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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2000
Registration No.
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FORM S-8
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FAR EAST VENTURES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 88-0378451
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
3675 Pecos-McLeod, Suite 1400, Las Vegas, NV 89121
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Consulting Agreement
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(Full title of the plan)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities Amount to be Proposed Proposed Aggregate Amount of
Securities to be Registered Registered Price Per Share(1)(2) Offering Price Registration Fee
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Shares of Common Stock,
$.001 par value ("Common Stock") 900,000 $2.50 $2,250,000 $650.00
Total
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 457, estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee.
(2) Based on the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share of the
Common Stock as quoted by the Over The Counter - Bulletin Board Automated
Quotation System on March 1, 2000.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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In accordance with the instructional Note to Part 1 of Form S-8 as
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the information specified
by Part 1 of Form S-8 has been omitted from this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 for offers of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
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The following documents are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
(a) The Registrant's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 1998 filed on March 2, 1999 and Form
10-QSB filed on November 23, 1999.
(b) All reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since February 28, 1998.
(c) The description of Registrant's Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on amended Form 10-SB filed with
the Commission on January 28, 1999 under Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of
this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities
offered hereunder have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold under this registration statement, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document or incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. All
information in this Registration Statement is qualified in its entirety by the
information and financial statements (including the notes thereto) appearing in
the documents incorporated herein by reference, except to the extent set forth
in the immediately preceding statement.
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Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
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Not applicable; the class of securities to be offered is registered
under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
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None.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
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The Nevada Business Corporation Act (the "NBCA") permits, in general, a
Nevada corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party to an action or
proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of the
corporation, or served another entity in any capacity at the request of the
corporation, against liability incurred in connection with such proceeding
including the estimated expenses of litigating the proceeding to conclusion and
the expenses, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or
settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if such person
acted in good faith, for a purpose he or she reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions
or proceedings, in addition had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her
conduct was unlawful. The Act permits the corporation to pay in advance of a
final disposition of such action or proceeding the expenses incurred in
defending such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on
behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount as, and to the extent,
required by statute. The Act provides that the indemnification and advancement
of expense provisions contained in the NBCA shall not be deemed exclusive of any
rights to which a director or officer seeking indemnification or advancement of
expenses may be entitled.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides, in general, that
the Company shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by The Act, any
officer or director or any former officer or director.
There is no litigation pending, and neither the registrant nor any of
its directors know of any threatened litigation, which might result in a claim
for indemnification by any director or officer.
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
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Not applicable.
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Item 8. EXHIBITS.
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Number Description of Exhibit
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4.1 -- Agreement dated February 1, 2000 by and between Far East
Ventures, Inc. and Alan Berkun.
5.1 -- Consent of Barry Friedman, CPA
5.2 -- Opinion of Jacobson & Colfin, P.C., counsel to the Company.
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
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1. The undersigned, Company, hereby undertakes:
(a) To file, during any period in which the Company offers
or sells securities, a post-effective amendment(s) to this
registration statement:
(1) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(2) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events which, individually or together, represent a
fundamental change in the information in the registration
statement; and
(3) To include any additional or changed material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration
statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs 1(a)(1) and 1(a)(2)
do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective, amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.
(b) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering; and
(c) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
2. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
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employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit
or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2, 2000.
SIGNATURES
FAR EAST VENTURES, INC.
By: /s/
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Fred Bilawey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ President and Chief Executive Officer
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Fred Bilawey Chairman of the Board
/s/ Secretary and Director
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Warren Silotski
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EXHIBIT-4.1
CONSULTING AGREEMENT - ALAN BERKUN
FAR EAST VENTURES, INC.
February 1, 2000
FAR EAST VENTURES, INC.
3675 Pecos-McLeod, Suite 1400
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Alan Berkun, Esq.
17 State Street, 5th Fl.
New York, NY 10004
Re: Engagement
Dear Mr. Berkun:
We are pleased to confirm the arrangements under which Alan Berkun (The
"Consultant") is engaged by Far East Ventures, Inc. (the "Company") to identify
acquisition targets for the Company and to advise the Company in structuring
mergers or other acquisition to which the Company is a party (the
(Transaction").
The Consultant and the Company agree as follows with respect to the
Transaction:
4. Servicing. During the Term (as hereinafter defined), the Consultant
shall render such services to the Company so as assist the Company in
identifying acquisition targets for the Company and advise the Company
in structuring mergers or other acquisitions. Nothing contained herein
constitutes a commitment on the part of the Consultant to find an
acquisition target for the company or, if such a target is found, that
any Transaction will be completed. The Consultant shall not have the
power of authority to bind the Company to any transaction without the
Company's prior written consent.
5. Term of Engagement. Either party hereto may terminate this Agreement
at any time after the date hereof, with or without cause, upon fifteen
(15) days written notice to the other party (the "Term").
6. Engagement Fee. Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company
shall pay to the Consultant a fee (an "Engagement Fee") of 900,000
shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares"), which amount
shall not be refundable.
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7. Registration Rights. The Company hereby covenants and agrees to immediately
file, from the date hereof, a registration of Form S-8 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission with respect to the Shares, including a reoffer
prospectus, to the extent required.
8. Further Assurances. In connection with the issuance of the Shares of Common
Stock of the Company to the Consultants pursuant to this Agreement of the
issuance of shares of common stock of the Company to the Consultant as a
Transaction Fee, the Consultant covenant and agrees that he shall execute
and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, any and all such
further agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents,
including the Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is annexed hereto as
Annex A, and shall take or cause to be taken any and all such further
action, as the Company may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order
to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.
9. Indemnification Each party agreed to indemnify and hold the other harmless
form any loss, damage, liability or expense, including reasonable
attorney's fee's and other legal expenses, to which the other party may
become subject arising out of or relating to any act or omission by the
indemnifying party (or any person connected or associated with the
indemnifying party), which is or is alleged to be a violation of any
applicable statues, laws or regulations or arising from the negligence of
willful misconduct of the indemnifying party.
10. Cooperation Confidentiality. During the term of this Agreement, the Company
shall furnish the Consultant with all information, data, or documents
concerning the Company that the Consultant shall reasonably deem
appropriate in connection with his activities hereunder, other than
material non-public information.
11. Notice. All notice, requests demands and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been duly given
(a) on the date of service, if served personally on the party to whom
notice is to be given, (b) on the day after the date sent by a recognized
overnight courier service with all charges prepaid or billed to the account
for the sender, (c) five (5) days after being deposited in the mail if sent
by first-class air mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, or (d)
on the day after the date set forth on the transmission receipt when sent
by facsimile transmission to the party being notified at its address or
facsimile number set forth below or such other address or facsimile numbers
as any party hereto shall subsequently notify all other parties hereto in
writing.
(i) If the Consultant:
Alan Berkun, Esq.
17 State Street, 5th Fl.
New York, NY 10004
(ii) If to the Company:
FAR EAST VENTURES, INC.
3675 Pecos-McLeod, Suite 1400
Las Vegas, NV 89121
12. Non-Assignability Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement, nor any of the
rights or obligations of the parties shall be assignable by either party
hereto without the prior written consent of the other party. Otherwise,
this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
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parties hereto and their respective heirs. Executors, administrators,
personal representatives, successors, and permitted assignees.
13. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of
law principles.
FAR EAST VENTURES, INC.
By: /s/
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Fred Bilawey/President, CEO
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EXHIBIT 5.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our
accountants reports as follows: the financial statements of Far East Ventures,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1998 as filed on March 2, 1999 and
appearing in its Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended December 31,
1998 and Form 10 QSB, dated November 23, 1999 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ Barry L. Friedman, C.P.A.
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Barry L. Friedman,
Certified Public Accountant
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 1, 2000
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EXHIBIT 5.2
JACOBSON & COLFIN, P.C.
156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 434
New York, New York 10010
March 1, 2000
FAR EAST VENTURES, INC.
3675 Pecos-McLeod, Suite 1400
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Attn: Mr. Fred Bilawey
President, CEO
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
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Gentlemen:
We refer to the offering (the "Offering") of 900,000 shares of
common stock, $.0001 par value (the "Common Stock") of Far East Ventures, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (the "Company") being registered on behalf of the Company,
as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as subsequently amended from time to time
(collectively, the "Registration Statement"):
In furnishing our opinion, we have examined copies of the
Registration Statement and the Exhibits thereto. We have conferred with officers
of the Company and have examined the originals or certified, conformed or
photostatic copies of such records of the Company, certificates of officers of
the Company, certificates of public officials, and such other documents as we
have deemed relevant and necessary under the circumstances as the basis of the
opinion expressed herein. In all such examinations, we have assumed the
authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals or duplicate
originals, the conformity to original documents of all document copies, the
authenticity of the respective originals of such latter documents, and the
correctness and completeness of such certificates. Finally, we have obtained
from officers of the Company such assurances as we have considered necessary for
the purposes of this opinion.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and such other matters of
fact and questions of law as we have deemed relevant in the circumstances, and
in reliance thereon, it is our opinion that, when and if (a) the Registration
Statement shall be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
as the same may hereafter be amended; and (b) the Securities to be sold for the
account of the Company shall have been sold as contemplated in the Registration
Statement, then all of the Securities, upon execution and delivery of proper
certificates therefor, will be duly authorized, validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion in the Exhibits
to the Registration Statement.
We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and we do not
express herein any opinion as to any matters governed by any law other than the
law of the State of New York and the Federal laws of the United States.
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This opinion is limited to the matters set forth herein, and may not
be relied upon in any matter by any other person or used for any other purpose
other than in connection with the corporate authority for the issuance of the
Securities pursuant to and as contemplated by the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jacobson & Colfin, P.C.
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JACOBSON & COLFIN, P.C.
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