, software and documentation,
or (iv)
engaging in any action or practice that reflects poorly on Google
or
otherwise disparages or devalues Google’s reputation or
goodwill;
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A
breach of the grant of a license to us by Google of certain trade
names,
trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive
brand
features of Google;
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A
breach of the confidentiality provisions of the
GSA;
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A
breach of the exclusivity provisions of the GSA; or
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A
material breach of the GSA more than two times irrespective of any
cure to
such breaches.
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Word
of mouth marketing. We
have seen ongoing success in distribution when fans of our services
speak
of their experiences using our information portal services with friends,
colleagues, family, and others. While this trend seems to transpire
on its
own, we work to encourage the practice by adding features that make
it
simple to link to us or send an e-mail with information about the
site, by
targeting bloggers, and by working with computer user groups and
newsletter publishers, all of whom share new technologies with
constituents.
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Special
Features: AnswerTips. We
recently began offering our latest webmaster tool, AnswerTips, to
Websites
and blogs. AnswerTips, easily implemented on a blog or site simply
by
adding several lines of Javascript on a Web page, enables readers
to click
on a word or words to produce an information bubble that offers
definitions, biographies, historical background, maps and countless
other
types of relevant information on any word or phrase clicked. Activation
of
the feature by sites and blogs is expected to increase the visibility
of
the Answers.com brand as well as attract users to our Website.
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Public
Relations. We
have received multiple favorable reviews from numerous publications
including USA
Today, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes
and
PC
Magazine and
plan on continuing our public relations efforts. We seek to attain
coverage in publications, large and
small.
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Advertising.
We
modestly engage in print advertising, including posters, magazine
ads and
other forms of direct and general marketing. We also work to list
our
1-Click Answers software on shareware and freeware
sites.
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General
reference: dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and
history;
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Language:
idioms, translations, new words, acronyms, abbreviations, lexicon,
idioms,
grammar, sign language, quotes about and quotes
by;
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Business:
company snapshot descriptions, economics, finance, investment terms
and
currency conversions;
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Arts
and culture: fine arts, literature, poets, music, instruments and
study
guide;
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Legal:
Encyclopedia of American Law;
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Medical:
medical dictionary, medical analysis and other health
topics;
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Science
and technology: conversions, computer encyclopedia, science, genetics,
chemistry, mathematics and e-mail shorthand;
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People:
famous personalities and celebrities, historical figures, musical
artists,
authors, columnists, royalty and sports
biographies;
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Food
and nutrition: nutritional values, recipes, diets and wine
glossary;
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Government:
US presidents, US cabinet, US congress, political parties (international),
national anthems and world leaders;
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Leisure:
holidays, gardening, movies, TV shows, song lyrics, Harry Potter
terms,
wood glossary and yoga;
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Religion:
Bible, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and
Buddhism;
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Places:
countries, states, weather, maps, dialing codes, local times, currencies
by country, state parks and universities;
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Military:
military terms, weapons and bio-terrorism;
and
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Sports:
baseball hall of fame, golf, tennis, MLB, NFL, NHL and
NBA.
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"When
did the Cardinals win the World
Series?"
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"When
did New Jersey become a state?"
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"Why
did dinosaurs become extinct?"
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"Who
wrote the Wind in the Willows?"
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The
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
is
intended to reduce the liability of online service providers for
listing
or linking to third-party Websites that include materials that infringe
copyrights or other rights of
others.
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Portions
of the Communications
Decency Act
are intended to provide statutory protections to online service providers
who distribute third party content.
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The
Children’s
Online Protection Act (COPA),
the Children’s
Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
and the Prosecutorial
Remedies and Other Tools to End Exploitation of Children Today
Act,
are intended to restrict the distribution of certain materials deemed
harmful to children and impose additional restrictions on the ability
of
online services to collect user information from
minors.
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The
Protection
of Children From Sexual Predators Act
requires online service providers to report evidence of violations
of
federal child pornography laws under certain
circumstances.
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The
CAN-SPAM
Act is
intended to regulate spam and create criminal penalties for unmarked
sexually-oriented material and emails containing fraudulent
headers.
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Patent
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Expiration
Date
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Description
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Method
for providing Computerized word-based Referencing (U.S. Patent 6,393,443)
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August
2, 2018
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This
patent claims a method by which our product points at text on
a screen, eliminates ambiguities
based on contextual analysis and displays the appropriate definitions,
information entries and/or translations, as requested by the
user.
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Web-based
information retrieval responsive to displayed
word identified by a text-grabbing
algorithm (U.S. Patent 6,341,306)
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August
12, 2019
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This
patent claims a method by which our application displays promotional
data
in response
to a look-up query of a word displayed in the body of a
text.
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Web-based
information retrieval
(U.S. Patent 6,519,631)
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August
12, 2019
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This
patent claims a method by which a user
can use the keyboard and mouse in combination
to mark a word on a computer screen,
disambiguate such word based on context indicators in the document
and
retrieve information from a remote server relating to the meaning
of the
word marked.
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High
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Low
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Year
ended December 31, 2005
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First
quarter
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$
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26.45
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$
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7.62
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Second
quarter
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$
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22.45
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$
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11.50
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Third
quarter
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$
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15.85
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$
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11.10
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Fourth
quarter
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$
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13.12
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$
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9.19
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Year
ended December 31, 2006
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First
quarter
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$
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14.49
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$
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9.98
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Second
quarter
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$
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12.51
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$
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8.91
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Third
quarter
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$
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11.28
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$
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8.37
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Fourth
quarter
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$
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17.24
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$
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10.39
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No.
of Securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
(a)
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Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(b)
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No.
of securities remaining
available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected
in column (a))
(c)
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Equity
compensation plans
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approved
by security holders
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1,904,844
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$
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10.80
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401,853
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Equity
compensation plans not
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approved
by security holders
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1,193,414
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$
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15.79
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-
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Total
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3,098,258
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401,853
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Search
engines
(most of which is currently provided by Google): When our pages rank
very
high in the search engines’ algorithmic systems, Answers.com results are
more likely to be accessed by
users;
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Google’s
definition link
:
Our informal, non-contractual relationship, pursuant to which Google
currently links to our pages for definitions based on a list of trigger
words we have provided Google; and
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Answers.com
direct users:
Users visiting our site directly via “1-Click Answers” or AnswerTips.
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2006
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2005
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Advertising
Revenue
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$
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6,817
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$
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1,771
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Answers
Services Licensing
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187
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110
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Subscriptions
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25
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172
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$
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7,029
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$
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2,053
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Average
Daily Queries
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Advertising
Revenues (thousands)
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RPM
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Q-1
2005
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900,000
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$
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107
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$
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1.32
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Q-2
2005
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1,780,000
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$
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357
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$
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2.20
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Q-3
2005
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1,770,000
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$
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500
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$
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3.07
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Q-4
2005
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2,100,000
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$
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807
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$
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4.18
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Q-1
2006
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2,590,000
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$
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1,090
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$
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4.67
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Q-2
2006
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2,690,000
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$
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1,457
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$
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5.95
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Q-3
2006
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3,020,000
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$
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1,810
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$
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6.48
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Q-4
2006
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3,850,000
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$
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2,400
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$
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6.77
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On
January 20, 2005, we entered into an agreement with an investment-banking
firm, which also acted as one of the underwriters of our IPO in October
2004, to provide general financial advisory and investment banking
services for a minimum term of six months. Further, upon signing
of the
contract, the underwriter received fully vested warrants to acquire
100,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.00.
This
agreement was terminated in September 2005. As a result of this agreement,
in 2005, we recorded $50 thousand of cash compensation, and $577
thousand
in stock-based compensation, which represents the amortization of
the fair
value of the warrants on the date of their issuance, over the minimum
term
of the agreement. This expense did not recur in
2006.
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In
December 2004, we entered into an agreement with an investor relations
firm pursuant to which we incurred $100 thousand of fees over a one-year
period for investor relations services. Additionally, pursuant to
the
agreement, in March 2005, we issued 7,800 shares of common stock
to such
firm. As a result of this agreement, in 2005, we recorded $97 thousand
of
cash compensation, and $151 thousand in stock-based compensation,
which
represents the amortization of the fair value of the stock on the
date of
its issuance, over the expected life of the agreement. This agreement
was
renewed for an additional year, at $8 thousand per month, with no
stock
component; therefore there was no recurrence of stock-based compensation
to our investor relations firm in 2006. In December 2006, we terminated
our agreement with the aforesaid investor relations
firm.
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In
2006, employee compensation, excluding stock-based compensation,
rose by
$339 thousand, due to increases in the number of employees in the
general
and administrative department and January 2006 salary increases.
Additionally, as a result of adopting SFAS 123R, stock-based employee
compensation rose to $665 thousand in 2006, compared to $94 thousand
in
2005.
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Other
general and administrative expenses dropped, in aggregate, approximately
$200 thousand. The two largest fluctuations were legal expenses,
which
decreased by $207 thousand, and accounting expenses, which increased
by
$133 thousand.
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Year
ending December 31
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$
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2007
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2,064
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|||
2008
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1,868
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2009
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1,149
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2010
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183
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5,264
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2006
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2005
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$
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$
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(2,465
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)
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(4,286
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)
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Net
cash provided by (used in ) investing activities
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4,296
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(9,808
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)
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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326
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15,382
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$
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Year
ending December 31
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Purchase
Contracts
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Operating
Leases
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Total
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||||||||
2007
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775
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458
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1,233
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2008
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433
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417
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850
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2009
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235
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363
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598
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||||||||
2010
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25
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207
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232
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1,468
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1,445
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2,913
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· |
A
breach of certain prohibited actions by us including, among other
things,
(i) editing or modifying the order of search results, (ii) redirecting
end
users, producing or distributing any software which prevents the
display
of ads by Google, (iii) modifying, adapting or otherwise attempting
to
obtain source code from Google technology, content, software and
documentation or (iv) engaging in any action or practice that reflects
poorly on Google or otherwise disparages or devalues Google’s reputation
or goodwill;
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· |
A
breach of the grant of a license to us by Google of certain trade
names,
trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive
brand
features of Google;
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· |
A
breach of the confidentiality provisions of the
GSA;
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· |
A
breach of the exclusivity provisions of the GSA; or
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· |
Materially
breaching the GSA more than two times, irrespective of any cure to
such
breaches.
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our
financial condition relative to the financial condition of our
competitors
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our
ability to obtain additional financing from investors
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·
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the
attractiveness of our common stock as potential consideration for
entering
into extraordinary transactions as compared to the common stock of
other
entities competing for these opportunities
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·
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our
available cash, which in turn depends upon our results of operations
and
the cash demands of the company
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·
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the
difficulties of assimilating the operations and personnel of the
acquired
companies and the potential disruption of our ongoing business
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·
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the
successful incorporation of the acquired or shared technology or
content
and rights into our products and services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
·
|
the
difficulties of establishing a new joint venture, including the need
to
attract qualified personnel and the need to attract customers and
advertisers
|
|
·
|
the
potential impairment of relationships with employees and customers
as a
result of any integration of new management personnel or reduction
of
personnel
|
|
·
|
the
difficulties of maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures
and
policies
|
|
·
|
Substantial
liability for damages and litigation costs, including attorneys'
fees;
|
|
|
·
|
Lawsuits
that prevent the company from further use of its intellectual property
and
require the company to permanently cease and desist from selling
or
marketing products that use such intellectual property;
|
|
|
·
|
Having
to license the intellectual property from a third party, which could
include significant licensing and royalty fees not presently paid
by us
and add materially to the our costs of operations;
|
|
|
·
|
Having
to develop as a non-infringing alternative, new intellectual property
which could delay projects and add materially to our costs of operations,
or may not be accepted by our users, which, in turn, could significantly
adversely affect our traffic and revenues; and
|
|
|
·
|
Having
to indemnify third parties who have entered into agreements with
the
company with respect to losses they incurred as a result of the
infringement, which could include consequential and incidental damages
that are material in amount.
|
·
|
The
proprietary nature or protection of our methodologies and products
are not
recognized in the United States or foreign countries;
|
·
|
Third
parties misappropriate our proprietary methodologies and such
misappropriation is not detected; and
|
|
|
·
|
Competitors
create applications similar to ours but which do not technically
infringe
on our legally protected rights.
|
·
|
Any
major hostilities involving Israel;
|
·
|
A
full or partial mobilization of the reserve forces of the Israeli
army;
|
·
|
The
interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present
trading partners;
|
·
|
Risks
associated with the fact that a certain number of our key employees
and
one officer reside in what are commonly referred to as occupied
territories;
|
·
|
Risks
associated with outages and disruptions of communications networks
due to
any hostilities involving Israel;
and
|
·
|
A
significant downturn in the economic or financial conditions in
Israel.
|
Name
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
Executive
Officers
|
||||
Robert
S. Rosenschein
|
53
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
|
|
Steven
Steinberg
|
46
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
|
Jeff
Schneiderman
|
43
|
|
Chief
Technical Officer
|
|
Jeffrey
S. Cutler
|
43
|
|
Chief
Revenue Officer
|
|
Bruce
D. Smith
|
45
|
|
Vice-President,
Strategic Development
|
|
Directors
|
||||
Jerry
Colonna
|
43
|
|
Director
|
|
Lawrence
S. Kramer
|
56
|
|
Director
|
|
Mark
B. Segall
|
44
|
|
Director
|
|
Edward
G. Sim
|
36
|
|
Director
|
|
Yehuda
Sternlicht
|
51
|
|
Director
|
|
Mark
A. Tebbe
|
46
|
|
Director
|
Class
|
Term
|
Members
|
||
Class
I
|
Expires
at our annual meeting in 2008
|
Mark
A. Tebbe and Lawrence S. Kramer
|
||
Class
II
|
Expires
at our annual meeting in 2006
|
Edward
G. Sim and Jerry Colonna
|
||
Class
III
|
Expires
at our annual meeting in 2007
|
Robert
S. Rosenschein, Yehuda Sternlicht and Mark B.
Segall
|
|
·
|
Reviewing
and discussing with management and the independent accountants our
annual
and quarterly financial statements and any earnings guidance provided
to
the market;
|
|
·
|
Directly
appointing, compensating, retaining, and overseeing the work of the
independent auditor;
|
|
·
|
Approving,
in advance, the provision by the independent auditor of all audit
and
permissible non-audit services;
|
|
·
|
Establishing
procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints
received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls,
or
auditing matters and the confidential, anonymous submissions by our
employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing
matters;
|
|
·
|
The
right to engage outside legal and other advisors as the audit committee
deems necessary to carry out its
duties;
|
|
·
|
The
right to receive appropriate funding from us to compensate the independent
auditor and any outside advisors engaged by the committee and to
pay the
ordinary administrative expenses of the audit committee that are
necessary
or appropriate to carrying out its duties;
and
|
|
·
|
Unless
assigned to a comparable committee or group of independent directors,
reviewing and approving all related party
transactions.
|
|
·
|
Establishing
criteria for the selection of new
directors;
|
|
·
|
Considering
stockholder proposals of director
nominations;
|
|
·
|
Committee
selection and composition;
|
|
·
|
Considering
the adequacy of our corporate
governance;
|
|
·
|
Overseeing
and approving management continuity planning process;
and
|
|
·
|
Reporting
regularly to the board with respect to the committee’s
duties.
|
Name
& Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards ($) *
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
And
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
(6)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Robert
S. Rosenschein (1)
|
2006
|
209,724
|
(9)
|
—
|
—
|
98,406
|
—
|
—
|
31,884
|
(7)
|
340,014
|
|||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2005
|
189,924
|
(9)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
58,442
|
(8)
|
248,366
|
|||||||||||||||||
And
Chairman
|
2004
|
179,563
|
(9)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
22,451
|
202,014
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve
Steinberg (2)
|
2006
|
131,928
|
(9)
|
—
|
—
|
93,982
|
—
|
—
|
27,371
|
253,281
|
||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer
|
2005
|
125,317
|
(9)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
26,958
|
152,275
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
2004
|
111,924
|
(9)
|
30,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
26,374
|
168,298
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey
S. Cutler (3)
|
2006
|
225,000
|
(9)
|
130,526
|
—
|
493,022
|
—
|
—
|
34,077
|
882,625
|
||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Revenue Officer
|
2005
|
178,990
|
(9)
|
30,000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
26,370
|
235,360
|
||||||||||||||||||
2004
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff
Schneiderman (4)
|
2006
|
131,400
|
—
|
—
|
94,619
|
—
|
—
|
27,341
|
253,360
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Technical Officer
|
2005
|
107,342
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
25,568
|
132,910
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2004
|
96,924
|
500
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
25,399
|
122,823
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Bruce
D. Smith (5)
|
2006
|
182,952
|
—
|
—
|
147,959
|
—
|
—
|
29,299
|
360,210
|
|||||||||||||||||||
VP
-
Strategic
|
2005
|
74,936
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
14,760
|
89,696
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Development
|
2004
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1) |
Mr.
Rosenschein was appointed our Chief Executive Officer in May 2001.
|
(2) |
Mr.
Steinberg was appointed our Chief Financial Officer in January
2004.
|
(3) |
Mr.
Cutler was appointed our Chief Revenue Officer in March
2005.
|
(4) |
Mr.
Schneiderman was appointed our Chief Technical Officer in March
2003.
|
(5) |
Mr.
Smith was appointed VP - Strategic Development in July 2005.
|
(6)
|
With
the exception of reimbursement of expenses incurred by our named
executive
officers during the scope of their employment and unless expressly
stated
otherwise in a footnote below, none of the named executive officers
received other compensation, perquisites and/or personal benefits
in
excess of $10,000.
|
(7) |
Includes
a deposit of $10,486 into a pension fund for the benefit of Mr.
Rosenschein.
|
(8)
|
Includes
a one-time lump sum payment of $26,000 for unused vacation days that
accrued over the course of 2004 and previous
years.
|
(9) |
Does
not include benefit associated with possession of company-leased
vehicle.
|
Name
|
Grant
Date
|
All
Other
Option
Awards:
Number
of Securities
Underlying Options
(#)
|
Exercise
or Base
Price
of Option
Awards
($/Sh)
|
Total
Grant-Date
Fair
Value
($)
|
|||||||||
Robert
S. Rosenschein
|
January
30, 2006
|
(1)
|
80,000
|
13.75
|
429,407
|
||||||||
Steve
Steinberg
|
January
30, 2006
|
(1)
|
55,000
|
13.75
|
295,218
|
||||||||
Jeffrey
S. Cutler
|
January
30, 2006
|
(1)
|
20,000
|
13.75
|
107,352
|
||||||||
Jeff
Schneiderman
|
January
30, 2006
|
(1)
|
65,000
|
13.75
|
348,894
|
||||||||
Bruce
D. Smith
|
January
30, 2006
|
(1)
|
15,000
|
13.75
|
80,514
|
||||||||
June
21, 2006
|
(1)
|
15,000
|
9.65
|
56,014
|
(1)
|
25%
of the grant exercisable as of 12 months following the Grant Date;
1/36 of
the remainder exercisable on each of the following 36 monthly
anniversaries.
|
Name
|
Number
of Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
Option
Exercise Price
($/Sh)
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|||||||||
Robert
S. Rosenschein
|
176,432
|
65,532
|
5.06
|
August
5, 2013
|
|||||||||
|
—
|
80,000
|
13.75
|
January
30, 2012
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Steve
Steinberg
|
10,634
|
227
|
11.51
|
August
5, 2013
|
|||||||||
10,521
|
544
|
0.69
|
August
5, 2013
|
||||||||||
17,648
|
4,073
|
2.76
|
August
5, 2013
|
||||||||||
13,725
|
12,628
|
5.25
|
November
9, 2014
|
||||||||||
|
—
|
55,000
|
13.75
|
January
30, 2012
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Jeffrey
S. Cutler
|
87,500
|
112,500
|
20.35
|
March
15, 2015
|
|||||||||
|
—
|
20,000
|
13.75
|
January
30, 2012
|
|||||||||
Jeff
Schneiderman
|
5,648
|
—
|
1.15
|
March
21, 2009
|
|||||||||
10,861
|
—
|
2.76
|
October
20, 2009
|
||||||||||
4,345
|
—
|
6.91
|
April
8, 2010
|
||||||||||
8,689
|
—
|
11.51
|
August
1, 2011
|
||||||||||
6,081
|
—
|
0.69
|
August
5, 2013
|
||||||||||
11,914
|
10,962
|
5.25
|
November
9, 2014
|
||||||||||
|
—
|
65,000
|
13.75
|
January
30, 2012
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Bruce
D. Smith
|
26,562
|
48,438
|
15.35
|
July
17, 2015
|
|||||||||
—
|
15,000
|
13.75
|
January
30, 2012
|
||||||||||
|
—
|
15,000
|
9.65
|
June
21, 2012
|
Options
Awards
|
|||||||
Name
|
Number
of
Shares
Acquired
on
Exercise
(#)
|
Value
Realized
Upon
Exercise
($)
|
|||||
Robert
S. Rosenschein
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Steve
Steinberg
|
15,000
|
145,336
|
|||||
Jeffrey
S. Cutler
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Jeff
Schneiderman
|
26,500
|
279,514
|
|||||
Bruce
D. Smith
|
—
|
—
|
Name
|
Fees
Earned or
Paid
in Cash
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)(*)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||
Jerry
Colonna (1)
|
38,958
|
26,763
|
65,721
|
|||||||
Lawrence
S. Kramer (2)
|
35,417
|
26,763
|
62,180
|
|||||||
Mark
B. Segall (3)
|
38,958
|
26,
763
|
65,721
|
|||||||
Edward
G. Sim (4)
|
42,500
|
26,
763
|
69,293
|
|||||||
Yehuda
Sternlicht (5)
|
43,750
|
26,
763
|
70,513
|
|||||||
Mark
A. Tebbe (6)
|
38,958
|
26,
763
|
65,721
|
|||||||
Total:
|
238,541
|
160,578
|
399,119
|
* |
Amounts
represent stock-based compensation expense for fiscal year 2006 for
stock
options granted in 2006 under SFAS 123R as discussed in Note 2,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" subheading (i), “Valuation
Assumptions for Stock Options,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form
10-KSB.
|
(1)
|
43,050
options were outstanding as of 12/31/06, of which 20,478 were exercisable
as of December 31, 2006.
|
(2)
|
43,050
options were outstanding as of 12/31/06, of which 13,901 were exercisable
as of December 31, 2006.
|
(3)
|
43,050
options were outstanding as of 12/31/06, of which 16,891 were exercisable
as of December 31, 2006.
|
(4)
|
43,021
options were outstanding as of 12/31/06, of which 23,446 were exercisable
as of December 31, 2006.
|
(5)
|
28,050
options were outstanding as of 12/31/06, of which 5,478 were exercisable
as of December 31, 2006.
|
(6)
|
38,297
options were outstanding as of 12/31/06, of which 18,722 were exercisable
as of December 31, 2006.
|
|
|
Director
fee base
|
|
Audit
membership
|
|
Compensation
membership
|
|
Governance
membership
|
|
Financing
membership
|
|
Audit
Chair
|
|
Other
Chair
|
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Mr.
Colonna
|
$
|
20,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,500
|
$
|
2,500
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,500
|
$
|
27,500
|
|||||||||
Mr.
Kramer
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
-
|
-
|
25,000
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mr.
Segall
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
-
|
2,500
|
27,500
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mr.
Sim
|
20,000
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,500
|
30,000
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mr.
Sternlicht
|
20,000
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
2,500
|
7,500
|
-
|
35,000
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mr.
Tebbe
|
20,000
|
5,000
|
2,500
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
27,500
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
20,000
|
$
|
15,000
|
$
|
7,500
|
$
|
7,500
|
$
|
7,500
|
$
|
7,500
|
$
|
7,500
|
$
|
172,500
|
|
·
|
each
person or group who beneficially owns more than 5% of our common
stock;
|
|
·
|
each
of our directors;
|
|
·
|
our
chief executive officer and three other highest paid executive officers
whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 during the year ended
December
31, 2006; and
|
|
·
|
all
of our directors and officers as a
group.
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
|
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
Percentage
of Common Stock
|
|||||
Executive
Officers and Directors:
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Robert
S. Rosenschein
c/o
Answers Corporation, Jerusalem Technology Park, The Tower,
Jerusalem
91481 Israel
|
527,596
|
(2)
|
6.72
|
||||
Steven
Steinberg
c/o
Answers Corporation, Jerusalem Technology Park, The Tower,
Jerusalem
91481 Israel
|
67,541
|
(3)
|
*
|
||||
Jeff
Schneiderman
c/o
Answers Corporation, Jerusalem Technology Park, The Tower,
Jerusalem
91481 Israel
|
64,152
|
(4)
|
*
|
||||
Jeffrey
S. Cutler
|
110,416
|
(5)
|
1.41
|
||||
Bruce
D. Smith
|
42,499
|
(6)
|
*
|
||||
Jerry
Colonna
|
23,617
|
(7)
|
*
|
||||
Lawrence
S. Kramer
|
17,638
|
(8)
|
*
|
||||
Mark
B. Segall
|
22,529
|
(9)
|
*
|
||||
Edward
G. Sim
|
28,096
|
(10)
|
*
|
||||
Yehuda
Sternlicht
|
9,215
|
(11)
|
*
|
||||
Mark
A. Tebbe
|
57,518
|
(12)
|
*
|
||||
|
|||||||
All
directors and executive officers as
a group (11 individuals):
|
913,299
|
11.63
|
|||||
|
|||||||
5%
or greater stockholders:
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
Royce
& Associates, LLC
1414
Avenue of the Americas
New
York, NY 10019
|
972,610
|
(13)
|
12.38
|
||||
Trellus
Management Company, LLC
350
Madison Avenue, 9th Floor
New
York, New York 10017
|
440,000
|
(14)
|
5.60
|
(1)
|
Unless
otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the following
is c/o
Answers Corporation, 237 West 35th
Street, Suite 1101, New York, NY 10001.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Consists
of 300,960 shares of common stock and 226,636 shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of options.
|
|
|
(3)
|
Consists
of 7,500 shares of common stock and 60,041 shares of common stock
issuable
upon exercise of options.
|
|
|
(4)
|
Consists
of 64,152 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
options.
|
|
|
(5)
|
Consists
of 110,416 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
options.
|
|
|
(6)
|
Consists
of 5,000 shares of common stock and 37,499 shares of common stock
issuable
upon exercise of options.
|
|
|
(7)
|
Consists
of 23,617 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
options.
|
|
|
(8)
|
Consists
of 17,638 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
options.
|
(9)
|
Consists
of 2,500 shares of common stock and 20,029 shares of common stock
issuable
upon exercise of options.
|
|
|
10)
|
Consists
of 916 shares of common stock and 27,180 shares of common stock issuable
upon exercise of options.
|
|
|
11)
|
Consists
of 9,215 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
options.
|
|
|
12)
|
Consists
of 35,062 shares of common stock and 22,456 shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of options.
|
|
|
13)
|
Based
on information included on Form 13-G filed with the SEC on January
17,
2007
|
|
|
14)
|
Based
on information included on Form 13-G filed with the SEC on February
13,
2007
|
Exhibit
No.
|
|
Description
|
3.1
|
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Previously filed as Exhibit
3.1
to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424)
filed May
12, 2004, and is incorporated herein by reference)
|
3.1A
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(Previously filed as Exhibit A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy
Statement filed August 31, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference)
|
3.2
|
|
Amended
and Restated By-laws of Registrant (Previously filed as Exhibit 3.2
to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424) filed May
12,
2004, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
4.1
|
|
Specimen
Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant (Previously filed as Exhibit
4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424)
filed
July 16, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.1«
|
|
1999
Stock Option Plan of Registrant and form of Option Agreement thereunder
(Previously filed as Exhibits 4.5B and 4.5A, respectively, to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-123185) filed March
8,
2005, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.2«
|
|
2000
Stock Plan of Registrant and form of Option Agreement thereunder
(Previously filed as Exhibits 4.4B and 4.4A, respectively, to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-123185) filed March
8,
2005, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.3«
|
|
2003
Stock Plan (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration
Statement
on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424) filed May 12, 2004, and incorporated
herein by reference)
|
10.3A«
|
|
Forms
of Stock Option Agreement under the 2003 Stock Plan covering (i)
employees
of Registrant, and (ii) officers of Registrant (Previously filed
as
Exhibits 4.3A and 4.3B, respectively, to the Registration Statement
on
Form S-8 (File No. 333-123185) filed March 8, 2005, and incorporated
herein by reference)
|
10.4«
|
|
2004
Stock Plan (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration
Statement
on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424) filed May 12, 2004, and incorporated
herein by reference)
|
10.4A«
|
|
Forms
of Stock Option Agreement under the 2004 Stock Plan covering (i)
employees
of Registrant, and (ii) officers of Registrant (Previously filed
as
Exhibits 4.2A and 4.2B, respectively, to the Registration Statement
on
Form S-8 (File No. 333-123185) filed March 8, 2005, and incorporated
herein by reference)
|
10.5«
|
|
2005
Incentive Compensation Plan (Previously filed as Annex B to the
Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed May 31, 2005, and
incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.5A«
|
|
Form
of Stock Option Agreement under the 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan
covering Israel-based employees
|
10.5B«
|
|
Form
of Stock Option Agreement 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan covering
U.S.-based employees.
|
10.6«
|
|
Robert
S. Rosenschein Employment Agreement (Previously filed as Exhibit
10.6 to
the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424) filed
May
12, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.7«
|
|
Steven
Steinberg Employment Agreement (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.7
to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424) filed May
12,
2004, and incorporated here by reference)
|
10.8«
|
|
Jeff
Schneiderman Employment Agreement (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.8
to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424) filed May
12,
2004, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.9«
|
|
Jeffrey
S. Cutler Employment Agreement (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.9
to the
annual report on Form 10-KSB (File No. 001-32255) filed March 31,
2005,
and incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.10«
|
|
Bruce
D. Smith Employment Agreement (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.10
to the
annual report on Form 10-KSB (File No. 001-32255) filed March 20,
2006,
and incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.11
|
Form
of Warrants issued in connection with the Bridge Financing (Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(File No.
333-115424) filed May 12, 2004, and incorporated herein by
reference)
|
|
10.13
|
|
Form
of Warrants issued in connection with exercise of Bridge Warrants
(Previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A
(File No. 001-32255) filed February 7, 2005, and incorporated herein
by
reference)
|
Exhibit
No.
|
|
Description
|
10.16
|
|
Purchase
Agreement dated December 1, 2005 between the Registrant, Brainboost
Partnership, Assaf Rozenblatt, Edo Segal and Jon Medved (Previously
filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32255)
filed December 7, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference)
|
10.17
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated December 1, 2005 between the Registrant, Brainboost
Partnership, Assaf Rozenblatt, Edo Segal and Jon Medved (Previously
filed
as Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32255)
filed December 7, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference)
|
10.18
|
|
Assaf
Rozenblatt Employment Agreement dated December 1, 2005 (Previously
filed
as Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32255)
filed December 7, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference)
|
10.19+
|
|
Google
Services Agreement (“GSA”), GSA Order Form and GSA Order Form Terms and
Conditions, all dated January 28, 2005
|
10.20+
|
|
Amendment
No. 1 to Google Order Form and GSA, dated December 20, 2005
|
10.21+
|
|
Amendment
No. 2 to Google Order Form, dated January 31, 2006
|
10.22+
|
|
API
Agreement with Shopping.com, Inc. dated May 2, 2005
|
10.23
|
|
Lease
Agreement with 35th
Street Associates to lease office space in the building known as
237 West
35th Street in New York, NY, dated April 29, 2005 (Previously filed
as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32255)
filed
May 4, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
10.24
|
|
Supplemental
agreement to operating lease agreement between GuruNet Israel Ltd.,
Answers Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary (“Subsidiary”) and Jerusalem
Technology Park Ltd. dated July 26, 2005 in connection with Subsidiary’s
relocation to new office space (a summary of the principal terms
of this
lease was previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report
on Form
8-K (File No. 001-32255) filed July 28, 2005, and incorporated herein
by
reference)
|
10.25«
|
Amendment
to Robert S. Rosenschein's Amended and Restated
Employment Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2006 (Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
001-32255) filed November 29, 2006, and incorporated herein by
reference)
|
|
10.26
|
Purchase
Agreement dated November 2, 2006 among Answers Corporation,
Interesting.com, Inc. and Chris Whitten (Previously filed as Exhibit
10.1
to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32255) filed November
8,
2006, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
|
10.27
|
Non-Competition
Covenant dated November 2, 2006 executed by Interesting.com, Inc.
and
Chris Whitten for the benefit of Answers Corporation (Previously
filed as
Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32255)
filed
November 8, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
|
14.1
|
|
Code
of Ethics and Business Conduct (Previously filed as Exhibit 14.1
to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-115424) filed May
12,
2004, and incorporated herein by reference)
|
21.1*
|
|
List
of Subsidiaries
|
23.1*
|
|
Consent
of KPMG Somekh Chaikin, Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
|
31.1*
|
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer required under Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule
15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
|
31.2*
|
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer required under Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule
15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
|
32*^
|
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer required
under Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section
1350
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|||
|
|
$
|
$
|
||||
|
|
|
|||||
Audit
Fees (1)
|
216,000
|
155,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Tax
Fees (2)
|
3,750
|
5,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
All
other fees (3)
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
Total
|
219,750
|
160,000
|
(1)
|
This
category includes fees associated the audit of our annual financial
statements, review of financial statements included in our Form 10-QSB
quarterly reports, and services that are normally provided by the
independent registered public accounting firm in connection with
statutory
and regulatory filings or engagements, for those fiscal years.
|
(2)
|
This
category consists of services provided by KPMG for tax
compliance.
|
(3)
|
This
category consists of all other services provided by KPMG that are
not
reported above.
|
|
Answers
Corporation
|
|
|
|
|
Date: March 19,
2007
|
By:
|
/s/ Robert
S. Rosenschein
|
|
Robert
S. Rosenschein, President, CEO
|
|
|
and
Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive
Officer)
|
Answers
Corporation
|
||
|
|
|
Date:
March 19,
2007
|
By: |
/s/
Jerry Colonna
|
Jerry
Colonna, Director
|
Date: March 19, 2007 | By: |
/s/
Lawrence S. Kramer
|
Lawrence
S. Kramer, Director
|
Date: March 19, 2007 | By: |
/s/
Robert S. Rosenschein
|
Robert S. Rosenschein, President, CEO |
||
and
Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive
Officer)
|
Date: March 19, 2007 | By: |
/s/
Mark B. Segall
|
Mark
B. Segall, Director
|
Date: March 19, 2007 | By: |
/s/
Edward G. Sim
|
Edward
G. Sim, Director
|
|
|
|
Date: March 19,
2007
|
By:
|
/s/ Steven
Steinberg
|
|
Steven
Steinberg, CFO
|
|
|
(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer)
|
Date: March 19, 2007 | By: |
/s/
Yehuda Sternlicht
|
Yehuda
Sternlicht, Director
|
Date: March 19, 2007 | By: |
/s/
Mark A. Tebbe
|
Mark
A. Tebbe, Director
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands except share and per share data) |
December
31
|
|
December
31
|
|||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
$
|
||||
Assets
|
|||||||
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents (Note 3)
|
4,976
|
2,840
|
|||||
Investment
securities (Note 4)
|
4,102
|
11,163
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable (Note 2 e)
|
1,304
|
451
|
|||||
Other
prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
416
|
349
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
10,798
|
14,803
|
|||||
Long-term
deposits (restricted) (Note
5)
|
218
|
211
|
|||||
Deposits
in respect of employee severance obligations (Note
8)
|
856
|
610
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net (Note
6)
|
998
|
597
|
|||||
Other
assets:
|
|||||||
Intangible
assets, net (Note 7)
|
6,010
|
5,384
|
|||||
Goodwill
(Note 7 b)
|
437
|
-
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses, long-term
|
302
|
254
|
|||||
Deferred
tax asset, long-term (Note 10)
|
11
|
13
|
|||||
Total
other assets
|
6,760
|
5,651
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
19,630
|
21,872
|
|||||
Liabilities
and stockholders' equity
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
366
|
305
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
805
|
673
|
|||||
Accrued
compensation
|
623
|
322
|
|||||
Deferred
revenues, short-term (Note 2 g)
|
465
|
67
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2,259
|
1,367
|
|||||
Long-term
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Liability
in respect of employee severance obligations (Note 8)
|
828
|
622
|
|||||
Deferred
tax liability, long-term (Note 10)
|
194
|
98
|
|||||
Deferred
revenues, long-term (Note 2 g)
|
-
|
442
|
|||||
Total
long-term liabilities
|
1,022
|
1,162
|
|||||
Commitments
and contingencies
(Note 11)
|
|||||||
Stockholders'
equity (Note
9):
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock: $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, none
issued
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock; $0.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 7,809,394
and
7,664,969 shares
issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively
|
8
|
8
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
71,599
|
69,492
|
|||||
Deferred
compensation
|
-
|
(3,518
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(31
|
)
|
(29
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(55,227
|
)
|
(46,610
|
)
|
|||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
16,349
|
19,343
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
19,630
|
21,872
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands except share and per share data) |
Year
ended December 31
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
$
|
$
|
||||||
Revenues:
|
|||||||
Advertising
revenue
|
6,817
|
1,771
|
|||||
Answers
services licensing
|
187
|
110
|
|||||
Subscriptions
|
25
|
172
|
|||||
7,029
|
2,053
|
||||||
Costs
and expenses:
|
|||||||
Cost
of revenue
|
3,406
|
1,158
|
|||||
Research
and development
|
5,865
|
2,190
|
|||||
Sales
and marketing
|
3,253
|
1,818
|
|||||
General
and administrative
|
3,385
|
3,404
|
|||||
Total
operating expenses
|
15,909
|
8,570
|
|||||
Operating
loss
|
(8,880
|
)
|
(6,517
|
)
|
|||
Interest
income, net (Note 13)
|
553
|
555
|
|||||
Other
expense, net (Note 14)
|
(176
|
)
|
(42
|
)
|
|||
Loss
before income taxes
|
(8,503
|
)
|
(6,004
|
)
|
|||
Income
taxes (Note 10)
|
(114
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss
|
(8,617
|
)
|
(6,014
|
)
|
|||
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share
|
(1.12
|
)
|
(0.88
|
)
|
|||
Weighted
average shares used in computing basic and diluted net
loss per common share
|
7,673,543
|
6,840,362
|
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands except share data) |
Common
stock
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
Deferred
compensation
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
Comprehensive
loss
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
($)
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
n$
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance
as of January 1, 2005
|
4,920,551
|
4,921
|
47,488
|
(45
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
(40,596
|
)
|
6,823
|
(40,624
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with financial
marketing advisory services
|
7,800
|
8
|
151
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
151
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with acquisition
of technology, net of issuance costs of $12,500
|
109,750
|
110
|
1,383
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,383
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with deferred
compensation
|
329,250
|
329
|
4,186
|
(4,187
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with warrant
re-load, net of $338,162 issuance costs
|
1,871,783
|
1,871
|
12,220
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12,222
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with exercise
of warrants
|
169,432
|
169
|
1,600
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,600
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with exercise
of vested stock options
|
256,403
|
257
|
1,560
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,561
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of warrants and stock options in connection with
financial and marketing advisory services
|
-
|
-
|
791
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
791
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock options to employees and directors
|
-
|
-
|
113
|
(113
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
827
|
-
|
-
|
827
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
loss on securities
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1
|
)
|
-
|
(1
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net
loss for year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(6,014
|
)
|
(6,014
|
)
|
(6,014
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2005
|
7,664,969
|
7,665
|
69,492
|
(3,518
|
)
|
(29
|
)
|
(46,610
|
)
|
19,343
|
(46,639
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Reversal
of deferred compensation upon adoption of
SFAS 123R (see Note 2 i)
|
-
|
-
|
(3,518
|
)
|
3,518
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with exercise of
vested stock options
|
144,425
|
144
|
326
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
326
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation to employees and Directors
|
-
|
-
|
5,299
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,299
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
loss on securities
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2
|
)
|
-
|
(2
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net
loss for year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(8,617
|
)
|
(8,617
|
)
|
(8,617
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2006
|
7,809,394
|
7,809
|
71,
599
|
-
|
(31
|
)
|
(55,227
|
)
|
16,349
|
(55,258
|
)
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) |
Years
ended December 31
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
$
|
$
|
||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
(8,617
|
)
|
(6,014
|
)
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,291
|
245
|
|||||
Deposits
in respect of employee severance obligations
|
(202
|
)
|
(147
|
)
|
|||
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
|
-
|
37
|
|||||
Increase
in liability in respect of employee severance obligations
|
206
|
91
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
107
|
10
|
|||||
Stock-based
compensation to non-employees for services rendered
|
-
|
942
|
|||||
Stock-based
compensation to employees and directors
|
1,810
|
129
|
|||||
Stock-based
compensation in connection with the Brainboost transaction
|
3,489
|
698
|
|||||
Exchange
rate (gains) losses
|
(51
|
)
|
27
|
||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Increase
in accounts receivable and other current assets
|
(916
|
)
|
(523
|
)
|
|||
Increase
in long-term prepaid expenses
|
(48
|
)
|
(107
|
)
|
|||
Increase
in accounts payable
|
59
|
131
|
|||||
Increase
in accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
451
|
289
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in short-term deferred revenues
|
398
|
(110
|
)
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in long-term deferred revenues
|
(442
|
)
|
16
|
||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(2,465
|
)
|
(4,286
|
)
|
|||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(698
|
)
|
(468
|
)
|
|||
Capitalization
of software development costs
|
(36
|
)
|
(22
|
)
|
|||
Acquisition
of intangible assets (see Note 7 b)
|
(2,022
|
)
|
(3,960
|
)
|
|||
Increase
in long-term deposits
|
(7
|
)
|
(44
|
)
|
|||
Purchases
of investment securities
|
(14,236
|
)
|
(32,489
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sales of investment securities
|
21,295
|
27,175
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
4,296
|
(9,808
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|||||||
Exercise
of common stock options and warrants
|
326
|
15,382
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
326
|
15,382
|
|||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(21
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
|||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
2,136
|
1,275
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
2,840
|
1,565
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
4,976
|
2,840
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|||||||
Income
taxes paid
|
24
|
7
|
|||||
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
|
|||||||
Issuance
of common stock for acquisition of technology
|
-
|
1,383
|
|||||
Unrealized
net loss from securities
|
2
|
1
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
%
|
||||
Computer
equipment
|
33
|
|||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
7
- 15
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Year
ended December 31
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Weighted
average risk-free interest rate
|
4.65
|
%
|
3.96
|
%
|
|||
Expected
life (in years)
|
4.05
|
3.98
|
|||||
Weighted
average expected volatility
|
41.16
|
%
|
50.11
|
%
|
Year
ended December 31
|
|||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
Weighted
average risk-free interest rate
|
N/A
|
4.01
|
%
|
||||
Contractual
term (in years)
|
N/A
|
9.87
|
|||||
Weighted
average expected volatility
|
N/A
|
72.36
|
%
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Year
ended December 31, 2005
|
||||
$
(in thousands, except for per share data)
|
||||
Net
loss, as reported
|
(6,014
|
)
|
||
Add:
|
||||
Stock-based
compensation expense to employees and directors included in Reported
net loss, net of related tax effects
|
827
|
|||
Deduct:
|
||||
Stock-based
compensation expense to employees and directors determined Under
fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax
effects
|
(1,553
|
)
|
||
Pro-forma
net loss
|
(6,740
|
)
|
||
Net
loss per common share, basic and diluted:
|
||||
As
reported
|
(0.88
|
)
|
||
Pro-forma
|
(0.99
|
)
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
$
|
$
|
||||||
In
US dollars
|
|||||||
Cash
|
637
|
318
|
|||||
Cash
equivalents
|
4,339
|
2,413
|
|||||
In
New Israeli Shekels (Cash only)
|
-
|
109
|
|||||
4,976
|
2,840
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
$
|
$
|
||||||
Computer
equipment
|
2,104
|
1,450
|
|||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
159
|
143
|
|||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
160
|
145
|
|||||
2,423
|
1,738
|
||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(1,425
|
)
|
(1,141
|
)
|
|||
998
|
597
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gross
carrying
amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Net
|
|
Gross
carrying amount
|
|
Accumulated
amortization
|
|
Net
|
|||||||||
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
||||||||||||
Brainboost
Answer Engine Technology
|
5,355
|
(966
|
)
|
4,389
|
5,355
|
(74
|
)
|
5,281
|
|||||||||||
FAQ
Farm
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Technology
|
30
|
(1
|
)
|
29
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Q&A
Database
|
207
|
(21
|
)
|
186
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Domain
Names
|
1,068
|
(18
|
)
|
1,050
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Covenant
Not to Compete
|
280
|
(15
|
)
|
265
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Domain
name
|
80
|
(20
|
)
|
60
|
80
|
(12
|
)
|
68
|
|||||||||||
Capitalized
software development
costs (see Note 2)
|
98
|
(67
|
)
|
31
|
62
|
(27
|
)
|
35
|
|||||||||||
7,118
|
(1,108
|
)
|
6,010
|
5,497
|
(113
|
)
|
5,384
|
Year
ending December 31
|
$
|
|||
2007
|
1,220
|
|||
2008
|
1,162
|
|||
2009
|
1,108
|
|||
2010
|
1,013
|
|||
2011
|
938
|
|||
5,441
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
$
|
||||
Acquired
Technology - Brainboost Answer Engine
|
5,355
|
|||
In-Process
Research & Development
|
97
|
|||
Total
Assets Acquired
|
5,452
|
|||
Value
of escrowed shares charged to compensation expense
over
the six months ending May 31, 2006
|
4,187
|
|||
Total
Purchase Price
|
9,639
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
$
|
||||
Technology
|
30
|
|||
Database
of questions and answers
|
207
|
|||
Domain
Names
|
1,068
|
|||
Covenant
Not to Compete (CNC)
|
280
|
|||
1,585
|
||||
Goodwill
|
437
|
|||
Total
Acquisition Cost
|
2,022
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Number
of
Stock
options
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|||||
Balance
as of January 1, 2005
|
1,203,555
|
$
|
5.60
|
||||
Granted
(2005 and 2004 Plans)
|
565,650
|
$
|
15.86
|
||||
Exercised
|
(256,403
|
)
|
$
|
6.75
|
|||
Forfeited
|
(83,281
|
)
|
$
|
6.25
|
|||
Outstanding
as of December 31, 2005
|
1,429,521
|
$
|
8.96
|
||||
Granted
(2005 and 2004 Plans)
|
679,350
|
$
|
12.41
|
||||
Exercised
|
(144,425
|
)
|
$
|
2.26
|
|||
Forfeited
|
(23,951
|
)
|
$
|
10.84
|
|||
Outstanding
as of December 31, 2006
|
1,940,495
|
$
|
10.65
|
||||
Vested
as of December 31, 2006
|
717,418
|
$
|
8.28
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Options
outstanding
|
Options
exercisable
|
||||||||||||||||||
Range
of exercise price
|
Number
outstanding
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
(years)
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
Number
outstanding
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
(years)
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|||||||||||||
$0.69
- 5.00
|
202,932
|
5.83
|
$
|
3.34
|
158,362
|
5.46
|
$
|
3.03
|
|||||||||||
5.06
- 9.71
|
695,685
|
7.91
|
$
|
6.44
|
330,140
|
7.20
|
$
|
5.35
|
|||||||||||
10.54
- 14.49
|
705,678
|
5.99
|
$
|
13.10
|
90,631
|
5.44
|
$
|
12.14
|
|||||||||||
15.35
- 20.35
|
336,200
|
8.31
|
$
|
18.59
|
138,285
|
8.30
|
$
|
18.77
|
|||||||||||
December
31, 2006
|
1,940,495
|
7.07
|
$
|
10.65
|
717,418
|
6.57
|
$
|
8.28
|
|||||||||||
December
31, 2005
|
1,429,521
|
8.27
|
$
|
8.96
|
484,565
|
7.22
|
$
|
4.20
|
Year
ending December 31
|
$
|
|||
2007
|
2,064
|
|||
2008
|
1,868
|
|||
2009
|
1,149
|
|||
2010
|
183
|
|||
5,264
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Years
ended December 31
|
|||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
$
|
$
|
||||||
U.S.
|
(9,026
|
)
|
(6,358
|
)
|
|||
Non-U.S.
|
523
|
354
|
|||||
(8,503
|
)
|
(6,004
|
)
|
||||
Current
|
Deferred
|
Total
|
||||||||
$
|
$
|
$
|
||||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2006:
|
||||||||||
U.S.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Non-U.S.
|
93
|
21
|
114
|
|||||||
93
|
21
|
114
|
||||||||
Year
ended December 31, 2005:
|
||||||||||
U.S.
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Non-U.S.
|
-
|
10
|
10
|
|||||||
|
- |
10
|
10
|
Years
ended December 31
|
|||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
$
|
$
|
||||||
Computed
“expected” tax benefit
|
(2,891
|
)
|
(2,041
|
)
|
|||
Effect
of State and Local taxes
|
(810
|
)
|
(664
|
)
|
|||
Income
tax rate adjustment for State & Local taxes
|
256
|
915
|
|||||
Effect
of foreign income
|
(99
|
)
|
(111
|
)
|
|||
Change
in valuation allowance
|
1,898
|
1,246
|
|||||
Tax
exempt interest income
|
-
|
(78
|
)
|
||||
Non-deductible
expenses
|
631
|
208
|
|||||
Adjustment
to prior year’s NOL's and other items
|
1,131
|
535
|
|||||
Other
|
(2
|
)
|
-
|
||||
114
|
10
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Years
ended December 31
|
|||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
$
|
$
|
||||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|||||||
Miscellaneous
accrued expenses
|
410
|
268
|
|||||
Property
and equipment
|
-
|
2
|
|||||
Intangible
assets
|
1,003
|
369
|
|||||
Capitalized
start-up costs
|
196
|
1,372
|
|||||
Foreign
miscellaneous accrued expenses
|
11
|
13
|
|||||
Deferred
stock compensation
|
131
|
-
|
|||||
Net
operating loss
|
19,191
|
17,007
|
|||||
Total
gross deferred tax assets
|
20,942
|
19,031
|
|||||
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
(20,916
|
)
|
(19,018
|
)
|
|||
Net
deferred tax asset
|
26
|
13
|
|||||
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
|||||||
Property
and equipment
|
(15
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Tax
related to deemed distributions from Approved Enterprise
|
(194
|
)
|
(98
|
)
|
|||
Total
gross deferred tax liabilities
|
(209
|
)
|
(98
|
)
|
|||
Net
deferred tax liability
|
(183
|
)
|
(85
|
)
|
$
|
||||
Income
tax benefits that would be reported in the consolidated statement
of
earnings
|
(20,338
|
)
|
||
Goodwill
and other non-current intangible assets
|
-
|
|||
Additional
Paid in Capital
|
(578
|
)
|
||
Total
|
(20,916
|
)
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
(a) |
Future
minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases for
office
space and cars, as of December 31, 2006 are as follows (in
thousands):
|
Year
ending December 31
|
$
|
|||
2007
|
458
|
|||
2008
|
417
|
|||
2009
|
363
|
|||
2010
|
207
|
|||
1,445
|
(b) |
A
bank guarantee given to the Israel Subsidiary’s landlord, is secured by a
lien on some of the Israel Subsidiary’s bank deposits. As of December 31,
2006, such deposits amounted to $314,000, including a restricted
long-term
deposit of $96,000 (see Note 5).
|
(c) |
In
the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into various
arrangements with vendors and other business partners, principally
for
content, Web-hosting, marketing and investor relations arrangements.
As of
December 31, 2006, the total future commitments under these arrangements
amount to approximately $1,468,000.
|
(d) |
On
July 14, 2005, a former marketing employee of the Company (“the
Employee”), filed a statement of claim (“the Claim) with the Regional
Labor Court in Jerusalem, Israel (“the Court”), against the Parent, the
Subsidiary, the Parent’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial
Officer, in the amount of approximately US$50,000, for deferred salary,
severance pay and unpaid commissions, as well as 43,441 options to
purchase such number of our shares of common stock, with an exercise
price
of $2.76 per share. The Company is currently in the process of negotiating
a settlement with the Employee. The Company denies the Claim, but
nonetheless has included a provision in its financial statements
for an
amount it believes is sufficient, based on consultation with its
legal
counsel.
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial
Statements
|