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U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB
[X] ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
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[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
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Commission File No. 0-26913
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CYBERTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
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(Name of Small Business Issuer in its Charter)
NEVADA 86-0862532
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)
incorporation or organization)
4320 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 205
San Diego, California 92122
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Issuer's Telephone Number: (858) 646-7410
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
4275 Executive Square, Suite 510
La Jolla, California 92037
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(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last Report)
Securities Registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: None
Securities Registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common
Check whether the Issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
(1) Yes X No (2) Yes X No
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Check if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no disclosure will be
contained, to the best of Company's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form
10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [ ]
State Issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: December 31, 1999 -
$3,105,570.
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State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the stock was sold,
or the average bid and asked prices of such stock, as of a specified date
within the past 60 days.
March 28, 2000 - $22,870,312.50. There are approximately 4,305,000
shares of common voting stock of the Company held by non-affiliates. These
computations are based upon the average of the high and low bid prices for the
common stock of the Company on the OTC Bulletin Board of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") for the quarter ended
December 31, 1999.
(ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
Check whether the Issuer has filed all documents and reports required to
be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution
of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes X No
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(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS)
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuer's
classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:
March 28, 2000
4,734,243
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
A description of "Documents Incorporated by Reference" is contained
in Item 13 of this Report.
Transitional Small Business Issuer Format Yes X No
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PART I
Item 1. Description of Business.
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Business Development.
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Cybertel, Communications Corp., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company" or "Cybertel"), was organized on June 13, 1996, for the purpose of
engaging in any lawful activity. At inception, the Company was authorized to
issue 20,000,000 shares of non-assessable common voting stock, par value one
mill ($0.001) per share. In addition, the Company is authorized to issue
5,000,000 shares of preferred stock having a par value of one mill ($0.001)
per share, with such rights and preferences as the Board of Directors shall
determine. For a discussion of the Company's business development from
inception through the calendar year ended December 31, 1998, see its
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB-A3, which was filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on October 15, 1999, and which is incorporated herein
by this reference. See the Exhibit Index, Item 13 of this Report.
In November and December, 1999, the Company received net proceeds of
$390,238 from loans with a face value of $500,000. The loans are due six
months from the date of origination and bear interest at the rate of 14% per
annum. The note investors also received a total of 75,000 "unregistered" and
"restricted" shares of the Company's common stock on a pro rata basis, and
Capital Growth Resources, the placement agent, received 50,000 such shares as
a placement fee, and the Company is obligated to register these shares. See
the caption "Recent Sales of 'Unregistered' Securities" of this Report.
On December 30, 1999, Cybertel entered into a Reorganization
Agreement (the "Telenomics Agreement") with Telenomics, Inc., a California
corporation ("Telenomics"), and all of the stockholders of Telenomics (the
"Telenomics Stockholders") whereby Cybertel issued 600,000 shares of
"restricted securities" (common stock) to the Telenomics Stockholders in
consideration of the exchange of 100% of the outstanding voting securities of
Telenomics. These shares amounted to approximately 9.4% of the post-Telenomics
Agreement outstanding voting securities of Cybertel, taking into account the
securities of Cybertel issued as outlined in the next paragraph. Telenomics
became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cybertel on the closing of the Telenomics
Agreement. A copy of the Telenomics Agreement, with exhibits, was attached as
an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 30,
1999, as amended, which disclosed the Telenomics Agreement and which was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2000. See the
Exhibit Index, Item 13 of this Report.
Telenomics is a Hewlett Packard Channel Partner, providing telephone
accounting and management software solutions on the HP servers since 1983. It
is also a Hewlett Packard equipment reseller of the HP/9000, HP/3000 and HP
workstations through a value added national authorized reseller license with
Hewlett Packard with a best in class status.
The PWARE software products manufactured and distributed by
Telenomics and its authorized resellers are designed to reside on the Hewlett
Packard servers in an open environment, enabling easy interface to existing
legacy modules on the server, such as financial, human resources and other
applications. PWARE is also designed to reduce dependency on the software
vendors and replace the standalone PC call accounting system sold through the
telephone vendors. PWARE is a multi-user system with both an unlimited
terminals based server and a per-seat MS Windows Client Server based front
end.
Also on December 30, 1999, Cybertel entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization (the "Like Dat Music Agreement") with T. J.
Knowles, the sole stockholder of Like Dat Music, Inc., a California
corporation (the "Like Dat Music Stockholder" and "Like Dat Music,"
respectively), whereby Cybertel issued 100,000 shares of "restricted
securities" (common stock) to Mr. Knowles in consideration of the exchange of
100% of the outstanding voting securities of Like Dat Music. These shares
amounted to approximately 1.6% of the post-Like Dat Music Agreement
outstanding voting securities of Cybertel, taking into account the securities
of Cybertel issued pursuant to the Telenomics Agreement. Like Dat Music became
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cybertel on the closing of the Like Dat Music
Agreement. A copy of the Like Dat Music Agreement, with exhibits, was
attached as and exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 30, 1999, as amended, which disclosed the Telenomics Agreement and
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14,
2000. See the Exhibit Index, Item 13 of this Report.
Property, plant and equipment acquired under the Telenomics
Agreement included computer and office furniture with a book value of
approximately $70,000. The only other asset of Telenomics was its software
code for its call accounting software; the development expenses of this
software have been deducted as an expense and are not reflected on its balance
sheet.
Like Dat Music is an established and award-winning commercial music
and sound design (digitally layered sound effects) company which creates and
produces original music for sale and/or license to the advertising, corporate,
broadcast and film industries. Its products and services are utilized in
television and radio commercials, television network and cable promotions,
corporate industrial and trade films and shows, feature film trailers
(previews) and motion pictures, television programming, and in Internet-
related applications such as on-site kiosks and web sites. It also provides
specialized digital sound recording services as well as innovative consumer
music products for sale, private labeling and license.
Like Dat Music had virtually no tangible assets, except its
copyright music. The development expenses of these assets have also been
deducted as an expense, and there is no carrying value for these assets on its
balance sheet.
Effective February 10, 2000, which is subsequent to the period
covered by this Report, the Company's Board of Directors resolved to designate
5,000 shares of its authorized class of preferred stock as Series A 6%
Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), with holders
thereof being entitled to receive, out of funds legally available therefor,
dividends equal to 6% of the Liquidation Preference (i.e., $1000 per share of
Series A Preferred Stock) per annum. At the election of the Company, such
dividends may be paid either in shares of the Company's common stock or in
cash. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive
the Liquidation Preference, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends, whether or
not declared. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock is also entitled to the
number of votes that is equal to the number of whole shares of common stock
into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by that holder are
convertible immediately after the close of business on the record date for
determining the stockholders who are entitled to notice of and to vote at any
stockholder meeting or, in the case of matters that are approved by the
consent of stockholders without a meeting, on the date of such consent.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option
of the holder thereof, at any time, into such number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of the Company's common stock as is determined by
dividing $1000, plus the amount of any accrued but unpaid dividends, by the
Conversion Price (i.e., the lower of (i) 110% of the average closing bid price
of the Company's common stock for the five trading days immediately preceding
the initial closing date of the Company's Securities Purchase Agreement as
discussed below; and (ii) 80% of the average of the three lowest closing bid
prices of the Company's common stock for the 25 trading days immediately
preceding the conversion date. If the closing bid price of the Company's
common stock is less than $8 per share, the Company shall be permitted to
redeem any or all shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Commencing on or about February 14, 2000, which is subsequent to the
period covered by this Report, the Company commenced a private placement of a
minimum of 100,000 shares, and a maximum of 1,000,000 shares, of its
"unregistered" and "restricted" common stock at a price of $8 per share.
Subject to the completion of the minimum offering, the Company's placement
agent, Capital Growth Resources, of El Cajon, California, is to be paid a
sales commission of 10% of the gross proceeds of the offering, together with:
(i) 2% of the gross proceeds as a wholesaling fee; (ii) 2% of the gross
proceeds as a "due diligence" fee; (iii) 2% of the gross proceeds as an
unaccountable expense allowance; and (iv) 12.5 warrants for every 100 shares
sold (together with an additional 20,000 warrants if the offering is completed
within 90 days). Each warrant grants the placement agent the right to acquire
one "unregistered" and "restricted" share of the Company's common stock for a
period of one year, at a price of $0.01 per share. As of the date of this
Report, the Company has raised the minimum gross proceeds under this offering,
and the offering is continuing.
Effective February 15, 2000, which is also subsequent to the period
covered by this Report, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement with Adara Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Adara"), under which the Company sold to Adara: (i) 3,000 shares of its
Series A Preferred Stock, at a price of $3,000,000 (the "Shares"); (ii)
Warrants to purchase 225,000 shares of the Company's common stock; and (iii)
for $100, a Supplemental Warrant to purchase an additional 2,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock for $2,000,000, and Stock Purchase Warrants to
purchase up to 150,000 additional shares of common stock.
The Warrants are exercisable until February 15, 2004, at a price of
$16.86 per share. The Supplemental Warrant is exercisable until November 15,
2000.
Also on February 15, 2000, the Company and Adara executed a
Registration Rights Agreement under which the Company agreed to file, within
45 days of the initial closing date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, a
Registration Statement on Form SB-2, covering the resale of the Shares; the
Warrants; and the Supplemental Warrant. The Company is required to keep the
Registration Statement effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which
all of such securities have been sold; (ii) the date on which they may be
immediately sold without restriction; and (iii) the date which is 24 months
following the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective.
The Registration Rights Agreement also gives Adara "piggyback" registration
rights with respect to these securities. A copy of the Adara Securities
Purchase Agreement, with the Registration Rights Agreement and other exhibits
thereto, is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. See the
Exhibit Index, Item 13 of this Report.
On or about February 16, 2000, the Company entered into a letter of
intent with LDVL, Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("LDVL"), which set forth the
proposed terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by which the Company will
issue 625,000 "unregistered" and "restricted" shares of its common stock to
the stockholders of LDVL in exchange for all of the outstanding securities of
LDVL. LDVL is a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) provider. As of the date of
this Report, the parties have taken no further action with respect to the
Company's acquisition of LDVL, and there can be no assurance that any
definitive agreement will be executed.
Business.
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The Company provides long distance voice and data telecommunications
services. It utilizes the network switching and transport facilities of Tier I
long distance carriers, such as TeleHub Network Services Corporation; Level 3
Communications; and Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc., to provide a broad
array of integrated long distance telecommunications services such as long
distance, calling cards, paging and wireless communications on a seamless and
highly reliable basis. A non-facilities based carrier provides long distance
services without the use of its own preferred interexchange carrier code
(i.e., a code that allows a customer to dial "1" to access its Primary
Interexchange Carrier, or "PIC"). A "reseller" places its customers' calls
through a facilities based carrier and that carrier bills and collects from
the end-user customers. Facilities-based carriers have the advantage of lower
long-term costs because they do not lease their networks from another carrier
and are not subject to pricing policies of other carriers; the disadvantage is
that initial capital investments are higher.
The Company's service offerings include basic "1 plus" and "800"
long distance, frame relay data transmission, Internet telephony and wireless
communications services, as well as enhanced telecommunications services such
as prepaid calling cards and Internet access.
In addition, the Company is developing a regional internet protocol
network in the western United States that will connect with a national
network, allowing the Company to transport telecommunications nationally. To
reach this goal, management plans to purchase equipment and lease facilities
and other assets. The Company is arranging financing for this purpose. See
the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation" of
this Report.
Risk Factors
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Limited Operating History.
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The Company was incorporated in June, 1996 for the purpose of
engaging in any lawful activity. The Company's plan of operations calls for
it to create an international, facilities-based communications network.
However, the Company is still in a formative stage. Potential investors
should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by a new enterprise
in a highly competitive industry. There is limited evidence at this time upon
which to base an assumption that the Company's business plans will prove
successful or that its products and services will be successfully marketed.
As a consequence, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to
operate profitably in the future.
Operating Results of the Company.
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The Company is still a development stage company and has not yet
earned an annual profit. The gross revenues and net losses of the Company for
the three calendar years ended December 31, 1999, are shown below:
Year ended Gross Net
December 31, Revenues Loss
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1997 $ 25,962 $ 72,405
1998 (Restated) $2,572,731 $1,216,792
1999 $3,105,570 $2,250,265
No assurance can be given that the Company will not continue to
report losses on an annual basis or that the Company's business operations
will ultimately prove to be profitable.
Any substantial downturn in economic conditions or any significant
price decreases related to the telecommunications industry could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business. Economic conditions such
as inflation may also affect the future availability of attractive financing
rates for the Company or its customers and may materially adversely affect the
Company's business. Deflation may also affect the Company's income derived
from telecommunications to the extent that the Company's costs of providing
services increase from the time that the services are sold until the time that
they provided and the Company must adjust its rates.
Highly Competitive Industry.
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The Company will be operating in a highly competitive industry; most
of its competitors have significantly greater experience in the industry and
substantially more assets and customers than the Company. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully in the
telecommunications industry. See the caption "Competitive Business
Conditions" of this Report.
Governmental Regulation.
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Internet service providers ("ISP" or "ISPs") are generally
considered to be "enhanced service providers" within the United States and are
presently exempt from federal and state regulations governing common carriers;
however, this is an expanding medium which may be the subject of future
regulation by federal and state agencies. In April, 1998, the Federal
Communications Commission (the "FCC") indicated that it will examine whether
certain forms of "phone-to-phone" Internet protocol are information services
or telecommunication services, and in September, 1999, the FCC initiated a
notice of inquiry regarding voice or Internet telephony (both computer-to-
computer and phone-to-phone Internet telephony), seeking comment on the
availability of Internet telephony, the extent it has begun to replace
traditional telecommunications services, the percentage of disabled persons
who utilize Internet telephony and whether it falls under the purview of
Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the "Telecommunications
Act"). Also, In 1998, two regional bell operating companies advised Internet
telephony providers that these companies would impose access charges on
Internet telephony traffic. Petitions in Nebraska and Colorado regarding
these companies have been dismissed by these states' Public Utilities
Commissions, but Nebraska has indicated that it will hold a public hearing to
consider and seek comment on the following issues: (1) whether its preliminary
finding that traffic to ISPs is "local" in nature is correct; (2) how carriers
should compensate each other for calls placed to ISPs; (3) whether
interexchange carriers providing Internet telephony must pay intrastate
access charges; and (4) whether ISPs and providers of Internet telephony
should contribute to the state's universal service fund. Management is unable
to assess presently the potential adverse effects, including the possibility
of charging for the use of Internet telephone use, that any such regulation
may have.
Reliance on Existing Management.
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The Company's operations are primarily dependent upon the experience
and expertise of Richard Mangiarelli (Chief Executive Officer, President and
director) and Paul Mills (Chairman of the Board and Secretary). The loss of
either Mr. Mangiarelli or Mr. Mills may have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business. As of the date of this Report, neither Mr. Mangiarelli
nor Mr. Mills has entered into any covenant not to compete with the Company.
The Company's success is also dependent on its ability to attract
and retain qualified management, administrative and sales personnel to support
its anticipated future growth, of which there can be no assurance. The
Company does not carry key man insurance upon the lives of any of its
officers. It has entered into employment contracts with Mr. Mangiarelli and
with James D. Boring.
Rapid Technological Change.
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The telecommunications industry is characterized by rapidly evolving
technology. The Company believes that its success will increasingly depend on
its ability to offer, on a timely basis, new services based on evolving
technologies and industry standards. The Company intends to develop new
services; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will have the
ability or resources to develop such new services, that new technologies
required for such services will be available to the Company on favorable terms
or that such services and technologies will enjoy market acceptance. Further,
there can be no assurance that the Company's competitors will not develop
products or services that are technologically superior to those expected to be
used by the Company or that achieve greater market acceptance. The development
of any such superior technology by the Company's competitors or the inability
of the Company to successfully respond to such a development, could render the
Company's existing products or services obsolete and could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of
operations. The lack of capital resources could materially affect the
Company's ability to respond to technological changes.
Lack of Dividends.
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The Company has never paid, and does not plan to pay in the
foreseeable future, any cash dividends with respect to its common stock.
Shares Eligible for Future Sales.
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Of the 4,734,243 currently issued and outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock, 2,597,108 are freely tradeable, and 2,137,135 are
unregistered securities and therefore restricted from resale other than by way
of a transaction complying with the provisions of Rule 144, adopted under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or some other exemption from registration.
Of the 2,137,135 "unregistered" and "restricted" securities, approximately
2,000,000 have been held for over one year and are eligible for resale upon
compliance with the provisions of Rule 144.
Rule 144 provides, among other things, that if certain information
concerning the operating and financial affairs of the Company is publicly
available, persons who have held restricted securities for a period of one
year thereafter may sell in each subsequent three month period up to that
number of such shares equal to the greater of 1% of the Company's outstanding
common stock or the average weekly reported volume of common stock trading
during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice of proposed
sale. Pursuant to Rule 144(k), unlimited sales of such restricted stock by
non-affiliates may be effected following a two year holding period, without
regard to the other Rule 144 requirements. Future sales of the Company's
shares under Rule 144 could depress the current market price of the common
stock and any market which may develop in the near future. For a discussion
of the Company's securities that have been issued without registration, see
the caption "Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities" of this Report.
Conflicts of Interest.
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Although they have no present plans to do so, the Company's
directors and officers may become officer, directors, controlling shareholders
and/or partners of other entities engaged in a variety of businesses. Thus,
there exist potential conflicts of interest including, among other things,
time, effort and corporate opportunity, involved in participation with such
other business entities.
Market Value of Common Stock.
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There is no correlation between the market price of the Company's
common stock and its book value. As of December 31, 1999, the net book value
of a share of the Company's common stock was $(0.02), whereas the average
closing bid price of a share of common stock during the quarterly period ended
on such date was $5.3125 per share, and does not necessarily bear any
relationship to the Company's asset value, net worth or other established
criteria of value and should not be considered indicative of the actual value
of the Company or the market price of the common stock. Based on this "book
value" determination of the value of the Company's common stock, it is highly
overvalued and there can be no assurance that present or future stockholders
will be able to resell their shares at a profit.
Risks of "Penny Stock."
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The Company's common stock may be deemed to be "penny stock" as
that term is defined in Reg. Section 240.3a51-1 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Penny stocks are stocks (i) with a price of less than five
dollars per share; (ii) that are not traded on a "recognized" national
exchange; (iii) whose prices are not quoted on the NASDAQ automated quotation
system (NASDAQ-listed stocks must still meet requirement (i) above); or (iv)
in issuers with net tangible assets less than $2,000,000 (if the issuer has
been in continuous operation for at least three years) or $5,000,000 (if in
continuous operation for less than three years), or with average revenues of
less than $6,000,000 for the last three years.
Subject to compliance with applicable listing standards, the Company
plans to attempt to qualify for listing on NASDAQ. However, its common stock
is currently traded on the OTC Bulletin Board of the NASD.
Section 15(g) of the 1934 Act, as amended, and Reg. Section
240.15g-2 of the Securities and Exchange Commission require broker-dealers
dealing in penny stocks to provide potential investors with a document
disclosing the risks of penny stocks and to obtain a manually signed
and dated written receipt of the document before effecting any transaction in
a penny stock for the investor's account. Potential investors in the
Company's common stock are urged to obtain and read such disclosure carefully
before purchasing any shares that are deemed to be "penny stock."
Moreover, Reg. Section 240.15g-9 of the Securities and Exchange
Commission requires broker-dealers in penny stocks to approve the account of
any investor for transactions in such stocks before selling any penny stock to
that investor. This procedure requires the broker-dealer to (i) obtain from
the investor information concerning his or her financial situation, investment
experience and investment objectives; (ii) reasonably determine, based on that
information, that transactions in penny stocks are suitable for the investor
and that the investor has sufficient knowledge and experience as to be
reasonably capable of evaluating the risks of penny stock transactions; (iii)
provide the investor with a written statement setting forth the basis on which
the broker-dealer made the determination in (ii) above; and (iv) receive a
signed and dated copy of such statement from the investor, confirming that it
accurately reflects the investor's financial situation, investment experience
and investment objectives. Compliance with these requirements may make it
more difficult for investors in the Company's common stock to resell their
shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them.
Risks Associated with Execution of Growth Strategy.
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A principal component of the Company's growth strategy is to build a
regional telecommunications network in the western United States. The
Company's ability to execute its growth strategy depends on a number of
factors including (i) the availability of attractive opportunities; (ii) the
Company's ability to acquire service relating to such opportunities on
economically feasible terms; (iii) the Company's ability to obtain the capital
necessary to finance the acquisition of facilities, as well as to cover any
necessary sales, marketing and operation expenditures; (iv) the Company's
ability to market and sell services; and (v) the Company's ability to manage
rapidly growing operations effectively and in a manner which results in
significant customer satisfaction. There can be no assurance that the Company
will be successful with respect to any or all of these factors.
Principal Products and Services.
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Long Distance Service.
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The Company intends to offer basic "1 plus" and "800" long distance
services. Management believes it will be successful as a provider of these
basic services because of the volume discounts it has been able to negotiate
with underlying carriers and its ability to direct customer call traffic over
the transmission networks of more than one carrier. The Company has negotiated
pricing ranging from $0.049 to $0.056 per minute for switchless services, and
ranging from $0.041 to $0.044 with guarantees to the carriers of certain
minimum monthly volume. If these minimum volumes are not met, the Company
will still be responsible for paying for them. As the Company expands its
network of switching facilities, it will increasingly have the ability to
choose among the transmission networks of different carriers to take advantage
of the most favorable rates to different destinations at different times of
the day.
The per minute cost to the Company from underlying carriers is a
function of negotiating the best rates with the carriers. Volume and "ramp up"
periods affect cost. If the Company is able to project substantial volumes at
some point in the mid-term future, underlying carriers are willing to
negotiate a better rate. The Company has no way to gauge what underlying
carriers charge to others, as that is not public information. However
management knows that the Company's charges to its customers are very
competitive in comparison to other carriers. As an example, a customer using
200 minutes per month and subscribing to AT&T's 7 cent per minute anytime plan
would pay $19.95 when AT&T's $5.95 monthly recurring charge is added. A
Company customer using the same 200 minutes would pay $19.80 at the Company's
9.9 cent per minute rate.
Initially, the Company will charge its customers on the basis of
minutes or partial minutes of usage at rates which may vary with the distance,
duration, time of day of the call and the type of call. Rates charged for a
call are not affected by the particular transmission facilities selected for
call transmission but are affected by the type of call a user may select.
The Company has contracted with Tritel Communications, LLC, of Irving, Texas,
for the performance of billing services. The agreement is for a term of three
years and provides for Tritel to process the Company's calling records on a
weekly basis. The agreement also provides for a one-time setup cost of
$3,000, with a monthly processing charge of $675 plus $0.005 per calling
record processed and payment of a monthly telecommunications excise tax of
$825. Tritel will also print and mail invoices for the Company at a rate of
$1.00 per invoice per month. The minimum monthly payment for Tritel's
services will be $1,500. Any custom programming that the Company requires
will be billed at $100 per hour.
In the near future, the Company hopes to provide its customers a
flat rate long distance calling service throughout the United States. Billing
will occur in six-second increments.
Debit and Prepaid Calling Cards.
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The Company offers travel and debit cards with low long distance
rates through either per unit fees or through monthly billing of the end user
subscriber. These cards are utilized in the exact same manner as other
calling cards and there are no "ease of use" disadvantages versus traditional
calling cards. Besides relatively large savings for out of country and
foreign travelers, larger corporations, whose executives and sales personnel
routinely use calling cards, are now pricing these cards at attractively low
prices. The absences of transaction fees per call as well as lower per minute
charges make these cards extremely attractive to both large and smaller users.
Prepaid calling cards offer an additional advantage to the subscriber in that
they limit the liability for lost, stolen or employee abused cards, since the
minutes are preset and added to each card in limited quantities at the
direction of the subscriber. The Company began receiving revenues from these
cards in August, 1999.
Internet Access.
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This product is the newest and fastest growing to telecommunications
providers in general. The Company packages a service which includes domain
registration and services (e.g. design, placement, advertising), Web sites,
monthly access to the Internet for dial-up and dedicated (i.e.,
telecommunications lines reserved for use by particular customers) usage, and
a discounted 800 service to respond and/or reply to the customers' eventual
order flow. It is expected that this package will include E-mail, Web
browser, Internet dialer, and search engines, all priced substantially below
representative major carrier providers for software and initial access. The
Company's pricing for these services will be $16.50 per month as compared to
monthly rates for America Online and other internet service providers ranging
from $19.95 to $21.95 per month. The bundling of these services will provide
a "one-stop" arrangement for the small and middle size business subscriber.
Since many small businesses do not employ computer/software specialists to
serve their systems needs, and are owned or managed by individuals who are
themselves "Internet-deficient", a one-stop approach provides the Company with
easy access to a steadily expanding demand in the marketplace.
Distribution Methods of the Products or Services.
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Affinity Groups.
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The Company is expanding the reseller concept (i.e., transporting
data through a facilities based carrier that bills and collects from the
end-user customers) by targeting its products to specific niche markets. This
entails marketing to large associations whose members form a loyal base and
have an inherent allegiance to their organization and wish to support it
financially. The Company offers these associations discounted long distance
services at wholesale prices, 20-60% below AT&T, MCI/WorldCom and Sprint, and
a portion of the long distance charges will go to the subscribers'
organization (professional associations, alumni associations, etc.) when they
pay their monthly bill. The long distance services are solicited by and
through the subscriber's organization and packaged by Cybertel.
The above strategy should allow the Company to introduce and sell
its services to many more users than it could contact directly, or obtain
through advertising. The sponsoring group has a vested interest in obtaining
all telecommunications business from its affiliated members as it stands to
gain substantial commission dollars, once volume levels are realized. This
strategy also applies to fund raisers and promotional events. The
personalized prepaid calling card also functions as an excellent perceived
benefit or promotion for the sponsoring entity.
Management hopes to increase market share in each market segment of
the Company's business through a combination of direct sales efforts targeted
to corporate and individual clients and through acquisition of strategic
competitive firms providing value-added services to the core businesses of the
Company. Marketing public relations tactics will be employed not only to
conserve resources, but to increase credibility and visibility in the targeted
marketplace. Tactics to be used include editorial coverage in industry
specific media along with general interest publications.
Other marketing opportunities include: industry trade shows,
membership in professional and business organizations, cross promotional
events, direct mail/lead generated, promotional literature, direct sales and
in-house telemarketing. The Company intends to retain and hire sales and
marketing staff who demonstrably posses the ability to achieve sales levels
that the Company has established. This staff will predominantly include those
who have specific industry experience and maintain existing customer bases
from which to generate above average sales levels. Each market will
be driven by a strong direct response campaign using value-based pricing
(i.e., quality service at a low price) and superior customer service as the
cornerstone in establishing and maintaining customer loyalty. The Company's
customer service representatives are trained to be courteous and helpful and
to realize that customers who call are usually having a problem and are
frustrated. The Company's customer service representatives are able to access
a customer's account instantaneously and bring up the type of information that
will allow them to solve the customer's problem.
To date, the Company has marketed its products primarily through
Affinity Groups. The Company intends to finance its marketing activities in
the short term through equity financing that it is currently pursuing and in
the long term through cash flow and profits.
Internet Protocol Network.
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The Company is building a regional telecommunications network in the
western United States. The Company plans to build local networks in cities in
11 western states that will interconnect with a national long distance
network. The Company will focus primarily on the residential market in order
to compliment its Affinity Group Marketing Programs. The Internet Protocol
("IP") based network will provide a full range of communications services
including long distance and data transmission as well as other enhanced
services to the domestic and international markets. Additionally, the Company
will offer a range of Internet access services at varying capacity levels
(e.g., 56 or 395 kilobits per second), and as technology development allows,
at specified levels of quality of service and security to meet the needs of
its residential and business customers. The Company established its first IP
Gateway, which digitizes a communications signal and transports it over the
internet, in San Diego, California, in June, 1999.
The Company has shaped its strategy to build an IP-based network
because of a fundamental shift that is occurring in the communications
industry. Management believes that this shift is as important as that from
the telegraph to the telephone or from mainframe to personal computers. It is
a shift that the Company believes will change the way people communicate.
The change is a move from the traditional "circuit switched"
networks that were designed primarily for voice communications, and which have
existed form almost a century, to newer "packet switched" networks using IP.
The new technology makes it possible to move information at a much lower cost,
because packet switching technology makes more efficient use of the network
capacity.
The internet is a worldwide communications network of interconnected
computers that share information, generally over high-bandwidth fiber optic
cables. Information that moves over the internet is broken down into pieces
known as "packets." Each packet is coded with address information for
delivery to the proper destination, sent through the internet and reassembled
into its original form so the recipient can use the information upon delivery.
This process is made possible using two important internet communications
protocols: Transmission Control Protocol ("TCP"); and Internet Protocol
("IP"). TCP divides and reassembles the packets. IP ensures that the packets
reach the correct destination.
By contrast, the basic design of the telephone network has not
changed for more than 100 years. The telephone system is a circuit-switched
network. This technology dedicates a fixed amount of capacity (i.e., a
circuit) for the entire duration of the transmission. As a result, a
telephone line ties up an entire circuit for the duration of a call.
In an IP network there is no single, unbroken connection between
sender and receiver. When information is sent, it is broken into small
packets that share lines with other transmissions, over many different routes
at the same time, which are then reassembled at the receiving end. The result
is that the internet is much more efficient than the present circuit-switched
network. By way of analogy, a call on a circuit-switched network is like a
single car taking up an entire stretch of freeway by itself, while an IP
network can fill all lanes of the freeway with hundreds of vehicles, all
destined for different exits.
Major communications carriers would like to add IP-based switching
technology to portions of their networks, but because of the immense
investment that these companies have already made in their existing networks,
they continue to retain extensive networks based on the older and less
efficient circuit switching technology. The Company believes it is well
positioned for the fundamental shift to the new technology because the company
has no investment in, or commitment to, the older technology. Equally
important, the Company plans to design the network to be upgradeable, so that
it can evolve as the technology evolves.
In March, 1999, the Company signed a service agreement with General
Telecom, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, which allows the Company to use
General Telecom's telecommunications equipment for a one-year term, which is
renewable for five additional one-year periods. The Company's fees will be
based on usage volume and line types, with a minimum monthly payment of $6,500
per month.
The Company executed an agreement with Level 3 Communications on
March 12, 1999. Under the agreement, Level 3 agreed to allow the Company to
"co-locate" its internet access equipment and switches in Level 3's switching
centers in all 50 states and use Level 3's state of the art fiber optic
network. This allows the Company to place its telecommunications equipment in
Level 3's co-location cabinets and send voice and data traffic over the
Internet without having to build a fiber optic network of its own. This will
result in substantial cost savings to the Company. The agreement with Level 3
is for a term of three years; the Company pays a flat rate of $2,800 per
month. The agreement with Level 3 was attached as an exhibit to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB, as amended. See the Exhibit Index, Item
13 of this Report.
On June 28, 1999, the Company and TeleHub Network Services
Corporation, an Illinois corporation ("TeleHub"), entered into a
Telecommunications Service Agreement and a Supplemental Service Agreement
under which TeleHub agreed to provide certain telecommunications services for
the Company to resell. These services include switched domestic and
international outbound long distance telephone service; switched toll-free
service; calling cards; and dedicated outbound and toll-free service. The
per-minute rates for these services vary by geographic area and are set forth
in an attachment to the Supplemental Service Agreement. Charges to the
Company are due and payable within 30 days of the date of invoice. A late
charge of 1-1/2% (or the maximum legal rate, if less) shall apply to any
unpaid balance. TeleHub may also suspend or terminate the service or require
additional security deposits if the Company does not make payments when due.
The Telehub Agreements were attached as exhibits to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 10-SB, as amended. See the Exhibit Index, Item 13 of this
Report.
The Company has also entered into a contract with Bell Atlantic
Corporation giving the Company the right to terminate IP long distance and
data traffic on Bell Atlantic's network. This strategic alliance will allow
the Company to deliver IP telephony calls originating outside of Bell
Atlantic's region through the Public Service Telephone Network ("PSTN") 24
hours per day, seven days per week, on Bell Atlantic's Termination Gateways.
The agreement also allows the Company to sell wholesale termination on Bell
Atlantic's lines to third parties and will make it possible for the Company's
calls from anywhere in the world to be delivered to the Northeast Corridor of
the United States via Bell Atlantic's IP telephony network. The Company is to
pay all charges within 30 days of Bell Atlantic's invoice, with interest at a
rate of 1.25% per month on all overdue balances. Bell Atlantic also reserves
the right to terminate service, upon seven days' notice, if the Company
becomes more than 30 days delinquent in its account. The Bell Atlantic
Agreement was attached as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form 10-SB, as amended. See the Exhibit Index, Item 13 of this Report.
Acquisition Strategy.
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One of the Company's primary goals is to become a one-stop service
provider for a variety of services. Management believes this can be
established through an acquisition strategy which is intended to (i) enhance
Company's sales force capability, (ii) broaden its service offerings, and
(iii) increase its customer base and revenue.
As discussed in more detail under the heading "Long Distance
Service," the Company has executed a letter of intent with Telenomics, Inc.,
and the holders of all of Telenomics' outstanding shares, whereby the Company
agreed to acquire all of such shares in exchange for shares of the Company's
common stock. However, there can be no assurance that any definitive
acquisition agreement will be reached or that the Company will be able to
identify any other attractive acquisition candidates in the future, that
acquisitions pursued by the Company will be completed, or that, if completed,
such acquisitions will be beneficial to the Company.
Status of any Publicly Announced New Product or Service.
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On July 7, 1999, the Company publicly announced that it has signed a
contract with Bell Atlantic Corporation giving the Company the right to
terminate IP long distance and data traffic on Bell Atlantic's network. This
strategic alliance will allow the Company to deliver IP telephony calls
originating outside of Bell Atlantic's region through the Public Service
Telephone Network ("PSTN") 24 hours per day, seven days per week, on Bell
Atlantic's Termination Gateways. The agreement also allows the Company to
sell wholesale termination on Bell Atlantic's lines to third parties and will
make it possible for the Company's calls from anywhere in the world to be
delivered to the Northeast Corridor of the United States via Bell Atlantic's
IP telephony network.
The Company's agreement with Bell Atlantic provides for the Company
to pay Bell Atlantic a rate based on the number of minutes that Bell
Atlantic's Termination Gateways are being used, with a minimum monthly payment
of $4,800. The term of the agreement is one year, with automatic yearly
renewals until either party gives the other notice of non-renewal at least 90
days before the expiration of the current term.
Competitive Business Conditions.
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The communications and information services industry is highly
competitive. Many of the Company's existing and potential competitors have
financial, personnel, marketing and other resources significantly greater than
those of the Company, as well as other competitive advantages including
customer bases.
The Company is subject to significant competition from other
entities engaged in the telecommunications industry. The Company's principal
competitors include Level 3, IDT, Delta 3 and USA Talks, of which the first
three are national and the last is regional. All of these entities possess
significantly greater financial, sales and marketing, personnel and other
resources than those of the Company and may be able to grow at a more rapid
rate or more profitably as a result. Management of the Company believes that
industry competition will be increased by recent and possibly future
consolidation in the telecommunications industry.
The long distance telecommunications industry is significantly
influenced by the marketing and pricing activities of the major industry
participants, including AT&T, MCI/WorldCom, and Sprint. While the Company
believes that AT&T, MCI/WorldCom and Sprint historically have chosen not to
concentrate their direct sales efforts on small to medium sized businesses,
these carriers control approximately 85% of that market. Moreover, AT&T,
MCI/WorldCom and Sprint have recently introduced new service and pricing
options that are attractive to smaller commercial users, and there can be no
assurance that they will not market to these customers more aggressively in
the future. AT&T and, as an interim measure, the structurally separate
interexchange affiliates of the seven regional Bell operating companies
("RBOCs") have recently been reclassified as non dominant carriers and,
accordingly, have the same flexibility as the Company in meeting competition
by modifying rates and service offerings without pricing constraints or
extended waiting periods. These reclassifications may make it more difficult
for the Company to compete for long distance customers. In addition, a
significant number of large regional long distance carriers and new entrants
in the industry compete directly with the Company by concentrating their
marketing and direct sales efforts on small to medium sized commercial users.
Activities by competitors include, among other things, national advertising
campaigns, telemarketing programs and the use of cash to contribute to
significant customer attrition in the long distance industry.
The Company will contract for call transmission over networks
operated by suppliers who may also be the Company's competitors. Both the
interexchange carriers ("IXCs", i.e., telecommunications companies that
provide telecommunications services between local exchanges on an interstate
or intrastate basis) and local exchange carriers ("LECs", i.e.,
telecommunications companies that provide telecommunications services in a
geographic area in which calls generally are transmitted without toll charges)
that will be providing transmission services for the Company have access to
information concerning the Company's customers for which they provide the
actual call transmission. Because these IXCs and LECs are potential
competitors of the Company, they could use information about the Company's
customers, such as their calling volume and patterns of use, to their
advantage in attempts to gain such customers' business. The
Telecommunications Act, which became law in 1996, has strengthened the rules
which govern the privacy of customer proprietary information by expressly
prohibiting telecommunications carriers which receive proprietary information
from resale carriers for purposes of providing telecommunications services to
those resale carriers from using such information for their own marketing
purposes. In addition, the Company's future success will depend, in part, on
its ability to continue to buy transmission services and access from these
carriers at a significant discount below the rates these carriers otherwise
make available to the Company's targeted customers.
Regulatory trends have had, and may have in the future, a
significant impact on competition in the telecommunications industry. As a
result of the recently enacted Telecommunications Act, the RBOCs are now
permitted to provide, and are providing or have announced their intention to
provide, long distance service originating (or in the case of "800" service,
terminating) outside their local service areas or offered in conjunction with
other ancillary services, including wireless services. Following application
to and upon a finding by the Federal Communications Commission (the "FCC")
that an RBOC faces facilities based competition and has satisfied a
congressionally mandated "competitive checklist" of interconnection and access
obligations, an RBOC can provide long distance service within its local
service area. The entry of these well-capitalized and well known entities
into the long distance service market could significantly alter the
competitive environment in which the Company operates.
The Telecommunications Act also removes all legal barriers to
competitive entry into the local telecommunications market and directs
incumbent local exchange carriers ("ILECs", i.e., companies historically
providing local telephone service) to allow competing telecommunications
service providers (of which the Company will be one) to interconnect their
facilities with the local exchange network, to acquire network components on
an unbundled basis and to resell local telecommunications services. Moreover,
the Telecommunications Act seeks to facilitate the development of local
telecommunications competition by requiring ILECs, among other things, to
allow end users to retain their telephone numbers when changing service
providers and to place short haul toll calls without dialing lengthy access
codes. In response to these regulatory changes, MCI/WorldCom and AT&T have
each announced their intention to enter the local telecommunication market,
including MCI/WorldCom's announcement that it will invest more than $2.0
billion in fiber optic rings and local switching equipment in major
metropolitan markets throughout the United States, and AT&T's announcement
that it filed applications in all 50 states to provide local
telecommunications services.
While the Telecommunications Act opens new markets to the Company,
the nature and value of the resultant business opportunities will be dependent
in large part upon subsequent regulatory interpretation of the statute's
requirements. The FCC has recently promulgated rules implementing the local
competition provisions of the Telecommunications Act; each state must now
individually adopt regulations applying the new national guidelines. The
Company anticipates that ILECs will actively resist competitive entry into the
local telecommunications market and will seek to undermine the operations and
the service offerings of competitive providers, leaving carriers such as the
Company which are dependent on ILECs for network services vulnerable to anti
competitive abuses. No assurance can be given that the local competition
provisions of the Telecommunications Act will be implemented and enforced by
federal and state regulators in a manner which will permit the Company to
successfully compete in the local telecommunications market or that subsequent
legislative and/or judicial actions will not adversely impact the Company's
ability to do so. Moreover, federal and state regulators are likely to
provide ILECs with increased pricing flexibility for their services as
competition in the local market increases. If ILECs are allowed by regulators
to lower their rates substantially, engage in excessive volume and term
discount pricing practices for their customers, charge excessive fees for
network interconnection or access to unbundled network elements, or decline to
make services available for resale at wholesale rates, the ability of the
Company to compete in the provision of local service could be materially and
adversely affected.
Telecommunications Act.
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On February 8, 1996, Congress enacted the Telecommunications Act,
which effected a sweeping overhaul of the Communications Act of 1934 (the
"Communications Act"). In particular, the Telecommunications Act
substantially governs telecommunications common carriers. The
Telecommunications Act was intended by Congress to open telephone exchange
service markets to full competition, to promote competitive development of new
service offerings, to expand public availability of telecommunications
services and to streamline regulation of the industry. The Telecommunications
Act makes all state and local barriers to competition unlawful, prohibits
state and local governments from enforcing any law, rule or legal requirement
that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting any person from providing
interstate or intrastate telecommunications services and directs the FCC to
conduct rulemaking proceedings on local competition and other related matters.
Implementation of the provisions of the Telecommunications Act will
be the task of the FCC, the state public utility commissions and a joint
federal/state board. Much of the implementation of the Telecommunications Act
must be completed in numerous rulemaking proceedings with short statutory
deadlines. These proceedings are expected to address issues and proposals
already before the FCC in pending rulemaking proceedings affecting the long
distance industry as well as additional areas of telecommunications regulation
not previously addressed by the FCC and the states. States retain
jurisdiction under the Telecommunications Act to adopt laws necessary to
preserve universal service, protect public safety and welfare, ensure the
continued quality of telecommunications services and safeguard the rights of
consumers.
Some specific provisions of the Telecommunications Act which are
expected to affect long distance service providers are summarized below:
Expanded Interconnection Obligations. The Telecommunications Act
establishes a general duty of all telecommunications carriers to interconnect
with other carriers, directly or indirectly. The Telecommunications Act also
contains a detailed list of requirements with respect to interconnection
obligations, including resale, number portability, dialing parity, access to
rights of way and reciprocal compensation.
ILECs have additional obligations including: to negotiate in good
faith; to provide for network interconnection at any technically feasible
point on terms that are reasonable and non discriminatory; to provide non
discriminatory access to facilities, equipment, features, functions and
capabilities on an unbundled basis; to offer for resale at wholesale rates any
service that ILECs provide on a retail basis; and to provide actual
collocation of equipment necessary for interconnection or access. Collocation
refers to the physical location of a telecommunication carrier's equipment in
a local exchange carrier's premises to facilitate the interconnection of their
switching routing equipment.
The Telecommunications Act establishes a framework for state
commissions to mediate and arbitrate negotiations between ILECs and carriers
requesting interconnection services or network elements. The
Telecommunications Act establishes deadlines, policy guidelines for state
commission decision making and federal preemption in the event a state
commission fails to act. While the FCC has recently promulgated rules
implementing these provisions of the Telecommunications Act, the impact of
these rules on the Company cannot be determined at this time.
Provision of Interexchange Services.The Telecommunications Act
eliminates the previous prohibition on RBOC provision of interexchange
services originating (or in the case of "800" service, terminating) outside
their local service areas and all interexchange services associated with the
provision of most commercial mobile wireless services, including services
originating within their local service areas.
In addition, the Telecommunications Act allows RBOCs to provide
landline interexchange services in the states in which they provide landline
local exchange service; provided, however, that before engaging in landline
long distance services in a state in which it provides landline local exchange
service, an RBOC must (i) provide access and interconnection to one or more
unaffiliated competing facilities based providers of telephone exchange
service, unless after 10 months after enactment of the Telecommunications Act
no such competing provider has requested such access and interconnection more
than three months before the RBOC has applied for authority and (ii)
demonstrate to the FCC its satisfaction of the Telecommunications Act's
"competitive checklist."
The specific interconnection requirements contained in the
"competitive checklist" include network interconnection and unbundled access
to network elements, including local loops, switching and transport; access to
poles, ducts, conduits and rights of way owned or controlled by them; access
to emergency 911, directory assistance, operator call completion and white
pages; access to telephone numbers, databases and signaling for call routing
and completion; availability of number portability; local dialing parity;
reciprocal compensation arrangements; and resale opportunities.
Review of Universal Service Requirements. The Telecommunications
Act contemplates that interstate telecommunications providers will "make an
equitable and non-discriminatory contribution" to support the cost of
providing universal service, although the FCC can grant exemptions in certain
circumstances. The FCC has promulgated rules to implement these provisions of
the Telecommunications Act, and the outcome of such proceedings and its effect
on the Company cannot be determined.
Limitation on Joint Marketing of Local and Long Distance Services.
Long distance providers that serve greater than five percent of pre-subscribed
access lines in the United States (which includes the nation's three largest
long distance providers) are precluded from jointly marketing local and long
distance service until the RBOCs are permitted to enter the long distance
market, or three years from the date of enactment of the Telecommunications
Act, whichever is sooner. Management is informed and believes that this
prohibition has been extended and is currently attempting to determine when it
will expire.
Deregulation. The FCC is authorized to forebear from applying any
statutory or regulatory provision that is not necessary to keep
telecommunications rates and terms reasonable or to protect consumers. A state
may not apply a statutory or regulatory provision that the FCC decides to
forbear from applying. In addition, the FCC must review its telecommunications
regulations every two years and change any that are no longer necessary.
The ability of the Company to compete effectively in this market
will depend upon its ability to maintain high quality services at prices equal
to or below those charged by its competitors.
The communications and information services industry is subject to
rapid and significant changes in technology. For instance, recent
technological advances permit substantial increases in transmission capacity
of both new and existing fiber, and the introduction of new products or
emergence of new technologies may reduce the cost or increase the supply of
certain services similar to those which the Company plans on providing.
Accordingly, in the future the Company's most significant competitors may be
new entrants to the communications and information services industry, which
are not burdened by an installed base of outmoded equipment.
Sources and Availability of Raw Materials and Names of Principal
Suppliers.
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None; not applicable.
Dependence on One or a Few Major Customers.
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None; not applicable.
Patents, Trademarks, Licenses, Franchises, Concessions, Royalty
Agreements or Labor Contracts.
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The Company has trademarked its logo. The Company has no patents,
licenses, franchises, concessions, royalty agreements or labor contracts.
Need for any Governmental Approval of Principal Products or
Services.
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The Company's communications service business will be subject to
varying degrees of federal, state, local and international regulation.
Effect of Existing or Probable Governmental Regulations on
Business.
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Regulatory Background
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The existing domestic long distance telecommunications industry was
principally shaped by a 1984 court decree (the "Decree") that required the
divestiture by AT&T of its 22 Bell operating companies ("BOCs"), organized the
BOCs under seven regional Bell operating companies ("RBOCs") and divided the
country into some 200 Local Access Transport Areas or "LATAs." The incumbent
local exchange carriers ("ILECs"), which include the seven RBOCs as well as
independent local exchange carriers, were given the right to provide local
telephone service, local access service to long distance carriers and intra
LATA long distance service (long distance service within LATAs), but the RBOCs
were prohibited from providing inter LATA service (service between LATAs).
The right to provide inter LATA service was given to AT&T and the other
interexchange carriers ("IXC"). Conversely, IXCs were prohibited from
providing local telephone service.
A typical inter LATA long distance telephone call begins with the
local exchange carrier ("LEC") transmitting the call by means of its local
network to a point of connection with an IXC. The IXC, through its switching
and transmission network, transmits the call to the LEC serving the area where
the recipient of the call is located, and the receiving LEC then completes the
call over its local facilities. For each long distance call, the originating
LEC charges an access fee. The IXC also charges a fee for its transmission of
the call, a portion of which consists of a terminating fee which is passed on
to the LEC which delivers the call. To encourage the development of
competition in the long distance market, the Decree required LECs to provide
all IXCs with access to local exchange services "equal in type, quality and
price" to that provided to AT&T. These so called "equal access" and related
provisions were intended to prevent preferential treatment of AT&T. As a
result of the Decree, customers of all long distance companies were eventually
allowed to initiate their calls by utilizing simple "1 plus" dialing, rather
than having to dial longer access or identification numbers and codes.
The Telecommunications Act is expected to significantly alter the
telecommunications industry. The Decree has been lifted and all restrictions
and obligations associated with the Decree have been eliminated by the new
legislation. The seven RBOCs are now permitted to provide long distance
service originating (or in the case of "800" service, terminating) outside
their local service areas or offered in conjunction with other ancillary
services, including wireless services. Following application to the FCC, and
upon a finding by the FCC that an RBOC faces facilities based competition and
has satisfied a congressionally mandated "competitive checklist" of
interconnection and access obligations, an RBOC will be permitted to provide
long distance service within its local service area, although in so doing, it
will be subject to a variety of structural and nonstructural safeguards
intended to minimize abuse of its market power in these local service areas.
Having opened the interexchange market to RBOC entry, the Telecommunications
Act also removes all legal barriers to competitive entry by interexchange and
other carriers into the local telecommunications market and directs RBOCs to
allow competing telecommunications service providers such as the Company to
interconnect their facilities with the local exchange network, to acquire
network components on an unbundled basis and to resell local
telecommunications services. Moreover, the Telecommunications Act prevents
IXCs that serve greater than five percent of pre-subscribed access lines in
the U.S. (which includes the nation's three largest long distance providers)
from jointly marketing their local and long distance services until the RBOCs
have been permitted to enter the long distance market or for three years,
whichever is sooner. This gives all other long distance providers (which the
Company intends to be) a competitive advantage over the larger long distance
providers in the newly opened local telecommunications market. As a result of
the Telecommunications Act, long distance carriers will face significant new
competition in the long distance telecommunications market, but will also be
afforded significant new business opportunities in the local
telecommunications market.
Legislative, judicial and technological factors have helped to
create the foundation for smaller long distance providers to emerge as
legitimate alternatives to AT&T, MCI/MCIWorldCom and Sprint for long distance
telecommunication services. The FCC has required that all IXCs allow the
resale of their services, and the Decree substantially eliminated different
access arrangements as distinguishing features among long distance carriers.
In recent years, national and regional network providers have substantially
upgraded the quality and capacity of their domestic long distance networks,
resulting in significant excess transmission capacity for voice and data
communications. The Company believes that, as a result of digital fiber optic
technology, excess capacity has been, and will continue to be, an important
factor in long distance telecommunications. As a consequence, not only have
smaller long distance service providers received legal protection to compete
with the network based carriers, they also represent a source of traffic to
carriers with excess capacity. Thus, resellers have become an integral part
of the long distance telecommunications industry.
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The Company is classified by the FCC as a non-dominant carrier and
therefore is subject to relaxed regulation. Historically, the FCC has
generally either excused or presumed compliance by non dominant carriers with
many of the statutory requirements and regulations to which dominant carriers
are subject, including most reporting, accounting and record keeping
obligations. However, a number of these requirements are imposed, at least in
part, on non-dominant carriers whose annual operating revenues exceed $100
million. The FCC retains the jurisdiction to impose fines or other penalties
on, or to act upon complaints against, any common carrier, including non-
dominant carriers, for failure to comply with its statutory or regulatory
obligations. The FCC also has the authority to impose more stringent
regulatory requirements on the Company and change its regulatory
classification. In the current regulatory atmosphere, however, the Company
believes that the FCC is unlikely to do so. Non dominant carriers are also
subject to a variety of miscellaneous regulations that, for instance, dictate
the materials required to document and the procedures necessary to verify a
consumer's election to change its preferred long distance telephone provider,
mandate disclosure of rate and other data associated with the provision of
operator services and require contribution to a variety of FCC mandated funds
and payment of various regulatory and other fees. There has generally been
increased enforcement activity by the FCC and the states with respect to such
regulations, particularly with respect to those regulations governing the
verification of consumer elections to change long distance service providers.
Among domestic carriers, only the ILECs are classified as dominant
carriers, although ILECs currently would only be classified as dominant in
their provision of long distance telecommunications services if they were to
provide such services other than through structurally separate affiliates. As
a consequence, the FCC regulates many of their rates, charges and services to
a greater degree than the Company's, although the FCC is currently evaluating
proposals to streamline and otherwise relax its regulation, the structurally
separate inter-exchange affiliates of the RBOCs have recently been
reclassified as non dominant carriers and, accordingly, have the same
flexibility as the Company in meeting competition by modifying rates and
service offerings without pricing constraints or extended waiting periods.
The impact on the Company of the reclassification of AT&T and the RBOC
interchange affiliates as non dominant carriers cannot be determined at this
time, but it could make it more difficult for the Company to compete for long
distance customers.
With the passage of the Telecommunications Act, the RBOCs are now
free to offer local service outside their respective local telephone service
areas as well as local service bundled with wireless, enhanced and other
ancillary services. Following application to and upon a finding by the FCC
that an RBOC faces facilities-based competition and has satisfied a
congressionally mandated "competitive checklist" of interconnection and access
obligations, the RBOC will be permitted to provide long distance service
within its local service area, although in so doing, it will be subject to a
variety of structural and nonstructural safeguards intended to minimize abuse
of its market power in these local service areas. As a result of the removal
of the legal barriers to competitive entry into the local market, long
distance carriers like the Company will be allowed to compete with the RBOCs
in the provision of local service. It is impossible to predict the impact of
RBOC entry into the long distance telecommunications market on the Company's
business and prospects, but it could make it more difficult for the Company to
compete for long distance customers.
The Company has all necessary authority to provide domestic
interstate telecommunications services under current laws and regulations.
The Company has been granted authority by the FCC to provide international
telecommunications services through the resale of switched services of U.S.
facilities based carriers. The FCC reserves the right to condition, modify or
revoke such international authority for violations of federal law or rules, as
well as to approve assignments and transfers of control of such international
authority. Both domestic and international non-dominant carriers must maintain
tariffs on file with the FCC. Although the tariffs of non-dominant carriers,
and the rates and charges they specify, are subject to FCC review, they are
presumed to be lawful and are seldom contested. As a domestic non-dominant
carrier, the Company is permitted to make tariff filings on a single day's
notice and without cost support to justify specific rates. As an
international non dominant carrier, the Company has always been required to
include, and has included, detailed rate schedules in its international
tariffs, but, as a result of recent FCC action, is now permitted to make
tariff filings on a single day's notice. Prior to a 1995 court decision,
Southwestern Bell v. FCC, 43 F.3rd 1515 (D.C.Cir. 1995), domestic non dominant
carriers were permitted by the FCC to charge a "reasonable range of rates"
instead of the detailed schedules of individual charges required of dominant
carriers. In reliance on the FCC's past practice of allowing relaxed tariff
filing requirements for non dominant domestic carriers, the Company and most
of its competitors did not maintain detailed rate schedules for domestic
offerings in their tariffs. Until the two year statute of limitation expires,
the Company could be held liable for damages for its failure to do so,
although it believes that such an outcome is highly unlikely and would not
have a material adverse effect on the Company's operations.
To date, the FCC has exercised its regulatory authority to set rates
only with respect to the rates of dominant carriers, and it has increasingly
relaxed its control in this area. Thus, the FCC does not regulate the rates
of the Company or any other long distance telecommunications provider,
including AT&T, although it would regulate the rates charged by any ILEC that
elected to provide interexchange services other than through a structurally
separate affiliate. While the FCC continues to cap the prices that determine
interstate calls, it has afforded the ILECs a modicum of geographically
restricted pricing flexibility when they face competition in a given market.
The FCC has indicated that it will initiate in the near future a comprehensive
review of its access charge structure, evaluating embedded costs and subsidies
that produce current access charge levels. The FCC is currently conducting a
rulemaking procedure to implement the universal service provisions of the
Telecommunications Act and will be determining in that proceeding the
contributions that telecommunications companies such as the Company will be
required to make to support universal service. The FCC also has recently
completed a rulemaking proceeding to implement the local competition
provisions of the Telecommunications Act. In that proceeding, the FCC has set
forth comprehensive national rules and guidelines for states and local
competitors to follow that, among other things, govern the interconnection
obligations among telecommunications carriers, including interconnection with
the local exchange network, and access to a minimum set of unbundled network
elements, as required by the Act. The FCC also has set forth pricing
methodologies for both the FCC and the states to follow in implementing the
Telecommunications Act's requirement that interconnection and access to
unbundled network elements be made available by ILECs at cost-based rates with
a reasonable profit.
The FCC-styled "trilogy" of access charge reform, universal service
and local competition proceedings comprise the FCC's effort to respond to the
Telecommunications Act's goal of transitioning telecommunications markets to
full competition. The FCC does not expect this framework to be complete until
state public service commissions complete their own efforts to implement and
supplement the Telecommunications Act's provisions. Until the FCC's "trilogy"
of proceedings is completed, and until such state actions are taken, the
impact of the FCC's arrangements or access charge obligations, or more
broadly, on the Company's operations in general, cannot be determined at this
time.
The Telecommunications Act grants the FCC authority to forbear from
applying any statutory requirement or regulation to classes of carriers or
services upon a determination that such application is unnecessary and no
longer in the public interest. Utilizing this newly granted authority, the FCC
has already reduced, and has proposed further reductions in, its regulation of
non dominant IXCs such as the Company. Among other things, the FCC has
proposed "mandatory de-tariffing" for the domestic offerings of non-dominant
IXCs. This proposed rule, if adopted, would not only relieve the Company of
its obligation to file tariffs applicable to its domestic interexchange
offerings, but would prohibit all non dominant IXCs, including AT&T, Sprint
and MCI/WorldComm, from filing such tariffs. The magnitude of the impact on
the Company of mandatory de-tariffing of its principal suppliers and
competitors cannot be determined at this time, although such an action would,
if adopted, render enforcement of the FCC's resale and nondiscrimination
requirements more difficult.
State
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The Company's intrastate long distance telecommunications operations
are also subject to various state laws and regulations, including initial
certification, registration and/or notification, as well as various tariffing
and reporting requirements. The Company is certified in 23 states and is
going through the certification process in the remaining 27 states. The
Company intends to continuously monitor regulatory developments in all 50
states and intends to obtain licenses wherever feasible. Once it becomes
certified, the Company will have to file an annual statement with each state's
Public Utilities Commission.
Research and Development.
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Other than developing and expanding its telecommunications network,
the Company does not intend to undertake any activities that may be
characterized as research and development. The Company has not incurred any
research and development expenses since its inception.
Cost and Effects of Compliance with Environmental Laws.
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None; not applicable. However, environmental laws, rules and regulations
may have an adverse effect on any business venture viewed by the Company as an
attractive acquisition, reorganization or merger candidate, and these factors
may further limit the number of potential candidates available to the Company
for acquisition, reorganization or merger.
Number of Employees.
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The Company presently employs 14 full-time employees and two part-
time employees.
Item 2. Description of Property.
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The Company leases its principal executive offices, which are
located at 4320 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 205, San Diego, California.
These offices consist of approximately 3698 square feet of office space. Rent
obligations are $8,000 per month. The lease commenced on March 1, 2000, and
will expire on December 31, 2001.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
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The Company was a party to Case No. EC18601, which was dismissed by
the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego on
December 10, 1999. For a description of this proceeding, see the heading
"Changes in Control" of the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management."
To the knowledge of management, no federal, state or local
governmental agency is presently contemplating any proceeding against the
Company. No director, executive officer or other person who may be deemed to
be an "affiliate" of the Company or owner of record or beneficially of more
than five percent of the Company's common stock is a party adverse to the
Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company in any proceeding.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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No matter was submitted to a vote of the Company's security holders
during the fourth quarter of the calendar year covered by this Report or
during the two previous calendar years.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
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Market Information
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Quotation of the Company's common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board of
the NASD only commenced August 3, 1998; no assurance can be given that any
established market for the Company's common stock will develop or be
maintained. For any market that develops for the Company's common stock, the
sale of "restricted securities" (common stock) pursuant to Rule 144 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission by members of management or any other
person to whom any such securities may be issued in the future may have a
substantial adverse impact on any such public market. Information about the
date when current holders' holding period of "restricted securities" commenced
can be found under the caption "Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities," Item
10 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB, as amended. A
minimum holding period of one year is required for resales under Rule
144, along with other pertinent provisions, including publicly available
information concerning the Company (this requirement will be satisfied by the
filing of this Report and the continued timely filing by the Company of all
future reports required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; limitations on the volume of "restricted securities" which can be
sold in any 90 day period; the requirement of unsolicited broker's
transactions; and the filing of a Notice of Sale on Form 144).
The following quotations were provided by the National Quotations
Bureau, LLC, and do not represent actual transactions; these quotations do not
reflect dealer markups, markdowns or commissions.
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<CAPTION>
STOCK QUOTATIONS*
CLOSING BID
Quarter ended: High Low
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<S> <C> <C>
August 3, 1998 2.125 1.375
(first available date)to
September 30, 1998
December 31, 1998 2 1.01
March 31, 1999 8.375 1.65625
June 30, 1999 6.1875 3.875
September 30, 1999 6.4375 3.375
December 31, 1999 7.50 3.125
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Holders
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The number of record holders of the Company's securities as of the
date of this Report is approximately 209.
Dividends
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The Company has not declared any cash dividends with respect to its
common stock, and does not intend to declare dividends thereon in the
foreseeable future.
The holders of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to
receive, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends equal to 6% of the
Liquidation Preference (i.e., $1000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock) per
annum. At the election of the Company, such dividends may be paid either in
shares of the Company's common stock or in cash.
There are no material restrictions limiting, or that are likely to
limit, the Company's ability to pay dividends on its securities.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
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The following table reflects the sales of unregistered securities of
the Company from inception through December 31, 1999:
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<CAPTION>
Common Stock
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Date Number of Aggregate
Name Acquired Shares Consideration
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Founders 8/1/96 2,000,000 (1)
Subscribers of
offering under
Rule 504 (2) 125,000 (3) $250,000
Subscribers under (4) 350,000 $ 45,500
second Rule 504
offering
Paul Mills 6/1/97 90,000 $180,000
Kaplan Trust 6/1/97 50,000 $ 10,000
Paul Ferandell 6/1/97 50,000 $ 25,000
Tony Cesare 6/1/97 10,000 $ 2,500
Equity Advisors
International 187,500
Four consultants 8/17/98 133,000 Services
valued at
$266,000
Jimmy Villalobos 8/17/98 3,000 $ 750
Daniel J. Sevier 8/17/98 4,000 $ 1,000
Five consultants 8/21/98 36,800 Services
valued at
$73,600
Southwest Products 12/23/98 25,000 $ 50,000
Southwest Products 1/21/99 10,000 $ 20,000
Three consultants 2/2/99 12,000 Services
valued at
$24,000
National Capital
Merc. 2/19/99 16,000 $ 40,800
National Capital
Merc. 3/25/99 20,000 $110,000
Rufus Young, Jr. 3/26/99 3,300 Services
valued at
$16,500
Jeffery Rush 4/20/99 10,000 Services
valued at
$20,000
Telebil 4/20/99 100,000 Services
valued at
$200,000
26 consultants 5/27/99 97,400 Services
valued at
$194,800
Holders of warrants
issued under Rule
504 offering (5) 375,000 $737,100
Eight consultants (6) Warrants to Services
purchase valued at
195,077 $390,154
shares
Five consultants 7/27/99 46,100 Services
valued at
$230,500
Two consultants 8/12/99 58,000 Services
valued at
$290,000
Note holders 11/19/99 75,000 (7)
Capital Growth 11/19/99 50,000 (8)
Resources
Atlas Securities 12/22/99 100,000 $250,000
T.J. Knowles 12/27/99 100,000 Like Dat Music
acquisition
Telenomics 12/28/99 600,000 Telenomics
stockholders acquisition
(1) Of this amount, a total of 1,783,000 were authorized for
issuance on August 1,1996, and were issued on April 16, 1998,
for a combination of cash and services.
(2) Subscriptions under this offering were made at various times
from January, 1998 through July, 1998.
(3) This offering was of 125,000 units, at a price of $2.00 per
unit. Each unit consisted of one share of the Company's
common stock and warrants to purchase up to three additional
shares at a price of $2.00 per share. As of the date of this
Report, all or substantially all of these warrants have been
exercised.
(4) This offering was subscribed by various persons in March, 1998.
(5) These warrants were exercised over a period of time ranging from
approximately February 19, 1999, to February 28, 1999.
(6) These warrants were issued from June, 1997 to February, 1998.
They expired on or about March 10, 1999.
(7) These shares were issued to the holders of the notes on the
Company's $500,000 bridge loan as partial consideration for
such loan.
(8) These shares were issued as a placement fee in connection with
the Company's $500,000 bridge loan.
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Management believes each of the foregoing persons or entities was
either an "accredited investor," or "sophisticated investor" as defined in
Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each had
access to all material information regarding the Company prior to the offer,
sale or issuance of these "restricted securities." The Company believes these
shares were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), pursuant to Section 4(2) (with respect to
all issuances other than issuances as part the Company's offerings under Rule
504) or 3(b) thereof (with respect to the issuances under the Rule 504
offerings).
The Company has taken the following factors into account in
determining the valuations of the above-referenced shares: (i) the fact that
the shares are "restricted" (with the exception of the shares issued under
Rule 504 of the Securities and Exchange Commission); (ii) the limited market
for the Company's common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board of the NASD; (iii)
the low book value per share ($0.038 at December 31, 1998); and (iv) the
Company's history of limited revenues ($25,962 and $16,004 in 1997 and 1998,
respectively).
Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.
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Plan of Operations.
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The Company began actively marketing in April, 1999. During the
calendar year ended December 31, 1999, it produced revenues of $3,105,570,
with net income of $(2,250,265), and it is anticipated that it will produce
approximately $12,762,000 in the calendar year ended December 31, 2000. In
the next 12 months, the Company intends to employ 10 IP Gateways throughout
the western United States in order to transport long-haul Voice Over the
Internet traffic ("VOIP," i.e., long distance voice traffic transported as
digital electronic data packets over the internet), both domestically and
internationally. The Company's financing requirements in this regard are
discussed under the heading "Liquidity," below.
As discussed under the heading "Internet Protocol Network," the
Company's Strategic Partnership Agreements with Bell Atlantic and Level 3
Communications allow it to collocate its Gateway equipment and terminate
traffic in areas that the Company has not or does not intend to locate
Gateways. The Company has very actively begun to employ its Affinity Group
Marketing strategy and has contracted with three of its seven targeted groups;
it is negotiating with the remaining four. The total membership population of
the Company's seven targeted groups is over 40 million. Management expects
that its marketing efforts will be financed through its proposed fundraising,
as discussed under the heading "Liquidity," below.
The three groups with which the Company has contracted are: the
Tailhook Association; Miles Ahead Ministries; and the Marine Corps Reserve
Officers Association. Each agreement requires each group to forward a
marketing piece to its members; the marketing pieces will recommend a
telecommunications plan to the members, which will include long distance, toll
free service, paging, cellular service, internet access, pre-paid and regular
calling cards and other telecommunications services. The Company will provide
each group with a billing summary of all participants' accounts each month and
pay each group a percentage of each participant's net telephone bill. The
contracts will be in place for periods of time ranging from 12 months to 36
months, with each group having an option to renew for an additional term.
The Company also intends to build a captive agent network for direct
marketing purposes to supplement its Affinity Group Marketing programs. The
Company has retained the Southwestern Companies to conduct door-to-door
residential solicitation of new customers. These operations began on October
3, 1999. The Company has also begun its telemarketing efforts, which entail
contacting members of the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association and the
Tailhook Association. The Southwestern Companies are entitled to a commission
of 20% of gross sales from its efforts. As of the date of this Report, the
Company and the Southwestern Companies do not have a written contract.
Management is also seeking viable acquisition candidates. Several
synergistic targets have been identified and initial contacts are being made.
The Company intends to make acquisitions that will allow it to offer value-
added services and products to its customer base. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be successful in locating and completing the acquisition
of any suitable candidate. Even if the Company is successful in this regard,
it can provide no assurance that any acquisition will be profitable.
The Company's projections are based on the following assumptions and
limitations:
The Company's business plan details a stair step process whereby it
will lease telecommunications services that can be marketed directly to its
primary affinity groups. The Company currently has contracts with three of
the seven affinity organizations originally targeted. The combined membership
of the three contracted affinity groups is 25,000 members. The Company has
just begun contacting affinity group members and is realizing a 38% acceptance
rate. This acceptance rate substantially exceeds the 12.5% rate detailed in
the business plan. The Company is currently in contract discussions with
three more affinity groups. It is anticipated that all seven groups will be
contracted by year end, although the Company can make no assurances in this
regard. The total membership of the seven affinity groups is 40,000,000
members. The Company believes this population and its current acceptance rate
should provide the revenues detailed in the projections. Additionally, the
affinity group marketing plan is only one of several currently being test
marketed.
The second revenue source detailed is the wholesaling of
telecommunications services. The Company is buying international
telecommunication services from Flat Rate Communications and selling these
services to LD Exchange.Com, Inc. The Company is currently pursuing other
wholesale agreements as well. The profit margin is 3% to 4% on the
wholesaling of telecommunications services.
For the 2000 fiscal year, management projects the Company's revenues
from its affinity group program and its wholesaling operations to be
$6,762,000 and $6,000,000, respectively.
In arriving at its revenue projections for its affinity groups
program, the Company assumes that on average each residential customer will
use approximately 200 minutes per month at a cost to the customer of
approximately $0.10 per minute, and that the number of residential customers
will increase from approximately 600 in September, 1999, to approximately
60,300 in December, 2000.
The cost of goods sold currently reflects the cost of a leased
network whereby the Company can transmit customer calls. The cost of goods
reflects the use of the telephone lines, billing and collections and customer
service. The rate used in the projections to reflect these costs is $0.07.
To control cost, the Company has entered into subcontract arrangements to
facilitate billing and collections and customer service. These costs are a
calculation of the services provided. As such they are a true marginal cost.
The Company's projections for its wholesaling operations assume
volume of 2,000,000 monthly minutes through December 2000, at an average rate
of $0.25 per minute. Projected cost of goods sold will be $0.25 per minute
through December 2000.
The Company has commenced the development of its own Internet
Protocol Network. It is anticipated that the planned network will be
operational by early 2000. With this network in place, the Company will have
control of its pricing for the transmission of telecommunications services.
The projection reflects a modest decrease in the cost of goods sold when the
network is operational. The Company believes the reduction of cost will be
more substantial but is reflecting a modest reduction to be conservative.
The Company's selling, general and administrative costs will be
reduced by management's intentions to subcontract significant services such as
billing and collections and customer service. The fundamental costs will be
1)the maintenance of the Company's own Internet Protocol Network and 2)the
marketing to and maintenance of affinity group relationships. The projections
reflect a management group that is primarily marketing driven and that will
target and service National Affinity Groups. The remainder of management will
monitor the subcontractor relationships to maintain the quality of service the
Company intends to provide.
The telecommunication industry holds a certain amount of risk due to
the highly competitive nature of the industry and capital required. The
reason the Company is building its own IP Network is to be in control of its
destiny with regard to price competition. To build this network the Company
has sought out the technology that is compatible with internet requirements.
The Company currently has agreements to provide sufficient funding in the
short term.
The foregoing contains "forward-looking" statements and information,
all of which is modified by reference to the caption "Risk Factors," Item 1,
and the following additional factors:
Cybertel's business operations have yet to generate a profit.
Cybertel's present customer base, amounting to approximately
1,800
residential customers providing gross monthly revenues of an
aggregate total of approximately $15,000 per month, is
insufficient to cover monthly general and administrative
expenses
of approximately $50,000. The cost of leased telephone lines
is
in addition to general and administrative expenses.
Sales of "restricted securities" by persons who will have
satisfied the required holding period for resale under Rule 144
of
the Securities and Exchange Commission in the very near future
will substantially increase the number of shares available in
the
"public float," and to the extent any recent price increases in
the trading market for shares of Cybertel's common stock was
the
result of a greater demand over the supply, these additional
shares will have an adverse effect on the trading market for
Cybertel's common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. Also, the
filing of Notices on Form 144 can have the effect of a "cap" on
the market, until the shares covered thereby are sold. See the
caption "Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters"
herein.
The initial planned 10 IP Gateways of Cybertel's Internet
Protocol
Network, estimated to take approximately three months to
complete,
depending upon funding, will cost approximately $2,500,000,
including hardware, software and setup costs. These gateways
would allow Cybertel to originate telecommunications traffic in
10
cities. A complete Internet Protocol Network throughout the
United States would require approximately 56 gateways at a cost
of
approximately $14,000,000, and, depending upon available
funding,
as to which no assurance can be given, would take approximately
six months to complete.
A completed Internet Protocol Network will not ensure the success
of Cybertel's present or proposed business operations. Any
anticipated revenues would not come for several months after
completion and until there was a sufficient customer base; or
Cybertel could wholesale traffic at very low margins, which would
substantially alter its projected revenues.
Cybertel may not be able to build its Internet Protocol Network
with satisfactory technology to attract customers.
Targeted affinity group members may choose not to switch long
distance carriers, regardless of whether the affinity group to
which they belong determines to align with Cybertel; this
development would have a substantial adverse effect on the revenue
projections of Cybertel and its potential for success.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the
Company's forward-looking statements and there is no assurance that the
projected results will be obtained.
Results of Operations.
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At December 31, 1999, the Company had total assets of $853,031, as
compared with total assets of $399,563 at December 31, 1998. See the Index to
Financial Statements, Item 7 of this Report.
During the calendar years ended December 31, 1999, and 1998, the Company
had net losses of ($2,250,265) and ($1,216,792), respectively. The Company
received revenues of $3,105,570 and $2,572,731 in its two most recent
calendar years. See the Index to Financial Statements, Item 7 of this Report.
Liquidity.
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The Company had cash resources of $643,952 and $146,209, respectively, at
December 31, 1999 and 1998. Management believes that its current cash on hand
will be sufficient to meet its expenses during the next 12 months.
Item 7. Financial Statements.
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Financial Statements for the years ended
December 31, 1999 and 1998
Independent Auditors' Report
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1999
Statement of Operations for the years ended
December 31, 1999 and 1998 (restated)
Statements of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity for the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the years ended
December 31, 1999 and 1998
Notes to the Financial Statements
<PAGE>
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Directors
Cybertel Communications Corp.
La Jolla, California
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cybertel
Communications Corp. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related
statements of consolidated income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the years then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cybertel
Communications Corp. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended.
/S/Malone & Bailey
MALONE & BAILEY, PLLC
February 25, 2000
Houston, Texas
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CYBERTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 1999 and 1998
<CAPTION>
(restated)
1999 1998
ASSETS
<S> <C> <C>
Current Assets
Cash $ 643,952 $ 146,209
Accounts receivable 41,542 105,583
Other current assets 25,000 34,500
Total Current Assets 710,494 286,292
Equipment, net of $195,931 and $108,116
accumulated depreciation 138,038 108,116
Deposits 4,500 5,155
TOTAL ASSETS 853,031 399,563
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt 3,774 31,271
Notes payable 485,754 47,676
Accounts payable 211,105 107,282
Accounts payable to shareholders 146,946
Accrued expenses 240,805 80,582
Deferred revenue 144,500
Total Current Liabilities 941,438 558,257
Long-term Debt 2,332 2,575
Total Liabilities 943,770 560,832
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares
authorized, no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $.001 par value, 20,000,000
shares authorized, 4,515,659 and 3,506,659
shares issued and outstanding, respectively 4,515 3,507
Paid in capital 3,646,318 1,326,531
Retained (deficit) (3,741,571) (1,491,306)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY ( 90,738) ( 161,269)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 853,032 $ 399,563
</TABLE>
See accompanying accounting policies
and notes to financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
CYBERTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999 and 1998
<CAPTION>
(restated)
1999 1998
<S> <C> <C>
Revenues $ 3,105,570 $ 2,572,731
Cost of sales 2,391,843 1,770,864
713,727 801,867
Operating Expenses
Selling 119,661 166,593
General and administrative
- paid in cash or accrued 1,443,215 670,417
- paid in stock 1,045,500 976,218
Research and development 145,848 144,000
Depreciation 59,855 50,084
Interest (income) ( 11,503) ( 2,875)
Interest expense 161,416 14,222
Total Operating Expenses 2,963,992 2,018,659
NET INCOME (LOSS) $(2,250,265) $(1,216,792)
Net (loss) per common share $(0.56) $(0.48)
Weighted average common shares
outstanding 4,010,984 2,558,025
</TABLE>
See accompanying accounting policies
and notes to financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
CYBERTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999 and 1998
<CAPTION>
Stock
Common Stock Subscrip. Paid in Retained
Shares $ Rec. Capital Deficit Totals
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balances,
December 31, 1997 1,716,050 $1,716 $(25,000) $304,686 $(274,515) $ 6,887
Shares issued for
purchase of
Telenomics: 600,000 600 (206,143) (205,543)
Like Dat Music: 100,000 100 19,361 19,461
Stock issued
- - for cash 393,750 394 376,606 377,000
- - less:
subscriptions
receivable (88,500) (88,500)
- - for services 696,859 697 1,393,021 1,393,718
- - less costs of
fundraising
- in cash paid (30,000) (30,000)
- in stock issued (417,500) (417,500)
Net income (loss)
- - Cybertel (1,164,640)(1,164,640)
- - Telenomics 128,819 128,819
- - Like Dat Music (180,970) (180,970)
Balances,
December 31, 1998
(as restated) 3,506,659 3,507 (113,500)1,440,031(1,491,306) ( 161,269)
Stock issued
- - for cash 654,550 654 1,160,646 1,161,300
- - less:
subscriptions
receivable (6,000) (6,000)
- - for services 229,100 229 1,145,271 1,145,500
- - for debt
interest 125,000 125 116,870 116,995
- - less costs of
fundraising
- in stock
issued (97,000) (97,000)
Net (loss)
- - Cybertel (2,237,854)(2,237,854)
- - Telenomics (121,682) (121,682)
- - Like Dat Music 109,271 109,271
Balances,
December 31, 1999 4,515,309 $4,515$(119,500)$3,765,818 $(3,741,571)$(90,738)
</TABLE>
See accompanying accounting policies
and notes to financial statements.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
CYBERTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999 and 1998
<CAPTION>
(restated)
1999 1998
<S> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $(2,250,265)$(1,216,792)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 59,855 50,084
Stock issued for services & interest 1,165,495 992,218
Changes in:
Accounts receivable 64,041 18,907
Other current assets ( 25,000) 800
Accounts payable 128,655 11,255
Amounts payable to shareholders ( 12,100) ( 17,169)
Accrued expenses 29,303 ( 1,334)
Deferred revenue ( 144,500) 144,500
NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES ( 984,516) ( 17,531)
CASH FLOWS USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of equipment ( 89,776) ( 3,073)
Deposit refund 655
NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES ( 89,121) ( 3,073)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term private debt placement 390,238
Repurchase of stock ( 35,000)
Payments on installment debt ( 27,043) ( 29,146)
Net change in credit lines 22,285
Sales of common stock, net of
costs of fundraising 1,185,900 224,000
NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 1,571,381 159,854
NET INCREASE IN CASH 497,743 139,250
CASH BALANCES
- Beginning of period 146,209 6,959
- End of period $ 643,952 $ 146,209
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Interest paid $ 16,591 $ 13,460
Income taxes paid 0 0
</TABLE>
See accompanying accounting policies
and notes to financial statements.
<PAGE>
NOTE 1 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Business. Cybertel Communications Corp. ("Company") was
incorporated in Nevada in June, 1996. The Company sells telecommunications
services to commercial customers and began operations in 1997. In early 2000,
the Company ceased buying long-distance capacity from large carriers, and
signed contracts with MCI-Worldcom, Bell Atlantic, and Level (3)
Communications, LLC to install and support leased switches, to carry long-
distance traffic. In December 1999, the Company acquired Telenomics, Inc.
("Telenomics") and Like Dat Music, Inc. ("LDM") by exchanging stock in
transactions recorded using the pooling-of-interests method of accounting (see
Note 2).
Telenomics sells Hewlett-Packard HP3000 minicomputers and develops and markets
telephone productivity management and accounting software, principally using
the Oracle and Informix databases running on the HP3000.
LDM is a full-service digital music producer and licensing agent for post-
scoring, lyrics and sound design. LDM sells to ad agencies, networks, and
multi-media companies.
1999 and 1998 financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis, and
have been restated to show the acquisitions of Telenomics and LDM as if they
occurred on January 1, 1998, with consolidated operations since that date.
Estimates and assumptions. Preparing financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenue and expenses at the balance sheet date and for the period then ended.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Revenue recognition occurred when products or services are delivered. The
Company earns a fractional portion of long-distance charges as a referral fee.
Beginning May 1999, the Company began purchasing time from carriers and
reselling it to its customers.
Equipment is computer-related and is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed
by the straight-line method using rates based on estimated 3- to 5-year lives
of the related assets.
Income taxes are computed using the tax liability method of accounting,
whereby deferred income taxes are determined based on differences between
financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured
using the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when the differences
reverse.
Loss per share is reported under Statement No. 128 of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board ("FAS 128"). FAS 128 replaced the calculation of primary and
fully diluted earnings per share with basic and diluted earnings per share.
Unlike primary earnings per share, basic earnings per share exclude any
dilutive effects of options, warrants, and convertible securities. Diluted
earnings per share are very similar to the previously reported fully diluted
earnings per share. All earnings per share amounts for all periods have been
presented and, where appropriate, restated to conform to the FAS 128
requirement. For 1998, warrants outstanding are not included in the earnings
calculation because their effect in a loss year would be antidilutive.
NOTE 2 - ACQUISITIONS OF TELENOMICS AND LDM
Telenomics was formed in 1982 and was acquired by the Company on December 23,
1999, by exchanging 600,000 shares of Company stock for 100% of the
outstanding shares of Telenomics. LDM was formed in 1995 and was acquired by
the Company on December 28, 1999, by exchanging 100,000 shares of Company
stock for 100% of the outstanding shares of LDM. These two acquisitions were
accounted for as poolings of interests and accordingly prior period financial
statements have been restated to include the combined results of operations,
financial position and cash flows of Telenomics and LDM.
There were no material transactions between the Company, Telenomics and LDM
prior to the acquisitions. All accounting policies used are consistent.
SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise" require
disclosures of information about operating segments in annual financial
statements. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for
which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly
by the chief operating decision maker(s) in deciding how to allocate resources
and in assessing performance. Here, both Telenomics and LDM were closely held
prior to their acquisition by the Company. The owners of both continue to
manage each business, and each is a distinctly different business. Telenomics
and LDM will continue to be managed as separate business segments.
There are no foreign sales of any entity.
The following information presents certain balance sheet and income statement
data as required by both SFAS No. 131 and APB Opinion No. 16:
Cybertel Telenomics LDM Totals
As of December 31, 1999:
Current assets $ 411,940 $ 297,542 $ 1,013 $ 710,495
Fixed assets
Balances, 12-31-97 11,912 114,921 33,449 160,282
Additions, 1998 3,073 3,073
Additions, 1999 89,776 89,776
Depreciation, '98 & '99 (28,029) (54,116) (28,449) (110,594)
Total fixed assets 76,732 60,805 5,000 142,537
Total assets $488,671 $358,347 $ 6,013 $ 853,032
As of December 31, 1998:
Total assets $ 98,706 $259,505 $41,352 $ 399,563
Year Ended December 31, 1999:
Revenues $1,601,689 $1,084,916 $418,965 $3,105,570
Cost of sales 1,612,855 705,667 73,321 2,391,843
Selling, general and
administrative 2,059,695 324,110 224,571 2,608,376
Research and development 145,848 145,848
Depreciation 25,629 23,121 11,105 59,855
Interest (income) (11,503) (11,503)
Interest expense 152,866 7,853 697 161,416
Net income (loss) $(2,237,853) $(121,683) $109,271 $(2,250,265)
Year Ended December 31, 1998:
Revenues $ 16,004 $2,302,209 $254,518 $ 2,572,731
Cost of sales 1,579,313 191,551 1,770,864
Selling, general and
administrative 1,177,909 409,135 226,184 1,813,228
Research and development 144,000 144,000
Depreciation 2,400 30,995 16,689 50,084
Interest (income) (1,926) (949) (2,875)
Interest expense 2,262 10,896 1,064 14,222
Net income (loss) $(1,164,641) $ 128,819 $(180,970) $(1,216,792)
Major customers (> 10% of individual segment sales revenues) include
Telenomics (Clark County, Washington, 36% in 1999; Gregg Appliances, Inc., 15%
in 1998), and LDM (Prolong Super Lubricants, Inc., 69% in 1999). Telenomics
buys substantially all of its Hewlett-Packard computer equipment from a single
distributor, but has the right to buy from other authorized distributors. No
other single customers nor any vendors comprise more than 10% of any single
segment's total revenues or costs.
NOTE 3 - NOTES PAYABLE
In November and December 1999, the Company obtained net proceeds of $390,238
in loans with a face value of $500,000, due 6 months from origination. Total
interest costs include the $109,762 discount, face interest at 14% and the
value of 125,000 shares issued in connection with this transaction. The
interest is accrued along the 6-month life of the loans. As of December 31,
1999, total interest charges of $769,762 is allocated $144,093 to 1999 and
$625,669 to 2000. The carrying amount of $417,336 includes the $390,238
principal plus $27,098 in accrued interest.
Telenomics has a $50,000 line of credit with Bank of America, N.A. This
account allows for the extension of credit on demand, and is not
collateralized. The credit line accrues interest at Bank's prime rate plus
4.525%. The balance as of December 31, 1999, is $47,388.
Other notes payable total $21,030 to various banks and credit cards, is
unsecured, and bears interest at 12% - 18%.
NOTE 3 - INSTALLMENT DEBT
The Company capitalized three equipment leases payable in 16 to 26 equal
remaining monthly installments totaling $370, using a 10% discount factor.
The debt is secured by the equipment, with a net book value as of December 31,
1999, of $6,069. The total remaining principal portion of $6,106 is due
$3,774 in 2000, $2,044 in 2001, and $288 in 2002.
NOTE 3 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS
In 1997, a Company founding shareholder loaned $12,700 to the Company. This
loan was repaid in 1999. The founding shareholder of Telenomics was owed
accrued salary of $145,746 as of December 31, 1997. Portions were paid in
1998 and 1999, with the balance remaining at $130,946 as of December 31, 1999.
NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES
As of December 31, 1999, the Company has approximately $3,600,000 in unused
unconsolidated net operating loss carryforwards which expire $250,000 in 2014,
1,150,000 in 2018 and $2,200,000 in 2019. Internal Revenue Code Section 382
restricts the ability to use these carryforwards whenever an ownership change
as defined occurs. The Company incurred such an ownership change on September
28, 1998, when the total of cash sales to the public and stock issued for
services exceeded this 50% level. As a result of this ownership change,
$800,000 of the Company's net operating loss available to offset future
profits is restricted to $140,000 per year.
Net prior operating losses of Telenomics are not available to offset future
income as the ownership of the Company changed 100% when it was acquired by
the Company. LDM was an S Corporation, with all income and losses passing
through to its shareholders until its acquisition by the Company.
NOTE 5 - COMMON STOCK
During 1999 and 1998, the Company sold 651,550 and 393,750 shares of stock for
net proceeds of $1,155,300 and $377,000, respectively, pursuant to two
placement offerings exempt from registration under Rule 504 of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. "Subscriptions receivable" represents shares issued
for cash in 1998 and collected in early 1999. The $88,500 balance is shown as
a reduction in Stockholders' Equity.
General and administrative expenses paid in stock were $1,045,500 and $976,218
in 1999 and 1998, respectively.
NOTE 6 - PRIOR STOCK REPURCHASE BY SUBSIDIARY
At formation in 1995, LDM had a 90% majority shareholder and a California
couple as 10% minority shareholders. The 10% minority shareholders loaned the
Company $240,000 in 1995 and 1996. As partial consideration for the loan, an
additional 10% of LDM was transferred by the majority to the minority
shareholders. One of the minority shareholders died in early 1998. LDM
negotiated a settlement with the surviving spouse whereby the $240,000 loan
and accrued interest was contributed to capital and the stock was repurchased
by LDM for $35,000, which was paid March 27, 1998.
NOTE 7 - OPERATING LEASES
The Company maintains office space in La Jolla and Temecula, California.
Total rent obligations are $10,536 per month for up to 36 months. Minimum
lease payments due are $107,896 in 2000, $126,432 in 2001, $30,432 in 2002,
and $2,536 in 2003.
NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In January 2000, the Company issued 1,000,000 stock optins to its president,
Richard Mangiarelli, pursuant to the discretion of its Board of Directors.
These options have a $5 exercise price, a 5-year life, and vest immediately.
The Company received net proceeds of $2,830,125 in February 2000 in connection
with a private placement of $3 million in 6% Convertible Preferred Stock.
This preferred stock is convertible to Company common stock at any time at a
formula approximating market value. 225,000 warrants were issued to investors
in connection with this funding, and these have an exercise price of $17.40
per share.
On February 14, 2000, the Company began another private placement to sell up
to 1 million common shares at $8 per share. As of February 25, 2000, 15,000
shares have been sold in this offering for $120,000 gross proceeds.
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
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None.
PART III
Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons;
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Identification of Directors and Executive Officers.
- ---------------------------------------------------
The following table sets forth the names of all current directors and
executive officers of the Company. These persons will serve until the next
annual meeting of the stockholders or until their successors are elected or
appointed and qualified, or their prior resignation or termination.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Date of Date of
Positions Election or Termination
Name Held Designation or Resignation
- ---- ---- ----------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Richard D. CEO 6/96 *
Mangiarelli President 6/96 *
Director 6/96 *
Paul J. Mills Chairman 6/96 *
Director 6/96 *
Secretary 6/96 *
John E. Jordan Director 6/96 *
</TABLE>
Business Experience.
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Richard D. Mangiarelli, Chief Executive Officer, President and
Director. Mr. Mangiarelli is 59 years old. In 1985, he founded USA Energy
Corporation, a licensed general and electrical contractor dedicated to energy
conservation contracting. He was the Chief Operating Officer of Fulham
Company, an electronic ballast manufacturer, from 1993 to 1995. Mr.
Mangiarelli holds a BA degree from the University of Connecticut and an MBA
degree from Pepperdine University. He is a licensed general contractor and
licensed electrical contractor and is retired from the United States Marine
Corps at the rank of Colonel.
Paul J. Mills, Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Mills, age 77, has been a principal in Mills and Associates, a management
and consulting firm since 1985. Prior thereto, he founded and served as
president of a marketing company called Southwest Solar Products, Inc. from
1980 to 1986.
John E. Jordan, Director. Mr. Jordan is 63 years of age. In 1959,
he founded the Jordan Companies, a group of privately held, diversified
companies engaged in energy related engineering, manufacturing and marketing
activities, defense and aerospace consulting and international negotiations
and representation. He has served as chief executive officer and president of
these companies for over 20 years. Mr. Jordan is a graduate of Stanford
University, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the National Defense
University-Industrial College of the Armed Force program, the Naval War
College, and served as an Officer in both the U.S. Air Force and the Marine
Corps.
Significant Employees.
- ----------------------
The Company does not currently have any employees who are not
executive officers, but who are expected to make a significant contribution to
its business.
Family Relationships.
- ---------------------
There are no family relationships between any director or executive
officer.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings.
- -----------------------------------------
During the past five years, no present or former director, executive
officer or person nominated to become a director or an executive officer of
the Company:
(1) was a general partner or executive officer of any business
against which any bankruptcy petition was filed, either at the time of the
bankruptcy or two years prior to that time;
(2) was convicted in a criminal proceeding or named subject to a
pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses);
(3) was subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction,
permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise
limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking
activities; or
(4) was found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil
action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have
violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment
has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
- -------------------------------------------------
Richard D. Mangiarelli; John E. Jordan; and Paul J. Mills each filed
a Form 3 Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 1999. On or about December
23, 1999, the 6M Family Trust, which is controlled by Mr. Mangiarelli's
family, transferred approximately 570,000 shares of the Company's common stock
to Mr. Mangiarelli's adult children. A Form 4 Statement of Changes in
Beneficial Ownership will be filed after the date of this Report.
Item 10. Executive Compensation.
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The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid by the
Company for services rendered during the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long Term Compensation
Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i)
Secur-
ities All
Name and Year or Other Rest- Under- LTIP Other
Principal Period Salary Bonus Annual rictedlying Pay- Comp-
Position Ended ($) ($) Compen-Stock Optionsouts ensat'n
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Richard 12/31/97 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
Mangiarelli 12/31/98 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
CEO, Pres. 12/31/99 49,038 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
and Director
Paul J. 12/31/97 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
Mills 12/31/98 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
Secretary 12/31/99 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
and Chairman
John E. 12/31/97 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
Jordan 12/31/98 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
Director 12/31/99 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
</TABLE>
No cash compensation, deferred compensation or long-term incentive
plan awards were issued or granted to the Company's management during the
year ended December 31, 1998, or December 31, 1999. In April, 1999, the
Company began paying its Chief Executive Officer and President, Richard D.
Mangiarelli, an annual salary of $75,000; as of December 31, 1999, Mr.
Mangiarelli was paid $49,038 in salary.
Compensation of Directors.
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There are no standard arrangements pursuant to which the Company's
directors are compensated for any services provided as a director. No
additional amounts are payable to the Company's directors for committee
participation or special assignments.
Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control
Arrangements.
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There are no employment contracts, compensatory plans or
arrangements, including payments to be received from the Company, with respect
to any director or executive officer of the Company which would in any way
result in payments to any such person because of his or her resignation,
retirement or other termination of employment with the Company or its
subsidiaries, any change in control of the Company, or a change in the
person's responsibilities following a change in control of the Company.
Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
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The following table sets forth the share holdings of the Company's
directors and executive officers and those persons who own more than five
percent of the Company's common stock as of the date hereof. Information
regarding the capacities in which each director and executive officer serves
for the Company is contained in Item 5.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Shares Percentage
Name and Address Beneficially Owned of Class(1)
- ---------------- ------------------ --------
<S> <C> <C>
Richard D. Mangiarelli (1) 115,000 2.4%
4320 La Jolla Village Dr.
Suite 205
San Diego, California
92122
Paul J. Mills 290,000 (2) 6.1%
4320 La Jolla Village Dr.
Suite 205
San Diego, California
92122
John E. Jordan 24,000 (3) 0.5%
4320 La Jolla Village Dr.
Suite 205
San Diego, California
92122
</TABLE>
(1) A total of 12,000 of these shares are held of record by the 6M
Family Trust, which is controlled by Mr. Mangiarelli's family.
(2) A total of 190,000 of these shares are held of record by
Mr. Mills' adult children; Mr. Mills may be deemed to have
voting control over these shares.
(3) These shares are beneficially owned by Jordan Family Trust,
which is controlled by Mr. Jordan.
Changes in Control.
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On July 19, 1999, the Roman J. Kownacki, M.D. Pension Fund; and
Roman J. Kownacki and Mary Jean Kownacki, as Trustees of the Kownacki Family
Trust dated February 8, 1972 (collectively, "Kownacki"), filed a Complaint for
Judgment Debtor's Interest in Property or Debt to Satisfy Money Judgment in
the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego (the
"Complaint"). The case was designated Case No. EC18601.
The Complaint sought (i) a declaration that Company securities held
directly or beneficially by the Company's President, Richard D. Mangiarelli,
are the property of Kownacki; (ii) an order that the securities be delivered
to the marshal of the County of San Diego for satisfaction of a judgment in
the amount of $170,470.82 that Kownacki had obtained against Mr. Mangiarelli
on May 28, 1997; (iii) an order to show cause why the Company should not be
enjoined from transferring such securities to any person or otherwise
disposing of the securities; (iv) a temporary restraining order and a
preliminary injunction to that effect; and (v) Kownacki's costs of suit and
attorney's fees and such other relief as the Court deemed proper.
On August 5, 1999, the Court entered an Order (i) enjoining the
Company, during the pendency of the action, from transferring to Mr.
Mangiarelli, concealing, selling or otherwise changing the form of title on
Mr. Mangiarelli's securities; (ii) requiring the Company to transfer all such
securities in its possession to the Marshal of the County of San Diego upon
demand, for application to the satisfaction of the judgment in favor of
Kownacki; (iii) that the Company disclose the existence of the Order to anyone
who inquires as to Mr. Mangiarelli's ownership interest in the Company's
securities; (iv) not accept any lien or other encumbrance upon Mr.
Mangiarelli's stock, options or right to exercise stock options or acquire
shares as a condition to his employment with the Company; and (v) advise the
Securities and Exchange Commission of the restrictions placed upon such stock
on or before August 10, 1999.
On December 10, 1999, the Kownacki suit was dismissed without the
payment of any shares beneficially owned by Mr. Mangiarelli. As a result, the
Kownacki suit will not result in any change in control of the Company.
Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
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Transactions with Management and Others.
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Except as indicated below, during the calendar year ended December 31,
1999, there were no material transactions, series of similar transactions,
currently proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the
amount involved exceeded $60,000 and in which any director or executive
officer, or any security holder who is known to the Company to own of record
or beneficially more than five percent of the Company's common stock, or any
member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had a material
interest.
On March 29, 1999, the Company issued 30,000 shares to the 6M Family
Trust, in consideration of $3,900.
Certain Business Relationships.
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Except as indicated under the heading "Transactions with Management and
Others," during the calendar year ended December 31, 1999, there were no
material transactions, series of similar transactions, currently proposed
transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved
exceeded $60,000 and in which any director or executive officer, or any
security holder who is known to the Company to own of record or beneficially
more than five percent of the Company's common stock, or any member of the
immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had a material interest.
Indebtedness of Management.
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Except as indicated under the heading "Transactions with Management and
Others," during the calendar year ended December 31, 1999, there were no
material transactions, series of similar transactions, currently proposed
transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved
exceeded $60,000 and in which any director or executive officer, or any
security holder who is known to the Company to own of record or beneficially
more than five percent of the Company's common stock, or any member of the
immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had a material interest.
Parents of the Issuer.
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The Company has no parents.
Transactions with Promoters.
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Except as indicated under the heading "Transactions with Management and
Others," during the calendar year ended December 31, 1999, there were no
material transactions, series of similar transactions, currently proposed
transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved
exceeded $60,000 and in which any promoter or founder, or any member of the
immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had a material interest.
Item 13. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
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Reports on Form 8-K
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Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 30, 1999, as amended.
Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number Description
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10 Securities Purchase Agreement, with exhibits thereto
27 Financial Data Schedule
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Registration Statement on Form 10-SB-A3, filed October 15, 1999.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CYBERTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Date: March 30, 2000 /s/ Richard D. Mangiarelli
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Richard D. Mangiarelli
CEO, President and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
CYBERTEL COMMUNICATION CORP.
Date: March 30, 2000 /s/ Richard D. Mangiarelli
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Richard D. Mangiarelli
CEO, President and Director
Date: 3-29-2000 /s/ Paul J. Mills
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Paul J. Mills
Secretary and Director
Date: 3-29-2000 /s/ John E. Jordan
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John E. Jordan
Director
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of February 15, 2000
(this "Agreement"), is entered into by and between CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS
CORP., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and ADARA INVESTORS LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser are executing and
delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemptions from registration
provided by Regulation D ("Regulation D") promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes
to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement for an
aggregate purchase price of three million dollars ($3,000,000), (ii) three
thousand (3,000) shares (the "Initial Shares") of the Company's 6% Convertible
Series A Preferred Stock, stated value one thousand dollars ($1,000) per
share, par value $.001 per share (the "Preferred Stock") which shall be
governed by the Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Certificate of Designations") and (ii) warrants ("Stock Purchase Warrants")
to purchase two hundred twenty-five thousand (225,000) shares (the "Initial
Warrants") of the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the
"Common Stock"); and
WHEREAS, the Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into
shares of the Company's Common Stock on the terms set forth in the Certificate
of Designations, and the Stock Purchase Warrants (which shall be in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit B) may be exercised for the
purchase of Common Stock, on the terms set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes
to issue and sell, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of one hundred dollars ($100), a
warrant (the "Supplemental Warrant"), to purchase for an aggregate purchase
price of two million dollars ($2,000,000) up to an additional two thousand
(2,000) shares of Series A Preferred Stock ("Additional Shares"), and Stock
Purchase Warrants to purchase up to an additional one hundred fifty thousand
(150,000) shares of Common Stock ("Additional Warrants"), which Supplemental
Warrant shall be in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE; PURCHASE PRICE
Purchase of Initial Shares and Warrants. Purchaser hereby agrees to
purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to
the Purchaser, the Initial Shares and the Initial Warrants for an aggregate
purchase price of three million dollars ($3,000,000) which shall be payable on
the Initial Closing Date (as defined herein) in immediately available funds.
Purchase of Supplemental Warrant. Purchaser hereby agrees to
purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to
the Purchaser, the Supplemental Warrant for a purchase price of one hundred
dollars ($100), which shall be payable on the Initial Closing Date in
immediately available funds.
Closings. The Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants and Supplemental
Warrant to be purchased by Purchaser hereunder, in definitive form, and in
such denominations as Purchaser or its representative, if any, may request
upon at least twenty-four hours' prior notice to the Company, shall be
delivered by or on behalf of the Company for the account of Purchaser, against
payment by the Purchaser of the aggregate purchase price of three million one
hundred dollars ($3,000,100) therefor by wire transfer to an account of the
Company, all at the offices of Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP, 410 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10022, New York time on the date hereof, or at
such other time and date as Purchaser or their representative, if any, and the
Company may agree upon in writing, such date being referred to herein as the
"Initial Closing Date." The Closing dates for the purchase of the Additional
Shares and the Additional Warrants are as set forth in the Supplemental
Warrant.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER; ACCESS TO
INFORMATION; INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
The Purchaser represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees
with, the Company as follows:
a. The Purchaser is (i) experienced in making investments of the kind
described in this Agreement and the related documents, (ii) able, by reason of
the business and financial experience of its management, to protect its own
interests in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement and
the related documents, and (iii) able to afford the entire loss of its
investment in the Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants and the Supplemental
Warrant.
b. All subsequent offers and sales of the Initial Shares, the Initial
Warrants and the Supplemental Warrant, and, if the Supplemental Warrant shall
be exercised, the Additional Shares and the Additional Warrants and the Common
Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of, or in lieu of dividend payments
on the Initial Shares and the Initial Warrants and, if the Supplemental
Warrant is exercised, the Additional Shares and the Additional Warrants, it
shall have purchased, shall be made pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption from
such registration.
c. The Purchaser understands that the Initial Shares, the Initial
Warrants and the Supplemental Warrant are being offered and sold to it in
reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of the United
States federal securities laws, and that the Company is relying upon the truth
and accuracy of the Purchaser's representations and warranties, and the
Purchaser's compliance with its agreements, each as set forth herein, in order
to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the
Purchaser to acquire the Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants and the
Supplemental Warrant.
d. The Purchaser: (A) has been provided with sufficient information
with respect to the business of the Company and such documents relating to the
Company as the Purchaser has requested and Purchaser has carefully reviewed
the same including, without limitation, the Company's Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended September 30, 1999 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"), (B) has been provided with such additional
information with respect to the Company and its business and financial
condition as the Purchaser, or the Purchaser's agent or attorney, has
requested, and (C) has had access to management of the Company and the
opportunity to discuss the information provided by management of the Company
and any questions that the Purchaser had with respect thereto have been
answered to the full satisfaction of the Purchaser.
e. The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and the registration rights agreement, dated as of
the date hereof, between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Registration
Rights Agreement").
f. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly
authorized by the Purchaser; and such agreements, when executed and delivered
by each of the Purchaser and the Company will each be a valid and binding
agreement of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms, except to the extent that enforcement of each such agreement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity.
3. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser that:
a. Organization. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada.
Each of the Company's subsidiaries, if any, is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective
jurisdiction. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries, if any, is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the failure
to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole. Schedule 3(a) lists all subsidiaries of the
Company and, except as noted therein, all of the outstanding capital stock of
all such subsidiaries is owned of record and beneficially by the Company.
b. Capitalization. On the date hereof, the authorized capital of the
Company consists of (i) 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share, of which 4,238,309 shares are issued and outstanding and (ii) 5,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, of which no shares are
issued and outstanding. Schedule 3(b) sets forth all of the options, warrants
and convertible securities of the Company, and any other rights to acquire
securities of the Company (collectively, the "Derivative Securities") which
are outstanding on the date hereof, including in each case (i) the name and
class of such Derivative Securities, (ii) the issue date of such Derivative
Securities, (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company into
which such Derivative Securities are convertible as of the date hereof, (iv)
the conversion or exercise price or prices of such Derivative Securities as of
the date hereof, (v) the expiration date of any conversion or exercise rights
held by the owners of such Derivative Securities and (vi) any registration
rights associated with such Derivative Securities or outstanding Common Stock.
c. Concerning the Common Stock and the Warrants. The Initial Shares,
the Initial Warrants, and if the Supplemental Warrant shall be exercised, the
Additional Shares and the Additional Warrants and Common Stock issuable upon
(i) conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Initial Shares, and
upon exercise of the Initial Warrants, and (ii) if the Supplemental Warrant is
exercised, conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Additional
Shares, and upon exercise of the Additional Warrants when issued, shall be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, will not be subject to
preemptive rights and will not subject the holder thereof to personal
liability by reason of being such a holder. There are currently no preemptive
rights of any stockholder of the Company, as such, to acquire the Initial
Shares, the Initial Warrants or the Supplemental Warrant, or the Common Stock
issuable to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of the Initial Shares, the
Initial Warrants, and, if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised, the
Additional Shares and the Additional Warrant.
d. Reporting Company Status. The Common Stock is registered under
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"). The Company has duly filed all materials and documents required to be
filed pursuant to all reporting obligations under either Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, if any, prior to the offer and sale of the
Securities (as defined below). The Common Stock is listed and traded on the
OTC Bulletin Board, and the Company is not aware of any pending or
contemplated action or proceeding of any kind to suspend the trading of the
Common Stock.
e. Authorized Shares. The Company has available a sufficient number
of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock as may be necessary to
effect (i) the conversion of the Initial Shares and the exercise of the
Initial Warrants, and (ii) if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised, the
conversion of the Additional Shares and the exercise of the Additional
Warrants. The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive
effect to the Common Stock of the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the
(i) conversion of the Initial Shares and the exercise of the Initial Warrants,
and (ii) if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised, the conversion of the
Additional Shares and the exercise of the Additional Warrants. The Company
further acknowledges that its obligation to issue shares of Common Stock upon
(i) conversion of the Initial Shares and upon exercise of the Initial
Warrants, and (ii) if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised, the conversion of
the Additional Shares and the exercise of the Additional Warrants is absolute
and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may
have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company and
notwithstanding the commencement of any case under 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et
seq.(the
"Bankruptcy Code"). In the event the Company becomes a debtor under the
Bankruptcy Code, the Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any
rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. Section 362 in respect of the
conversion of the Preferred Shares. The Company agrees, without cost or
expense to the Purchaser, to take or consent to any and all action necessary
to effectuate relief under 11 U.S.C. 362.
f. Legality. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement,
and to issue and deliver the Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants, the
Supplemental Warrant and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or in
lieu of dividend payments on, (i) the Initial Shares and the exercise of the
Initial Warrants, and (ii) if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised, the
conversion of the Additional Shares and the Additional Warrants.
g. Transaction Agreements. This Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Supplemental Warrant and the
Stock Purchase Warrants (collectively, the "Primary Documents"), and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly
authorized by the Company; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by the Company and this Agreement is, and the other Primary Documents, when
executed and delivered by the Company, will each be, a legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement of each of the Primary
Documents may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors' rights generally and to general principles of
equity.
h. Non-contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and each of the other Primary Documents, and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other
Primary Documents, does not and will not conflict with or result in a breach
by the Company of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, or any
material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument
to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which they or
any of their properties or assets are bound, or any existing applicable law,
rule, or regulation or any applicable decree, judgment or order of any court
or United States or foreign federal or state regulatory body, administrative
agency, or any other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company,
its subsidiaries, or any of their properties or assets. Except as set forth
on Schedule 3(h), neither the filing of the registration statement required to
be filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement nor the
offering or sale of the Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants or the
Supplemental Warrant as contemplated by this Agreement and if the Supplemental
Warrant is exercised, the Additional Warrants and Additional Shares, and the
shares of Common Stock into which all such securities may be converted or
exercised, as applicable, gives rise to any rights, other than those which
have been waived or satisfied on or prior to the Initial Closing Date, for or
relating to the registration of any shares of the Common Stock.
i. Approvals. No authorization, approval or consent of any court,
governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, stock
exchange or market or the stockholders of the Company is required to be
obtained by the Company for the entry into or the performance of this
Agreement and the other Primary Documents.
j. SEC Filings. None of the reports or documents filed by the Company
with the Commission (the "SEC Documents") contained, at the time they were
filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
k. Stabilization. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates,
has taken or may take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or
result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to
constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of
Common Stock.
l. Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in the Company's
SEC Documents, since October 15, 1999, there has been no material adverse
change nor any material adverse development in the business, properties,
operations, financial condition, prospects, outstanding securities or results
of operations of the Company.
m. Full Disclosure. There is no fact known to the Company (other
than general economic conditions known to the public generally) that has not
been disclosed in writing to the Purchaser (i) that could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect upon the condition (financial or
otherwise) or the earnings, business affairs, properties or assets of the
Company or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely
affect the ability of the Company to perform the obligations set forth in the
Primary Documents. The representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in this Agreement (and the schedules thereto) do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit any material fact necessary to make the
statements contained herein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading
n. Title to Properties; Liens and Encumbrances. The Company has good
and marketable title to all of its material properties and assets, both real
and personal, and has good title to all its leasehold interests, in each case
subject only to mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, conditional
sale agreements, encumbrances or charges created in the ordinary course of
business.
o. Patents and Other Proprietary Rights. The Company has sufficient
title and ownership of all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, trade secrets, information, proprietary rights and processes
necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted and as proposed to
be conducted, and such business does not and would not conflict with or
constitute an infringement on the rights of others.
p. Permits. The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses and
any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business as now
conducted, the lack of which would materially and adversely affect the
business or financial condition of the Company. The Company is not in default
in any respect under any of such franchises, permits, licenses or similar
authority.
q. Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Company's SEC
Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation
before or by any court, public board or body pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, in which an unfavorable decision, ruling
or finding would have a material adverse effect on the properties, business,
condition (financial or other) or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the transactions contemplated by the
Primary Documents, or which would adversely affect the validity or
enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under, the Primary Documents.
r. No Default. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is not in
default in the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or
condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it or its property
may be bound.
s. Transactions with Affiliates. Except as disclosed in the Company's
public filings with the Commission, there are no agreements, understandings or
proposed transactions between the Company and any of its officers, directors
or affiliates that, had they existed on October 15, 1999, would have been
required to be disclosed in the Company's Form 10-SB.
t. Employment Matters. The Company is in compliance in all respects
with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder ("ERISA"); no "reportable event" (as defined in
ERISA) has occurred with respect to any "pension plan" (as defined in ERISA)
for which the Company would have any liability; the Company has not incurred
and does not expect to incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with
respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any "pension plan" or (ii)
Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the
"Code"); and each "pension plan" for which the Company would have any
liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is
so qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by
action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.
u. Insurance. The Company maintains property and casualty, general
liability, personal injury and other similar types of insurance with
financially sound and reputable insurers that is adequate, consistent with
industry standards and the Company's historical claims experience. The
Company has not received notice from, and has no knowledge of any threat by,
any insurer (that has issued any insurance policy to the Company) that such
insurer intends to deny coverage under or cancel, discontinue or not renew any
insurance policy covering the Company or any of its Subsidiaries presently in
force.
v. Taxes. All applicable tax returns required to be filed by the
Company and each of its subsidiaries have been prepared and filed in
compliance with all applicable laws, or if not yet filed have been granted
extensions of the filing dates which extensions have not expired, and all
taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon the Company, its
subsidiaries, or upon any of their respective properties, income or
franchises, shown in such returns and on assessments received by the Company
or its subsidiaries to be due and payable have been paid, or adequate reserves
therefor have been set up if any of such taxes are being contested in good
faith; or if any of such tax returns have not been filed or if any such taxes
have not been paid or so reserved for, the failure to so file or to pay would
not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business or
financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
w. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither the Company nor any of its
directors, officers or other employees has (i) used any Company funds for any
unlawful contribution, endorsement, gift, entertainment or other unlawful
expense relating to any political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect
unlawful payment of Company funds to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar payment to any
person.
x. Internal Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access
to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
y. Investment Company Act. The Company is not conducting, and will
not conduct, its business in a manner which would cause it to become, an
"investment company," as defined in Section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended.
z. Agent Fees. Other than (i) the cash payments of five percent (5%)
of the aggregate purchase price of (x) the Initial Shares and Initial Warrants
purchased by the Purchaser on the Initial Closing Date and (y) upon exercise
of the Conditional Warrant, the Additional Shares and Additional Warrants and
(ii) the issuance of twenty thousand (20,000) Stock Purchase Warrants on the
Initial Closing Date payable to Tony Gentile, the Company has not incurred any
liability for any finder's or brokerage fees or agent's commissions in
connection with the offer and sale of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
aa. Private Offering. Subject to the accuracy of the Purchaser's
representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 hereof, (i) the offer,
sale and issuance of the Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants and the
Supplemental Warrant, (ii) the issuance of Common Stock in lieu of dividend
payments on the Initial Shares, and if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised,
the Additional Warrants, (iii) if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised, the
issuance of the Additional Shares and the Additional Warrants, and (iv) the
conversion and/or exercise of such securities into shares of Common Stock,
each as contemplated by the Primary Documents are exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The Company agrees that neither the
Company nor anyone acting on its behalf will offer any of the Preferred Stock,
the Stock Purchase Warrants or the Supplemental Warrant, or any similar
securities for issuance or sale, or solicit any offer to acquire any of the
same from anyone so as to render the issuance and sale of such securities
subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Company
has not offered or sold the Preferred Stock, the Stock Purchase Warrants or
the Supplemental Warrant by any form of general solicitation or general
advertising, as such terms are used in Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act.
bb. Year 2000 Processing. The computer systems used by the Company and
its subsidiaries (the "Systems"), both hardware and software, are in good
working order. The Company has taken steps that are reasonable to ensure that
the occurrence of the year 2000 does not materially and adversely affect the
Systems of the Company, its subsidiaries, or their business, and no material
expenditures are required in order to cause such Systems to operate properly
as a result of the change of the year 1999 to 2000. The Company and its
subsidiaries have resolved all issues discovered as a result of year 2000
inquires or compliance testing or otherwise known to the Company.
cc. Environmental Matters. Neither the Company and its subsidiaries,
nor any predecessor in interest nor, to the Company's knowledge, after due
inquiry, any other person has ever caused or permitted any Hazardous Material
(as defined below) to be released, treated or disposed of on, at, under or
within any real property owned, leased or operated by the Company and its
subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest, and no such real property has
ever been used (either by the Company and its subsidiaries, any predecessor in
interest or, to the Company's knowledge, after due inquiry, by any other
person) as a treatment, storage or disposal site for any Hazardous Material.
The Company has no liabilities with respect to Hazardous Materials, and to the
knowledge of the Company, after due inquiry, no facts or circumstances exist
which could give rise to liabilities with respect to Hazardous Materials,
which could have any reasonable likelihood of having a material adverse effect
on the Company. For purposes of this Agreement "Hazardous Materials" shall
mean (a) any pollutants or contaminations, (b) any asbestos or insulation or
other material composed of or containing asbestos and (c) any petroleum
product and any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material
defined as such in, or for purposes of, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, any so-called "Superfund" or
"Superlien" law, or (d) any other applicable federal, state, local or other
statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree concerning
the protection of human health or the environment or otherwise regulating,
relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, any
hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material, as now or at any
time hereafter in effect.
dd. Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents,
to the best of the Company's knowledge, each of the Company and its
subsidiaries owns or possesses adequate rights to use all material patents,
patent rights, inventions, trade secrets, know-how, trademarks, service marks,
trade names and copyrights which are described in the SEC Documents; except as
set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has not received any notice of,
and has no knowledge of, any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights
of the Company by others with respect to any patent, patent rights,
inventions, trade secrets, know-how, trademarks, service marks, trade names
and copyrights which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, operations, business of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as presently conducted;
and, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has not received
any notice of, and has no knowledge of, any infringement of or conflict with
the asserted rights of others with respect to any patent, patent rights,
inventions, trade secrets, know-how, trademarks, service marks, trade names
and copyrights which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, operations, or business
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as presently conducted.
4. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
a. Transfer Restrictions. The Purchaser acknowledges that, except as
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, (1) neither (i) the Initial
Shares, the Initial Warrants, the Supplemental Warrant or the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Initial
Shares or upon exercise of the Initial Warrants, nor (ii) if the Supplemental
Warrant is exercised, the Additional Shares, the Additional Warrants or the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments on,
the Additional Shares or upon exercise of the Additional Warrants, have been,
or are being, registered under the Securities Act, and such securities may not
be transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) they are
transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration; and (2) any sale
of (i) the Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants, the Supplemental Warrant or
the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange thereof (collectively,
the "Initial Securities") or (ii) if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised,
the Additional Shares, the Additional Warrants or the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion or exchange thereof, (the "Additional Securities" and,
collectively with the Initial Securities, the "Securities") made in reliance
upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be made only in accordance with the
terms of said Rule. The provisions of Section 4(a) and 4(b) hereof, together
with the rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement and the other Primary
Documents, shall be binding upon any subsequent transferee of the Preferred
Stock and the Stock Purchase Warrants.
b. Restrictive Legend. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that,
until such time as the Securities shall have been registered under the
Securities Act or the Purchaser demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Company and its counsel that such registration shall no longer be
required, such Securities may be subject to a stop-transfer order placed
against the transfer of such Securities, and such Securities shall bear a
restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
THESE SECURITIES (INCLUDING ANY UNDERLYING SECURITIES)
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL NO LONGER BE
REQUIRED.
c. Filings. The Company undertakes and agrees that it will make all
required filings in connection with the sale of the Securities to the
Purchaser as required by United States laws and regulations, or by any
domestic securities exchange or trading market, and if applicable, the filing
of a notice on Form D (at such time and in such manner as required by the
Rules and Regulations of the Commission), and to provide copies thereof to the
Purchaser promptly after such filing or filings.
d. Reporting Status. So long as the Purchaser beneficially owns any of
the Securities or any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof
(collectively with the Securities, the "Collective Securities"), the Company
shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and shall not terminate
its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even
if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such
termination.
e. State Securities Filings. The Company shall from time to time
promptly take such action as the Purchaser or any of its representatives, if
applicable, may reasonably request to qualify the Collective Securities for
offering and sale under the securities laws (other than United States federal
securities laws) of the jurisdictions in the United States as shall be so
identified to the Company, and to comply with such laws so as to permit the
continuance of sales therein, provided that in connection therewith, the
Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a
general consent to the service of process in any jurisdiction.
f. Use of Proceeds. The Company will use all of the net proceeds
from the issuance of the Collective Securities to retire the outstanding five
hundred thousand dollar ($500,000) bridge loan of the Company payable to
Capital Growth Resources and the balance for working capital.
g. Reservation of Common Stock. The Company will at all times have
authorized and reserved for the purpose of issuance a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock to provide for the conversion of the Initial Shares and
the exercise of the Initial Warrants, if the Supplemental Warrant is
exercised, for the conversion of the Additional Shares and the exercise of the
Additional Warrants. The Company will use its best efforts at all times to
maintain a number of shares of Common Stock so reserved for issuance that is
no less than the sum of (i) two (2) times the sum of (x) maximum number of
shares of Common Stock that could be issuable upon the conversion of the
Initial Shares and (y) the maximum number that could be issuable upon
conversion of the Additional Shares and (ii) the sum of the number of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise in full of the Initial Warrants and the
Additional Warrant, in each case without regard to whether the Supplemental
Warrant shall have been exercised.
h. Sales of Additional Shares. The Company shall not, directly or
indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, offer, sell,
offer to sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of its
capital stock or any security or other instrument convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, in each case for a period of two-
hundred and seventy (270) days after the later of (A) the Initial Closing
Date, (B) any Supplemental Closing Date (as defined in the Supplemental
Warrant) or (C) the date on which a registration statement relating to Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of any of the Initial Shares, the Initial
Warrants, the Additional Shares, or the Additional Warrants is declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Lock-Up Period"),
except that the Company (i) may issue securities for the aggregate
consideration of at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in connection with
a bona fide, firm commitment, underwritten public offering under the
Securities Act; (ii) may issue shares of Common Stock which are issued in
connection with a bona fide transaction involving the acquisition of another
business entity or segment of any such entity by the Company by merger, asset,
purchase, stock purchase or otherwise; (iii) may issue Common Stock in
connection with a stock split, stock dividend or similar recapitalization of
the Company which affects all holders of the Company's Common Stock on an
equivalent basis, in each case, without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser and (iv) may issue up to one million (1,000,000) shares of Common
Stock at an aggregate price of at least eight dollars ($8.00) per share
pursuant to that Confidential Private Placement Memorandum of the Company,
dated February 9, 2000 (the "PPM Offering"). In addition, the Company agrees
that it will not cause any shares of its capital stock that are issued in
connection with a transaction of the type contemplated by clause (ii) (or upon
the conversion or exercise of other securities that are issued in connection
with such transaction) or that were issued in connection with financing,
acquisition or other transaction that occurred prior or subsequent to the date
of this Agreement, including, the PPM Offering, to be covered by a
registration statement that is filed with the Commission or declared effective
by the Commission until the later to occur of (A) the expiration of the Lock-
Up Period or (B) the registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to
its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement has been effective
under the Securities Act for a period of at least two hundred seventy (270)
days, during which two hundred seventy (270) day period the Company shall not
have notified the Purchaser that such registration statement or the prospectus
included in such registration statement includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Company may register the fifty thousand (50,000) shares of
Common Stock, described on Schedule 4(h) attached hereto, on the registration
statement which the Company shall file pursuant to its obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement, provided, however, that in the event that the
Commission challenges the inclusion of such shares, the Company shall remove
them from such registration statement.
i. Right of First Refusal. Subject to Section 4(i), if during the
eighteen (18) month period following the date hereof the Company shall desire
to sell, offer to sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any
securities or any security or other instrument convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of Common Stock (collectively, the "Offered
Securities") to a prospective investor (the "Prospective Investor"), the
Company shall notify (the "Offer Notice") the Purchaser in accordance with
Section 10 hereof of the terms (the "Third Party Terms") on which the Company
proposes to sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of the Offered
Securities to the Prospective Investor. If, within the five (5) day period
following the Purchaser's receipt of the Offer Notice, the Purchaser delivers
a written notice (the "Acceptance Notice") to the Company stating its desire
to purchase all or any portion of the Offered Securities on the Third Party
Terms, the Company shall be required to sell the Offered Securities (or any
portion thereof so desired by the Purchaser) to the Purchaser at the price and
on the terms set forth in the Offer Notice and the Company shall not be
permitted to sell such Offered Securities to the Prospective Investor. If the
Purchaser does not deliver an Acceptance Notice to the Company in such five
(5) day period, then for a period of sixty (60) days following the date of the
Offer Notice the Company may sell the Offered Securities to the Prospective
Investor on the terms set forth in the Offer Notice.
j. Additional Registration Statements. At any time during the period
beginning on the date hereof and ending on the first date that follows a
period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days following the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) during which there has been no Blackout Event (as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement) relating to such Registration Statement,
the Company agrees that it will not cause any registration statement (other
than the Registration Statement) to be declared effective by the Commission.
k. Stockholder Approval. If required in accordance with Nasdaq Rule
4310 or 4460, the Company agrees to use its best efforts (including obtaining
any vote of its stockholders required by applicable law or Nasdaq rules) to
authorize and approve the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Initial Shares, the Additional Shares and upon exercise of
the Initial Warrants and the Additional Warrants, to the extent that such
conversion or issuance results in the issuance of 20% or more of the Company's
outstanding Common Stock; provided, however, that the failure to obtain any
such stockholder approval shall not limit any of Purchaser's rights hereunder
or pursuant to any Primary Document.
l. Ownership. At no time shall the Purchaser (including its
officers, directors and affiliates) maintain in the aggregate beneficial
ownership (as defined for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) of shares of Common Stock in excess of 9.99% of the
Company's outstanding Common Stock unless the Purchaser gives the Company at
least sixty-one (61) days notice that it intends to increase its ownership
percentage.
m. Return of Certificates on Conversion and Stock Purchase Warrants
on Exercise. (i) Upon any conversion by Purchaser of less than all of the
Shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of
Designations, the Company shall issue and deliver to Purchaser within three
(3) days of the Series A Preferred Stock Conversion Date (as defined in the
Certificate of Designations), a new certificate or certificates for, as
applicable, the total number of shares of Preferred Stock, in each case, which
Purchaser has not yet elected to convert (with the number of and denomination
of such new certificate(s) designated by Purchaser).
(ii) Upon any partial exercise by Purchaser of Stock Purchase
Warrants, the Company shall issue and deliver to Purchaser within three (3)
days of the date on which such Stock Purchase Warrants are exercised, a new
Stock Purchase Warrant or Stock Purchase Warrants representing the number of
adjusted Shares covered thereby, in accordance with the terms thereof.
n. Replacement Certificates and Stock Purchase Warrants. (i) The
certificate(s) representing the shares of Preferred Stock, held by Purchaser
shall be exchangeable, at the option of Purchaser, at any time and from time
to time at the office of Company, for certificates with different
denominations representing, as applicable, an equal aggregate number of shares
of Preferred Stock, as requested by Purchaser upon surrendering the same. No
service charge will be made for such registration or transfer or exchange.
(ii) The Stock Purchase Warrants will be exchangeable, at the
option of Purchaser, at any time and from time to time at the office of the
Company, for other Stock Purchase Warrants of different denominations
entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of
shares of Common Stock as are purchasable under such Stock Purchase Warrants.
No service charge will be made for such transfer or exchange.
o. Bankruptcy Waiver. In the event the Company becomes a debtor
under the Bankruptcy Code, the Company hereby waives to the fullest extent
permitted any rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. Section 362 in
respect of
(i) the conversion of the Initial Shares and the exercise of the Initial
Warrants, and (ii) if the Supplemental Warrant is exercised, the conversion of
the Additional Shares and the exercise of the Additional Warrants. At the
direction of Purchaser, the Company agrees, without cost or expense to the
Purchaser, to take or consent to any and all action necessary to effectuate
relief under 11 U.S.C. Section 362.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
a. The Company warrants that no instruction, other than the
instructions referred to in this Section 5 and stop transfer instructions to
give effect to Sections 4(a) and 4(b) hereof prior to the registration and
sale under the Securities Act of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Initial Shares, the Additional Shares or the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Initial Warrants or the Additional Warrants,
will be given by the Company to the transfer agent and that the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon (i) conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments
on, the Initial Shares or upon exercise of the Initial Warrants, (ii) if the
Supplemental Warrant is exercised, the conversion of, or in lieu of dividend
payments on the Additional Shares or upon exercise of the Additional Warrants,
shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company
as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and applicable law. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way
the Purchaser's obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable
securities laws upon resale of the Collective Securities. If the Purchaser
provides the Company with an opinion of counsel that registration of a resale
by the Purchaser of any of the Collective Securities in accordance with clause
(1)(B) of Section 4(a) of this Agreement is not required under the Securities
Act, the Company shall permit the transfer of the Collective Securities and,
in the case of the Common Stock, promptly instruct the Company's transfer
agent to issue one or more certificates for Common Stock without legend in
such names and in such denominations as specified by the Purchaser.
b. Purchaser shall exercise its right to (i) convert the Initial
Shares or to exercise the Initial Warrants or (ii) if the Supplemental Warrant
is exercised, to convert the Additional Shares or to exercise the Additional
Warrants, by faxing an executed and completed Notice of Conversion or Form of
Election to Purchase, as applicable, to the Company, and delivering within
five (5) business days thereafter, the original Notice of Conversion (and the
related certificates representing the shares of Preferred Stock, as
applicable) or Form of Election to Purchase (and the related original Stock
Purchase Warrants) to the Company by hand delivery or by express courier, duly
endorsed. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion or Form of Election to
Purchase is faxed in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a
"Conversion Date." The Company will transmit the certificates representing
the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock or
upon exercise of any Stock Purchase Warrants (together with the shares of
Preferred Stock not so converted or the Stock Purchase Warrants not so
exercised) to the Purchaser via express courier as soon as practicable, but in
all events no later than five (5) business days after the Conversion Date
relating to shares of Preferred Stock or Stock Purchase Warrants (each such
delivery date, together with the Dividend Delivery Date referred to in
paragraph c below, is referred to herein as a "Delivery Date"). For purposes
of this Agreement, any conversion of the Initial Shares, the Additional Shares
or the exercise of the Initial Warrants or the Additional Warrants shall be
deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the
Conversion Date.
c. The Company will transmit the certificates representing the Common
Stock issuable in lieu of dividends payable on any shares of Preferred Stock
to the Purchaser via express courier as soon as practicable, but in all events
no later than five (5) business days after the dividend payment date
applicable to which such Common Stock is delivered (the "Dividend Delivery
Date").
d. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of, or in lieu of dividends on, the
Initial Shares, the Additional Shares or upon the exercise of the Initial
Warrants or the Additional Warrants, provided the Company's transfer agent is
participating in the Depositary Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated
Securities Transfer program, on the written request of the Purchaser, who
shall have previously instructed the Purchaser's prime broker to confirm such
request to the Company's transfer agent, the Company shall cause its transfer
agent to electronically transmit such Common Stock to the Purchaser by
crediting the account of the Purchaser's prime broker with DTC through its
Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission ("DWAC") system no later than the
applicable Delivery Date.
e. The Company understands that a delay in the issuance of Common Stock
beyond the applicable Delivery Date could result in an economic loss to the
Purchaser. As compensation to the Purchaser for such loss, the Company agrees
to pay to the Purchaser for late issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of,
or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Initial Shares or the Additional
Shares or upon exercise of the Initial Warrants or the Additional Warrants,the
sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day for each (i) one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000) of aggregate Stated Value (as defined in the
Certificate of Designations) amount of Initial Shares or Additional Shares
that are being converted, or (ii) twenty-five thousand (25,000) shares of
Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of Initial Warrants or Additional
Warrants. The Company shall pay any payments that are payable to the
Purchaser pursuant to this Section 5 in immediately available funds upon
demand. Nothing herein shall limit the Purchaser's right to pursue actual
damages for the Company's failure to so issue and deliver Common Stock to the
Purchaser. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be
available to the Purchaser, in the event that the Company fails for any reason
to effect delivery of such Common Stock within five (5) business days after
the relevant Delivery Date, the Purchaser will be entitled to revoke the
relevant Notice of Conversion or Form of Election to Purchase by delivering a
notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Purchaser
shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to
delivery of such Notice of Conversion or Form of Election to Purchase. For
purposes of this Section 5, "business day" shall mean any day in which the
financial markets of New York are officially open for the conduct of business
therein.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO ISSUE THE INITIAL SHARES, THE
INITIAL WARRANTS AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANT.
The Purchaser understands that the Company's obligation to issue the Initial
Shares, the Initial Warrants and the Supplemental Warrant on the Initial
Closing Date to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement is conditioned upon:
a. The accuracy on the Initial Closing Date of the representations
and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement as if made on the
Initial Closing Date and the performance by the Purchaser on or before the
Initial Closing Date of all covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required
to be performed on or before the Initial Closing Date.
b. The absence or inapplicability of any and all laws, rules or
regulations prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated hereby,
or requiring any consent or approval which shall not have been obtained.
7. CONDITIONS TO THE PURCHASER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE THE INITIAL
SHARES, THE INITIAL WARRANTS AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANT
The Company understands that the Purchaser's obligation to
purchase the Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants and the Supplemental Warrant
on the Initial Closing Date is conditioned upon:
a. The Certificate of Designations shall have been filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, and a copy thereof certified by
such Secretary of State shall have been delivered to the Purchaser.
b. The accuracy on the Initial Closing Date of the representations and
warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement as if made on the
Initial Closing Date, and the performance by the Company on or before the
Initial Closing Date of all covenants and agreements of the Company required
to be performed on or before the Initial Closing Date.
c. On the Initial Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have received an
opinion of counsel for the Company, dated the Initial Closing Date, in
substantially the form as attached in Exhibit E.
d. The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser (i)
a signed counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) the Initial
Shares, (iii) the Initial Warrants and (iv) the Supplemental Warrant.
e. On the Initial Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have received a
certificate executed by the President or the Chairman of the Company and by
the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, stating that all of the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement are
accurate as of the Initial Closing Date and that the Company has performed all
of its covenants and agreements required to be performed under this Agreement
on or before the Initial Closing Date.
f. On the Initial Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have received
from the Company such other certificates and documents as it or its
representatives, if applicable, shall reasonably request, and all proceedings
taken by the Company in connection with the Primary Documents contemplated by
this Agreement and the other Primary Documents and all documents and papers
relating to such Primary Documents shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser.
g. On or prior to the Initial Closing Date, there shall not have
occurred any of the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in the
trading of securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or the
NASDAQ Bulletin Board; (ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking
activities in New York declared by the applicable banking authorities;
(iii) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States,
or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war; or
(iv) a change in international, political, financial or economic conditions,
if the effect of any such event, in the judgment of the Purchaser, makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the purchase of the Initial
Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in this Agreement and
in the other Primary Documents.
h. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser reimbursement of
the Purchaser's out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including fees and
disbursements of the Purchaser's legal counsel).
i. The Company shall have delivered a waiver from Capital Growth
Resources in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement and
all of the exhibits hereto.
8. EXPENSES
The Company covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that the
Company will pay or cause to be paid the following: (a) the fees,
disbursements and expenses of the Purchaser and the Purchaser's counsel in
connection with the issuance of the Collective Securities payable on the
Initial Closing Date up to a maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000), (b) all expenses in connection with registration or qualification
of the Collective Securities for offering and sale under state securities laws
as provided in Section 4(f) hereof, and (c) all other costs and expenses
incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not
otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 8, including the fees and
disbursements of the Company's counsel, accountants and other professional
advisors, if any. If the Company fails to satisfy its obligations or to
satisfy any condition set forth in this Agreement, as a result of which the
Collective Securities are not delivered to the Purchaser on the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Company shall reimburse the Purchaser for any
out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in making preparations for the
purchase, sale and delivery of the Collective Securities not so delivered.
9. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of
conflict of laws. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the
federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the City of New York or
the state courts of the State of New York sitting in the City of New York in
connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waives, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, any objection, including any objections based on forum non
conveniens, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of
this Agreement. This Agreement and each of the Primary Documents have been
entered into freely by each of the parties, following consultation with their
respective counsel, and shall be interpreted fairly in accordance with its
respective terms, without any construction in favor of or against either
party. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the validity
or unenforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the successors
and assigns of each of the parties hereto, including any transferees of the
Initial Shares, the Initial Warrants, the Supplemental Warrant, and, if the
Supplemental Warrant shall be exercised, the Additional Shares and the
Additional Warrants. This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in
writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
10. NOTICES
Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be effective upon
personal delivery, via facsimile (upon receipt of confirmation of error-free
transmission and mailing a copy of such confirmation, postage prepaid by
certified mail, return receipt requested) or two business days following
deposit of such notice with an internationally recognized courier service,
with postage prepaid and addressed to each of the other parties thereunto
entitled at the following addresses, or at such other addresses as a party may
designate by five days advance written notice to each of the other parties
hereto.
COMPANY: Cybertel, Communications Corp.
4275 Executive Square, Suite #510
La Jolla, California 92037
Attention: Richard D. Mangiarelli
Tel: (800) 645-5557
Fax: (858) 646-7414
With a copy to:
Leonard W. Burningham, Esq.
455 East 500 South, Suite #205
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Tel: (801) 363-7411
Fax: (801) 355-7126
PURCHASER: ADARA Investors LLC
WEC Asset Management LLC
110 Colabaugh Pond Road
Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520
Attention: Daniel J. Saks
Tel: (914) 271-2211
Fax: (914) 271-0889
With a copy to:
Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP
410 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Mark Saks, Esq.
Tel: (212) 326-0140
Fax: (212) 326-0806
11. SURVIVAL
The agreements, covenants representations and warranties of the
Company and the Purchaser shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the delivery of the Securities hereunder.
12. INDEMNIFICATION
The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and each officer,
director, employee, agent, partner, stockholder, member and affiliate of the
Purchaser (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") for, and hold each
Indemnified Party harmless from and against: (i) any and all damages, losses,
claims (including, without limitation, claims by brokers, finders or agents
other than Tony Gentile regarding a breach of Section 2(y)) and other
liabilities of any and every kind, including, without limitation, judgments
and costs of settlement, and (ii) any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses of any and every kind, including, without limitation, reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel for such Indemnified Parties (all of which
expenses periodically shall be reimbursed as incurred), in each case, arising
out of or suffered or incurred in connection with any of the following: (a)
any misrepresentation or any breach of any warranty made by the Company herein
or in any of the other Primary Documents, (b) any breach or non-fulfillment of
any covenant or agreement made by the Company herein or in any of the other
Primary Documents and (c) any claim relating to or arising out of a violation
of applicable federal or state securities laws by the Company in connection
with the sale or issuance of the Initial Shares, Additional Shares, Initial
Warrants, Additional Warrants or Supplemental Warrant by the Company to the
Purchaser (collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"). To the extent that
the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason,
the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under
applicable law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Securities Purchase Agreement has been
duly executed by each of the undersigned.
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
By: /s/ Richard D. Mangiarelli
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Name: Richard D. Mangiarelli
Title: President
ADARA Investors LLC
By: WEC Asset Management LLC, Manager
By: /s/ Daniel J. Saks
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Name: Daniel J. Saks
Title: Managing Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT A FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
EXHIBIT B FORM OF STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANT
EXHIBIT D FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT E OPINION OF COUNSEL
SCHEDULE INDEX
SCHEDULE 3(a) LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 3(b) CAPITALIZATION, DERIVATIVE
SECURITIES AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SCHEDULE 3(h) NON-CONTRAVENTION
SCHEDULE 4(i) ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE INCLUDED ON
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 3(a)
SUBSIDIARIES
Telenomics, Inc.
California Corporation
41689 Enterprise Circle North, Suite #228
Temecula, California 92590
Like Dat Music, Inc.
California Corporation
4275 Executive Square, Suite #510
La Jolla, California 92037
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SCHEDULE 3(b)
CAPITALIZATION, DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
AND REGISTRATIONS RIGHTS
Warrants:
An aggregate total of 145,000 warrants (assuming all shares offered by the
Private Offering Memorandum distributed by Capital Growth Resources, Inc.
("Capital Growth Resources") hereby are sold within a 90 day period, otherwise
125,000 warrants, if the offering is completed in excess of 90 days) to
Capital Growth Resources to purchase an aggregate total of 145,000 shares at
$0.01 per share for a period of 12 months from the date of issuance, which
should be the date on which this Offering is closed. These warrants do not
carry registration rights.
Options:
A grant of a 1,000,000 share non-qualified option to Richard G. Mangiarelli,
Cybertel's President, on January 3, 2000, to acquire 1,000,000 shares at an
exercise price of $5.00 per share, fully vested and expiring five years from
the date of the grant. These options do not carry registration rights.
Registration Rights:
Registration rights respecting the 50,000 shares of common stock issued to or
for the benefit of Capital Growth Resources in connection with a $500,000
Bridge Loan Offering on or about November 11, 1999, which was placed by
Capital Growth Resources, Cybertel's Placement Agent on this offering, and for
which Capital Growth Resources received 50,000 shares of Cybertel "restricted
securities". Some of these shares were conveyed to Capital Growth Resources
sales personnel and other employees of Capital Growth Resources.
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SCHEDULE 3(h)
NON-CONTRAVENTION
None
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SCHEDULE 4(h)
ADDITIONAL SHARES TO BE INCLUDED ON REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Registration rights respecting the 50,000 shares of common stock issued to or
for the benefit of Capital Growth Resources, Inc. ("Capital Growth Resources")
in connection with a $500,000 Bridge Loan Offering on or about November 11,
1999, which was placed by Capital Growth Resources, Cybertel's Placement Agent
on this offering, and for which Capital Growth Resources received 50,000
shares of Cybertel "restricted securities". Some of these shares were
conveyed to Capital Growth Resources sales personnel and other employees of
Capital Growth Resources.
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF
SERIES A 6% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Pursuant to Section 78.1955 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Nevada
The undersigned, Richard D. Mangiarelli and Paul J. Mills, hereby
certify that:
I. They are the duly elected and acting President and
Secretary, respectively, of CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP., a Nevada
corporation (the "Corporation").
II. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation
authorizes five million (5,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par
value per share.
III. The following is a true and correct copy of resolutions duly
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board of
Directors") on February 10, 2000 pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of
the Corporation and in accordance with the provisions of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Nevada.
RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized to provide for the
issuance of the shares of preferred stock in series, and by filing a
certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Nevada, to
establish and issue one or more series of preferred stock with such voting
powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and
with such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon as the Board of
Directors may determine.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires, pursuant to its authority
as aforesaid, to designate a new series of preferred stock, set the number of
shares constituting such series and fix the rights, preferences, privileges
and restrictions of such series.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors hereby
designates a new series of preferred stock and the number of shares
constituting such series and fixes the rights, preferences, privileges and
restrictions relating to such series as follows:
A. Designation, Amount and Par Value. The series of preferred
stock shall be designated as the Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock (the
"Series A Preferred Stock"), and the number of shares so designated shall be
five thousand (5,000) (which shall not be subject to increase or decrease).
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per
share and a stated value (the "Stated Value") of the Liquidation Preference
(as hereinafter defined in Section C(1)).
B. Dividends.
(1) Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends at a
rate equal to 6% (the "Dividend Rate") of the Liquidation Preference per share
per annum (subject to appropriate adjustments in the event of any stock
dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting
such shares), and no more, payable in accordance with the provisions of this
Certificate of Designations.
(2) At the election of the Corporation, each dividend on
Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid either in shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, $.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") or in cash on the
Delivery Date (as defined in Subsection G(2)(a) of this Certificate of
Designations) with respect to any shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are
the subject of a Notice of Conversion (as defined in Subsection G(2) of this
Certificate of Designations). Dividends paid in shares of Common Stock shall
be paid (based on an assumed value of $1,000 per share) in full shares only,
with a cash payment equal to the value of any fractional shares. Each
dividend paid in cash shall be mailed to the holders of record of the Series A
Preferred Stock as their names and addresses appear on the share register of
the Corporation or at the office of the transfer agent on the corresponding
dividend payment date. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will receive
written notification from the Corporation or the transfer agent if a dividend
is paid in kind, which notification will specify the number of shares of
Common Stock paid as a dividend and the recipient's aggregate holdings of
Common Stock as of that dividend payment date and after giving effect to the
dividend. All holders of shares of Common Stock issued as dividends shall be
entitled to all of the rights and benefits relating to shares of Common Stock
as set forth in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and
By-laws.
(3) Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to payment of any dividends in preference and priority to any payment
of any cash dividend on Common Stock or any other class or series of capital
stock of the Corporation. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall
accrue with respect to each share of the Series A Preferred Stock from the
date on which such share is issued and outstanding and thereafter shall be
deemed to accrue from day to day whether or not earned or declared and whether
or not there exists profits, surplus or other funds legally available for the
payment of dividends, and shall be cumulative so that if such dividends on the
Series A Preferred Stock shall not have been paid, or declared and set apart
for payment, the deficiency shall be fully paid or declared and set apart for
payment before any dividend shall be paid or declared or set apart for any
Common Stock or other class or series of capital stock ranking junior to the
Series A Preferred Stock (such stock being collectively referred to herein as
the "Junior Stock") and before any purchase or acquisition of any Junior Stock
is made by the Corporation. At the earlier of: (1) the redemption or
conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock or (2) the liquidation of the
Corporation, any accrued but undeclared dividends shall be paid to the holders
of record of outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance
with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations. No accumulation of
dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall bear interest.
C. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
(1) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to
be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its
stockholders, before any payment shall be made to the holders of Junior Stock
by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount equal to one thousand dollars
($1,000) per share of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Liquidation Preference")
plus any accrued but unpaid dividends (whether or not declared). If upon any
such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation the remaining
assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall
be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock
the full amount to which they shall be entitled, the holders of shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the
remaining assets and funds of the Corporation in proportion to the respective
amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them
upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such
shares were paid in full.
(2) After the payment of all preferential amounts required
to be paid to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock upon the
dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Corporation, all of the
remaining assets and funds of the Corporation available for distribution to
its stockholders shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series
A Preferred Stock and the Junior Stock, with each share of Series A Preferred
Stock being deemed, for such purpose, to be equal to the number of shares of
Common Stock, including fractions of a share, into which such share of Series
A Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to the close of business on
the business day fixed for such distribution.
D. Voting.
(1) Each holder of outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled, at each meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation (and with respect to written consents of stockholders in lieu of
meetings) with respect to any and all matters presented to the stockholders of
the Corporation for their action or consideration, to the number of votes
equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible (as adjusted from
time to time pursuant to Subsection I hereof) immediately after the close of
business on the record date fixed for such meeting or the effective date of
such written consent. Except as provided by law, and by the provisions of
Section K below, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall vote together with
the holders Common Stock as a single class.
(2) The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not
be entitled to any rights of cumulative voting with respect to their shares.
E. Other Securities. Subject to any limitations contained in
this Certificate of Designations, the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation
and/or the Primary Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of the Original Closing Date (as defined therein), hereinafter the
"Securities Purchase Agreement"), the Board of Directors of the Corporation
reserves the right to establish additional classes and/or series of capital
stock of the Corporation and to designate the preferences, limitations and
relative rights of any such classes and/or series; provided, however, that no
such class and/or series may have preferences, limitations and relative rights
which are superior to or senior to the preferences, limitations and relative
rights granted to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.
F. Capital Reorganization. If the Corporation shall at any
time hereafter subdivide or combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock,
declare a dividend payable in Common Stock, or in case of any capital
reorganization or reclassification of the shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, the number of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and the
Stated Value of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted appropriately
to allow the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, as nearly as reasonably
possible, to maintain (i) the aggregate Stated Value of the Series A Preferred
Stock and (ii) their pro rata interest in the Corporation and in the Common
Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, that each holder had
prior to any such subdivision, combination, stock dividend, reorganization or
reclassification.
G. Conversion.
(1) The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have
conversion rights as follows (the "Series A Preferred Stock Conversion
Rights"):
(a) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from
time to time, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock as is determined by dividing $1,000, plus the amount of any
accrued and unpaid dividends the Corporation elects to pay in Common
Stock, by the Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time
of conversion. The Conversion Price at which shares of Common Stock
shall be deliverable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock without
the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof (the
"Conversion Price") shall be the lower of (i) 110% of the average
Closing Bid Price of the shares of Common Stock for the five (5) trading
days immediately preceding the Initial Closing Date (as defined in the
Securities Purchase Agreement) or (ii) 80% of the average of the three
lowest Closing Bid Prices of the shares of Common Stock for the twenty-
five (25) trading days immediately preceding the Series A Preferred
Stock Conversion Date (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of these
Articles of Amendment, the term "Closing Bid Price" means, for any
security as of any date, the closing bid price on the principal
securities exchange or trading market where the Common Stock is listed
or traded as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. ("Bloomberg") or, if
applicable, the closing bid price of the Common Stock in the over-the-
counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as
reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price is reported for the
Common Stock by Bloomberg, then the average of the bid prices of any
market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by the
National Quotation Bureau, Inc. If the Closing Bid Price of the Common
Stock can not be calculated on such date on any of the foregoing bases,
the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on such date shall be the fair
market value as determined by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted for which
the calculation of the Closing Bid Price is required in order to
determine the Conversion Price of such shares. "Trading day" shall mean
any day on which the Corporation's Common Stock is traded for any period
on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which
the Common Stock is then being traded. If, during any period following
the Initial Closing Date, as a result of the occurrence of any of the
events set forth in Section 3(f) or 3(g) of the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, by and between the
Corporation and the Purchaser set forth therein (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"), the Purchasers set forth therein are not able to
sell shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or in lieu of
dividends on, shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a
registration statement filed pursuant to such agreement, the holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right, for any purpose
during such period and thereafter, to designate as the Conversion Price
any Conversion Price that would have been applicable during such period
had such Series A Preferred Stock shareholder delivered a Notice of
Conversion with respect to any such Series A Preferred Stock.
(b) In the event that the Corporation's stock is
listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap or National Market, at any time that the
number of shares of Common Stock issued (A) upon conversion of the
Series A Preferred Stock and (B) in lieu of dividend payments on the
Series A Preferred Stock, shall equal twenty percent (20%) or more of
the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock (a "Common Stock Redemption
Event"), the Corporation shall (x) redeem, at a price per share equal to
the sum of (i) one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Stated Value per
share and (ii) all accrued but unpaid dividends on such shares of Series
A Preferred Stock, all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock or
(y) call a special meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of
approving the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase
Agreement, including the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock on the
terms set forth therein, together with any other approvals that shall be
required so as to cause the transactions contemplated by the Securities
Purchase Agreement to remain in compliance with the Rules and
Regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market (including Rules 4300 and 4310 of
Nasdaq's Non-Qualitative Designation Criteria in connection with
conversions of Series A Preferred Stock; such approvals are referred to
herein as the "Required Approvals"). The Corporation shall determine
within five (5) business days following the receipt of a Notice of
Conversion which of such actions it shall take, and shall promptly
furnish notice to each of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock as to
such determination, including, if applicable, a notice of redemption.
In no event shall the Corporation issue shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of, or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Series A
Preferred Stock, after the occurrence of a Common Stock Redemption Event
until the Required Approvals, if any, are obtained.
(c) If the Corporation elects to call a special
meeting of its stockholders pursuant to Subsection G(1)(b) of this
Certificate of Designations to obtain the Required Approvals, the
Corporation shall use its best efforts to obtain such Required Approvals
within thirty (30) days of the Initial Closing Date (such thirty (30)
day period is referred to herein as an "Approval Period"). If the
Corporation does not obtain the Required Approvals within the Approval
Period and the Corporation receives a Notice of Conversion after the
termination of the Approval Period, the Corporation must redeem, in
accordance with this Subsection G of this Certificate of Designations,
any shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding after the Corporation
has issued in excess of 847,662 shares of Common Stock in connection
with conversions of the Series A Preferred Stock.
(d) If the Corporation elects, pursuant to this
Subsection G, to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock on the occurrence
of a Common Stock Redemption Event, it shall redeem such Series A
Preferred Stock at the price determined in accordance with Subsection
G(1)(b) of this Certificate of Designations. If the Corporation shall
have elected, pursuant to this Subsection G(1), to obtain the Required
Approvals but shall not have done so by the later of the occurrence of
the Common Stock Redemption Event or the expiration of the Approval
Period, it shall furnish a redemption notice to the Purchaser within
three (3) business days after the expiration of the Approval Period.
(2) The Series A Preferred Stock Conversion Rights shall
be exercised as follows:
(a) The Corporation will permit each holder of
Series A Preferred Stock to exercise its right to convert the Series A
Preferred Stock by faxing an executed and completed notice of conversion
(the "Notice of Conversion") to the Corporation, and delivering within
three (3) business days thereafter, the original Notice of Conversion
(and the certificates representing the related shares of Series A
Preferred Stock) to the Corporation by hand delivery or by express
courier, duly endorsed. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion is
faxed in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a "Series
A Preferred Stock Conversion Date." The Corporation will transmit the
certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the Series A Preferred Stock (together with certificates representing
the related shares of Series A Preferred Stock not so converted and, if
applicable, a check representing any fraction of a share not converted)
to such holder via express courier as soon as practicable, but in all
events no later than (the "Delivery Date") three (3) business days after
the Series A Preferred Stock Conversion Date. For purposes of this
Certificate of Designations, such conversion of the Series A Preferred
Stock shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close
of business on the Series A Preferred Stock Conversion Date.
(b) In lieu of delivering physical certificates
representing the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series
A Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation's transfer agent is
participating in the Depository Trust Corporation ("DTC") Fast Automated
Securities Transfer program, on the written request of a holder of Series
A Preferred Stock who shall have previously instructed such holder's
prime broker to confirm such request to the Corporation's transfer agent,
the Corporation shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to
electronically transmit such Common Stock to such holder by crediting the
account of the holder's prime broker with DTC through its Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission system no later than the applicable Delivery
Date.
(c) The Corporation will at all times have
authorized and reserved for the purpose of issuance a sufficient number
of shares of Common Stock to provide for the conversion of the Series A
Preferred Stock. The Corporation will use its best efforts at all times
to maintain a number of shares of Common Stock so reserved for issuance
that is no less than the sum of (i) two (2) times the number that would
then actually be issuable upon the conversion of five thousand (5,000)
shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) the exercise of the Initial
Warrants and the Additional Warrants (each as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement). Before taking any action which would cause an
adjustment reducing the Conversion Price below the established par value
of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A
Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take any corporate action which
may, in the opinion of its counsel or in the opinion of counsel to
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, be necessary in order that the
Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Price.
(3) In the event of a liquidation of the Corporation, the
Series A Preferred Stock Conversion Rights shall terminate at the close of
business on the first full day preceding the date fixed for the payment of any
amounts distributable on liquidation to the holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock.
(4) If the conversion is in connection with an
underwritten offer of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering
Series A Preferred Stock for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing with
the underwriter of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, in which
event the person(s) entitled to receive the Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to have
converted such Series A Preferred Stock until immediately prior to the closing
of the sale of securities.
(5) At no time shall any holder of the Series A Preferred
Stock convert such amount of Series A Preferred Stock as shall result in such
Purchaser's ownership, after such conversion, exceeding 9.99% of the
Corporation's outstanding Common Stock.
(6) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued
upon conversion of the Preferred Stock. In lieu of fractional shares, the
Corporation shall pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then
effective and applicable Conversion Price.
(7) The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Articles
of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other
voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any
of the terms to be observed or performed under this Certificate of
Designations by the Corporation, but will at all times in good faith assist in
the carrying out of all the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and
in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order
to protect the Series A Preferred Stock Conversion Rights of the holders of
the Series A Preferred Stock against impairment.
(8) In the event (a) that the Corporation declares a
dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock payable in Common
Stock or other securities of the Corporation, (b) that the Corporation
subdivides or combines its outstanding shares of Common Stock, (c) of any
reclassification of the Common Stock of the Corporation (other than a
subdivision or combination of its outstanding shares of Common Stock or a
stock dividend or stock distribution thereon), (d) of any consolidation or
merger of the Corporation into or with another corporation, (e) of the sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or (f) of the
involuntary or voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Corporation, then the Corporation shall cause to be filed at its principal
office or at the office of the transfer agent of the Series A Preferred Stock,
and shall cause to be mailed to each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock at
their last address as shown on the records of the Corporation or such transfer
agent, at least ten (10) days prior to the record date specified in (i) below
or twenty (20) days before the date specified in (ii) below, a notice stating
(i) the record date of such dividend,
distribution, subdivision or combination, or, if a record is not to be
taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be
entitled to such dividend, distribution, subdivision or combination are
to be determined, or
(ii) the date on which such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is
expected to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected
that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange
their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property
deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
dissolution or winding up.
H. Sinking Fund. There shall be no sinking fund for the
payment of dividends, or liquidation preferences on the Series A Preferred
Stock or the redemption of any shares thereof.
I. Redemption Events. In case one or more of the following
events, each a redemption event, shall have occurred:
(a) If the Corporation fails to have a registration
statement effective within one hundred fifty (150) days of the date of
the Stock Purchase Agreement, at the option of the Purchaser; or
(b) failure to deliver the shares of Common Stock
required to be delivered upon conversion of the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock in the manner and at the time required by Section 5 of
the Securities Purchase Agreement; or
(c) failure of the Corporation to have authorized
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock or exercise of the Stock Purchase
Warrants (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), including
conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or exercise of any
Stock Purchase Warrants, issuable upon conversion of the Supplemental
Warrant (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement); or
(d) failure on the part of the Corporation to duly
observe or perform any of the provisions of this Certificate of
Designations or any of its other covenants or agreements contained in
the Securities Purchase Agreement, or to cure any material breach in a
material representation or covenant contained in the Securities Purchase
Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement for a period of ten (10)
days after the date on which written notice of such failure or breach
requiring the same to be remedied has been given by a registered holder
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Corporation; or
(e) a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction
has been entered adjudging the Corporation (or any Material Subsidiary)
a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition seeking reorganization
of the Corporation (or any Material Subsidiary) under any applicable
bankruptcy law and such decree or order has continued undischarged or
unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or a decree or order of a
court having jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver or
liquidator or trustee or assignee in bankruptcy or insolvency of the
Corporation (or any Material Subsidiary) or of all or substantially all
of its property, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs,
has been entered, and has remained in force undischarged or unstayed for
a period of sixty (60) days; or
(f) the Corporation (or any Material Subsidiary)
institutes proceedings to be adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt, or
consents to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it, or files a
petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization under applicable
law, or consents to the filing of any such petition or to the
appointment of a receiver or liquidator or trustee or assignee in
bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of all or substantially all of its
property, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits
in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;
or if the Corporation (or any Material Subsidiary) shall suffer any writ
of attachment or execution or any similar process to be issued or levied
against it or any significant part of its property which is not
released, stayed, bonded or vacated within sixty (60) days after its
issue or levy; or if the Corporation (or any Material Subsidiary) takes
corporate action in furtherance of any of the aforesaid purposes or
conditions; or
(g) If any default shall occur under any indenture,
mortgage, agreement, instrument or commitment evidencing or under which
there is at the time outstanding any indebtedness of the Corporation (or
a Material Subsidiary, as hereinafter defined), in excess of $50,000, or
which results in such indebtedness, in an aggregate amount (with other
defaulted indebtedness) in excess of $50,000 becoming due and payable
prior to its due date and if such indenture or instrument so requires,
the holder or holders thereof (or a trustee on their behalf) shall have
declared such indebtedness due and payable; or
(h) If any of the Corporation or its subsidiaries shall default
in the observance or performance of any material term or provision of a
material agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound, and
such default is not waived or cured within the applicable grace period;
or
(i) If a final judgment which, either alone or together with
other outstanding final judgments against the Corporation
and its subsidiaries, exceeds an aggregate of $50,000 shall be rendered
against the Corporation (or any Material Subsidiary) and such judgment
shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for thirty (30) days after
entry thereof; or
(j) If there shall occur a Change in Control of the
Corporation (as defined below). Nothing in this subsection shall limit
the right of a holder of Series A Preferred Stock to convert their
shares of Series A Preferred Stock on or prior to such Change in
Control. For purposes hereof, a "Change in Control" shall be deemed to
have occurred if (A) any person or group (as defined for purposes of
Regulation 13D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act")) shall have become the beneficial owner or owners of
more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation; (B)
there shall have occurred a merger or consolidation in which the
Corporation or an affiliate of the Corporation is not the survivor or in
which holders of the Common Stock of the Corporation shall have become
entitled to receive cash, securities of the Corporation other than
voting common stock or securities of any other person; (C) at any time
persons constituting the Existing Board of Directors cease for any
reason whatsoever to constitute at least a majority of the members of
the Board of Directors of the Corporation; or (D) there shall have
occurred a sale of all or substantially all the assets of the
Corporation. For purposes hereof, the term "Existing Board of
Directors" shall mean the persons constituting the Board of Directors of
the Corporation on the date hereof, together with each new director
whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation's
stockholders is approved by a vote of the majority of the members of the
Existing Board of Directors who are in office immediately prior to the
election or nomination of such director.
then, and in each and every such case, so long as such
redemption event has not been remedied, the holders of not less than
fifty-one percent (51%) of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then
outstanding, by notice in writing to the Corporation (the date of such
notice the "Redemption Notice Date"), may demand that the Corporation
redeem, and the Corporation shall redeem, each share of Series A
Preferred Stock then outstanding at a price per share equal to one
hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the sum of (x) the Stated Value
and (y) the aggregate accrued and unpaid dividends on such Redemption
Notice Date
For purposes of this Section I "Material Subsidiary" means any
subsidiary with respect to which the Corporation has directly or indirectly
invested, loaned, advanced or guaranteed the obligations of, an aggregate
amount exceeding fifteen percent (15% ) of the Corporation's gross assets, or
the Corporation's proportionate share of the assets or net income of which
(based on the subsidiary's most recent financial statements) exceed fifteen
percent (15%) of the Corporation's gross assets or net income, respectively,
or the gross revenues of which exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the gross
revenues of the Corporation based upon the most recent financial statements of
such subsidiary and the Corporation.
J. Amendment. This Certificate of Designations constitutes an
agreement between the Corporation and the holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock. The Corporation shall not amend this Certificate of Designations or
alter or repeal the preferences, rights, powers or other terms of the Series A
Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the Series A Preferred Stock,
without the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least
sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the then outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting
or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class.
K. Redemption by the Corporation.
(a) If the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock of the Company is less
than eight dollars ($8.00) per share, the Corporation shall be permitted to
redeem for cash or immediately available funds, to the extent permitted under
law and provisions of senior and subordinated debt agreements of the
Corporation, at any time and from time to time, any or all of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding at a price per share equal to the
Redemption Price on the date of redemption for which the holder of such Series
A Preferred Stock has not delivered Notice of Conversion to the Corporation.
Any redemption by the Corporation of less than all shares of Series A
Preferred Stock than outstanding shall be pro rata among the holders of the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock based upon the number of shares held by
each such holder.
(b) In connection with any redemption of shares pursuant to this
Section K, the Corporation shall give at least fifteen (15) days but not more
than thirty (30) days' prior written notice of such redemption (a "Redemption
Notice"), by hand delivery, by registered or certified mail or nationally
recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid) or sent via
telecopier (if within a reasonable period of time a permanent copy is given by
any of the methods described above), to all holders of record of Series A
Preferred Stock, as applicable, such notice to be addressed to each holder at
its address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation and
to specify the redemption date (the "Redemption Date") and the Redemption
Price and to state that the holders must surrender the certificates for their
shares of Series A Preferred Stock on or after the Redemption Date in order to
receive payment of the Redemption Price. Notwithstanding anything herein
contained to the contrary, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be
converted, including shares of Series A Preferred Stock subject to a
Redemption Notice given pursuant to this Section K, during the period from the
date of such Redemption Notice through the Redemption Date. On the Redemption
Date the Corporation shall pay the aggregate Redemption Price in cash or
immediately available funds to such shareholder for the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock being redeemed. In the event the shareholders of such Series
A Preferred Stock do not receive such aggregate Redemption Price on the
Redemption Date, the Corporation shall pay interest on any unpaid amount
payable at a rate of ten percent (10%) per month. From and after the
Redemption Date, except as set forth below, any holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock that has been redeemed who has not duly surrendered its Series
A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to be entitled to any rights
except the right to receive payment of the Redemption Price. Anything herein
contained to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event and to extent that the
Corporation cannot or does not make or tender full payment therefor, such
shares shall continue to be outstanding, to the extent permitted under law and
provisions of senior and subordinated debt agreements of the Corporation, and
entitled to all rights and benefits as holders of Series A Preferred Stock
until full payment is made or tendered therefor as aforesaid. Shares of
Series A Preferred Stock which have been redeemed may not be reissued by the
Corporation as shares of such series.
(c) For purposed of this Section K, "Redemption Price" shall mean an
amount per share equal to the sum of (x) one hundred twenty percent (120%) of
the Stated Value per share and (y) all accrued but unpaid dividends on such
shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation., has caused its corporate
seal to be hereunto affixed and this certificate to be signed by Richard D.
Mangiarelli, its President, and attested by Paul J. Mills, its Secretary, this
11th day of February, 2000.
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
By:/s/ Richard D. Mangiarelli
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Name: Richard D. Mangiarelli
Title: President
Attest:
By: /s/ Paul J. Mills
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Name: Paul J. Mills
Title: Secretary
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EXHIBIT B
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF SUCH ACT, THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS THEREUNDER OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
WARRANT.
No. of Shares of Common Stock: 225,000
WARRANT
To Purchase Common Stock of
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ADARA Investors LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, or its registered assigns, is entitled, at any time from
the Warrant Issuance Date (as hereinafter defined) to the Expiration Date (as
hereinafter defined), to purchase from Cybertel, Communications Corp., a
Nevada corporation (the "Company"), two hundred twenty-five thousand (225,000)
shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined and subject to adjustment as
provided herein), in whole or in part, including fractional parts, at a
purchase price per share equal to sixteen dollars and eighty six cents
($16.86) (subject to any adjustments made to such amount pursuant to Section 4
hereto) on the terms and conditions and pursuant to the provisions hereinafter
set forth.
1. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Warrant, the following terms have the respective
meanings set forth below:
"Additional Shares of Common Stock" shall mean all shares of
Common Stock issued by the Company after the Initial Closing Date, other than
Warrant Stock.
"Book Value" shall mean, in respect of any share of Common Stock
on any date herein specified, the consolidated book value of the Company as of
the last day of any month immediately preceding such date, divided by the
number of Fully Diluted Outstanding shares of Common Stock as determined in
accordance with GAAP (assuming the payment of the exercise prices for such
shares) by a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized
national standing selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the
Holder.
"Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday
or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of
New York.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act and other
federal securities laws.
"Common Stock" shall mean (except where the context otherwise
indicates) the Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company as
constituted on the Closing Date, and any capital stock into which such Common
Stock may thereafter be changed, and shall also include (i) capital stock of
the Company of any other class (regardless of how denominated) issued to the
holders of shares of Common Stock upon any reclassification thereof which is
also not preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of
the Company and which is not subject to redemption and (ii) shares of common
stock of any successor or acquiring corporation received by or distributed to
the holders of Common Stock of the Company in the circumstances contemplated
by Section 4.4.
"Convertible Securities" shall mean evidences of indebtedness,
shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or
exchangeable, with or without payment of additional consideration in cash or
property, for shares of Common Stock, either immediately or upon the
occurrence of a specified date or a specified event.
"Current Warrant Price" shall mean, sixteen dollars and eighty six
cents ($16.86) subject to any adjustments to such amount made in accordance
with Section 4 hereof.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to
time.
"Exercise Period" shall mean the period during which this Warrant
is exercisable pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Expiration Date" shall mean February 15, 2004.
"Fully Diluted Outstanding" shall mean, when used with reference
to Common Stock, at any date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be
determined, all shares of Common Stock Outstanding at such date and all shares
of Common Stock issuable in respect of this Warrant, outstanding on such date,
and other options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into,
including without limitation the shares of Common Stock outstanding on such
date which would be deemed outstanding in accordance with GAAP for purposes of
determining book value or net income per share.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America as from time to time in effect.
"Holder" shall mean the Person in whose name the Warrant or
Warrant Stock set forth herein is registered on the books of the Company
maintained for such purpose.
"Initial Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Market Price" per Common Share means the average of the closing
bid prices of the Common Shares as reported on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System for the National Market,
("NASDAQ") or, if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on the
NASDAQ, on the principal national security exchange or quotation system on
which such security is quoted or listed or admitted to trading, or, if not
quoted or listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or
quotation system, the closing bid price of such security on the over-the-
counter market on the day in question as reported by the National Association
of Security Dealers, Inc., or a similar generally accepted reporting service,
as the case may be, for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the
date of determination.
"Other Property" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
"Outstanding" shall mean, when used with reference to Common
Stock, at any date as of which the number of shares thereof is to be
determined, all issued shares of Common Stock, except shares then owned or
held by or for the account of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, and shall
include all shares issuable in respect of outstanding scrip or any
certificates representing fractional interests in shares of Common Stock.
"Person" shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship,
partnership, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization, association,
corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government
(whether federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including,
without limitation, any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department
thereof).
"Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the Registration Rights
Agreement dated a date even herewith by and between the Company and ADARA
Investors LLC, as it may be amended from time to time.
"Restricted Common Stock" shall mean shares of Common Stock which
are, or which upon their issuance on the exercise of this Warrant would be,
evidenced by a certificate bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section
9.1(a).
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"Securities Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated as of a date even herewith by and between the Company and
ADARA Investors LLC, as it may be amended from time to time.
"Transfer" shall mean any disposition of any Warrant or Warrant
Stock or of any interest in either thereof, which would constitute a sale
thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.
"Transfer Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
"Warrant Issuance Date" shall mean any date on which Warrants are
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Warrants" shall mean this Warrant and all warrants issued upon
transfer, division or combination of, or in substitution for, any thereof.
All Warrants shall at all times be identical as to terms and conditions and
date, except as to the number of shares of Common Stock for which they may be
exercised.
"Warrant Price" shall mean an amount equal to (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock being purchased upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant
to Section 2.1, multiplied by (ii) the Current Warrant Price as of the date of
such exercise.
"Warrant Stock" shall mean the shares of Common Stock purchased by
the holders of the Warrants upon the exercise thereof.
2. EXERCISE OF WARRANT
2.1. Manner of Exercise. From and after the Warrant Issuance Date
and until 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, Holder may
exercise this Warrant, on any Business Day, for all or any part of the number
of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
In order to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, Holder
shall deliver to the Company at the office or agency designated by the Company
pursuant to Section 12, (i) a written notice of Holder's election to exercise
this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock
to be purchased, (ii) payment by cash, check or bank draft payable to the
Company of the Warrant Price in cash or by wire transfer or cashier's check
drawn on a United States bank or by the Holder's surrender of Warrant Stock
(or the right to receive such number of shares) having an aggregate Market
Price equal to the Warrant Price for all shares then being purchased and
(iii) this Warrant. Such notice shall be substantially in the form of the
subscription form appearing at the end of this Warrant as Exhibit A, duly
executed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Upon receipt of the items
referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the Company shall, as
promptly as practicable, and in any event within three (3) Business Days
thereafter, execute or cause to be executed and deliver or cause to be
delivered to Holder a certificate or certificates representing the aggregate
number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, together
with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as hereinafter provided. The
stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent
possible, in such denomination or denominations as Holder shall request in the
notice and shall be registered in the name of Holder or, subject to Section 9,
such other name as shall be designated in the notice. This Warrant shall be
deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or certificates shall be
deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other Person so designated to be
named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares
for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to
the Company of the Warrant Price. If this Warrant shall have been exercised
in part, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or
certificates representing Warrant Stock, deliver to Holder a new Warrant
evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased shares of Common
Stock called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other
respects be identical with this Warrant.
The Holder shall be entitled to exercise the Warrant
notwithstanding the commencement of any case under 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et
seq.
(the
"Bankruptcy Code"). In the event the Company is a debtor under the
Bankruptcy Code, the Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any
rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. Section 362 in respect of the
Holder's
exercise right. The Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any
rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. Section 362 in respect of the
exercise
of the Warrant. The Company agrees, without cost or expense to the Holder, to
take or consent to any and all action necessary to effectuate relief under 11
U.S.C. Section 362.
2.2. Payment of Taxes and Charges. All shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and without any preemptive
rights. The Company shall pay all expenses in connection with, and all taxes
and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to, the issue
or delivery thereof except for income taxes of the Holder relating to this
Warrant.
2.3. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
a fractional share of Common Stock upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any
fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon
such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such
final fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction of the Market Price per
share of Common Stock on the relevant exercise date.
2.4. Continued Validity. A holder of shares of Common Stock issued
upon the exercise of this Warrant, in whole or in part (other than a holder
who acquires such shares after the same have been publicly sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement under the Securities Act or sold pursuant to Rule 144
thereunder), shall continue to be entitled with respect to such shares to all
rights to which it would have been entitled as Holder under Sections 9, 10 and
14 of this Warrant. The Company will, at the time of exercise of this
Warrant, in whole or in part, upon the request of Holder, acknowledge in
writing, in form reasonably satisfactory to Holder, its continuing obligation
to afford Holder all such rights; provided, however, that if Holder shall fail
to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing
obligation of the Company to afford to Holder all such rights.
2.5. Right to Convert Warrant. The Holder shall have the right
to convert, in whole or in part, this Warrant (the "Conversion Right") at any
time prior to the expiration of the Exercise Period, into shares of Common
Stock in accordance with this Section 2.5, provided that such Conversion Right
shall not be available to the Holder in the event that the registration
statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement covering the
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) is
effective. Upon exercise of the Conversion Right, the Company shall deliver to
the Holder (without payment by the Holder of the Warrant Price) that number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the
value of the portion of this Warrant being converted at the time the
Conversion Right is exercised (determined by subtracting the Warrant Price for
the portion of this Warrant being converted (in effect immediately prior to
the exercise of the Conversion Right) from the amount obtained by multiplying
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the whole or partial
exercise of this Warrant, as the case may be, by the Market Price immediately
prior to the exercise of the Conversion Right) by (y) the Market Price of one
share of Common Stock immediately prior to the exercise of the Conversion
Right.
The Conversion Right may be exercised by the Holder, at any time
or from time to time, prior to its expiration, on any business day by
delivering a written notice (the "Conversion Notice") to the Company at the
offices of the Company, exercising the Conversion Right and specifying (i) the
total number of shares of Common Stock the Holder will purchase pursuant to
the conversion and (ii) a place and date not less than two (2) nor more than
twenty (20) Business Days from the date of the Conversion Notice for the
closing of such purchase.
At any closing under this Section 2.5, (i) the Holder will
surrender this Warrant and (ii) the Company will deliver to the Holder a
certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon such conversion. If this Warrant shall have been converted only in part,
the Company shall, at the time of delivery of said stock certificate or
certificates, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the
Holder to purchase the remaining shares of Common Stock called for by this
Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this
Warrant, or, at the request of the Holder, appropriate notation may be made on
this Warrant and the same returned to the Holder. The Company shall pay all
expenses, taxes and other charges payable in connection with the preparation,
issue and delivery of such stock certificates and new Warrants, except that,
in case such stock certificates and/or new Warrants shall be registered in a
name or names other than the name of the Holder, funds sufficient to pay all
stock transfer taxes that are payable upon the issuance of such stock
certificates or new Warrants shall be paid by the Holder at the time of
delivering the notice of exercise mentioned above.
3. TRANSFER, DIVISION AND COMBINATION
3.1. Transfer. Subject to compliance with Sections 9, transfer of
this Warrant and all rights hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be
registered on the books of the Company to be maintained for such purpose, upon
surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company referred to
in Section 2.1 or the office or agency designated by the Company pursuant to
Section 12, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially
in the form of Exhibit B hereto duly executed by Holder or its agent or
attorney. Upon such surrender, the Company shall, subject to Section 9,
execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or
assignees and in the denomination specified in such instrument of assignment,
and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this
Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A
Warrant, if properly assigned in compliance with Section 9, may be exercised
by a new Holder for the purchase of shares of Common Stock without having a
new Warrant issued.
3.2. Division and Combination. Subject to Section 9, this Warrant
may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the
aforesaid office or agency of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section
3.1 and with Section 9, as to any transfer which may be involved in such
division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant
or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined
in accordance with such notice.
3.3. Expenses. The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its
own expense the new Warrant or Warrants under this Section 3.
3.4. Maintenance of Books. The Company agrees to maintain, at its
aforesaid office or agency, books for the registration and the registration of
transfer of the Warrants.
4. ADJUSTMENTS
The number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable, or the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise
of this Warrant, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth
in this Section 4. The Company shall give Holder notice of any event
described below which requires an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4 at the
time of such event.
4.1. Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations. If at any time
the Company shall:
(a) take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for
the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or other
distribution of, Additional Shares of Common Stock,
(b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into
a larger number of shares of Common Stock, or
(c) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares of Common Stock,
then (i) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be
adjusted to equal the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder
of the same number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately prior to the occurrence of such event would own or be
entitled to receive after the happening of such event, and (ii) the Current
Warrant Price shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Current Warrant Price multi-
plied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by (B) the number of
shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such
adjustment.
4.2. Certain Other Distributions.
(a) If at any time prior to the Expiration Date the
Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose
of entitling them to receive any dividend or other distribution of:
(i) cash,
(ii) any evidences of its indebtedness, any
shares of its stock or any other securities or property of
any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Convertible Securi-
ties or Additional Shares of Common Stock), or
(iii) any warrants or other rights to subscribe
for or purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any
shares of its stock or any other securities or property of
any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Convertible
Securities or Additional Shares of Common Stock),
then Holder shall be entitled to receive such dividend or distribution as if
Holder had exercised the Warrant. A reclassification of the Common Stock
(other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or from
no par value to par value) into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other
class of stock shall be deemed a distribution by the Company to the holders of
its Common Stock of such shares of such other class of stock within the
meaning of this Section 4.2 and, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock
shall be changed into a larger or smaller number of shares of Common Stock as
a part of such reclassification, such change shall be deemed a subdivision or
combination, as the case may be, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
within the meaning of Section 4.1.
(b) In case the Company shall issue any Common Stock or
any rights, options or warrants to all holders of record of its Common Stock
entitling all holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a
price per share less than the Market Price per share of the Common Stock on
the date fixed for such issue, the Current Warrant Price in effect immediately
prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination shall
be reduced to the amount determined by multiplying such Current Warrant Price
by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed
for such determination plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the
aggregate of the offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock
so offered for subscription or purchase would purchase at such Market Price
and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for
such determination plus the number of shares of Common Stock so offered for
subscription or purchase, such reduced amount to become effective immediately
after the close of business on the date fixed for such determination. For the
purposes of this clause (b), (i) the number of shares of Common Stock at any
time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company
and (ii) in the case of any rights, options or warrants which expire by their
terms not more than 60 days after the date of issue, sale, grant or assumption
thereof, no adjustment of the Current Warrant Price shall be made until the
expiration or exercise of all rights, options or warrants, whereupon such
adjustment shall be made in the manner provided in this clause (b), but only
with respect to the shares of Common Stock actually issued pursuant thereto.
Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event specified above
shall occur. In the event that any or all rights, options or warrants covered
by this clause (b) are not so issued or expire or terminate before being
exercised, the Current Warrant Price then in effect shall be appropriately
readjusted.
4.3. Other Provisions Applicable to Adjustments under this Section.
The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments of
the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and
the Current Warrant Price provided for in this Section 4:
(f) When Adjustments to Be Made. The adjustments required
by this Section 4 shall be made whenever and as often as any specified event
requiring an adjustment shall occur. For the purpose of any adjustment, any
specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the close of business on
the date of its occurrence.
(g) Fractional Interests. In computing adjustments under
this Section 4, fractional interests in Common Stock shall be taken into
account to the nearest 1/10th of a share.
(h) When Adjustment Not Required. If the Company shall
take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling
them to receive a dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase rights
and shall, thereafter and before the distribution to stockholders thereof,
legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend, distribution,
subscription or purchase rights, then thereafter no adjustment shall be
required by reason of the taking of such record and any such adjustment
previously made in respect thereof shall be rescinded and annulled.
(i) Challenge to Good Faith Determination. Whenever the
Board of Directors of the Company shall be required to make a determination
in good faith of the fair value of any item under this Section 4, such
determination may be challenged in good faith by the Holder, and any dispute
shall be resolved by an investment banking firm of recognized national
standing selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
4.4. Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or
Disposition of Assets. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital,
reclassify its capital stock, consolidate or merge with or into another
corporation (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where there
is a change in or distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the
Company), or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all
its property, assets or business to another corporation and, pursuant to the
terms of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or
disposition of assets, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring
corporation, or any cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of
any nature whatsoever (including warrants or other subscription or purchase
rights) in addition to or in lieu of common stock of the successor or
acquiring corporation ("Other Property"), are to be received by or distributed
to the holders of Common Stock of the Company, then Holder shall have the
right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of the Warrant, the number of
shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the
Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other Property receivable
upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such
event. In case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets, the successor or acquiring corporation
(if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the due and punctual
observance and performance of each and every covenant and condition of this
Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all the obligations
and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may be deemed
appropriate, subject to the Holder's consent, in order to provide for
adjustments of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable to the adjustments provided
for in this Section 4. For purposes of this Section 4.4, "common stock of the
successor or acquiring corporation" shall include stock of such corporation of
any class which is not preferred as to dividends or assets over any other
class of stock of such corporation and which is not subject to redemption and
shall also include any evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock or other
securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for any such stock,
either immediately or upon the arrival of a specified date or the happening of
a specified event and any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or pur-
chase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4
shallsimilarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications,
mergers, consolidations or disposition of assets.
4.5. Other Action Affecting Common Stock. In case at any time or
from time to time the Company shall take any action in respect of its Common
Stock, other than any action taken in the ordinary course of the Company's
business or any action described in this Section 4, which would have a
material adverse effect upon the rights of the Holder, the number of shares of
Common Stock and/or the purchase price thereof shall be adjusted in such
manner as may be equitable in the circumstances, as determined in good faith
by an investment bank selected by Holder.
4.6. Certain Limitations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Company agrees not to enter into any transaction which, by
reason of any adjustment hereunder, would cause the Current Warrant Price to
be less than the par value per share of Common Stock.
4.7. No Voting Rights. This Warrant shall not entitle its Holder to
any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company.
5. NOTICES TO HOLDER
5.1. Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the number of shares of Common
Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable, or whenever the price at which a
share of such Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of the Warrants,
shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 4, the Company shall forthwith prepare a
certificate to be executed by an executive officer of the Company setting
forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment and the method
by which such adjustment was calculated, specifying the number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and (if such adjustment was
made pursuant to Section 4.4 or 4.5) describing the number and kind of any
other shares of stock or Other Property for which this Warrant is exercisable,
and any change in the purchase price or prices thereof, after giving effect to
such adjustment or change. The Company shall promptly cause a signed copy of
such certificate to be delivered to the Holder in accordance with Section
14.2. The Company shall keep at its office or agency designated pursuant to
Section 12 copies of all such certificates and cause the same to be available
for inspection at said office during normal business hours by the Holder, its
representatives, or any prospective purchaser of a Warrant designated by the
Holder.
5.2. Notice of Corporate Action. If at any time
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its
Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other
distribution, or any right to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its
indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or
property, or to receive any other right, or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the
Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the
Company or any consolidation or merger of the Company with, or any sale,
transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all the property, assets
or business of the Company to, another corporation, or
(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder
(i) at least thirty (30) Business Days' prior written notice of the date on
which a record date shall be selected for such dividend, distribution or right
or for determining rights to vote in respect of any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up, and (ii) in the case of any such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer,
disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least thirty (30)
Business Days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take
place. Such notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify
(i) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such
dividend, distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount
and character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or
winding up. Each such written notice shall be sufficiently given if addressed
to Holder at the last address of Holder appearing on the books of the Company
and delivered in accordance with Section 14.2.
6. NO IMPAIRMENT
The Company shall not by any action, including, without
limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue
or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid
the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at
all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in
the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect
the rights of Holder against impairment. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any shares
of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the amount
payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par
value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order
that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use its best
efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any
public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to
enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Upon the request of Holder, the Company will at any time during
the period this Warrant is outstanding acknowledge in writing, in form
reasonably satisfactory to Holder, the continuing validity of this Warrant and
the obligations of the Company hereunder.
7. RESERVATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF COMMON STOCK
From and after the Initial Closing Date, the Company shall at all
times reserve and keep available for issue upon the exercise of Warrants such
number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be
sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants. All
shares of Common Stock which shall be so issuable, when issued upon exercise
of any Warrant and payment therefor in accordance with the terms of such
Warrant, shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable,
and not subject to preemptive rights.
Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing
the Current Warrant Price below the then par value, if any, of the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall take
any corporate action which may be necessary in order that the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of such Common
Stock at such adjusted Current Warrant Price.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in
the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable or
in the Current Warrant Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations
or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any
public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
8. TAKING OF RECORD; STOCK AND WARRANT TRANSFER BOOKS
In the case of all dividends or other distributions by the Company
to the holders of its Common Stock with respect to which any provision of
Section 4 refers to the taking of a record of such holders, the Company will
in each such case take such a record as of the close of business on a Business
Day. The Company will not at any time close its stock transfer books or
Warrant transfer books so as to result in preventing or delaying the exercise
or transfer of any Warrant.
9. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY
The Warrants and the Warrant Stock shall not be transferred,
hypothecated or assigned before satisfaction of the conditions specified in
this Section 9, which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the Transfer of any Warrant
or any Warrant Stock. Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to be
bound by the provisions of this Section 9.
9.1. Restrictive Legend. The Holder by accepting this Warrant
and any Warrant Stock agrees that this Warrant and the Warrant Stock issuable
upon exercise hereof may not be assigned or otherwise transferred unless and
until (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel for the Holder that
such securities may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under
the Securities Act or (ii) a registration statement relating to such
securities has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the
Commission.
(a) Each certificate for Warrant Stock issuable hereunder shall
bear a legend substantially worded as follows unless such securities have been
sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act:
"The securities represented by this
certificate have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act")
or any state securities laws. The securities
may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned,
offered, transferred or otherwise distributed
for value except (i) pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Act or any
state securities laws or (ii) pursuant to an
exemption from registration or prospectus
delivery requirements under the Act or any state
securities laws in respect of which the Company
has received an opinion of counsel satisfactory
to the Company to such effect. Copies of the
agreement covering both the purchase of the
securities and restricting their transfer may be
obtained at no cost by written request made by
the holder of record of this certificate to the
Secretary of the Company at the principal
executive offices of the Company."
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9, the Warrant
shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the
following form:
"This Warrant and the securities
represented hereby have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
any state securities laws and may not be
transferred in violation of such Act, the rules
and regulations thereunder or any state
securities laws or the provisions of this
Warrant."
9.2. Notice of Proposed Transfers. Prior to any Transfer or
attempted Transfer of any Warrants or any shares of Restricted Common Stock,
the Holder shall give five (5) days' prior written notice (a "Transfer
Notice") to the Company of Holder's intention to effect such Transfer,
describing the manner and circumstances of the proposed Transfer, and obtain
from counsel to Holder an opinion that the proposed Transfer of such Warrants
or such Restricted Common Stock may be effected without registration under the
Securities Act or state securities laws. After the Company's receipt of the
Transfer Notice and opinion, such Holder shall thereupon be entitled to
Transfer such Warrants or such Restricted Common Stock, in accordance with the
terms of the Transfer Notice. Each certificate, if any, evidencing such
shares of Restricted Common Stock issued upon such Transfer and the Warrant
issued upon such Transfer shall bear the restrictive legends set forth in
Section 9.1, unless in the opinion of such counsel such legend is not required
in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act.
9.3. Required Registration. Pursuant to the terms and conditions
set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall prepare and
file with the Commission not later than the forty-fifth (45th) day after the
Initial Closing Date, a Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale
of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and shall use its
best efforts to cause the Commission to declare such Registration Statement
effective in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 2(a) of the
Registration Rights Agreement.
9.4. Termination of Restrictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of Section 9, the restrictions imposed by this Section upon the
transferability of the Warrants, the Warrant Stock and the Restricted Common
Stock (or Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants) and the
legend requirements of Section 9.1 shall terminate as to any particular
Warrant or share of Warrant Stock or Restricted Common Stock (or Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants) (i) when and so long as such
security shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws and disposed of pursuant thereto or (ii) when
the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel that such shares may be
transferred without registration thereof under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. Whenever the restrictions imposed by
Section 9 shall terminate as to this Warrant, as hereinabove provided, the
Holder hereof shall be entitled to receive from the Company upon written
request of the Holder, at the expense of the Company, a new Warrant bearing
the following legend in place of the restrictive legend set forth hereon:
"THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY OF
THE WITHIN WARRANT CONTAINED IN SECTION 9 HEREOF
TERMINATED ON ________, 20__, AND ARE OF NO
FURTHER FORCE AND EFFECT."
All Warrants issued upon registration of transfer, division or combination of,
or in substitution for, any Warrant or Warrants entitled to bear such legend
shall have a similar legend endorsed thereon. Whenever the restrictions
imposed by this Section shall terminate as to any share of Restricted Common
Stock, as hereinabove provided, the holder thereof shall be entitled to
receive from the Company, at the Company's expense, a new certificate
representing such Common Stock not bearing the restrictive legends set forth
in Section 9.1.
9.5. Listing on Securities Exchange. If the Company shall list any
shares of Common Stock on any securities exchange, it will, at its expense,
list thereon, maintain and, when necessary, increase such listing of, all
shares of Common Stock issued or, to the extent permissible under the
applicable securities exchange rules, issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant so long as any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed during the
Exercise Period.
10. SUPPLYING INFORMATION
The Company shall cooperate with Holder in supplying such
information as may be reasonably necessary for Holder to complete and file any
information reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the Commission
as a condition to the availability of an exemption from the Securities Act for
the sale of any Warrant or Restricted Common Stock.
11. LOSS OR MUTILATION
Upon receipt by the Company from Holder of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this Warrant and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (it
being understood that the written agreement of the Holder shall be sufficient
indemnity), and in case of mutilation upon surrender and cancellation hereof,
the Company will execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant of like
tenor to Holder; provided, in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be
required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company
for cancellation.
12. OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
As long as any of the Warrants remain outstanding, the Company
shall maintain an office or agency (which may be the principal executive
offices of the Company) where the Warrants may be presented for exercise,
registration of transfer, division or combination as provided in this Warrant,
such office to be initially located at 4275 Executive Square, Suite #510, La
Jolla, California 92037, fax: (858) 646-7414, provided, however, that the
Company shall provide prior written notice to Holder of a change in address no
less than thirty (30) days prior to such change.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by
Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock, and no enumeration herein of the
rights or privileges of Holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability of
Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the
Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of
the Company.
14. MISCELLANEOUS
14.1. Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay
or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate
as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or
remedies, notwithstanding all rights hereunder terminate on the Expiration
Date. If the Company fails to make, when due, any payments provided for
hereunder, or fails to comply with any other provision of this Warrant, the
Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any
direct and indirect losses, damages, costs and expenses including, but not
limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, including those of appellate
proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto
or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
14.2. Notice Generally. Except as may be otherwise provided
herein, any notice or other communication or delivery required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by
certified mail, postage prepaid, or by a nationally recognized overnight
courier service, and shall be deemed given when so delivered personally or by
overnight courier service, or, if mailed, three (3) days after the date of
deposit in the United States mails, as follows:
(a) if to the Company, to: Cybertel, Communications Corp.
4275 Executive Square, Suite #510
La Jolla, California 92037
Attention: Richard D. Mangiarelli
Tel: (800) 645-5557
Fax: (858) 646-7414
with a copy to: Leonard W. Burningham, Esq.
455 East 500 South, Suite #205
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Tel: (801) 363-7411
Fax: (801) 355-7126
(b) if to the Purchaser to: ADARA Investors LLC
WEC Asset Management LLC
110 Colabaugh Pond Road
Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520
Attention: Daniel J. Saks
Tel: (914) 271-2211
Fax: (914) 271-0889
with a copy to: Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP
410 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Mark Saks, Esq.
Tel: (212) 326-0140
Fax: (212) 326-0806
The Company or the Holder may change the foregoing address by notice given
pursuant to this Section 14.2.
14.3. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless Holder from and against any liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees,
expenses and disbursements of any kind which may be imposed upon, incurred by
or asserted against Holder in any manner relating to or arising out of any
failure by the Company to perform or observe in any respect any of its
covenants, agreements, undertakings or obligations set forth in this Warrant.
14.4. Remedies. Holder in addition to being entitled to
exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be
entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The
Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for
any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this
Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific
performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
14.5. Successors and Assigns. Subject to the provisions of
Sections 3.1 and 9, this Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the
successors and assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended
to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and,
with respect to Section 9 hereof, holders of Warrant Stock, and shall be
enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant Stock.
14.6. Amendment. This Warrant and all other Warrants may be
modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived only with the prior
written consent of the Company and the Holder.
14.7. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder
of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
14.8. Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the
convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part
of this Warrant.
14.9. Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by the laws
of the State of New York, without regard to the provisions thereof relating to
conflict of laws. The Company consents to the jurisdiction of the federal
courts whose districts encompass any part of the City of New York or the state
courts of the State of New York sitting in the City of New York in connection
with any dispute arising under this Warrant or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by
law, any objection, including any objections based on forum non conveniens, to
the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly
executed and its corporate seal to be impressed hereon and attested by its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
Dated: February 15, 2000
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
By:/s/ Richard D. Mangiarelli
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Name: Richard D. Mangiarelli
Title: President
Attest:
By:/s/ Paul J. Mills
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Name: Paul J. Mills
Title: Secretary
EXHIBIT A
SUBSCRIPTION FORM
[To be executed only upon exercise of Warrant]
The undersigned registered owner of this Warrant irrevocably exercises this
Warrant for the purchase of ------ Shares of Common Stock of Cybertel,
Communications Corp., and herewith makes payment therefor in cash or by check
or bank draft made payable to the Company, all at the price and on the terms
and conditions specified in this Warrant and requests that certificates for
the shares of Common Stock hereby purchased (and any securities or other
property issuable upon such exercise) be issued in the name of and delivered
to ------------- whose address is ----------------- and, if such shares of
Common Stock shall not include all of the shares of Common Stock issuable as
provided in this Warrant, that a new Warrant of like tenor and date for the
balance of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder be delivered to the
undersigned.
-------------------------------
(Name of Registered Owner)
-------------------------------
(Signature of Registered Owner)
-------------------------------
(Street Address)
-------------------------------
(City) (State) (Zip Code)
NOTICE: The signature on this subscription must correspond with the
name as written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered owner of this
Warrant hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee named below all
of the rights of the undersigned under this Warrant, with respect to the
number of shares of Common Stock set forth below:
Name and Address of Assignee No. of Shares of
Common Stock
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ---------
- ---------------- attorney-in-fact to register such transfer on the books of
Cybertel, Communications Corp., maintained for the purpose, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated:------------------ Print Name:-------------------
Signature:--------------------
Witness:----------------------
NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the
name as written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT C
THE WARRANT REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON
EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT (i) PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT, (ii) TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE,
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT (OR ANY SIMILAR RULE UNDER SUCH ACT
RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES), OR (iii) UPON THE DELIVERY BY THE
HOLDER HEREOF TO THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL STATING THAT AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT IS THEN AVAILABLE.
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANT TO PURCHASE 6%
CONVERTIBLE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
AND WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
The Transferability of this Supplemental Warrant
Is Restricted as Provided in Section 2.
Void after November 15, 2000 Right to Purchase 2,000 Shares of Convertible
Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants to
Purchase 150,000 Shares of Common Stock
PREAMBLE
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP. (the "Company"), a Nevada corporation,
hereby certifies that, for value received, ADARA INVESTORS LLC, whose address
is One World Trade Center, Suite 4563, New York, New York 10048, or its
registered assigns (hereinafter, the "Registered Holder"), is, subject to the
terms set forth herein, entitled to purchase from the Company at any time or
from time to time before 5:00 P.M. New York time, on the date nine (9) months
from the date hereof (such time, the "Expiration Time"), up to (i) two
thousand (2,000) fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's
Convertible Series A Preferred Stock with such terms as set forth in the
Certificate of Designations substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the
Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below), par value $.001 per share,
stated value one thousand dollars ($1,000) per share (the "Series A Preferred
Stock") at the purchase price per share of one thousand ($1,000) and (ii)
warrants (the "Stock Purchase Warrants") to purchase seventy-five thousand
(75,000) shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common
Stock") for each one thousand (1,000) shares of Series A Preferred Stock
purchased hereunder. For purposes of this Supplemental Warrant the aggregate
price paid by the Registered Holder for the Series A Preferred Stock and the
Warrants, as applicable, is referred to herein as the "Purchase Price".
Subject to the terms set forth herein from time to time beginning ninety
(90) days after the date on which the registration statement covering the
Securities is declared effective by the Commission and ending at the
Expiration Time at the election of the Company upon delivery of a Supplemental
Exercise Notice to the Registered Holder, the Registered Holder shall at any
time or from time to time before the Expiration Time be required to exercise
this Warrant and purchase up to two thousand (2,000) shares of Series A
Preferred Stock and Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up to one hundred
fifty thousand (150,000) shares of Common Stock (minus any such shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and Stock Purchase Warrants previously purchased
hereunder), at the Purchase Price; provided, that, the Registered Holder shall
not be required to exercise and purchase any such shares if at any time from
and after the delivery to the Registered Holder of the Supplemental Exercise
Notice through the Supplemental Closing Date (the "Interim Period") any of the
Closing Conditions (as defined below) shall not have been satisfied.
This Warrant is the Supplemental Warrant (the "Supplemental Warrant") to
purchase up to two thousand (2,000) shares of Series A Preferred Stock and
Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase up to one hundred fifty thousand (150,000)
shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement
(the "Securities Purchase Agreement"), dated as of February 15, 2000, by and
between the Company and ADARA Investors LLC. The Securities Purchase
Agreement contains certain additional terms that are binding upon the Company
and each Registered Holder of this Supplemental Warrant. A copy of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, including the Exhibits thereto, may be obtained
by any Registered Holder of the Supplemental Warrant from the Company upon
written request. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, including the
Exhibits thereto.
As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise
requires, have the following respective meanings:
(a) The term "Company" includes any corporation which shall succeed to
or assume the obligations of the Company hereunder.
(b) The term "Common Stock" includes all shares of any class or classes
(however designated) of the Company, authorized on or after the date hereof,
the holders of which shall have the right, without limitation as to amount,
either to all or to a share of the balance of current dividends and
liquidating dividends after the payment of dividends and distributions on any
shares entitled to preference, and the holders of which shall ordinarily be
entitled to vote for the election of directors of the Company (even though the
right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of a contingency).
(c) The term the "Supplemental Exercise Notice" shall mean a written
notice delivered not less than ten (10) business days nor more than twenty
(20) business days prior to the Supplemental Closing Date which sets forth the
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the number of shares of
Common Stock purchasable pursuant to the Stock Purchase Warrant.
(d) The term the "Supplemental Closing Date" shall mean the date
specified in a duly delivered Supplemental Exercise Notice.
(e) The term "Major Transaction" shall be deemed to have occurred at
such time as any of the following events: (i) the consolidation, merger or
other business combination of the Company with or into another person (other
than (A) pursuant to migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of
changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company, or (B) a
consolidation, merger or other business combination in which the Company is
the surviving entity and holders of the Company's voting power immediately
prior to the transaction continue after the transaction to hold, directly or
indirectly, the voting power necessary to elect a majority of the members of
the board of directors of the Company); (ii) the sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets; or (iii) consummation of a
purchase, tender or exchange offer made to the holders of more than thirty
percent (30%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(f) The term "Material Adverse Change" means any change, event, result
or happening involving, directly or indirectly, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries resulting in a material adverse effect on the business, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole.
(g) The term "Other Securities" refers to any class of shares (other
than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other person
(corporate or otherwise) which the holder of this Supplemental Warrant at any
time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, upon the exercise
of the Supplemental Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to the shares of Series
A Preferred Stock and Stock Purchase Warrants, or which at any time shall be
issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of the
Series A Preferred Stock or Stock Purchase Warrants or Other Securities.
(h) The term "Triggering Event" shall be deemed to have occurred at
such time as any of the following events: (i) the failure of the Initial
Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline; (ii) while the Initial
Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the
terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the Initial
Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation,
the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the holder of the Series A
Preferred Stock for sale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for
a period of five (5) consecutive trading days, provided that the cause of such
lapse or unavailability is not due to factors solely within the control of
such holders of Registrable Securities; (iii) the suspension from listing or
the failure of the Common Stock to be listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the Nasdaq National Market, The New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. or The American Stock Exchange, Inc. for a period of five (5)
consecutive days; (iv) the Company's notice to any holder of Series A
Preferred Stock, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its
intention not to comply with proper requests for conversion of Series A
Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock; (v) if the Closing Bid Price (as
defined in Section G of Exhibit A to the Securities Purchase Agreement) for
the Common Stock shall be less than eight dollars ($8.00) per share at any
time during the Interim Period; (vi) the Company's stockholders shall not have
authorized and approved the transactions contemplated by the Securities
Purchase Agreement and this Warrant in accordance with applicable law; (vii) a
material breach by the Company of any representation, warranty, covenant or
other term or condition of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement, this Supplemental Warrant or any other agreement, document,
certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated thereby or hereby; (viii) if the average daily trading volume of
the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the
Nasdaq National Market, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or The American
Stock Exchange, Inc., as applicable, is less than thirty thousand (30,000)
shares per day during the thirty (30) trading days prior to the Supplemental
Closing Date; or (ix) if Richard D. Mangiarelli is no longer employed by the
Company in the position which he served the Company on the Initial Closing
Date.
1. Registration Rights.
The rights of the holder of this Supplemental Warrant to register the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder and the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Stock Purchase Warrants purchasable hereunder shall be as
stated in the Registration Rights Agreement, which agreement is Exhibit D to
the Securities Purchase Agreement.
2. Restricted Stock.
If, at the time of any transfer or exchange of this Supplemental Warrant
or any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Stock Purchase Warrants issuable
upon exercise of this Supplemental Warrant (other than a transfer or exchange
not involving a change in the beneficial ownership of this Supplemental
Warrant or any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Stock Purchase Warrants,
as applicable), such Supplemental Warrant, such shares of Series A Preferred
Stock or such Stock Purchase Warrants shall not be registered under the
Securities Act, and the Company's obligation to transfer such Supplemental
Warrant, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock or such Stock Purchase
Warrants shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4 of the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
3. Exercise of Warrant and Issuance of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock
and Stock Purchase Warrants.
3.1. Exercise in Full. The holder of this Supplemental Warrant shall
on the Supplemental Closing Date, provided the Supplemental Exercise Notice is
given and the Closing Conditions are satisfied as required below, exercise
this Supplemental Warrant in full by surrendering this Supplemental Warrant,
with the form of Election to Purchase at the end hereof duly executed by such
holder, to the Company in the manner set forth in Section 10 of the Securities
Purchase Agreement; provided, that, in no event shall this Supplemental
Warrant be exercised after the Expiration Time. The surrendered Supplemental
Warrant shall be accompanied by payment, in cash or by certified or official
bank check payable to the order of the Company, in the amount equal to two
million dollars ($2,000,000).
3.2. Partial Exercise. The holder of this Supplemental Warrant shall
exercise this Supplemental Warrant in part on any Supplemental Closing Date as
set forth by the Company in the Supplemental Exercise Notice, in each case by
surrender of this Supplemental Warrant in the manner provided in Subsection
3.1, except that the exercise price shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as shall be designated by the
holder or the Company, as applicable, in the subscription at the end hereof by
(b) one thousand dollars ($1,000) per share of Series A Preferred Stock and,
provided, that, in no event shall this Supplemental Warrant be exercised after
the Expiration Time. On any such partial exercise, subject to the provisions
of Section 2 hereof, the Company, at its expense, will forthwith issue and
deliver to or upon the order of the Registered Holder hereof a new
Supplemental Warrant or Supplemental Warrants of like tenor, in the name of
the Registered Holder hereof or as such Registered Holder may request, calling
in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number shares of Series
A Preferred Stock and Stock Purchase Warrants equal to the number of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and Stock Purchase Warrants called for on the face of
this Supplemental Warrant minus the number of such shares designated by the
Registered Holder in the applicable Election to Purchase.
3.3. Company Acknowledgment. The Company will, at the time of the
exercise, exchange or transfer of this Supplemental Warrant, upon the request
of the Registered Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing its continuing
obligation to afford to such Registered Holder or transferee any rights
(including, without limitation, any right to registration of the Company's
shares of Common Stock) to which such Registered Holder or transferee shall
continue to be entitled after such exercise, exchange or transfer in
accordance with the provisions of this Supplemental Warrant, provided that if
the Registered Holder of this Supplemental Warrant shall fail to make any such
request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the
Company to afford to such Registered Holder or transferee any such rights.
3.4. Supplemental Warrant to Purchase Common Stock. Within three (3)
Business Days of any exercise of this Supplemental Warrant, the Company shall
issue to the Registered Holder a Stock Purchase Warrant substantially in the
form of Exhibit B to the Securities Purchase Agreement to purchase such number
of shares of Common Stock as shall equal the product of (x) .075 and (y) the
Purchase Price paid by the Registered Holder pursuant to any exercise of this
Supplemental Warrant.
4. Delivery of Share Certificates upon Exercise. Following the exercise of
this Supplemental Warrant in full or in part, within the time periods and in
the manner provided by Section 5(b) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Company, at its expense (including the payment by it of any applicable issue
taxes), will cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Registered
Holder hereof, or as such Registered Holder (upon payment by such Registered
Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, a certificate or
certificates for the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Series A
Preferred Stock to which such Registered Holder shall be entitled on such
exercise.
5. Closing Conditions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Company shall not be permitted to deliver a Supplemental Exercise Notice, nor
shall the Registered Holder be required to exercise and purchase on a
Supplemental Closing Date any shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Stock
Purchase Warrants unless in either case each of the following conditions is
satisfied: (i) the Initial Registration Statement shall have been declared
effective and shall remain effective for a period of at least ninety (90) days
and at all times during the applicable Interim Period; (ii) the Closing Bid
Price (as defined in Section G of Exhibit A to the Securities Purchase
Agreement) for the Common Stock shall not be less than eight dollars ($8.00)
per share; (iii) during the period beginning on the original issue date of
this Supplemental Warrant and ending on and including the applicable
Supplemental Closing Date, there shall not have occurred (A) a public
announcement of a Major Corporate Event which has not been abandoned or
terminated, (B) a Triggering Event or (C) a Material Adverse Change; (iv) at
all times during the period beginning on the original issue date of this
Supplemental Warrant and ending on and including the applicable Supplemental
Closing Date, the Common Stock shall have been designated on the NASDAQ OTC
Bulletin Board, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market or National Market System and shall
not have been suspended from trading thereon and the Company shall not have
been notified of any pending or threatened proceeding or other action to
delist or suspend the Common Stock from so trading; (v) the Company's Articles
of Incorporation as amended pursuant to the Articles of Amendment filed
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement shall be in full force and
effect and shall not have been amended since the original issue date of this
Supplemental Warrant; (vi) the representations and warranties of the Company
in the Securities Purchase Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date
when made and as of the applicable Supplemental Closing Date as though made at
that time (except for representations and Supplemental Warranties that speak
as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and
complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Primary
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or
prior to the applicable Supplemental Closing Date (and the Registered Holder
of this Supplemental Warrant shall have received a certificate, executed by
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the applicable
Supplemental Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other
matters as may be reasonably requested by such holder); and (vii) as of the
applicable Supplemental Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of
its authorized and unissued Common Stock, the sum of (i) two (2) times the sum
of (x) maximum number of shares of Common Stock that could be issuable upon
the conversion of the Initial Shares and (y) the maximum number that could be
issuable upon conversion of the Additional Shares and (ii) the sum of the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise in full of the Initial
Warrants and the Additional Warrant, in each case without regard to whether
the Supplemental Warrant shall have been exercised solely for the purpose of
effecting the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock and Exercise of the Stock
Purchase Warrants, as applicable.
6. No Dilution or Impairment. The Company will not, by amendment of its
Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, or through any reorganization, transfer
of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or
any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms of the Supplemental Warrant, but will at all
times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the
taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to
protect the rights of the holders of the Supplemental Warrants, as specified
herein and in the Securities Purchase Agreement, against dilution or other
impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a)
will not increase the par value of any Shares receivable on the exercise of
the Supplemental Warrant above the amount payable therefor on such exercise,
and (b) will not effect a subdivision or split up of shares or similar
transaction with respect to any class of the Common Stock without effecting an
equivalent transaction with respect to all other classes of Common Stock.
7. Notice of Record Date. In case of
(a) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any
class of its securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who
are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, or any right to
subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class
or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
(b) any capital reorganization of the Company, any
reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or
any transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to or
consolidation or merger of the Company with or any voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, or
(c) events shall have occurred resulting in the voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, then and in
each such event the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to each holder of
a Supplemental Warrant a notice specifying (i) the date on which any record is
to be taken for the purpose of any such dividend, distribution or right, and
stating the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, (ii)
the date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization,
transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to
take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of
record of Common Stock (or Other Securities) shall be entitled to exchange
their Common Stock (or Other Securities) for securities or other property
deliverable on such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization,
transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, and
(iii) the amount and character of any stock or other securities, or rights or
options with respect thereto, proposed to be issued or granted, the date of
such proposed issue or grant and the persons or class of persons to whom such
proposed issue or grant is to be offered or made. Such notice shall be mailed
at least thirty (30) days prior to the date specified in such notice on which
any such action is to be taken.
8. Exchange of Supplemental Warrants. On surrender for exchange of any
Supplemental Warrant, properly endorsed, to the Company, the Company, at its
expense, will issue and deliver to or (subject to Section 2) on the order of
the holder thereof a new Supplemental Warrant or Supplemental Warrants of like
tenor, in the name of such holder or as such holder may direct, calling in the
aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of Series A Preferred
Stock and Stock Purchase Warrants called for on the face or faces of the
Supplemental Warrant or Supplemental Warrants so surrendered.
9. Replacement of Supplemental Warrants. On receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
any Supplemental Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction of any Supplemental Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement
or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in
the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of such
Supplemental Warrant, the Company, at its expense, will execute and deliver,
in lieu thereof, a new Supplemental Warrant of like tenor.
10. Supplemental Warrant Agent. The Company may, by written notice to each
holder of a Supplemental Warrant, appoint an agent having an office in New
York, New York, for the purpose of issuing Series A Preferred Stock and Stock
Purchase Warrants on the exercise of the Supplemental Warrants pursuant to
Section 3, exchanging Supplemental Warrants pursuant to Section 8, and
replacing Supplemental Warrants pursuant to Section 9, or any of the
foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the
case may be, shall be made at such office by such agent.
11. Remedies. The Company stipulates that the remedies at law of the holder
of this Supplemental Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default
by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of
this Supplemental Warrant are not and will not be adequate, and that such
terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance of
any agreement contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of any
of the terms hereof or otherwise.
12. Negotiability, Etc. This Supplemental Warrant is issued upon the
following terms, to all of which each Registered Holder or owner hereof by the
taking hereof consents and agrees:
(a) subject to the terms of Section 4 of the Securities Purchase
Agreement, title to this Supplemental Warrant may be transferred by
endorsement (by the Registered Holder hereof executing the form of assignment
at the end hereof) and delivery in the same manner as in the case of a
negotiable instrument transferable by endorsement and delivery;
(b) any person in possession of this Supplemental Warrant
properly endorsed is authorized to represent himself as absolute owner hereof
and is empowered to transfer absolute title hereto by endorsement and delivery
hereof to a bona fide purchaser hereof for value; each prior taker or owner
waives and renounces all of his equities or rights in this Supplemental
Warrant in favor of each such bona fide purchaser, and each such bona fide
purchaser shall acquire absolute title hereto and to all rights represented
hereby; and
(c) until this Supplemental Warrant is transferred on the books
of the Company, the Company may treat the Registered Holder hereof as the
absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary.
13. Notices. All notices and other communications from the Company to the
Registered Holder of this Supplemental Warrant shall be given in writing
(unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be effective upon personal
delivery, via facsimile (upon receipt of confirmation of error-free
transmission and mailing a copy of such confirmation postage prepaid by
certified mail return receipt requested) or two business days following
deposit of such notice with an internationally recognized courier service,
with postage prepaid and addressed, to such address as may have been furnished
to the Company in writing by such Registered Holder or, until any such
Registered Holder furnishes to the Company an address, then to, and at the
address of, the last Registered Holder of this Supplemental Warrant who has so
furnished an address to the Company.
14. Miscellaneous. This Supplemental Warrant and any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver,
discharge or termination is sought. This Supplemental Warrant is being
delivered in the State of New York and, except for provisions with respect to
internal corporate matters of the Company which shall be governed by the
corporate laws of the State of Nevada, shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to principles of conflict of laws. Each of the parties consents to the
jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the
City of New York or the state courts of the State of New York sitting in the
City of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement
or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waives, to the
maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objections based
on forum non conveniens, to the bringing of any such proceeding in such
jurisdictions. The headings in this Supplemental Warrant are for purposes of
reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms
hereof. All nouns and pronouns used herein shall be deemed to refer to the
masculine, feminine or neuter, as the identity of the person or persons to
whom reference is made herein may require.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank, Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Supplemental
Warrant as of February 15, 2000.
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
By: /s/ Richard D. Mangiarelli
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Name: Richard D. Mangiarelli
Title: President
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
ADARA Investors LLC
By: WEC ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, Manager
By: /s/ Daniel J. Saks
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Name: Daniel J. Saks
Title: Managing Director
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Annex A
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right,
represented by this Supplemental Warrant, to purchase [-----] shares of Series
A Preferred Stock and Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase [----] shares of
Common Stock and herewith tenders in payment for such securities a certified
or official bank check payable in immediately available U.S. dollars to the
order of CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP., in the amount of [$--------], all in
accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate
for such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Stock Purchase Warrants be
registered in the name of -------------------------, whose address is
- --------------------------------- and that such stock certificates and
warrants be delivered to ----------------------------,whose address is
- ----------------------
Dated:
Name:
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Signature:
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(Signature must conform in all respects to the name of the Registered
Holder, as specified on the face of the Supplemental Warrant.)
--------------------------------
(Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Holder)
Annex B
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the Registered Holder if such Holder desires to transfer
the Supplemental Warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, -------------------
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
- ------------------------------------
(Please print name and address of transferee)
this Supplemental Warrant, together with all right, title and interest
therein, and does so hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
- --------------------- Attorney, to transfer the within Supplemental Warrant on
the books of the within-named Company, with full power of substitution.
Dated:
Name:
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Signature:
-----------------------------------
(Signature must conform in all respects to the name of the Registered
Holder, as specified on the face of the Supplemental Warrant.)
--------------------------------
(Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying Number of Assignee)
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EXHIBIT D
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of February 15, 2000 (this
"Agreement"), is made by and between CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company") and ADARA INVESTORS LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Purchaser").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof among the Purchaser and the Company (the "Securities Purchase
Agreement"), the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser, (i)
three thousand (3,000) shares (the "Initial Shares") of the Company's 6%
Convertible Series A Preferred Stock, stated value $1,000 per share (the
"Preferred Stock"), (ii) a warrant (the "Initial Warrant") to purchase two
hundred twenty-five thousand (225,000) shares of the common stock par value
$.001 per share of the Company (the "Common Stock") and (iii) a Supplemental
Warrant to purchase up to an additional two thousand (2,000) shares of
Preferred Stock (the "Additional Shares" and together with the Initial Shares,
collectively, the "Preferred Shares") and warrants to purchase up to one
hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares of Common Stock (the "Additional
Warrant" and together with the Initial Warrant, collectively, the "Warrants");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants,
(i) upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares, (ii) in lieu of dividend
payments on the Preferred Shares and (iii) upon exercise of the Warrants, the
Company will issue to the Purchaser shares of Common Stock (such shares are
referred to herein as the "Shares"); and
WHEREAS, to induce the Purchaser to execute and deliver the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(i) "Effectiveness Deadline" shall have the meaning set
forth in section 2(a)(i) hereof.
(ii) "Filing Deadline" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a)(i) hereof.
(iii) "Initial Registration Statement" means a registration
statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities
Act covering Registrable Securities relating to the Initial Shares and the
Additional Shares and, if applicable, the Series A Preferred Stock.
(iv) "Purchase Price" means the aggregate purchase price
paid by the Purchaser for the Initial Shares, the Additional Shares, the
Supplemental Warrant and the Warrants.
(v) "Register," "Registered," and "Registration" refer to
a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or
Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415
under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or ordering
of effectiveness of such Registration Statement by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
(vi) "Registrable Securities" means the Shares and the
Warrants.
(vii) "Registration Statement" means the Initial
Registration Statement and the Warrant Registration Statement.
(viii) "Warrant Registration Statement" means a
registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under
the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities relating to the Warrants.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings set-forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
2. Registration.
a. Mandatory Registrations.
(i) Initial Registration Statement. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon
as practicable but in no event later than forty-five (45) days after the
Initial Closing Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) (the
"Filing Deadline"), file with the Commission an Initial Registration Statement
or Initial Registration Statements (as necessary) on Form SB-2, covering the
resale of all of the Registrable Securities. In the event that Form SB-2 is
unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as
is available for such a registration. Any Initial Registration Statement
prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (x) two and, (y) the sum of (i)
the maximum number of Shares that are issuable upon conversion of the Initial
Shares and the Additional Shares on the date of filing, and (ii) the maximum
number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, in each case, without
regard to any limitation on any holder's ability to convert any of the
Warrants or the Preferred Shares and without regard to whether any or all of
such Preferred Shares or Warrants have been issued to Purchaser (on the date
calculated, the "Minimum Conversion Amount"). Such Registration Statement
shall state that, in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act, it
also covers such indeterminate number of additional Shares as may become
issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Shares or exercise of such Warrants
(i) resulting from any adjustment in the applicable Conversion Price of such
Preferred Shares or the Exercise Price of such Warrants or (ii) to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits or stock dividends. If at any time the
Minimum Conversion Amount exceeds the total number of Shares so registered,
the Company shall, within five (5) business days after receipt of a written
notice from the Purchaser, either (i) amend the Registration Statement or
Registration Statements filed by the Company pursuant to the preceding
sentence, if such Registration Statement has not been declared effective by
the Commission at that time, to register all of the Shares into which the
Initial Shares, the Additional Shares and the Warrants may be converted or
exercised, as applicable, or (ii) if such Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the Commission at that time, file with the Commission an
additional Registration Statement on Form SB-2, or such other appropriate
form, to register the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Initial
Shares, Additional Shares, and Warrants may be converted or exercised, as
applicable, that exceed the number of Shares already registered. The Company
shall use its best efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared
effective within the earliest to occur of (i) ninety (90) days following the
Initial Closing Date or (ii) if the Commission elects not to conduct a review
of the Initial Registration Statement, the date which is three (3) business
days after the date upon which either the Company or its counsel is so
notified, whether orally or in writing. The earliest of such dates is referred
to herein as the "Required Effective Date." Notwithstanding the use of the
terms "Required Filing Date" and "Required Effective Date" herein, the Company
shall at all times use its best efforts to file each required Registration
Statement or amendment to a Registration Statement as soon as possible after
the Closing Date or after the date the Company becomes obligated to file such
Registration Statement or amendment, as the case may be, and to cause each
such Registration Statement or amendment to become effective as soon as
possible thereafter. No securities of the Company other than the Registrable
Securities shall be included in any such Registration Statement.
(ii) The Company shall keep each Registration Statement
effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until such date as is the earlier
of (i) the date on which all of the Registrable Securities have been sold,
(ii) the date on which the Registrable Securities (in the opinion of counsel
to the Purchaser) may be immediately sold without restriction (including
without limitation as to volume by each holder thereof) without registration
under the Securities Act and (iii) the date which is twenty four (24) months
following the date on which the Registration Statement was declared effective
(the "Registration Period").
(b) Payments by the Company.
(i) (A) If the Registration Statement covering the
Registrable Securities is not filed in proper form with the Commission on or
prior to the Filing Deadline, (B) if the Registration Statement covering the
Registrable Securities is not effective on or prior to the Effectiveness
Deadline, (C) if the number of Shares listed for trading on the OTC Bulletin
Board or the NASDAQ SmallCap Stock Market, as applicable, or reserved by the
Company for issuance shall be insufficient, for any period of five (5)
consecutive days at any time after the Effectiveness Deadline, for issuance
upon the conversion of the Initial Shares, the Additional Shares and the
exercise of the Warrants, or (D) upon the occurrence of a Blackout Event (as
described in Section 3(f) or Section 3(g) below), for any period of five (5)
consecutive days at any time after the Effectiveness Deadline (each of the
events described in clauses (A) through (D) of this paragraph are referred to
herein as a "Registration Default"), the Company will make payments to the
Purchaser in such amounts and at such times as shall be determined pursuant to
this Section 2(b).
(ii) The amount (the "Periodic Amount") to be paid by the
Company to the Purchaser as of each thirty (30) day period during which a
Registration Default shall be in effect (each such period, a "Default Period")
shall be equal to two percent (2%) of the Purchase Price; provided that, with
respect to any Default Period during which the relevant Registration Defaults
shall have been cured, the Periodic Amount shall be pro rated for the number
of days during such period during which the Registration Defaults were
pending; and provided, however, that the payment of such Periodic Amounts
shall not relieve the Company from its continuing obligations to register the
Warrants and Shares pursuant to Section 2(a).
(iii) Each Periodic Amount shall be payable by the Company
in cash or other immediately available funds to the Purchaser monthly, without
demand therefor by the Purchaser.
(iv) The parties acknowledge that the damages which may be
incurred by the Purchaser if the Registration Statement is not filed by the
Filing Deadline, if the Registration Statement has not been declared effective
by the Effectiveness Deadline, or if the provisions of Section 3(e) or 3(f)
become applicable, may be difficult to ascertain. The parties agree that the
Periodic Amount represents a reasonable estimate on the part of the parties,
as of the date of this Agreement, of the amount of such damages.
(c) Piggyback Registration. (i) If at any time or from time to
time, the Company shall determine to register any of its securities, for its
own account or the account of any of its shareholders, other than a
Registration relating solely to employee share option plans or pursuant to an
acquisition transaction on Form S-4, the Company will:
(A) provide to the Purchaser written notice thereof
as soon as practicable prior to filing the Registration Statement; and
(B) include in such Registration Statement and in
any underwriting involved therein, all of the Registrable Securities specified
in a written request by the Purchaser made within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of such written notice from the Company.
(ii) If the Registration is for a registered public offering involving
an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the Purchaser as a part of the
written notice given pursuant to this Section. In such event, the rights of
the Purchaser hereunder shall include participation in such underwriting and
the inclusion of the Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent
provided herein. To the extent that the Purchaser proposes to distribute its
securities through such underwriting, the Purchaser shall (together with the
Company and any other security holders of the Company distributing their
securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such
underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section, if the managing underwriter of such underwriting determines that
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be offered
in connection with such underwriting, the managing underwriter may limit the
number of Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration and
underwriting (provided, however, (a) the Registrable Securities shall not be
excluded from such underwritten offering prior to any securities held by
officers and directors of the Company or their affiliates, (b) the Registrable
Securities shall be entitled to at least the same priority in an underwritten
offering as any of the Company's existing security holders, and (c) the
Company shall not enter into any agreement that would provide any security
holder with priority in connection with an underwritten offering greater than
the priority granted to the Purchaser hereunder). The Company shall so advise
any of its other security holders who are distributing their securities
through such underwriting pursuant to their respective piggyback registration
rights, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities and other
securities that may be included in the registration and underwriting shall be
allocated among the Purchaser and all other security holders of the Company in
proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable
Securities held by the Purchaser and such other security holders at the time
of the filing of the registration statement. If the Purchaser disapproves of
the terms of any such underwriting, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by
written notice to the Company. Any Registrable Securities so excluded or
withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such Registration.
(d) Eligibility for Form SB-2. The Company represents and
warrants that it meets all of the requirements for the use of Form SB-2 for
the Registration, of the sale by the Purchaser of the Registrable Securities
and any transferee who purchases the Registrable Securities, and the Company
shall file all reports required to be filed by the Company with the Commission
in a timely manner, and shall take such other actions as may be necessary to
maintain such eligibility for the use of Form SB-2.
(e) Priority in filing. From the date hereof until one hundred
eighty (180) days following the effective date of the Initial Registration
Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement, the Company shall not
permit the registration of any of its securities under the Securities Act to
become effective, other than those covered by this Agreement, without the
prior written approval of the Purchaser. The foregoing notwithstanding, the
Company may permit a registration statement to be filed or to become effective
during the foregoing period provided that such registration statement relates
to a firm commitment underwritten offering of the Company's securities that
provides the Company with at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000).
3. Obligations of the Company. In connection with the registration
of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall do each of the following:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission the Registration
Statements required by Section 2 of this Agreement and such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to the Registration
Statement and the prospectuses used in connection with the Registration
Statement, each in such form as to which the Purchaser and its counsel shall
not have objected, as may be necessary to keep the Registration effective at
all times during the Registration Period, and, during the Registration Period,
comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
disposition of all of the Registrable Securities and all of the Warrants of
the Company covered by the Registration Statement until such time as all of
such Registrable Securities and all of such Warrants have been disposed of in
accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers
thereof as set forth in the Registration Statement;
(b) Furnish to the Purchaser, if the Registrable Securities of
the Purchaser are included in the Registration Statement, and its legal
counsel identified to the Company, promptly after the same is prepared and
publicly distributed, filed with the Commission, or received by the Company, a
copy of the Registration Statement, each preliminary prospectus, each final
prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other
documents, as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
disposition of its Registrable Securities and Warrants;
(c) Furnish to the Purchaser and its counsel copies of any
correspondence between the Company and the Commission with respect to any
registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto filed pursuant to
this Agreement;
(d) Use all best efforts to (i) register and qualify the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such other
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Purchaser may
reasonably request, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the
effectiveness thereof at all times during the Registration Period, (iii) take
such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and
qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period and (iv)
take all other actions necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable
Securities for sale in such jurisdictions, provided that in connection
therewith, the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign
corporation or to file a general consent to the service of process in any
jurisdiction;
(e) List such securities on the OTC Bulletin Board and all the
other national securities exchanges on which any securities of the Company are
then listed, and file any filings required by the OTC Bulletin Board and/or
such other exchanges.
(f) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, notify each Purchaser of the occurrence of any event of which the
Company has knowledge, as a result of which the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, and to use its best efforts to promptly
prepare a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement or other
appropriate filing with the Commission to correct such untrue statement of
omission, and to deliver a number of copies of such supplement or amendment to
the Purchaser as the Purchaser may reasonably request;
(g) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, notify the Purchaser who holds Warrants or Registrable Securities being
sold (or, in the event of an underwritten offering, the underwriters) of the
issuance by the Commission or any stop order or other suspension of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement at the earliest possible time, and
to use its best efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such stop order
or other suspension of effectiveness;
(h) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, notify the Purchaser who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or,
in the event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the
issuance by the Commission or any stop order or other suspension of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement at the earliest possible time, and
to use its best efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such stop order
or other suspension of effectiveness (the occurrence of any of the events
described in paragraphs (f) and (g) of this Section 3 is referred to herein as
a "Blackout Event");
(i) During the period commencing upon (i) the Purchaser's
receipt of a notification pursuant to Section 3(f) above, or (ii) the entry of
a stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement described in Section 3(g) above, and ending at such time as (y) the
Company shall have completed the applicable filings (and if applicable, such
filings shall have been declared effective) and shall have delivered to the
Purchaser the documents required pursuant to Section 3(f) above, or (z), such
stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement shall have been removed, the Company shall be liable to remit the
payments required to be paid pursuant to Section 2(b) above;
(j) If the offering is underwritten, at the request of a
Purchaser, to furnish on the date that Registrable Securities are delivered to
the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration: (i) an opinion dated
such date of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such
registration, addressed to the underwriters and to any Purchaser selling
Registrable Securities in connection with such underwriting, stating that such
registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act and that
(A) to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness thereof has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have
been instituted or are pending or contemplated under the Securities Act and
(B) the registration statement, the related prospectus and each amendment or
supplement thereof comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act (except that such counsel need not express
any opinion as to financial statements or other financial data contained
therein) and (ii) a letter dated such date from the Company's independent
public accountants addressed to the underwriters and to the Purchaser, stating
that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the
Securities Act and that, in the opinion of such accountants, the financial
statements of the Company included in the registration statement or the
prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof, comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the
Securities Act, and such letter shall additionally cover such other financial
matters (including information as to the period ending no more than five (5)
business days prior to the date of such letter) with respect to such
registration as such underwriters may reasonably request; and
(k) Cooperate with the Purchaser to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be
offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and to enable such certificates
for the Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts, as the
case may be, as the Purchaser may reasonably request, and registered in such
names as the Purchaser may request; and, within three (3) business days after
a Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is ordered
effective by the Commission, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal
counsel selected by the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for the
Registrable Securities (with copies to the Purchaser) an appropriate
instruction and opinion of such counsel.
4. Obligations of the Purchaser. In connection with the registration
of the Registrable Securities, the Purchaser shall have the following
obligations:
(a) Take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and
facilitate the disposition by the Purchaser of the Warrants and the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(b) Furnish to the Company such information regarding itself,
the Warrants and Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of
disposition of the Warrants and the Registrable Securities held by it, as
shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Warrants and
such Registrable Securities, and the Purchaser shall execute such documents in
connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At
least five (5) days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Purchaser of the
information the Company included in the Registration Statement.
(c) The Purchaser, by its acceptance of the Warrants or
Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably
requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any
Registration Statement hereunder.
(d) The Purchaser agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from
the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section
3(f) or 3(g) above, it will immediately discontinue disposition of its
Warrants or Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement
covering such Registrable Securities until such copies of the supplemented or
amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or 3(g) shall be furnished to
the Purchaser.
5. Expenses of Registration. All expenses, other than underwriting
discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses of investment bankers
and other than brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with
registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 3, but including,
without limitation, all registration, listing, and qualification fees,
printing and accounting fees, and the fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company, and the fees of one counsel to the Purchaser, up to a maximum of
$3,000, with respect to each Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto,
shall be borne by the Company.
6. Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are
included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:
(a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser,
each of its officers, directors, shareholders and members, and each person, if
any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act (each, an "Indemnified Person"), against any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses (joint or several) incurred (collectively,
"Claims") to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claims (or actions or
proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of
or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereof or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the
effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final
prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the Commission) or the omission to state
therein any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state or foreign securities law or any
rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state or
foreign securities law (the matters in foregoing clauses (i) through (iii)
being, collectively, "Violations"). The Company shall, subject to the
provisions of Section 6(b) below, reimburse the Purchaser, promptly as such
expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal and other costs,
expenses and disbursements in giving testimony or furnishing documents in
response to a subpoena or otherwise, including without limitation, the costs,
expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred, of investigating, preparing
or defending any such action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether or
not in connection with litigation in which the Purchaser is a party), incurred
by it in connection with the investigation or defense of any such Claim.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification
agreement contained in this Section 6(a) shall not (i) apply to any Claim
arising out of or based upon a modification which occurs in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on
behalf of any Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or
supplement thereto; (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, inure to
the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim
purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the
benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was
corrected in the final prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such
final prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section
3(b) hereof; (iii) be available to the extent that such Claim is based upon a
failure of the Purchaser to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus
made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by
the Company pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof; or (iv) apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior
written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of
any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall
survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Purchaser pursuant
to Section 9. The Purchaser will indemnify the Company and its officers and
directors against any Claims arising out of or based upon a Violation which
occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company, by or on behalf of the Purchaser, expressly for use in
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, subject to such
limitations and conditions as are applicable to the Indemnification provided
by the Company in this Section 6.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person under this
Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any
governmental action), such Indemnified Person shall, if a Claim in respect
thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6,
deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement
thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in,
and to the extent that the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any
other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume control of the defense
thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the
Indemnified Person, provided, however, that an Indemnified Person shall have
the right to retain its own counsel with the reasonable fees and expenses to
be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
Indemnified Person and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person and
any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In such
event, the Company shall pay for only one separate legal counsel for the
Purchaser, and such legal counsel shall be selected by the Purchaser. The
failure to deliver written notice to an indemnifying party within a reasonable
time after the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person under this
Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially
prejudiced in its ability to such action. The indemnification required by
this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during
the course of the investigation or defense, as such expense, loss, damage or
liability is incurred and is due and payable.
(c) No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or
litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent
to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include
as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to
such Indemnified Person of an unconditional and irrevocable release from all
liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any
provisions relating to indemnification or contribution contained in the
underwriting agreements entered into among the Company, the underwriters and
the Purchaser in connection with the underwritten public offering are in
conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in such underwriting
agreements shall be controlling as to the Registrable Securities included in
the public offering; provided, however, that if, as a result of this Section
6(d), the Purchaser, its officers, directors, shareholders, members or any
person controlling the Purchaser is or are held liable with respect to any
Claim for which they would be entitled to indemnification hereunder but for
this Section 6(d) in an amount which exceeds the aggregate proceeds received
by the Purchaser from the sale of Registrable Securities included in a
registration pursuant to such underwriting agreement (the "Excess Liability"),
the Company shall reimburse the Purchaser for such Excess Liability.
7. Contribution. To the extent any indemnification by an
indemnifying party is prohibited or limited under applicable law, the
indemnifying party agrees to contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of
the indemnifying party on the one hand and the Indemnified Person on the other
hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
Claim, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault of the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person shall be determined
by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission to state a material fact on which such Claim is
based relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the
Indemnified Person, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, (a) no contribution shall be made under
circumstances where the payor would not have been liable for indemnification
under the fault standards set forth in Section 6, (b) no seller of Registrable
Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation and (c) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities
shall be limited in amount to the net proceeds received by such seller from
the sale of such Registrable Securities. The Company and the Purchaser agree
that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section 7 were determined by pro-rata allocation (even if the Purchaser and
any other party were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in this Section.
8. Reports Under Exchange Act.
With a view to making available to the Purchaser the benefits of
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or
regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Purchaser to sell
securities of the Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the
Company agrees to:
(i) make and keep public information available, as those
terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
(ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all
reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act; and
(iii) furnish to the Purchaser so long as the Purchaser owns
Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or periodic
report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the
Company and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to
permit the Purchaser to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
9. Assignment of the Registration Rights. The rights to have the
Company register Warrants or Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement
shall be automatically assigned by Purchaser to any transferee of all or any
portion of the Initial Shares, Additional Shares, Warrants or the underlying
Common Stock held by Purchaser if: (a) Purchaser agrees in writing with the
transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is
furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (b)
the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment,
furnished with written notice of (i) the name and address of such transferee
or assignee and (ii) the Securities with respect to which such registration
rights are being transferred or assigned; (c) at or before the time the
Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (b) of this
sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (d) the transfer of the
relevant Securities complies with the restrictions set forth in Section 4 of
the Securities Purchase Agreement.
10. Amendment of Registration Rights. Any provision of this Agreement
may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or
in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with
the written consent of the Company and the Purchaser. Any amendment or waiver
effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon Purchaser
and the Company.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) A person or entity is deemed to be a holder of Warrants or
Registrable Securities whenever such person or entity owns of record such
Warrants or Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting
instructions, notices or elections from two or more persons or entities with
respect to the same Warrants or Registrable Securities, the Company shall act
upon the basis of the instructions, notice or election received from the
registered owner of such Warrants or Registrable Securities.
(b) Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be effective upon
personal delivery, via facsimile (upon receipt of confirmation of error-free
transmission and mailing a copy of such confirmation postage prepaid by
certified mail, return receipt requested) or two business days following
deposit of such notice with an internationally recognized courier service,
with postage prepaid and addressed to each of the other parties thereunto
entitled at the following addresses, or at such other addresses as a party may
designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to each of the other parties
hereto.
COMPANY: Cybertel, Communications Corp.
4275 Executive Square, Suite #510
La Jolla, California 92037
Attention: Richard D. Mangiarelli
Tel: (800) 645-5557
Fax: (858) 646-7414
With a copy to:
Leonard W. Burningham, Esq.
455 East 500 South, Suite #205
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Tel: (801) 363-7411
Fax: (801) 355-7126
PURCHASER: ADARA Investors LLC
WEC Asset Management LLC
110 Colabaugh Pond Road
Croton-on-Hudson, New York 10520
Attention: Daniel J. Saks
Tel: (914) 271-2211
Fax: (914) 271-0889
With a copy to:
Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP
410 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Mark Saks, Esq.
Tel: (212) 326-0140
Fax: (212) 326-0806
(c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under
this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or
remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
(d) This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except for provisions with
respect to internal corporate matters of the Company which shall be governed
by the corporate laws of the State of Nevada. Each of the parties consents to
the jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of
the City of New York or the state courts of the State of New York sitting in
the City of New York in connection with any dispute arising under this
Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any
objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens, to the
bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. This Agreement may be
signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.
The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not
form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such validity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. Subject to the
provisions of Section 10 hereof, this Agreement may be amended only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(e) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(f) Subject to the requirements of Section 9 hereof, this
Agreement shall inure for the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
(g) All pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the
masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the context may require.
(h) The Company acknowledges that any failure by the Company to
perform its obligations under Section 2(a), or any delay in such performance
could result in direct damages to the Purchaser, and the Company agrees that,
in addition to any other liability the Company may have by reason of any such
failure or delay, the Company shall be liable for all direct damages caused by
any such failure or delay. Nothing herein shall limit the Purchaser's right
to pursue any claim seeking such direct damages.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the
undersigned.
"COMPANY"
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
By: /s/ Richard D. Mangiarelli
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Name: Richard D. Mangiarelli
Title: President
"PURCHASER"
ADARA Investors LLC
By: WEC ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, Manager
By: /s/ Daniel J. Saks
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Name: Daniel J. Saks
Title: Managing Director
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EXHIBIT E
[FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL]
February 15, 2000
ADARA Investors LLC
c\o WEC Asset Management LLC
One World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048
Re: CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Dear Sirs:
This opinion is delivered to you pursuant to a Securities Purchase
Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated as of February 15, 2000, between
ADARA Investors LLC, Delaware limited liability company (the "Purchaser") and
CYBERTEL, COMMUNICATIONS CORP., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), in
connection with the sale by the Company and purchase by the Purchaser of the
Company's Initial Shares, Initial Warrants and Supplemental Warrant (as such
terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement). All capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Purchase
Agreement.
We have examined and are familiar with the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws of the Company any and all amendments thereto. We
have also examined and are familiar with the Primary Documents and any and all
other instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company in
connection with the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereunder. In addition to the foregoing, we have examined such minutes and
other corporate proceedings of the Company and such matters of law, documents
and certificates of public officials as we have deemed necessary in rendering
our opinion. In all such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all
the signatures on original documents and the conformity to original and
certified documents of all copies submitted to us as conformed or photostatic
copies.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Nevada, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own
its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted and is duly
qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in, and is authorized
to do business under the laws of, each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned or leased by it or the transaction of its business makes such
qualification or authorization necessary and in which the failure to so
qualify would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.
2. The authorized and issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company are as stated in Section 3(b) of the Purchase Agreement. All
shares of the outstanding capital stock of the Company have been validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. To our knowledge, Schedule 3 (b)
of the Purchase Agreement accurately sets forth the information to be provided
therein pursuant to Section 3 (b) of the Purchase Agreement.
3. The issuance by the Company of the Initial Shares, Initial
Warrants and Supplemental Warrant (collectively, the "Initial Securities"),
the Additional Shares and Additional Warrants (collectively, the "Additional
Securities") and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or in
lieu of dividend payments on, the Initial Shares and Additional Shares and
exercise of the Initial Warrants and Additional Warrants (collectively, the
"Shares") have been duly authorized and the Initial Securities have been
validly issued and the consideration to be paid therefor under the Purchase
Agreement has been fully paid. The Common Stock issuable upon conversion of,
or in lieu of dividend payments on, the Preferred Stock, and upon exercise of
the Warrants, when issued in accordance with the Primary Documents, shall be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will not subject
the holder thereof to personal liability by reason of being such a holder.
There are no preemptive rights of any stockholder of the Company to acquire
any of the Initial Securities, the Additional Securities or the Shares
(collectively, the "Collective Securities").
4. The Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company has duly filed all
materials and documents required to be filed pursuant to all reporting
obligations under either Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, if any,
through the date hereof (prior to the offer and sale of the Securities). The
Common Stock is listed and traded on quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin
board, and to our knowledge there is no pending or contemplated action or
proceeding of any kind to suspend the trading of the Common Stock.
5. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to issue and deliver the
Collective Securities.
6. The Primary Documents and the transactions contemplated
thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and are legal,
valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity. The
Certificate of Designation has been duly executed and filed by the Company
with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada in accordance with the
General Corporation Law of the State of Nevada and has been accepted for
filing with the Secretary of State.
7. The execution and delivery of the Primary Documents and
the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated
thereby, does not and will not conflict with or result in a breach by the
Company of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under,
the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, or, to our
knowledge, (i) any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party or by which they or any of their properties or assets are bound, or (ii)
any existing applicable law, rule, or regulation or any applicable decree,
judgment or order of any court or United States Federal or state regulatory
body, administrative agency, or any other governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Company, its subsidiaries, or any of their properties or
assets. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(h) to the Purchase Agreement,
neither the filing of the registration statement required to be filed by the
Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement nor the offering or sale
of the Collective Securities gives rise to any rights for or relating to the
registration of any shares of the Common Stock.
8. No authorization, approval or consent of any court,
governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, stock
exchange or market or the stockholders of the Company is required to be
obtained by the Company for the entry into or the performance of the Primary
Documents by the Company.
9. To our knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body pending
or threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in
which an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a material adverse
effect on the properties, business, condition (financial or other) or results
of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the
transactions contemplated by the Primary Documents, or which would adversely
affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under, the Primary Documents.
10. To our knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is in default in the performance or observance of any obligation,
covenant or condition contained in any material indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it
or its property may be bound.
11. Subject to the accuracy of the Purchaser's representations
and warranties set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement, the offer,
sale and issuance of the Securities and the other securities as contemplated
by the Purchase Agreement are exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act.
I am a member of the Bar of the State of Utah. I call your attention to
the fact that the Purchase Agreement is stated therein to be governed by the
State of New York and that I am not a member of the Bar of the State of New
York. I express no opinion as to the enforceability of the choice of law
provisions of such documents under New York law. The enforceability opinions
contained herein are given on the assumption that the internal laws (as
opposed to conflict of law provisions) of the State of New York are identical
to those of the State of Utah. This opinion is based solely upon the
foregoing state laws and the laws of the United States as currently in effect.
Very truly yours
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