Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2007

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 001-32837

 

 

North American Insurance Leaders, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   20-3284412

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

885 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York   10022
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(212) 319-9407

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer   x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

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

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of February 8, 2008: 17,968,750.

 

 

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     
Item 1.   Financial Statements    1
  Balance Sheets    F-1
  Statements of Operations    F-2
  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity    F-3
  Statements of Cash Flows    F-4
  Notes to Financial Statements    F-5
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    2
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    7
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures    7
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION   
Item 1A.   Risk Factors    7
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    8
Item 6.   Exhibits    8
SIGNATURES    9


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Index to Financia l Statements (unaudited)

 

     Page

Balance Sheets

   F-1

Statements of Operations

   F-2

Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

   F-3

Statements of Cash Flows

   F-4

Notes to Financial Statements

   F-5

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Balance Sheets

 

     December 31,
2007
   June 30,
2007
     (Unaudited)     

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 125,843    $ 430,776

Cash and cash equivalents in Trust Account

     114,558,047      113,086,337

Prepaid expenses and taxes

     103,079      167,761
             

Total current assets

     114,786,969      113,684,874

Deferred acquisition costs

     269,263      183,523
             

Total assets

   $ 115,056,232    $ 113,868,397
             

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 128,973    $ 64,430

Deferred underwriting fee

     2,875,000      2,875,000
             

Total current liabilities

   $ 3,003,973    $ 2,939,430
             

Common stock, subject to possible conversion, 2,874,999 shares at conversion value

   $ 22,911,608    $ 22,621,524
             

COMMITMENTS

     

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Preferred stock—0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 issued and outstanding

     —        —  

Common stock—0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 17,968,750 issued and outstanding (which includes 2,874,999 shares subject to possible conversion)

     1,797      1,797

Additional paid in capital

     84,927,377      85,217,461

Retained earnings accumulated during the development stage

     4,211,477      3,088,185
             

Total stockholders’ equity

     89,140,651      88,307,443
             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 115,056,232    $ 113,868,397
             

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

    October 1, 2007
through
December 31, 2007
    October 1, 2006
through
December 31, 2006
    July 1, 2007
through
December 31, 2007
    July 1, 2006
through
December 31, 2006
    August 8, 2005
(Date of Inception)
through
December 31, 2007
 

Interest income

  $ 1,079,070     $ 1,425,160     $ 2,453,346     $ 2,846,460     $ 9,452,642  

General and administrative expenses

    130,845       147,859       390,661       367,983       1,472,900  
                                       

Net income before provision for taxes

  $ 948,225     $ 1,277,301     $ 2,062,685     $ 2,478,477     $ 7,979,742  

Provision for taxes

    402,000       574,785       939,393       1,127,326       3,768,265  
                                       

Net income

  $ 546,225     $ 702,516     $ 1,123,292     $ 1,351,151     $ 4,211,477  

Accretion of Trust Account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion

    (123,781 )     (88,005 )     (290,084 )     (96,367 )     (921,615 )
                                       

Net income attributable to common stockholders

  $ 422,444     $ 614,511     $ 833,208     $ 1,254,784     $ 3,289,862  
                                       

Weighted average common shares outstanding subject to possible conversion

    2,874,999       2,874,999       2,874,999       2,874,999    
                                 

Basic and diluted net income per share subject to possible conversion

  $ 0.04     $ 0.03     $ 0.10     $ 0.03    
                                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    15,093,751       15,093,751       15,093,751       15,093,751    
                                 

Basic and diluted net income per share

  $ 0.03     $ 0.05     $ 0.06     $ 0.08    
                                 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

 

     Common Stock
Shares
   Amount    Additional
Paid-In Capital
    Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
During the
Development
Stage
   Total  

Balance at August 8, 2005 (Date of inception)

   —      $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —    

Issuance of common stock to initial stockholders

   3,593,750      359      24,641       —        25,000  

Issuance of D&O rights in private placement

   —        —        1,700,000       —        1,700,000  

Sale of 14,375,000 units (including the 1,875,000 units pursuant to the over-allotment option at a price of $8 per unit, net of underwriters’ discount and offering expenses)

   14,375,000      1,438      106,114,343       —        106,115,781  

Net proceeds subject to possible conversion of 2,874,999 shares

   —        —        (21,989,992 )     —        (21,989,992 )

Net income for the period

   —        —        —         662,858      662,858  

Accretion of Trust Account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion

   —        —        (174,454 )     —        (174,454 )
                                   

Balance at June 30, 2006

   17,968,750    $ 1,797    $ 85,674,538     $ 662,858    $ 86,339,193  

Net income for the period

   —        —        —         2,425,327      2,425,327  

Accretion of Trust Account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion

   —        —        (457,077 )     —        (457,077 )
                                   

Balance at June 30, 2007

   17,968,750    $ 1,797    $ 85,217,461     $ 3,088,185    $ 88,307,443  

Net income for the period (unaudited)

   —        —        —         1,123,292      1,123,292  

Accretion of Trust Account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion (unaudited)

   —        —        (290,084 )     —        (290,084 )
                                   

Balance at December 31, 2007 (unaudited )

   17,968,750    $ 1,797    $ 84,927,377     $ 4,211,477    $ 89,140,651  
                                   

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     July 1, 2007
through
December 31, 2007
    July 1, 2006
through
December 31, 2006
    August 8, 2005
(Date of Inception)
through
December 31, 2007
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

   $ 1,123,292     $ 1,351,151     $ 4,211,477  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

      

Changes in:

      

Interest income

     (2,453,346 )     (2,846,460 )     (9,452,642 )

Prepaid expenses and taxes

     64,682       105,712       (103,079 )

Other assets

     —         2,677       —    

Accounts payable

     64,543       70,226       128,973  

Taxes payable

     —         453,576       —    
                        

Net cash used in operating activities

     (1,200,829 )     (863,118 )     (5,215,271 )
                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Cash and cash equivalents deposited in Trust Account

   $ —       $ —       $ (109,950,000 )

Interest income on cash and cash equivalents

     2,453,346       2,846,460       9,452,642  

Reinvestment of interest income

     (2,453,346 )     (2,846,460 )     (9,452,642 )

Withdrawals from Trust Account for working capital and tax requirements

     981,636       1,488,010       4,844,596  

Deferred acquisition costs

     (85,740 )     (117,205 )     (269,263 )
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     895,896       1,370,805       (105,374,667 )
                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Net proceeds from public offering

   $ —       $ —       $ 108,990,781  

Proceeds from notes payable to directors and officers

     —         —         150,000  

Prepayment of notes payable to directors and officers

     —         —         (150,000 )

Proceeds from issuance of D&O rights

     —         —         1,700,000  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock to initial stockholders

     —         —         25,000  
                        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     —         —         110,715,781  
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   $ (304,933 )   $ 507,687     $ 125,843  

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

     430,777       281,677       —    
                        

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

   $ 125,843     $ 789,364     $ 125,843  
                        

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities:

      

Deferred underwriting fee

   $ —       $ —       $ 2,875,000  

Accretion of Trust Account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion

   $ 290,084     $ 96,367     $ 921,615  

Fair value of underwriter purchase option included in offering costs

   $ —       $ —       $ 1,477,500  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

      

Cash paid for taxes

   $ 997,393     $ 673,750     $ 3,826,265  

See notes to financial statements.

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

NOTE A—ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

North American Insurance Leaders, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on August 8, 2005. The Company was formed to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase and/or other similar transaction with one or more businesses in the insurance or insurance services industry in North America (“Business Combination”). The Company has not generated revenue to date other than interest income. The Company is considered to be in the development stage and is subject to the risks associated with activities of development stage companies. The Company has selected June 30th as its fiscal year end.

The registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) was declared effective on March 21, 2006. On that date, the Company consummated a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 1,700,000 D&O rights, as defined in Note D, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,700,000. On March 27, 2006, the Company consummated the Public Offering (together with the over-allotment offering, the “Offering”) of 14,375,000 units (“Units”) for net proceeds of approximately $106,000,000 (net of deferred underwriting fees).

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Offering, although the Company intends to apply substantially all of the net proceeds of the Offering toward consummating a Business Combination with one or more insurance-related businesses. Furthermore, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Offering and the Private Placement, $109,950,000 (including $2,875,000 of underwriting fees which have been deferred by the underwriters as described in Note C) was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and invested in money market instruments or accounts meeting conditions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or securities principally issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government until the earlier of (1) the consummation of the Company’s first Business Combination or (2) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. The balance in the Trust Account including interest on December 31, 2007 was $114,558,047. In quarters commencing July 2006, up to half of the interest earned during the preceding quarter on the amounts held in the Trust Account (net of taxes payable) was released to the Company to cover a portion of its working capital requirements up to an aggregate of $1,000,000. By March 3, 2007, the entire $1,000,000 had been transferred to working capital. This interest and the proceeds of the Offering that were not deposited in the Trust Account were used to pay business, legal, and accounting due diligence costs incurred in connection with prospective Business Combinations and to pay continuing general and administrative expenses. The Company will seek stockholder approval before it effects an initial Business Combination, even if the nature of the Business Combination would not ordinarily require stockholder approval under applicable state law. The Company will proceed with such a Business Combination only if a majority of the shares of common stock voted by the public stockholders of the Company (the “Public Stockholders”) are voted in

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

favor of the Business Combination and Public Stockholders owning less than 20% of the shares sold in the Offering both vote against the Business Combination and exercise their conversion rights as described below.

In no event will the pre-Public Offering stockholders of the Company (the “Initial Stockholders”) be considered Public Stockholders for purposes of voting for or against a Business Combination. Public Stockholders who convert their stock into an allocable share of the Trust Account will still have the right to exercise the warrants that they receive as part of the Units. In the event that Public Stockholders owning 20% or more of the stock sold in the Offering vote against the Business Combination and exercise their conversion rights described below, the Business Combination will not be consummated. Accordingly, Public Stockholders holding 19.99% of the aggregate number of shares owned by all Public Stockholders may seek conversion of their shares in the event of such a Business Combination. Such Public Stockholders are entitled to receive their per share interest in the Trust Account computed without regard to the shares held by the Initial Stockholders. In this respect, $22,911,608 (including accretion of $921,615) has been classified as common stock subject to possible conversion at December 31, 2007. Voting against the initial Business Combination alone will not result in an election to exercise a stockholder’s conversion rights. A stockholder must also affirmatively exercise such conversion rights at or prior to the time the Business Combination is voted upon by the stockholders. All of the Company’s Initial Stockholders, including all of the directors at the time of the Offering and officers of the Company, have agreed to vote all of the shares of common stock held by them in accordance with the vote of the majority in interest of all other stockholders of the Company, other than the Initial Stockholders, with respect to any initial Business Combination.

In the event that the Company does not consummate a Business Combination within 18 months after the completion of the Offering, or 24 months after the completion of the Offering if certain extension criteria have been satisfied, the proceeds then on deposit in the Trust Account net of taxes will be distributed to the Company’s Public Stockholders, excluding Initial Stockholders, to the extent of their initial stock holdings. In the event of the distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per share in the Offering (assuming no value is attributed to the Warrants included in the Units offered in the Offering as discussed in Note C). As discussed in Note I, on August 10, 2007, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) to, among other things, purchase from Deep South Holding, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Deep South”) all of the outstanding ownership interests of that entity’s operating subsidiaries. As a result of having executed the SPA, the deadline for the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination was extended from September 27, 2007 (within 18

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

months after the completion of the Offering) to March 27, 2008 (within 24 months after the completion of the Offering). However, this extension relates only to the transaction with Deep South (the “Deep South acquisition”). If the Company does not consummate the Deep South acquisition by March 27, 2008, the Company will liquidate and the distribution described above will be made, unless the period within which to consummate a business combination is extended by an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the Company’s outstanding shares. If the Deep South acquisition is terminated prior to March 27, 2008, the Company will lose the extension to March 27, 2008 and the Company will liquidate and the distribution described above will be made unless the period within which to consummate a business combination is extended by an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation as described above.

On March 15, 2006, the Company effected a two-for-three reverse stock split. Following this reverse stock split, there were 3,125,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Immediately after the reverse stock split, the Company issued a stock dividend of 468,750 shares of common stock in order to ensure that, after the Offering, regardless of whether the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in part or in full, the Company’s Initial Stockholders would maintain control over 20% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock after consummation of the Offering. Following this stock dividend and immediately prior to the Offering, there were 3,593,750 shares of common stock outstanding. All references in the accompanying financial statements to the number of shares of common stock and net income per share have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse stock split and the stock dividend.

NOTE B—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

[1] Basis of Presentation:

The accompanying financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes that were included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007.

In the Company’s opinion, all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal accruals) have been made that are necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company. Operating results for the interim period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

[2] Cash and Cash Equivalents:

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months (such as money market funds and Treasury bills) or less to be cash equivalents.

[3] Treasury Bills held in Trust Account:

The Company’s Treasury bills held in the Trust Account at December 31, 2007 are classified as held to maturity as the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. The held-to-maturity securities are recorded as short term on the Balance Sheet based on their contractual maturity date and are stated at amortized cost.

 

Net Carrying Amount

   $ 114,441,070

Unrecognized Holding Loss

     24,433
      

Estimated Fair Value

   $ 114,416,637
      

The Trust Account also holds a cash balance of $116,977.

[4] Net Income Per Common Share:

Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period of 15,093,751. Basic net income per share subject to possible conversion is calculated by dividing accretion of Trust Account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion by 2,874,999 common shares subject to possible conversion. No effect has been given to potential issuances of common stock from warrants or the underwriter option in the diluted computation, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.

[5] Use of Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from estimates.

[6] Income Taxes:

Deferred income taxes are provided for the differences between the bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. There were no deferred taxes as of December 31, 2007.

[7] Deferred Acquisition Costs:

Costs related to proposed acquisitions are capitalized and will be expensed in the event the acquisition does not take place.

[8] Statements of Cash Flows:

Certain reclassifications have been made in the statements of cash flows to conform prior period data with the current presentation.

[9] Recently Issued Accounting Standards:

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”) which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or anticipated to be taken in an income tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance in derecognition, classification, accounting for interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transactions. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. The new guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 159, an entity may elect the fair value option for eligible items that exist at the adoption date. Subsequent to the initial adoption, the election of the fair value option should only be made at initial recognition of the asset or liability or upon a remeasurement event that gives rise to new-basis accounting. SFAS No. 159 does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value nor does it eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and may be adopted earlier but only if the adoption is in the first quarter of the fiscal year and the Company has adopted SFAS 157. The Company is evaluating whether it will adopt SFAS No. 159.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141 (R)”). SFAS 141 (R) retains the fundamental requirements of the original pronouncement requiring that the purchase method be used for all business combinations, but also provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. It also requires the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is not currently able to estimate the impact of the adoption of SFAS 141 (R) on the results of its operations if the Company completes acquisitions subsequent to its adoption.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “ Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 requires ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, and the amount of consolidated net income, be clearly identified, labeled and presented in the consolidated financial statements. It also requires once a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value. Sufficient disclosures are required to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interest of the noncontrolling owners. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements are applied prospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

NOTE C—OFFERING

In the Offering, the Company sold 14,375,000 Units. The underwriters were paid fees equal to 4.5% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, or $5,175,000, and have agreed to defer an additional $2,875,000 (the “Deferred Fees”) of their underwriting fees until the consummation of a Business Combination. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and one warrant exercisable to purchase one share of common stock (“Warrant”). Upon consummation of a Business Combination, the Company will pay such Deferred Fees out of the proceeds of the Offering held in the Trust Account. The underwriters will not be entitled to any interest accrued on the Deferred Fees. The underwriters have agreed to forfeit any rights to, or claims against, such proceeds if the Company does not successfully complete a Business Combination. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase from the Company one share of common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 commencing on the later of (a) March 21, 2007 or (b) the completion of a Business Combination, and will expire on March 21, 2010, or earlier upon redemption. The Warrants will be redeemable at a price of $0.01 per Warrant upon 30 days’ notice after the Warrants become exercisable, only in the event that the last sale price of the common stock is at least $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given. The D&O warrants referenced in Note D—Commitments have identical rights to those of the Warrants but will not be transferable or salable by the Company’s directors and officers and the spouse of one of the Company’s officers, as designee, until the later of March 21, 2007 or the consummation of a Business Combination. On February 13, 2007, the Company entered into a Warrant Clarification Agreement (the “Warrant Clarification Agreement”) to clarify the terms of the Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2006 (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Warrant Agent. The Warrant Clarification Agreement clarified, consistent with the terms of the Warrant Agreement and the disclosure contained in the Company’s Prospectus, dated March 22, 2006, that if the Company is unable to deliver securities pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant because a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the common stock is not effective, then the Company will have no obligation to pay cash or other consideration to the holders of Warrants or otherwise “net-cash settle” the Warrant.

The Company sold to CRT Capital Group LLC, for $100, an option to purchase up to a total of 750,000 units, consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant, at $8.80 per unit, commencing on the later of the consummation of the Business Combination and one year

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

after the date of the final prospectus for the Offering and expiring four years after the date of the final prospectus. The warrants underlying the units have terms that are identical to those issued in the Offering, with the exception of the exercise price, which is set at $7.50 per warrant. The purchase option also contains a cashless exercise feature that allows the holder or holders of the purchase option to receive units on a net exercise basis. In addition, the purchase option provides for registration rights that permit the holder or holders of the purchase option to demand that a registration statement be filed with respect to all or any part of the securities underlying the purchase option within five years of the completion of the Offering. Further, the holder or holders of the purchase option are entitled to piggy-back registration rights in the event the Company undertakes a subsequent registered offering within seven years of the completion of the Offering. Warrants issued and outstanding as a result of the exercise of the purchase option will be subject to the Company’s right of redemption.

The sale of the option was accounted for as a cost attributable to the Offering. Accordingly, there was no net impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, except for the recording of the $100 proceeds from the sale. The underwriters, on behalf of the Company, used a volatility of 15.86% to calculate the value of the underwriter option. This volatility measurement was based on the average four-year volatility of the S&P 600 Small-Cap Insurance Index. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Insurance Index is a sub-set of the S&P 600 Small-Cap Index and included fourteen companies with a range of market capitalizations from $230 million to $1.5 billion operating in the insurance sector. The Company believes this index provides an objective and reasonable estimate for the price volatility of other small-cap companies operating in the insurance sector. The Company has reviewed the estimates and believes, based upon a Black-Scholes model, that the fair value of the option on the date of sale was approximately $1,477,500, using an expected life of four years, volatility of 15.86%, and a risk-free rate of 4.71%.

NOTE D—COMMITMENTS

The Company presently occupies office space provided by an affiliate of several of its directors. Pursuant to an office administration agreement, the affiliate has furnished the Company with office facilities, equipment and clerical services at the facilities for $10,000 per month commencing on January 1, 2006. Amounts of $30,000, $30,000, $60,000, $60,000 and $240,000 for such services have been included in general and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended December 31, 2007, the three-month period ended December 31, 2006, the six-month period ended December 31, 2007, the six- month period ended December 31, 2006 and the period from August 8, 2005 (date of inception) through December 31, 2007, respectively. The office administration agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 30 days’ written notice to the other party. The Company’s directors at the time of the Offering and officers and the spouse of one of the Company’s officers, as designee, purchased from the Company on the closing date of the

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Offering an aggregate of 1,700,000 rights (“D&O rights”) in a Private Placement, at a purchase price of $1.00 per right, convertible into warrants (“D&O warrants”). The $1.7 million proceeds from the issuance and sale of the D&O rights were placed in the Trust Account and are part of the liquidating distribution to the Company’s Public Stockholders in the event of liquidation prior to the Company’s Business Combination or in the event that less than 20% of the Company’s Public Stockholders elect to convert their shares of common stock in connection with a Business Combination.

The D&O rights automatically converted into 2,383,957 D&O warrants on the 120th day following the effective date of the Offering, July 19, 2006. The conversion ratio of D&O rights into D&O warrants was calculated by dividing $1.00 by the conversion price of $0.7131. The conversion price was equal to the weighted average of all sale prices of the warrants as reported on the AMEX during the 20 trading days prior to the conversion date.

The D&O warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the warrants sold as part of the units in the Offering but will not be transferable or salable by the Company’s directors and officers and the spouse of one of the Company’s officers, as designee, until the later of March 21, 2007 or the consummation of the initial Business Combination. In the event of liquidation prior to the Company’s Business Combination, the D&O warrants will expire worthless.

Holders of the D&O warrants are permitted to transfer D&O warrants in certain limited circumstances, such as by will in the event of their death. However, the transferees receiving such D&O warrants will be subject to the same sale restrictions imposed on the Company’s directors and officers and the spouse of one of the Company’s officers, as designee, who initially purchased the D&O rights from the Company.

NOTE E—PREFERRED STOCK

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors.

NOTE F—COMMON STOCK

At December 31, 2007, 18,258,957 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of redeemable warrants and underwriters’ unit purchase option.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

NOTE G—TAXES

Provision for Taxes

Delaware franchise taxes are included in State taxes in the table below. Provision for taxes are as follows:

 

     Federal    State    Total

Period from October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007

   $ 292,000    $ 110,000    $ 402,000

Period from October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006

   $ 361,341    $ 213,444    $ 574,785

Period from July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007

   $ 662,579    $ 276,814    $ 939,393

Period from July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006

   $ 683,741    $ 443,585    $ 1,127,326

Period from August 8, 2005 (date of inception) through December 31, 2007

   $ 2,285,192    $ 1,483,073    $ 3,768,265

NOTE I—RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

On August 10, 2007, the Company announced that it had entered into the SPA with Deep South Holding, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Seller” or “Deep South”), NAIL Acquisition Corp. I, a Delaware corporation and the Company’s wholly-owned, newly-formed subsidiary (“Buyer”), and David J. Disiere (the “Stockholder”). Pursuant to the SPA, (1) Buyer will purchase from Seller all of the outstanding ownership interests of the operating subsidiaries of Seller (the “Deep South Companies”), as well as certain assets of Seller relating to the business of the Deep South Companies, such as contracts, leases, intellectual property and fixed assets, and (2) Buyer will assume from Seller certain liabilities associated with such assets of Seller that are purchased. Following the closing of the transaction (the “Deep South acquisition”), Buyer will own 100% of the outstanding ownership interests of the Deep South Companies.

The Deep South Companies provide insurance-related services on behalf of certain insurance companies, including managing general agent and claims administration services with respect to commercial auto and general liability property and casualty insurance products. The Deep South Companies are: Deep South Surplus, Inc., a Louisiana corporation; Deep South Surplus of Georgia, Inc., a Georgia corporation; Deep South Surplus of Arkansas, Inc., an Arkansas corporation; Deep South Surplus of Tennessee, Inc., a Tennessee corporation;

 

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NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.

(a development stage company)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Deep South Surplus of Colorado, Inc., a Colorado corporation; Deep South Surplus of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation; Deep South Surplus of New Mexico, Inc., a New Mexico corporation; Deep South Surplus of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation; Deep South Surplus of Oklahoma, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation; Deep South Surplus of California, Inc., a Texas corporation; Southern National Risk Management, Inc., a Louisiana corporation; Deep South Surplus of Texas, L.P., a Texas limited partnership; and Deep South Surplus of Texas Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Under the terms of the SPA, the Company will acquire the Deep South Companies for an initial payment of an estimated $111.7 million. The initial consideration will be equal to 5.94x the proforma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of the business of the Deep South Companies for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2007 subject to adjustment as set forth in the SPA. The initial payment will be comprised of approximately 82.5% cash and 17.5% shares of the Company’s common stock. The Seller will have the opportunity to receive up to an additional approximately $63.3 million in cash and stock through an earn-out arrangement based on the future financial performance of the Deep South Companies over the twelve month periods ending December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009. The SPA has been approved and adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, but is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, the approval of the Company’s stockholders. The Company and Buyer have entered into an employment agreement with the Stockholder that will become effective as of the closing; and will at closing also enter into employment agreements with certain key executives of the Deep South Companies. In addition, at closing, the parties will enter into various other agreements, including an escrow agreement with respect to certain payments that may apply post-closing in the event of an adjustment to the earnings or working capital of the Deep South Companies, an assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the assets to be acquired by Buyer from Seller and a registration rights agreement and lock-up agreement with respect to certain shares of the Company’s common stock issued to Seller in the transaction and issued to the Stockholder pursuant to his employment agreement with the Company.

The Company expects to pay transaction fees and expenses for the Deep South acquisition of approximately $4.6 million. Such fees include legal and investment banking fees contingent upon the closing of the transaction. As of December 31, 2007, the Company has $269,263 in deferred acquisition costs relating to the Deep South transaction.

The Company expects that the Deep South acquisition will be consummated in the first quarter of 2008 and that the combined company will operate under the name Deep South Group, Inc., will be headquartered in Dallas, Texas and will trade on the American Stock Exchange. However, as discussed in Note A, if the Company does not complete the Deep South acquisition by March 27, 2008, the Company may be forced to liquidate.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this report to “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to North American Insurance Leaders, Inc.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs, our assumptions and future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in this report and our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, including the risks discussed in the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (the “Form 10-K”), and the following:

 

   

our blank check structure, limited operating history and the extremely limited basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective;

 

   

liquidation if no business combination occurs;

 

   

allocation of our management’s time to other businesses;

 

   

decreases in interest rates;

 

   

potential conflicts of interest involving our directors and officers;

 

   

our ability to hire and retain key personnel;

 

   

pervasive and increasing federal and state regulation of the insurance industry, including the possibility that regulation will delay or prevent a business combination; and

 

   

a target business being potentially subject to unforeseeable and/or catastrophic natural and man-made events.

 

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Overview

We are a “blank check” company that was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 8, 2005. We were formed to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase and/or other similar transaction with one or more businesses in the insurance or insurance services industry in North America, which we refer to as a “business combination.” We have not generated revenue to date other than interest income. We are considered to be in the development stage and are subject to the risks associated with activities of development stage companies. Since our initial public offering in March 2006, we have been actively engaged in sourcing a suitable business combination candidate. We have met with target companies, service professionals and other intermediaries to discuss our company, the background of our management and our combination preferences. As discussed below, on August 10, 2007, we announced that we had entered into a definitive agreement to, among other things, purchase from Deep South Holding, L.P. all of the outstanding ownership interests of that entity’s operating subsidiaries. However, as of the date of filing of this report, we have not consummated any business combination. We have selected June 30 as our fiscal year end. Our securities trade on the American Stock Exchange.

Recent Developments

On August 10, 2007, we announced that we had entered into a definitive Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Deep South Holding, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Seller” or “Deep South”), NAIL Acquisition Corp. I, a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary (“Buyer”), and David J. Disiere (the “Stockholder”). Pursuant to the SPA, (1) Buyer will purchase from Seller all of the outstanding ownership interests of the operating subsidiaries of Seller (the “Deep South Companies”), as well as certain assets of Seller relating to the business of the Deep South Companies, such as contracts, leases, intellectual property and fixed assets, and (2) Buyer will assume from Seller certain liabilities associated with such assets of Seller that are purchased. Following the closing of the transaction (the “Deep South acquisition”), Buyer will own 100% of the outstanding ownership interests of the Deep South Companies.

The Deep South Companies provide insurance-related services on behalf of certain insurance companies, including managing general agent and claims administration services with respect to commercial auto and general liability property and casualty insurance products. The Deep South Companies are: Deep South Surplus, Inc., a Louisiana corporation; Deep South Surplus of Georgia, Inc., a Georgia corporation; Deep South Surplus of Arkansas, Inc., an Arkansas corporation; Deep South Surplus of Tennessee, Inc., a Tennessee corporation; Deep South Surplus of Colorado, Inc., a Colorado corporation; Deep South Surplus of Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation; Deep South Surplus of New Mexico, Inc., a New Mexico corporation; Deep South Surplus of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation; Deep South Surplus of Oklahoma, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation; Deep South Surplus of California, Inc., a Texas

 

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corporation; Southern National Risk Management, Inc., a Louisiana corporation; Deep South Surplus of Texas, L.P., a Texas limited partnership; and Deep South Surplus of Texas Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Under the terms of the SPA, we will acquire the Deep South Companies for an initial payment of an estimated $111.7 million. The initial consideration will be equal to 5.94x the proforma EBITDA, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, of the business of the Deep South Companies for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2007, subject to adjustment as set forth in the SPA. The initial payment will be comprised of approximately 82.5% cash and 17.5% shares of our common stock. The Seller will have the opportunity to receive up to an additional approximately $63.3 million in cash and stock through an earn-out arrangement based on the future financial performance of the Deep South Companies over the twelve month periods ending December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009.

The SPA has been approved and adopted by our Board of Directors, but is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, the approval of our stockholders. We and Buyer have entered into an employment agreement with the Stockholder that will become effective as of the closing; and will at closing also enter into employment agreements with certain key executives of the Deep South Companies. In addition, at closing, the parties will enter into various other agreements, including an escrow agreement with respect to certain payments that may apply post-closing in the event of an adjustment to the earnings or working capital of the Deep South Companies, an assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the assets to be acquired by Buyer from Seller and a registration rights agreement and lock-up agreement with respect to certain shares of our common stock issued to Seller in the transaction and issued to the Stockholder pursuant to his employment agreement with us.

We expect that the Deep South acquisition will be consummated in the first quarter of 2008 and that the combined company will operate under the name Deep South Group, Inc., will be headquartered in Dallas, Texas and will trade on the American Stock Exchange. However, as discussed herein, if we do not complete the Deep South acquisition by March 27, 2008, we may be forced to liquidate.

For a more complete discussion of the proposed Deep South acquisition and the business of the Deep South Companies, including certain risks that are applicable to us with respect to the proposed Deep South acquisition, see our definitive proxy materials, filed with the SEC on January 31, 2008, that are available, free of charge, at the SEC Internet site at http:/www.sec.gov.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

On March 27, 2006, we consummated our initial public offering of 14,375,000 units including the over-allotment option and received gross proceeds of $115,000,000. The underwriters were paid fees of 4.5% of the gross proceeds, or $5,175,000, and have agreed to defer an additional $2,875,000 of their underwriting fees until the consummation of a business combination. Upon the closing of the offering, $109,950,000 was placed in the trust account, including $2,875,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $1,700,000 from the March 2006 private placement of rights to our directors at that time and officers and the spouse of one of our officers, as designee (“D&O rights”). The balance in the trust account including interest on December 31, 2007 was $114,558,047.

 

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We intend to use substantially all of the net proceeds of our initial public offering to effect the Deep South acquisition, including structuring, negotiating and consummating such business combination. To the extent that our capital stock is used in whole or in part as consideration to effect a business combination, we intend to use the proceeds held in the trust account as well as any other net proceeds not expended to finance and grow the operations of the business or businesses we acquire, make further acquisitions, pay dividends to our shareholders and/or repurchase shares and/or warrants.

Net income for the three-month period ended December 31, 2007 was $546,225 and consisted of interest income of $1,079,070 earned predominantly on the trust account, offset by a $402,000 provision for taxes and $130,845 of general and administrative expenses (primarily attributable to $49,831 of insurance expense, $30,000 of fees for a monthly administrative services agreement and $28,766 of legal and accounting expenses). Net income attributable to common stockholders was $422,444 after allowing for the $123,781 accretion of the trust account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion.

Net income for the three-month period ended December 31, 2006 was $702,516 and consisted of interest income of $1,425,160 earned predominantly on the trust account, offset by a $574,785 provision for taxes and $147,859 of general and administrative expenses (primarily attributable to $49,831 of insurance expense, $34,938 of travel expenses, $30,000 of fees for a monthly administrative services agreement and $25,349 of legal and accounting expenses). Net income attributable to common stockholders was $614,511 after allowing for the $88,005 accretion of the trust account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion.

Net income for the six-month period ended December 31, 2007 was $1,123,292 and consisted of interest income of $2,453,346 earned predominantly on the trust account, offset by a $939,393 provision for taxes and $390,661 of general and administrative expenses (primarily attributable to $99,662 of insurance expense, $92,180 of legal and accounting fees, $77,500 in due diligence expenses related to potential acquisitions that are no longer active, $60,000 in fees for a monthly administrative services agreement and $24,039 of travel expenses). Net income attributable to common stockholders was $833,208 after allowing for the $290,084 accretion of the trust account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion.

Net income for the six-month period ended December 31, 2006 was $1,351,151 and consisted of interest income of $2,846,460 earned predominantly on the trust account, offset by a $1,127,326 provision for taxes and $367,983 of general and administrative expenses (primarily attributable to $158,331 of legal and accounting fees, $99,662 of insurance expense, $60,000 in fees for a monthly administrative services agreement and $34,938 of travel expense). Net income attributable to common stockholders was $1,254,784 after allowing for the $96,367 accretion of the trust account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion.

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trust account, offset by a $3,768,265 provision for taxes and $1,472,900 of general and administrative expenses (primarily attributable to $353,689 of insurance expense, $294,207 of due diligence expenses related to potential acquisitions that are no longer active, $308,662 of legal and accounting expenses, $240,000 in fees for a monthly administrative services agreement and $134,536 of travel expenses). Net income attributable to common stockholders was $3,289,862 after allowing for the $921,615 accretion of the trust account relating to common stock subject to possible conversion.

During each quarter commencing July 2006, up to half of the interest earned on the trust account (net of taxes payable) during the preceding quarter was released to us to cover a portion of our working capital requirements. The aggregate amount released to us was not permitted to exceed $1,000,000. This interest and the net proceeds of the offering that are not deposited in the trust account were used to pay business, legal, and accounting due diligence costs incurred in connection with prospective business combinations and to pay continuing general and administrative expenses. During the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007, $1,000,000 of the net interest income that was earned on the trust account during the period had been released.

We believe that we will consummate the Deep South acquisition discussed above. The initial shareholders are willing to lend sufficient funds to the Company to operate through the consummation of the Deep South acquisition. Upon consummation of the Deep South acquisition, cash held in the trust account will be released and, after payments to stockholders if any, exercising their conversion rights, payment of the deferred underwriting fee and payments of amounts due under the SPA and other fees and expenses relating to the Deep South acquisition, will be available for operations and conduct of the business.

Notwithstanding the above, there can be no assurance that the Deep South acquisition will be consummated. While our deadline for consummation of the Deep South acquisition has been extended to March 27, 2008, if the Deep South acquisition is terminated or we do not otherwise consummate the Deep South acquisition by March 27, 2008, we will be forced to liquidate our assets unless the period within which to consummate a business combination is extended by an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of our outstanding shares. These conditions raise a substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have determined that we have no critical accounting policies.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2007, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities and activities relating to our initial public offering and the identification of a target business. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues. As the proceeds from our initial public offering held in trust have been invested in short term investments, our only market risk exposure relates to fluctuations in interest.

As of December 31, 2007, $114,558,047 of the net proceeds of our initial public offering (including interest) was held in trust for the purposes of consummating a business combination. The proceeds held in trust are currently invested in United States Treasury bills. JPMorgan Chase Bank acts as trustee. As of December 31, 2007, the effective annualized interest rate payable on our investment was 2.47%.

We have not engaged in any hedging activities since our inception on August 8, 2005. We do not expect to engage in any hedging activities with respect to the market risk to which we are exposed.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic filings with the SEC under the Exchange Act, including this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. These disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management on a timely basis to allow decisions regarding required disclosure. Management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2007. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K.

 

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

On March 27, 2006, we consummated our initial public offering of 14,375,000 units including the over-allotment option and received gross proceeds of $115,000,000. The securities sold in our initial public offering were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-127871). The SEC declared the registration statement effective on March 21, 2006. The underwriters were paid fees of 4.5% of the gross proceeds, or $5,175,000, and have agreed to defer an additional $2,875,000 of their underwriting fees until the consummation of a business combination. Upon the closing of the initial public offering, $109,950,000 was placed in the trust account, including $2,875,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $1,700,000 from the March 2006 private placement of D&O rights. The balance in the trust account including interest on December 31, 2007 was $114,558,047. For a description of the use of proceeds generated in our initial public offering, see “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part I of this report.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

Listed below are the exhibits that are furnished herewith as part of this report (according to the number assigned to them in Item 601 of Regulation S-K):

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Document

31.1   Certificate pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Principal Executive Officer
31.2   Certificate pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Principal Financial Officer
32.1   Certificate Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Principal Executive Officer
32.2   Certificate Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Principal Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    NORTH AMERICAN INSURANCE LEADERS, INC.
February 8, 2008      

/s/ William R. de Jonge

Date     Name:   William R. de Jonge
    Title:  

President

(duly authorized officer and principal executive officer)

February 8, 2008      

/s/ Paula S. Butler

Date     Name:   Paula S. Butler
    Title:  

Executive Vice President

(principal financial officer)

 

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