SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS INT'L, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Colorado 84-1191355
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)
136 Freeway Drive, East Orange, NJ 07018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2000 STOCK AND STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of Plan)
MICHAEL MARGOLIES
Transportation Logistics Int'l, Inc.
136 Freeway Drive
East Orange, NJ 07018
(973) 266-7020
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
ROBERT BRANTL, ESQ.
322 Fourth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 768-6045
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Proposed
Title of Maximum Maximum
Securities Amount Offering Aggregate
to be to be Price per Offering Amount of
Registered Registered (1) Share (2) Price (2) Registration Fee
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Common Stock, 2,000,000 shares $1.84 $3,688,750 $973.83
no par value
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(1) This Registration Statement also covers an indeterminable number of
additional shares that may be issued as a result of an adjustment in the
shares in the event of a stock split, stock dividend or similar capital
adjustment, as required by the Plan.
(2) The price stated is estimated solely for purposes of calculation of the
registration fee and is the average of the sum of (i) the aggregate
exercise price of options for 70,000 shares previously granted under the
Plans and (ii) the product resulting from multiplying the remaining
1,930,000 shares by $1.875, the closing price of shares of the Common
Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on December 13, 2000.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Transportation Logistics Int'l, Inc. is incorporating by reference
the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:
(a) Transportation Logistics' Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended February 29, 2000;
(b) Transportation Logistics' Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended May 31, 2000;
(c) Transportation Logistics' Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended August 31, 2000;
(d) Transportation Logistics' Current Report on Form 8-K dated November
15, 2000;
(e) Transportation Logistics' Current Report on Form 8-K dated November
17, 2000;
(f) the description of Transportation Logistics' Common Stock contained
in its Registration Statement on Form 10-SB.
Transportation Logistics is also incorporating by reference all
documents hereafter filed by Transportation Logistics pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Robert Brantl, Esq., counsel to Transportation Logistics, has passed
upon the validity of the shares registered pursuant to this Registration
Statement. Mr. Brantl holds no interest in the securities of Transportation
Logistics.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 7-109 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act authorizes a
corporation to provide indemnification to a director or officer of the
corporation against liability and expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection with a proceeding, if such party conducted himself in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful, except that with respect to any action which results in a judgment
against the person and in favor of the corporation or a judgment on the basis
that the person derived and improper personal benefit, the corporation may
not indemnify unless a court determines that the person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to the indemnification. Section 7-109 further provides
that indemnification shall be provided if the party in question is successful
on the merits.
Article VI of the Bylaws of Transportation Logistics Int'l, Inc.
provides that Transportation Logistics shall indemnify directors and officers
to the extent authorized by the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1 2000 Stock and Stock Option Plan
5 Opinion of Robert Brantl, Esq.
23.1 Consent of Cordovano and Harvey, P.C., independent auditors
23.2 Consent of Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C., independent auditors
23.3 Consent of Schuhalter, Coughlin & Suozzo, LLC, independent public
accountants
23.4 Consent of Robert Brantl, Esq. is contained in his opinion, filed as
Exhibit 5.
Item 9. Undertakings.
Transportation Logistics hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include
any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering;
(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of Transportation Logistics pursuant to the provisions of the
Colorado Business Corporation Act or otherwise, Transportation
Logistics has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by Transportation Logistics of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of Transportation Logistics
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, Transportation Logistics will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Transportation
Logistics Int'l, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of East Orange and the
State of New Jersey on the 13th day of December, 2000.
TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS INT'L, INC.
By:/s/ Michael Margolies
Michael Margolies
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on December 13, 2000.
Name Title
/s/ Michael Margolies Chairman (Chief Executive Officer),
Michael Margolies
/s/ Rafael Behar Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer,
Rafael Behar Chief Accounting Officer)
Director
Jim Thorpe
/s/ Robert I. Blackman Director
Robert I. Blackman
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1 2000 Stock and Stock Option Plan
5 Opinion of Robert Brantl, Esq.
23.1 Consent of Cordovano and Harvey, P.C., independent auditors
23.2 Consent of Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C., independent auditors
23.3 Consent of Schuhalter, Coughlin & Suozzo, LLC, independent public
accountants
23.4 Consent of Robert Brantl, Esq. is contained in his opinion, filed as
Exhibit 5.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS INT'L, INC.
2000 Stock and Stock Option Plan
Article 1. Establishment and Purpose
1.1 Establishment of the Plan. Transportation Logistics Int'l, Inc., a
Colorado corporation (the "Company" or "TLI"), hereby establishes an
incentive compensation plan (the "Plan"), as set forth in this document.
1.2 Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success
and enhance the value of the Company by linking the personal interests
of Participants to those of the Company's shareholders, and by providing
Participants with an incentive for outstanding performance. The Plan is
further intended to attract and retain the services of Participants upon
whose judgment, interest, and special efforts the successful operation of
TLI and its subsidiaries is dependent.
1.3 Effective Date of the Plan. The Plan shall become effective on
November 15, 2000.
Article 2. Definitions
Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below and, when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word
is capitalized:
(a) "Award" means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of
Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock, or
Performance Shares.
(b) "Award Agreement" means an agreement which may be entered into by each
Participant and the Company, setting forth the terms and provisions
applicable to Awards granted to Participants under this Plan.
(c) "Board" or "Board of Directors" means the TLI Board of Directors.
(d) "Cause" shall mean willful and gross misconduct on the part of an Eligible
Person that is materially and demonstrably detrimental to the Company or any
Subsidiary as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(e) "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person"
(as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other
than (A) a person who on November 15, 2000 was the beneficial owner of more
than 25% of the outstanding Shares, (B) a trustee or other fiduciary holding
securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or (C) a corporation
owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the
Company, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
forty percent (40%) or more of the total voting power represented by the
Company's then outstanding voting securities, or (ii) during any period of two
(2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new Director whose
election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company's
shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of
the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii)
the shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the
Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which
would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately
prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by
being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least
fifty-five percent (55%) of the total voting power represented by the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately
after such merger or consolidation, or the shareholders of the Company approve
a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets.
(f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
(g) "Committee" means the committee or committees, as specified in Article 3,
appointed by the Board to administer the Plan with respect to grants of Awards.
(h) "Consultant" means a natural person under contract with the Company to
provide bona fide services to the Company which are not in connection with
the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not
directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's
securities.
(i) "Director" means any individual who is a member of the TLI Board of
Directors.
(j) "Disability" shall mean the Participant's inability to perform the
Participant's normal Employment functions due to any medically determinable
physical or mental disability, which can last or has lasted 12 months or is
expected to result in death.
(k) "Eligible Person" means an Employee, Director or Consultant.
(l) "Employee" means any officer or employee of the Company or of one of the
Company's Subsidiaries. Directors who are not otherwise employed by the
Company shall not be considered Employees under this Plan.
(m) "Employment," with reference to an Employee, means the condition of being
an officer or employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. "Employment"
with reference to a Consultant, means the condition of being a Consultant.
"Employment" with reference to a Director, means the condition of being a
Director. The change in status of an Eligible Person among the categories of
Employee, Director and Consultant shall not be deemed a termination of
Employment.
(n) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time, or any successor Act thereto.
(o) "Exercise Price" means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a
Participant pursuant to an Option, as determined by the Committee.
(p) "Fair Market Value" shall mean (i) at such time as there are closing prices
quoted for the Shares, the closing price of Shares on the relevant date, or
(if there were no sales on such date) the next preceding trading date, all as
reported on the principal market for the Shares, or (ii) at such time as there
is a public market quoted without closing prices, the mean of the closing high
bid and low asked on the relevant date, as reported on the principal market
for the Shares, or (iii) at such time as there is no public market for the
Shares, the value determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
(q) "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means an option to purchase Shares from
TLI, granted under this Plan, which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option
and is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
(r) "Insider" shall mean an Eligible Person who is, on the relevant date, an
officer, director, or ten percent (10%) beneficial owner of the Company, as
those terms are defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(s) "Nonqualified Stock Option" or "NQSO" means the option to purchase Shares
from TLI, granted under this Plan, which is not intended to be an Incentive
Stock Option.
(t) "Option" or "Stock Option" shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a
Nonqualified Stock Option.
(u) "Participant" means a person who holds an outstanding Award granted under
the Plan.
(v) "Performance Share" shall mean an Award granted to an Eligible Person
pursuant to Article 8 herein.
(w) "Plan" means this 2000 Stock and Stock Option Plan.
(x) "Restricted Stock" means an Award of Stock granted to an Eligible Person
pursuant to Article 7 herein.
(y) "Restriction Period" means the period during which Shares of Restricted
Stock are subject to restrictions or conditions under Article 7.
(z) "Shares" or "Stock" means the shares of common stock of the Company.
(aa) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation in which the Company owns
directly, or indirectly through subsidiaries, more than fifty percent (50%)
of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock, or any other
entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) in
which the Company owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined equity
thereof.
Article 3. Administration
3.1 The Committee. The Plan and all Awards hereunder shall be administered
by one or more Committees of the Board as may be appointed by the Board for
this purpose. The Board may appoint a Committee specifically responsible for
Awards to Insiders (the "Disinterested Committee") where each Director on such
Disinterested Committee is a "Non-Employee Director" (or any successor
designation for determining who may administer plans, transactions or awards
exempt under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act), as that term is used in Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as that rule may be modified from time to time.
If no specific Committee is appointed by the Board, then the Board in its
entirety shall be the Committee. Any Committee may be replaced by the Board
at any time.
3.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have full power, except
as limited by law and subject to the provisions herein, to select the recipients
of Awards; to determine the size and types of Awards; to determine the terms
and conditions of such Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; to
construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into
under the Plan; to establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the
Plan's administration; and (subject to the provisions of Article 10 herein)
to amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award to the extent such
terms and conditions are within the discretion of the Committee as provided in
the Plan. Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations which
may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
The Committee shall determine which Awards are made pursuant to Rule 701 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
No Award may be made under the Plan after September 30, 2010.
All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan and all related orders or resolutions of the Board
shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons, including the Company,
its stockholders, Eligible Persons, Participants, and their estates and
beneficiaries.
Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee is authorized, and shall not
be limited in its discretion, to use any of the Performance Criteria specified
herein in its determination of Awards under this Plan.
Article 4. Shares Subject to the Plan
4.1 Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 herein,
the number of Shares available for grant under the Plan shall not exceed two
million (2,000,000) Shares. The Shares granted under this Plan may be either
authorized but unissued or reacquired Shares.
Without limiting the discretion of the Committee under this section, unless
otherwise provided by the Committee, the following rules will apply for
purposes of the determination of the number of Shares available for grant
under the Plan or compliance with the foregoing limits:
(a) The grant of a Stock Option or a Restricted Stock Award shall reduce the
Shares available for grant under the Plan by the number of Shares subject to
such Award. However, to the extent the Participant uses previously owned
Shares to pay the Exercise Price or any taxes, or Shares are withheld to pay
taxes, these Shares shall be available for regrant under the Plan.
(b) With respect to Performance Shares, the number of Performance Shares
granted under the Plan shall be deducted from the number of Shares available
for grant under the Plan. The number of Performance Shares which cannot be,
or are not, converted into Shares and distributed to the Participant (after
any applicable tax withholding) following the end of the Performance Period
shall increase the number of Shares available for regrant under the Plan by
an equal amount.
4.2 Lapsed Awards. If any Award granted under this Plan is canceled,
terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, Shares subject to such Award
shall be again available for the grant of an Award under the Plan.
4.3 Adjustments in Authorized Plan Shares. In the event of any merger,
reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation, liquidation,
Stock dividend, split-up, Share combination, or other change in the corporate
structure of the Company affecting the Shares, an adjustment shall be made in
the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan, and in
the number and class of and/or price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards
granted under the Plan, and/or the number of outstanding Options, Shares of
Restricted Stock, and Performance Shares constituting outstanding Awards, as
may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its
sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.
Article 5. Eligibility and Participation
5.1 Eligibility. All Eligible Persons are eligible to participate in this
Plan.
5.2 Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee may, from time to time, select from all Eligible Persons, those to
whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each
Award. No Eligible Person is entitled to receive an Award unless selected by
the Committee.
Article 6. Stock Options
6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan,
Options may be granted to Eligible Persons at any time and from time to time,
and under such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by the Committee.
The Committee shall have discretion in determining the number of Shares
subject to Options granted to each Eligible Person. The Committee may grant
ISOs, NQSOs, or a combination thereof. ISOs, however, may be granted only to
Employees and only if this Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company
within one year after it is adopted by the Board of Directors.
6.2 Form of Issuance. Each Option grant may be issued in the form of an
Award Agreement and/or may be recorded on the books and records of the
Company for the account of the Participant. If an Option is not issued in
the form of an Award Agreement, then the Option shall be deemed granted as
determined by the Committee. The terms and conditions of an Option shall be
set forth in the Award Agreement, in the notice of the issuance of the grant,
or in such other documents as the Committee shall determine. Such terms and
conditions shall include the Exercise Price, the duration of the Option, the
number of Shares to which an Option pertains (unless otherwise provided by
the Committee, each Option may be exercised to purchase one Share), and such
other provisions as the Committee shall determine, including, but not limited
to whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or a NQSO.
6.3 Exercise Price.
(a) Unless a greater Exercise Price is determined by the Committee, the
Exercise Price for each ISO awarded under this Plan shall be equal to one
hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the
Option is granted. If, however, the Eligible Person owns stock possessing
more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporations, then the
Exercise Price of an ISO shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%)
of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted.
(b) The Exercise Price of a NQSO shall be determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion.
6.4 Duration of Options. Each Option shall expire at such time as the
Committee shall determine at the time of grant (which duration may be extended
by the Committee); provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable
later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant. If, however, the
Eligible Person owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of its parent
or subsidiary corporations, then no Option shall be exercisable later than the
fifth (5th) anniversary date of its grant.
6.5 Vesting of Options. Options shall vest at such times and under such terms
and conditions as determined by the Committee; provided, however, unless a
different vesting period is provided by the Committee at or before the grant
of an Option, the Options will vest on the first anniversary of the grant.
6.6 Exercise of Options. Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable
at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the
Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for each
grant or for each Participant.
Options shall be exercised by delivery of a written notice (including e-mail
and telecopies) to the Secretary of the Company (or, if so provided by the
Company, to its designated agent), which notice shall be irrevocable, setting
forth the exact number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being
exercised and including with such notice payment of the Exercise Price. When
Options have been transferred, the Company or its designated agent may require
appropriate documentation that the person or persons exercising the Option, if
other than the Participant, has the right to exercise the Option. No Option
may be exercised with respect to a fraction of a Share.
6.7 Payment. The Exercise Price shall be paid in full at the time of
exercise. No Shares shall be issued or transferred until full payment has
been received therefor.
Payment may be made:
(a) in cash, or
(b) unless otherwise provided by the Committee at any time, and subject to
such additional terms and conditions and/or modifications as the
Committee or the Company may impose from time to time, and further
subject to suspension or termination of this provision by the Committee
or Company at any time, by:
(i) delivery of Shares of Stock owned by the Participant in partial (if
in partial payment, then together with cash) or full payment (if a
fractional Share remains after payment of the Exercise Price in full
by previously owned Shares, then the fractional Share shall be withheld
for taxes); provided, however, as a condition to paying any part of the
Exercise Price in Stock, at the time of exercise of the Option, the
Participant must establish to the satisfaction of the Company that the
Stock tendered to the Company has been held by the Participant for a
minimum of six (6) months preceding the tender; or
(ii) if the Company has designated a stockbroker to act as the Company's
agent to process Option exercises, issuance of an exercise notice
together with instructions to such stockbroker irrevocably instructing
the stockbroker: (A) to immediately sell a sufficient portion of the
Shares to pay the Exercise Price of the Options being exercised and
the required tax withholding, and (B) to deliver on the settlement date
the portion of the proceeds of the sale equal to the Exercise Price and
tax withholding to the Company. In the event the stockbroker sells any
Shares on behalf of a Participant, the stockbroker shall be acting
solely as the agent of the Participant, and the Company disclaims any
responsibility for the actions of the stockbroker in making any such
sales. No Stock shall be issued until the settlement date and until the
proceeds (equal to the Option Price and tax withholding) are paid to the
Company.
If payment is made by the delivery of Shares of Stock, the value of the Shares
delivered shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the day
preceding the date of exercise of the Option.
6.8 Termination of Employment. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee,
the following limitations on exercise of Options shall apply upon termination
of Employment:
(a) Termination by Death or Disability. In the event the Employment of a
Participant shall terminate by reason of death or Disability, all
outstanding Options granted to that Participant shall immediately vest as
of the date of termination of Employment and may be exercised, if at all,
no more than three (3) years from the date of the termination of Employment,
unless the Options, by their terms, expire earlier.
(b) Termination for Cause. If the Employment of a Participant shall be
terminated by the Company for Cause, all outstanding Options held by the
Participant shall immediately be forfeited to the Company and no
additional exercise period shall be allowed, regardless of the vested
status of the Options.
(c) Retirement or Other Termination of Employment. If the Employment of a
Participant shall terminate for any reason other than the reasons set
forth in (a) or (b) above, all outstanding Options which are vested as of
the effective date of termination of Employment may be exercised, if at
all, no more than thirty (30) days from the date of termination of
Employment, unless the Options, by their terms, expire earlier. In the
event of the death of the Participant after termination of Employment,
this paragraph (c) shall still apply and not paragraph (a), above.
(d) Options not Vested at Termination. Except as provided in paragraph (a)
above, all Options held by the Participant which are not vested on or
before the effective date of termination of Employment shall immediately
be forfeited to the Company (and shall once again become available for
grant under the Plan).
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
establish different terms and conditions pertaining to the effect of
termination of Employment, but no such modification shall shorten the
terms of Options issued prior to such modification.
6.9 Restrictions on Exercise and Transfer of Options. Unless otherwise
provided by the Committee:
(a) During the Participant's lifetime, the Participant's Options shall be
exercisable only by the Participant or by the Participant's guardian or
legal representative. After the death of the Participant, an Option shall
only be exercised by the holder thereof (including, but not limited to, an
executor or administrator of a decedent's estate) or his guardian or legal
representative.
(b) No Option shall be transferable except: (i) in the case of the Participant,
only upon the Participant's death; and (ii) in the case of any holder
after the Participant's death, only by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.
6.10 Competition. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 6 to the contrary,
in the event the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that a
Participant is engaging in activity competitive with the Company, any
Subsidiary, or any business in which any of the foregoing have a substantial
interest (the "TLI Businesses"), the Committee may cancel any Option granted
to such Participant, whether or not vested, in whole or in part. Such
cancellation shall be effective as of the date specified by the Committee.
Competitive activity shall mean any business or activity if a substantially
similar business activity is being carried on by a TLI Business, including,
but not limited to, representing or providing consulting services to any
person or entity that is engaged in competition with a TLI Business or that
takes a position adverse to a TLI Business. However, competitive activity
shall not include, among other things, owning a nonsubstantial interest as a
shareholder in a competing business.
Article 7. Restricted Stock
7.1 Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the
Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of
Restricted Stock to Eligible Persons in such amounts and upon such terms and
conditions as the Committee shall determine. In addition to any other terms
and conditions imposed by the Committee, vesting of Restricted Stock may be
conditioned upon the attainment of Performance Goals based on Performance
Criteria in the same manner as provided in Section 8.3, herein with respect
to Performance Shares.
7.2 Restricted Stock Agreement. The Committee may require, as a condition
to an Award, that a recipient of a Restricted Stock Award enter into a
Restricted Stock Award Agreement, setting forth the terms and conditions of
the Award. In lieu of a Restricted Stock Award Agreement, the Committee may
provide the terms and conditions of an Award in a notice to the Participant
of the Award, on the Stock certificate representing the Restricted Stock, in
the resolution approving the Award, or in such other manner as it deems
appropriate.
7.3 Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 7, the
Shares of Restricted Stock granted herein may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the
applicable Restriction Period established by the Committee, if any.
7.4 Other Restrictions. The Committee may impose such other conditions
and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the
Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement
that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted
Stock and/or restrictions under applicable Federal or state securities laws;
and may legend the certificates representing Restricted Stock to give
appropriate notice of such restrictions.
The Company shall also have the right to retain the certificates representing
Shares of Restricted Stock in the Company's possession until such time as all
conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied.
7.5 Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 7,
Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under
the Plan shall become freely transferable by the Participant after the last
day of the Restriction Period and completion of all conditions to vesting, if
any. However, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, the Committee, in
its sole discretion, shall have the right to immediately waive all or part of
the restrictions and conditions with regard to all or part of the Shares held
by any Participant at any time.
7.6 Voting Rights, Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Restriction
Period, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may
exercise full voting rights and shall receive all regular cash dividends paid
with respect to such Shares. Except as provided in the following sentence,
in the sole discretion of the Committee, other cash dividends and other
distributions paid to Participants with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock
may be subject to the same restrictions and conditions as the Shares of
Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. If any such dividends
or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares shall be subject to the same
restrictions and conditions as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to
which they were paid.
7.7 Termination of Employment Due to Death or Disability. In the event the
Employment of a Participant shall terminate by reason of death or Disability,
unless otherwise provided by the Committee prior to or at the time of the
Award, all Restriction Periods and all restrictions imposed on outstanding
Shares of Restricted Stock held by the Participant shall immediately lapse
and the Restricted Stock shall immediately become fully vested as of the date
of termination of Employment.
7.8 Termination of Employment for Other Reasons. If the Employment of a
Participant shall terminate for any reason other than those specifically set
forth in Section 7.7 herein, all Shares of Restricted Stock held by the
Participant which are not vested as of the effective date of termination of
Employment immediately shall be forfeited and returned to the Company.
Article 8. Performance Shares
8.1 Grants of Performance Shares. A Performance Share is equivalent in
value to a Share of Stock. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Performance
Shares may be granted to Eligible Persons at any time and from time to time,
as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have complete discretion
in determining the number of Performance Shares awarded to each Participant.
8.2 Performance Period. The Performance Period for Performance Shares is
the period over which the Performance Goals are measured. The Performance
Period is set by the Committee for each Award; however, in no event shall an
Award have a Performance Period of less than six months.
8.3 Performance Goals. For each Award of Performance Shares, the Committee
shall establish performance objectives ("Performance Goals") for the Company,
its Subsidiaries, and/or divisions of any of foregoing, based on the
Performance Criteria and other factors set forth below. Performance Goals
shall include payout tables, formulas or other standards to be used in
determining the extent to which the Performance Goals are met, and, if met,
the number of Performance Shares distributed to Participants in accordance
with Section 8.5. All Performance Shares which may not be converted under
the Performance Goals or which are reduced by the Committee under Section 8.5
or which may not be converted for any other reason after the end of the
Performance Period shall be canceled at the time they would otherwise be
distributable. When the Committee desires an Award to qualify under Section
162(m) of the Code, as amended, the Committee shall establish the Performance
Goals for the respective Performance Shares prior to or within 90 days of the
beginning of the service relating to such Performance Goal, and not later than
after 25% of such period of service has elapsed. For all other Awards, the
Performance Goals must be established before the end of the respective
Performance Period.
(a) The Performance Criteria which the Committee is authorized to use, in its
sole discretion, are any of the following criteria or any combination
thereof:
(1) Financial performance of the Company (on a consolidated basis), of one
or more of its Subsidiaries, and/or a division of any of the foregoing.
Such financial performance may be based on net income and/or Value
Added (after-tax cash operating profit less depreciation and less a
capital charge).
(2) Service performance of the Company (on a consolidated basis), of one or
more of its Subsidiaries, and/or of a division of any of the foregoing.
Such service performance may be based upon measured customer perceptions
of service quality.
(3) The Company's Stock price; return on shareholders' equity; total
shareholder return (Stock price appreciation plus dividends, assuming
the reinvestment of dividends); and/or earnings per share.
(4) With respect to the Company (on a consolidated basis), to one or more
of its Subsidiaries, and/or to a division of any of the foregoing:
sales, costs, market share of a product or service, return on net
assets, return on assets, return on capital, profit margin, and/or
operating revenues, expenses or earnings.
(5) Completion of a marketing or development project as defined in the
Award Agreement.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided by the Committee in full or in
part, if any of the following events occur during a Performance Period
and would directly affect the determination of whether or the extent to
which Performance Goals are met, they shall be disregarded in any such
computation: changes in accounting principles; extraordinary items;
changes in tax laws affecting net income and/or Value Added; natural
disasters, including floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes; and
intentionally inflicted damage to property which directly or indirectly
damages the property of the Company or its Subsidiaries. No such
adjustment shall be made to the extent such adjustment would cause the
Performance Shares to fail to satisfy the performance-based exemption of
Section 162(m) of the Code.
8.4 Dividend Equivalents on Performance Shares. Unless reduced or
eliminated by the Committee, a cash payment in an amount equal to the
dividend payable on one Share will be made to each Participant for each
Performance Share which on the record date for the dividend had been awarded
to the Participant and not converted, distributed or canceled.
8.5 Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Shares. As soon as practicable
after the applicable Performance Period has ended and all other conditions
(other than Committee actions) to conversion and distribution of a Performance
Share Award have been satisfied (or, if applicable, at such other time
determined by the Committee at or before the establishment of the Performance
Goals for such Performance Period), the Committee shall determine whether and
the extent to which the Performance Goals were met for the applicable
Performance Shares. If Performance Goals have been met, then the number of
Performance Shares to be converted into Stock and distributed to the
Participants shall be determined in accordance with the Performance Goals for
such Awards, subject to any limits imposed by the Committee. Conversion of
Performance Shares shall occur as soon as reasonably administratively possible
following the determination of the number of Shares to which the Participant
is entitled. At any time prior to the distribution of the Performance Shares,
unless otherwise provided by the Committee, the Committee shall have the
authority to reduce or eliminate the number of Performance Shares to be
converted .
8.6 Termination of Employment Due to Death or Disability. Unless otherwise
provided by the Committee prior to or at the time of an Award, if the
Employment of a Participant shall terminate by reason of death or Disability,
the Participant shall receive a distribution of all outstanding Performance
Shares calculated as if all unfinished Performance Periods had ended with 100%
of the Performance Goals achieved, payable in the year following the date of
termination of Employment.
8.7 Termination of Employment for Other Reasons. If the Employment of a
Participant shall terminate for other than a reason set forth in Section 8.6
(and other than for Cause), the number of Performance Shares to be converted
and distributed shall be converted and distributed based upon the achievement
of the Performance Goals and in accordance with all other terms of the Award
and the Plan; however, the Participant may receive no more than a prorated
payout of all Performance Shares, based on the portions of the respective
Performance Periods that have been completed.
8.8 Termination of Employment for Cause. In the event that a Participant's
Employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause, all Performance Shares
shall be forfeited by the Participant to the Company.
8.9 Nontransferability. Performance Shares may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will
or laws of intestacy.
Article 9. Employee Matters
9.1 Employment Not Guaranteed. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or
limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any
Participant's Employment at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any
right to continue in the employ of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.
9.2 Participation. No Eligible Person shall have the right to be selected
to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having been so selected, to be
selected to receive a future Award.
9.3 Claims and Appeals. Any claim under the Plan by a Participant or anyone
claiming through a Participant shall be presented to the Committee. Any person
whose claim under the Plan has been denied may, within sixty (60) days after
receipt of notice of denial, submit to the Committee a written request for
review of the decision denying the claim. The Committee shall determine
conclusively for all parties all questions arising in the administration of
the Plan.
Article 10. Amendment, Modification, and Termination
10.1 Amendment, Modification, and Termination. The Board of Directors alone
shall have the right to alter, amend or revoke the Plan or any part thereof
at any time and from time to time, provided, however, that the Board of
Directors may not, without the approval of the holders of a majority of the
voting Shares, make any alteration or amendment to the Plan which changes the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan,
extend the term of the Plan, or change the employees or class of employees
eligible to receive Awards thereunder. The Board may at any time suspend or
terminate the Plan in whole or in part.
10.2 Awards Previously Granted. No termination, amendment, or modification
of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously
granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding
such Award.
Article 11. Change in Control
Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control:
(a) Any and all Options granted hereunder immediately shall become vested
and exercisable;
(b) Any Restriction Periods and all restrictions imposed on Restricted Shares
shall lapse and they shall immediately become fully vested;
(c) The 100% Performance Goal for all Performance Shares relating to incomplete
Performance Periods shall be deemed to have been fully achieved and shall be
converted and distributed in accordance with all other terms of the Award and
this Plan; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Plan, no outstanding Performance Share may be reduced.
Article 12. Withholding
12.1 Tax Withholding. The Company shall deduct or withhold an amount
sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes (including the
Participant's employment tax obligations) required by law to be withheld with
respect to any taxable event arising or as a result of this Plan ("Withholding
Taxes").
12.2 Share Withholding. With respect to withholding required upon the
exercise of Options, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, upon
the distribution of Performance Shares in the form of Stock, or upon any other
taxable event hereunder involving the transfer of Stock to a Participant, the
Company shall withhold Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is
to be determined in an amount equal to the Withholding Taxes on such Stock.
Any fractional Share remaining after the withholding shall be withheld as
additional Federal withholding.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, when the method of payment for
the Exercise Price is from the sale by a stockbroker, pursuant to Section
6.7(b)(ii), herein, of the Stock acquired through the Option exercise, then
the tax withholding shall be satisfied out of the proceeds. For administrative
purposes in determining the amount of taxes due, the sale price of such Stock
shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value of the Stock.
Prior to the end of any Performance Period a Participant may elect to have a
greater amount of Stock withheld from the distribution of Performance Shares
to pay withholding taxes; provided, however, the Committee may prohibit or
limit any individual election or all such elections at any time.
12.3 Payment In Lieu of Share Withholding. In any situation in which the
Company would be required to withhold Stock pursuant to '12.2 above, the
Participant may, in lieu of all or part of such withholding, remit to the
Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and local
withholding tax requirements or may direct the Company to withhold from other
amounts payable to the Participant, including salary.
Article 13. Successors
All obligations of the Company under the Plan, with respect to Awards granted
hereunder, shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the
existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase,
merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the
business and/or assets of the Company.
Article 14. Legal Construction
14.1 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held
illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not
affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and
enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
14.2 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares
under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations,
and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities
exchanges as may be required.
14.3 Securities Law Compliance. With respect to Insiders, transactions under
this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3
or its successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the
plan or action by the Committee fails to comply with a condition of Rule
16b-3 or its successors, it shall not apply to the Insiders or transactions
thereby.
14.4 Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by Federal law, the Plan,
and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.
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EXHIBIT 5
ROBERT BRANTL, ESQ.
322 Fourth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-768-6045
December 13, 2000
Transportation Logistics Int'l, Inc.
136 Freeway Drive
East Orange, NJ 07018
Gentlemen:
With reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 which Transportation
Logistics Int'l, Inc. proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission registering 2,000,000 common shares which may be offered and sold
by Transportation Logistics Int'l, Inc. under the 2000 Stock and Stock Option
Plan (the "Shares"), I am of the opinion that all proper corporate proceedings
have been taken so that the Shares, upon sale and payment therefor in
accordance with the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid, and
nonassessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the Registration Statement referred to
above.
Yours,
/s/ Robert Brantl
Robert Brantl
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Contex Enterprise Group, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June 8, 2000
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Contex Enterprise Group, Inc.
for the year ended February 29, 2000 and to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus, which is part of the Registration
Statement.
/s/ Cordovano and Harvey, P.C.
Cordovano and Harvey, P.C.
Denver, Colorado
December 8, 2000
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and
in the Prospectus constituting a part thereof of our report dated March 30,
1999 relating to the financial statements of Contex Enterprise Group, Inc.
f/k/a Mesa County Brewing Co., Inc. as of February 28, 1999 which appears in
the Contex Enterprise Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended February 28, 2000.
/s/ Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C.
Kish, Leake & Associates, P.C.
Englewood, Colorado
December 11, 2000
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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
Transportation Logistics Int'l, Inc., a Colorado corporation, of our report
dated August 6, 2000 on the financial statements of Transportation Logistics
Int'l, Inc., a New York corporation, for the periods ending December 31,
1999, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 15,
2000 of Transportation Logistics Int'l, Inc., a Colorado corporation.
Dated: December 13, 2000
/s/ Schuhalter, Coughlin & Suozzo, LLC.
Schuhalter, Coughlin & Suozzo, LLC.
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