U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-KSB _____________________ (Mark One) [ X ] ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended: September 30, 1998 [ ]TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to _____________________ Commission file number 0-24217 _____________________ RIGL CORPORATION (Name of Small Business Issuer In Its Charter) _____________________ Nevada 85-0206668 _____________________________ ___________________________ (State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer I.D. Number) of incorporation) 4840 East Jasmine Street, Suite 105 Mesa, Arizona 85205 _____________________________ ___________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (602) 654-9646 _____________________ Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code. Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered ___________________ _____________________ Not applicable Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $.001 par value (Title of class) Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ( X ) No () Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10- KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [X] State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year. $ 841,045 As of December 17, 1998, 12,703,634, shares of Common Stock of the Registrant were deemed outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the Common Stock of the Registrant (based upon the average of the closing bid and asked prices of the Common Stock at that date as reported by the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board), excluding outstanding shares beneficially owned by directors and executive officers, was approximately $5,469,020. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement relating to the Company's 1999 Annual Meeting Stockholders to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year are incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-KSB. Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): YES NO X PART I _________________________________ ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (a) General development of business RIGL Corporation ("RIGL" or "the Company") is a Nevada corporation. RIGL's current corporate office is located at 4840 East Jasmine Street, Suite 105, Mesa, Arizona 85205 and its telephone number is (602) 654-9646. The Company's e-mail address is RIGL@RIGL.com. RIGL maintains a web site at www.rigl.com. RIGL shares of common stock are publicly traded on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board under the symbol "RIGN". RIGL's predecessor, Renaissance CenteR, Inc., was incorporated in September of 1996, and has had continuous operations since that date. On July 2, 1997 Renaissance CenteR, Inc., a Nevada corporation, merged with Nuclear Corporation of New Mexico, a Nevada corporation (Domiciled in Nevada in 1994, incorporated in New Mexico in 1969). The merged company subsequently changed its name to Renaissance International Group, Ltd., a Nevada corporation. In June of 1998, the Company's shareholders approved a name change to RIGL Corporation. On September 1, 1998 the Company acquired all the outstanding stock of Medical Resource Systems, Inc. (MRS) in exchange for RIGL stock. MRS is an Arizona corporation, founded in 1993. (b) Business of the issuer (I) Principal products and services rendered, distribution methods and status of these services rendered RIGL is in development of an intelligent and intuitive information access system, which the Company is applying primarily to the healthcare industry. The system combines technology with sound business practices in the support of medical information management and controlling administrative costs. The technology ("Medical AMIRE ") is a web centric, object oriented modular system that provides medical practices with a user friendly, cost effective, and comprehensive "real-time" record system. The Company intends to assume total responsibility of all administrative activities through a facilities management approach. The Company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries who provide these services to the healthcare industry, RIGL Technologies, Inc. ("RT") and RIGL Medical Systems, Inc. ("RMS"). RIGL Technologies, Inc. (RT) RT is the development arm of RIGL. RT has committed itself to the development of revolutionary technologies and innovative system solutions for the medical and multimedia/entertainment industries. RT is developing and acquiring a palette of interrelated technologies to provide acquisition, management, and retrieval of information. RT is working on the design and implementation of the Asset Management and Information Retrieval Environment (AMIRE (TM)). AMIRE (TM) will be developed as a core software engine to provide information management for complex data. AMIRE (TM) will be designed to provide a suite of services related to the management of media rich and legacy enterprise information. AMIRE (TM) will operate across geographically dispersed enterprises and provide information cohesiveness. To insure AMIRE (TM)'s application readiness, two distinct disciplines are being evaluated for the robustness of the core software engine. These disciplines are: - Medical Information - Media Information Each of these disciplines has its own unique characteristics and will contribute to the detailed analysis and design of the AMIRE technology. The AMIRE (TM) software engine will provide the power plant that will drive the application programs that form the foundation of the technology asset base and services that the RIGL companies will deploy. Each RIGL subsidiary will be able to leverage this technology resource to develop their industry-specific applications / services. AMIRE (TM) is based on a series of related technologies. RT is charged with the development of the AMIRE (TM) core software engine, and the medical application suite. The Medical AMIRE (TM) will offer management and accounting of complete medical records, including inventory records, detailed patient records, insurance documentation, billing information, accounting, imaging, MRI, X-ray, C-T scan, ultrasound, diagnosis history, drug interaction history, prescription record, surgical notes, surgical recordings, vital sign records, and other medical related information relevant to patients and operations of medical practices. Through the Medical AMIRE (TM), large databases can be created for search and reference of similar medical scenarios on a national and international basis. The following is a description of the company's flagship technology, AMIRE (TM) and Medical AMIRE (TM), currently under development by RT. AMIRE (TM) AMIRE (TM) will provide businesses in an array of industries with access and manageability of information. AMIRE (TM) utilizes advanced information management hardware utilizing state of the art photonics and laser technology to provide storage and access to critical records in a variety of formats. Powerful three-dimensional relational object database technology provides the ability to search and retrieve data, text, and graphic information, such as X- rays and photographs. The advanced hardware and software are combined with an intuitive "Web Browser" based interface to create a robust, elegant, sophisticated and simple information access tool. The modular design permits users to add information and capabilities over time. MEDICAL AMIRE (TM) Medical AMIRE (TM) is being designed and developed upon RIGL's corporate vision of providing physicians and their staff intelligent, intuitive, medical information access. The core functionality of this system by design is data independent, making it suitable for any information purpose. The system has no data prejudice or bias, whether data is text, images, audio, video or machine language, the system will handle it with equal efficiency. Medical AMIRE (TM) is an integrated web-centric medical information and patient record system utilizing an object-oriented data base design. The simple intuitiveness of the web browser interface dominates access to Medical AMIRE (TM). Point and click is the extent of training required to begin accessing information. Medical AMIRE (TM) incorporates listening and speech response interfaces allowing the most novice user access equivalent to master information system users. This system combines state of the art hardware technologies with advanced database and user interface designs to create an intuitive, user-friendly and comprehensive medical information access environment. With Medical AMIRE (TM), physicians can focus on the practice of medicine, not business administration. Additionally, physicians can share information at an unprecedented rate. Initial beta release of Medical AMIRE (TM) is scheduled for the fourth calender quarter of 1999. RIGL Medical Systems, Inc. (RMS) RIGL Medical Systems, Inc.'s ("RMS") primary objective is to create a bridge between the Medical AMIRE (TM) development team and the ultimate end users. RMS will accomplish this by contracting with physician practices that believe that improved medical information management could improve the business aspects of their practices and are looking to advance into the latest medical information management technology. When contracting with a physician practice, RMS will typically enter into a Management Services Agreement ("MSA") with the practice. Pursuant to the MSA, RMS will manage the administrative functions and medical information resources of the practice in all respects. The practice will be solely responsible for the rendering of medical services. RMS has targeted its primary contracting efforts on physician practices located within the State of Arizona. Through RMS, the Medical AMIRE (TM) development team shall have access to physician practices for purposes of gathering data and information necessary to further the development of the Medical AMIRE (TM). As soon as the system is ready for initial implementation the physician network shall serve as a controlled beta test environment for the Medical AMIRE (TM). Through this approach, the Medical AMIRE (TM) shall be designed from the outset with the input of physicians and their staff. The result will be a system that will meet the actual day to day requirements of physician practices. MEDICAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIGL Medical Systems, Inc.) Medical Resource Systems, Inc. ("MRS") was incorporated and commenced operations June 1, 1993. MRS acquired its collection agency license from the Arizona State Banking Department in August 1993. RMS acquired one hundred percent (100%) of the common stock of MRS on September 1, 1998. MRS is dedicated to providing efficient, economical and timely billing and collection services to physician groups, primarily in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. This is accomplished using proprietary application software systems and its ability to capture large volumes of demographic and clinical information electronically. In turn, the processes embodied in the application software system shall be used by RT in its development of the next generation billing and collection system, which will be incorporated in the Medical AMIRE (TM). At its peak, MRS processes billing and collections in excess of 110,000 patient encounters annually. MRS is currently operating under contracts with clients comprising approximately 45 physicians. While MRS can be marketed as a stand-alone service, because of high physician demand for efficient and cost effective billing and collection services, MRS will provide RMS with a distinct marketing advantage when approaching physicians to discuss an affiliation with its physician network. MOUNTAIN OFFICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIGL Medical Systems, Inc.). Mountain Office Management Systems, Inc. ("MOMS") was acquired by RMS on November 15, 1998. The mission of MOMS is to return the physician to the practice of medicine by providing the administrative support necessary in today's health care market. MOMS was established in 1997 and directs its efforts primarily to the rural physicians of Northern Arizona. It currently manages the largest OB/GYN practice in Flagstaff, Arizona. The key strength of the company are its management team which has broad experience in all aspects of medical office management and its innovative use of technology to maximize the efficiency and productivity of medical practices. Rural physicians are the cornerstone for the provision of health care in Arizona. No agency or company currently exists which can enable these practices to maintain their viability in communities they serve. MOMS, with its emphasis on technological efficiencies as well as standardized office administration and management will provide these physicians with the tools to continue to serve their patients and their communities. RENAISSANCE CENTER, Ltd. RIGL's operations related to the design and implementation of asset management software for the multimedia and entertainment industry are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary Renaissance Center, Ltd.("RenCen"). The primary technology utilized by RenCen is the Asset Management and Information Retrieval Environment ("AMIRE (TM)"). The AMIRE (TM) concept was conceived by RIGL's Chief Technology Officer, Michael MacKay, in connection with his previous ground breaking work developing the blueprint for a fully automated intelligent digital motion picture studio. RenCen's sister company, RIGL Technologies, Inc, is currently developing Mr. MacKay's AMIRE (TM) blueprint into a viable product which will address specific requirements of numerous industries. Once development is complete, RenCen will implement the core AMIRE (TM) in the entertainment and multimedia fields for management and accounting of film assets, computer effects, special effects, musical scores, sound tracks, dialog, sound effects, computer animation, animation, stock footage, finished film, documentary film, television broadcasts, merchandise, and other related assets produced in the industry. During AMIRE (TM)'s development stage, RenCen is providing technical consulting services to corporate clients in the entertainment and multimedia industries. Services include detail design of multimedia content creation facilities, programming and design of advanced information systems, data communication design and multimedia presentation system design. (II) COMPETITIVE BUSINESS CONDITIONS In each business segment served by the Company, there is intense competition from established competitors, some with substantially greater financial, engineering, and marketing resources and greater name recognition than the Company as well as established customer relationships. Additionally, new competitors may seek to enter some or all of the business segments in which the Company operates. (III) DEPENDENCE ON A SINGLE CUSTOMER The Company provides a variety of services, mainly to the healthcare industry. In fiscal 1998 and 1997 a substantial portion of the Company's revenues were generated from two customers who received billing and collection services. The loss of these customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company's revenues. The write-off of any significant receivable due from these customers could also adversely impact the Company. As the Company grows and generates additional revenues from its practice management operation the reliance on these two billing and collection clients will be reduced. (IV) PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS In the development of its business, the Company has applied for various patents, trademarks and copyrights. The Company believes that these patents, trademarks and copyrights are of considerable value and importance to its business. The Company will continue to monitor the status of these various applications. (V) GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL OF PRINCIPAL SERVICES One of the Company's principal services is the collection services provided by its wholly-owned subsidiary Medical Resource Systems, Inc. This subsidiary acquired its collection agency license from the Arizona State Banking Department in August of 1993. The current license expires on January 31, 1999 and the Company anticipates the Arizona State Banking Department will renew this license for another year at that time. (VI) GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS MEDICAL Federal and state laws extensively regulate the relationships among providers of health care services, physicians and other clinicians. These laws include federal fraud and abuse provisions that prohibit the solicitation, receipt, payment, or offering of any direct or indirect remuneration for the referral of patients for which reimbursement is made under any federal or state funded health care program, or for the recommending, leasing, arranging, ordering or providing of services covered by such programs. States have similar laws that apply to patients covered by private and government programs. Federal fraud abuse laws also impose restrictions on physicians' referrals for designated health services covered under a federal or state funded health care program to entities with which they have financial relationships. Various states have adopted similar laws that cover patients in private programs as well as government programs. There can be no assurance that the federal and state governments will not consider additional prohibitions on physician ownership, directly or indirectly, of facilities to which they refer patients, which could adversely affect the Company. Violations of these laws may result in substantial civil or criminal penalties for individuals or entities, including large civil money penalties and exclusion from participation in federal or state health care programs. Moreover, the laws of many states prohibit physicians from sharing professional fees, or "splitting fees", with anyone other than a member of the same profession. These laws and their interpretations vary from state to state and are enforced by the courts and by regulatory authorities with broad discretion. Expansion of the operations of the Company to certain jurisdictions may require structural and organizational modifications of the company's form of relationship with medical practices, which could have an adverse effect on the Company. Although the Company believes its operations as currently structured are in material compliance with existing applicable laws, there can be no assurance that review of the company's business by courts or regulatory authorities will not result in a determination that could adversely affect the operations of the Company, or that the health care regulatory environment will not change so as to restrict the Company's existing operations or its expansion. ENTERTAINMENT/MULTIMEDIA Technological development is in its infancy stage in the entertainment/multimedia industry. To date, the industry has remained, for the most part, unregulated. However, Congress has begun to actively review the industry, and proposals are currently before Congress with respect to regulating, among other things, the World Wide Web within the United States. Similar regulatory measures may also be under review in other countries in which the Company could conduct its business. Such potential regulatory actions could have a material adverse effect on the Company since there is no assurance that the Company or its products will be in compliance with such regulations if and when such regulations become effective, and there is no assurance that the Company can bring itself and its products into compliance. STATE LAWS REGARDING PROHIBITION OF CORPORATE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE The medical practices are formed as professional corporations owned by one or more physicians licensed to practice medicine under applicable state law in states that prohibit the corporate practice of medicine. The Company is not permitted under certain state laws to practice medicine or exercise control over the medical judgments or decisions of practitioners. Corporate practice of medicine laws and their interpretations vary from state to state and are enforced by the courts and by regulatory authorities with broad discretion. The Company anticipates that it will perform only non-medical administrative and medical information management services, will not represent to the public that it offers judicial services and will not exercise influence or control over the practice of medicine by the practitioners with whom it contracts. Expansion of the operations of the Company's form of relationship with medical practices in order to comply with the medical practice laws could have an adverse effect on the Company. Although management believes its operations as currently structured will be in material compliance with existing applicable laws, there can be no assurance that the Company's structure will not be challenged as constituting the unlicenced practice of medicine or that the enforce ability of the agreements underlying this structure will not be limited. If such a challenge were successfully made in any state, the Company could be subject to civil and criminal penalties and could be required to restructure its contractual arrangements in that state. Such results, or the inability to restructure its contractual arrangements, could have a material adverse effect upon the company. CHANGES IN REGULATION OF THE DELIVERY OF AND PAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES Although Congress failed to pass comprehensive health care reform legislation in 1996, the Company anticipates that Congress and state legislatures will continue to review and assess alternative health care delivery and payment systems, and may in the future propose and adopt legislation effecting fundamental changes in the health care delivery system. The Company cannot predict the ultimate timing, scope or effect of any legislation concerning health care reform. Any proposed federal legislation, if adopted, could result in significant changes in the availability, delivery, pricing and payment for health care services and products. Various states agencies also have undertaken or are considering significant health care reform initiatives. Although it is not possible to predict whether any health care reform legislation will be adopted or, if adopted, the exact manner and the extent to which the Company will be affected, it is likely that the Company will be affected in some fashion, and there can be no assurance that any health care reform legislature, if and when adopted, will not have a material adverse effect on the company. (VII) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Technology developments occur rapidly in the computer software and hardware industries. While the affects of such developments are uncertain, they may have a material adverse effect on the demand for the Company's technology. Additionally, the Medical AMIRE is still in development and has yet to be successfully marketed. The Company's management believes that $2.5 million will be needed to complete these processes. Accordingly the market acceptance of this technology in unknown. The Company's success with this technology depends on its ability to successfully produce a reliable system and to access the market for such technology. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to remain competitive or that its technology, services or products will not become subject to obsolescence. (VIII) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES The Company employs 43 individuals at November 30, 1998. ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY The Company rents 1,700 square feet of administrative offices at 7501 North 16th Street, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona 85020. The lease term expires in March 2000 and the Company pays $5.00 per square foot. In addition the Company rents 9,460 square feet of space located at 2398 E. Camelback Road, Suite 900, Phoenix, Arizona 85016. The lease term expires in September 2001and the Company will be paying between $23.00 and $26.00 per square foot over the life of the lease. The Company's development facility is 16,772 square feet and is located in 4840 East Jasmine Street, Suite 105, Mesa, Arizona 85205. The lease term expires in June 2003 and the Company pays monthly rent of approximately $10,000 plus a portion of the common area operating expenses. The Company's billing and collection operation is located at 2222 South Dobson Road, Suite 1100, Mesa, Arizona 85202. The lease term expires in May 1999 and the Company pays monthly rent of approximately $4,300 plus a portion of the common area operating expenses. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The Company is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings nor is any of its property subject to any such legal proceedings. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, either through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise. Part II ________________________________ ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS (a) MARKET INFORMATION The Company's common stock was approved for trading on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board operated by the National Association of Securities Dealers on October 22, 1997. Prior to that date none of the Company's securities were traded. The initial price of the Company's common stock was $2.00 on October 22, 1997. The Company's common stock presently trades under the symbol "RIGN". The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices as reported on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board operated by the National Association of Securities Dealers for each quarter commencing with initial trade date of October 22, 1997. High Low _______ _______ Fiscal Year 1998 December 31, 1997 $2.50 $1.625 March 31, 1998 2.375 1.10 June 30, 1998 3.50 0.825 September 30, 1998 1.938 0.375 (b) HOLDERS As of November 30, 1998, there were approximately 610 shareholders of record. (c) DIVIDENDS The Company has paid no dividends to date on its Common Stock. The Company reserves the right to declare a dividend when operations merit. (d) RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES The following table sets forth the sale of unregistered securities by the Company during the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998. All of the holders depicted acquired their shares from ISG Capital Markets (Deutschland) GmbH in Germany. Each of these holders is a European resident. The Company sold the shares to ISG Capital Markets (Deutschland) GmbH in a transaction exempted from Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon Regulation S (Rules 901 through 905). Purchaser Name Date Security Total Consideration Bussman, Christa 9-1-98 104,000 $104,000 Zimmerman, Markus 9-1-98 23,000 23,000 Stangassinger, Alfred 9-1-98 7,000 7,000 Item 6. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION GENERAL RIGL is in development of an intelligent and intuitive information access system, which the Company is applying primarily to the healthcare industry. The system combines technology with sound business practices in the support of medical information management and controlling administrative costs. The technology ("Medical AMIRE ") is a web centric, object oriented modular system that provides medical practices with a user friendly, cost effective, and comprehensive "real-time" record system. The Company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries who provide these services to the healthcare industry, RIGL Technologies, Inc. ("RT") and RIGL Medical Systems, Inc. ("RMS"). The Company has another wholly-owned subsidiary Renaissance Center, Ltd. that provides design and implementation of asset management software for the media and entertainment industry. On September 1, 1998, the Company purchased 100% of the common stock of Medical Resource Systems, Inc. This business combination was accounted for as a pooling of interest. Certain matters contained herein are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, development of technology, products and service acceptance, competitive actions, loss of significant customers, economic conditions and potential government regulations. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Comparison of Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1998 with Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1997 Total Revenue. Total revenue increased $51,174 to $841,045 during the year ended September 30, 1998 as compared to the $789,871 in the same period ended September 30, 1997. The majority of these revenues, $683,643 in fiscal 1998 and $753,329 in fiscal 1997, respectively, are a result of the billing and collection fees generated by Medical Resource Systems. In addition, the Company began to performing consulting services to physician practices. The consulting services provided to physicians generated approximately $85,000 in revenues in fiscal 1998. The remaining increase was due to the continued technology consulting services provided by Renaissance Center, Ltd. in the entertainment and multimedia industries. In fiscal 1998 this consulting services totaled $71,806 compared to $35,450 in fiscal 1997. Management has recognized that recent developments in data storage and optical transmission capabilities have greatly increased the capability to transfer, store and retrieve data. Hierarchical communication languages can be used to develop software applications which will make real-time access of this information a reality as well as adding artificial intelligence to core operating systems. These recent developments, combined with the Company's own state of the art proprietary technology have enabled it to look at alternative applications. Management believes that the health services industry may provide this alternative. This industry, though technically advanced in equipment, relies upon out-dated record keeping and retrieval methods. The Company is actively pursuing acquisitions and affiliations in the medical industry. Initially it has targeted physician groups, outpatient surgical centers, skilled nursing facilities and medical specialty organizations. It is management's intention to continue to examine all industries for possible applications of its proprietary technology as well as looking for opportunities to acquire other synergistic technologies. Management believes that the billing and collection fees will remain constant in fiscal 1999 and consulting services to physician practices will increase significantly in fiscal 1999. General & Administrative Expenses. General & administrative expenses increased $569,634 to $2,792,924 for the year ended September 30, 1998 as compared to the $2,223,290 in the same period of the previous year. The increases in general & administrative expenses relate to several key components to the future success of the Company. First are the expenses incurred associated with research and development costs related to the Company's proprietary technology. Additional costs are due to increased sales and marketing efforts related to the Company's proprietary technology. Finally, general & administrative expenses increased due to the costs incurred in securing key management personnel for both the corporate management and development programs. The Company had thirty employees at September 30, 1998 compared to six at September 30, 1997. These employees were dedicated to the development of the AMIRE system and the enrollment and operation of physician practices. Management anticipates additional employees will be hired as the Company progresses through the development stage of the Medical AMIRE system and enrolls physician practices. Depreciation expense Depreciation expense increased $40,528 to $64,302 during the year ended September 30, 1998 as compared to the $23,774 in the previous year. The increase in depreciation is due to the addition of approximately $200,000 in property and equipment during 1998. Management anticipates additional property and equipment will be required as the Company progresses through the development stage of the AMIRE systems. The Company has approximately $800,000 capitalized as proprietary technology as of September 30, 1998 and anticipates additional costs will be incurred to develop the AMIRE systems. Amortization of these costs has not been recorded as sales of the product have not begun in earnest. Interest Income Interest income increased $60,861 to $78,836 during the year ended September 30, 1998 as compared to the $17,975 in the previous year. The increase is due to the cash received on common and preferred stock subscriptions during the current year which has given the Company a higher cash balance to invest in interest earning accounts. These cash balances will be utilized in the future on the development of the AMIRE system, therefore interest income could decrease in future periods. Income taxes The provision for income taxes relates to minimum tax requirements in various states that the Company does business. The Company has approximately $3,400,000 of net operating loss carry forwards which can be used to offset future taxable income. Net income (loss) and weighted average shares Net loss for the year ended September 30, 1998 was $1,941,202 (or $0.17 per share) compared to net loss of $1,440,849 (or $0.24 per share) for the same period of the prior year. The weighted average number of shares outstanding for the year ended September 30, 1998 and September 30, 1997 were 11,262,744 and 6,139,918, respectively. The increase in the number of shares outstanding was due to additional private placements of the Company's securities during fiscal 1998. The Company anticipates additional private placements during fiscal 1999.. FINANCIAL POSITION AND LIQUIDITY The Company's current ratio was 7.65 to 1 at September 30, 1998. Cash and cash equivalents increased $355,329 to $1,194,139 at September 30, 1998 from $838,810 at September 30, 1997. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to payments received on common and preferred stock subscriptions offset by cash used in operations and expenditures for capital equipment and proprietary technology.. The Company has successfully raised capital financing of approximately $3,000,000 during the year ended September 30, 1998 and approximately $2,300,000 during the year ended September 30, 1997. Additional capital will be required for the Company to fully expand its operations into all of the potential markets. The amount of the additional capital that may be required is dependent upon, among other things, the expansion of existing financial resources, and the availability of other financing on favorable terms and future operating results. Therefore, the Company's ultimate success may depend upon its ability to raise additional capital or debt financing. There can be no assurance that additional capital can be raised or obtained as needed or that the Company can ultimately fulfill its business objectives. The Company does not anticipate paying dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Certain matters contained herein are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Assumptions relating to these forward looking statements involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond control of the Company. YEAR 2000 ISSUE Virtually all companies and organizations are devoting resources to evaluating the "Year 2000 Issue." This critical data management problem may have substantial financial consequences for companies throughout the world. Most computer systems in use today were designed and developed over many years without regard to the impact of the upcoming century change. Because memory was so expensive on early mainframe computers, many programs used only two digits for the year in the date fields. As a result many computer applications could fail completely or create erroneous results by the year 2000, unless corrective measures are taken. The Company's management has addressed the extent of the problem as it pertains to (i) the Company's data systems and (ii) the Company's proprietary software for use by its future customers. With regard to the Company's data systems, management has determined that the Company's data systems are functionally operable to handle four digit date fields and that the Year 2000 Issue will not materially affect future financial results, or cause reported financial information to necessarily be inherently unreliable as a result of the Year 2000 Issue. With regard to the Company's proprietary software, specifically the AMIRE (TM) systems, the Company undertook to test its application which revealed that no modifications or replacements to significant portions of its software will be required in order for the software to run properly after December 31, 1999. The Company has determined that it has no material exposure to contingencies related to the Year 2000 Issue for its AMIRE (TM) product. Management has allocated no resources specifically to the Year 2000 Issue. Management intends to continue to review on an ongoing basis the need for projected expenditures and uncertainties arising from this issue. This ongoing review will consider the consequences to the Company in the event of the need for additional expenditures or the impact on the functional performance and the marketability of the Company's proprietary products, such as AMIRE (TM). However there can be no guarantee that the systems of other companies on which the Company's systems rely will be timely identified or converted, or that a failure to convert by another company, or a conversion that is incompatible with the Company's systems, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Board of Directors and Shareholders RIGL Corporation, Inc. We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RIGL Corporation, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") as of September 30, 1998 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 1998. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of RIGL Corporation, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 1998, and the results of its operations and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 1998 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. During the two years ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,941,202 and $1,440,849, respectively. In addition, the Company's net cash used in operating activities was $1,770,397 and $1,253,749, respectively, for the two years ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, and the Company's accumulated deficit was 4,136,604 as of September 30, 1998. Recovery of the Company's assets is dependent upon future events, the outcome of which is indeterminable. In addition, successful completion of the Company's transition, ultimately, to the attainment of profitable operations is dependent upon obtaining adequate financing to fulfill its development activities and achieving a level of sales adequate to support the Company's cost structure. These factors, among others, as discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. SINGER LEWAK GREENBAUM & GOLDSTEIN, LLP Los Angeles, California November 4, 1998 RIGL CORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET September 30, 1998 _____________________________________________________________________________ ASSETS Current assets Cash $ 1,194,139 Accounts receivable 97,122 Other current assets 4,875 __________ Total current assets 1,296,136 Equipment and improvements, net 208,243 Shareholder loans 68,000 Proprietary technology 797,663 Long-term receivables 75,000 Other assets 77,582 __________ Total assets $ 2,522,624 __________ __________ LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 45,717 Accrued expenses 123,788 __________ Total current liabilities 169,505 Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity Preferred stock, Series A, $0.001 par value 3,000,000 shares authorized 0 shares issued and outstanding - Preferred stock, Series A.1, $0.001 par value 3,000,000 shares authorized 0 shares issued and outstanding - Common stock, $0.001 par value 50,000,000 shares authorized 12,403,634 shares issued and outstanding 12,404 Treasury stock, at cost, 679,292 shares (69,822) Additional paid-in capital 6,547,141 Accumulated deficit (4,136,604) __________ Total shareholders' equity 2,353,119 __________ TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 2,522,624 __________ __________ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. RIGL CORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Years Ended September 30, _____________________________________________________________________________ 1998 1997 __________ __________ REVENUE $ 841,045 $ 789,871 __________ __________ OPERATING EXPENSES General and administrative 2,659,924 2,006,040 Stock issued to vendors for services 133,000 217,250 Depreciation 64,302 23,774 __________ __________ Total operating expenses 2,857,226 2,247,064 __________ __________ LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (2,016,181) (1,457,193) __________ __________ OTHER INCOME(EXPENSES) Interest expense (2,091) (1,636) Interest income 78,838 17,975 Gain on sale of asset - 177 __________ __________ Total other income (expense) 76,745 16,516 __________ __________ LOSS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (1,939,436) (1,440,677) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 1,766 172 __________ __________ NET LOSS $(1,941,202 $(1,440,849) __________ __________ __________ __________ BASIC LOSS PER SHARE $ (0.17) $ (0.24) __________ __________ __________ __________ DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE $ (0.17) $ (0.24) __________ __________ __________ __________ WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING 11,262,744 6,139,918 __________ __________ __________ __________ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.