TELESCIENCES INC /DE/
PRE 14A, 1999-09-10
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TELESCIENCES INC /DE/
Form: PRE 14A   Filing Date:


                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                           SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

          Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.   )

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                              TELESCIENCES, INC.
                             4000 Midlantic Drive
                          Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-5476

                             ____________________

                   NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                   TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1999
                             ____________________

     NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Special
Meeting") of Telesciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will be
held on Wednesday, October 6, 1999, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), at the offices
of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, 1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, for the following purposes:

     1.   To consider and act upon a proposal to amend the Company's Certificate
of Incorporation to effect a one-for-four reverse stock split.

     2.   To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Special Meeting and any and all adjournments and postponements thereof.

     The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on September 20,
1999 as the record date for the Special Meeting.  Only stockholders of record at
that time are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting and any
adjournment or postponement thereof.

     The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors.  Reference is
made to the accompanying Proxy Statement for further information with respect to
the business to be transacted at the Special Meeting.

     A complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting
will be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to
the Special Meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10
days prior to the Special Meeting, at the offices of Wolf, Block, Schorr and
Solis-Cohen LLP, 1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

     The Board of Directors urges you to date, sign and return the enclosed
proxy promptly.  The return of the enclosed proxy will not affect your right to
vote in person if you do attend the Special Meeting.

                                   By Order of the Board of Directors,

                                             Frances Penfold
                                             Secretary

Mount Laurel, New Jersey
September __, 1999
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                               TELESCIENCES, INC.
                              4000 Midlantic Drive
                          Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-5476

                               _________________

                              PROXY STATEMENT FOR
                        SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                           WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1999
                               _________________


                              GENERAL INFORMATION

     This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of Telesciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), for use at the Company's Special Meeting of Stockholders
(together with any and all adjournments and postponements, the "Special
Meeting"), which is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, October 6, 1999, at 10:00
a.m. (local time), at the offices of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP,
1650 Arch Street, 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, for the purposes
set forth in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders.  This
Proxy Statement, the foregoing notice and the enclosed proxy card are first
being sent to stockholders on or about September __, 1999.

     The cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company.  In
addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited by telephone by
officers, directors and a small number of regular employees of the Company who
will not be specially compensated for such services.  The Company also will
request banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to solicit
proxies from beneficial owners, where appropriate, and will reimburse such
persons for reasonable expenses incurred in that regard.
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                   VOTING SECURITIES AND SECURITY OWNERSHIP

Voting Shares

     The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on September 20,
1999, as the record date for determination of the stockholders entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Stockholders of record as of that date will receive the Notice of Special
Meeting, the Proxy Statement, and the Proxy. As of September 20, 1999, there
were 7,661,741 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share
(the "Common Stock"), outstanding and entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Special Meeting. The Company has no other class of stock outstanding as of the
date of this Proxy Statement. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote
on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders for action at the Special
Meeting. There are no cumulative voting rights. The presence at the Special
Meeting, in person or by proxy, of stockholders entitled to cast at least a
majority of the votes which all stockholders are entitled to cast will
constitute a quorum for the Special Meeting.

     A broker holding shares of record for customers is not entitled to vote on
certain matters unless it receives voting instructions from its customers. As
used herein, "uninstructed shares" means shares held by a broker who has not
received instructions from its customers on such matters and the broker has so
notified the Company on a proxy form in accordance with industry practice or has
otherwise advised the Company that it lacks voting authority. Uninstructed
shares with respect to any matter are considered to be present for quorum
purposes. As used herein, "broker non-votes" means the votes that could have
been cast on the matter in question by brokers with respect to uninstructed
shares if the brokers had received their customers' instructions. Broker non-
votes will have the effect of votes in opposition to the proposal to amend the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation.

Vote Required

     Approval of the proposed amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to effect the one-for-four reverse stock split requires the
affirmative vote of the majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at
the Special Meeting and entitled to vote.

     Shares cannot be voted at the Special Meeting unless the holder of record
is present in person or by proxy. The enclosed proxy card is a means by which a
stockholder may authorize the voting of his or her shares at the Special
Meeting. The shares of Common Stock represented by each properly executed proxy
card will be voted at the Special Meeting in accordance with the stockholder's
directions. Stockholders are urged to specify their choices by marking the
appropriate boxes on the enclosed proxy card; if no choice has been specified,
the shares will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors knows of no matters other than those described herein which are likely
to come before the Special Meeting. However, if any other matters are properly
presented to the Special Meeting for action, the proxy holders will vote the
proxies (which confer discretionary authority to vote on such matters) in
accordance with their judgment.

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     Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by notifying the
Secretary of the Company in writing, by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing
a later date, or by attending the Special Meeting and voting in person.

     Your vote is important. Accordingly, you are asked to complete, sign and
return the accompanying proxy card whether or not you plan to attend the Special
Meeting. If you plan to attend the Special Meeting to vote in person and your
shares are registered with the Company's transfer agent in the name of a broker
or bank, you must secure a proxy card from the broker or bank assigning voting
rights to you for your shares.

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Security Ownership of Management and Principal Stockholders

     The table below sets forth certain information, as of September 1, 1999
regarding the holdings of Common Stock of (i) each person who is known to the
Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of
the Common Stock, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii) the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and each of the Company's other "Named Executive Officers," as
defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (collectively with the Company's Chief Executive Officer,
the "Named Executive Officers") and (iv) all directors and executive officers of
the Company as a group. Unless otherwise specified, the named beneficial owner
has sole voting and investment power. The information in the table below was
furnished by the persons listed, and constitutes beneficial ownership as defined
in regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares issuable
pursuant to the exercise of stock options are included in the table below if
such options are currently exercisable or exercisable by October 31, 1999.


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<CAPTION>
                                                                  Amount And
                                                                    Nature                % Of
                                                                Of Beneficial            Common
Name of Beneficial Owner                                         Ownership(3)             Stock
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<S>                                                             <C>                      <C>
Securicor Communications Limited (1)........................      3,476,900               45.4%
Michael L. Moore (2)........................................        441,038                5.7%
Frances Penfold (2).........................................        413,013                5.4%
C. Thomas Faulders, III.....................................         57,665                  *
Andrew P. Maunder...........................................         52,679                  *
Sammy W. Pearson............................................         20,500                  *
Trevor Sokell...............................................         16,000                  *
Michael G. Wilkinson (1)....................................          6,666                  *
Robert B. Kelly.............................................          6,666                  *
Greg R. Fegley..............................................         22,416                  *
All directors and executive officers as group
  (9 persons)...............................................      1,036,643               13.2%
</TABLE>

__________________________
*Less than one percent.


(1)  The address of Securicor Communications Limited ("Securicor Communication")
     is Sutton Park House, 15 Carshalton Road, Sutton Surrey, United Kingdom.
     Mr. Wilkinson, a Director of the Company, may be deemed to own beneficially
     the shares of Common Stock owned by Securicor Communications by virtue of
     his role as Director of Securicor Communications.  Mr. Wilkinson disclaims
     beneficial ownership of these shares.  Securicor Communications is an
     indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Securicor plc, a multinational company
     based in the United Kingdom ("Securicor").

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(2)  The number of shares of the Common Stock owned by Mr. Moore and Ms. Penfold
     is subject to adjustment based on the provisions of the Agreement of Merger
     and Plan of Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement"), dated May 15, 1998, by
     and among the Company, AV Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a
     wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("Technology"), Innovative Data
     Technology, a California corporation ("IDT") and the Shareholders of IDT,
     pursuant to which IDT merged into Technology.  The Merger Agreement
     provides that a certain number of the shares of Common Stock issuable to
     Mr. Moore and Ms. Penfold thereunder may be returned to the Company
     pursuant to certain post-closing adjustments.

(3)  Shares issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase the Common Stock:
     Mr. Moore 37,996; Ms. Penfold, 29,164; Mr. Faulders 16,665; Mr. Maunder
     34,997; Mr. Pearson 10,000; Mr. Sokell 10,000; Mr. Wilkinson 6,666; Mr.
     Kelly 6,666; and Mr. Fegley 22,416.

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          AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A
               REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK


General

     The Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously adopted a resolution
approving, and recommending to the Company's stockholders for their approval, an
amendment to Article Four, Section One, of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation authorizing a one-for-four reverse stock split of the shares of
Common Stock of the Company (the "Reverse Stock Split"). The form of the
proposed amendment is annexed to this Proxy Statement as Annex A (the "Reverse
Stock Split Amendment"). The Reverse Stock Split Amendment will effect a
one-for-four reverse stock split of the shares of Common Stock of the Company
issued and outstanding, or held as treasury shares, and will increase the par
value of the Common Stock to $.04 per share from $.01 per share, but will not
change the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.

Reasons for the Reverse Stock Split Amendment

     The Company's Common Stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq National
Market system (the "Nasdaq National Market"). The Company has been advised by
Nasdaq that the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq National Market and
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market system (the "Nasdaq SmallCap Market" and,
collectively with the Nasdaq National Market, the "Nasdaq Markets") require,
among other things, that the Common Stock maintain a closing bid price in excess
of $1.00 per share. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Company is not
in compliance with this requirement. The Company expects to be further advised
by Nasdaq that it is requiring the Company to be in compliance with the minimum
bid price requirement by October _______, 1999. In the event that the Common
Stock does not satisfy the $1.00 minimum bid price, the Company will be subject
to delisting from the Nasdaq Markets.

     The Board of Directors has determined that the continued listing of the
Common Stock on the Nasdaq Markets is in the best interests of the Company's
stockholders. If the Common Stock were delisted from the Nasdaq Markets, the
Company's Board of Directors believes that the liquidity of the trading market
in the Common Stock would be significantly decreased which could reduce the
trading price and increase the transaction costs of trading shares of the Common
Stock.

     The Board of Directors believes that if the Reverse Stock Split is approved
by the stockholders and thereafter effected, the bid price of the Common Stock
will likely increase substantially over the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement
thereby permitting the Company to continue to list the Common Stock on one of
the Nasdaq Markets. There can be no assurance, however, that the market price of
the Common Stock will rise in proportion to the reduction in the number of
outstanding shares resulting from the Reverse Stock Split, that the market price
of the Post-Split Common Stock can be maintained above $1.00 or that the Common
Stock would not be delisted from the Nasdaq Markets for other reasons.

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Potential Effects of the Reverse Stock Split

     Pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split, each holder of four shares of Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Old Common Stock"), immediately prior to the
effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split would become the holder of one share of
Common Stock, par value $.04 per share ("New Common Stock"), after consummation
of the Reverse Stock Split.

     Although the Reverse Stock Split will not, by itself, impact the Company's
assets or prospects, the Reverse Stock Split could result in a decrease in the
aggregate market value of the Company's equity capital. The Board of Directors
believes that this risk is outweighed by the benefits of the continued listing
of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Markets.

     If approved, the Reverse Stock Split will result in some shareholders
owning "odd-lots" of less than 100 shares of Common Stock. Brokerage commissions
and other costs of transactions in odd-lots are generally somewhat higher than
the costs of transactions in "round-lots" of even multiples of 100 shares.

Shares of Common Stock Issued and Outstanding or Held as Treasury Shares

     The Company is currently authorized to issue a maximum of 25,000,000 shares
of Common Stock. As of the Record Date, there were 7,661,741 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding, or held as treasury shares. Although the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock will not change as a result of the Reverse
Stock Split, the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, or
held as treasury shares, will be reduced to a number that will be approximately
equal to (i) the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, or
held as treasury shares, immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Reverse
Stock Split, divided by (ii) four.

     With the exception of the number of shares issued and outstanding, or held
as treasury shares, the rights and preferences of the shares of Common Stock
prior and subsequent to the Reverse Stock Split will remain the same. After the
effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split, it is not anticipated that the
financial condition of the Company, the percentage ownership of management, the
number of the Company's stockholders, or any aspect of the Company's business
would materially change as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.

     The Common Stock is currently registered under Section 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and as a
result, the Company is subject to the periodic reporting and other requirements
of the Exchange Act. The proposed Reverse Stock Split will not affect the
registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act.

Increase of Shares of Common Stock Available for Future Issuance

     As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, there will be a reduction in the
number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, or held as treasury
shares, and an associated increase in the number of authorized shares which
would be unissued and available for future issuance after

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the Reverse Stock Split (the "Increased Available Shares"). The Increased
Available Shares could be used for any proper corporate purpose approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company including, among others, future financing
transactions.

     Because the Reverse Stock Split will create the Increased Available Shares,
the Reverse Stock Split may be construed as having an anti-takeover effect.
Although neither the Board of Directors nor the management of the Company views
the Reverse Stock Split as an anti-takeover measure, the Company could use the
Increased Available Shares to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or
otherwise gain control of the Company.

Effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split

     The Reverse Stock Split, if approved by the Company's stockholders, would
become effective (the "Effective Date") upon the filing with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware of a Certificate of Amendment of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation in substantially the form of the Reverse Stock
Split Amendment attached to this Proxy Statement as Annex A. It is expected that
such filing will take place on the date of the Special Meeting, assuming the
stockholders approve the Reverse Stock Split. However, the exact timing of the
filing of such Certificate of Amendment will be determined by the Board of
Directors based upon its evaluation as to when such action will be most
advantageous to the Company and its stockholders, and the Board of Directors
reserves the right to delay the Reverse Stock Split Amendment for up to twelve
months following stockholder approval thereof. In addition, the Board of
Directors reserves the right, notwithstanding stockholder approval and without
further action by the stockholders, to elect not to proceed with the Reverse
Stock Split Amendment if, at any time prior to filing such Reverse Stock Split
Amendment, the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, determines that it is
no longer in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

     Commencing on the Effective Date, each Old Common Stock certificate will be
deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of the reduced number of
shares of Common Stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split and any cash which
may be payable in lieu of fractional shares. As soon as practicable after the
Effective Date, stockholders will be notified as to the effectiveness of the
Reverse Stock Split and instructed as to how and when to surrender their
certificates representing shares of Old Common Stock in exchange for
certificates representing shares of New Common Stock (and, if applicable, cash
in lieu of fractional shares). The Company intends to use StockTrans, Inc. as
its exchange agent in effecting the exchange of certificates following the
effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split.

     On the Effective Date, the interest of each stockholder of record who owns
fewer than four shares of Common Stock will thereby be terminated, and he, she
or it will have no right to vote as a stockholder or share in the assets or any
future earnings of the Company.

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Fractional Shares

     The Company will not issue fractional shares in connection with the Reverse
Stock Split. Instead, holders of Old Common Stock who would otherwise be
entitled to receive a fractional share of New Common Stock on account of the
Reverse Stock Split shall receive, upon surrender of the stock certificates,
formerly representing shares of the Old Common stock, in lieu of such fractional
shares, an amount in cash (the "Cash-in-Lieu Amount") equal to the product of
(i) the fractional shares which a holder would otherwise be entitled to,
multiplied by (ii) four times the closing sale price per share, or, if not
available, the average of the closing bid and closing asked price per share, of
the Old Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market, as applicable (or, if the Old Common Stock is not then traded
on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, such price as the
Company's Board of Directors determines, in its discretion, to be the fair
market value per share of the Old Common Stock) on the business day prior to the
Effective Date. No interest shall be payable on the Cash-in-Lieu Amount.

Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences

     The following discussion summarizing certain federal income tax
consequences is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the
applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial authority and
current administrative rulings and practices in effect on the date of this Proxy
Statement. This discussion is for general information only and does not discuss
consequences which may apply to special classes of taxpayers (e.g., non-resident
aliens, broker-dealers or insurance companies). Stockholders are urged to
consult their own tax advisors to determine the particular consequences to them.

     The receipt of New Common Stock solely in exchange for Old Common Stock
will not generally result in recognition of gain or loss to the stockholders.
The adjusted tax basis of a stockholder's New Common Stock will be the same as
the adjusted tax basis of the shares of Old Common Stock exchanged therefor, and
the holding period of the New Common Stock will include the holding period of
the Old Common Stock exchanged therefor. Generally, stockholders who receive
cash in lieu of fractional shares will be treated as if they had received such
fractional shares and then sold them to the Company, and such stockholders will
recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash
received and their basis in the Common Stock exchanged. No gain or loss will be
recognized by the Company as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.

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Appraisal Rights

     No appraisal rights are available under the Delaware General Corporation
Law or under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws to any
stockholder who dissents from the proposal to approve the Reverse Stock Split
Amendment. There may exist other rights or actions under state law for
stockholders who are aggrieved by reverse stock splits generally. Although the
nature and extent of such rights or actions are uncertain and may vary depending
upon the facts or circumstances, stockholder challenges to corporate action in
general are related to the fiduciary responsibilities of corporate officers and
directors and to the fairness of corporate transactions.

Recommendation of the Board of Directors

     The Company's Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposal to
amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation in order to effect the one-for-
four Reverse Stock Split of the shares of Common Stock of the Company issued and
outstanding, or held as treasury shares.


                              By Order of the Board of Directors,

                              Frances Penfold
                              Secretary

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                                                                         ANNEX A

                           CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

                                    OF THE

                         CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                      OF

                              TELESCIENCES, INC.
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     Telesciences, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by
virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,

     DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

     FIRST: That the Board of Directors of Telesciences, Inc., at a duly called
meeting, duly adopted resolutions setting forth a proposed amendment of the
Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be
advisable and proposing that said amendment be considered by the stockholders of
said corporation. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as
follows:

     RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors declares that it is advisable to
     amend and restate Article Four, Section One, of the Certificate of
     Incorporation of the Corporation in its entirety as follows:

               "Section 1. Capital Stock Authorized. The total number of shares
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     of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 30,000,000
     consisting of (i) 25,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.04 per
     share (the "Common Stock"); and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
     par value $.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock").

               Simultaneously with the effective date of the filing of this
     amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Effective
     Date"), each share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
     Corporation issued and outstanding or held as treasury shares immediately
     prior to the Effective Date (the "Old Common Stock") shall automatically be
     reclassified and continued (the "Reverse Split"), without any action on the
     part of the holder thereof, as one-quarter of one share of Common Stock.
     The Corporation shall not issue fractional shares on account of the Reverse
     Split. Holders of Old Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a
     fraction of a share on account of the Reverse Split shall receive, upon
     surrender of the stock certificates formerly representing shares of the Old
     Common Stock, in lieu of such fractional share,

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     an amount in cash (the "Cash-in-Lieu Amount") equal to the product of (i)
     the fractional share which a holder would otherwise be entitled to,
     multiplied by (ii) four times the closing sale price per share, or, if not
     available, the average of the closing bid and closing asked price per
     share, of the Old Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or
     Nasdaq SmallCap Market, as applicable (or, if the Old Common Stock is not
     then traded on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market,
     such price as the Corporation's Board of Directors determines, in its
     discretion, to be the fair market value per share of the Old Common Stock)
     on the business day prior to the Effective Date. No interest shall be
     payable on the Cash-in-Lieu Amount."

     SECOND: That thereafter, the stockholders of said corporation, at a duly
called meeting of the stockholders, voted in favor of the amendment.

     THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Telesciences, Inc. has caused this Certificate to be
signed by Andrew P. Maunder, its President, this _______ day of October, 1999.


                         TELESCIENCES, INC.


                         By:______________________________
                            Andrew P. Maunder, President

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                              Telesciences, Inc.

                                 COMMON STOCK

          THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
          PROXY -- SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS - OCTOBER 6, 1999


     The undersigned, a holder of Common Stock of Telesciences, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby appoint Andrew P. Maunder and Frances
Penfold, or any one of them acting in the absence of the other, the true and
lawful attorneys and proxies with full power of substitution, for and in the
name, place and stead of the undersigned, to vote all shares of Common Stock of
the Company which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally
present at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at the
offices of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, 1650 Arch Street, 22nd
Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, on Wednesday, October 6, 1999, at 10:00
A.M. (local time), and at any adjournment(s), or postponement(s) thereof.

     The undersigned hereby instructs said proxies or their substitutes:

1.   PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF
     INCORPORATION IN ORDER TO EFFECT A ONE-FOR-FOUR REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF THE
     SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.

         FOR  [ ]            AGAINST [ ]            ABSTAIN [ ]


2.   IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH BUSINESS
     AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.


                 (Continued and to be signed on reverse side)

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    THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY DIRECTIONS HEREINBEFORE
GIVEN.

     The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy or proxies heretofore given, and
ratifies and confirms all that the proxies appointed hereby, or any of them, or
their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Notice of
Special Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, both dated October 6, 1999.


                                   Dated: __________________, 1999


                                   _______________________________
                                              Signature

                                   _______________________________
                                              Signature



                                   NOTE: Your signature should appear exactly
                                   the same as your name appears hereon. If
                                   signing as partner, attorney, executor,
                                   administrator, trustee or guardian, please
                                   indicate the capacity in which signing. When
                                   signing as joint tenants, all parties in the
                                   joint tenancy must sign. When a proxy is
                                   given by a corporation, it should be signed
                                   by an authorized officer and the corporate
                                   seal affixed. No postage is required if
                                   mailed within the United States.

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