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    Morningstar® Document Research℠    FORM 10-KCaladrius Biosciences, Inc. - CLBSFiled: March 26, 2003 (period: December 31, 2002)Annual report with a comprehensive overview of the companyThe information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The userassumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information, except to the extent such damages or losses cannot belimited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                             Washington, D.C. 20549                                    FORM 10-K(Mark One)[X]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE      ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002                                       OR[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]               For the transition period from ________ to ________                         Commission file number: 0-10909                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)             Delaware                                    22-2343568 (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  incorporation or organization)         330 South Service Road               Suite 120           Melville, New York                             11747(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)Registrant's telephone number, including area code:               (631) 574 4955Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:         None.Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:     Common Stock,                                                              $.001 par valueIndicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports requiredto be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 duringthe  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  wasrequired  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filingrequirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to thebest of Registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statementsincorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to thisForm 10-K. [ ]Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  Registrant  is an  accelerated  filer (asdefined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X]The  aggregate  market price of the voting and  nonvoting  common equity held bynon-affiliates of the Registrant as of February 28, 2003 was approximately  $1.3million.  (For purposes of determining  this amount,  only directors,  executiveofficers, and 10% or greater stockholders have been deemed affiliates).On February 28, 2003,  22,648,710  shares of the Registrant's  common stock, parvalue $0.001 per share, were outstanding.This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents  incorporated  herein  contain"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known andunknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  which  may cause the  actualresults,  performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to bematerially  different  from any  future  results,  performance  or  achievementsexpressed  or  implied  by such  forward-looking  statements.  When used in thisAnnual Report,  statements that are not statements of current or historical factmay be deemed to be forward-looking statements.  Without limiting the foregoing,the  words  "plan",  "intend"  "may,"  "will,"  "expect,"  "believe",   "could,"Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results."anticipate,"   "estimate,"  or  "continue"  or  similar  expressions  or  othervariations   or   comparable   terminology   are   intended  to  identify   suchforward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance onthese forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Exceptas  required  by law,  the  Company  undertakes  no  obligation  to  update  anyforward-looking  statements,  whether  as a result  of new  information,  futureevents or otherwise.                                     PART IITEM 1. BUSINESSCorniche  Group   Incorporated  ("the  Company")  was  a  provider  of  extendedwarranties  and service  contracts  via the  Internet at  warrantysuperstore.comthrough June 30, 2002.HISTORYThe  Company  was  incorporated  under  the  laws of the  State of  Delaware  inSeptember 1980 under the name Fidelity Medical  Services,  Inc. On July 28, 1983the Company  changed  its name to  Fidelity  Medical,  Inc.  From its  inceptionthrough  March 1995,  the Company  was  engaged in the  development  and sale ofmedical imaging  products  through a wholly owned  subsidiary.  As a result of areverse  merger on March 2,  1995 with  Corniche  Distribution  Limited  and itssubsidiaries   the  Company  was  engaged  in  the  retail  sale  and  wholesaledistribution  of stationery and related office  products in the United  Kingdom.Effective  March  25,  1995  the  Company  sold  its  medical  imaging  productssubsidiary. On September 28, 1995 the Company changed its name to Corniche GroupIncorporated.  In February 1996, the Company's  United Kingdom  operations  wereplaced in receivership  by their  creditors.  Thereafter  through March 1998 theCompany  was  inactive.  On March 4,  1998,  the  Company  entered  into a StockPurchase Agreement with certain individuals (the "Initial  Purchasers")  wherebythe Initial  Purchasers  acquired in aggregate 765,000 shares of a newly createdSeries  B  Convertible  Redeemable  Preferred  Stock.   Thereafter  the  InitialPurchasers  endeavored to establish  for the Company new business  operations inthe property and casualty  specialty  insurance and  warranty/service  contractsmarkets.  On September 30, 1998 the Company acquired all of the capital stock ofStamford Insurance  Company,  Ltd.  ("Stamford").  On April 30, 2001 the Companysold  Stamford  and is no longer  involved in property  and  casualty  specialtyinsurance.As previously  reported,  on January 7, 2002,  the Company  entered into a StockContribution  Exchange  Agreement (the "Exchange  Agreement") and a SupplementalDisclosure  Agreement (together with the Exchange  Agreement,  the "Agreements")with  StrandTek  International,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  ("StrandTek"),certain of StrandTek's principal  shareholders and certain  non-shareholder loanholders of StrandTek (the "StrandTek  Transaction").  The Exchange Agreement wasamended on February 11, 2002.  Consummation  of the  StrandTek  Transaction  wasconditioned upon a number of closing conditions, including the Company obtainingfinancing via an equity private placement, which ultimately could not be met andas a  result,  the  Agreements  were  formally  terminated  by the  Company  andStrandTek in June 2002.DISCONTINUED OPERATIONSThrough  April 2001 the Company  operated a property  and  casualty  reinsurancebusiness through its wholly owned subsidiary,  Stamford Insurance Company,  Ltd.("Stamford").  Stamford  is  chartered  under the laws of,  and is  licensed  toconduct  business  as an  insurance  company  by, the Cayman  Islands.  Stamfordprovided  reinsurance  coverage for one  domestic  insurance  company  until thefourth quarter of 2000 when the  relationship  with the carrier was  terminated.Stamford was not able to obtain any  additional  reinsurance  relationships.  Inlight of the  inability  of Stamford to write new  business  and  difficulty  inforecasting  future  claims  losses  in the  run  off of its  prior  reinsurancecontract,  on April 30, 2001, the Board of Directors of the Company approved thesale of Stamford to Butler Financial Solutions, LLC for a consideration totaling$372,000.  In the six months ended June 30, 2001 the Company  recorded a loss ofapproximately  $479,000 on the sale of  Stamford.  The  closing and  transfer offunds was completed on July 6, 2001.CURRENT BUSINESS OPERATIONSSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.The  business  of the  Company  today  comprises  the  "run  off" of its sale ofextended  warranties and service contracts via the Internet and the new businessopportunity  it is pursuing as  described  below under the  sub-heading  "RecentDevelopments".WarrantySuperstore.com Internet BusinessThe  Company's  primary  business  focus,  through  June  2002,  was the sale ofextended warranties and service contracts over the Internet covering automotive,home,  office,  personal  electronics,  home  appliances,  computers  and gardenequipment. The Company offered its products and services in the United States instates that permit  program  marketers  to be the obligor on service  contracts.This represented  approximately 38 states for automobile  service  contracts andmost  states  for other  product  categories.  While the  Company  managed  mostfunctions  relating to its extended warranty and service  contracts,  it did notbear the economic risk to repair or replace  products nor did it administer  theclaims  function.  The obligation to repair or replace  products rested with theCompany's  appointed  insurance  carriers,  Great American Insurance Company andAmerican Home Shield.  Great American  Insurance  Company  provided  contractualliability  insurance covering the obligation to repair or replace products underthe Company's  automobile and consumer products extended  warranties and servicecontracts and American  Home Shield  covered all home  warranty  contracts.  TheCompany was responsible for the marketing,  recording sales,  collecting paymentand reporting contract details and paying premiums to the insurance carriers. Inaddition the Company provided  information to the insurance  carriers' appointedclaims  administrators  who  handle all claims  under the  Company's  contracts,including the payment of claims.The Company  commenced  operations  initially by marketing its extended warrantyproducts  directly to the consumer through its web site.  During fiscal 2000 theCompany  developed  enhanced  proprietary  software to facilitate more efficientprocessing  and  tracking of online  warranty  transactions.  This  provided theCompany  with the ability to deliver its products  over the  Internet  through anumber of  distribution  channels by enabling it to supply a number of differentextended  warranty  service  contracts on a co-branded or private label basis tocorporations,  by embedding the Company's suite of products on such corporationsweb sites.  This new capability was launched in January 2001. It was anticipatedthat this would result in  substantially  reduced direct marketing costs for theyears ending December 31, 2001 and thereafter.  As a result the Company had fourdistinct distribution channels:  (i) direct sales to consumers,  (ii) co-brandeddistribution,  (iii) private label  distribution and (iv)  manufacturer/retailerpartnerships.During the first half of fiscal 2001,  management  became  concerned by the slowprogress  being  made  by  its  warrantysuperstore.com   business.  Accordingly,alternative strategies for the Company were evaluated by the Board of Directors,including the  acquisition of new business  operations.  As a result the Companyentered into the StrandTek Transaction but, as previously reported,  the closingconditions were not met and the Agreements were terminated by written  agreementbetween the parties. In June 2002, management determined, in light of continuingoperating  losses, to discontinue its warranty and service contract business andto seek new business opportunities for the Company.RECENT DEVELOPMENTSOn February 6, 2003, the Company appointed Mark Weinreb as a member of the Boardof Directors and as its President and Chief Executive  Officer.  The Company andMr. Weinreb had been exploring  business plans for the Company that may involve,under the name  "Phase  III  Medical,  Inc.",  entering  the  medical  sector byacquiring or  participating  in one or more biotech and/or medical  companies ortechnologies,  owning one or more drugs or medical  devices  that may or may notyet be available to the public, or acquiring rights to one or more of such drugsor medical devices or the royalty streams  therefrom.  Mr. Weinreb was appointedto finalize and execute the Company's new business  plan.  The Company will needto recruit management, business development and technical personnel, and developits business model.  Accordingly,  it will be necessary for the Company to raisenew capital.  There can be no assurance that any such business plan developed bythe Company  will be  successful,  that the Company will be able to acquire suchnew  business  or  rights  or  raise  new  capital,  or that  the  terms  of anytransaction will be favorable to the Company.RISK FACTORSSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.The risks described below are not the only risks facing the Company.  Additionalrisks  that the  Company  does not yet know of or that it  currently  thinks areimmaterial may also impair its business  operations.  If any of the risks occur,its  business  strategy,  financial  condition  or  operating  results  could beadversely affected.CORNICHE  HAS A  HISTORY  OF  OPERATING  LOSSES  AND A  SUBSTANTIAL  ACCUMULATEDEARNINGS DEFICIT AND IT MAY CONTINUE TO INCUR LOSSES.Since its  inception in 1980,  the Company has generated  only limited  revenuesfrom  sales  and has  incurred  substantial  net  losses of  approximately  $1.2million,  $2.1 million and $2.1  million for the years ended  December 31, 2002,2001 and 2000 respectively. At December 31, 2002, the Company had an accumulateddeficit of approximately  $9.7 million.  The Company expects to incur additionaloperating losses as well as negative cash flow from its new business operations.THE COMPANY HAS LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS.The  Company  has,  as of the date  hereof,  only one asset in the form of notesreceivable  in the  principal  sum of  $1,250,000  which is the subject of legalproceedings to recover. Recovery is being contested.  While the Company recentlywas awarded partial summary judgment on its principal  claims, no assurances canbe given that the Company will be able to collect on any judgment obtained.  TheCompany  has  effectively  no  cash  and it  had  current  liabilities  totalingapproximately  $756,000,  excluding accrued  preferred stock dividends  totaling$385,512,  as of  December  31,  2002.  While  approximately  $524,000  of  suchliabilities  have been  deferred  by written  agreement  dated  February 6, 2003against a pledge of the proceeds from the note receivable, the Company still hasliabilities of approximately $232,000 currently due and no cash to settle them.THE COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE CASH OUTFLOWS.The  Company  continues  to incur  expenses,  including  the  salary  of its newpresident, rent, legal and accounting fees, insurance and general administrativeexpenses.  The Company's new business  activities are in  development  stage andwill therefore  result in additional  cash outflows in the coming period.  Whilethe  Company  commenced  a  $250,000  debt  offering  in March 2003 it will needadditional  equity to fund its current  liabilities  and its on-going cash needsfor working capital and to develop its planned business operations. There can beno  assurance  that it will be  successful  in such debt  offering or in raisingadditional  equity or that such financing  activities  will generate  sufficientfunds to satisfy the Company's needs.  Additionally,  it is not possible at thistime to state when theCompany will achieve a positive cash position, if at all.THE COMPANY'S LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY MAY IMPAIR ITS ABILITY TO PLAN.The Company's limited  operating history in its planned business  activities mayhinder its ability to evaluate its  business and entails  risks that the Companymay fail to  adequately  address  business  issues  with  which  it has  limitedexperience.  There is no way to predict when, if ever,  the Company will achieveprofitability or positive cash flow.BECAUSE OF ITS FINANCIAL POSITION,  THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT ITS ABILITYTO OPERATE AS A GOING CONCERN.The Company  has no cash  generating  revenues.  As of December  31,  2002,  theCompany  had  a  capital  deficiency  of  $823,895  and  had a  working  capitaldeficiency of $1,081,843,  excluding notes  receivable from StrandTek.  Althoughthe Company  recently  raised $50,000 in a debt offering,  those funds have beensubstantially   spent  and  the  Company's   financial  condition  still  raisessubstantial doubt about its ability to operate as a going concern.THE COMPANY  WILL NEED  ADDITIONAL  FINANCING  AND IS UNCERTAIN OF ITS ACCESS TOCAPITAL FUNDING.The Company's proposed new business will require substantial capital to identifyand  make  alliances  with  one  or  more  pharmaceutical  and/or  biotechnologycompanies based on the Company's current operating plan for its new business. Inaddition,  the Company's cash  requirements  may vary  materially from those nowplanned  because of results in  research,  consulting  with experts and modelingSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.sales forecasts for the potential products of potential business partners.RISKS RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S PROPOSED NEW BUSINESS:THE COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE ANY BUSINESS  PARTNERS TO DATE AND IS UNCERTAIN OF ITSFUTURE  PROFITABILITY  WITH ITS INTENDED VENTURE TO GENERATE  REVENUES FROM SUCHRELATIONSHIPS.The Company's ability to achieve  profitability in its new business is dependentin part on the agreements,  if any, entered into with business  partners.  Therecan be no assurance  that such  agreements  will be entered into. The failure toenter into any such  necessary  agreements  could delay or prevent the Company'snew business  from  achieving  profitability  and would have a material  adverseeffect on the  business,  financial  position and results of  operations  of theCompany.  Further,  there can be no assurance that the Company's operations willbecome  profitable  even if the Company  enters into  agreements  with  businesspartners.THERE ARE RISKS RELATING TO POTENTIAL CORPORATE COLLABORATIONS.The Company's new business  strategy  includes  identifying  and partnering withvarious pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology  companies who are developing a drugor medical  device.  There can be no  assurance  the Company will enter into anyrelationships  with these business  partners and, even if the Company does enterinto such relationships, that the arrangements will be on favorable term or thatour  relationship  will be  successful.  In some cases the Company will generateincome  from its  relationship  with these  companies  only after its  potentialbusiness partners' product has achieved significant pre-clinical and/or clinicaldevelopment,  has procured requisite regulatory approvals and/or has establishedits manufacturing capabilities.The  Company's  potential  business  partners'  business  strategy  may  includeentering into  collaborations  or marketing and distribution  arrangements  withcorporate  partners  for  the  development   (including  clinical  development),commercialization,  marketing  and  distribution  of  certain  of their  productcandidates.  The Company's  potential business partners may be dependent on suchcorporate  collaborations to fund clinical testing,  to make certain  regulatory  filings and to manufacture  and market  products  resulting from thecollaboration. There can be no assurance that such arrangements with a corporatecollaboration will be scientifically,  clinically or commercially successful. Inthe event that any such arrangements are made and then terminated,  such actionscould  adversely  affect the Company's  business  partners'  ability to develop,commercialize, market and distribute certain of their product candidates.If  the  Company's   potential  business  partners  breach  or  terminate  theiragreements with the Company,  or fail to develop or commercialize their productsor fail to develop or  commercialize  their  products  in a timely  manner,  thedevelopment of their products may be adversely affected,  and thus not create aneconomic benefit for the Company.There can be no assurance that the Company's  potential  business  partners willnot change their strategic focus or pursue  alternative  technologies or developalternative  products either on their own or in collaboration  with others.  TheCompany's  business will also be affected by the  effectiveness of its potentialbusiness partners' corporate partners in marketing their products.THERE  ARE  COMPANIES,  UNIVERSITIES  AND  RESEARCH  INSTITUTIONS  THAT  MAY  BERESEARCHING  AND TRYING TO DEVELOP  PRODUCTS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE PRODUCTS OFTHE COMPANY'S POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS.Competition in the medical,  pharmaceutical  and biotechnology  industries,  thesector in which the Company  plans to  establish  new  business  operations,  isintense.  The Company's  potential  business  partners may face competition fromcompanies  with  far  greater  financial,   marketing,  technical  and  researchresources, name recognition,  distribution channels and market presence than theCompany's  potential  business  partners who are marketing  existing products ordeveloping  new  products  that are  similar to the  products  developed  by theCompany's  potential  business  partners.  There  can be no  assurance  that theCompany's  potential  business  partners'  products  will  be  able  to  competesuccessfully  with  existing  products or products  under  development  by othercompanies, universities and other institutions.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.THE COMPANY'S POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS MAY DEPEND ON THIRD PARTIES.The Company's potential business partners may rely entirely on third parties fora variety of functions,  including  certain  functions  relating to research anddevelopment,  manufacturing,  clinical trials management, regulatory affairs andsales, marketing and distribution.  There can be no assurance that the Company'spotential  business partners will be able to establish and maintain any of theserelationships on acceptable terms or enter into these arrangements without unduedelays or expenditures.THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES ASSOCIATED WITH PRE-CLINICAL AND CLINICAL TESTING.The  grant  of  regulatory  approvals  for  the  commercial  sale  of any of theCompany's potential business partners' potential products will depend in part onthe  Company's   potential   business   partners   and/or  their   collaboratorssuccessfully   conducting   extensive   pre-clinical  and  clinical  testing  todemonstrate  their  products  safety  and  efficacy  in humans.  The  results ofpre-clinical  studies by the Company's  potential business partners and/or theircollaborators may be inconclusive and may not be indicative of results that willbe obtained in human clinical  trials.  In addition,  results  attained in earlyhuman  clinical  trials  relating  to  the  products  under  development  by theCompany's potential business partners may not be indicative of results that willbe obtained in later  clinical  trials.  As results of  particular  pre-clinicalstudies and clinical  trials are  received,  the  Company's  potential  businesspartners and/or their  collaborators may abandon projects with which the Companyassisted in developing which they might otherwise have believed to be promising.The Company's potential business partners may be involved in developing drugs onwhich they plan to file investigational new drug applications  ("INDs") with theFDA or make equivalent filings outside of the UnitedStates.  There can be no assurance that necessary  pre-clinical studies on theseproducts  will be  completed  satisfactorily,  if at all, or that the  Company'spotential  business  partners  otherwise  will be able  to make  their  intendedfilings.  Clinical  testing  is  very  expensive,  and the  Company's  potentialbusiness  partners and/or their  collaborators  will have to devote  substantialresources for the cost of clinical trials.The Company's  potential  business partners may have no experience in conductingclinical trials and may have to rely, in part, on academic  institutions  and onclinical research  organizations to conduct and monitor certain clinical trials.There can be no assurance  that such entities  will conduct the clinical  trialssuccessfully.Failure to commence or complete  any planned  clinical  trials by the  Company'spotential  business  partners  would  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on theCompany's new business.THE COMPANY'S  POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS AND THEIR PRODUCTS WILL BE SUBJECT TOGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND THERE IS NO ASSURANCE OF REGULATORY APPROVAL.The Company's  potential business partners and their products will be subject tocomprehensive  regulation  by the FDA in the  United  States  and by  comparableauthorities  in other  countries.  These  national  agencies and other  federal,state,  and local entities  regulate,  among other things,  the pre-clinical andclinical  testing,  safety,  effectiveness,   approval,  manufacture,  labeling,marketing,  export, storage, record keeping,  advertising,  and promotion of theCompany's potential business partners' products.The process of  obtaining  FDA  approvals  can be costly,  time  consuming,  andsubject to unanticipated  delays and the Company's  potential  business partnersmay have  had only  limited  experience  in  filing  and  pursuing  applicationsnecessary to gain  regulatory  approvals.  There can be no  assurance  that suchapprovals will be granted on a timely basis, or at all.The Company's  potential  business  partners may also be subject to numerous andvarying  foreign  regulatory  requirements  governing  the design and conduct ofclinical trials and the managing and marketing of their  products.  The approvalprocedure  varies among countries and can involve  additional  testing,  and thetime  required to obtain  approval  may differ from that  required to obtain FDAapproval.There can be no assurance  that the  Company's  potential  business  partners orSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.their  partners  will  qualify for  regulatory  approvals  or receive  necessaryapprovals to commercialize  product candidates in any market.  Delays in receiptof or  failure  to  receive  regulatory  approvals,  or the  loss of  previouslyreceived  approvals,  would  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company'spotential business partners' business, and therefore, on the Company's business.COMPETITIONCompetition in the medical,  pharmaceutical  and biotechnology  industries,  thesector in which the Company  plans to  establish  new  business  operations,  isintense.  The Company's  potential  business  partners may face competition fromcompanies  with  far  greater  financial,   marketing,  technical  and  researchresources, name recognition,  distribution channels and market presence than theCompany's  potential  business  partners who are marketing  existing products ordeveloping new products that are similar to the products developed the Company'spotential  business  partners.  There  can be no  assurance  that the  Company'spotential business partners' products will be able to compete  successfully withexisting products or products under development by other companies, universitiesand other institutions.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYWARRANTYSUPERSTORE is a registered trademark in the United States. The Company'sInternet business operated using proprietary software developed in-house.EMPLOYEESAs of December 31, 2002, the Company had no employees.  As of December 31, 2001,the Company employed three full-time personnel.ITEM 2. PROPERTIESThrough  July 31, 2002 the Company  leased  approximately  4,100  square feet ofoffice  space at 610  South  Industrial  Boulevard,  Euless,  Texas at an annualrental of approximately $51,144. The lease expired on July 31, 2002. On February21, 2003 the Company  leased  approximately  200 square feet of serviced  officespace at 330 South  Service  Road,  Suite 120,  Melville,  New York at an annualrental of $18,000. The lease is for a term of approximately 13 months,  expiringMarch 31, 2004.ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGSAs  discussed  in  Notes 4 and 13 of the  accompanying  notes  to the  financialstatements,  StrandTek  defaulted  on the  payment of  $1,250,000  plus  accruedinterest  due to the  Company on July 31,  2002.  The  Company  ceased  accruinginterest as of July 31, 2002 for financial statement  purposes.  As a result, onAugust 6, 2002,  the Company  filed a  complaint  in the  Superior  Court of NewJersey entitled Corniche Group Incorporated v StrandTek  International,  Inc., aDelaware  corporation,  StrandTek  International,  Inc., a Florida  corporation,David M.  Veltman,  William G. Buckles Jr.,  Jerome  Bauman and Jan Arnett.  Thecomplaint seeks recovery of the $1,250,000 loan, plus interest,  costs and fees,and seeks recovery against the individual  defendants  pursuant to their partialguarantees.On or about November 1, 2002, the defendants  filed an answer denying  liabilityand asserting a  counterclaim  seeking  unspecified  damages.  The theory of thedefense and counterclaim were the same; defendants asserted that the Company hadmisrepresented  its ability to raise the funds  necessary to acquire  StrandTek,and had promised not to enforce the personal guaranties. As a result, defendantsclaimed,  the loans and  guaranties  are void and they  should  be  entitled  todamages  caused by their alleged  "taking  StrandTek off the market"  during thetime period before the  acquisition  failed.  The Company took the position thatall of defendants'  defenses,  as well as their counterclaim,  were invalid as amatter of law, and factually unsupportable in any event.On February 28, 2003,  the Court  issued a ruling  granting the Company  partialsummary  judgment with respect to the principal  aspects of its  complaint.  TheCourt  rejected the defenses and agreed with the Company that it was entitled tojudgment  against  StrandTek  and the  guarantors.  The  Company has now filed asecond  summary  judgment  motion to have final  judgment  entered for the exactamounts due from each  defendant and to dismiss the  defendants'  counterclaims.This motion is presently scheduled to be heard on April 4, 2003.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.No assurances can be given that StrandTek and/or the individual  guarantors willnot attempt to appeal the Court's grant of summary judgment, or that the Companywill be able to collect on any judgment.The Company is not aware of any material  pending  legal  proceedings  or claimsagainst the Company.ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERSNo matters were  submitted to a vote of the  Company's  stockholders  during thefourth quarter of 2002.                                     PART IIITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS(a)   Market  Information.  The  Company's  common  stock is  traded  on the OTC      Bulletin Board under the symbol "CNGI." The following table sets forth the      high and low bid prices of the Company's  common stock for each  quarterly      period  within  the two most  recent  fiscal  years  and the  most  recent      quarter,  as reported by Nasdaq Trading and Market  Services.  On February      28, 2003, the closing bid price for the Company's  common stock was $0.08.      Information set forth in the table below represents prices between dealers      in  securities,   does  not  include  retail  mark-ups,   mark-downs,   or      commissions, and does not necessarily represent actual transactions.      2002                                 High               Low      First Quarter                       $0.68             $0.35      Second Quarter                       0.37              0.06      Third Quarter                        0.09              0.05      Fourth Quarter                       0.10              0.04      2001                                 High               Low      First Quarter                       $0.63             $0.25      Second Quarter                       0.49              0.20      Third Quarter                        0.81              0.30      Fourth Quarter                       0.73              0.35(b)   Holders.  As of February 28, 2003, there were approximately  1,050 holders      of record of the Company's common stock.(c)   Dividends. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to dividends when, as, and      if  declared  by the Board of  Directors  out of funds  legally  available      therefor.  The Company has not paid any cash dividends on its Common Stock      and, for the foreseeable  future,  intends to retain future  earnings,  if      any, to finance the operations, development and expansion of its business.      Future  dividend  policy  is  subject  to the  discretion  of the Board of      Directors.Series A Preferred StockThe  Certificate  of  Designation  for the  Company's  Series A Preferred  Stockprovides  that at any time  after  December  1,  1999  any  holder  of  Series APreferred  Stock  may  require  the  Company  to redeem  his  shares of Series APreferred Stock (if there are funds with which the Company may legally do so) ata price of $1.00 per share. Notwithstanding the foregoing redemption provisions,if any  dividends  on the Series A  Preferred  Stock are past due,  no shares ofSeries A Preferred  Stock may be redeemed by the Company unless all  outstandingshares of Series A Preferred Stock are simultaneously  redeemed.  The holders ofSeries A Preferred  Stock may convert their Series A Preferred Stock into sharesof common stock of the Company at a price of $5.20 per share.On January 29, 2002 notice was given that,  pursuant to the  Company's  RestatedCertificate of Incorporation,  as amended, the Company has called for redemptionand will redeem (the  "Redemption")  on the date of the closing of the StrandTekTransaction  (the  "Redemption  Date"),  all  shares of the  Company's  Series AConvertible  Preferred Stock  outstanding on that date at a redemption  price of$1.05, plus accrued and unpaid dividends from July 1, 1995 through and includingthe Redemption Date of  approximately  $0.47 per share.  The  Redemption,  amongSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.other financial, legal and business conditions, was a condition precedent to theclosing of the StrandTek  Transaction.  Similarly,  completion of the Redemptionwas  subject to closing  the  StrandTek  Transaction.  Upon  termination  of theStrandTek Transaction, the Company rescinded the Notice of Redemption.At  December  31,  2002,  681,174  shares  of  Series  A  Preferred  Stock  wereoutstanding.  If the  preferred  shareholders  do not convert  their shares intocommon stock, and if the Company were required to redeem any significant  numberof shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Company's  financial condition may bematerially affected.Recent Sales of Unregistered SecuritiesIn  September  2002,  the  Company  sold to  accredited  investors  five  60-daypromissory notes in the principal sum of $25,000 each, resulting in net proceedsto the Company of $117,500,  net of offering  costs.  The notes bear interest at15% per annum  payable  at  maturity.  The terms of the notes  include a defaultpenalty  pursuant to which if the notes are not paid on the due date, the holdershall have the option to purchase  25,000 (twenty five  thousand)  shares of theCompany's  common  stock for an  aggregate  purchase  price of $125.  If the nonpayment  continues  for 30 days,  then on the 30th  day,  and at the end of eachsuccessive  30-day  period  until the note is paid in full,  the  holder has theoption to purchase an additional  25,000  (twenty five  thousand)  shares of theCompany's  common stock for an aggregate  purchase price of $125. As of December31, 2002 the Company had reserved  250,000 shares of the Company's  common stockfor issuance  against  exercise of the options  granted  pursuant to the defaultpenalty.  As of February  28, 2002,  150,000 of such options had been  exercisedresulting  in net  proceeds to the Company of $750 and because the notes  remainunpaid,  options  to  purchase  an  additional  250,000  shares at an  aggregatepurchase price of $1,250 have been granted pursuant to the default penalty.In February  2003,  the Company sold to accredited  investors a series of 30-daypromissory  notes in the  aggregate  principal  sum of  $50,000.  The notes bearinterest at 20% per annum payable at maturity.ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATAThe selected statements of operations and balance sheet data set forth below arederived from audited  financial  statements of the Company.  The information setforth  below  should  be  read  in  conjunction   with  the  Company's   auditedconsolidated  financial  statements  and notes  thereto.  See Item 8  "FinancialStatements  and  Supplemental  Data"  and Item 7  "Management's  Discussion  andAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".  On February 4, 1999the Company  changed its fiscal  year-end from March 31 each year to December 31each year. The selected  financial data set out below has not been retroactivelyrestated  to reflect  such change in fiscal  year-end  date and  accordingly  ispresented as historically reported in the financial statements of the Company.Statement of Operations:                         Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended     Year Ended     Nine Months($'000 except net loss per share which is      December 31,    December 31,    December 31,   December 31,           Endedstated in $)                                           2002            2001            2000           1999    December 31,                                                                                                                      1998                                                                                                                             Earned revenues                                      $   81         $   107         $    27        $    --          $   --Direct costs                                             60              70              33             --              --Gross profit                                             21              37              (6)            --              --Operating loss                                       (1,149)         (1,606)         (2,516)        (1,023)           (344)Loss before discontinued operations andpreferred dividends                                  (1,160)         (1,792)         (2,296)        (1,084)           (403)Net loss attributable to commonstockholders                                         (1,208)         (2,081)         (2,075)        (1,170)           (448)Basic and diluted earnings per share:  Loss from continuing operations                     (0.05)          (0.08)          (0.16)         (0.16)          (0.07)  Income (loss) from discontinued    operations                                           --          (0.01)            0.02             --              --Net loss attributable to common shareholders          (0.05)          (0.09)          (0.14)         (0.17)          (0.07)Weighted average number of sharesoutstanding                                      22,344,769      22,284,417      14,902,184      6,905,073       6,367,015Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.Balance Sheet Data:                                   As of           As of           As of          As of           As of$'000                                          December 31,    December 31,    December 31,   December 31,    December 31,                                                       2002            2001            2000           1999            1998Working Capital                                     $   (82)        $ 1,085         $ 2,079        $ 3,192         $   541Total Assets                                          1,183           1,836           3,757          4,905             750Current Liabilities                                   1,141             489             458            868             138(Accumulated Deficit)                                (9,694)         (8,486)         (6,397)        (4,302)         (3,077)Total Stockholders' Equity/(Deficit)                   (824)            373           2,450          3,140            (324)Selected Quarterly Financial Data$'000                          Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter(except net loss per share       Ended      Ended      Ended      Ended      Ended      Ended      Ended      Endedwhich is stated in$)          12/31/02    9/30/02    6/30/02    3/31/02   12/31/01    9/30/01    6/30/01    3/31/01                                                                                                                            Earned Revenues                   $ 19       $ 20       $ 18       $ 24       $ 42       $ 33       $ 21       $ 11Direct Costs                        13         14         14         19         17         31         15          7Gross profit                         5          6          5          5         25          2          6          4Operating Loss                    (357)      (225)      (201)      (366)      (449)      (386)      (353)      (418)Net Loss Attributable toCommon Stockholders               (389)      (231)     *(246)      (342)     *(725)      (374)      (329)      (653)Net loss per share                  --      (0.01)     (0.01)     (0.02)     (0.03)     (0.02)     (0.01)     (0.03)*     Includes write-off of unamortized  capitalized  software in fiscal 2001 of      $305,333  and  property  and  equipment  impairment  charges of $54,732 in      fiscal 2002.ITEM  7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS         OF OPERATIONSThe  following  discussion  should  be  read in  conjunction  with  the  auditedconsolidated financial statements and notes thereto,  included in Item 8 of thisreport, and is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.GeneralDuring the first half of fiscal 2001,  management  became  concerned by the slowprogress  being  made  by  its  warrantysuperstore.com   business.  Accordingly,alternative strategies for the Company were evaluated by the Board of Directors,including the acquisition of new business operations. As a result, on January 7,2002 the Company entered into the StrandTek  Transaction as previously reported.Consummation of the StrandTek  Transaction was conditioned  upon certain closingconditions,  including the Company  obtaining  financing  via an equity  privateplacement,  which  ultimately could not be met and as a result in June 2002, theAgreements were formally terminated by written agreement between the Company andStrandTek.  Also in June 2002,  management  determined,  in light of  continuingoperating  losses, to discontinue its warranty and service contract business andto seek new business opportunities for the Company.New Business Opportunities.Management had been exploring new business  opportunities for the Company and onFebruary 6, 2003, the Company appointed Mark Weinreb as a member of the Board ofDirectors and as its President and Chief Executive Officer.  The Company and Mr.Weinreb had been  exploring  business  plans for the Company  that may  involve,under the name  "Phase  III  Medical,  Inc.",  entering  the  medical  sector byacquiring or  participating  in one or more biotech and/or medical  companies ortechnologies,  owning one or more drugs or medical  devices  that may or may notyet be available to the public, or acquiring rights to one or more of such drugsor medical devices or the royalty streams  therefrom.  Mr. Weinreb was appointedto finalize and execute the Company's new business  plan.  The Company will needto recruit management, business development and technical personnel, and developits business model.  Accordingly,  it will be necessary for the Company to raisenew capital.  There can be no assurance that any such business plan developed bySource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.the Company  will be  successful,  that the Company will be able to acquire suchnew  business  or  rights  or  raise  new  capital,  or that  the  terms  of anytransaction will be favorable to the Company.Results of Continuing OperationsThe Company's  "Significant  Accounting Policies" are described in Note 2 to theaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto,  included in Item 8of this  report.  The  Company  recognizes  revenue  from its  warranty  servicecontracts ratably over the length of the contracts executed.  Additionally,  theCompany  purchased  insurance  to fully  cover  any  losses  under  the  servicecontracts from a domestic carrier. The insurance premium expense and other costsrelated to the sale are amortized ratably over the life of the contracts.Fiscal 2002 compared to Fiscal 2001The Company generated  recognized  revenues from the sale of extended warrantiesand service  contracts via the Internet of $81,000 in fiscal 2002.  The revenuesgenerated in the year were derived almost  entirely from revenues  deferred overthe  life of the  contracts  sold in prior  years.  Similarly,  direct  costs of$61,000 incurred in fiscal 2002,  relate to costs  previously  deferred over thelife of such  contracts.  Revenues  in fiscal  2001  totaled  $225,000  of which$107,000 were recognized as earned revenues,  the balance deferred over the lifeof the contracts sold. Direct costs in fiscal 2001 totaled $71,000.General  and  administrative  expenses  totaled  $912,000  during the year endedDecember  31, 2002 as  compared to  $1,643,000  for fiscal  2001,  a decrease of$731,000 or 44.5%. Costs generally were significantly lower as the Company wounddown its operations and closed its office facilities in Texas in July 2002. As aresult,  selling,  general and administrative  expenses in fiscal 2002 are not comparable to fiscal2001 when the  Company  incurred  operating  expenses  such as  advertising  andsignificantly  higher payroll costs.  One time employee  termination and generalclosure costs totaling  approximately  $150,000 were incurred in fiscal 2002 andan impairment charge of $55,000 was recorded in June 2002 to adjust property andequipment to its net realizable value.The  Company  provided  an  allowance  for  the  unsecured,  un-guaranteed  notereceivable from StrandTek of $250,000 plus accrued interest of $8,103.Interest  income  decreased  by $36,000 to $71,000 in fiscal 2002 as compared tofiscal 2001 because  interest income from the StrandTek  loans,  accrued throughJuly 31, 2002 was less than  interest  earned  from  investments  in  marketablesecurities in fiscal 2001.  Interest  expense  increased from $6,000 in the yearended  December  31,  2001  to  $23,000  in  fiscal  2002  primarily  due to theshort-term  loans  secured in  September  2002 to fund the  Company's  operatingexpenses.For the reasons cited above, net loss before preferred stock dividend  decreasedby 35.3% to $1,160,000 from the comparable loss of $1,792,000 for fiscal 2001.Fiscal 2001 compared to Fiscal 2000The sale of extended warranties and service contracts via the Internet generatedgross revenues of $225,000 in fiscal 2001 as compared to $124,000 in fiscal 2000of which $107,000 were  recognized as earned revenues in the year ended December31, 2001 as compared to $27,000 in fiscal 2000. The balance of these revenues isbeing  deferred  over  the  life  of  the  contracts.  Similarly,  direct  costsassociated with the sale of service contracts are being recognized pro rata overthe life of the contracts.General and  administrative  expenses totaled  $1,643,000  during the year endedDecember  31, 2001 as  compared to  $2,510,000  for fiscal  2000,  a decrease of$867,000 or 34.5%.  The decrease is primarily  due to a decrease in  advertisingcosts  ($1,027,000),  offset by increases in  professional  fees  ($166,000) andstaff  costs  ($48,000).  The  reduction  in  advertising  is due to the Companyfocusing on strategic partnerships and co-op advertising programs as compared toInternet banner  advertising and media promotions.  The increase in professionalfees was due primarily to legal costs associated with the StrandTek  Transactionand the  additional  staff cost was due to the hiring of a Marketing  Manager inthe second half of 2001.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.As a  result  of the  uncertainty  over the  future  of the  Company's  extendedwarranty service contract business, the Company recorded an impairment charge of$305,333 in the fourth quarter of 2001.  This charge  represents the unamortizedbalance of capitalized software.Interest  income  decreased  by $29,000  for the fiscal year 2001 as compared tofiscal 2000.  The decrease is primarily  due to lower cash and cash  investmentsbalances in 2001 as a result of cash being applied to funding  operating losses.Interest  expense  decreased from $10,000 in the year ended December 31, 2000 to$6,000 in fiscal 2001.For the reasons cited above, loss before  discontinued  operations and preferredstock  dividend  decreased by 21.9% to $1,792,000  from the  comparable  loss of$2,296,000 for fiscal 2000.LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCESThe following  chart  represents the net funds provided by or used in operating,financing and investment activities for each period as indicated:                                           Twelve Months Ended                                          -------------------                               December 31, 2002      December 31, 2001Cash provided by/(used in)operating activities                 $ 1,005,376             $ (373,843)Cash (used in)/provided byinvesting activities                  (1,247,338)               362,939Cash provided by (used in)financing activities                     209,949                (23,432)The  Company  incurred  a  net  loss  attributable  to  common  stockholders  of$1,208,000  in fiscal  2002.  This loss  adjusted  for  non-cash  items  such asdepreciation,  provision for note  receivable and accrued  interest and propertyand equipment  impairment  charges $330,000,  deferred revenues (net of deferredacquisition  costs)  ($25,000),   sale  of  marketable  securities   $1,503,000,preferred  stock  dividend  accrual  $48,000 and other  non-cash  items totaling$10,000,  resulted in cash provided by operating  activities totaling $1,005,000for the year ended  December  31,  2002,  net of working  capital  movements  of$347,000.To meet its cash  requirement  during the twelve months ended  December 31, 2002the Company relied on the sale of marketable securities ($1,503,000) and the netproceeds from shareholder  advances  ($106,000) and the sale of promissory notes($117,500) to fund the Company's  operating  expenses.  The Company's  liquidityposition was hurt by the StrandTek loans advanced in the first quarter of fiscal2002 and StrandTek's failure to repay them on the due date.The Company has no contracted  capital  expenditure  commitments in place. As ofDecember 31, 2002 the Company had cash balances  totaling  $19,000.  The Companywill  rely on its cash  reserves  and  short-term  loans to meet its cash  needspending an equity private  placement to fund its new business  operations  untilthey become cash  generative.  In February 2003, the Company sold to "accreditedinvestors" a series of 30-day promissory notes in the aggregate principal sum of$50,000.  The  notes  bear  interest  at 20%  per  annum  payable  at  maturity.Additionally, on February 6, 2003 the Company entered into a deferment agreementwith three  major  creditors  pursuant  to which  liabilities  of  approximately$524,000 in aggregate,  were  deferred,  subject to the success of the Company'sdebt and equity financing  efforts,  until January 15, 2005, against a pledge ofthe loans  advanced to StrandTek in the first  quarter of fiscal 2002 in the sumof  $1,250,000  plus  accrued  interest.  The Company  also  anticipates  havingavailable to it the net proceeds of  repayment  of the  StrandTek  loans and thecosts of collection.  However,  while the Company was recently  awarded  partialsummary judgment on its claims against StrandTek, there can be no assurance thatthe Company will be able to collect on any judgment obtained.In March  2003,  the  Company  commenced  a  private  placement  to  "accreditedinvestors"  to sell up to $250,000 in  promissory  notes (the "Notes") in $5,000increments or multiples thereof, each bearing interest at 15% per annum and eachdue 6 months from the date  issued  (the  "Maturity  Date").  Principal  will beSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.payable at the Maturity Date and interest will be payable monthly in arrears. Inthe event that the Notes are not paid at the Maturity  Date,  the interest  ratewill  increase  to a default  rate of 20% per annum.  The  Company  will pay itsplacement  agent an  amount  equal to 10% of the  proceeds  of the  offering  ascommissions for the placement agent's services,  in addition to reimbursement ofthe  placement   agent's   expenses  and   indemnification   against   customaryliabilities.  The offering is a best efforts  offering with no required  minimumamount to be raised.  If the full $250,000 is not raised,  the Company's startupactivities will be constrained. There can be no assurance that the offering willbe successful.InflationThe Company does not believe that its operations have been materially influencedby inflation in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, a situation which isexpected to continue for the foreseeable future.ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKNot Applicable.ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATAThis  information is submitted in a separate  section of this Report.  See pagesF-1, et. seq.ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSUREThe Company  engaged  Weinick  Sanders  Leventhal & Co., LLP  ("Weinick") as itsindependent  accountants  as of August 12, 1998.  The Company had not  consultedwith Weinick  regarding any matters or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) and(ii) of Regulation S-K.On  May 7,  2001,  the  Company  and  Weinick  terminated  their  client/auditorrelationship.  The reports of Weinick on the financial statements of the Companyfor the prior two fiscal years  contained no adverse  opinion or  disclaimer  ofopinion and were not  qualified  or modified as to  uncertainty,  audit scope oraccounting principles.  The Company's Audit Committee and its Board of Directorsparticipated  in and approved the decision to terminate  Weinick as  independentauditors.  In  connection  with its audits  for the prior two  fiscal  years andthrough May 7, 2001, there were no  disagreements  with Weinick on any matter ofaccounting  principles or practices,  financial statement disclosure or auditingscope or procedure, which disagreements,  if not resolved to the satisfaction ofWeinick,  would have caused Weinick to make  reference  thereto in its report onthe financial  statements for such years.  During the prior two fiscal years andthrough May 7, 2001, there have been no "reportable events" as described in Item304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.The  Company  engaged  Travis,  Wolff & Company,  L.L.P.  ("Travis")  as its newindependent  accountants as of May 7, 2001. Such appointment was approved by theCompany's Audit Committee and its Board of Directors. During the two most recentfiscal years and through May 7, 2001,  the Company has not consulted with Travisregarding  any  matters  or events  set forth in Item  304(a)(2)(i)  and (ii) ofRegulation S-K.                                    PART IIIITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANTThe following table sets forth certain  information  regarding the directors andexecutive officers of the Company as of February 28, 2003:Name                            Age            PositionMark Weinreb                    50             Director, President & Chief                                                 Executive OfficerJames J. Fyfe (1)(2)            49             Director and Chairman of                                                 the BoardPaul L. Harrison (1)(2)         41             Director--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.(1)   Member of the Audit Committee(2)   Member of the Compensation CommitteeMark WeinrebChief Executive OfficerMr.  Weinreb  joined  the  Company  on  February  6, 2003 as a  Director,  ChiefExecutive  Officer  and  President.  In 1976,  Mr.  Weinreb  joined  Bio  HealthLaboratories,  Inc. a state-of-the-art  medical diagnostic  laboratory providingclinical  testing  services  for  physicians,   hospitals,   and  other  medicallaboratories.  He progressed to become the laboratory  administrator in 1978 andthen an owner and the  laboratory's  COO in 1982.  Here he oversaw all technicaland business facets,  including  finance,  laboratory science technology and allthe additional support departments. He left Bio Health Labs in 1989 when he soldthe business to a NYSE biotechnology  company.  In 1992, Mr. Weinreb founded BigCity Bagels,  Inc., a national  chain of franchised  upscale bagel  bakeries andbecame Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The company went public in 1995 andin 1999 he  redirected  the  company  and  completed  a merger  with an Internetservice  provider.  In 2000, Mr. Weinreb became the Chief  Executive  Officer ofJestertek,  Inc. a 12-year old software  development  company pioneering gesturerecognition   and  control  using  advanced   inter-active   proprietary   videotechnology. In 2002, he left Jestertek after arranging additional financing. Mr.Weinreb received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 from Northwestern  Universityand a Master of Science degree in 1982 in Medical Biology,  from C.W. Post, LongIsland University.James J. FyfeDirector and Chairman of the BoardMr. Fyfe is an independent  business  consultant who has served as a director ofthe Company since May 1995. He became  Chairman of the Board in April 2000. FromMay 1995 until May 1998, Mr. Fyfe served as Vice  President and Chief  OperatingOfficer of the  Company.  Mr.  Fyfe was a director of Machine  Vision  Holdings,Inc., an intelligent  automation  technology software company, from January 1998to October 2001 and of Transmedia  Asia Pacific,  Inc., a member benefit loyaltymarketing company,  from October 1999 to August 2002. From August 1996 to August1997, Mr. Fyfe was an outside director of Medical Laser Technologies, Inc.Paul L. HarrisonDirectorMr.  Harrison was elected as a director of the Company in June 2000. He has beena director of  Transmedia  Europe,  Inc.,  a member  benefit  loyalty  marketingcompany,  since June 1996 and of Leopard Rock Capital Partners Limited, a UnitedKingdom based private  investment  bank, since April 2001. Mr. Harrison was alsoPresident,   Principal   Financial  and  Accounting  Officer  and  Secretary  ofTransmedia Asia Pacific,  Inc., also a member benefit loyalty marketing company,until October 1999.ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONThe following table sets forth the aggregate  compensation paid during the threeyears ended December 31, 2002 to the Company's Chief Executive Officer. No otherexecutive  officer of the  Company  earned in excess of  $100,000  for  servicesrendered during fiscal 2002.                           Summary Compensation Table                                                                  Annual          Long-Term              Other                                                            Compensation       Compensation       Compensation Name and Principal Position            Notes     Fiscal          Salary      Options/SAR's          All other                                                    Year                                          Compensation                                                                                                                Robert F. Benoit                      (1)(2)       2002      $   33,077                 --           $ 27,000 Chief Executive Officer                            2001         109,960                 --              6,000 (Appointed March 1, 2000)                          2000          96,154             75,000              5,800 Robert H. Hutchins                    (3)(4)       2002               -                 --                 -- President and Principal Financial                  2001           5,496                 --                 -- Officer                                            2000          85,000                 --              4,800Notes:Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.(1)   Fiscal 2002 relates to the period ended April 22,  2002,  when Mr.  Benoit      left the Company.(2)   All other compensation  comprises monthly automobile  allowances  totaling      $2,000 and a compromise and settlement  payment of $25,000 in fiscal 2002.      All  other   compensation  in  fiscal  2001  and  2000  comprises  monthly      automobile allowances.(3)   All other compensation comprises monthly automobile allowances.(4)   Fiscal  2001  relates to the period  ended  January  12,  2001,  after Mr.      Hutchins retired from the Company.Options/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal YearNoneEmployment AgreementsOn February 6, 2003 Mr.  Weinreb was  appointed  President  and Chief  ExecutiveOfficer of the Company and the Company entered into an employment agreement withMr. Weinreb.  The employment  agreement has an initial term of three years, withautomatic annual  extensions  unless terminated by the Company or Mr. Weinreb atleast 90 days prior to an applicable anniversary date. The Company has agreed topay Mr.  Weinreb an annual  salary of $180,000 for the initial year of the term,$198,000 for the second year of the term, and $217,800 for the third year of theterm.  In  addition,  he is entitled to an annual bonus in the amount of $20,000for the  initial  year in the  event,  and  concurrently  on the date,  that theCompany has received debt and/or equity  financing in the aggregate amount of atleast  $1,000,000  since the  beginning  of his  service,  and  $20,000 for eachsubsequent year of the term, without condition.In  addition,   the  Company,   pursuant  to  its  newly   adopted  2003  EquityParticipation  Plan, entered into a Stock Option Agreement with Mr. Weinreb (the"Initial Option Agreement"). Under the Initial Option Agreement, theCompany  granted Mr. Weinreb the right and option,  exercisable for 10 years, topurchase up to  2,500,000  shares of the  Company's  common stock at an exerciseprice of $0.03 per share and  otherwise  upon the terms set forth in the InitialOption  Agreement.  In  addition,  in the event  that the  closing  price of theCompany's  common  stock  equals  or  exceeds  $0.50  per share for any five (5)consecutive  trading days during the term of the employment  agreement  (whetherduring initial term or an annual extension),  the Company has agreed to grant toMr.  Weinreb,  on the day  immediately  following  the end of the  five  (5) dayperiod,  an option for the  purchase of an  additional  2,500,000  shares of theCompany's common stock for an exercise price of $0.50 per share, pursuant to the2003 Equity  Participation  Plan and a Stock Option Agreement to be entered intobetween the Company and Mr. Weinreb  containing  substantially the same terms asthe Initial Option Agreement,  except for the exercise price and that the optionwould be treated as an  "incentive  stock  option" for tax purposes  only to themaximum extent permitted by law (the "Additional Option Agreement"). The Companyhas agreed to  promptly  file with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  aRegistration  Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration  Statement")  pursuant towhich the issuance of the shares covered by the 2003 Equity  Participation Plan,as well as the resale of the common stock  issuable upon exercise of the InitialOption  Agreement,  are  registered.   Additionally,  the  Company  has  agreed,following any grant under the Additional  Option  Agreement,  to promptly file apost-effective  amendment to the  Registration  Statement  pursuant to which thecommon stock issuable upon exercise thereof shall be registered for resale.  Mr.Weinreb has agreed that he will not resell  publicly any shares of the Company'scommon stock  obtained upon exercise of any Initial  Agreement or the AdditionalOption  Agreement  prior to the first  anniversary of the date of the employmentagreement.In connection  with the hiring of Mr. Weinreb and the Company's  anticipated newbusiness line,  the Company  intends to call a meeting of  stockholders:  (1) toelect five  directors  (including  Mr.  Weinreb  and, if he  requests,  a persondesignated by him); (2) to ratify the Company's 2003 Equity  Participation  Planpursuant to which 15,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock are authorizedto be issued;  (3) to approve  an  amendment  to the  Company's  Certificate  ofIncorporation  to increase  the  authorized  number of shares of common stock to250,000,000;  and (4) to  approve a change of the  Company's  name to "Phase IIIMedical, Inc."Director CompensationSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.Pursuant to the 1998 Independent  Director  Compensation Plan, each director whois not an officer or employee of the Company is entitled to receive compensationof $2,500 per  calendar  quarter  plus 500 shares of common  stock per  calendarquarter of board  service,  in addition  to  reimbursement  of travel  expenses.Outside  directors are entitled to be compensated for committee  service at $500per calendar quarter plus 125 shares of common stock per calendar quarter.All directors are entitled to receive options to purchase 1,500 shares of commonstock each May under the  Company's  1992 Stock Option Plan for  Directors.  TheCompany  deferred  the grant of such  options  that  otherwise  would  have beengranted in May 2000, 2001 and 2002.Section 16 - Beneficial Ownership ComplianceSection  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  requires the  Company'sdirectors and officers,  and persons who own more than 10% of a registered classof the Company's  equity  securities,  to file initial  reports of ownership andreports of changes in ownership  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission.These persons are required by the Securities and Exchange  Commission to furnishthe Company  with  copies of all Section  16(a)  reports  that they file.  Basedsolely on our review of these reports and written  representations  furnished tous, we believe that in 2002 each of the  reporting  persons  complied with thesefiling requirements.ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENTThe following table sets forth  information as to the number of shares of CommonStock beneficially  owned, as of February 28, 2003, by (i) each beneficial ownerof more than five percent of the  outstanding  Common  Stock,  (ii) each currentnamed executive  officer and director and (iii) all current  executive  officersand directors of the Company as a group. All shares are owned both  beneficiallyand of record  unless  otherwise  indicated.  Unless  otherwise  indicated,  theaddress of each beneficial owner is c/o Corniche Group Incorporated.              Number and Percentage of Shares of Common Stock Owned                                                                                         Percentage                                                              # of Shares           of Common StockName and Address of Beneficial Owner          Notes    Beneficially Owned   Beneficially Owned (See                                                                                            Note 1)                                                                                                    Pictet & Cie NomineesCie 29 Blvd.                                                    2,670,000                     11.8%Georges Favon 1204Geneva SwitzerlandJoel San Antonio56 North Stanwich Road                                          3,752,500                     16.6%Greenwich, CT 06831Mark Weinreb                                    (2)             2,540,000                     10.1%James J. Fyfe                                                     110,500                      0.5%Paul L. Harrison                                (3)                 7,250                See Note 3All current  directors  and officersas a group (three persons)                      (2)             2,657,750                     10.6%Notes:(1) Based on 22,648,710 shares of common stock outstanding on February 28, 2003.(2) Includes 2,500,000 currently exercisable options to purchase common stock.(3) Less than 0.1%.ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONSSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.Through  November 2001  Warrantech  Corporation  ("Warrantech")  acted as claimsadministrator for the Company's extended warranty and service contracts businessand was paid  administrative fees of $48,506 and $29,611 in fiscal 2001 and 2000respectively. No administrative fees were paid in fiscal 2002. Joel San Antonio,a former  Chairman  of the Board of  Directors  of the  Company  and a principalstockholder  of  the  Company,  is  also a  significant  stockholder  and  ChiefExecutive  Officer,  President  and  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  ofWarrantech.ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESBased on their most recent evaluation, which was completed within 90 days of thefiling of this Form 10-K,  the Chief  Executive  Officer and the Chairman of theBoard acting as Chief  Financial  Officer,  have  concluded  that the  Company'sdisclosure  controls and  procedures  are  effective to ensure that  informationrequired to be disclosed in reports that the Company  files or submits under theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized,and reported within time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commissionrules and forms.  There were no  significant  changes in the Company's  internalcontrols or other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  these  disclosurecontrols  subsequent to the date of their  evaluation,  including any correctiveactions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.                                     PART IVITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-KThe following documents are being filed as part of this Report:(a)(1)   Financial Statements:         Corniche Group Incorporated         See "Index to Financial Statements" contained in Part II, Item 8(a)(3)   Exhibits:3      (a)  Certificate of Incorporation filed September 18, 1980 (1)          3       (b)  Amendment to Certificate filed September 29, 1980 (1)              3       (c)  Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed July 28,               1983 (2)                                                      3(b)       (d)  Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed               February 10, 1984 (2)                                         3(d)       (e)  Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed               March 31, 1986 (3)                                            3(e)       (f)  Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed               March 23, 1987 (4)                                            3(g)       (g)  Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed June 12,               1990 (5)                                                       3.8       (h)  Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed September 27,              1991 (6)                                                       3.9       (i)  Certificate of Designation filed November 12, 1994 (7)           3.8       (j)  Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed September 28,              1995 (9)                                                      3(j)       (k)  Certificate of Designation for the Series B Preferred Stock              dated May 18, 1998 (10)                                      C3(f)       (l)  By-laws of the Corporation, as amended on April 25, 1991 (6)       (m)  Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation dated May 18,               1998 (10)                                                        A4      (a)  Form of Underwriter's Warrant (6)                              4.9.1       (b)  Form of Promissory Note - 1996 Offering (9)                     4(b)       (c)  Form of Promissory Note - 1997 Offering (9)                     4(c)       (d)  Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant - 1996 Offering (9)       4(d)       (e)  Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant - 1997 Offering (9)       4(e)10     (a)  1992 Stock Option Plan (8)                                         B       (c)  Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 4, 1998, between              the Company and the Initial Purchasers named therein (10)        B       (d)  1998 Employees Stock Option Plan (10)                              D       (e)  Stock Contribution Exchange Agreement with Stranded               International, Inc. dated January 7, 2002, as amended               on February 11, 2002 (11)                                    10(o)       (f)  Supplemental Disclosure Agreement to Stock Contribution               Exchange Agreement with Stranded International, Inc.               dated January 7, 2002 (11)                                   10(p)Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.       (g)  Employment Agreement dated as of February 6, 2003 by and               between Corniche Group Incorporated and Mark Weinreb (12)     99.2       (h)  Stock Option Agreement dated as of February 6, 2003 between               Corniche Group Incorporated and Mark Weinreb (12)             99.3       (i)  Corniche Group Incorporated 2003 Equity Participation               Plan (12)                                                     99.4       (j)  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted              pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of               2002 (13)                                                     99.1Notes:(1)   Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated above, to the Company's  registration statement on Form S-18,      File No. 2-69627, which exhibit is incorporated here by reference.(2)   Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated above, to the Company's  registration  statement on Form S-2,      File No. 2-88712, which exhibit is incorporated here by reference.(3)   Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated above, to the Company's  registration  statement on Form S-2,      File No. 33-4458, which exhibit is incorporated here by reference.(4)   Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated  above,  to the Company's  annual report on Form 10-K for the      year ended  September  30, 1987,  which  exhibit is  incorporated  here by      reference.(5)   Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated above, to the Company's  registration  statement on Form S-3,      File No. 33-42154,  which exhibit is incorporated  here by reference.  (6)   Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated above, to the Company's  registration  statement on Form S-1,      File No. 33-42154, which exhibit is incorporated here by reference.(7)   Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated  above,  to the Company's  annual report on Form 10-K for the      year ended  September  30, 1994,  which  exhibit is  incorporated  here by      reference. (8)   Filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as an  exhibit,  as      indicated  above,  to the Company's  proxy statement dated March 30, 1992,      which exhibit is incorporated here by reference.(9)   Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated  above,  to the Company's  annual report on Form 10-K for the      year  ended  March  31,  1996,  which  exhibit  is  incorporated  here  by      reference.(10)  Filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as an  exhibit,  as      indicated  above,  to the Company's  proxy statement dated April 23, 1998,      which exhibit is incorporated here by reference.(11)  Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as indicated  above,  to the Company's  annual report on Form 10-K for the      year ended  December  31,  2001,  which  exhibit is  incorporated  here by      reference.(12)  Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit,  numbered      as  indicated  above,  to the  current  report of the Company on Form 8-K,      dated February 6, 2003, which exhibit is incorporated here by reference.(13)  Filed herewith.Reports on Form 8-KNo reports on Form 8-K were filed by the  Company  during the fourth  quarter offiscal 2002.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.                                   SIGNATURES      Pursuant  to the  requirements  of Section  13 or 15(d) of the  SecuritiesExchange  Act of 1934,  the  Company has duly caused this report to be signed onits behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.                                          CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                                          By: /s/ Mark Weinreb                                              ----------------------------------                                              Mark Weinreb, President      Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf ofthe Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:Signatures                        Title                        Date----------                        -----                        ----/s/ Mark Weinreb                  Director, President and--------------------------        Chief Executive Officer      March 24, 2003Mark Weinreb/s/ James J. Fyfe                 Chairman of the Board        March 24, 2003--------------------------        and DirectorJames J. Fyfe/s/ Paul L. Harrison              Director                     March 24, 2003--------------------------Paul L. Harrison                                  CERTIFICATIONI, Mark Weinreb, certify that:1.  I have  reviewed  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of  Corniche  Group,Incorporated;2.  Based on my  knowledge,  this  Annual  Report  does not  contain  any untruestatement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to makethe statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statementswere made,  not  misleading  with  respect to the period  covered by this AnnualReport;3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financialinformation  included  in this Annual  Report,  fairly  present in all  materialrespects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of theregistrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report;4.  The  registrant's  directors  and I are  responsible  for  establishing  andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:      a)  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that      material   information   relating  to  the   registrant,   including   its      consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by others  within  those      entities,  particularly  during the period in which this Annual  Report is      being prepared;      b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and      procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing  date of this      Annual Report (the "Evaluation Date"); and      c) presented in this Annual Report our conclusions about the effectiveness      of the disclosure  controls and  procedures  based on our evaluation as of      the Evaluation Date;5. I have disclosed,  based on our most recent  evaluation,  to the registrant'sauditors and the audit committee of registrant's  board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent functions):      a) all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of internal      controls which could adversely affect the registrant's  ability to record,Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.      process,  summarize and report  financial data and have identified for the      registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and      b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other      employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in the  registrant's  internal      controls; and6. I have indicated in this Annual Report whether there were significant changesin  internal  controls  or in other  factors  that  could  significantly  affectinternal  controls  subsequent  to the  date  of  our  most  recent  evaluation,including any  corrective  actions with regard to significant  deficiencies  andmaterial weaknesses.Date:  March 24, 2003/s/ Mark Weinreb-----------------------Name: Mark WeinrebTitle: Chief Executive Officer of Corniche Group, Inc.ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                                Table of Contents--------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                           Page                                                                           -----Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants -  Travis, Wolff & Company, L.L.P.                                             1Independent Auditors' Report - Weinick Sanders Leventhal & Co., LLP           2Financial Statements:      Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2002 and 2001               3      Consolidated Statements of Operations        Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000                          4      Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)        Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000                          5      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows        Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000                      6 - 7      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                          8 - 26REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSTo the Board of Directors ofCorniche Group IncorporatedEuless, TexasWe have audited the accompanying  consolidated  balance sheets of Corniche GroupIncorporated  (the  "Company")  as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the relatedconsolidated statements of operations,  stockholders' equity, and cash flows forthe  years  then  ended.  These  consolidated   financial   statements  are  theresponsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express anopinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally acceptedin the  United  States of  America.  Those  standards  require  that we plan andperform the audit to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the consolidatedfinancial  statements  are free of  material  misstatement.  An  audit  includesexamining,  on a test basis,  evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures inthe  consolidated  financial  statements.  An audit also includes  assessing theaccounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as wellas evaluating the overall  consolidated  financial  statement  presentation.  Webelieve that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.In our opinion, the consolidated  financial statements referred to above presentfairly,  in all  material  respects,  the  consolidated  financial  position  ofCorniche  Group   Incorporated  as  of  December  31,  2002  and  2001  and  theconsolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the years thenended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the UnitedStates of America.The accompanying  consolidated  financial statements have been prepared assumingCorniche Group  Incorporated  will continue as a going concern.  As discussed inthe accompanying  notes to the consolidated  financial  statements,  the Companysold  its  insurance  subsidiary  in  July  2001.   Additionally,   the  Companydiscontinued  sales of its extended  warranty service  contracts through its website in December 2001. Accordingly,  the Company has no operations nor availablemeans  to  finance  its  current  expenses  and with  which  to pay its  currentliabilities.  These factors raise  substantial doubt about the Company's abilityto continue as a going  concern.  Management's  plans in regard to these mattersare described in Note 13. The consolidated  financial  statements do not includeany adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty./s/TRAVIS WOLFF & COMPANY, L.L.P.Dallas, TexasMarch 11, 2003[LOGO] WSL   WEINICK               SANDERS                                             1375 Broadway                 LEVENTHAL & CO., LLP                  NEW YORK, N.Y. 10018-7010              ------------------------------------------------------------------                   CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS                     212-869-3333                                                                FAX 212-764-3060                                                                   WWW.WSLCO.COM                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORTTo the Stockholders and Board of DirectorsCorniche Group IncorporatedWe  have  audited  the  accompanying   consolidated  statements  of  operations,redeemable  preferred  stock,  common  stock,  other  stockholders'  equity  andaccumulated  deficit,  and cash flows for the year ended  December  31,  2000 ofCorniche  Group  Incorporated  and  Subsidiary.   These  consolidated  financialstatements   are  the   responsibility   of  the   Company's   management.   Ourresponsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  these  consolidated  financialstatements based on our audit.We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards  generally acceptedin the  United  States of  America.  Those  standards  require  that we plan andperform the audit to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the consolidatedfinancial  statements  are free of  material  misstatement.  An  audit  includesexamining,  on a test basis,  evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures inthe  consolidated  financial  statements.  An audit also includes  assessing theaccounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as wellas evaluating the overall  consolidated  financial  statement  presentation.  Webelieve that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.In our opinion, the consolidated  financial statements referred to above presentfairly, in all material respects, the results of their operations and their cashflows for the years ended December 31, 2000 of Corniche Group  Incorporated  andSubsidiary,  in conformity with accounting  principles generally accepted in theUnited States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statementsschedules for the years ended December 31, 2000,  when considered in relation tothe  basic  financial  statements  taken as a  whole,  presents  fairly,  in allmaterial respects, the information set forth therein.                                        /s/ WEINICK SANDERS LEVENTHAL & CO., LLPNew York, New YorkFebruary 8, 2001                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATEDSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.                           Consolidated Balance Sheets--------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                              December 31,                                                       ------------------------                                                          2002          2001                                                       ----------    ----------ASSETSCurrent assets:  Cash and cash equivalents                            $   19,255    $   51,268  Marketable securities                                        --     1,503,374  Notes receivable, net of allowance of $250,000        1,000,000            --  Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net    of allowanceof $8,103 in 2002                          40,094        19,734                                                       ----------    ----------    Total current assets                                1,059,349     1,574,376Property and equipment, net                                    --        74,159Deferred acquisition costs                                123,835       183,579Other assets                                                   --         4,175                                                       ----------    ----------                                                       $1,183,184    $1,836,289                                                       ==========    ==========LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)Current liabilities:  Dividends payable - preferred stock                  $  385,512    $  337,827  Accounts payable                                        344,279        47,533  Accrued expenses                                        157,806        83,084  Stockholder advances                                    106,000            --  Notes payable                                           125,000            --  Current portion of long-term debt                        22,595        21,051                                                       ----------    ----------    Total current liabilities                           1,141,192       489,495Unearned revenues                                         175,200       259,779Long-term debt                                              9,513        32,108Series A convertible preferred stock:  $0.07 cumulative convertible preferred stock;  liquidation value, $1.00 per share; authorized,  1,000,000 shares; outstanding, 681,174 shares           681,174       681,174Stockholders' equity (deficit):  Preferred stock; authorized, 5,000,000 shares    Series B convertible redeemable preferred stock,    liquidation value, 10 shares of common stock per    share, $.01 par value; authorized, 825,000    shares; issued and outstanding, 10,000 shares    at December 31, 2002 and 20,000 shares at    December 31, 2001                                         100           200  Common stock, $.001par value; authorized,    75,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding,    22,398,710 at December 31, 2002 and     22,290,710 shares at December 31, 2001                 22,399        22,291  Additional paid-in capital                            8,847,573     8,837,687  Accumulated deficit                                  (9,693,967)   (8,486,445)                                                       ----------    ----------    Total stockholders' equity (deficit)                 (823,895)      373,733                                                       ----------    ----------                                                       $1,183,184    $1,836,289                                                       ==========    ==========                  The accompanying notes are an integral part                   of the consolidated financial statements.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. 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Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.                                      -3-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                      Consolidated Statements of Operations----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Years ended December 31,                                                  --------------------------------------------                                                      2002             2001           2000                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------                                                                                                  Earned revenues                                   $     81,348    $    107,447    $     27,175Direct costs                                           (60,565)        (70,674)        (33,339)                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------  Gross profit                                          20,783          36,773          (6,164)Selling, general and administrative                   (911,950)     (1,642,874)     (2,510,492)Provision for uncollectible note  receivable and accrued interest                     (258,103)             --              --                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------    Operating loss                                  (1,149,270)     (1,606,101)     (2,516,656)Other income (expense):  Unrealized gain on marketable securities                  --          18,779          37,710  Realized loss on marketable securities                (3,490)             --          56,307  Property and equipment impairment charge             (54,732)             --              --  Capitalized software impairment charge                    --        (305,333)             --  Interest income                                       70,676         107,183         136,353  Interest expense                                     (23,022)         (6,212)        (10,136)                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------                                                       (10,568)       (185,583)        220,234                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------Loss before discontinued  operations and preferred dividend                 (1,159,838)     (1,791,684)     (2,296,422)Discontinued operations:  Income from operations                                    --         237,898         269,257  Loss on disposal                                          --        (479,244)             --                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------                                                            --        (241,346)        269,257                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------Net loss                                            (1,159,838)     (2,033,030)     (2,027,165)Preferred dividend                                     (47,684)        (47,684)        (48,211)                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------Net loss attributable to common stockholders      $ (1,207,522)   $ (2,080,714)   $ (2,075,376)                                                  ============    ============    ============Basic earnings per shareLoss before discontinued operations               $      (0.05)   $      (0.08)   $      (0.16)Income (loss) from discontinued operations                  --           (0.01)           0.02                                                  ------------    ------------    ------------Net loss attributable to common stockholders      $      (0.05)   $      (0.09)   $      (0.14)                                                  ============    ============    ============Weighted average common shares outstanding          22,344,769      22,284,417      14,902,184                                                  ============    ============    ============                  The accompanying notes are an integral part                   of the consolidated financial statements.                                      -4-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED            Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. 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Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                          Series B                                         Convertible                                       Preferred Stock              Common Stock          Additional                                     -------------------       ----------------------       Paid-in    Accumulated                                      Shares      Amount         Shares       Amount        Capital       Deficit         Total                                     -------     -------       ----------     -------      ----------   -----------    -----------                                                                                                                       Balance at December 31, 1999        825,000    $     8,250     12,513,217   $    12,513    $7,421,944   $(4,330,355)   $ 3,112,352  Issuance of common stock for    cash, net of offering costs          --             --      1,676,250         1,676     1,205,094            --      1,206,770  Issuance of common stock for    services                             --             --         16,000            16        28,194            --         28,210  Conversion of Series B    convertible preferred stock    into common stock              (805,000)        (8,050)     8,050,000         8,050            --            --             --  Conversion of Series A    convertible preferred stock    into common stock                    --             --         24,743            25       175,257            --        175,282  Compensatory effect of stock    options                              --             --             --            --         2,667            --          2,667  Series A convertible stock    dividends                            --             --             --            --            --       (48,211)       (48,211)  Net loss                               --             --             --            --            --    (2,027,165)    (2,027,165)                                -----------    -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------    -----------Balance at December 31, 2000         20,000    $       200     22,280,210   $    22,280    $8,833,156   $(6,405,731)   $ 2,449,905  Issuance of common stock to    directors                            --             --         10,500            11         4,531            --          4,542  Series A convertible stock    dividends                            --             --             --            --            --       (47,684)       (47,684)  Net loss                               --             --             --            --            --    (2,033,030)    (2,033,030)                                -----------    -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------    -----------Balance at December 31, 2001         20,000    $       200     22,290,710   $    22,291    $8,837,687   $(8,486,445)   $   373,733  Issuance of common stock    to directors                         --             --          8,000             8         1,113            --          1,121  Conversion of Series B    convertible preferred    stock into common stock         (10,000)          (100)       100,000           100            --            --             --  Series A convertible stock    dividends                            --             --             --            --            --       (47,684)       (47,684)  Stock options granted with    debt                                 --             --             --            --         8,773            --          8,773  Net loss                               --             --             --            --            --    (1,159,838)    (1,159,838)                                -----------    -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------    -----------Balance at December 31, 2002         10,000    $       100     22,398,710   $    22,399     8,847,573    (9,693,967)   $  (823,895)                                ===========    ===========    ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========    ===========                  The accompanying notes are an integral part                   of the consolidated financial statements.                                      -5-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                   Years ended December 31,                                                         --------------------------------------------                                                             2002             2001            2000                                                         -----------      -----------     -----------                                                                                                          Cash flows from operating activities:  Net loss                                               $(1,159,838)     $(2,033,030)    $(2,027,165)  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net    cash provided by (used in) operating    activities:      Net income from discontinued operations                                                                  --         (237,898)       (269,257)      Loss on sale of subsidiary                                                                   --                                                                  --          479,244      Property and equipment impairment charge                                                              54,732               --              --      Capitalized software impairment charge                      --          305,333      Common shares and Series B preferred         shares issued and stock options granted         for interest expense and for services        rendered                                               9,894            4,542          30,877      Depreciation                                            16,766          155,436         154,421      Unearned revenues                                      (84,579)         144,971         104,093      Deferred acquisition costs                              59,744         (106,629)        (70,572)      Provision for uncollectible note receivable        and accrued interest                                 258,103               --              --      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        Marketable securities                              1,503,374          872,840         169,071        Prepaid expenses and other current assets            (28,463)          55,557          (3,669)Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® 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Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.      Other assets                                             4,175                -           8,350      Accounts payable and accrued expenses                  371,468          (14,209)       (423,195)                                                         -----------      -----------     -----------    Net cash provided by (used in) operating      activities                                           1,005,376         (373,843)     (2,327,046)Cash flows from investing activities:  Acquisition of property and equipment                       (1,133)          (9,061)        (25,285)  Notes receivable advances                               (1,250,000)              --              --  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment                 3,795               --              --  Proceeds from sale of subsidiary                                                                 --                                                                  --          372,000              --                                                         -----------      -----------     -----------    Net cash (used in) provided by investing      activities                                          (1,247,338)         362,939         (25,285)Cash flows from financing activities:  Net proceeds from issuance of capital stock                     --               --       1,206,770  Stockholder advances                                       106,000               --              --  Net proceeds from notes payable                            125,000               --              --  Repayment of long-term debt                                (21,051)         (23,432)        (23,459)                                                         -----------      -----------     -----------    Net cash provided by (used in) financing      activities                                             209,949          (23,432)      1,183,311                                                         -----------      -----------     -----------Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                    (32,013)         (34,336)     (1,169,020)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                51,268           85,604       1,254,624                                                         -----------      -----------     -----------Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                 $    19,255      $    51,268     $    85,604                                                         ===========      ===========     ===========                  The accompanying notes are an integral part                   of the consolidated financial statements.                                      -6-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - continued------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                   Years ended December 31,                                                 -----------------------------                                                  2002        2001      2000                                                 -------    -------    -------Supplemental disclosures of cash flow  information:  Cash paid during the year for:    Income taxes                                 $   --     $    --    $     --                                                 =======    =======    ========    Interest                                     $ 8,804    $ 6,212    $ 10,136                                                 =======    =======    ========Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing  and financing activities  Issuance of preferred stock and common     stock for services rendered                  $ 1,121    $ 4,542    $ 28,210                                                 =======    =======    ========  Compensatory element of stock options          $ 8,773    $    --    $  2,667                                                 =======    =======    ========  Net accrual of dividends on Series A     preferred stock                              $47,684    $47,684    $ 48,211                                                 =======    =======    ========  Series A preferred stock and dividends     thereon converted to common stock     and additional paid-in capital    upon conversion                              $    --    $    --    $175,282                                                 =======    =======    ========                 The accompanying notes are an integral part                   of the consolidated financial statements.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.                                      -7-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 1 - The CompanyCorniche Group Incorporated  (hereinafter referred to as the "Company" or "CGI")was  incorporated  in Delaware  on  September  18, 1980 under the name  FidelityMedical  Services,  Inc. From its inception  through March 1995, the Company wasengaged in the development,  design,  assembly,  marketing,  and sale of medicalimaging  products.  As a result of a reverse  merger with Corniche  DistributionLimited and its Subsidiaries  ("Corniche") the Company was engaged in the retailsale and  wholesale  distribution  of  stationery  products  and related  officeproducts, including office furniture, in the United Kingdom. Effective March 25,1995, the Company sold its wholly-owned medical imaging products subsidiary.  OnSeptember 28, 1995 the Company changed its name to Corniche Group  Incorporated.In  February  1996,  the  Company's  United  Kingdom  operations  were placed inreceivership by their creditors.  Thereafter,  through May 1998, the Company hadno  activity.  On March 4,  1998,  the  Company  entered  into a Stock  PurchaseAgreement ("Agreement"), approved by the Company's stockholders on May 18, 1998,with  certain  individuals  (the  "Initial   Purchasers")  whereby  the  InitialPurchasers  acquired an aggregate of 765,000  shares of a newly created Series BConvertible  Redeemable  Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.  Thereafterthe Initial  Purchasers  endeavored  to  establish  for the Company new businessoperations  in the  property and casualty  specialty  insurance  and the servicecontract markets. On September 30, 1998, the Company acquired all of the capitalstock  of  Stamford  Insurance  Company,   Ltd.   ("Stamford")  from  WarrantechCorporation ("Warrantech") for $37,000 in cash in a transaction accounted for asa purchase.  On April 30, 2001, the Company sold Stamford for a consideration of$372,000.  During 2001, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $479,000 onthe sale of  Stamford.  The closing was  effective  May 1, 2001 and  transfer offunds was completed on July 6, 2001.                                      -8-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 1 - The Company - (Continued)At April 30, 2001, Stamford's total net assets consisted of the following:         ASSETS:           Cash and equivalents                         $  836,979           Restricted cash                                 493,451           Deferred acquisition costs                       56,074           Licenses, net of accumulated             amortization                                   15,150                                                        ----------                                                         1,401,654                  LIABILITIES:           Current liabilities                              24,572           Loss reserve                                     77,247           Unearned premiums                               448,592                                                        ----------                                                           550,411                                                        ----------         Net assets                                     $  851,243                                                        ==========Cash and  restricted  cash of  $1,072,431  were on  deposit  in a United  Statesdomestic bank at April 30, 2001.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.On January 7, 2002,  the  Company  entered  into a Stock  Contribution  ExchangeAgreement (the "Exchange  Agreement")  and a Supplemental  Disclosure  Agreement(together  with  the  Exchange  Agreement,   the  "Agreements")  with  StrandtekInternational,   Inc.,  a  Delaware   corporation   ("Strandtek"),   certain  ofStrandtek's principal  shareholders and certain  non-shareholder loan holders ofStrandtek (the "StrandTek  Transaction").  The Exchange Agreement was amended onFebruary 11, 2002. Had the transactions  contemplated by the Agreements  closed,StrandTek  would have become a majority owned  subsidiary of the Company and theformer shareholders of StrandTek would have controlled the Company. Consummationof  the  StrandTek   Transaction  was  conditioned  upon  a  number  of  closingconditions,  including the Company  obtaining  financing  via an equity  privateplacement,  which ultimately  could not be met and, as a result,  the Agreementswere formally terminated by the Company and StrandTek in June 2002. See Note 13.                                      -9-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies(a)   Basis of consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements      include the accounts of the Company and its  subsidiary  through April 30,      2001.  All  intercompany  amounts and  balances  have been  eliminated  in      consolidation.(b)   Use of Estimates:  The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity      with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United  States of      America requires  management to make estimates and assumptions that affect      certain  reported  amounts and  disclosures.  Accordingly,  actual results      could differ from those estimates.(c)   Cash Equivalents:  Short-term cash  investments,  which have a maturity of      ninety days or less when purchased, are considered cash equivalents in the      statement of cash flows.(d)   Concentrations  of Credit-Risk:  Financial  instruments  that  potentially      subject the Company to significant  concentrations  of credit risk consist      principally of cash and marketable securities. The Company places its cash      accounts with high credit quality financial  institutions,  which at times      may be in excess of the FDIC  insurance  limit.  The Company's  marketable      securities  primarily  comprised  investments  in U. S. Treasury Bills and      Federal Home Loan Mortgage notes.(e)   Marketable  Securities:  Marketable  securities  are classified as trading      securities  and are  reported  at market  value.  At  December  31,  2001,      marketable  securities  are comprised of U.S.  Treasury  Bills and Federal      Home Loan Mortgage notes whose cost approximated their market value.(f)   Property and Equipment:  The cost of property and equipment is depreciated      over the estimated useful lives of the related assets of 3 to 5 years. The      cost of computer  software  programs  is  amortized  over their  estimated      useful lives of five years.  Depreciation is computed on the straight-line      method.  Repairs and maintenance  expenditures that do not extend original      asset lives are charged to income as incurred.(g)   Income Taxes: The Company adopted SFAS 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes",      which  recognizes  (a) the amount of taxes payable or  refundable  for the      current year and, (b) deferred tax  liabilities  and assets for the future      tax  consequences  of events that have been  recognized in an enterprise's      financial statement or tax returns.                                      -10-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies(h)   Accounting  for  Long-Lived  Assets:  The  Company  adopted  Statement  of      Financial Accounting  Standards No. 144 ("SFAS No. 144"),  "Accounting for      the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". This Statement addresses      financial  accounting  and  reporting  for the  impairment  or disposal of      long-lived  assets.  This  Statement  supersedes  FASB  Statement No. 121,      "Accounting  for the  Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived      Assets to Be Disposed Of", and the accounting and reporting  provisions of      APB Opinion No. 30,  "Reporting  the Results of  Operations-Reporting  the      Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual      and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions", for the disposal of a      segment of a  business  (as  previously  defined  in that  Opinion).  This      Statement also amends ARB No. 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements",  to      eliminate  the  exception  to  consolidation  for a  subsidiary  for which      control is likely to be temporary. This Statement retains the requirements      of Statement 121 to (a) recognize an impairment  loss only if the carrying      amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash      flows and (b) measure an  impairment  loss as the  difference  between the      carrying  amount and fair value of the asset.  At December 31,  2001,  the      Company  recognized  as  impaired,  the book value of certain  capitalized      software costs resulting in an impairment  charge of $305,333.  During the      quarter ended June 30, 2002, the Company recognized as impaired,  the book      value of property and equipment assets  resulting in an impairment  charge      of $54,732.(i)   Advertising  Costs:  The Company expenses  advertising  costs as incurred.      Advertising  costs amounted to $107,117 and $1,133,987 for the years ended      December 31, 2001, and 2000, respectively. There were no advertising costs      in 2002.(j)   Earnings Per Share: The Company adopted Statement of Financial  Accounting      Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share". Basic earnings per share is based      on the weighted effect of all common shares issued and outstanding, and is      calculated by dividing net income available to common  stockholders by the      weighted average shares  outstanding  during the period.  Diluted earnings      per share,  which is calculated by dividing net income available to common      stockholders  by the weighted  average number of common shares used in the      basic earnings per share calculation plus the number of common shares that      would be issued assuming conversion of all potentially dilutive securities      outstanding,  is not  presented  as it is  anti-dilutive  in  all  periods      presented.                                      -11-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (Continued)(k)   Revenue Recognition:  Stamford's  reinsurance premiums are recognized on a      pro rata basis over the policy term. The deferred policy acquisition costs      are the net cost of acquiring new and renewal insurance  contracts.  These      costs  are  charged  to  expense  in  proportion  to net  premium  revenue      recognized. The provisions for losses and loss-adjustment expenses include      an amount  determined from loss reports on individual  cases and an amount      based on past  experience  for  losses  incurred  but not  reported.  Such      liabilities  are  necessarily  based on  estimates,  and while  management      believes  that the amount is adequate,  the ultimate  liability  may be in      excess of or less than the amounts  provided.  The methods for making such      estimates and for  establishing  the resulting  liability are  continually      reviewed, and any adjustments are reflected in earnings currently.      The Company had sold via the Internet through partnerships and directly to      consumers,  extended  warranty service  contracts for seven major consumer      products.  The Company  recognizes  revenue ratably over the length of the      contract.  The Company purchased insurance to fully cover any losses under      the service contracts from a domestic  carrier.  The insurance premium and      other  costs  related  to the  sale  are  amortized  over  the life of the      contract.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.Note 3 - Property and EquipmentProperty and equipment consisted of the following:                                                            December 31,                                                       ---------------------                                                         2002         2001                                                       --------    ---------  Computer equipment                                   $     --     $131,014  Furniture and fixtures                                     --       23,829  Equipment under capital lease                              --       17,806  Computer software                                     602,014      602,014                                                       --------     --------                                                             --      774,663  Less:  Accumulated depreciation                       602,014      700,504                                                       --------     --------                                                       $     --     $ 74,159                                                       ========     ========                                      -12-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 4 - Notes ReceivableIn January  2002,  the Company  advanced to StrandTek a loan of $1 million on anunsecured  basis,  which is  personally  guaranteed  by certain of the principalshareholders of StrandTek and a further loan of $250,000 on February 19, 2002 onan  unsecured  basis.  Such loans bear  interest at 7% per annum and were due onJuly 31, 2002  following  termination of the Agreements (as discussed in Note 1)in June 2002.  StrandTek failed to pay the notes on the due date and the Companycommenced legal proceedings  against StrandTek and the guarantors to recover theprincipal,  accrued interest and costs of recovery.  The Company ceased accruinginterest  on July 31,  2002.  Subsequent  to July 31,  2002,  the  notes  accrueinterest at the  default  rate of 12% per annum.  The  Company  has  provided anallowance for the $250,000 unsecured loan and interest of $8,103 at December 31,2002. See Note 13.Note 5 - Accrued ExpensesAccrued expenses are as follows:                                                            December 31,                                                       ---------------------                                                         2002         2001                                                       --------    ---------  Professional fees                                    $ 28,500     $37,730  Director fees                                              --      12,500  Payroll and related                                        --      13,850  Travel and subsistence                                     --      15,000  Interest on notes payable                               5,446          --  Employment contract termination                       120,000          --  Other                                                   3,860       4,004                                                       ---------    -------                                                       $157,806     $83,084                                                       ========     =======                                      -13-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 6 - Notes PayableIn  September  2002,  the  Company  sold to  accredited  investors  five  60-daypromissory notes in the principal sum of $25,000 each, resulting in net proceedsto the Company of $117,500,  net of offering  costs.  The notes bear interest at15% per annum payable at maturity.  The notes include a default penalty pursuantto which if the notes  are not paid on the due date the  holder  shall  have theoption to purchase twenty five thousand shares of the Company's common stock foran aggregate  purchase price of $125. If the non payment  continues for 30 days,then on the 30th day, and at the end of each successive  30-day period until thenote is paid in full, the holder shall have the option to purchase an additionaltwenty five  thousand  shares of the  Company's  common  stock for an  aggregatepurchase price of $125. At December 31, 2002,  the Company had reserved  250,000shares of the  Company's  common  stock for  issuance  against  exercise  of theoptions  granted  pursuant to the default  penalty  and  recognized  $8,773 as acharge to interest expense. See Note 13.Note 7 - Long-Term DebtLong-term debt consists of the following:                                                                December 31,                                                           ---------------------                                                            2002         2001                                                           ------       -------Capital lease obligations                                 $    --       $   343Bank note payable in equal  monthly installments of $2,043  including interest at 8.75%                              32,108        52,816                                                          -------       -------                                                                         53,159Less current maturities                                    22,595        21,051                                                          -------       -------                                                          $ 9,513       $32,108                                                          =======       =======The aggregate scheduled future maturities of the obligations are as follows:                  Years Ending                  December 31,                  ------------                      2003                  $22,595                      2004                    9,513                                            -------                                            $32,108                                            =======                                      -14-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 8 - Series A Convertible Preferred StockIn connection with the settlement of a securities class action litigation in1994, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Series A $0.07 ConvertiblePreferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") with an aggregate value of$1,000,000. The following summarizes the terms of Series A Preferred Stock asmore fully set forth in the Certificate of Designation. The Series A PreferredStock has a liquidation value of $1 per share, is non-voting and convertibleinto common stock of the Company at a price of $5.20 per share. Holders ofSeries A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends of$0.07 per share, per year, payable semi-annually. The Series A Preferred Stockis callable by the Company at a price of $1.05 per share, plus accrued andunpaid dividends. In addition, if the closing price of the Company's commonstock exceeds $13.80 per share for a period of 20 consecutive trade days, theSeries A Preferred Stock is callable by the Company at a price equal to $0.01per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.The Certificate of Designation for the Series A Preferred Stock also states thatat any time after December 1, 1999 the holders of the Series A Preferred Stocksmay require the Company to redeem their shares of Series A Preferred Stock (ifthere are funds with which the Company may do so) at a price of $1.00 per share.Notwithstanding any of the foregoing redemption provisions, if any dividends onthe Series A Preferred Stock are past due, no shares of Series A Preferred Stockmay be redeemed by the Company unless all outstanding shares of Series APreferred Stock are simultaneously redeemed. During the years ended December 31,2000 and 1999, 128,880 and 18,711, respectively, shares of Series A PreferredStock were converted into 24,743 and 3,586, respectively, shares of commonstock. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, 681,174 shares of Series A Preferred Stockwere outstanding, and accrued dividends on these outstanding shares were$385,512 and $337,827 respectively.On January 29, 2002, notice was given that, pursuant to the Company's RestatedCertificate of Incorporation, as amended, the Company called for redemption onthe date of closing the StrandTek Transaction, all shares of Series A PreferredStock outstanding on that date at a redemption price of $1.05, plus accrued andunpaid dividends of approximately $0.47 per share. The redemption, among otherfinancial, legal and business conditions, was a condition of closing theStrandTek Transaction. Similarly, the redemption was subject to closing theStrandTek Transaction. Upon termination of the StrandTek Transaction, theCompany rescinded the notice of redemption.                                      -15-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity(a)   Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock:      On March 4, 1998,  the Company  entered  into a Stock  Purchase  Agreement      ("Agreement"),  approved by the  Company's  stockholders  on May 18, 1998,      with certain  individuals (the "Initial  Purchasers")  whereby the Initial      Purchasers  and two other persons  acquired an aggregate of 825,000 shares      of a  newly  created  Series  B  Convertible  Redeemable  Preferred  Stock      ("Series B Stock"),  par value $0.01 per share.  Pursuant to the Agreement      and  subsequent  transactions,  the Initial  Purchasers  acquired  765,000      shares of Series B Stock for $76,500 in cash.      The Company  incurred  certain  legal  expenses of the Initial  Purchasers      equaling  approximately  $50,000 in connection  with the  transaction.  In      addition,  the  Company  issued  50,000  shares  of  Series  B Stock  to a      consultant  as  compensation  valued at $5,000 for his  assistance  to the      Company in the  identification  and review of business  opportunities  and      this  transaction  and for his  assistance in bringing the  transaction to      fruition. Additionally, the Company issued 10,000 shares of Series B Stock      to James Fyfe as  compensation  valued at $1,000 for his work in  bringing      the transaction to fruition.  These issuances diluted the voting rights of      the then existing stockholders by approximately 57%.      The total authorized shares of Series B Convertible  Redeemable  Preferred      Stock is 825,000. The following summarizes the terms of the Series B Stock      whose terms are more fully set forth in the  Certificate  of  Designation.      The  Series B Stock  carries a zero  coupon and each share of the Series B      Stock is convertible  into ten shares of the Company's  common stock.  The      holder  of a share of the  Series B Stock is  entitled  to ten  times  any      dividends  paid on the common stock and such stock has ten votes per share      and votes as one class with the common stock.      The holder of any share of Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock      has the right,  at such  holder's  option (but not if such share is called      for  redemption),  exercisable  after  September 30, 2000, to convert such      share into ten (10) fully paid and  non-assessable  shares of common stock      (the "Conversion  Rate").  The Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment as      stipulated in the Agreement. Upon liquidation, the Series B Stock would be      junior to the Company's  Series A Preferred  Stock and would share ratablySource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.      with the common stock with respect to  liquidating  distributions.  During      the year ended December 31, 2000,  holders of 805,000 shares of the Series      B Preferred  Stock  converted  their shares into  8,050,000  shares of the      Company's  common  stock.  During the year ended  December 31,  2002,  the      holders of 10,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock                                      -16-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity (Continued)(a)   Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock:      converted their shares into 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock.      At December 31,  2002,  10,000  Series B Preferred  Shares were issued and      outstanding  (2001 - 20,000 shares).  The Company's right to repurchase or      redeem shares of Series B Stock was  eliminated in fiscal 1999 pursuant to      the terms of the Agreement and the Certificate of Designation.(b)   Common Stock:      At the  2000  annual  meeting,  the  stockholders  approved  an  amendment      increasing  the  authorized  common  stock to 75  million  shares  from 30      million shares. From January 1, 2000 through February 15, 2000, accredited      investors  purchased  1,676,250  shares of the Company's  common stock for      approximately  $1,206,000,  net of  offering  costs.  The  Company in 2000      issued  3,000  shares of its common stock whose fair value was $7,688 to a      consultant for promotional activities.      The Company also issued 13,000 shares of its common stock whose fair value      was $20,522 to its past and present board members for director's fees from      the second quarter of 1998 through the fourth quarter of 2000.      The Company  issued in 2001 10,500  shares of its common  stock whose fair      value was $4,542 and in 2002 8,000  shares of its common  stock whose fair      value was $1,121 to its board members for director's fees.(c)   Warrants:      The Company has issued common stock purchase warrants from time to time to      investors  in  private  placements,  certain  vendors,  underwriters,  and      directors and officers of the Company. A total of 101,308 shares of common      stock were  reserved for issuance upon exercise of warrants as of December      31, 1998. Of these outstanding warrants,  warrants for 9,375 common shares      at $46.40 per share expired in April 1999.                                      -17-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity (Continued)(c)   Warrants (Continued):      The remaining  warrants to acquire 91,933 common shares at exercise prices      ranging  from  $3.20 to $8.10  per share  were  granted  in March  1995 to      certain  directors,   officers  and  employees  who  converted  previously      outstanding   stock   options   under  the  1986  Plan  into  warrants  on      substantially the same terms as the previously held stock options,  except      the warrants were  immediately  vested.  During  fiscal 1999,  warrants to      acquire  22,308 common  shares at prices  ranging from $3.90 to $46.40 per      share  expired.  During  fiscal 2002,  warrants to acquire  35,000  common      shares at an exercise price of $27.50 per share expired.  No warrants wereSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.      exercised during any of the periods presented.      A total of 44,000  shares of common stock are  reserved for issuance  upon      exercise of outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2002 at prices ranging      from $3.20 to $8.10 and expiring through October 2004.      At December  31,  2002,  warrants  for 34,625  shares of common stock were      outstanding at exercise prices ranging from $3.20 to $8.10.(d)   Stock Option Plans:      The 1998 Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan provides for the granting of      options to purchase  shares of the  Company's  common stock to  employees.      Under the 1998 Plan,  the maximum  aggregate  number of shares that may be      issued under options is 300,000 shares of common stock. The aggregate fair      market value  (determined at the time the option is granted) of the shares      for which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time under      the terms of the 1998 Plan by any  eligible  employee  during any calendar      year cannot exceed  $100,000.  Options are  exercisable at the fair market      value of the common stock on the date of grant and have five-year terms.      The exercise  price of each option is 100% of the fair market value of the      underlying  stock on the date the  options  are  granted,  except  that no      option  will be granted  to any  employee  who,  at the time the option is      granted,  owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting      power of all classes of stock of the Company or any subsidiary  unless (a)      at the time the options are granted, the option exercise price is at least      110% of the fair market value of the shares of common stock subject to the      options  and (b) the  option  by its  terms is not  exercisable  after the      expiration  of five years from the date such option is granted.  The Board      of Directors'  Compensation  Committee administers the 1998 Plan. In April      1992,  the Company  adopted the 1992 Stock  Option Plan to provide for the      granting  of options to  directors.  According  to the terms of this plan,      each director is granted options to purchase 1,500 shares each year.                                      -18-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity - (Continued)(d)   Stock Option Plans: - continued      The maximum amount of the Company's common stock that may be granted under      this plan is 20,000 shares.      In 1999, an option to acquire 100,000 common shares at $1.00 per share was      granted to an officer  and an option to acquire  25,000  common  shares at      $0.6875  per share was  issued to a  consultant  under the 1998  Plan.  In      fiscal 2000,  options to acquire 75,000 common shares at $1.097 per share,      100,000  common  shares at $1.88 per share and  100,000  common  shares at      $1.94 per share  were  granted to  officers.  In Fiscal  2001,  options to      acquire 75,000 and 100,000 common shares at $0.37 and $1.88, respectively,      were cancelled.       Stock  option  activity  under the 1992 and 1998 Stock  Option Plans is as      follows:                                                                 Weighted                                                                  Average                                                  Number of      Exercise                                                    Shares        Price                                                  ----------     ---------Balances at December 31, 1999                       128,000        $0.92Granted                                             275,000         1.69Cancelled                                                --           --                                                    -------        ------Balances at December 31, 2000                       403,000         1.45Granted                                              75,000         0.37Expired                                              (1,500)        0.31Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.Cancelled                                          (175,000)        1.23                                                    -------        ------Balances at December 31, 2001                       301,500         1.30Granted                                                  --           --Expired                                              (1,500)        0.41Cancelled                                          (300,000)        1.31                                                    -------        ------Balances at December 31, 2002                            --        $  --                                                    =======        ======                                      -19-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity - (Continued)(d)   Stock Option Plans: - continued      Outstanding  options  expire 90 days  after  termination  of the  holder's      status as employee or  director.  All options  were granted at an exercise      price  equal to the fair  value of the  common  stock at the  grant  date.      Therefore, in accordance with the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 related      to fixed stock options, no compensation expense is recognized with respect      to options granted or exercised.  Under the alternative  fair-value  based      method  defined in SFAS No. 123, the fair value of all fixed stock options      on the grant date would be recognized as expense over the vesting period.      Financial   Accounting   Standards  Board  Interpretation  No.  44  is  an      interpretation  of APB Opinion No. 25 and SFAS No. 123 which requires that      effective July 1, 2000, all options issued to non-employees  after January      12, 2000 be accounted for under the rules of SFAS No. 123. Options granted      to non-employees after December 15, 1998 through January 12, 2000 are also      required  to follow  SFAS No. 123  prospectively  from July 1,  2000.  The      effect of adoption of the  Interpretation  was a charge to  operations  in      2000 of 2000  2002 2001  $2,667  and an  increase  in  additional  paid in      capital in the same amount.       Assuming  the fair  market  value of the  stock at the date of grant to be      $.3125  per share in May 1996,  $.40625  per share in May 1997,  $.6875 in      January 1999 and $1.00 per share in September 1999, $1.94 in June 2000 and      $1.097 in September  2000, the life of the options to be from three to ten      years, the expected  volatility at 200%,  expected dividends are none, and      the  risk-free  interest  rate of 10%,  the  Company  would have  recorded      compensation expense of $43,593,  $59,129 and $57,842,  respectively,  for      the years ended  December 31,  2002,  2001 and 2000 as  calculated  by the      Black-Scholes option pricing model.                                      -20-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity - (Continued)(d)   Stock Option Plans: - continued      As such, proforma net loss and net loss per share would be as follows:                                           2002          2001           2000                                      -----------    -----------    -----------Net loss as reported                  $(1,159,838)   $(2,033,030)   $(2,027,165)Additional compensation                   (43,593)       (59,129)       (57,842)                                      -----------    -----------    -----------Adjusted net loss                     $(1,203,431)   $(2,092,159)   $(2,085,007)Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.                                      ===========    ===========    ===========Net loss per share as reported        $     (0.05)   $     (0.09)   $     (0.14)                                      ===========    ===========    ===========Adjusted net loss per share           $     (0.05)   $     (0.09)   $     (0.14)                                      ===========    ===========    ===========See Note 13.Note 10 - Income TaxesDeferred tax assets consisted of the following as of December 31:                                        2002            2001          2000                                     -----------    -----------    -----------Net operating loss carryforwards     $ 2,068,000    $ 1,828,000    $ 1,416,000Depreciation and amortization             62,000        126,000         48,000Capital loss carryforward                166,000        166,000             --Deferred revenue                          60,000         88,000             --Deferred legal and other fees            158,000             --             --Allowance for notes receivable            88,000Other, net                                    --             --         14,000                                     -----------    -----------    -----------Net deferred tax assets                2,602,000      2,208,000      1,517,000Deferred tax asset valuation   allowance                                      (2,602,000)    (2,208,000)    (1,517,000)                                     -----------    -----------    -----------                                     $        --    $        --    $        --                                     ===========    ===========    ===========                                      -21-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 10 - Income Taxes - (Continued)The provision for income taxes is different than the amount computed using theapplicable statutory federal income tax rate with the difference for each yearsummarized below:                                                 2002        2001        2000                                                 -----       -----       -----Federal tax benefit at statutory rate           (34.0%)     (34.0%)     (34.0%)Change in valuation allowance                    34.0%       33.0%       34.0%Permanent difference                              --          1.0%         --                                                 -----       -----       -----Provision for income taxes                       0.00%       0.00%       0.00%                                                 =====       =====       =====The Tax  Reform  Act of  1986  enacted  a  complex  set of  rules  limiting  theutilization of net operating loss  carryforwards to offset future taxable incomefollowing a corporate ownership change. The Company's ability to utilize its NOLcarryforwards  is limited  following  a change in  ownership  in excess of fiftypercentage points during any three-year period.Upon receipt of the proceeds  from the last foreign  purchasers of the Company'scommon stock in January 2000,  common stock  ownership  changed in excess of 50%during the three-year  period then ended.  The  utilization of the Company's netoperating loss  carryforwards at December 31, 2002 of  approximately  $6,100,000has been  limited by this  ownership  change.  The future tax benefit of the netoperating loss carryforwards  aggregating  approximately  $2,068,000 at December31,  2002 has been fully  reserved  as it is not more  likely  than not that theCompany will be able to use the operating loss in the future.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.Note 11 - Segment InformationUntil April 30, 2001, the Company  operated in two segments;  as a reinsuror andas a seller of extended  warranty service  contracts  through the Internet.  Thereinsurance  segment has been  discontinued  with the sale of Stamford (see Note1), and the Company's remaining operations are now one segment.                                      -22-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 12 - Related Party TransactionsThe  Company  processes  claims on its  warranty  contracts  through  WarrantechCorporation  (Warrantech),  in which a principal  shareholder  of the Company isalso a  significant  shareholder  and Chief  Executive  Officer,  President  andChairman of the Board of Directors. Warrantech receives an administration fee of$50 per contract for processing  the claim.  Total  administrative  fees paid toWarrantech in 2002, 2001 and 2000 totaled $0, $48,506 and $29,611, respectively.Note 13 - Subsequent Events(a)   New Business Operations:      On February 6, 2003, the Company appointed Mark Weinreb as a member of the      Board of Directors and as its President and Chief Executive  Officer.  The      Company  and Mr.  Weinreb  have been  exploring  business  plans  that may      involve,  under the name "Phase III Medical,  Inc.",  entering the medical      sector by acquiring or participating in one or more biotech and/or medical      companies  or  technologies,  owning one or more drugs or medical  devices      that may or may not yet be  available to the public,  or acquiring  one or      more such drugs or medical devices or the royalty streams therefrom.      Mr.  Weinreb has been  appointed to finalize and execute the Company's new      business  plan.  The  Company  will need to recruit  management,  business      development  and  technical  personnel,  and develop its  business  model.      Accordingly, it will be necessary to raise new capital.      To secure Mr. Weinreb's services as President and Chief Executive Officer,      the Company  entered into an employment  agreement with Mr.  Weinreb.  The      employment  agreement has an initial term of three years,  with  automatic      annual extensions unless terminated by the Company or Mr. Weinreb at least      90 days prior to an applicable anniversary date. The Company has agreed to      pay Mr.  Weinreb an annual  salary of $180,000 for the initial year of the      term,  $198,000 for the second year of the term and $217,800 for the third      year of the term.  In  addition,  he is entitled to an annual bonus in the      amount of $20,000 for the initial year in the event,  and  concurrently on      the date,  that the Company has received debt and/or  equity  financing in      the  aggregate  amount of at least  $1,000,000  since the beginning of his      service. He is also to receive a bonus of $20,000 for each subsequent year      of the term, without condition.                                      -23-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 13 - Subsequent Events - (Continued)(a)   New Business Operations: - continued      In addition,  the Company has adopted a 2003 Equity Participation Plan and      pursuant  to such plan  entered  into a Stock  Option  Agreement  with Mr.      Weinreb  (the  "Initial  Option  Agreement").  Under  the  Initial  Option      Agreement,   the  Company  granted  Mr.  Weinreb  the  right  and  option,      exercisable  for 10  years,  to  purchase  up to  2,500,000  shares of theSource: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.      Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.03 per share.      Additionally,  in the event that the closing price of the Company's common      stock equals or exceeds $0.50 per share for any five  consecutive  trading      days  during  the term of the  employment  agreement  (whether  during the      initial term or an annual extension),  the Company has agreed to grant Mr.      Weinreb, on the day immediately  following the end of the five day period,      an option to  purchase an  additional  2,500,000  shares of the  Company's      common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, pursuant to the 2003      Equity Participation Plan.      Mr.  Weinreb has agreed that he will not sell any shares of the  Company's      common stock  obtained  upon exercise of the Initial  Option  Agreement or      Additional  Option Agreement prior to the first anniversary of the date of      the employment agreement.      In connection with the hiring of Mr. Weinreb and the Company's anticipated      new business line, the Company intends to call a meeting of  stockholders:      (1) to elect five directors  (including Mr. Weinreb and, if he requests, a      person  designated  by him);  (2) to  ratify  the  Company's  2003  Equity      Participation  Plan pursuant to which  15,000,000  shares of the Company's      common stock are  authorized to be issued;  (3) to approve an amendment to      the  Company's  Certificate  of  Incorporation  to increase  the number of      authorized  shares of common  stock to  250,000,000;  and (4) to approve a      change of the Company's name to "Phase III Medical, Inc.".                                      -24-                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 13 - Subsequent Events - (Continued)(b)   Private Placement of Promissory Notes:      On February 11, 2003, the Company commenced a private  placement  offering      to raise up to $100,000 in 30-day promissory notes in increments of $5,000      bearing interest at 20% per annum.  Only selected  investors which qualify      as  "accredited  investors" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities      Act of 1933, as amended,  are eligible to purchase these promissory notes.      As of March 11, 2003, the Company had raised  $50,000  through the sale of      such promissory  notes.  The promissory  notes are being offered to enable      the Company to raise  short-term funds to settle  outstanding  liabilities      and meet operating  expenses in connection with the  commencement  its new      business plan.      On February 6, 2003, the Company  entered into a deferment  agreement with      three major  creditors,  a  professional  advisor,  an  ex-employee  and a      shareholder lender pursuant to which liabilities of approximately $523,887      in aggregate, were deferred,  subject to the success of the Company's debt      and equity financing efforts,  until January 15, 2005, against a pledge of      the StrandTek note receivable (see Note 4.). In addition, in consideration      for the deferral, the Company agreed to issue 100,000 restricted shares of      the Company's common stock.(c)   Notes Receivable:      As described in Note 4,  StrandTek  defaulted on the payment of $1,250,000      plus accrued interest due to the Company on July 31, 2002. As a result, on      August 6, 2002, the Company filed a complaint in the Superior Court of New      Jersey  entitled  Corniche Group  Incorporated v StrandTek  International,      Inc., a Delaware  corporation,  StrandTek  International,  Inc., a Florida      corporation,  David M. Veltman,  William G. Buckles Jr., Jerome Bauman and      Jan Arnett.  The complaint  seeks  recovery of the $1,250,000  loan,  plus      interest,  costs  and fees,  and seeks  recovery  against  the  individual      defendants pursuant to their partial guarantees.                                      -25-Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.                           CORNICHE GROUP INCORPORATED                 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note 13 - Subsequent Events - (Continued)(c)   Notes Receivable (Continued):      On February  28,  2003,  the Court  issued a ruling  granting  the Company      partial  summary  judgment  with respect to the  principal  aspects of its      complaint.  The Court  rejected the defenses of StrandTek  and agreed with      the Company that it was  entitled to judgment  against  StrandTek  and the      guarantors.  The Company has now filed a second summary judgment motion to      have final judgment  entered for the exact amounts due from each defendant      and to  dismiss  defendants'  counter  claim.  This  motion  is  presently      scheduled to be heard on April 4, 2003.  No  assurances  can be given that      StrandTek and/or the individual  guarantors will not attempt to appeal the      Court's  grant of summary  judgment,  or that the Company  will be able to      collect on any judgment.(d)   Stockholders' Equity:      As described in Note 6, the Company  granted  purchasers  of the Company's      September  2002 60-day  promissory  notes,  options to purchase  shares of      common  stock if the  Company  defaulted  on the payment of  principal  or      interest on such  promissory  notes. In February 2003, two holders of such      promissory  notes exercised their options and purchased  150,000 shares of      common stock resulting in net proceeds to the Company of $750.(e)   Properties:      On February 14, 2003, the Company leased  approximately 200 square feet of      serviced offices at 330 South Service Road, Suite 120, Melville,  New York      at an annual rental of $18,000.  The lease is for a term of  approximately      13 months expiring on March 31, 2004.                                      -26-Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.                                                                    Exhibit 99.1                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002      In connection with the Annual Report of Corniche Group Incorporated (the"Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Mark Weinreb, ChiefExecutive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all            material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of the            dates presented and the result of operations of the Company for the            periods presented.Dated: March 24, 2003                                                    /s/Mark Weinreb                                                    -------------------------                                                    Mark Weinreb                                                    Chief Executive OfficerThis certification has been furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and has not been filed as part of the Report or as aseparate disclosure document.Source: Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., 10-K, March 26, 2003Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠The information contained herein may not be copied, adapted or distributed and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. The user assumes all risks for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information,except to the extent such damages or losses cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. Past financial performance is no guarantee of future results.