As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 1999
Registration No. 333-________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM S-8
Registration Statement
Under the Securities Act of 1933
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EAGLE WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS 3669 76-0494995
(State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or Industrial Classification Identification Number)
organization) Code Number)
H. DEAN CUBLEY
910 GEMINI AVENUE EAGLE TELECOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058-2704 910 GEMINI AVENUE
(281)280-0488 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058-2704
(Address, and telephone number (281) 280-0488
of principal executive offices) (Name, address and telephone number
of agent for service)
1996 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
COPIES TO:
THOMAS C. PRITCHARD
BREWER & PRITCHARD, P.C.
1111 BAGBY, 24TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
PHONE (713) 209-2950
FACSIMILE (713) 659-2430
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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TITLE OF PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE AMOUNT BEING OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
REGISTERED REGISTERED(1) PER SHARE(2) OFFERING PRICE(2) FEE
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Common Stock, par value
$.001 per share......... 400,000 $2.34375 $937,500 $261
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TOTAL $261
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
number of shares of the issuer's common stock registered hereunder will be
adjusted in the event of stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h), on the basis of the high and low
prices of the common stock as reported by the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board
on February 16, 1999.
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PART I
PROSPECTUS
EAGLE WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
This prospectus provides information regarding the registration of up to
400,000 shares of company common stock issuable upon the exercise of options
granted under the 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan.
The company will pay all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection
with the registration of the aggregate 400,000 shares. The selling stockholders
will pay the costs associated with any subsequent sales of the registered
shares, including any concessions, commissions, fees and applicable transfer
taxes.
The company's common stock is quoted on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board
under the symbol "EGLW." On February 18, 1999 the last reported sales price of
the common stock was $2.375.
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AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS INVOLVES A HIGH
DEGREE OF RISK. CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE RISK FACTORS APPEARING ON PAGE 2.
NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS
PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE COMPANY THAT DIFFERS FROM, OR ADDS TO, THE INFORMATION
IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR IN OUR DOCUMENTS THAT ARE PUBLICLY FILED WITH THE SEC.
ACCORDINGLY, IF ANYONE DOES GIVE YOU DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU
SHOULD NOT RELY ON IT.
IF YOU ARE IN A JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO BUY THE SECURITIES
OFFERED BY THE PROSPECTUS, OR IF YOU ARE A PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
DIRECT SUCH ACTIVITIES, THEN THE OFFER PRESENTED BY THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT
EXTEND TO YOU.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS SPEAKS ONLY AS OF THE ITS DATE UNLESS THE
INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY INDICATES THAT ANOTHER DATE APPLIES.
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The date of this prospectus is February 19, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference................................1
Available Information..........................................................1
About Our Company..............................................................1
Risk Factors...................................................................2
Limited Operating History of the Company.................................2
Capital Requirements.....................................................2
Limited Sources of Liquidity.............................................2
Dependence on Certain Customers..........................................2
Technology Change........................................................3
Dependence on Key Personnel..............................................3
Lack of Patent Protection................................................3
Federal Regulation.......................................................3
Competition..............................................................3
Lack of Cash Dividends...................................................3
No Assurance of a Public Market; Possible Volatility of Stock Price......4
Shares Reserved for Issuance.............................................4
Penny Stock Regulation...................................................4
Preferred Stock as a Possible Anti-Takeover Device.......................4
Use of Proceeds................................................................4
Selling Stockholders...........................................................5
Plan of Distribution...........................................................5
Resale of Shares by Affiliates.................................................5
Legal Matters..................................................................6
Experts........................................................................6
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents, which have been filed by the company with the
SEC, are incorporated herein by reference:
The company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
August 31, 1998.
The description of the company's common stock contained in the company's
registration statement on Form SB-2, File No. 333-20011, dated January 17, 1997.
All documents filed by the company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before the
termination of the offering covered hereby will be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified
or superceded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained in this prospectus or any subsequently filed document that also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference modifies or replaces such statement.
You may obtain, without charge, a copy of any or all of the documents
incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to such documents not
specifically incorporated by reference above, by making an oral or written
request to the company. Requests for such documents may be directed to the
company at 910 Gemini Avenue, Houston, Texas 77058-2704, Attention: Scott A.
Cubley.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange
Act and, in accordance therewith, files reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. The reports, proxy statements and other information
are available for inspection and copying at the Public Reference Room of the
SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Judiciary Plaza, Washington, D.C. 20549; and at the
Regional Offices of the SEC located at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400,
Chicago, Illinois 60661; and at 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048.
Copies of the material may be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the
SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, for a fee. The SEC
maintains a Web site on the Internet that contains reports, proxy and
information statements and other information regarding issuers that file
electronically with the SEC. The address of the site is: http://www.sec.gov. You
may access such information by searching the EDGAR data base on the site.
The company has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8
with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. Certain information
contained in the registration statement is omitted from this prospectus. You may
refer to the registration statement, its exhibits and schedules for further
information with respect to the company and the securities offered by this
prospectus. You may obtain copies of the registration statement, its exhibits
and schedules in the above captioned locations.
ABOUT OUR COMPANY
We manufacture and supply worldwide wireless communications equipment and
software for paging, wireless messaging, remote data acquisition and specialized
mobile radio markets, and we provide radio frequency engineering consulting
services. Our principal place of business is located at 910 Gemini Avenue,
Houston, Texas 77058-2704 and our telephone number is (281) 280-0488.
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RISK FACTORS
THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE SPECULATIVE AND
INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK OF LOSS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS.
LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY OF THE COMPANY
The company has a limited operating history and, accordingly, is subject
to all the substantial risks inherent in the commencement of a new business
enterprise. Additionally, the company has a limited business history that
investors can analyze to aid them in making an informed judgement as to the
merits of an investment in the company. Any investment in the company should be
considered a high risk investment because the investor will be placing funds at
risk in a company with unforeseen costs, expenses, competition and other
problems to which relatively new ventures are often subject. The company's
prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties
encountered in establishing a business in a highly competitive industry
characterized by rapid technological development. The company had net sales of
$3,971,369 and net earnings of $728,494 for the fiscal year ended August 31,
1997; net sales of $4,827,434 and net earnings of $770,968 for the fiscal year
ended August 31, 1998; and net sales of $980,897 and net earnings of $95,756 for
the three-month period ended November 30, 1998. The company may incur losses in
the future and there can be no assurance when or if the company will sustain
long-term profitability.
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
The company requires substantial capital to pursue its operating strategy.
Since inception, the company has primarily funded its capital requirements
through the private issuance for cash of shares of common stock and class A
warrants, class B warrants and class C warrants grossing approximately
$6,537,415. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997, the company obtained
$3,140,120 of cash provided by financing activities and used $2,191,780 of cash
in operations. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 1998, the company obtained
$45,596 of cash provided by financing activities and used $1,498,393 of cash in
operations. For the period ended November 30, 1998, the company used $19,000 of
cash in financing activities and used $513,000 in cash in operations. For the
fiscal year ended August 31, 1997, the company had working capital of
$6,090,971; for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1998, working capital of
$6,812,622; for the three-month period ended November 30, 1998, working capital
of $6,917,000.
LIMITED SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY
During the three months ended November 30, 1998, the majority of the
company's revenues originated from shipments for a two-way messaging system that
the company is installing for Link-Two Communications, Inc. in the Houston and
Dallas metroplexes and from contract research and development services. The
company believes that, through the implementation of a stringent cost reduction
program, its working capital should be sufficient to fund operations through the
end of the current fiscal year. Though negotiations are underway to obtain a
line of credit for working capital and term financing for potential
acquisitions, the company has not established a line of credit or other similar
financing arrangements with any lenders. We cannot provide you any assurance
that the company will be able to obtain any funding from any external sources on
suitable terms, if at all. A decrease in expected revenues resulting from
adverse economic conditions or otherwise, unforeseen costs, insufficient market
penetration, inability to collect the company's receivable from Link-Two and any
new product introductions could shorten the period during which the current
working capital may be expected to satisfy the company's capital requirements.
There is no assurance that the company will generate sufficient cash in future
periods to satisfy its capital requirements.
DEPENDENCE ON A CERTAIN CUSTOMERS
The company's largest customer, Link-Two, accounted for approximately 60%
of the company's revenue during the fiscal year ended August 31, 1998. Link-Two
provided revenues of $550,937 at November 30, 1998, approximately 59% of the
gross revenues at November 30, 1998. Certain principal stockholders (or
affiliates thereof) of the company, including James Futer, executive vice
president, director and chief operating officer, and A.L. Clifford, a director
of the company, are also principal stockholders of Link-Two. Mr. Clifford is
also the chairman and chief executive officer of Link-Two and Dr. Cubley is a
director of Link-Two. An additional customer, Compaq Computer Corporation,
represented approximately 12% of the company's revenues for the fiscal
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year ended August 31, 1998. At November 30, 1998, Compaq provided revenues of
$249,616 which represented 27% of gross revenues. Many of the company's
customers contract with the company on a purchase order basis, which may result
in fluctuations of revenue during various periods. The sudden loss of a
significant customer could have material adverse effect on the company's
business.
TECHNOLOGY CHANGE
The design, development and manufacturing of personal communication
systems and specialized mobile radio products is highly competitive and
characterized by rapid technology changes. The company competes with other
existing products and may compete against other development technology.
Development by others of new or improved products or technologies may make the
company's products obsolete or less competitive. While management believes that
the company's products are based on established state-of-the-art technology,
there can be no assurance that they will not be obsolete in the near future or
that the company will be able to develop a commercial market for its products in
response to future technology advances and developments.
DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL
The success of the company is dependent upon, among other things, the
services of H. Dean Cubley, president and chief executive officer and James
Futer, executive vice-president and chief operating officer. The loss of the
services of Dr. Cubley or Mr. Futer, for any reason, could have a material
adverse effect on the prospects of the company. The company has not entered into
employment agreements with Dr. Cubley and Mr. Futer but does maintain $2.5
million of key-man life insurance on Dr. Cubley. The company has enlisted
experienced personnel in several key positions; however, we cannot provide you
any assurance that the company will be able to continue to attract and retain
qualified employees to implement its business plan.
LACK OF PATENT PROTECTION
The company's success depends upon its proprietary technologies. The
company relies on non-disclosure agreements with employees, and common law
remedies with respect to its proprietary technology. The company has not
completed filing for or obtained patents on its key technology, and there can be
no assurance that the patents will be issued if applied for in the future. We
cannot provide you any assurance that others will not misappropriate the
company's proprietary technologies or develop competitive technologies or
products that could adversely affect the company. In addition, from time to time
the company is a defendant (actual or threatened) in certain infringement claims
encountered in the ordinary course of its business, the resolution of which, in
the opinion of management, should not have a material adverse effect on the
company's financial position. However, we can provide you no assurance that
future infringement claims, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on
the company's financial position.
FEDERAL REGULATION
The paging and personal communication systems industry is heavily
regulated. Although compliance with such laws and regulations historically has
not had a material adverse effect on the company's competitive position,
operations or financial condition or required material capital expenditures,
there is no assurance that the implementation of new or amended laws or
regulations in the future would not have such an effect or require such
expenditures.
COMPETITION
The wireless personal communications industry includes equipment
manufacturers that serve many of the same customers served by the company.
Substantially all of the company's competitors have significantly greater
resources, including financial, technical and marketing, than the company, and
we cannot provide you any assurance that the company will be able to compete
successfully in the future.
LACK OF CASH DIVIDENDS
To date, the company has not paid any cash dividends, and it is not
anticipated that any cash dividends will be paid to stockholders in the
foreseeable future.
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NO ASSURANCE OF A PUBLIC MARKET; POSSIBLE VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE
There is a limited, sporadic and highly volatile public trading market for
the company's common stock and there is no assurance that any public market will
continue in the future. In the event that any market continues for the company
securities, the market price of the common stock may experience fluctuations
that are unrelated to the operating performance of, or announcement concerning,
the company. Securities of issuers having relatively limited capitalization or
securities recently issued in a public offering, such as the company, are
particularly susceptible to change based on short-term trading strategies of
certain investors.
SHARES RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE
As of the date of this prospectus, a total of 11,670,155 shares of common
stock were outstanding. The company has reserved 400,000 shares of its common
stock to be issued pursuant to the 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan, of which
options to purchase 83,875 shares are outstanding at exercise prices ranging
from $1.13 to $4.25 with exercise periods extending to October 2003.
Additionally, there are warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of
11,541,668 shares. The exercise and subsequent sale of the shares of common
stock underlying these options will have a dilutive effect and could adversely
affect the prevailing market price of the common stock.
PENNY STOCK REGULATION
The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in
connection with transactions in "penny stocks." Penny stocks generally are
equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities
registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the Nasdaq
system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to
transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange system). The penny
stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not
otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure
document prepared by the SEC that provides information about penny stocks and
the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also
must provide the customer with bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the
compensation of the broker-dealer, and its salesperson in the transaction, and
monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in
the customer's account. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to
a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from such rules, the
broker-dealer must make a special written determination that a penny stock is a
suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written
agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect
of reducing the level of trading activity in any secondary market for a stock
that becomes subject to the penny stock rules, and accordingly, investors in
company securities may find it difficult to sell their securities, if at all.
PREFERRED STOCK AS A POSSIBLE ANTI-TAKEOVER DEVICE
The Board of Directors of the company has the authority to issue up to
5,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred stock with such designations, rights
and preferences as may be determined by the Board of Directors. Accordingly, the
Board of Directors of the company is empowered, without further shareholder
approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion,
voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other
rights of the holders of the company's common stock. Certain companies have used
the issuance of preferred stock as an anti-takeover device and the Board of
Directors could, without further shareholder approval, issue preferred stock
with certain rights that could discourage an attempt to obtain control of the
company in a transaction not approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors of the company also has authority to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of
common stock.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The company may receive up to $117,822.50 in proceeds from the exercise of
outstanding options under the 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan which will be
utilized for working capital purposes. There can be no assurance that the option
holders will exercise any or all of the options which are presently outstanding
or which may be issued under the 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan. The company
will not receive any proceeds from the resale of any shares underlying the
options. The selling shareholders will receive all of the net proceeds from the
sale of such shares.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
Shares of the company's common stock which are presently eligible for sale
pursuant to this prospectus or which may become eligible for sale pursuant to
this prospectus, whether or not the holders thereof have any present intent to
do so, are shares which have been and may be acquired by key employees, officers
and directors of the company from time to time upon exercise of options granted
pursuant to the company's 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan. The names of such
persons, and the number of Shares or options owned and the amount of options
currently vested and exercisable and other relevant information are set forth on
appendix A hereto.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Pursuant to this prospectus, the selling stockholders, or by certain
pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest to the selling
stockholders, may sell Shares from time to time in transactions on the OTC
Electronic Bulletin Board, in privately-negotiated transactions or by a
combination of such methods of sale, at fixed prices which may be changed, at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may
effect such transactions by selling the Shares to or through broker-dealers, and
such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or the purchasers of
the Shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they sell as
principal, or both (which compensation to a particular broker-dealer might be in
excess of customary commissions).
Other methods by which the Shares may be sold include, without limitation:
(1) transactions which involve cross or block trades or any other transaction
permitted by the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board, (2) "at the market" to or
through market makers or into an existing market for the common stock, (3) in
other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including
direct sales to purchasers or sales effected through agents, (4) through
transactions in options or swaps or other derivatives (whether exchange-listed
or otherwise), (5) through short sales, or (6) any combination of any other such
methods of sale. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other
transaction with broker-dealers which require the delivery to such
broker-dealers of the Shares offered hereby which Shares such broker-dealer may
resell pursuant to this prospectus.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers who act in connection with
the sale of Shares hereunder may be deemed to be underwriters, as that term is
defined under the Securities Act, and any commissions received by them and
profit on any resale of the Shares as principal may be deemed to be underwriting
discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
There is no assurance that the selling stockholders will sell all or any
of the Shares which may be offered hereby.
RESALE OF SHARES BY AFFILIATES
The Shares offered hereby may be resold freely, except that any selling
stockholder deemed to be an "affiliate" of the company within the meaning of
those terms under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, may only sell the Shares limited to the amount specified in Rule
144(e) of the Securities Act which allows them to sell, within any three-month
period, up to the number of shares that does not exceed the greater of: (1) one
percent of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the company, or (2)
the average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks preceding the
date of receipt of the order to execute the transaction by the broker or the
date of execution of the transaction directly with the broker.
An employee who is not an executive officer or director of the company
generally will not be deemed to be an "affiliate" of the company. In addition,
the acquisition of shares of common stock by officers and directors of the
company through the exercise of options will generally not be considered a
"purchase," but the sale thereof will generally be considered a "sale" for
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of the securities offered hereby will be passed on for the
company by Brewer & Pritchard, P.C., Houston, Texas. Principals of Brewer &
Pritchard, P.C. own $.05 warrants to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock and
$5.00 warrants to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of the company have been audited by McManus &
Company, independent certified public accountants, as set forth in their report
incorporated by reference herein in reliance given upon the authority of those
firms as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said reports.
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APPENDIX A
1996 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
The following is a summary of the company's 1996 Incentive Stock Option
Plan for the full terms and condition of the plan see Exhibit 10.1 which is
attached hereto. The company has reserved 400,000 shares of company common stock
to be issued pursuant to the plan. The shares of common stock to be issued upon
exercise of options granted under the plan are being registered hereby.
SUMMARY
The plan was adopted, pursuant to approval by the company's board of
directors and stockholders, in order to foster and promote the financial success
of the company. The plan is intended to provide "incentive stock options" within
the meaning of that term under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. In
addition, the company intends to administer the plan to meet the requirements of
Rule 16b-3(6) promulgated under the Exchange Act. The company intends to utilize
any cash proceeds received from the sale of company common stock pursuant to
options granted under the plan for working capital purposes.
The plan is administered by a committee appointed by the board, and
composed of at least two members of the board. Under the plan, the committee may
only grant options to plan participants who include: key employees, executive
officers, and directors of the company. The committee has the sole and complete
authority to determine such persons to whom options shall be granted and to
interpret and implement the plan, including such items as the duration of each
option and the exercise price of each option.
Each option granted under the plan is convertible into one share of common
stock, unless adjusted pursuant to the provisions of plan. The total number of
options available for grant under the plan may not exceed 400,000, however, in
the event an option granted expires unexercised or is canceled or surrendered
for any reason, new options may be granted in place of the former options.
Finally, the aggregate "fair market value" of common stock subject to options
granted under the plan to any sole participant in any calendar year may not
exceed $100,000. Fair market value is defined a the closing price of company
common stock as last reported on the principal national securities exchange on
which the common stock is listed or admitted to trade.
The committee may grant options to any participant at any time, provided
that the option price per share of common stock deliverable upon exercise of the
option is 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date
the option is granted. Each option is fully exercisable six months from the date
of grant, unless the committee provides for a shorter period, and each option
must be exercised within five years from the date of grant. Notwithstanding the
above pricing information, if the committee grants options to any person holding
10% or more of the total voting power of the company, the option price per share
of common stock deliverable upon exercise of the option must be at least 110% of
the fair market value. In addition, each option granted to any person holding
10% or more of the total voting power of the company must be exercised within
five years from the date of grant. In case of dissolution of the company, every
option outstanding will terminate, provided that every option holder will have
thirty days prior written notice of such event, during which time he has the
right to exercise any of his unexercised options. In the case of a merger,
consolidation, or sale of substantially all of the assets of the company, any
option granted will pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of
common stock would be entitled to as a result of such transaction, provided that
all unexercised options may be canceled by the company with notice to the option
holders after which every option holder will have thirty days during which time
he has the right to exercise any of his unexercised options.
The grant of any options does not obligate the company to continue the
employment of any employee for any particular period. The board may alter,
amend, suspend, or terminate the plan or any option at any time, provided that
the board may not change the total number of shares of common stock available
for options, extend the duration of the options, increase the maximum term of
the options, decrease the option price, or materially modify the eligibility
requirements of the plan.
The following table shows each participant and their vested and unvested options
as of February 17, 1999.
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PARTICIPANTS DATE OF GRANT VESTED OPTIONS UNVESTED OPTIONS
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Amaroso, Michael ........... 7/13/98 7,000
Ball, Stephen .............. 4/30/98 4,000
Coats, Richard ............. 8/3/98 1,000
Cubley, Scott A ............ 8/3/98 7,500
Cubley, Scott A ............ 2/16/98 5,000
Cubley, Scott A ............ 7/1/98 5,000
*Futer, Christopher W ...... 8/3/98 5,000
Giglio, Debra P ............ 7/20/98 15,000
Giglio, Debra P ............ 8/8/97 2,750
Goins, David ............... 4/13/98 2,500
Grimes, Kathleen ........... 10/12/98 1,000
Harkness, Bruce ............ 8/8/97 500
Howerton, Mary ............. 8/8/97 1,375
Kennedy, Hunter S .......... 8/8/97 2,750
Lam, Heip .................. 8/8/97 500
Nagel, John ................ 7/3/98 10,000
Ponce, Eduardo ............. 8/3/98 5,000
Ponce, Eduardo ............. 2/6/98 1,000
Rice, Richard .............. 10/20/97 5,000
Wood, Mark ................. 8/8/97 2,000
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Total ...................... 83,875
Whether or not the above persons have a present intent to do so, all of the
above persons will be eligible to sell pursuant to the re-offer prospectus the
number of shares acquired by them upon exercise of the options.
*These persons are currently deemed to be "affiliates" of the company and the
amount of Shares to be sold pursuant to the re-offer prospectus is limited to
the amount specified in Rule 144(e) of the Securities Act. See "Resale of Shares
by Affiliates."
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the company with the SEC are incorporated
herein by reference:
1. The company's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, or, either (1) the company's latest
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act that
contains audited financial statements for the company's latest fiscal year
for which such statements have been filed, or (2) the company's effective
registration statement on Form 10-SB filed under the Exchange Act
containing audited financial statements for the company's latest fiscal
year;
2. All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to
in (1) above; and
The description of the common stock that is contained in a registration
statement or amendment thereto filed under Section 12 of the Exchange Act,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to the registration statement which indicates
that all shares of common stock offered have been sold or which
deregisters all of such shares then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in the registration statement and to be a
part thereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not Applicable
ITEM 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Brewer & Pritchard, P.C., counsel to the company, has passed upon the
legality under the law of the State of Texas, the state in which the company is
incorporated, of the common stock of the company being offered hereby.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Article XI of the Articles of Incorporation of the company provides for
indemnification of officers, directors, agents and employees of the company as
follows:
(a) The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by
judgment, order settlement, conviction or upon a plea of NOLO
CONTENDERE or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a
manner in which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that
his conduct was unlawful.
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(b) The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and
except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the
extent that the District Court or the court in which such action or
suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of
the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity
for such expenses which the District Court or such other court shall
deem proper.
(c) To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections
(a) and (b) of this Article, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.
(d) Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this Article
(unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as
authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is
proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this
Article. Such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of
Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who
were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of
disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in
a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
(e) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or
director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the
Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit
or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such
director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Corporation as authorized by this Article. Such expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by other employees and agents may be so
paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board of
Directors deems appropriate.
(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this Article shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding such office.
(g) The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred
by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such,
whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him
against such liability under this Article.
(h) For purposes of this Article references to "the Corporation" shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent
corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in
a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had
continued, would have had the power and authority to indemnify its
directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
shall stand in the same position under this Article with respect to
the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect
to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.
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(i) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this Article shall, unless otherwise provided
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased
to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
The foregoing discussion of the company's Articles of Incorporation, and of the
Texas Business Corporation Act is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified
in its entirety by such Articles of Incorporation and statutes, respectively.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Any restricted securities to be offered or resold pursuant to this
registration statement were issued pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act, as a non-public offering of securities.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:
EXHIBIT NO. IDENTIFICATION OF EXHIBIT
4.2(2) Common Stock Specimen
5.1(1) Opinion Regarding Legality
10.1(1) 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan
23.1(1) Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2(1) Consent of McManus & Company, independent public accountants
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(1) Filed herewith.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to the company's registration statement on Form SB-2,
File No. 333-20011, which was filed with the SEC on January 17, 1997.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
i. To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;
ii. To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected
in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
iii. To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) do not
apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form
S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA FIDE offering
thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that
is incorporated by reference in the registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
BONA FIDE offering thereof.
(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to
a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 19th day of February,
1999.
EAGLE WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ H. DEAN CUBLEY
H. DEAN CUBLEY, Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/H. DEAN CUBLEY President, Chief Executive Officer February 19, 1999
H. Dean Cubley
/s/RICHARD ROYALL Chief Financial Officer (Principal February 19, 1999
Richard Royall Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/CHRISTOPHER W. FUTER Director, Executive Vice-President February 19, 1999
Christopher W. Futer and Chief Operating Officer
/s/A.L. CLIFFORD Director February 19, 1999
A.L. Clifford
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EXHIBIT 5.1
[BREWER & PRITCHARD LETTERHEAD APPEARS HERE]
February 19, 1999
Eagle Wireless International, Inc.
910 Gemini
Houston, Texas 77058
Re: Eagle Wireless International, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Gentlemen:
We have represented Eagle Wireless International, Inc., a Texas
corporation ("Company"), in connection with the preparation of a registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-8
("Registration Statement") relating to the proposed issuance of up to 400,000
shares ("Shares") of the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share
("Common Stock") pursuant to the terms of the 1996 Incentive Stock Option Plan
("Plan"). In this connection, we have examined originals or copies identified to
our satisfaction of such documents, corporate and other records, certificates,
and other papers as we deemed necessary to examine for purposes of this opinion,
including but not limited to the Plan, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company, the Bylaws of the Company, and resolutions of the Board of Directors of
the Company.
We are of the opinion that the Shares will be, when issued pursuant to the
Plan, legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this Opinion as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
BREWER & PRITCHARD, P.C.
//s// Brewer & Pritchard, P.C.
EXHIBIT 10.1
EAGLE TELECOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1996 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. ADOPTION AND PURPOSE
Eagle Telecom International, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"),
hereby adopts this Eagle Telecom International, Inc. 1996 Incentive Stock
Option Plan, as hereinafter set forth (the "Plan"), subject to stockholder
approval. The purpose of the Plan is to foster and promote the financial
success of the Company and materially increase stockholder value by (a)
strengthening the Company's capability to develop and maintain an
outstanding management team, (b) motivating superior performance by the
management team, (c) encouraging and providing for obtaining an ownership
interest in the Company, (d) attracting and retaining outstanding
executive talent by providing incentive compensation opportunities
competitive with other companies, and (e) enabling key employees to
participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company.
The Plan is intended to provide "incentive stock options" within the
meaning of that term under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"). Any proceeds of cash or property received
by the Company for the sale of Eagle Telecom International, Inc. common
stock, $.001 par value (the "Common Stock") pursuant to options granted
under this Plan will be used for general corporate purposes.
2. ADMINISTRATION
2.1 The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the "Compensation
Committee") appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board") and composed of at least two Board members or the Board of
Directors. If the Plan is administered by the Compensation
Committee, it shall meet the plan administration requirements
described under Rule 16b-3(c)(2) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 [see 17 CFR Section 240.16b-3(c)(2)] or any
similar rule which may subsequently be in effect. Any vacancy on the
Compensation Committee shall be filled by the Board.
2.2 Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Compensation
Committee shall have the sole and complete authority to (a)
determine key employees to whom awards hereunder shall be granted,
(b) make awards in such form and amounts as it shall determine, (c)
impose such limitations and conditions upon such awards as it shall
deem appropriate, (d) interpret the Plan, prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to it, (e) determine the
terms and provisions of the respective participants' agreements
(which need not be identical), and (f) make such other
determinations as it deems necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan. The decisions of the Compensation
Committee on matters within their jurisdiction under the Plan shall
be conclusive and binding on the Company and all other persons. No
members of the Board or the Compensation Committee shall be liable
for any action taken or determination made in good faith.
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2.3 All expenses associated with the Plan shall be paid by the Company
or its Subsidiaries.
2.4 As used in this Section and wherever used in this Plan, the term
"Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation (other than the Company) in
which the Company directly or indirectly controls 50% or more of the
combined voting power of all stock of that corporation.
3. ELIGIBILITY
The Compensation Committee may grant options to purchase Common Stock
under this Plan (referred to as "Options") only to key employees and
executive officers of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Compensation
Committee shall determine, within the provisions of the Plan, those key
employees to whom, and the times at which, Options shall be granted. In
making such determinations, the Compensation Committee may take into
account the nature of the services rendered by the employee, his or her
present and potential contributions to the Company's success, and such
other factors as the Compensation Committee in its discretion shall deem
relevant. Grants may be made to the same individual on more than one
occasion. An employee of the Company who is granted Options pursuant to
this Plan shall be referred to as a "Participant."
4. GRANTING OF OPTIONS
4.1 POWERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. The Compensation Committee
shall determine, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, the
duration of each Option, the exercise price (i.e. Option price)
under each Option, the time or times within which (during the term
of the Option) all or portions of each Option may be exercised, and
whether cash, Common Stock, or other property may be accepted in
full or partial payment upon exercise of an Option.
4.2 NUMBER OF OPTIONS. As soon as practicable after the date an employee
is determined to be eligible under Section 3 hereof, the
Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, grant to such
eligible employee a number of Options determined by the Compensation
Committee.
5. COMMON STOCK
Each Option granted under the Plan shall be convertible into one (1)
share(s) of Common Stock, unless adjusted in accordance with the
provisions of Section 7 hereof. Options may be granted for a number of
shares not to exceed, in the aggregate, 400,000 shares of Common Stock,
subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7 hereof. For purposes of
calculating the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be
issued under the Plan, (i) all the shares issued (including the shares, if
any, withheld for tax withholding requirements) shall be counted when cash
is used as full payment for shares issued upon the exercise of an Option,
and (ii) shares tendered by a Participant as payment for shares issued
upon exercise
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of an Option shall be available for issuance under the Plan. Upon the
exercise of an Option, the Company may deliver either authorized but
unissued shares, treasury shares, or any combination thereof. In the event
that any Option granted under the Plan expires unexercised, or is
surrendered by a Participant for cancellation, or is terminated or ceases
to be exercisable for any other reason without having been fully
exercised, the Common Stock theretofore subject to such Option shall again
become available for new Options to be granted under the Plan to any
eligible employee (including the holder of such former Option) at an
Option price determined in accordance with Section 6.2 hereof, which price
may then be greater or less than the Option price of such former Option.
No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued, and the Compensation
Committee shall determine the manner in which fractional share value shall
be treated.
6. REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
6.1 AWARD OF OPTIONS. The Compensation Committee may, from time to time
and subject to the provisions of the Plan and such other terms and
conditions as the Compensation Committee may prescribe, grant to any
Participant in the Plan one or more "incentive stock options"
(intended to qualify as such under the provisions of Section 422 of
the Code) to purchase for cash or shares the number of shares of
Common Stock allotted by the Compensation Committee. The date an
Option is granted shall mean the date selected by the Compensation
Committee as of which the Compensation Committee allots a specific
number of shares to a Participant pursuant to the Plan. Except as
otherwise provided in Section 6.4, Options shall not be granted to
any owner of 10% or more of the total combined voting power of the
Company and its Subsidiaries.
6.2 OPTION PRICE. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.4, the
option price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise
of an Option shall be 100% of the "Fair Market Value" of a share of
Common Stock on the date the Option is granted. For purposes of this
Plan, Fair Market Value shall mean as of any date and in respect of
any share of Common Stock, the closing price on such date or on the
next business day, if such date is not a business day, of a share of
Common Stock last reported on the principal national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trade,
provided that, if shares of Common Stock shall not have been traded
on such securities exchange for more than 10 days immediately
preceding such date or if deemed appropriate by the Compensation
Committee for any other reason, the Fair Market Value of shares of
Common Stock shall be as determined by the Compensation Committee in
such other manner as it may deem appropriate. In no event shall the
Fair Market Value of any share of Common Stock be less than its par
value.
6.3 TERM AND EXERCISE. Each Option shall be fully exercisable six months
from the date of its grant except in the event of the Participant's
death or "disability" (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code) or unless a shorter period is provided by the Compensation
Committee or another Section of this Plan. Except as otherwise
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provided in Section 6.4, each Option may be exercised during a
period of 5 years from the date of grant thereof.
6.4 TEN PERCENT SHAREHOLDER. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Plan, Options may be granted to any owner of 10% or more of the
total combined voting power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (i)
if the Option price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted, and (ii)
the Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of
five years from the date such Option is granted.
6.5 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF OPTION GRANT. The aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined on the date the Option is granted) of Common Stock
subject to an Option granted to a Participant by the Compensation
Committee in any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000.
6.6 METHOD OF EXERCISE. Options may be exercised by giving written
notice to the President of the Company, stating the number of shares
of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised
and tendering payment thereof. In lieu of part or all of a cash
payment, the Compensation Committee may permit payment in Common
Stock, valued at fair market value (as determined by the
Compensation Committee) on the date of exercise. Payment for Common
Stock, whether in cash or in other shares of Common Stock, shall be
made in full at the time that an Option, or any part thereof, is
exercised.
7. ADJUSTMENTS
7.1 The aggregate number or type of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which Options may be granted hereunder, the number or type of
shares of Common Stock subject to each outstanding Option, and the
Option price per share for each such Option may all be appropriately
adjusted, as the Compensation Committee may determine, for any
increase or decrease in the number of shares of issued Common Stock
resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares whether
through reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation, payment of
a share dividend, or other similar increase or decrease.
7.2 Subject to any required action by the stockholders, if the Company
shall be a party to a transaction involving a sale of substantially
all its assets, a merger, or a consolidation, any Option granted
hereunder shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a
holder of Common Stock would be entitled to receive as a result of
such transaction; provided, however, that all unexercised Options
under the Plan may be canceled by the Company as of the effective
date of any such transaction by
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giving notice to the holders of such Options of its intention to do
so, and by permitting the exercise of such Options during the 30-day
period immediately after the date such notice is given.
7.3 In the case of dissolution of the Company, every Option outstanding
hereunder shall terminate; provided, however, that each Option
holder shall have 30 days' prior written notice of such event,
during which time he shall have a right to exercise his partly or
wholly unexercised Options.
7.4 On the basis of information known to the Company, the Compensation
Committee shall make all determinations under this Section 7,
including whether a transaction involves a sale of substantially all
the Company's assets; and all such determinations shall be
conclusive and binding on the Company and all other persons.
8. OPTION AGREEMENTS
Each award of Options shall be evidenced by a written agreement, executed
by the employee and the Company, which shall contain such restrictions,
terms and conditions as the Compensation Committee may require in
accordance with the provisions of this Plan. Option agreements need not be
identical. The certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock acquired
upon exercise of an Option may bear a legend referring to the terms and
conditions contained in the respective Option agreement and the Plan, and
the Company may place a stop transfer order with its transfer agent
against the transfer of such shares. If requested to do so by the
Compensation Committee at the time of exercise of an Option, each
Participant shall execute a certificate indicating that he is purchasing
the Common Stock under such Option for investment and not with any present
intention to sell the same.
9. LEGAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Common Stock under
Options shall be subject to all applicable laws, regulations, rules and
approvals, including, but not by way of limitation, the effectiveness of a
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, if deemed
necessary or appropriate by the Board, of the Common Stock reserved for
issuance upon exercise of Options. In the case of officers or other
persons subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Compensation Committee may at any time impose any limitations upon the
exercise, delivery and payment of any Option which, in the Compensation
Committee's discretion, are necessary in order to comply with Section
16(b) and the rules and regulations thereunder. A participant shall have
no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by an
Option, or exercised by him, until the date of delivery of a stock
certificate to him for such shares. No adjustment other than pursuant to
Section 7 hereof shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the
record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is delivered.
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10. NON-TRANSFERABILITY
During the lifetime of an optionee, any Option granted to him shall be
exercisable only by him or by his guardian or legal representative. No
Option shall be assignable or transferable, except by will, by the laws of
descent and distribution, or pursuant to certain divorce decrees. The
granting of an Option shall impose no obligation upon the optionee to
exercise such Option or right.
11. NO CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
Neither the adoption of this Plan nor the grant of any Option shall be
deemed to obligate the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to
continue the employment of any employee for any particular period, nor
shall the granting of an Option constitute a request or consent to
postpone the retirement date of any employee.
12. INDEMNIFICATION OF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as
members of the Board or the Compensation Committee, the members of the
Compensation Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against the
reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees actually and necessarily
incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding
(or in connection with any appeal therein), to which they or any of them
may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in
connection with the Plan or any Option granted hereunder, and against all
amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is
approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by
them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding,
except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such
action, suit or proceeding that such Compensation Committee member is
liable for gross negligence or misconduct in the performance of his
duties; provided that within 60 days after institution of any such action,
suit or proceeding a Compensation Committee member shall in writing offer
the Company the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the
same.
13. WITHHOLDING TAXES
Whenever the Company proposes or is required to issue or transfer shares
of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall have the right to
require the grantee to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to
satisfy any federal, state and/or local withholding tax requirements prior
to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares.
Alternatively, the Company may issue or transfer such shares of Common
Stock net of the number of shares sufficient to satisfy the withholding
tax requirements. For withholding tax purposes, the shares of Common Stock
shall be valued on the date the withholding obligation is incurred.
14. LEAVES OF ABSENCE
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The Compensation Committee shall be entitled to make such rules,
regulations and determinations as it deems appropriate under the Plan in
respect of any leave of absence taken by the recipient of any Option.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Compensation
Committee shall be entitled to determine (i) whether or not any such leave
of absence shall constitute a termination of employment within the meaning
of the Plan and (ii) the impact, if any, of any such leave of absence on
Options under the Plan theretofore made to any recipient who takes such
leave of absence.
15. NEWLY ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Compensation Committee shall be
entitled to make such rules, regulations, determinations and awards as it
deems appropriate in respect of any employee who becomes eligible to
participate in the Plan.
16. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF PLAN
The Board, acting by a majority of its members (exclusive of Board members
who are not eligible to be appointed to the Compensation Committee as
described in Section 2.1) without further action on the part of the
stockholders, may from time to time alter, amend or suspend the Plan or
any Option granted hereunder or may at any time terminate the Plan;
provided, however, that the Board may not:
(a) change the total number of shares of Common Stock available for
Options under the Plan (except as provided in Section 7 hereof);
(b) extend the duration of the Option;
(c) increase the maximum term of Options;
(d) decrease the Option price or otherwise materially increase the
benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan; or
(e) materially modify the eligibility requirements of the Plan;
and provided further that no such action shall materially and adversely
affect any outstanding Options without the consent of the respective
optionees.
17. GENDER AND NUMBER
Except when otherwise indicated by the context, words in the masculine
gender when used in the Plan shall include the feminine gender and vice
versa, and the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
include the singular.
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18. GOVERNING LAW
The Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas.
19. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN
The Plan shall become effective upon adoption by the Board.
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the inclusion in this S-8 Registration Statement of our report
dated November 30, 1998 on our audit of the financial statements of Eagle
Wireless International, Inc. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts."
/s/ McMANUS & CO., P.C.
McManus & Co., P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
Morris Plains, New Jersey
