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SEC Company Response from VIA NET WORKS INC (CIK 0001098402) — May 25, 2005

VIA NET WORKS INC (CIK 0001098402)
Date: May 25, 2005 · CIK: 0001098402 · Accession: 0001104659-05-025431

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VIA NET WORKS INC (CIK 0001098402)

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

Amendment No. 1

ý

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

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,

OR

o

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

Commission file number: 000-29391

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

84-1412512

(State or other jurisdiction)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

H. Walaardt Sacrestraat 401-403

1117 BM Schiphol

The Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +31 20 502 0000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 report) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is: an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý

As of May 20, 2005, there were outstanding 56,053,988 shares of the registrant’s common stock and 5,050,000 shares of the registrant’s non-voting common stock.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 is filed solely for the purpose of amending Part I Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” and Part I Item 4 “Controls and Procedures” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on May 20, 2005 (the “First Quarter 10-Q”) in response to comments received from the Securities and Exchange Commission. No change is otherwise made to Part I or Part II of the First Quarter 10-Q. This Form 10-Q/A speaks as of the original filing date and has not been otherwise updated to reflect events occurring subsequent to the original filing date.

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2.

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

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Item 2.

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.

Other Information

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT INDEX

302 CERTIFICATIONS

PART I

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)

December 31,

March 31,

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

15,497

$

7,797

Restricted cash

5,100

4,055

Trade and other accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,966 and $3,203 respectively

13,909

11,666

Other current assets

6,972

6,596

Total current assets

41,478

30,114

Property and equipment, net

13,065

11,146

Goodwill

42,466

40,594

Intangible assets, net

8,695

7,038

Other non-current assets

Deferred tax asset

14,305

14,326

Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2)

—

3,026

Total assets

$

120,453

$

106,747

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

16,899

$

16,556

VAT and other taxes payable

1,083

Current portion of capital lease obligations and long-term payables

9,325

8,811

Deferred revenue

15,591

12,965

Accrued expenses

24,451

21,709

Deferred tax liability

13,772

14,515

Other current liabilities

3,744

3,152

Total current liabilities

84,865

78,418

Capital lease obligations and long-term payables, less current portion

Deferred tax liability

2,639

1,753

Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note 2)

—

2,803

Total liabilities

87,848

83,230

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

—

—

Common stock, $.001 par value; 132,500,000 shares authorized; 62,624,777 and 62,624,777 shares issued, respectively

Additional paid-in capital

557,907

557,907

Treasury stock, 1,520,789 shares

(1,521

)

(1,521

)

Accumulated deficit

(488,880

)

(500,296

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(34,964

)

(32,636

)

Total stockholders’ equity

32,605

23,517

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

120,453

$

106,747

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

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31,

Revenue

$

10,396

$

24,089

Operating costs and expenses:

Internet services

5,346

12,189

Selling, general and administrative

13,264

19,460

Impairment and restructuring charges

3,453

Depreciation and amortization

1,838

2,114

Total operating costs and expenses

20,748

37,216

Operating loss from continuing operations

(10,352

)

(13,127

)

Interest income

Interest expense

(18

)

(172

)

Other income, net

Foreign currency losses, net

(3,326

)

(1,702

)

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

(13,556

)

(14,585

)

Income tax benefit (expense)

(30

)

Net loss from continuing operations

(13,549

)

(14,615

)

Discontinued operations:

Gain (loss) from discontinued operations

3,732

(24

)

Gain on disposal of discontinued operations

—

3,223

Net loss

$

(9,817

)

$

(11,416

)

Basic and diluted loss per share:

Continuing operations

$

(0.22

)

$

(0.24

)

Discontinued operations

0.06

0.05

Net loss per share—basic and diluted

$

(0.16

)

$

(0.19

)

Shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per share

60,708,602

61,103,988

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

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended

March 31,

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss from continuing operations

$

(13,549

)

$

(11,416

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

1,838

2,114

Impairment charges

—

2,367

Provision for doubtful accounts receivable

Unrealized foreign currency transaction losses

2,510

1,674

Deferred tax

Stock compensation

—

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

Trade accounts receivable

(517

)

(1,943

)

Other current assets

(398

)

1,059

Other non-current assets

(2

)

—

Accounts payable

(967

)

VAT and other taxes payable

(242

)

Accrued expenses

1,634

(1,487

)

Other current liabilities

1,139

Deferred revenue

(16

)

Net cash used in operating activities by discontinued operations

(994

)

(1,759

)

Net cash used in operating activities

(8,759

)

(7,031

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

(51

)

1,045

Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired)

(7,735

)

(1,317

)

Purchases of property, equipment and other assets

(1,658

)

(1,044

)

Proceeds from disposition of subsidiaries

—

1,344

Net cash used in investing activities by discontinued operations

(241

)

(19

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(9,685

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repayment of debt and principal payments on capital lease obligations

(48

)

(541

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

—

Net cash used in financing activities by discontinued operations

(2

)

—

Net cash (used in) received from financing activities

(541

)

Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash

(679

)

(137

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(18,862

)

(7,700

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

65,803

15,497

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

46,941

$

7,797

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

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

These condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2005 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2005 and the related footnote information are unaudited and have been prepared on a basis substantially consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements of VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (“VIA” or “the Company”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004, included in VIA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“2004 Annual Report”). These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the financial statements included in the 2004 Annual Report. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that management considers necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of VIA at March 31, 2005 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2005. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 may not be indicative of the results expected for any succeeding quarter or for the year ending December 31, 2005. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to account for discontinued operations.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires VIA to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, together with amounts disclosed in the related notes to the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from the recorded estimates.

Going concern:

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company had net losses from continuing operations of $14.6 million and net decrease of cash and cash equivalents for the period of $7.7 million.

As of March 31, 2005, the Company had $7.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $4.1 million in restricted cash.

On March 17, 2005, the Company announced that a combination of factors including unanticipated revenue shortfalls in certain of its legacy VIA companies and its new VIA Express business would leave the Company with insufficient cash reserves to continue the operations of the group parent, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc., in early April 2005, and that it was working with its professional advisors to obtain new financing to address the issue. With the support of its advisors, the Company pursued two parallel processes to maximize its strategic alternatives and optimize the value that is inherent in the VIA businesses. In the first of the processes, the Company engaged in discussions with a number of parties with a view to selling all or parts of its businesses. In the second of the two processes, the Company sought potential investors to provide funds sufficient to enable the Company to continue as a going concern.

On April 1, 2005, the Company announced the sale of two of its Swiss companies — VIA NET.WORKS (Schweiz) AG and VIA NET.WORKS Services AG — to former managers and owners of the business, for a purchase price of CHF 3.5 million ($3.1 million). The net proceeds of the sale provided VIA with additional liquidity to continue its discussions for refinancing and sale transactions.

On April 30, 2005, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. entered into a sale and purchase agreement, or Sale Agreement, with Claranet Group Limited (Claranet), a privately-held European Internet services provider based in the United Kingdom, to sell all of the Company’s remaining business operations in Europe and the United States (the Asset Sale). The agreement followed on the letter of intent entered into between Claranet and VIA on April 10, 2005. The following discussion is a summary of the material provisions of the Sale Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Sale Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by VIA on May 3, 2005 with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting the execution of the sale and purchase agreement.

The material provisions of the Sale Agreement are as follows:

Assets to be Sold Pursuant to the Sale Agreement

• VIA would sell to Claranet all of its business operations in Europe and the U.S, which includes all of our subsidiary companies other than VIA NET.WORKS NY Corp, VIA NET.WORKS Holdco, Inc., Surftrade U.S.A. Inc. and our parent company, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. The assets to be sold to Claranet consist of substantially all of the Company’s assets, properties and rights. Claranet would acquire certain assets and liabilities pertaining to the Company’s centralized back office

financial and technical support systems that are owned by the Company’s group parent company, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. The Company would transfer employment contracts of certain headquarters personnel who are responsible for supporting the back office and technical support systems to appropriate VIA operating companies or Claranet will offer employment to such persons.

Treatment of Liabilities

• Claranet would assume certain liabilities of our parent company, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc., including liabilities and obligations relating to the business operations being sold and employee contracts of certain headquarters personnel. Claranet would not assume other liabilities, such as severance costs for other employees at the corporate headquarters, lease payments, outstanding liabilities from previous acquisitions, vendor bills relating to costs of being a public company and ongoing operating costs associated with winding down the corporate headquarters.

• VIA would retain all other debts and liabilities of VIA’s parent company, including but not limited to expenses relating to the headquarters office lease in Schiphol-Oost, VIA senior executives and all othe

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

Amendment No. 1

  ý

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

  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,
  2005

  OR

  o

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

Commission file number: 000-29391

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)

  Delaware

  84-1412512

  (State or other jurisdiction)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

H. Walaardt Sacrestraat 401-403

1117 BM Schiphol

The Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code: +31 20 502 0000

(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)

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 report) and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. Yes ý  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is: an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No ý

As of May 20, 2005, there were outstanding 56,053,988 shares of
the registrant’s common stock and 5,050,000 shares of the registrant’s
non-voting common stock.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Form 10-Q/A for the
quarter ended March 31, 2005 is filed solely for the purpose of amending Part I
Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” and Part I Item 4 “Controls and
Procedures” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2005, filed with the SEC on May 20, 2005 (the “First Quarter 10-Q”) in
response to comments received from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 No change is otherwise made to Part I or Part II of the First Quarter
10-Q.  This Form 10-Q/A speaks as of the original filing date and has not
been otherwise updated to reflect events occurring subsequent to the original
filing date.

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  PART I.
  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1.

  Financial
  Statements:

  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
  December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of
  Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
  Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2005

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
  Statements

  Item 2.

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

  Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures

  PART II.
  OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings

  Item 2.

  Changes
  in Securities and Use of Proceeds

  Item 3.

  Defaults
  Upon Senior Securities

  Item 4.

  Submission
  of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  Item 5.

  Other
  Information

  Item 6.

  Exhibits
  and Reports on Form 8-K

  SIGNATURES

  EXHIBIT INDEX

  302 CERTIFICATIONS

2

PART I

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
data)

  December 31,
  2004

  March 31,

  2005

  (Unaudited)

  ASSETS

  Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents

  $

  15,497

  $

  7,797

  Restricted cash

  5,100

  4,055

  Trade and other accounts receivable, net of
  allowance of $2,966 and $3,203 respectively

  13,909

  11,666

  Other current assets

  6,972

  6,596

  Total current assets

  41,478

  30,114

  Property and equipment, net

  13,065

  11,146

  Goodwill

  42,466

  40,594

  Intangible assets, net

  8,695

  7,038

  Other non-current assets

  444

  503

  Deferred tax asset

  14,305

  14,326

  Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2)

  —

  3,026

  Total assets

  $

  120,453

  $

  106,747

  LIABILITIES AND
  STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  Current liabilities:

  Accounts payable

  $

  16,899

  $

  16,556

  VAT and other taxes payable

  1,083

  710

  Current portion of capital lease
  obligations and long-term payables

  9,325

  8,811

  Deferred revenue

  15,591

  12,965

  Accrued expenses

  24,451

  21,709

  Deferred tax liability

  13,772

  14,515

  Other current liabilities

  3,744

  3,152

  Total current liabilities

  84,865

  78,418

  Capital lease obligations and long-term
  payables, less current portion

  344

  256

  Deferred tax liability

  2,639

  1,753

  Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note
  2)

  —

  2,803

  Total liabilities

  87,848

  83,230

  Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

  Stockholders’ equity:

  Preferred stock, $.001 par value;
  10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

  —

  —

  Common stock, $.001 par value; 132,500,000
  shares authorized; 62,624,777 and 62,624,777 shares issued, respectively

  63

  63

  Additional paid-in capital

  557,907

  557,907

  Treasury stock, 1,520,789 shares

  (1,521

  )

  (1,521

  )

  Accumulated deficit

  (488,880

  )

  (500,296

  )

  Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (34,964

  )

  (32,636

  )

  Total stockholders’ equity

  32,605

  23,517

  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $

  120,453

  $

  106,747

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

3

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share
and per share data)

(Unaudited)

  For the three months ended March 31,

  2004

  2005

  Revenue

  $

  10,396

  $

  24,089

  Operating costs and expenses:

  Internet services

  5,346

  12,189

  Selling, general and administrative

  13,264

  19,460

  Impairment and restructuring charges

  300

  3,453

  Depreciation and amortization

  1,838

  2,114

  Total operating costs and expenses

  20,748

  37,216

  Operating loss from continuing operations

  (10,352

  )

  (13,127

  )

  Interest income

  106

  12

  Interest expense

  (18

  )

  (172

  )

  Other income, net

  34

  404

  Foreign currency losses, net

  (3,326

  )

  (1,702

  )

  Loss from continuing operations before
  income taxes

  (13,556

  )

  (14,585

  )

  Income tax benefit (expense)

  7

  (30

  )

  Net loss from continuing operations

  (13,549

  )

  (14,615

  )

  Discontinued operations:

  Gain (loss) from discontinued operations

  3,732

  (24

  )

  Gain on disposal of discontinued operations

  —

  3,223

  Net loss

  $

  (9,817

  )

  $

  (11,416

  )

  Basic and diluted loss per share:

  Continuing operations

  $

  (0.22

  )

  $

  (0.24

  )

  Discontinued operations

  0.06

  0.05

  Net loss per share—basic and diluted

  $

  (0.16

  )

  $

  (0.19

  )

  Shares used in computing basic and diluted
  loss per share

  60,708,602

  61,103,988

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

4

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

  For the three months ended

  March 31,

  2004

  2005

  Cash flows from operating activities:

  Net loss from continuing operations

  $

  (13,549

  )

  $

  (11,416

  )

  Adjustments to reconcile net loss from
  continuing operations to net cash used in operating activities:

  Depreciation and amortization

  1,838

  2,114

  Impairment charges

  —

  2,367

  Provision for doubtful accounts receivable

  337

  572

  Unrealized foreign currency transaction
  losses

  2,510

  1,674

  Deferred tax

  28

  93

  Stock compensation

  80

  —

  Changes in assets and liabilities, net of
  acquisitions:

  Trade accounts receivable

  (517

  )

  (1,943

  )

  Other current assets

  (398

  )

  1,059

  Other non-current assets

  (2

  )

  —

  Accounts payable

  (967

  )

  814

  VAT and other taxes payable

  605

  (242

  )

  Accrued expenses

  1,634

  (1,487

  )

  Other current liabilities

  192

  1,139

  Deferred revenue

  444

  (16

  )

  Net cash used in operating activities by
  discontinued operations

  (994

  )

  (1,759

  )

  Net cash used in operating activities

  (8,759

  )

  (7,031

  )

  Cash flows from investing activities:

  (Increase) decrease in restricted cash

  (51

  )

  1,045

  Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash
  acquired)

  (7,735

  )

  (1,317

  )

  Purchases of property, equipment and other
  assets

  (1,658

  )

  (1,044

  )

  Proceeds from disposition of subsidiaries

  —

  1,344

  Net cash used in investing activities by
  discontinued operations

  (241

  )

  (19

  )

  Net cash used in investing activities

  (9,685

  )

  9

  Cash flows from financing activities:

  Repayment of debt and principal payments on
  capital lease obligations

  (48

  )

  (541

  )

  Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

  311

  —

  Net cash used in financing activities by
  discontinued operations

  (2

  )

  —

  Net cash (used in) received from financing
  activities

  261

  (541

  )

  Effect of currency exchange rate changes on
  cash

  (679

  )

  (137

  )

  Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (18,862

  )

  (7,700

  )

  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
  period

  65,803

  15,497

  Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $

  46,941

  $

  7,797

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

5

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.             Basis
of Presentation

These condensed
consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2005 and for the three
month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2005 and the related footnote
information are unaudited and have been prepared on a basis substantially
consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements of VIA NET.WORKS, Inc.
(“VIA” or “the Company”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004,
included in VIA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“2004 Annual Report”). These condensed consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the financial
statements included in the 2004 Annual Report. In the opinion of management,
the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain
all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that management
considers necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of
VIA at March 31, 2005 and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the three month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2005. The results of
operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 may not be
indicative of the results expected for any succeeding quarter or for the year
ending December 31, 2005. Certain prior period amounts have been
reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Reclassifications
have been made to prior period amounts to account for discontinued operations.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires VIA to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses,
together with amounts disclosed in the related notes to the consolidated
financial statements. Actual results could differ from the recorded estimates.

Going concern:

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company had net
losses from continuing operations of $14.6 million and net decrease of
cash and cash equivalents for the period of $7.7 million.

As of March 31, 2005, the Company had $7.8 million in cash
and cash equivalents and $4.1 million in restricted cash.

On March 17, 2005, the
Company announced that a combination of factors including unanticipated revenue
shortfalls in certain of its legacy VIA companies and its new VIA Express
business would leave the Company with insufficient cash reserves to continue
the operations of the group parent, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc., in early April 2005,
and that it was working with its professional advisors to obtain new financing
to address the issue. With the support of its advisors, the Company pursued two
parallel processes to maximize its strategic alternatives and optimize the
value that is inherent in the VIA businesses.
In the first of the processes, the Company engaged in discussions with a
number of parties with a view to selling all or parts of its businesses. In the
second of the two processes, the Company sought potential investors to provide
funds sufficient to enable the Company to continue as a going concern.

On
April 1, 2005, the Company announced the sale of two of its Swiss
companies — VIA NET.WORKS (Schweiz) AG and VIA NET.WORKS Services AG — to
former managers and owners of the business, for a purchase price of CHF 3.5
million ($3.1 million). The net proceeds of the sale provided VIA with
additional liquidity to continue its discussions for refinancing and sale
transactions.

On April 30,
2005, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. entered into a sale and purchase agreement, or
Sale Agreement, with Claranet Group Limited (Claranet), a privately-held
European Internet services provider based in the United Kingdom, to sell all of
the Company’s remaining business operations in Europe and the United States
(the Asset Sale).  The agreement followed
on the letter of intent entered into between Claranet and VIA on April 10,
2005. The following discussion is a summary of the material provisions of the
Sale Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Sale Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed by VIA on May 3, 2005 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission reporting the execution of the sale and purchase
agreement.

The material provisions of the Sale Agreement are as follows:

Assets to be Sold Pursuant to the Sale Agreement

•      VIA would sell
to Claranet all of its business operations in Europe and the U.S, which
includes all of our subsidiary companies other than VIA NET.WORKS NY Corp, VIA
NET.WORKS Holdco, Inc., Surftrade U.S.A. Inc. and our parent company, VIA
NET.WORKS, Inc. The assets to be sold to Claranet consist of substantially
all of the Company’s assets, properties and rights. Claranet would acquire
certain assets and liabilities pertaining to the Company’s centralized back
office

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financial and
technical support systems that are owned by the Company’s group parent company,
VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. The Company would transfer employment contracts of
certain headquarters personnel who are responsible for supporting the back
office and technical support systems to appropriate VIA operating companies or
Claranet will offer employment to such persons.

Treatment of Liabilities

•      Claranet would
assume certain liabilities of our parent company, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc.,
including liabilities and obligations relating to the business operations being
sold and employee contracts of certain headquarters personnel. Claranet would
not assume other liabilities, such as severance costs for other employees at
the corporate headquarters, lease payments, outstanding liabilities from
previous acquisitions, vendor bills relating to costs of being a public company
and ongoing operating costs associated with winding down the corporate
headquarters.

•      VIA would
retain all other debts and liabilities of VIA’s parent company, including but
not limited to expenses relating to the headquarters office lease in
Schiphol-Oost, VIA senior executives and all othe