MEDCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC
8-K/A, 1999-06-02
SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT FACILITIES, NEC
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 2, 1999


                          MEDCARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   DELAWARE                          0-28790                       87-0429962B
(State or other                    (Commission                    (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                    File Number)                   Identification
incorporation)                                                       Number)


1515 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois                            60523
 (Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (630) 472-5300
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Item 2--Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
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     On May 18, 1999, the Company, pursuant to Regulation D, Rule 506, issued
400 shares of Series B preferred stock (par value $0.25) (the "Series B
Preferred") and related warrants described below for $4,000,000 ($10,000 per
share). The proceeds were placed into an escrow account subject to the approval
of the transaction by the shareholders of the Company at its scheduled annual
meeting. If shareholder approval is not obtained, the preferred stock will be
cancelled and the proceeds returned to the investors with accrued interest.
Prior to the shareholder meeting, neither the investors nor the Company can
convert or redeem any of the Series B Preferred. The Company will use the net
proceeds for the expansion of its Medcare program to additional sites, working
capital and potential acquisitions. Currently, there are no specific
acquisitions identified. The Series B Preferred, related warrants, and the
common stock underlying the Series B Preferred are not included in this
registration statement. The key provisions regarding the issuance and conversion
of Series B Preferred are summarized as follows (but are qualified in their
entirety by the documents listed as exhibits to this filing):

Holders

     The Series B Preferred was sold to six accredited investors in reliance on
Rule 506 of Regulation D.

Dividends

     The holders of the Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive a 6.0%
annual dividend, which shall be cumulative and which shall accrue daily from the
date of issuance and be payable, at the option of the Company, either (i) in
shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series B Preferred or (ii) in
cash.

Preferred Rank

     The Series B Preferred shall rank senior to the Common Stock, and shall
rank pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock issued by the Company in
respect to dividend preferences and payments upon liquidation and dissolution.

Conversion by Holders

     Subject to the limitations discussed below, each share of the Series B
Preferred shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock at a variable
conversion rate (the "Conversion Rate") equal to the Conversion Amount (defined
below) divided by the applicable Conversion Price (defined as follows). The
"Conversion Price" is the lesser of (i) the fixed conversion price (the "Fixed
Conversion Price"), which is a flat 125% of the average of the closing bid
prices for the Common Stock during the 5 consecutive trading days immediately
preceding the issuance date of the applicable shares of the Series B Preferred,
or (ii) the variable conversion price (the "Variable Conversion Price"). The
Variable Conversion Price is the lower of (a) the closing bid price on the day
the holder delivers the required notice of his intention to convert to the
Company or (b) the average of the 10 lowest closing bid prices in the 40 trading
days immediately preceding the date such notice is given. Both the Fixed
Conversion Price and the Variable Conversion Price are subject to adjustment if
certain events occur. The "Conversion Amount" is defined as $10,000, plus any
stock dividends that have accrued but have not been paid out, plus any default
interest (equal to 15%) for dividends which the Company has elected to pay in
cash but has failed to pay on a timely basis.

     The investors' right to convert the Series B Preferred is limited as
follows. From the date of issuance of the Series B Preferred through and
including the date which is 120 days after the date of issuance, no shares of
the Series B Preferred may be converted. From 121 days after the date of
issuance through the date which is 150 days after the date of issuance, the
Investors may convert up to 1/3 of their shares. From 151 days after the date of
issuance through the date which is 180 days after the date of issuance, the
investors may convert up to 2/3 of their shares. From the date which is 181 days
following the date of issuance through the expiration date of the Series B
Preferred (5 years after the date of issuance), the investors may convert up to
all of their shares. The foregoing restrictions do not apply if certain events
occur.

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Mandatory Conversion

     The shares of Series B Preferred mature five years after they are issued,
and any shares of the Series B Preferred left outstanding on the applicable
maturity date are automatically converted into shares of Common Stock.

Other Provisions

     The terms of the Series B Preferred contains other provisions, which upon
certain events, require redemption or conversion of the preferred stock at the
option of investors or the Company.

Warrants

     Along with the Series B Preferred, the Company issued common stock warrants
to the investors. Subject to the vesting schedule described below, each warrant
entitles its holder to 200 shares of Common Stock for (i) each issued share of
the Series B Preferred held on the applicable vesting date and (ii) each share
of the Series B Preferred converted prior to the applicable vesting date at the
Fixed Conversion Price. The Warrants expire five years after they are issued.
The vesting dates of the Warrants are (i) the date which is 120 days after the
date of issuance of the applicable Series B Preferred Shares; (ii) the date
which is 300 days after the date of issuance of the applicable Series B
Preferred Shares and (iii) the date which is 480 days after the date of issuance
of the applicable Series B Preferred Shares. The exercise price of each
Warrant is 125% of the average of the closing bid prices of the Company's Common
Stock for the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the applicable
vesting date.

Investor Call Option

     For every (i) unconverted Series B Preferred share held by the investors on
the first anniversary of the closing and (ii) preferred share converted at the
Fixed Conversion Price prior to the first anniversary of the closing, the
investors have the right to subscribe for an additional preferred share and
related warrants under the same terms and conditions of the original closing
(revised to reflect the Company's then current common stock market price). Each
investor may exercise this right only at such time when the closing market price
of the Company's common stock is greater than the Fixed Conversion Price.

Item 7 -- Financial Statements and Exhibits
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C. Exhibits:

  6.      Series B Preferred Stock Agreements
     6a.    Certificate of Designation *
     6b.    Securities Purchase Agreement *
     6c.    Registration Rights Agreement *
     6d.    Form of Warrant *

* - Includes exhibit previously submitted as part of SB-2A filing dated May 24,
    1999.

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

                             Medcare Technologies, Inc.
                             (Registrant)

                             By: /s/ Jeffrey S. Aronin
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                                 Jeff Aronin
                                 CEO and President

                             By: /s/ Alan P. Jagiello
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                                 Alan P. Jagiello
                                 CFO

Date: June 1, 1999



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