UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-SB
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUERS
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934
AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 88-0292249
(State of organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8452 Boseck Street, Suite 272, Las Vegas, NV 89128
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (702) 228-4688
Registrant's Attorney: Daniel G. Chapman, Esq., 3360 W. Sahara
Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89102, (702) 732-2253
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Background
American Flintlock Company (the "Company") is a Nevada
corporation formed on December 18, 1992. Its principal place of
business is located at 8452 Boseck Street, Suite 272, Las Vegas,
NV 89128. The Company was organized to engage in any lawful
corporate business, including but not limited to, participating
in mergers with and acquisitions of other companies. The Company
has been in the developmental stage since inception and has no
operating history other than organizational matters.
The Company was organized December 18, 1992, under the laws of
the State of Nevada, as The Flintlock Company. On January 9,
1996, the Company's name changed to The Old American Flintlock
Company. Again, on February 11, 1998, the Company changed its
name to American Flintlock Company. The company currently has no
operations and, in accordance with SFAS #7, is considered a
development stage company.
The Company was incorporated by Mr. Lewis Eslick, the ex-husband
of the current Secretary and Director. Mr. Eslick was a former
director, officer, and shareholder of the Company. He no longer
holds any position with the Company, and holds none of the
Company's stock. The Company has never had any operations.
Initially, founders shares were issued to Mr. Lewis Eslick, the
incorporator, and Mrs. Leslie Eslick, both of whom constituted
the original board of the Company. Mrs. Eslick was issued
1,950,000 shares of common stock, while Mr. Eslick received
2,150,000 shares. Mr. Eslick sold or gifted his shares to six
friends and business acquaintances in transactions exempt from
registration pursuant to section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. Three of those individuals sold or gifted shares to a
total of 30 individuals in transactions that were also exempt
from registration pursuant to section 4. All such transactions
took place prior to or during July, 1993. All shareholders have
held their stock since that time.
The primary activity of the Company currently involves seeking a
company or companies that it can acquire or with whom it can
merge. The Company has not selected any company as an acquisition
target or merger partner and does not intend to limit potential
candidates to any particular field or industry, but does retain
the right to limit candidates, if it so chooses, to a particular
field or industry. The Company's plans are in the conceptual
stage only.
The Board of Directors has elected to begin implementating the
Company's principal business purpose, described below under "Item
2, Plan of Operation". As such, the Company can be defined as a
"shell" company, whose sole purpose at this time is to locate and
consummate a merger or acquisition with a private entity.
The proposed business activities described herein classify the
Company as a "blank check" company. Many states have enacted
statutes, rules, and regulations limiting the sale of securities
of "blank check" companies in their respective jurisdictions.
Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a
market to develop in the Company's securities until such time as
the Company has successfully implemented its business plan.
The Company is filing this registration statement on a voluntary
basis, pursuant to section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), in order to ensure that public
information is readily accessible to all shareholders and
potential investors, and to increase the Company's access to
financial markets. In the event the Company's obligation to file
periodic reports is suspended pursuant to the Exchange Act, the
Company anticipates that it will continue to voluntarily file
such reports.
Risk Factors
The Company's business is subject to numerous risk factors,
including the following:
NO OPERATING HISTORY OR REVENUE AND MINIMAL ASSETS. The Company
has had no operating history and has received no revenues or
earnings from operations. The Company has no significant assets
or financial resources. The Company will, in all likelihood,
sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues, at
least until it completes a business combination. This may result
in the Company incurring a net operating loss which will increase
continuously until the Company completes a business combination
with a profitable business opportunity. There is no assurance
that the Company will identify a business opportunity or complete
a business combination.
SPECULATIVE NATURE OF COMPANY'S PROPOSED OPERATIONS. The success
of the Company's proposed plan of operation will depend to a
great extent on the operations, financial condition, and
management of the identified business opportunity. While
management intends to seek business combinations with entities
having established operating histories, it cannot assure that the
Company will successfully locate candidates meeting such
criteria. In the event the Company completes a business
combination, the success of the Company's operations may be
dependent upon management of the successor firm or venture
partner firm together with numerous other factors beyond the
Company's control.
SCARCITY OF AND COMPETITION FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND
COMBINATIONS. The Company is, and will continue to be, an
insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers and
joint ventures with, and acquisitions of small private entities.
A large number of established and well-financed entities,
including venture capital firms, are active in mergers and
acquisitions of companies which may also be desirable target
candidates for the Company. Nearly all such entities have
significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise,
and managerial capabilities than the Company. The Company is,
consequently, at a competitive disadvantage in identifying
possible business opportunities and successfully completing a
business combination. Moreover, the Company will also compete
with numerous other small public companies in seeking merger or
acquisition candidates.
NO AGREEMENT FOR BUSINESS COMBINATION OR OTHER TRANSACTION - NO
STANDARDS FOR BUSINESS COMBINATION. The Company has no
arrangement, agreement, or understanding with respect to engaging
in a business combination with any private entity. There can be
no assurance the Company will successfully identify and evaluate
suitable business opportunities or conclude a business
combination. Management has not identified any particular
industry or specific business within an industry for evaluations.
The Company has been in the developmental stage since inception
and has no operations to date. Other than issuing shares to its
original shareholders, the Company never commenced any
operational activities. There is no assurance the Company will be
able to negotiate a business combination on terms favorable to
the Company. The Company has not established a specific length of
operating history or a specified level of earnings, assets, net
worth or other criteria which it will require a target business
opportunity to have achieved, and without which the Company would
not consider a business combination in any form with such
business opportunity. Accordingly, the Company may enter into a
business combination with a business opportunity having no
significant operating history, losses, limited or no potential
for earnings, limited assets, negative net worth, or other
negative characteristics.
CONTINUED MANAGEMENT CONTROL, LIMITED TIME AVAILABILITY. While
seeking a business combination, management anticipates devoting
up to twenty hours per month to the business of the Company. The
Company's officers have not entered into written employment
agreements with the Company and are not expected to do so in the
foreseeable future. The Company has not obtained key man life
insurance on its officers or directors. Notwithstanding the
combined limited experience and time commitment of management,
loss of the services of any of these individuals would adversely
affect development of the Company's business and its likelihood
of continuing operations. See "MANAGEMENT."
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - GENERAL. The Company's officers and
directors participate in other business ventures which compete
directly with the Company. Additional conflicts of interest and
non "arms-length" transactions may also arise in the event the
Company's officers or directors are involved in the management of
any firm with which the Company transacts business. The Company's
Board of Directors has adopted a resolution which prohibits the
Company from completing a combination with any entity in which
management serve as officers, directors or partners, or in which
they or their family members own or hold any ownership interest.
Management is not aware of any circumstances under which this
policy could be changed while current management is in control of
the Company. See "ITEM 5. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST."
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS MAY DELAY OR PRECLUDE ACQUISITION.
Companies subject to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act") must provide certain information about
significant acquisitions, including certified financial
statements for the company acquired, covering one or two years,
depending on the relative size of the acquisition. The time and
additional costs that may be incurred by some target entities to
prepare such statements may significantly delay or even preclude
the Company from completing an otherwise desirable acquisition.
Acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain
the required audited statements may not be appropriate for
acquisition so long as the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act
are applicable.
LACK OF MARKET RESEARCH OR MARKETING ORGANIZATION. The Company
has not conducted or received results of market research
indicating that market demand exists for the transactions
contemplated by the Company. Moreover, the Company does not have,
and does not plan to establish, a marketing organization. If
there is demand for a business combination as contemplated by the
Company, there is no assurance the Company will successfully
complete such transaction.
LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION. In all likelihood, the Company's
proposed operations, even if successful, will result in a
business combination with only one entity. Consequently, the
resulting activities will be limited to that entity's business.
The Company's inability to diversify its activities into a number
of areas may subject the Company to economic fluctuations within
a particular business or industry, thereby increasing the risks
associated with the Company's operations.
REGULATION. Although the Company will be subject to regulation
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, management believes
the Company will not be subject to regulation under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, insofar as the Company will not
be engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities.
In the event the Company engages in business combinations which
result in the Company holding passive investment interests in a
number of entities, the Company could be subject to regulation
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In such event, the
Company would be required to register as an investment company
and could be expected to incur significant registration and
compliance costs. The Company has obtained no formal
determination from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to
the status of the Company under the Investment Company Act of
1940 and, consequently, any violation of such Act would subject
the Company to material adverse consequences.
PROBABLE CHANGE IN CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT. A business combination
involving the issuance of the Company's common stock will, in all
likelihood, result in shareholders of a private company obtaining
a controlling interest in the Company. Any such business
combination may require management of the Company to sell or
transfer all or a portion of the Company's common stock held by
them, or resign as members of the Board of Directors of the
Company. The resulting change in control of the Company could
result in removal of one or more present officers and directors
of the Company and a corresponding reduction in or elimination of
their participation in the future affairs of the Company.
REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE SHARE OWNERSHIP FOLLOWING BUSINESS
COMBINATION. The Company's primary plan of operation is based
upon a business combination with a private concern which, in all
likelihood, would result in the Company issuing securities to
shareholders of such private company. Issuing previously
authorized and unissued common stock of the Company will reduce
the percentage of shares owned by present and prospective
shareholders, and a change in the Company's control and/or
management.
DISADVANTAGES OF BLANK CHECK OFFERING. The Company may enter into
a business combination with an entity that desires to establish a
public trading market for its shares. A target company may
attempt to avoid what it deems to be adverse consequences of
undertaking its own public offering by seeking a business
combination with the Company. The perceived adverse consequences
may include, but are not limited to, time delays of the
registration process, significant expenses to be incurred in such
an offering, loss of voting control to public shareholders, and
the inability or unwillingness to comply with various federal and
state securities laws enacted for the protection of investors.
These securities laws primarily relate to registering securities
and full disclosure of the Company's business, management, and
financial statements.
TAXATION. Federal and state tax consequences will, in all
likelihood, be major considerations in any business combination
the Company may undertake. Typically, these transactions may be
structured to result in tax-free treatment to both companies,
pursuant to various federal and state tax provisions. The Company
intends to structure any business combination so as to minimize
the federal and state tax consequences to both the Company and
the target entity. Management cannot assure that a business
combination will meet the statutory requirements for a tax-free
reorganization, or that the parties will obtain the intended tax-
free treatment upon a transfer of stock or assets. A non-
qualifying reorganization could result in the imposition of both
federal and state taxes, which may have an adverse effect on both
parties to the transaction.
REQUIREMENT OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY DISQUALIFY
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. Management believes that any potential
target company must provide audited financial statements for
review, and for the protection of all parties to the business
combination. One or more attractive business opportunities may
forego a business combination with the Company, rather than incur
the expenses associated with preparing audited financial
statements.
BLUE SKY CONSIDERATIONS. Because the securities registered
hereunder have not been registered for resale under the blue sky
laws of any state, and the Company has no current plans to
register or qualify its shares in any state, holders of these
shares and persons who desire to purchase them in any trading
market that might develop in the future, should be aware that
there may be significant state blue sky restrictions upon the
ability of new investors to purchase the securities. These
restrictions could reduce the size of any potential market. As a
result of recent changes in federal law, non-issuer trading or
resale of the Company's securities is exempt from state
registration or qualification requirements in most states.
However, some states may continue to restrict the trading or
resale of blind-pool or "blank-check" securities. Accordingly,
investors should consider any potential secondary market for the
Company's securities to be a limited one.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
NOTE REGARDING PROJECTIONS AND FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This statement includes projections of future results and
"forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements that are included in
this Registration Statement, other than statements of historical
fact, are forward-looking statements. Although Management
believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
expectations are disclosed in this Statement, including, without
limitation, in conjunction with those forward-looking statements
contained in this Statement.
Plan of Operation - General
The Company's plan is to seek, investigate, and if such
investigation warrants, acquire an interest in one or more
business opportunities presented to it by persons or firms
desiring the perceived advantages of a publicly held corporation.
At this time, the Company has no plan, proposal, agreement,
understanding, or arrangement to acquire or merge with any
specific business or company, and the Company has not identified
any specific business or company for investigation and
evaluation. No member of Management or any promoter of the
Company, or an affiliate of either, has had any material
discussions with any other company with respect to any
acquisition of that company. The Company will not restrict its
search to any specific business, industry, or geographical
location, and may participate in business ventures of virtually
any kind or nature. Discussion of the proposed business under
this caption and throughout this Registration Statement is
purposefully general and is not meant to restrict the Company's
virtually unlimited discretion to search for and enter into a
business combination.
The Company may seek a business combination with a firm which
only recently commenced operations, or a developing company in
need of additional funds to expand into new products or markets
or seeking to develop a new product or service, or an established
business which may be experiencing financial or operating
difficulties and needs additional capital which is perceived to
be easier to raise by a public company. In some instances, a
business opportunity may involve acquiring or merging with a
corporation which does not need substantial additional cash but
which desires to establish a public trading market for its common
stock. The Company may purchase assets and establish wholly-owned
subsidiaries in various businesses or purchase existing
businesses as subsidiaries.
Selecting a business opportunity will be complex and extremely
risky. Because of general economic conditions, rapid
technological advances being made in some industries, and
shortages of available capital, management believes that there
are numerous firms seeking the benefits of a publicly-traded
corporation. Such perceived benefits of a publicly traded
corporation may include facilitating or improving the terms on
which additional equity financing may be sought, providing
liquidity for the principals of a business, creating a means for
providing incentive stock options or similar benefits to key
employees, providing liquidity (subject to restrictions of
applicable statues) for all shareholders, and other items.
Potentially available business opportunities may occur in many
different industries and at various stages of development, all of
which will make the task of comparative investigation and
analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and
complex.
Management believes that the Company may be able to benefit from
the use of "leverage" to acquire a target company. Leveraging a
transaction involves acquiring a business while incurring
significant indebtedness for a large percentage of the purchase
price of that business. Through leveraged transactions, the
Company would be required to use less of its available funds to
acquire a target company and, therefore, could commit those funds
to the operations of the business, to combinations with other
target companies, or to other activities. The borrowing involved
in a leveraged transaction will ordinarily be secured by the
assets of the acquired business. If that business is not able to
generate sufficient revenues to make payments on the debt
incurred by the Company to acquire that business, the lender
would be able to exercise the remedies provided by law or by
contract. These leveraging techniques, while reducing the amount
of funds that the Company must commit to acquire a business, may
correspondingly increase the risk of loss to the Company. No
assurance can be given as to the terms or availability of
financing for any acquisition by the Company. During periods when
interest rates are relatively high, the benefits of leveraging
are not as great as during periods of lower interest rates,
because the investment in the business held on a leveraged basis
will only be profitable if it generates sufficient revenues to
cover the related debt and other costs of the financing. Lenders
from which the Company may obtain funds for purposes of a
leveraged buy-out may impose restrictions on the future
borrowing, distribution, and operating policies of the Company.
It is not possible at this time to predict the restrictions, if
any, which lenders may impose, or the impact thereof on the
Company.
The Company has insufficient capital with which to provide the
owners of businesses significant cash or other assets. Management
believes the Company will offer owners of businesses the
opportunity to acquire a controlling ownership interest in a
public company at substantially less cost than is required to
conduct an initial public offering. The owners of the businesses
will, however, incur significant post-merger or acquisition
registration costs in the event they wish to register a portion
of their shares for subsequent sale. The Company will also incur
significant legal and accounting costs in connection with the
acquisition of a business opportunity, including the costs of
preparing post-effective amendments, Forms 8-K, agreements, and
related reports and documents. Nevertheless, the officers and
directors of the Company have not conducted market research and
are not aware of statistical data which would support the
perceived benefits of a merger or acquisition transaction for the
owners of a businesses. The Company does not intend to make any
loans to any prospective merger or acquisition candidates or to
unaffiliated third parties.
The Company will not restrict its search for any specific kind of
firms, but may acquire a venture which is in its preliminary or
development stage, which is already in operation, or in
essentially any stage of its corporate life. It is impossible to
predict at this time the status of any business in which the
Company may become engaged, in that such business may need to
seek additional capital, may desire to have its shares publicly
traded, or may seek other perceived advantages which the Company
may offer. However, the Company does not intend to obtain funds
in one or more private placements to finance the operation of any
acquired business opportunity until such time as the Company has
successfully consummated such a merger or acquisition. The
Company also has no plans to conduct any offerings under
Regulation S.
Sources of Opportunities
The Company will seek a potential business opportunity from all
known sources, but will rely principally on personal contacts of
its officers and directors as well as indirect associations
between them and other business and professional people. It is
not presently anticipated that the Company will engage
professional firms specializing in business acquisitions or
reorganizations.
Management, while not especially experienced in matters relating
to the new business of the Company, will rely upon their own
efforts and, to a much lesser extent, the efforts of the
Company's shareholders, in accomplishing the business purposes of
the Company. It is not anticipated that any outside consultants
or advisors, other than the Company's legal counsel and
accountants, will be utilized by the Company to effectuate its
business purposes described herein. However, if the Company does
retain such an outside consultant or advisor, any cash fee earned
by such party will need to be paid by the prospective
merger/acquisition candidate, as the Company has no cash assets
with which to pay such obligation. There have been no
discussions, understandings, contracts or agreements with any
outside consultants and none are anticipated in the future. In
the past, the Company's management has never used outside
consultants or advisors in connection with a merger or
acquisition.
As is customary in the industry, the Company may pay a finder's
fee for locating an acquisition prospect. If any such fee is
paid, it will be approved by the Company's Board of Directors and
will be in accordance with the industry standards. Such fees are
customarily between 1% and 5% of the size of the transaction,
based upon a sliding scale of the amount involved. Such fees are
typically in the range of 5% on a $1,000,000 transaction ratably
down to 1% in a $4,000,000 transaction. Management has adopted a
policy that such a finder's fee or real estate brokerage fee
could, in certain circumstances, be paid to any employee,
officer, director or 5% shareholder of the Company, if such
person plays a material role in bringing a transaction to the
Company.
The Company will not have sufficient funds to undertake any
significant development, marketing, and manufacturing of any
products which may be acquired. Accordingly, if it acquires the
rights to a product, rather than entering into a merger or
acquisition, it most likely would need to seek debt or equity
financing or obtain funding from third parties, in exchange for
which the Company would probably be required to give up a
substantial portion of its interest in any acquired product.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able either to
obtain additional financing or to interest third parties in
providing funding for the further development, marketing and
manufacturing of any products acquired.
Evaluation of Opportunities
The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by
or under the supervision of the officers and directors of the
Company (see "Management"). Management intends to concentrate on
identifying prospective business opportunities which may be
brought to its attention through present associations with
management. In analyzing prospective business opportunities,
management will consider, among other factors, such matters as;
1. the available technical, financial and managerial resources
2. working capital and other financial requirements
3. history of operation, if any
4. prospects for the future
5. present and expected competition
6. the quality and experience of management services which may
be available and the depth of that management
7. the potential for further research, development or
exploration
8. specific risk factors not now foreseeable but which then may
be anticipated to impact the proposed activities of the Company
9. the potential for growth or expansion
10. the potential for profit
11. the perceived public recognition or acceptance of products,
services or trades
12. name identification
Management will meet personally with management and key personnel
of the firm sponsoring the business opportunity as part of their
investigation. To the extent possible, the Company intends to
utilize written reports and personal investigation to evaluate
the above factors. The Company will not acquire or merge with any
company for which audited financial statements cannot be
obtained.
Opportunities in which the Company participates will present
certain risks, many of which cannot be identified adequately
prior to selecting a specific opportunity. The Company's
shareholders must, therefore, depend on Management to identify
and evaluate such risks. Promoters of some opportunities may have
been unable to develop a going concern or may present a business
in its development stage (in that it has not generated
significant revenues from its principal business activities prior
to the Company's participation.) Even after the Company's
participation, there is a risk that the combined enterprise may
not become a going concern or advance beyond the development
stage. Other opportunities may involve new and untested products,
processes, or market strategies which may not succeed. Such risks
will be assumed by the Company and, therefore, its shareholders.
The investigation of specific business opportunities and the
negotiation, drafting, and execution of relevant agreements,
disclosure documents, and other instruments will require
substantial management time and attention as well as substantial
costs for accountants, attorneys, and others. If a decision is
made not to participate in a specific business opportunity the
costs incurred in the related investigation would not be
recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached for the
participation in a specific business opportunity, the failure to
consummate that transaction may result in the loss by the Company
of the related costs incurred.
There is the additional risk that the Company will not find a
suitable target. Management does not believe the Company will
generate revenue without finding and completing a transaction
with a suitable target company. If no such target is found,
therefore, no return on an investment in the Company will be
realized, and there will not, most likely, be a market for the
Company's stock.
Acquisition of Opportunities
In implementing a structure for a particular business
acquisition, the Company may become a party to a merger,
consolidation, reorganization, joint venture, franchise, or
licensing agreement with another corporation or entity. It may
also purchase stock or assets of an existing business. Once a
transaction is complete, it is possible that the present
management and shareholders of the Company will not be in control
of the Company. In addition, a majority or all of the Company's
officers and directors may, as part of the terms of the
transaction, resign and be replaced by new officers and directors
without a vote of the Company's shareholders.
It is anticipated that securities issued in any such
reorganization would be issued in reliance on exemptions from
registration under applicable Federal and state securities laws.
In some circumstances, however, as a negotiated element of this
transaction, the Company may agree to register such securities
either at the time the transaction is consummated, under certain
conditions, or at specified time thereafter. The issuance of
substantial additional securities and their potential sale into
any trading market which may develop in the Company's Common
Stock may have a depressive effect on such market.
While the actual terms of a transaction to which the Company may
be a party cannot be predicted, it may be expected that the
parties to the business transaction will find it desirable to
avoid the creation of a taxable event and thereby structure the
acquisition in a so called "tax free" reorganization under
Sections 368(a)(1) or 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code"). In order to obtain tax free treatment
under the Code, it may be necessary for the owners of the
acquired business to own 80% or more of the voting stock of the
surviving entity. In such event, the shareholders of the Company,
including investors in this offering, would retain less than 20%
of the issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity,
which could result in significant dilution in the equity of such
shareholders.
As part of the Company's investigation, officers and directors of
the Company will meet personally with management and key
personnel, may visit and inspect material facilities, obtain
independent analysis or verification of certain information
provided, check references of management and key personnel, and
take other reasonable investigative measures, to the extent of
the Company's limited financial resources and management
expertise.
The manner in which the Company participates in an opportunity
with a target company will depend on the nature of the
opportunity, the respective needs and desires of the Company and
other parties, the management of the opportunity, and the
relative negotiating strength of the Company and such other
management.
With respect to any mergers or acquisitions, negotiations with
target company management will be expected to focus on the
percentage of the Company which the target company's shareholders
would acquire in exchange for their shareholdings in the target
company. Depending upon, among other things, the target company's
assets and liabilities, the Company's shareholders will, in all
likelihood, hold a lesser percentage ownership interest in the
Company following any merger or acquisition. The percentage
ownership may be subject to significant reduction in the event
the Company acquires a target company with substantial assets.
Any merger or acquisition effected by the Company can be expected
to have a significant dilutive effect on the percentage of shares
held by the Company's then shareholders, including purchasers in
this offering.
Management has advanced, and will continue to advance, funds
which shall be used by the Company in identifying and pursuing
agreements with target companies. Management anticipates that
these funds will be repaid from the proceeds of any agreement
with the target company, and that any such agreement may, in
fact, be contingent upon the repayment of those funds.
Competition
The Company is an insignificant participant among firms which
engage in business combinations with, or financing of,
development-stage enterprises. There are many established
management and financial consulting companies and venture capital
firms which have significantly greater financial and personal
resources, technical expertise and experience than the Company.
In view of the Company's limited financial resources and
management availability, the Company will continue to be at
significant competitive disadvantage vis-a-vis the Company's
competitors.
Year 2000 Compliance
The Company is aware of the issues associated with the
programming code in existing computer systems as the year 2000
approaches. The Company has assessed these issues as they relate
to the Company, and since the Company currently has no operating
business and does not use any computers, and since it has no
customers, suppliers or other constituents, it does not believe
that there are any material year 2000 issues to disclose in this
Form 10-SB.
Regulation and Taxation
The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines an "investment
company" as an issuer which is or holds itself out as being
engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or
trading securities. While the Company does not intend to engage
in such activities, the Company may, through business
combinations, obtain and hold a minority interest in a number of
development stage enterprises. The Company could be expected to
incur significant registration and compliance costs if required
to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Accordingly, management will continue to review the Company's
activities from time to time with a view toward reducing the
likelihood the Company could be classified as an "investment
company".
The Company intends to structure a merger or acquisition in such
manner as to minimize Federal and state tax consequences to the
Company and to any target company.
Employees
The Company's only employees at the present time are its officers
and directors, who will devote as much time as the Board of
Directors determine is necessary to carry out the affairs of the
Company. (See "Management").
ITEM 3. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
The Company neither owns nor leases any real property at this
time. The Company does have the use of a limited amount of office
space from one of the directors, Leslie B. Eslick at no cost to
the Company, and Management expects this arrangement to continue.
The Company pays its own charges for long distance telephone
calls and other miscellaneous secretarial, photocopying, and
similar expenses. This is a verbal agreement between Leslie B.
Eslick and the Board of Directors.
ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT.
The following table sets forth each person known to the Company,
as of March 11, 1997, to be a beneficial owner of five percent
(5%) or more of the Company's common stock, by the Company's
directors individually, and by all of the Company's directors and
executive officers as a group. Except as noted, each person has
sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares
shown. (Note: the only such beneficial holder is also a member of
management. Therefore, only one table is included.)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Title of Name/Address Shares Percentage
Class of Owner Beneficially Ownership
Owned
Common Leslie B. Eslick 1,950,000 47%
Common All directors and 2,150,000 52.44%
officers (3
individuals)
</TABLE>
ITEM 5. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL
PERSONS
The members of the Board of Directors of the Company serve until
the next annual meeting of the stockholders, or until their
successors have been elected. The officers serve at the pleasure
of the Board of Directors.
There are no agreements for any officer or director to resign at
the request of any other person, and none of the officers or
directors named below are acting on behalf of, or at the
direction of, any other person.
The Company's officers and directors will devote their time to
the business on an "as-needed" basis, which is expected to
require 5-10 hours per month.
Information as to the directors and executive officers of the
Company is as follows:
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<S> <C> <C>
Name/Address Age Position
Andrew W. Berney 42 President
Leslie B. Eslick 46 Secretary
Bruce N. Barton 65 Treasurer
</TABLE>
Andrew W. Berney; President, Director
Mr. Andrew W. Berney has been a director and officer of the
Company since March 11th 1993. He has been President of Equity
First Associates, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, since purchasing his
ownership interest in that company in January of 1998. Prior to
that time, he was a Loan Officer with Equity First since January
of 1997.
He has been the Secretary / Treasurer of Cambro Investment Group,
Inc., a family-owned corporation, since August of 1993. And an
officer and director of Mirex, Inc., a consulting company, since
1996.
From July 1995 to September 1995, he was a Mortgage Loan Officer
with United Lending Group, Las Vegas, NV.
From December 1994 to June 1995 he was the Las Vegas Branch
Manager for Equicredit Corporation, a company engaged in the
wholesale mortgage real estate loan business.
From July 1993 through November 1994, Mr. Berney was District
Manager for Ford Consumer Finance Company, Inc., in Las Vegas.
In October 1992, he joined The Moneystore in Las Vegas, where he
served as branch manager until resigning in July, 1993.
From February through October of 1992, he was a loan officer in
the direct sales department of Ford Consumer Finance Company,
Inc., in Laguna Hills, CA.
From March 1988 through December 1991, he was the Senior
Executive Branch Manager for Transamerica Financial Services,
Inc., in Santa Ana, CA.
From December 1982 through June 1985, he was an assistant branch
manager for the Scottsdale office of Associates Financial
Services of Arizona.
Leslie B. Eslick, Secretary, Director
Ms. Leslie B. Eslick has been a shareholder, director, and
officer of the Company since its inception. Since August of 1995,
she has been an owner and served as Geschaeftsfuehrer (Assistant
Managing Director) of Xaxon Immobilien und Anlagen Consult GmbH.
Ms. Eslick assisted in obtaining for the company, a full 34-C
License, which allows every business except banking operations.
The company consults with major development companies of the
European Economic Community and the United States of America.
From April 1994 through the present, Ms. Eslick has been Officer
and Director of Travel Masters, Inc. During her time at that
company, she served as Assistant to the Chairman of the company,
where she aided in the development of strategy, the company's
business plan, and the structure to establish a central
reservation complex to replace Airline City Ticketing Offices in
Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada.
From 1986 to 1993, she was a Director and Vice-President of
Mirex, Inc., where she assisted with several successful
negotiations as well as being responsible for accounts payable &
receivable for the firm. From 1983 to 1986, Ms. Eslick assisted
in conceptualizing and delivering to E.F. Hutton the plan for
what is now known as Reservoir Inadequacy Insurance. She co-
developed and co-authored with Lloyds of London, the syndication
that backed the policies. Ms. Eslick served as an Assistant
Managing Director of Interface Indrocarbuare, Inc. S.A., a
corporation with offices in Geneva, Switzerland and Konigswinter,
West Germany that actively traded in the international spot oil
market.
Ms. Eslick attended the University of California at Berkley.
Bruce Barton; Treasurer, Director
Mr. Bruce N. Barton has been a Director and Officer of the
Company since its inception in 1992. Since November, 1993, Mr.
Barton has been employed by Barton Avionics, an antique
automobile/aircraft restoration firm in Las Vegas. From November,
1990, until October, 1993, he was employed as a ground-handler by
Associated Airline Services in Las Vegas. From 1970 through 1989,
Mr. Barton was employed by Bally's Hotel and Casino (previously
the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino), Las Vegas, NV, in the gaming
department.
Since 1996, Mr. Barton has served as a mandated agent for Xaxon
Immobilien und Anlagen Consult GmbH. That company holds a 34-C
license, which allows it to maintain full operations in Germany,
other than banking. The company has made an extensive study of
the world markets opening as a result of the reunification of
Germany and the collapse of the eastern-bloc nations. Mr. Barton
is assisting the company to take advantage of the various import-
export opportunities resulting from these events.
Blank Check Experience
In addition to the experience described above, Mr. Andrew Berney
is or has been an officer and/or director of a number of blank
check companies.
M.M. Cork Enterprises, Inc. - President from January 1996
through September 1996. He resigned as part of a merger
agreement with International Forest Industries, Inc.,
which then merged with Flour City International, Inc.
Mr. Berney received no compensation as part of the
merger, other than shares in Flour City in exchange for
his shares in M.M. Cork, which were granted in the same
amount as all other shareholders received.
Caye Chapel, Inc. - Officer and Director from September 1995
through October 1998. He resigned as part of a merger
agreement in October, 1998. Mr. Berney received no
compensation as part of the merger, other than shares
in the surviving entity (Caye Chapel, Inc.), which were
granted in the same amount as all other shareholders
received.
Cambridge Funding Group, Inc. - Officer and Director from
June, 1995 through October, 1998. He resigned as part
of a merger agreement with Agriceuticals, Inc. in
October, 1998. Mr. Berney received no compensation as
part of the merger, other than shares in Agriceuticals,
Inc. which were granted in the same amount as all other
shareholders received.
LPI, Inc. - Officer and Director from June, 1991 through
April, 1997. He resigned as part of a merger agreement
with Triumph International Foods, Inc. in April, 1997.
Mr. Berney received no compensation as part of the
merger, other than shares in Triumph International
Foods, Inc. which were granted in the same amount as
all other shareholders received.
Asian-American International, Inc. - Officer and Director
since November, 1994.
Austin Land & Development, Inc. - Officer and Director since
September 1995.
Austin Land & Resources, Inc. - Officer and Director since
September 1995.
Austin Underground, Inc. - Officer and Director since
November 1994.
Cherokee Leather, Inc. - Officer and Director since 1995.
Computer Giftware Company - Officer and Director since
March, 1993.
Cool-Ex International, Inc. - Officer and Director since
July, 1997.
Corporate Tours and Travel, Inc. - Officer and Director
since September, 1993.
De Sorca, Inc. - Officer and Director since 1993.
Exclusive Cruises and Resorts, Inc. - Officer and Director
from February 1995 through April 1998.
Far East Ventures, Inc. - Director and Officer since
September 27, 1997.
Handell Graff, Inc. - Officer and Director since 1993.
Metrobell Telecom Corp. - Officer and Director since
February, 1992.
Panda Pacific, Inc. - Officer and Director since May, 1997.
Torrey Pines Nevada, Inc. - Secretary and Director from
October 1992 until April 1996.
Travel Masters - Officer and Director since March, 1995.
Vista Medical Terrace, Inc. - Officer and Director since
1990.
Winecup Lands & Cattle Company, Inc. - Officer and Director
since December, 1992.
In addition to the experience described above, Ms. Leslie Eslick
is or has been an officer and/or director of the blank check
companies:
Corporate Tours & Travel, Inc. - Officer and Director since
September, 1993.
Winecup Lands & Cattle Company - Officer and Director since
December, 1991.
In addition to the experience described above, Mr. Bruce Barton
is or has been an officer and/or director of the blank check
companies:
BNB Enterprises - Officer and Director from November, 1993
through May, 1997. He resigned as part of a merger
agreement in May, 1997 with Allwest Systems
International, Inc. Mr. Barton received no compensation
as part of the merger, other than shares in the
surviving entity, which were granted in the same amount
as all other shareholders received.
Aeronautics, Inc. - Officer and Director since May, 1998.
Austin Land & Development, Inc. - Officer and Director since
August, 1995.
Austin Land & Resources, Inc. - Officer and Director since
August, 1995.
Austin Underground, Inc. - Officer and Director since
September, 1995.
Cool-Ex International, Inc. - Officer and Director since
June, 1997.
Handell Graff, Inc. - Officer and Director since
November,1993.
Metrobell Telecom Corp. - Officer and Director since
February, 1992.
Nutraceuticals International, Inc. - Officer and Director
since May, 1996.
There is no family relationship between any of the officers and
directors of the Company. The Company's Board of Directors has
not established any committees.
Conflicts of Interest
Insofar as the officers and directors are engaged in other
business activities, management anticipates it will devote only a
minor amount of time to the Company's affairs. The officers and
directors of the Company may in the future become shareholders,
officers or directors of other companies which may be formed for
the purpose of engaging in business activities similar to those
conducted by the Company. The Company does not currently have a
right of first refusal pertaining to opportunities that come to
management's attention insofar as such opportunities may relate
to the Company's proposed business operations.
The officers and directors are, so long as they are officers or
directors of the Company, subject to the restriction that all
opportunities contemplated by the Company's plan of operation
which come to their attention, either in the performance of their
duties or in any other manner, will be considered opportunities
of, and be made available to the Company and the companies that
they are affiliated with on an equal basis. A breach of this
requirement will be a breach of the fiduciary duties of the
officer or director. Subject to the next paragraph, if a
situation arises in which more than one company desires to merge
with or acquire that target company and the principals of the
proposed target company have no preference as to which company
will merge or acquire such target company, the company of which
the President first became an officer and director will be
entitled to proceed with the transaction. Except as set forth
above, the Company has not adopted any other conflict of interest
policy with respect to such transactions.
Investment Company Act of 1940
Although the Company will be subject to regulation under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
management believes the Company will not be subject to regulation
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 insofar as the Company
will not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in
securities. In the event the Company engages in business
combinations which result in the Company holding passive
investment interests in a number of entities, the Company could
be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of
1940. In such event, the Company would be required to register as
an investment company and could be expected to incur significant
registration and compliance costs. The Company has obtained no
formal determination from the Securities and Exchange Commission
as to the status of the Company under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 and, consequently, any violation of such Act would
subject the Company to material adverse consequences.
ITEM 6. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
None of the Company's officers and/or directors receive any
compensation for their respective services rendered to the
Company, nor have they received such compensation in the past.
They both have agreed to act without compensation until
authorized by the Board of Directors, which is not expected to
occur until the Registrant has generated revenues from operations
after consummating a merger or acquisition. As of the date of
this registration statement, the Company has no funds available
to pay directors. Further, none of the directors are accruing any
compensation pursuant to any agreement with the Company.
It is possible that, after the Company successfully consummates a
merger or acquisition with an unaffiliated entity, that entity
may desire to employ or retain one or more members of the
Company's management for the purposes of providing services to
the surviving entity, or otherwise provide other compensation to
such persons. However, the Company has adopted a policy whereby
the offer of any post-transaction remuneration to members of
management will not be a consideration in the Company's decision
to undertake any proposed transaction. Each member of management
has agreed to disclose to the Company's Board of Directors any
discussions concerning possible compensation to be paid to them
by any entity which proposes to undertake a transaction with the
Company and further, to abstain from voting on such transaction.
Therefore, as a practical matter, if each member of the Company's
Board of Directors is offered compensation in any form from any
prospective merger or acquisition candidate, the proposed
transaction will not be approved by the Company's Board of
Directors as a result of the inability of the Board to
affirmatively approve such a transaction.
It is possible that persons associated with management may refer
a prospective merger or acquisition candidate to the Company. In
the event the Company consummates a transaction with any entity
referred by associates of management, it is possible that such an
associate will be compensated for their referral in the form of a
finder's fee. It is anticipated that this fee will be either in
the form of restricted common stock issued by the Company as part
of the terms of the proposed transaction, or will be in the form
of cash consideration. However, if such compensation is in the
form of cash, such payment will be tendered by the acquisition or
merger candidate, because the Company has insufficient cash
available. The amount of such finder's fee cannot be determined
as of the date of this registration statement, but is expected to
be comparable to consideration normally paid in like
transactions. No member of management of the Company will receive
any finders fee, either directly or indirectly, as a result of
their respective efforts to implement the Company's business plan
outlined herein. Persons "associated" with management is meant to
refer to persons with whom management may have had other business
dealings, but who are not affiliated with or relatives of
management.
No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance
programs or other similar programs have been adopted by the
Registrant for the benefit of its employees.
ITEM 7. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Board of Directors has passed a resolution which contains a
policy that the Company will not seek an acquisition or merger
with any entity in which any of the Company's Officers,
Directors, principal shareholders or their affiliates or
associates serve as officer or director or hold any ownership
interest. Management is not aware of any circumstances under
which this policy may be changed through their own initiative.
The proposed business activities described herein classify the
Company as a "blank check" company. Many states have enacted
statutes, rules and regulations limiting the sale of securities
of "blank check" companies in their respective jurisdictions.
Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a
market to develop in the Company's securities until such time as
the Company has successfully implemented its business plan
described herein.
ITEM 8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not a party to any material pending legal
proceedings and, to the best of its knowledge, no such action by
or against the Company has been threatened.
ITEM 9. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.
The Company's common stock is quoted on the over-the-counter
market in the United States under the symbol AFLK. Management has
not undertaken any discussions, preliminary or otherwise, with
any prospective market maker concerning the participation of such
market maker in the after-market for the Company's securities and
management does not intend to initiate any such discussions until
such time as the Company has consummated a merger or acquisition.
There is no assurance that a trading market will ever develop or,
if such a market does develop, that it will continue.
After a merger or acquisition has been completed, one or both of
the Company's officers and directors will most likely be the
persons to contact prospective market makers. It is also possible
that persons associated with the entity that merges with or is
acquired by the Company will contact prospective market makers.
The Company does not intend to use consultants to contact market
makers.
Market Price
The Registrant's Common Stock is not quoted at the present time.
Effective August 11, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission
adopted Rule 15g-9, which established the definition of a "penny
stock," for purposes relevant to the Company, as any equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or
with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to
certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock,
unless exempt, the rules require: (i) that a broker or dealer
approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and
(ii) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written
agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and
quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve
a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker
or dealer must (i) obtain financial information and investment
experience and objectives of the person; and (ii) make a
reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks
are suitable for that person and that person has sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of
evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker
or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny
stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the Commission relating
to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, (i) sets
forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the
suitability determination; and (ii) that the broker or dealer
received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to
the transaction. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks
of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in
secondary trading, and about commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative, current
quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies
available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock
transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent
disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in
the account and information on the limited market in penny
stocks.
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD"), which administers NASDAQ, has recently made changes in
the criteria for initial listing on the NASDAQ Small Cap market
and for continued listing. For initial listing, a company must
have net tangible assets of $4 million, market capitalization of
$50 million or net income of $750,000 in the most recently
completed fiscal year or in two of the last three fiscal years.
For initial listing, the common stock must also have a minimum
bid price of $4 per share. In order to continue to be included on
NASDAQ, a company must maintain $2,000,000 in net tangible assets
and a $1,000,000 market value of its publicly-traded securities.
In addition, continued inclusion requires two market-makers and a
minimum bid price of $1.00 per share.
Management intends to strongly consider undertaking a transaction
with any merger or acquisition candidate which will allow the
Company's securities to be traded without the aforesaid
limitations. However, there can be no assurances that, upon a
successful merger or acquisition, the Company will qualify its
securities for listing on NASDAQ or some other national exchange,
or be able to maintain the maintenance criteria necessary to
insure continued listing. The failure of the Company to qualify
its securities or to meet the relevant maintenance criteria after
such qualification in the future may result in the discontinuance
of the inclusion of the Company's securities on a national
exchange. In such events, trading, if any, in the Company's
securities may then continue in the non-NASDAQ over-the-counter
market. As a result, a shareholder may find it more difficult to
dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market
value of, the Company's securities.
Holders
There are 37 holders of the Company's Common Stock. All shares
were issued initially to the founders of the Company, and were
then sold or gifted to friends and business acquaintances. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock
were issued in accordance with the exemption from registration
afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Dividends
The Registrant has not paid any dividends to date, and has no
plans to do so in the immediate future.
ITEM 10. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
With respect to the sales made, the Registrant relied on Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No transfers of
stock have occurred since July, 1993. No advertising or general
solicitation was employed in offering the shares. The securities
were offered for investment only and not for the purpose of
resale or distribution, and the transfer thereof was
appropriately restricted.
Upon closing of a business combination, certain of the
shareholders will be restricted from selling their shares. Of the
4,100,000 shares currently issued and outstanding, the shares
held by management, totalling 2,150,000 shares, are restricted
and may be sold in accordance with Rule 144. In general, under
Rule 144, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who
has satisfied a one year holding period, under certain
circumstances, may sell within any three-month period a number of
shares which does not exceed the greater of one percent of the
then outstanding Common Stock or the average weekly trading
volume during the four calendar weeks prior to such sale. Rule
144 also permits, under certain circumstances, the sale of shares
without any quantity limitation by a person who has satisfied a
two-year holding period and who is not, and has not been for the
preceding three months, an affiliate of the Company.
ITEM 11. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Common Stock
The Company's Initial Articles of Incorporation authorized the
issuance of 6,000,000 (six million) shares, of which 4,100,000
were issued and are now outstanding. The Articles Of
Incorporation were amended on February 12, 1998, changing the
authorized stock to 60,000,000 (sixty million) shares, consisting
of Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value
of $0.001 per share (The "Common Stock") and Ten Million
(10,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, which have a par value of
$0.001 per share (the "Preferred Stock"). The shares are non-
assessable, without pre-emptive rights, and do not carry
cumulative voting rights. Holders of common shares are entitled
to one vote for each share on all matters to be voted on by the
stockholders. The shares are fully paid, non-assessable, without
pre-emptive rights, and do not carry cumulative voting rights.
Holders of common shares are entitled to share ratably in
dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Company from time-to-
time, from funds legally available. In the event of a
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the
holders of shares of common stock are entitled to share on a pro-
rata basis all assets remaining after payment in full of all
liabilities.
Management is not aware of any circumstances in which additional
shares of any class or series of the Company's stock would be
issued to management or promoters, or affiliates or associates of
either.
Preferred Stock
The Company's Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance
of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per
share, none of which have been issued. The Company currently has
no plans to issue any preferred stock. The Company's Board of
Directors has the authority, without action by the shareholders,
to issue all or any portion of the authorized but unissued
preferred stock in one or more series and to determine the voting
rights, preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion
rights, and other rights of such series. The preferred stock, if
and when issued, may carry rights superior to those of common
stock; however no preferred stock may be issued with rights equal
or senior to the preferred stock without the consent of a
majority of the holders of then-outstanding preferred stock.
The Company considers it desirable to have preferred stock
available to provide increased flexibility in structuring
possible future acquisitions and financings, and in meeting
corporate needs which may arise. If opportunities arise that
would make the issuance of preferred stock desirable, either
through public offering or private placements, the provisions for
preferred stock in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation
would avoid the possible delay and expense of a shareholder's
meeting, except as may be required by law or regulatory
authorities. Issuance of the preferred stock could result,
however, in a series of securities outstanding that will have
certain preferences with respect to dividends and liquidation
over the common stock which would result in dilution of the
income per share and net book value of the common stock. Issuance
of additional common stock pursuant to any conversion right which
may be attached to the terms of any series of preferred stock may
also result in dilution of the net income per share and the net
book value of the common stock. The specific terms of any series
of preferred stock will depend primarily on market conditions,
terms of a proposed acquisition or financing, and other factor
existing at the time of issuance. Therefore it is not possible at
this time to determine in what respect a particular series of
preferred stock will be superior to the Company's common stock or
any other series of preferred stock which the Company may issue.
The Board of Directors does not have any specific plan for the
issuance of preferred stock at the present time, and does not
intend to issue any preferred stock at any time except on terms
which it deems to be in the best interest of the Company and its
shareholders.
The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of making
it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of the
outstanding voting stock of the Company. Further, certain
provisions of Nevada law could delay or make more difficult a
merger, tender offer, or proxy contest involving the Company.
While such provisions are intended to enable the Board of
Directors to maximize shareholder value, they may have the effect
of discouraging takeovers which could be in the best interests of
certain shareholders. There is no assurance that such provisions
will not have an adverse effect on the market value of the
Company's stock in the future.
ITEM 12. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Company and its affiliates may not be liable to its
shareholders for errors in judgment or other acts or omissions
not amounting to intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing
violation of the law, since provisions have been made in the
Articles of incorporation and By-laws limiting such liability.
The Articles of Incorporation and By-laws also provide for
indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company in
most cases for any liability suffered by them or arising from
their activities as officers and directors of the Company if they
were not engaged in intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing
violation of the law. Therefore, purchasers of these securities
may have a more limited right of action than they would have
except for this limitation in the Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws.
The officers and directors of the Company are accountable to the
Company as fiduciaries, which means such officers and directors
are required to exercise good faith and integrity in handling the
Company's affairs. A shareholder may be able to institute legal
action on behalf of himself and all others similarly stated
shareholders to recover damages where the Company has failed or
refused to observe the law.
Shareholders may, subject to applicable rules of civil procedure,
be able to bring a class action or derivative suit to enforce
their rights, including rights under certain federal and state
securities laws and regulations. Shareholders who have suffered
losses in connection with the purchase or sale of their interest
in the Company in connection with such sale or purchase,
including the misapplication by any such officer or director of
the proceeds from the sale of these securities, may be able to
recover such losses from the Company.
ITEM 13. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The financial statements and supplemental data required by this
Item 13 follow the index of financial statements appearing at
Item 15 of this Form 10-SB.
ITEM 14. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
The Registrant has not changed accountants since its formation,
and Management has had no disagreements with the findings of its
accountants.
ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Auditors, Barry L. Friedman,
P.C., dated March 2, 1998.
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1996, December 31,
1997, and February 28, 1998
Statement of Operation for the years ended 1996, 1997,
and February 1998.
Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended
1996, 1997, and February 1998.
Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended 1996, 1997,
and February 1998.
Notes to Financial Statements
BARRY L. FRIEDMAN, P.C.
Certified Public Accountant
To Whom It May Concern:
February 2, 1999
The firm of Barry L. Friedman, P.C., Certified Public Accountant
consents to the inclusion of their report of February 2, 1999, on
the Financial Statements of American Flintlock Company, as of
December 31, 1998, in any filings that are necessary now or in
the near future with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Very Truly Yours,
s/Barry L. Friedman
Barry L. Friedman
Certified Public Accountant
AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY
(FORMERLY THE OLD AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY)
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1998
December 31, 1997
December 31, 1996
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 1
ASSETS 2
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 3
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 4
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 5
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 6
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7-10
BARRY L. FRIEDMAN, P.C.
Certified Public Accountant
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Board of Directors February
2, 1999
American Flintlock Company
Las Vegas, Nevada
I have audited the accompanying Balance Sheets of American
Flintlock Company, (Formerly The Old American Flintlock Company),
(A Development Stage Company), as of December 31, 1998, December
31, 1997, and December 31, 1996, and the related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the three
years ended December 31, 1998, December 31, 1997, and December
31, 1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Company's management. My responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on my audit.
I conducted my 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. I believe that my
audit provides a reasonable basis for my opinion.
In my opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
American Flintlock Company, (Formerly The Old American Flintlock
Company), (A Development Stage Company), as of December 31, 1998,
December 31, 1997, and December 31, 1996, and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the three years ended December 31,
1998, December 31, 1997, and December 31, 1996, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in
Note #5 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered
recurring losses from operations and has no established source of
revenue. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. Management's plan in regard to these
matters are also described in Note #5. The financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome
of this uncertainty.
/S/ Barry L. Friedman
Barry L. Friedman
Certified Public Accountant
AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY
(FORMERLY THE OLD AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY)
(A Development Stage Company)
BALANCE SHEET
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December 31, December 31, December 31,
1998 1997 1996
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS: $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
OTHER ASSETS:
Organization Costs $ 0 $ 0 $ 29
TOTAL ASSETS $ 0 $ 0 $ 29
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts Payable $1,521 $ 561 $ 0
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $1,521 $ 561 $ 0
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: (Note 1)
Preferred stock, par value, $.001
authorized 10,000,000 shares issued
and outstanding at December 31, 1998
- - NONE
Common stock, par value, $.00l $ 4,100
authorized 50,000,000 shares issued
and outstanding at December 31, 1996;
4,100,000 shares
December 31, 1997; 4,100,000 shares $ 4,100
December 31, 1998; 4,100,000 shares $ 4,100
Additional paid in Capital 0 0 0
Accumulated loss -5,621 -4,661 -4,071
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $1,521 $ -561 $ 29
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' $ 0 $ 0 $ 29
EQUITY
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See accompanying notes to financial statements & audit report
AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY
(FORMERLY THE OLD AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY)
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
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Year Ended Dec. Year Ended Dec. Year Ended Dec. Dec. l8, l992
31, 1998 31, 1997 31, 1996 (inception) to
Dec. 31, 1998
INCOME:
Revenue $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
EXPENSES:
General, Selling and $ 960 $ 561 $ 0 $ 5,476
Administrative
Amortization $ 0 $ 29 $ 29 $ 145
Total Expenses $ 960 $ 590 $ 29 $ 5,621
Net Profit/Loss(-) $ -960 $ -590 $ -29 $ -5,621
Net Profit/Loss(-) $ NIL $ NIL $ NIL $ NIL
per weighted share
(Note 1)
Weighted average 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000
number of common
shares outstanding
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See accompanying notes to financial statements & audit report
AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY
(FORMERLY THE OLD AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY)
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Common Shares Stock Amount Additional paid- Accumulated
in capital Deficit
Balance, December 31, 4,100,000 $ 4,100 0 $ -4,042
Net Income/ Loss year -29
ended December 31, 1996
Balance, December 31, 4,100,000 $ 4,100 $ 0 $ -4,071
1996
Net Income/ Loss year -590
ended December 31, 1997
Balance, December 31, 4,100,000 $ 4,100 $ 0 $ -4,661
1997
Net Income/ Loss year -960
ended December 31, 1998
Balance, December 31, 4,100,000 $ 4,100 $ 0 $ -5,621
1998
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See accompanying notes to financial statements & audit report
AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY
(FORMERLY THE OLD AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY)
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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Year Ended Dec. Year Ended Dec. Year Ended Dec. Dec. l8, l992
31, 1998 31, 1997 31, 1996 (inception) to
Dec. 31, 1998
Cash Flows from Operating
Activities:
Net Loss $ -960 $ -590 $ -29 $ -5,621
Adjustment to reconcile net 0 0 0 0
loss to net cash provided by
operating activities
Amortization + 29 +29 +145
Issued common stock for +4,100
services
Changes in assets and
liabilities:
Organization Costs -145
Increase in current +960 +561 0 +1,521
liabilities:
Net cash used in operating 0 0 0 0
activities
Cash Flows from investing 0 0 0 0
activities
Cash Flows from Financing 0 0 0 0
Activities
Net increase (decrease) in $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
cash
Cash, beginning of period 0 0 0 0
Cash, end of period $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
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See accompanying notes to financial statements & audit report
AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY
(FORMERLY THE OLD AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY)
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1998, December 31, 1997, and December 31, 1996
NOTE 1 - HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY
The Company was organized December 18, 1992, under laws of the
State of Nevada, as The Flintlock Company. The company currently
has no operations and, in accordance SFAS #7, is considered a
development stage company.
On January 9, 1996, the name of the Company was changed to The
Old American Flintlock Company.
On February 11, 1998, the name of the Company was changed to
American Flintlock Company.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Method
The Company records income and expenses on the accrual method.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Equivalents
The Company maintains a cash balance in a non-interest-bearing
bank that currently does not exceed federally insured limits. For
the purpose of the statements of cash flows, all highly liquid
investments with the maturity of three months or less are
considered to be cash equivalents. They're no cash equivalents as
of December 31, 1998.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided for using the liability method of
accounting in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, (SFAS #109), "Accounting for Income Taxes". A
deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary
difference between financial and tax reporting. Deferred tax
expense (benefit) results from the net change during the year of
deferred tax assets and liabilities.
Organization Costs
Costs incurred to organize the Company are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over a sixty-month period
Loss Per Share
Net loss per share is provided in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, (SFAS #128),
"Earnings Per Share". Basic loss per share is computed by
dividing losses available to common stockholders by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the period. Diluted loss per share reflects per share
amounts that would have resulted if dilative common stock
equivalents had been converted to common stock. As of
December 31, 1998, the Company had no dilative common stock
equivalents such as stock options.
Year End
The Company has selected December 31, as its year-end
Year 2000 Disclosure
The year 2000 issue is the result of computer programs being
written using two digits rather than four to define the
applicable year. Computer programs that have time sensitive
software may recognize a date using "00" as the year 1900
rather than the year 2000. This could result in a system
failure or miscalculations causing disruption of normal
business activities. Since the Company currently has no
operating business and does not use any computers, and since
it has no customers, suppliers or other constituents, there
are no material Year 2000 concerns.
NOTE 3- INCOME TAXES
There is no provision for income taxes for the period ended
December 31, 1998, due to the net loss and no state income
tax in the state of the Company's domicile and operations,
Nevada. The Company's total deferred tax asset as of
December 31, 1998 is as follows:
Net operation loss carry forward $5,621
Valuation allowance 5,621
Net deferred tax asset $0
The federal net operating loss carry forward will expire
various amounts from 2013 to 2018.
This carry forward may be limited upon the consummation of a
business combination under IRC Section 381.
NOTE 4- SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock
The authorized common stock of American Flintlock Company
consists of 50,000,000 shares with a par value of $.001 per
share.
Preferred Stock
The authorized Preferred Stock of American Flintlock Company
consists of 10,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.001 per
share.
On December 18, 1992, the Company issued 4,100,000 shares of it's
$.00l par value common stock for services of $ 4,100.
On February 12, 1998, the State of Nevada approved the Company's
restated Articles of Incorporation, which increased its
capitalization from 5,000,000 common shares to 50,000,000 common
shares. The par value was unchanged at $0.001. In addition, the
preferred shares were increased from 1,000,000 shares to
10,000,000 shares. The par value was unchanged at $0.001.
NOTE 5- GOING CONCERN
The Company's financial statements are prepared using generally
accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern
which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of
liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the
Company does not have significant cash or other material assets,
nor does it have an established source of revenues sufficient to
cover its operating costs and to allow it to continue as a going
concern. It is the intent of the Company to seek a merger with an
existing, operating company. Until that time, the
stockholders/officers and/or directors have committed to
advancing the operating costs of the Company interest free.
NOTE 6-RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
The Company neither owns nor leases any real or personal
property. Office services are provided without charge by a
director. Such costs are immaterial to the financial statements
and, accordingly, have not been reflected therein. The officers
and directors of the Company are involved in other business
opportunities. If a specific business opportunity becomes
available, such persons may face a conflict in selecting between
the Company and their other business interests. The Company has
not formulated a policy for the resolution of such conflicts.
NOTE 7- WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
There are no warrants or options outstanding to acquire any
additional shares of common or preferred stock.
EXHIBITS
3.1 Articles of Incorporation
3.2 By-Laws
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
American Flintlock Company
By:
Andrew W. Berney,
President/Director
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
AMERICAN FLINTLOCK COMPANY
KNOW BY ALL THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned Incorporator being all natural
person of the age of eighteen years or more and desiring to form
a body corporate under the laws of the State of Nevada do hereby
sign, verify and deliver in duplicate to the Secretary of State
of the State of Nevada, these Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the Corporation shall be:
American Flintlock Company
ARTICLE II
That the registered office of this corporation and
resident agent are both located at 6425 Meadow Country Dr., Reno,
Nevada 89509; but the corporation may maintain an office in such
towns, cities, and places within and without the State of Nevada
as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, or as
may be designated by the By-Laws of the said corporation. The
Corporation shall exist in perpetuity, from and after the date of
filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Nevada, unless dissolved according to law.
The resident agent of the corporation will be: Lewis H. Eslick,
6425 Meadow Country Dr. Reno, Nevada 89509
ARTICLE III
PURPOSES AND POWERS
1. Purposes:
Except as restricted by these Articles of Incorporation, the
Corporation is organized for the purpose of transacting all
lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated
pursuant to the Nevada Corporation Code.
2. General Powers:
Except as restricted by these Articles of Incorporation, the
Corporation shall have and may exercise all powers and
rights which a corporation may exercise legally pursuant to
the Nevada Corporation Code.
3. Issuance of Shares:
The Board of Directors of the Corporation may divide and
issue any class of stock of the Corporation in series
pursuant to a resolution properly filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Nevada. Such stock may be issued
from time to time without action by the stockholders, for
such consideration as may be fixed from time to time by the
Board of Directors, and shares so issued, shall be deemed
fully paid stock, and the holder of such shares shall not be
liable for any further payment thereon
ARTICLE IV
Capital Stock
1. Classes and Number of Shares. The total number of shares of
all classes of stock, which the corporation shall have authority
to issue is Sixty Million (60,000,000), consisting of Fifty
Million (50,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value of $0.001
per share (The "Common Stock") and Ten Million (10,000,000)
shares of Preferred Stock, which have a par value of $0.001 per
share (the "Preferred Stock").
1. Powers and Rights of Common Stock
(a) Preemptive Right. No shareholders of the Corporation holding
common stock shall have any preemptive or other right to
subscribe for any additional un-issued or treasury shares of
stock or for other securities of any class, or for rights,
warrants or options to purchase stock, or for scrip, or for
securities of any kind convertible into stock or carrying stock
purchase warrants or privileges unless so authorized by the
Corporation;
(b) Voting Rights and Powers. With respect to all matters upon
which stockholders are entitled to vote or to which stockholders
are entitled to give consent, the holders of the outstanding
shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to cast thereon one
(1) vote in person or by proxy for each share of the Common Stock
standing in his/her name;
(c) Dividends and Distributions
(i) Cash Dividends. Subject to the rights of holders of
Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive such cash dividends as may be declared thereon by the
Board of Directors from time to time out of assets of funds of
the Corporation legally available therefor;
(ii) Other Dividends and Distributions. The Board of
Directors may issue shares of the Common Stock in the form of a
distribution or distributions pursuant to a stock dividend or
split-up of the shares of the Common Stock;
(iii) Other Rights. Except as otherwise required by the
Nevada Revised Statutes and as may otherwise be provided in these
Restated Articles of Incorporation, each share of the Common
Stock shall have identical powers, preferences and rights,
including rights in liquidation;
3. Preferred Stock The powers, preferences, rights,
qualifications, limitations and restrictions pertaining to the
Preferred Stock, or any series thereof, shall be such as may be
fixed, from time to time, by the Board of Directors in it's sole
discretion, authority to do so being hereby expressly vested in
such board.
4. Issuance of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock. The
Board of Directors of the Corporation may from time to time
authorize by resolution the issuance of any or all shares of the
Common Stock and the Preferred Stock herein authorized in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in these
Restated Articles of Incorporation for such purposes, in such
amounts, to such persons, corporations, or entities, for such
consideration and in the case of the Preferred Stock, in one or
more series, all as the Board of Directors in it's discretion may
determine and without any vote or other action by the
stockholders, except as otherwise required by law. The Board of
Directors, from time to time, also may authorize, by resolution,
options, warrants and other rights convertible into Common or
Preferred stock (collectively "securities.") The securities must
be issued for such consideration, including cash, property, or
services, as the Board or Directors may deem appropriate, subject
to the requirement that the value of such consideration be no
less than the par value if the shares issued. Any shares issued
for which the consideration so fixed has been paid or delivered
shall be fully paid stock and the holder of such shares shall not
be liable for any further call or assessment or any other payment
thereon, provided that the actual value of such consideration is
not less that the par value of the shares so issued. The Board of
Directors may issue shares of the Common Stock in the form of a
distribution or distributions pursuant to a stock divided or
split-up of the shares of the Common Stock only to the then
holders of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
5. Cumulative Voting. Except as otherwise required by
applicable law, there shall be no cumulative voting on any matter
brought to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
ARTICLE V
GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by
and under the direction of the Board of Directors. Except as may
otherwise be provided pursuant to Section 4 or Article Fourth
hereof in connection with rights to elect additional directors
under specified circumstances, which may be granted to the
holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, the exact
number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined from
time to time by a bylaw or amendment thereto, providing that the
number of directors shall not be reduced to less than three (3).
The directors holding office at the time of the filing of these
Restated Articles of Incorporation shall continue as directors
until the next annual meeting and/or until their successors are
duly chosen.
ARTICLE VI
The capital stock of this corporation shall not be
subject to assessment to pay debts of the corporation, and no
paid up stock and no stock issued as fully paid shall ever be
assessable or assessed. The Articles of Incorporation shall not
be amended in this particular.
ARTICLE VII
The period of existence of this corporation shall be
perpetual, subject only to termination by action of its
stockholders or by the effect of law. During the time of the
existence of this corporation the following shall be the doctrine
for corporate opportunities:
1. The officers, directors and other members of management of
the Corporation shall be subject to the doctrine of
corporate opportunities only insofar as it applies to
business opportunities in which the Corporation has
expressed an interest as determined from time to time by the
Corporation's Board of Directors as evidenced by resolutions
appearing in the Corporation's minutes. When such areas of
interest are delineated, all such business opportunities
within such areas of interest which come to the attention of
the officers, directors and other members of management of
the Corporation shall be disclosed promptly to the
Corporation and made available to it. The Board of Directors
may reject any business opportunity presented to it and
thereafter any officer, director or other management may
avail himself of such opportunity. Until such time as the
Corporation, through its Board of Directors, has designated
an area of interest, the officers, directors and other
members of management of the Corporation shall be free to
engage in such areas of interest on their own and the
provisions hereof shall not limit the rights of any officer,
director or other member of management of the Corporation to
continue a business existing prior to the time that such
area of interest is designated by the Corporation. This
provision shall not be construed to release any employee of
the Corporation (other than an officer, director or member
of management) from any duties, which he may have to the
Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
Any shareholders' may sell, assign, or otherwise transfer their
shares and certificate or certificates of stock, or any part
thereof.
ARTICLE IX
The directors shall have the power to make and alter
the By-Laws of the corporation. By-Laws made by the Board of
Directors under the powers so conferred may be altered, amended
or repealed by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders at
any meeting called and held for that purpose.
ARTICLE X
All transactions and acts by the Board of Directors
shall be accomplished by a majority of the Board of Directors in
the management of the business and affairs of the corporation,
and the Board of Directors shall have the power to authorize the
seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may
require it.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
The officers and directors of this corporation shall
not be liable to the shareholders or any creditors of the
corporation for any alleged breach of fiduciary duty as such
officer and director unless it be established that the director
or officer has committed acts or is personally responsible for
omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing
violation of the law, or the payment of dividends in violation of
N.R.S 78.300
Further, the corporation does indemnify to the full
extent authorized or permitted by the Nevada Corporation Code any
person made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action, suit
or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative) by reason of the fact that he, his testator or
intestate is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or
agent of the Corporation or serves or served any other enterprise
at the request of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS
The Corporation reserves the right to amend its
Articles of Incorporation from time to time in accordance with
the Nevada Corporation Code. Any proposed amendment shall be
adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of holders of a
majority of the shares entitled to vote thereon, unless the
holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote thereon as a
class, in which event the proposed amendment shall be adopted
upon receiving the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding and a majority
of the shares of the Common Stock then outstanding.
1. The holders of the outstanding shares of Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to vote as a class upon a proposed
amendment, if the amendment would;
(a) Increase or decrease the aggregate number of
authorized shares of Preferred Stock:
(b) Increase or decrease the par value of the shares
of Preferred Stock;
(c) Effect an exchange, reclassification, or
cancellation of all or part of the shares of Preferred
Stock;
(d) Effect an exchange or create a right of exchange
of all or any part of the shares of Preferred Stock.
(e) Change the designation, preferences, limitations,
or relative rights of the shares of Preferred Stock.
(f) Change the shares of Preferred Stock, whether with
or without par value, into the same or different number
of shares, either with or without par value, or the
Preferred Stock or another class.
(g) Create a new class of shares having rights and
preferences prior and superior to the shares of
Preferred Stock or increase the rights and preferences
or the number of authorized shares of any class having
rights or preferences prior or superior to the shares
of Preferred Stock:
(h) In the case of a preferred or special class of
shares, divide the shares of such class into series and
fix and determine and designate such series and the
variations in the relative rights and preferences
between the shares of such series or authorize the
Board of Directors to do so; or
(i) Cancel or otherwise effect dividends on the shares
of Preferred Stock, which have accrued, but have not
been declared.
ARTICLE XIII
ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
The initial Bylaws of the Corporation shall be adopted
by its Board of Directors. The power to alter or amend or repeal
the Bylaws or adopt new Bylaws shall be vested in the Board of
Directors, but the holders of Common Stock may also alter, amend
or repeal the Bylaws or adopt new Bylaws. The Bylaws may contain
any provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs
of the Corporation not inconsistent with law or these Articles of
Incorporation.
ARTICLE XIV
REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT
The address of the initial registered office of the
Corporation is 6425 Meadow Country Dr., Reno, Nevada 89509 and
the name of the registered agent at such address is Lewis M
Eslick. Either the registered office or the registered agent may
be changed in the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE XV
The name and post office address of the
Incorporator is:
NAME ADDRESS
Lewis M. Eslick 6425 Meadow Country Dr.
Reno, Nevada 89509
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above-named Incorporator has
signed these Articles of Incorporation on December 6, 1992.
S/Lewis M. Eslick
Lewis M. Eslick
BY-LAWS
OF
THE FLINTLOCK COMPANY
ARTICLE I - OFFICES
Section 1. Principal Executive Office. The principal office
of the Corporation is hereby fixed in the County of Washoe, in
the State of Nevada.
Section 2. Other Offices. Branch or subordinate offices may
be established by the Board of Directors at such other places as
may be desirable.
ARTICLE II - SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Place of Meeting. Meetings of shareholders shall
be held either at the principal executive office of the
corporation or at any other location within or without the State
of Nevada which may be designated by written consent of all
persons entitled to vote thereat.
Section 2. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of
shareholders shall be held on such day and at such time as may be
fixed by the Board; provided, however, that should said day fall
upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday observed by the
Corporation at its principal executive office, then any such
meeting of shareholders shall be held at the same time and place
on the next day thereafter ensuing which is a full business day.
At such meetings, directors shall be elected by plurality vote
and any other proper business may be transacted.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the
shareholders may be called for any purpose or purposes permitted
under Chapter 78 of Nevada Revised Statutes at any time by the
Board, the Chairman of the Board, the President, or by the
shareholders entitled to cast not less than twenty-five percent
(25%) of ..the votes at such meeting. Upon request in writing to
the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice-President or
the Secretary, by any person or persons entitled to call a
special meeting of shareholders, the Secretary shall cause notice
to be given to the shareholders entitled to vote, that a special
meeting will be held not less than thirty-five (35) nor more than
sixty (60) days after the date of the notice.
Section 4. Notice of Annual or Special Meeting. Written
notice of each annual meeting of shareholders shall be given not
less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date
of the meeting to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat.
Such notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting
and (i) in the case of a special meeting the general nature of
the business to be transacted, or (ii) in the case of the annual
meeting, those matters which the Board, at the time of the
mailing of the notice, intends to present for action by the
shareholders, but, any proper matter may be presented at the
meeting for such action. The notice of any meeting at which
directors are to be elected shall include the names of the
nominees intended, at the time of the notice, to be presented by
management for election.
Notice of a shareholders' meeting shall be given either
personally or by mail or, addressed to the shareholder at the
address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the
corporation or if no such address appears or is given, by
publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the County of Washoe, the State of Nevada. An affidavit of
mailing of any notice, executed by the Secretary, shall be prima
facie evidence of the giving of the notice.
Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the shares entitled to
vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum at any meeting of shareholders. If a quorum is present,
the affirmative vote of the majority of shareholders represented
and voting at the meeting on any matter, shall be the act of the
shareholders. The shareholders present at a duly called or held
meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business
until adjournment, notwithstanding withdrawal of enough
shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken
(other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of
the number of shares required as noted above to constitute a
quorum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1 ) the sale, transfer
and other disposition of substantially all of the corporations
properties and (2) a merger or consolidation of the corporation
shall require the approval by an affirmative vote of not less
than two-thirds (2/3) of the corporation's issued and outstanding
shares.
Section 6. Adjourned Meeting and Notice Thereof. Any
shareholders meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, may be
adjourned from time to time. In the absence of a quorum (except
as provided in Section 5 of this Article), no other business may
be transacted at such meeting.
It shall not be necessary to give any notice of the time and
place of the adjourned meeting or of the business to be
transacted thereat, other than by announcement at the meeting at
which such adjournment is taken; provided, however when a
shareholders meeting is adjourned for more than forty-five (45)
days or, if after adjournment a new record date is fixed for the
adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given
as in the case of an original meeting.
Section 7. Voting. The shareholders entitled to notice of
any meeting or to vote at such, such meeting shall be only
persons in whose name shares stand on the stock records of the
corporation on the record date determined in accordance with
Section 8 of this Article.
Section 8. Record Date. The Board may fix, in advance, a
record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to
notice of a meeting or to vote or entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution, or any allotment of rights,
or to exercise rights in respect to any other lawful action. The
record date so fixed shall be not more than sixty (60) nor less
than ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting nor more than
sixty (60) days prior to any other action. When a record date is
so fixed, only shareholders of record on that date are entitled
to notice of and to vote at the meeting or to receive the
dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights, or to exercise of
the rights,. as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of
shares on the books of the corporation after the record date. A
determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or
to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any
adjournment of the meeting unless the Board fixes a new record
date for the meeting. The Board shall fix a new record date if
the meeting is adjourned for more than forty-five (45) days.
If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for
determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of shareholders shall be the close of business on the
business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or,
if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day
next preceding the day on which notice is given. The record date
for determining shareholders for any purpose other than as set in
this Section 8 or Section 10 of this Article shall be at the
close of the day on which the Board adopts the resolution
relating thereto, or the sixtieth day prior to the date of such
other action, whichever is later.
Section 9. Consent of Absentees. The transactions of any
meeting of shareholders, however called and noticed, and wherever
held, are as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after
regular call and notice, if a quorum is present either in person
or by proxy, and 9, either before or after the meeting, each of
the persons entitled to vote not present in person or by proxy,
signs a written waiver of notice, or a consent to the holding of
the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such
waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate
records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Section 10. Action Without Meeting. Any action which, under
any provision of law, may be taken at any annual or special
meeting of shareholders, may be taken without a meeting and
without prior notice if a consent in writing, setting forth the
actions to taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding
shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that
would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting
at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and
voted. Unless a record date for voting purposes be fixed as
provided in Section 8 of this Article, the record date for
determining shareholders entitled to give consent pursuant to
this Section 10, when no prior action by the Board has been
taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is
given.
Section 11. Proxies. Every person entitled to vote shares
has the right to do so either in person or by one or more persons
authorized by a written proxy executed by such shareholder and
filed with the Secretary not less than five (5) days prior to the
meeting.
Section 12. Conduct of Meeting. The President shall preside
as Chairman at all meetings of the shareholders, unless another
Chairman is selected. The Chairman shall conduct each such
meeting in a businesslike and fair manner, but shall not be
obligated to follow any technical, formal or parliamentary rules
or principles of procedure. The Chairman's ruling on procedural
matters shall be conclusive and binding on all shareholders,
unless at the time of ruling a request for a vote is made by the
shareholders entitled to vote and represented in person or by
proxy at the meeting, in which case the decision of a majority of
such shares shall be conclusive and binding on all shareholders
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Chairman
shall have all the powers usually vested in the chairman of a
meeting of shareholders.
ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS
Section 1. Power. Subject to limitation of the Articles of
incorporation, of these bylaws, and of actions required to be
approved by the shareholders, the business and affairs of the
corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be
exercised by or under the direction of the Board. The Board may,
as permitted by law, delegate the management of the day-to-day
operation of the business of the corporation to a management
company or other persons or officers of the corporation provided
that the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed
and all corporate powers shall be exercised under the ultimate
direction of the Board. Without prejudice to such general
powers, it is hereby expressly declared that the Board shall have
the following powers:
(a) To select and remove all of the officers, agents
and employees of the corporation, prescribe the powers
and duties for them as may not be inconsistent with law,
or with the Articles of Incorporation or by these
bylaws,. fix their compensation, and require from them,
d necessary, security for faithful service.
(b) To conduct, manage, and control the affairs and
business of the corporation and to make such rules and
regulations therefore not inconsistent with law, with
the Articles of Incorporation or these bylaws, as they
may deem best.
(c) To adopt, make and use a corporate seal, and to prescribe
the forms of certificates of stock and to alter the form of such
seal and such of certificates from time to time in their judgment
they deem best.
(d) To authorize the issuance of shares of stock of the
corporation from time to time, upon such terms and for such
consideration as may be lawful.
(e) To borrow money and incur indebtedness for the purposes of
the corporation, and to cause to be executed and delivered
therefor, in the corporate name, promissory notes, bonds,
debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecation or
other evidence of debt and securities therefor.
Section 2. Number and Qualification of Directors. The
authorized number of directors shall be One, if there is only One
Shareholder, if there are more than One Shareholders the minimum
number of Directors shall be Three until changed by amendment of
the Articles or by a bylaw duly adopted by approval of the
outstanding shares amending this Section 2.
Section 3. Election and Term of Office. The directors shall
be elected at each annual meeting of shareholders but if any such
annual meeting is not held or the directors are not elected
thereat, the directors may be elected at any special meeting of
shareholders held for that purpose. Each director shall hold
office until the next annual meeting and until a successor has
been elected and qualified.
Section 4. Chairman of the Board. At the regular meeting of
the Board, the first order of business will be to select, from
its members, a Chairman of the Board whose duties will be to
preside over all board meetings until the next annual meeting and
until a successor has been chosen.
Section 5. Vacancies. Any director may resign effective upon
giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the
President, Secretary, or the Board, unless the notice specified a
later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. If the
resignation is effective at a future time, a successor may be
elected to take office when the resignation becomes effective.
Vacancies in the Board including those existing as a result
of a removal of a director, shall be filled by the shareholder at
a special meeting, and each director so elected shall hold office
until the next annual meeting and until such director's successor
has been elected and qualified.
A vacancy or vacancies in the Board shall be deemed to exist
in case of the death, resignation or removal of any director or
if the authorized number of directors be increased, or if the
shareholders fail, at any annual or special meeting of
shareholders at which any directors are elected, to elect the
full authorized number of directors to be voted for the meeting.
The Board may declare vacant the office of a director who
has been declared of unsound mind or convicted of a felony by an
order of court.
The shareholders may elect a director or directors at any
time to fill any vacancy or vacancies. Any such election by
written consent requires the consent of a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote. If the Board accepts the
resignation of a director tendered to take effect at a future
time, the shareholder shall have power to elect a successor to
take office when the resignation is to become effective.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall
have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration
of the director's term of office.
Section 6. Place of Meeting. Any meeting of the Board shall
be held at any place within or without the State of Nevada which
has been designated from time to time by the Board. In the
absence of such designation meetings shall be held at the
principal executive office of the corporation.
Section 7. Regular Meetings. Immediately following each
annual meeting of shareholders the Board shall hold a regular
meeting for the purpose of organization, selection of a Chairman
of the Board, election of officers, and the transaction of other
business. Call and notice. of such regular meeting is hereby
dispensed with.
Section 8. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board
for any purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the
Board, the President, or the Secretary or by any two directors.
Special meetings of the Board shall be, held upon at least
four (4) days written notice or forty-eight (48) hours notice
given personally or by telephone,.. telegraph, telex or other
similar means of communication. Any such notice shall be
addressed or delivered to each director at such director's
address as it is shown upon the records of the Corporation or as
may have been given to the Corporation by the director for the
purposes of notice.
Section 9. Quorum. A majority of the authorized number of
directors constitutes a quorum of the Board for the transaction
of business, except to adjourn as hereinafter provided. Every
act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors
present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall
be regarded as the act of the Board, unless a greater number be
required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation. A meeting
at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact
business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any
action taken is approved by at least a majority of the number of
directors required as noted above to constitute a quorum for such
meeting.
Section 10. Participation in Meetings by Conference
Telephone. Members of the Board may participate in a meeting
through use of conference telephone or similar communications
equipment, so long as all members participate in such meeting can
hear one another.
Section 11. Waiver of Notice. The transactions of any
meeting of the Board, however called and noticed or wherever
held, are as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after
regular call and notice if a quorum be present and. if, either
before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present
signs a written waiver of notice, a consent to holding such
meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers,
consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records
or made part of the minutes of the meeting.
Section 12. Adjournment. A majority of the directors
present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any
directors' meeting to another time and place. Notice of the time
and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given to
absent directors if the time and place be fixed at the meeting
adjourned. If the meeting is adjourned for more than forty-eight
(48) hours, notice of any adjournment to another time or place
shall be given prior to the time of the adjourned meeting to the
directors who were not present at the time of adjournment.
Section 13. Fees and Compensation. Directors and members of
committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their
services, and. such reimbursement for expenses, as may be fixed
or determined by the Board.
Section 14. Action Without Meeting. Any action required or
permitted to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting
if all members of the Board shall individually or collectively
consent in writing to such action. Such consent or consents
shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote of the Board and
shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board.
Section 15. Committees. The board may appoint one or more
committees, each consisting of two or more directors, and
delegate to such committees any of the authority of the Board
except with respect to:
(a) The approval of any action which requires
shareholders' approval or approval of the outstanding
shares;
(b) The filling of vacancies on the Board or on any
committees;
(c) The fixing of compensation of the directors for
serving on the Board or on any committee;
(d) The amendment or repeal of bylaws or the
adoption of new bylaws;
(e) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of
the Board which by its express terms is not so amenable
or repealable by a committee of the board;
(g) The appointment of other committees of the Board or
the members thereof.
Any such committee must be appointed by resolution adopted
by a majority of the authorized number of directors and may be
designated an Executive Committee or by such other name as the
Board shall specify. The Board shall have the power to prescribe
the manner in which proceedings of any such committee shall be
conducted. Unless the Board or such committee shall otherwise
provide, the regular or special meetings and other actions of any
such committee shall be governed by the provisions of this
Article applicable to meetings and actions of the Board. Minutes
shall be kept of each meeting of each committee.
ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers. The officers of the corporation shall
be a president, a secretary and a treasurer. The corporation may
also have, at the discretion of the Board, one or more vice-
presidents, one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more
assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers and such
other officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3 of this Article.
Section 2. Election. The officers of the corporation, except
such officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3 or Section 5 of this Article, shall
be chosen annually by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the
Board, and shall hold their respective offices until their
resignation, removal or other disqualification from service, or
until their respective successors shall be elected.
Section 3. Subordinate Officers. The Board may elect, and
may empower the President to appoint, such other officers as the
business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold
office for such period, have such authority, and perform such
duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board, or the
President may from time to time direct.
Section 4. Removal and Resignation. Any officer may be
removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors
at any time, or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the.
Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be
conferred by the Board.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice
to the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at
the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time
specified therein. The acceptance of such resignation shall be
necessary to make it effective.
Section 5. Vacancies. A vacancy of any office because of
death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or any other cause
shall be filled in the manner prescribed by these bylaws for the
regular election or appointment to such office.
Section 6. President. The President shall be the chief
executive officer and general manager of the corporation. The
President shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and,
in the absence of the Chairman of the Board at all meetings of
the Board. The president has the general powers and duties of
management usually vested in the chief executive officer and the
general manager of a corporation and such other powers and duties
as may be prescribed by the Board.
Section 7. Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of
the President, the Vice Presidents in order of their rank as
fixed by the Board or, if not ranked, the Vice President
designated by the Board, shall perform all the duties of the
President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and
be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice
Presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other
duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them
respectively by the President or the Board.
Section 8. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep or cause to
be kept, at the principal executive offices and such other place
as the Board may order, a book of minutes of all meetings of
shareholders, the Board, and its committees, with the time and
place of holding, whether regular or special, and, if special,
how authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those
present at Board and committee meetings, the number of shares
present or represented at shareholders' meetings, and proceedings
thereof. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, a copy
of the bylaws of the corporation at the principal executive
office of the corporation.
The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the
principal executive office, a share register, or a duplicate
share register, showing the names of the shareholders and their
addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the
number and date of certificates issued for the same, and the
number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered
for cancellation.
The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of
all the meetings of the shareholders and of the Board and any
committees thereof required by these bylaws or by law to be
given, shall keep the seal of the corporation in safe custody,
and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as
may be prescribed by the Board.
Section 9. Treasurer. The Treasurer is the chief financial
officer of the corporation and shall keep and maintain, or cause
to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct accounts of the
properties and financial transactions of the corporation, and
shall send or cause to be sent to the shareholders of the
corporation such financial statements and reports as are by law
or these bylaws required to be sent to them.
The Treasurer shall deposit all monies and other valuables
in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such
depositories as may be designated by the Board. The Treasurer
shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by
the Board, shall render to the President and directors, whenever
they request it, an account of all transactions as Treasurer and
of the financial conditions of the corporation, and shall have
such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board.
Section 10. Agents. The President, any Vice-President, the
Secretary or Treasurer may appoint agents with power and
authority, as defined or limited in their appointment, for and on
behalf of the corporation to execute and deliver, and affix the
seal of the corporation thereto, to bonds, undertakings,
recognizance, consents of surety or other written obligations in
the nature thereof and any said officers may remove any such
agent and revoke the power and authority given to him.
ARTICLE V - OTHER PROVISIONS
Section 1. Dividends. The Board may from time to time
declare, and the corporation may pay, dividends on its
outstanding shares in the manner and on the terms and conditions
provided by law, subject to any contractual restrictions on which
the corporation is then subject.
Section 2. Inspection of By-Laws. The Corporation shall keep
in its Principal Executive Office the original or a copy of these
bylaws as amended to date which shall be open to inspection to
shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours. If the
Principal Executive Office of the Corporation is outside the
State of Nevada and the Corporation has no principal business
office in such State, it shall upon the written notice of any
shareholder furnish to such shareholder a copy of these bylaws as
amended to date.
Section 3. Representation of Shares of Other Corporations.
The President or any other officer or officers authorized by the
Board or the President are each authorized to vote, represent,
and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to
any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations
standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority herein
granted may be exercised either by any such officer in person or
by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of
attorney duly executed by said officer.
ARTICLE VI - INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Indemnification in Actions by Third Parties.
Subject to the limitations of law, if any, the corporation shall
have the power to indemnify any director, officer, employee and
agent of the corporation who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or
in the right of to procure a judgment in its favor) against
expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such
proceeding, provided that the Board shall find that the director,
officer, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner
which such person reasonably believed in the best interests of
the corporation and, in the case of criminal proceedings, had no
reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contenders shall not, of itself
create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith
and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in the
best interests of the corporation or that such person had
reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Indemnification in Actions by or on Behalf of
Corporation. Subject to the limitations of law, if any, the
Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any director,
officer, employee and agent of the corporation who was or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed legal action by or in the right of the Corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor, against expenses actually and
reasonable incurred by such person in connection with the defense
or settlement, if the Board of Directors determine that such
person acted in good faith, in a manner such person believed to
be in the best interests of the Corporation and with such care,
including reasonable inquiry, as an ordinarily prudent person
would use under similar circumstances.
Section 3. Advance of Expenses. Expenses incurred in
defending any proceeding may be advanced by the Corporation prior
to the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the officer, director, employee or
agent to repay such amount unless it shall be determined
ultimately that the officer or director is entitled to be
indemnified as authorized by this Article.
Section 4. Insurance. The corporation shall have power to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any officer,
director, employee or agent of the Corporation against any
liability asserted against or incurred by the officer, director,
employee or agent in such capacity or arising out of such
person's status as such whether or not the corporation would have
the power to indemnify the officer, or director, employee or
agent against such liability under the provisions of this
Article.
ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed either by
approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote
or by the approval of the Board; provided however that after the
issuance of shares, a bylaw specifying or changing a fixed number
of directors or the maximum or minimum number or changing from a
fixed to a flexible Board or vice versa may only be adopted by
the approval by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds
of the corporation's issued and outstanding shares entitled to
vote.
