Chairman & CEO
Dean Garfinkel of Compliance Systems
Corporation (OTCBB: COPI), issued a shareholder letter that
highlights recent corporate accomplishments and developments.
Esteemed shareholders, friends and followers of Compliance Systems
Corporation:
Although we all realize this has been a difficult business environment,
the positive news from COPI is that revenues from our Enhanced Caller ID
product have not been adversely affected by the downturn and, in fact,
we are seeing a significant interest from the market that would lead us
to believe that we can look for an uptick in this revenue stream.
We added to our online series of Guides in December 2008 with the
release of our Canadian Regulatory Guide, which is co-branded with
various trade organizations, one of which is the Canadian Resort
Development Association. This provides us with a very credible presence
in the Canadian marketplace.
Our online series of Guides was further expanded with the March 2009
release of our Charitable Fundraising Regulatory Guide, which is
co-branded with the American Teleservices Association and the American
Resort Development Association. Unlike our existing guides that are
focused on Do-Not-Call related regulations, the Charitable Fundraising
Regulatory Guide is directed towards fundraising professionals. We
believe that this release will result in an increase in revenues from
our Guides business and will provide our company with access to a new
and significant market for our core suite of products and services.
As you may know, we have been working very closely for the past year
with one of the country’s largest telephone carriers, implementing our
TeleBlock® products and services across the carrier’s entire network.
Over the past few months, this carrier has been making available our
TeleBlock products and services under its "controlled introductory
phase” and we have been advised that they expect to commercially launch
the TeleBlock service later this month. We believe that, given the size
of this carrier’s customer base, having TeleBlock available for its
worldwide customer base may result in dramatic consequences for COPI.
Although we have many telephone carriers and predictive dialer
manufacturers distributing our TeleBlock product and services, one of
the leading IP PBX telephone manufacturers in the country has integrated
TeleBlock into its telephone system product line. This will be the first
telephone system manufacturer’s product line to be fully integrated with
TeleBlock. We expect to jointly announce the availability of this
TeleBlock module shortly. This integration will immediately allow any of
the manufacturer’s existing customers to utilize TeleBlock.
In our last shareholder communication, we outlined our planned course of
action intended to help our company increase revenues, broaden its
market presence and accentuate our company’s footprint in the
marketplace. As with most businesses, we were derailed by the economic
downturn and the tightened credit markets. Some economists believe that
the U.S. and worldwide economies will begin to recover by the end of
2009 and our goal is to position ourselves to take full advantage the
anticipated economic turn around.
In October, 2008, we entered into a non-binding memorandum of
understanding ("MOU”) with a wholesale Voice-over-Internet-Protocol
("VoIP”) transport company, for a combination of cash, promissory notes
and securities of our company. We began our due diligence reviews,
retained auditors to audit the acquisition target’s financial
statements, and commenced negotiations and drafting of the definitive
acquisition agreements and related documentation. We had hoped to
consummate the acquisition by the end of the first quarter of 2009,
having expended funds to complete the due diligence and audit of the
acquisition company, along with working towards the finalization of the
documents. The acquisition is currently on hold pending our securing the
necessary financing and/or restructuring the transaction.
We have been working rigorously to create a viable, sustainable company.
Certain of our existing debt have been restructured, we now have a
secured line of credit and we have negotiated extended credit terms with
certain material suppliers, vendors and creditors. We are continuing to
seek financing for the proposed acquisition of the VoIP transport
company, along with securing adequate funding for operations. If we are
successful in securing financing, and we realize our expectations
regarding increased TeleBlock revenues attributable to the imminent
launch of this product by the country’s largest telephone carrier, we
believe that by the end of 2009 we will be properly positioned to move
forward in spite of the current economic environment.
However, no assurance can be given that any of our activities to date
will result in increased revenues, our becoming cash flow positive or
that increased revenue will result in net income for our company. In
addition, obtaining financing has proven to be difficult in the present
economic environment, even for Fortune 500 companies, and financing that
we may obtain, if any, may not be on terms favorable to our company. In
addition, any equity financing that we may obtain could result in
significant dilution to our present shareholders.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 was
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15,
2009. The Form 10-K contains valuable information on our company and is
available through the SEC web site at www.sec.gov.
We urge all readers of this letter to review the Form 10-K in its
entirety for a complete understanding of our business, plans for the
future, financial position and results of operations.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire management team,
please allow me to extend my appreciation for your loyalty and continued
support over the years. We remain dedicated to building the company and
shareholder value.
Very truly yours,
Dean Garfinkel
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Forward-Looking Statements
To the extent that any statements made herein contain information that
is not historical, these statements are essentially forward-looking.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as
"anticipate,” "believe,” "continue,” "could,” "estimate,” "expect,”
"hope,” "intend,” "may,” "plan,” "potential,” "product,” "seek,”
"should,” "will,” "would” and variations of such words. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that cannot be
predicted or quantified and, consequently, actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements.