AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY __, 2000.
REGISTRATION NO. 333-_______
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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GAMECOM, INC.
(NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER IN ITS CHARTER)
TEXAS 93-1207631
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard (IRS employer
incorporation or organization) industrial classification identification
code number) number)
440 North Center
Arlington, Texas 76011
(817) 261-GAMZ
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING
AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
440 North Center
Arlington, Texas 76011
(817) 261-GAMZ
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS OR INTENDED PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS)
L. Kelly Jones, chief executive officer
440 North Center
Arlington, Texas 76011
(817) 261-GAMZ
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING
AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES TO:
DAVID C. THOMAS, ESQ.
185 Madison Avenue
10th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212) 725-4423
(212) 684-9022 Fax
COUNSEL TO ISSUER
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC: AS SOON AS
PRACTICABLE AFTER THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE.
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IF DELIVERY OF THE PROSPECTUS IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE PURSUANT TO RULE 434, CHECK
THE FOLLOWING BOX. |_|
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED PROPOSED
AMOUNT TO MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES TO BE BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
REGISTERED REGISTERED PER SECURITY OFFERING PRICE FEE
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Common Stock, $.005 Par Value(1) 30,612,245 $ 0.49 $15,000,000 $3,960.00
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Common Stock, $.005 Par Value (1)(2) 3,061,225 $ 0.49 $150,000 $39.60
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Common Stock, $.005 Par Value(3) 245,000 $ 1.00 $245,000 $64.68
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Common Stock, $.005 Par Value(4) 245,000 $0.625 $153,125 40.43
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Total Registration and Fee.............................................................. $4,104.71
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(1) Based upon the average of the bid and asked prices of GameCom, Inc. common
stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board on June 26, 2000, pursuant to Rules
457(c) and (g) of the Securities Act of 1933.
(2) Issuable upon the exercise of common stock purchase warrants issuable to
Swartz Private Equity, LLC. The warrants are issuable to Swartz from time to
time when GameCom exercises its put right to sell shares of common stock to
Swartz. The exercise price of a warrant will be equal to 110% of the market
price on the date that GameCom exercises its put right to sell shares of its
common stock to Swartz.
(3) Issuable upon the exercise of common stock purchase warrants issued to
Swartz Private Equity, LLC, on April 14, 2000. The exercise price of the
warrants is initially $1.00, but is subject to downward adjustment under certain
circumstances. On each six month anniversary of the date of issuance, GameCom
will calculate a reset exercise price that will be equal to 100% of the lowest
closing bid price of the common stock for the five trading days ending on the
six month anniversary date. The exercise price will be equal to the lowest reset
exercise price determined on any six month anniversary of the date of issuance
preceding the date on which the warrant is exercised, subject to anti-dilution
adjustments.
(4) Issuable upon the exercise of common stock purchase warrants issued to
Swartz Private Equity, LLC, on April 14, 2000. The exercise price of the
warrants is initially $0.625, but is subject to downward adjustment under
certain circumstances. On each six month anniversary of the date of issuance,
GameCom will calculate a reset exercise price that will be equal to 100% of the
lowest closing bid price of the common stock for the five trading days ending on
the six month anniversary date. The exercise price will be equal to the lowest
reset exercise price determined on any six month anniversary of the date of
issuance preceding the date on which the warrant is exercised, subject to
anti-dilution adjustments.
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, such additional number of shares
of Common Stock subject to the Warrants are also being registered to cover any
adjustment resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
The indeterminate number of additional shares shall be issuable pursuant to Rule
416 to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON
SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY
DETERMINE.
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[Logo of GameCom, Inc.]
PROSPECTUS
GameCom, Inc.
440 North Center, Arlington, Texas 76011 (817) 265-0440
The Resale of 34,163,470 Shares of Common Stock
The selling price of the shares will be determined by market factors at the
time of their resale.
This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling shareholders of up to
34,163,470 shares of common stock. The selling shareholders may sell the stock
from time to time in the over-the-counter market at the prevailing market price
or in negotiated transactions. Of the shares offered,
o up to 30,612,245 shares are issuable to Swartz Private Equity, LLC
based an Investment Agreement dated as of June 1, 2000, and
o up to 3,551,225 shares are issuable upon the exercise of warrants
issued or issuable to Swartz under the Investment Agreement
We will receive no proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling
shareholders. However, we may receive up to $15 million of proceeds from the
sale of shares to Swartz, and we may receive additional proceeds from the sale
to Swartz of shares issuable upon the exercise of any warrants that Swartz may
exercise.
Our common stock is quoted on the over-the-counter Electronic Bulletin Board
under the symbol GAMZ. On June 26, 2000, the average of the bid and asked prices
of the common stock on the Bulletin Board was $0.49 per share.
Investing in the common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should not
invest in the common stock unless you can afford to lose your entire investment.
See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 7 of this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is July 5, 2000
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Please read this prospectus carefully. It describes our company, finances,
products and services. Federal and state securities laws require us to include
in this prospectus all the important information that you will need to make an
investment decision.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference
in this prospectus to make your investment decision. We have not authorized
anyone to provide you with different information. The selling shareholders are
not offering these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any
date other than the date on the front page of this prospectus.
The following table of contents has been designed to help you find important
information contained in this prospectus. We encourage you to read the entire
prospectus.
Table of Contents
Prospectus Summary.............................................................5
Our Business................................................................5
Our Investment Agreement....................................................6
Key Facts...................................................................6
Summary Financial Data......................................................7
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations ..................................................7
Risk Factors..................................................................10
Use of Proceeds...............................................................15
Price Range of Common Stock...................................................15
Dividend Policy...............................................................16
Forward-looking Statements....................................................16
Business......................................................................16
Selling Shareholder...........................................................21
Plan of Distribution..........................................................24
Management....................................................................24
Certain Transactions..........................................................29
Description of Securities.....................................................29
Legal Matters.................................................................32
Experts.......................................................................32
Where You Can Find More Information...........................................32
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Some of the statements contained in this prospectus, including statements under
"Prospectus Summary," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business," are
forward-looking and may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual
results and future events may differ significantly based upon a number of
factors, including:
o that we have had significant losses ever since starting business and
we expect to continue losing money for some time;
o that network-enabled games, our only business, is a new line of
business for us;
o that we expect competition from companies that are much larger and
better financed than we are;
o that we cannot be sure our product will be accepted; and
o that we are in default on loans from several of our shareholders.
In this prospectus, we refer to GameCom, Inc. as we or GameCom, and Swartz
Private Equity, LLC as Swartz.
Prospectus Summary
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This
summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information you should
consider before investing in the common stock. You should read the entire
prospectus carefully, including the "Risk Factors" section.
Our Business
We produce and market a unique gaming machine enclosed in a kiosk, which allows
a player to compete against other players at the same location or over the
internet, at another kiosk located anywhere in the world. Our 'Net GameLink(TM)
system is designed for installation at a relatively modest cost in neighborhood
arcade-like gaming centers and social bars. It consists of computers, a
networking system, and specially-designed networked kiosks that allow our
patrons to play interactive 3D games with either other users at the same
location or users at a remote location. Customers pay for their use of the
system through a plastic debit card. Each card is prepaid and is credited with a
certain amount of playing time. Alternatively, customers can use their credit
cards or insert bills into the kiosk.
We began operations in 1996 with the intent of operating a brewpub/microbrewery
restaurant. In the course of that business we acquired rights to the 'Net
GameLink (TM) system. Our restaurant operations proved unsuccessful due to
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restrictive alcoholic beverage laws and for other reasons, and in 1999 we closed
down those operations and began to focus exclusively on our gaming system.
In February, 2000, we changed our jurisdiction of incorporation from Nevada to
Texas.
We maintain our principal office at 440 North Center, Arlington, Texas 76011,
and our telephone number is (817) 261-GAMZ.
We currently have our system operating at one location in Texas. We have
completed beta testing and are ready to begin marketing our system to customers.
Our Investment Agreement
We have entered into an Investment Agreement with Swartz to raise up to $15
million through a series of sales of our common stock to Swartz. The dollar
amount of each sale is limited by our common stock's trading volume. A minimum
period of time must occur between sales. In turn, Swartz will either sell our
stock in the open market, sell our stock to other investors through negotiated
transactions or hold our stock in its own portfolio. This prospectus covers the
resale of our stock by Swartz either in the open market or to other investors.
Key Facts
Total shares outstanding prior to 12,091,118(1) as of June 26, 2000
the offering
Shares being offered for resale to the public 34,163,470(2)
Total shares outstanding after the offering 46,254,588
Price per share to the public Market price at time of resale.
Total proceeds raised by offering None; however, we may receive up
to $15 million from the sale of
the shares to Swartz, and we may
receive additional amounts from
the sale of shares to Swartz if
Swartz exercises any of the
warrants issued under the
Investment Agreement.
Use of proceeds from the sale of the shares We plan to use the proceeds for
to Swartz working capital and general
corporate purposes.
OTC Bulletin Board Symbol GAMZ
(1) Does not include shares underlying warrants issued to Swartz in connection
with the Investment Agreement;
Also does not include any shares underlying warrants that we may issue to Swartz
in the future under the Investment Agreement.
(2) Includes
o up to 30,612,245 shares that may be issued to Swartz under the
Investment Agreement,
o up to 490,000 shares underlying warrants issued to Swartz under the
Investment Agreement, and
o up to 3,061,225 shares underlying warrants that we may issue to
Swartz in the future pursuant to the Investment Agreement.
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Summary Financial Data
The information below should be read together with "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the financial
statements and notes to financial statement included elsewhere in this
prospectus.
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Year Ended December 31, Three Months ended
March 31
1998 1999 1999 2000
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Revenue 461,857 5,431 8,324 --
Operating Expenses 1,385,510 342,839 87,152 94,435
Net Loss (1,385,813) (361,880) $ (106,193 $ (94,435)
Basic (loss) per common share (0.164) (0.038) $ (.012) $ (0.008)
Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding 8,435,721 9,581,072 8,522,703 11,922,150
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Balance Sheet Data:
March 31, 2000
Working capital $ (1,143,444)
Total assets 111,286
Total liabilities 1,159,188
Shareholders' equity (1,055,429)
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
The following discussion of our financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and notes to those statements.
Overview.
We were capitalized in 1996 to develop, own, and operate theme
brewpub/microbrewery restaurants. Until March of 1997 when we acquired, and July
1, 1997 when we began operating, the former Hubcap Brewery & Kitchen in Dallas,
Texas, we had no operations or revenues and our activities were devoted solely
to development.
In January, 1999, we terminated our brewpub/microbrewery restaurant operations.
Future revenues and profits will depend upon various factors, including market
acceptance of 'Net GameLink(TM), and general economic conditions. Presently our
only source of revenue is the future sale of 'Net GameLink(TM) systems and from
associated royalties. We have not received any revenue to date from either
royalties from operations of systems we own or the sale of our systems to
others. We expect to receive the first revenue from operations of our own system
during the third quarter of 2000, and to receive the first revenue from a sale
of the system to a third party during the third quarter as well.
We cannot give any assurance that that we will successfully implement our
expansion plans, including the 'Net GameLink(TM) entertainment concept. We face
all of the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered in
connection with the expansion and development of a new business. These include
o limited working capital and the need to devote a substantial amount
of management's time to raising capital rather than development of
the business,
o difficulties in maintaining delivery schedules if and when volume
increases,
o the need to develop support arrangements for systems at widely
dispersed physical locations,
o the need to control operating and general and administrative
expenses, and
o the need to spend substantial amounts on initial advertising to
develop an awareness of us and our products.
In addition, our chief executive officer is a practicing attorney with no
training or prior experience in managing or overseeing a public company.
Results of Operations.
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Quarter ended March 31, 2000 compared to quarter ended March 31, 1999.
These two periods are in no way comparable. The quarter ended March 31, 1999
reflects our unsuccessful efforts to develop our brewpub/microbrewery business,
whereas the quarter ended March 31, 2000 reflects a redirection of our efforts
from the discontinued business to the development of the our 'Net GameLinkTM
System. For the quarter ended March 31, 2000 we had essentially no revenues.
Administrative costs of $66,113 for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 compared to
$28,836 for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 reflect professional fees incurred
in connection with registration of our common stock under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and forfeiture of a security deposit under a lease as the
result of the decision in January, 1999 to terminate the brewpub/microbrewery
operations. The reduction in interest charges from $55,200 for the quarter ended
March 31, 1999 to $17,500 for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 reflects the
elimination of bank debt, an agreement by holders of other indebtedness to
accept a one-time issuance of common stock in lieu of accrued and future
interest and the issuance in 2000 of 100,000 shares of Common Stock to our chief
executive officer as compensation for personally guaranteeing a bank borrowing
of $20,000.
Connect Computer Group, Inc., the firm which has been largely responsible for
developing our kiosk and computer systems, has done its development work on the
basis of an oral understanding or "gentleman's agreement" with our chief
executive officer. Under this agreement, if we are successful in marketing the
product Connect Computer will be issued a significant equity position in the
Company. The amount of that equity position has not yet been determined. If
marketing of the product is not successful, Connect Computer will not be
entitled to any shares for its efforts. The parties have not explicitly agreed
upon any method for determining whether marketing of the product has been
successful. There is considerable uncertainty as to both the standards for
determining whether any shares are issuable and the number of shares, if any,
that we may have to issue for these services. However, we have made a charge to
our earnings for those services based on our estimate of the number of shares we
will ultimately have to issue for those services. Later negotiations may result
in significant adjustments to these estimates.
Fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 compared to fiscal year ended December 31,
1998.
These two periods are also in no way comparable. The fiscal year ended December
31, 1998 reflects our unsuccessful efforts to develop its brewpub/microbrewery
business, whereas fiscal year 1999 reflects a redirection of our efforts from
the discontinued business to the development of our 'Net GameLink(TM) System.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 we had essentially no revenues.
Administrative costs of $409,999 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
compared to $1,002,192 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 reflect the
decision in January, 1999 to terminate the brewpub/microbrewery operations. We
recorded a $143,781 gain on the sale of equipment for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999. This gain was recorded because, as described below, the
guarantors of our bank debt secured by that equipment forgave approximately
$65,000 in indebtedness when they acquired the bank's security interest in that
equipment upon payment of that indebtedness, and later disposed of the equipment
to reimburse themselves for a portion of these payments. The $41,336 reduction
in interest charges for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 reflects that
elimination of bank debt as described above and an agreement by holders of other
indebtedness to accept a one-time issuance of common stock in lieu of accrued
and future interest. The value of that common stock is shown as finance charges
for the applicable periods.
Liquidity and Capital Resources. As of March 31, 2000 our liquidity position was
extremely precarious. We had current liabilities of $1,208,481, including
o $773,776 in trade payables, most of which were overdue,
o short-term notes payable to shareholders of $360,500, most of which
were either demand indebtedness or were payable at an earlier date
and were in default, and
o bank debt of $20,000 and related accrued interest on the notes.
Current assets available to meet those liabilities were only $2,606.
To date we have met their capital requirements through
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o capital contributions,
o loans from principal shareholders and officers,
o bank borrowings, and
o private placement offerings.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2000, our net loss was $94,435, of which only
$33,516 was accounted for by non-cash charges. In addition, we made capital
expenditures of $1,512 resulting in total cash requirements for the quarter of
approximately $62,431. To cover most of these cash requirements, we allowed
accounts payable and accrued expenses to increase by $49,293, and drew down our
cash by $13,138. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, our net loss was
$361,880, of which only $84,306 was accounted for by non-cash charges. In
addition, we were required to repay bank and other borrowings in the amount of
$285,327, and made capital expenditures of $41,237 resulting in total cash
requirements for the fiscal year of approximately $604,138. To cover most of
these cash requirements, we allowed accounts payable and accrued expenses to
increase by $247,530, disposed of assets relating to the closed-down brewpub
operation for a gain of $143,781, and issued additional shares of our common
stock to investors for approximately $135,000.
At the time the operations of First Brewery of Dallas, Inc. were terminated, all
of that subsidiary's assets were pledged to secure a debt to SecurityBank of
Arlington, Texas. Our directors and another individual had personally guaranteed
that debt. Upon termination of the brewpub/microbrewery operations the
guarantors were required to pay the debt to the bank, and upon payment the bank
assigned our notes and the related security to the guarantors. The guarantors
accepted the subsidiary's assets in full satisfaction of the debt, and later
sold the assets securing to third parties at a loss. The effect of these
transactions is included in the $143,781 gain on sale of assets for the year
ended December 31, 1999.
In December, 1999, we borrowed $20,000 on an unsecured basis from a bank. Our
chief executive officer personally guaranteed this loan. The loan was increased
to $50,000 on June 23, 2000. It now matures on December 23, 2000.
On June 21, 2000, we placed First Brewery of Dallas, Inc. into voluntary
liquidation under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Act. When that proceeding is
concluded, our consolidated balance sheet will be improved by the elimination of
$524,111 in trade payables, as those amounts are owed solely by the subsidiary.
The bankruptcy will not affect our debt service requirements, as all
interest-bearing debt is owed by the parent company, and not the subsidiary.
On June 1, 2000 we entered into an investment agreement with Swartz to raise up
to $15 million through a series of sales of common stock. The dollar amount of
each sale is limited by the trading volume and a minimum period of time must
occur between sales. In order to sell shares to Swartz, there must be an
effective registration statement on file with the SEC covering the resale of the
shares by Swartz and we must meet several other conditions. The agreement is for
a three-year period beginning on the effective date of this registration
statement.
We have incurred recurring operating losses and negative cash flows from
operating activities and have negative working capital. We believe that our
available equity financing arrangement with Swartz will be sufficient to meet
our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next
three years. However, we cannot give any assurance that we will receive
financing from Swartz, that we will not require additional financing within this
time frame, or that additional financing, if needed, will be available on terms
acceptable to us, if at all.
Based on the interest-bearing indebtedness presently outstanding, our annual
debt service requirements without taking into account any payments of principal
are approximately $16,700. We intend to pay approximately one-half of our
interest-bearing debt pro rata promptly after receiving the proceeds from the
first few sales of shares to Swartz. This would reduce our annual debt service
requirements by one-half. If we cannot raise additional funds through the sale
of shares to Swartz or from other sources, holders of our debt (all of whom are
stockholders except for the bank loan) would be in a position to shut down our
operations.
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Plan of Operations
The opinions of our independent auditor for each of the last two fiscal years
expressed substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
Until we are able to draw down enough financing to expand our operations more
rapidly, we plan to limit our operations by conducting marketing efforts
primarily on the basis of person-to-person contact with those who have
previously expressed an interest in its system and limiting expansion of our
operations to delivery of systems as permitted by internally-generated cash flow
and the amount of money we can draw down based on market volume. This may
require us to accept orders for new systems only on the basis of a large enough
down payment to cover the costs of manufacture of the system. This may in turn
make it difficult to market additional systems. Further, the expression of
uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a going concern may itself
adversely affect our liquidity and cash flow, since vendors who might otherwise
have been willing to extend credit may instead insist upon pre-payment or
payment on a C.O.D basis.
We expect to begin receiving revenues from operation of its present system at J.
Gilligan's during the third quarter of 2000. However, these revenues are not
expected to be enough to carry out any substantial advertising and marketing.
We will need to hire a qualified chief operating officer, and there is no
assurance that we will be able to obtain one. We recently hired a director of
marketing and a gaming technical advisor. Additional employees will be needed
during the next 12 months. At the present time, although senior management is
serving without compensation, our director of technical services, director of
marketing, and gaming technical advisor are currently receiving compensation. If
we are not able to raise the necessary funds to expand sales beyond those that
may be generated by person-to-person contact, we may be forced to terminate our
operations entirely.
Risk Factors
An investment in the common stock the selling shareholders are offering to
resell is risky. You should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment.
Before purchasing any of the common stock, you should carefully consider the
following risk factors, among others.
We have had significant losses ever since starting business and we expect to
continue losing money for some time.
To date, we have incurred significant losses. At March 31, 2000, our accumulated
deficit was $2,431,906 and our working capital deficit was $ 1,143,444.
For the year ended December 31, 1999, we lost $361,880 and for the year ended
December 31, 1998, we lost $1,385,813. These losses were caused primarily by:
o difficulty getting licenses needed to sell beer for off-premises
consumption for our discontinued microbrewery operations;
o an economic decline in the Dallas West End Historical District where
our discontinued restaurant operations were located; and
o both development costs and continuing general and administrative
expenses with no corresponding revenue during the time when we had
shut down our other operations and were developing our 'Net
GameLink(TM) concept.
Network-enabled games, our only business, is a new line of business for us.
Our only source of revenue to date has been our restaurant/brewpub business,
which we closed in 1999. Management has no prior experience in developing and
implementing network-enabled games or any other electronically based products.
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We expect competition from companies that are much larger and better financed
than we are.
We believe our primary competition will be from large gaming centers being
established by companies such as GameWorks. GameWorks:
o has far greater financial and technical resources than we have, and
o has created an entire establishment devoted to various forms of
gaming, including virtual reality games.
We do not know of any other companies presently offering systems such as 'Net
GameLink(TM), but there are few barriers to entry and therefore competition
could be intense from yet-to-be created companies.
We cannot be sure our product will be accepted.
We have not carried out any marketing studies to determine how well our product
will be accepted. Our product may not be accepted on a sufficiently wide basis
to allow production in the quantities needed to make us profitable. Although
arcade and computer games are an established form of entertainment, and although
third-party research indicates that interactive Internet gaming is a soon-to-be
burgeoning form of entertainment, at present 'Net GameLink(TM) is a new and
unique concept that has been subject to limited beta-testing. We have used only
one beta site, and that site was also used for eliminating technical bugs. This
limited test marketing is too small to reach firm conclusions about acceptance
of the product in a wider geographic market.
We are in default on loans from several of our shareholders.
Several of our shareholders have made loans to us and hold notes for these loans
which we have been unable to repay. The shareholders are legally entitled to sue
us at any time for the amounts we owe them. We do not believe they will sue us,
since that would probably caused the value of the stock the hold to go down.
However, if one or more of the shareholders were to sue us we might be forced to
go out of business.
One of our shareholders holds a note that could require us to issue him a large
number of shares of common stock.
We have issued $103,500 in principal amount of promissory notes providing for a
per diem issuance of common stock as a penalty for late payment. We are in
default under that note. As of December 31, 1999, the per diem issuance would be
in excess of 2,800,000 shares of our common stock. Should the holder of the note
prevail in any litigation to enforce this penalty, the shares issuable under the
penalty provisions would result in the holder's becoming our largest single
shareholder. Further, depending upon how long it took to resolve the issue, an
adverse decision could result in that holder's becoming a controlling
shareholder.
Our product is not protected by patents.
Although we have filed a patent for a "network-enabled gaming kiosk," to date
the patent has not been granted, and even if it is granted it may not give us
enough protection to exclude potential competitors.
We depend on others to provide our computer games.
We do not develop our own computer games; we license these games from others.
Although we have been well-received in preliminary discussions with computer
game manufacturers and distributors about the availability of games at a
reasonable or no license fee for use on 'Net GameLink(TM) entertainment systems,
we cannot give any assurance that we will be able to license the most desirable
games at commercially reasonable terms and prices. If we are unable to get the
games at reasonable prices, our costs of operation will go up.
We may have difficulty expanding our operation for production in volume.
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If we are to become profitable, we will have to move from limited operations at
a single beta site to volume production. We cannot give any assurance that we
will be able to successfully implement our expansion plans, including the 'Net
GameLinkTM entertainment concept. We will have all of the risks, expenses, and
difficulties frequently encountered in connection with the expansion and
development of a new business. These include
o difficulties in maintaining delivery schedules if and when volume
increases,
o the need to develop support arrangements for systems at widely
dispersed physical locations,
o the need to control operating and general and administrative
expenses and
o the need to spend substantial amounts on initial advertising to
develop an awareness of the Company and its products.
In addition, our chief executive officer is a practicing attorney with no
training or prior experience in managing or overseeing a public company. We will
will need to hire a qualified chief operating officer, and there is no assurance
that we will be able to obtain one.
We may have difficulty moving from one-at-a-time to volume production of our
product.
We have not yet begun to produce our 'Net GameLink(TM) entertainment system in
quantity. The current kiosks were constructed by one manufacturer who can
effectively control production, price, delivery dates, etc. Although we are
discussing the production of 'Net GameLink(TM) kiosks with other kiosk
manufacturers to satisfy market demand, we cannot give any assurance that we
will be able to produce enough 'Net GameLink(TM) entertainment systems to keep
up with potential demand. If we are not able to produce enough systems to meet
demand, we may lose customers and our revenue would suffer.
The technology and our industry is changing rapidly and we may not have money or
expertise to remain current.
While we believe we have acquired the latest technology for our 'Net
GameLink(TM) entertainment concept, the technology is changing rapidly. So far
we have relied on outside sources to develop our technology and we cannot give
any assurance that new technology and software can be developed in the future to
compete in the marketplace. Companies with which the Company will compete could
have greater resources -- both money and expertise -- for internal development
and we may not be able to acquire the new technology as it is developed in the
future.
The entertainment industry carries some risks that are not shared by other
businesses.
Consumer spending in the entertainment industry is largely discretionary. As a
result, companies and that industry are subject to risks that are not present
where the product or service being produced is more of a necessity. These risks
include:
o competition for customers both within a category and between
categories of alternative forms of entertainment,
o substantial media advertising costs needed to enhance or create a
demand for the product or service,
o disproportionate impact of deflation or inflation, employment and
wage levels, changes in local markets or economic conditions, and
o changes in customer tastes.
As a result, our revenue may vary more as a result of factors beyond our control
than would be the case in other industries.
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It is difficult to predict the impact of our proposed marketing efforts.
Our success will depend on adequate marketing resources. Our marketing plan
includes advertising and promotional materials, advertising campaigns in both
print and broadcast media, and cooperative marketing arrangements with the
hospitality industry, and other complimentary entertainment and attraction
related operations. We cannot give any assurance that these marketing efforts
will be successful.
We depend heavily on the continued service of our chief executive officer.
We place substantial reliance upon the efforts and abilities of L. Kelly Jones,
our chief executive officer. The loss of Mr. Jones's services could have a
serious adverse effect on our business, operations, revenues or prospects. Mr.
Jones is a practicing attorney and his services as chief executive officer are
performed on a part-time basis. We cannot give any assurance that he will
continue to devote the necessary time to our business to bring our plans to
completion. We do not have an employment agreement with Mr. Jones or maintain
any key man insurance on his life, and we do not intend to maintain any key man
insurance for some time.
Our management will have broad discretion in the use of proceeds we receive from
the sale of shares to Swartz.
We will not receive any other proceeds of this offering, but we may receive
proceeds of the sale of shares to Swartz under our financing agreement with
them. Management has broad discretion to adjust the application and allocation
of the net proceeds of shares sold to Swartz in order to address changed
circumstances and opportunities. As a result, our success will be substantially
dependent upon the discretion and judgment of our management in determining how
to apply and allocate those proceeds.
We do not expect to pay dividends for some time, if at all.
No dividends have been paid on the Common Stock. We expect that any income
received from operations will be devoted to our future operations and growth. We
do not expect to pay cash dividends in the near future. Payment of dividends
would depend upon our profitability at the time, cash available for those
dividends, and other factors.
A majority of our shareholders can elect all of our directors.
There is no cumulative voting for the election of directors of the Company. As a
result, the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting stock may elect all
of our directors if they choose to do so, and the holders of the remaining
shares will not be able to elect any directors. Currently, our officers and a
consultant own a substantial percentage of the shares of Common Stock
outstanding and are in a position to control our affairs, including the election
of the board of directors.
Our business is subject to economic downturns to a greater extent than other
companies' businesses might be.
Since we offer products and services that are generally considered
discretionary, an economic downturn could have adverse consequences for us.
There is only a limited market for our shares.
While there is Common Stock that is "free trading," there is only a limited and
relatively "thin" market for that Common Stock. We cannot give any assurance
that an active public market will develop or be sustained. This means you might
have difficulty liquidating your investment if that becomes necessary.
We may not have enough funding to complete our business plan.
We expect that our major source of funding over the next 36 months will be our
financing arrangement with Swartz. We may need additional financing to fully
implement our business plan. We believe the private equity line will be
sufficient to maintain our operations for at least the next 36 months, but the
amount available under that line is based
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upon trading volume, which is beyond our control. If trading volume were to
decline significantly, or not to increase as expected, we might not be able to
draw down enough funds under that line to finance demand for our product. As a
result, we may need to seek financing above that provided by Swartz's private
equity line. We cannot give any assurance that this additional financing could
be obtained of attractive terms or at all. In addition, our ability to raise
additional funds through a private placement may be restricted by SEC rules
which limit a company's ability to sell securities similar to those being sold
in a registered offering (such as that contemplated by Swartz's equity line)
before the time that offering is completed or otherwise terminated.
Lack of funding could force us to curtail substantially or cease our operations.
Based on our potential rate of cash operating expenditures and our current
plans, we expect our cash requirements for the next 36 months may need to come
primarily from the proceeds of the Investment Agreement with Swartz. However,
our ability to raise funds under the Investment Agreement is subject to several
conditions. These conditions include the continuing effectiveness of a
registration statement covering the resale of the shares sold under the
Investment Agreement and a limitation on the number of shares we may issue based
on the volume of trading in the common stock. We expect that our future cash
requirements may be fulfilled by improved sales of products and services, the
sale of additional equity securities, debt financing and/or the sale or
licensing of certain of our technologies. However, there can be no assurance
that any future funds required in excess of the proceeds of the Investment
Agreement will be generated from operations or from the aforementioned or other
potential sources. There can also be no assurance that the required funds, if
available, will be available on attractive terms or that the terms under which
they are raised will not significantly dilute the interests of our existing
shareholders.
The market in which we compete is subject to rapid technological change.
Technology in the electronic gaming industry changes rapidly, and our products
and services, as well as the skills of our employees, could become obsolete
quickly. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to improve our
existing products and develop new products that address the increasingly
sophisticated and varied needs of our current and prospective customers, and
respond to technological advances, emerging industry standards and practices,
and competitive service offerings.
Our stock price is volatile.
The market price of our common stock has been and is likely to continue to be
volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarterly
variations in operating results, announcements of technological innovations or
new products by us or our competitors, changes in financial estimates by
securities analysts, overall equity market conditions or other factors that are
mostly beyond our control. Because our stock is more volatile than the market as
a whole, our stock is likely to be disproportionately harmed by factors that
harm the general securities markets, such as economic turmoil and military or
political conflict, even if those factors do not relate to our business. In the
past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against
companies after periods of volatility in the market price of their securities.
If securities class action litigation is brought against us it could result in
substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources, which
would hurt our business.
Trading in our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board may be limited.
Our common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board. The OTC Bulletin Board is not
an exchange and, because trading of securities on the OTC Bulletin Board is
often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on an exchange or
Nasdaq, you may have difficulty reselling any of the shares that you purchase
from the selling shareholders.
Our common stock is subject to penny stock regulation.
Our common stock is subject to regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to the market for penny stocks. These regulations generally
require broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established
customers and accredited investors to deliver a disclosure schedule explaining
the penny stock market and the risks associated with that market. These
regulations also impose various sales practice requirements on
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broker-dealers. The regulations that apply to penny stocks may severely affect
the market liquidity for our securities and that could limit your ability to
sell your securities in the secondary market.
A significant percentage of our common stock is held by our directors and
executive officers, who can significantly influence all actions that require a
vote of our shareholders.
Our directors and executive officers currently own approximately 25.5% of our
outstanding common stock and have options on an additional 1,199,000 shares. As
a result, management is in a position to influence significantly the election of
our directors and all other matters that are put to a vote of our shareholders.
The exercise of options and warrants could depress our stock price and reduce
your percentage of ownership.
If all of the warrants that may be issued to Swartz under the Investment
Agreement are issued, Swartz will hold outstanding options and warrants to
3,551,225 shares of common stock, assuming that we issue a total of 3,061,225
warrants to Swartz under the Investment Agreement. These are in addition to the
options held by officers and employees. The number of warrants that may be
issued to Swartz under the Investment Agreement will fluctuate depending on the
price at which we put shares to Swartz, which in turn will depend on the market
price at the time of the puts. In the future, we may grant more warrants or
options under stock option plans or otherwise. The exercise or conversion of
stock options, warrants or other convertible securities that are presently
outstanding, or that may be granted in the future, will dilute the percentage
ownership of our other shareholders. The "Description of Securities" section of
this prospectus provides you with more information about options and warrants to
purchase our common stock that will be outstanding after this offering.
Use of Proceeds
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling
securityholders. However, we may receive additional proceeds from the sale to
Swartz of shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued or to be issued
to Swartz under the Investment Agreement. We intend to use the proceeds from the
sale of the shares to Swartz and the exercise of warrants by Swartz for working
capital and general corporate purposes.
Price Range of Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board. The following
table sets forth the high and low bid prices of our common stock for each
quarter for the years 1998 and 1999 and the first quarter of 2000 through June
26, 2000. As of June 26, 2000, there were 93 holders of record of our common
stock.
The quotations set forth below reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail
mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Common stock:
Year High Bid Low Bid
1998
First Quarter $1.25 $0.25
Second Quarter 2.25 0.25
Third Quarter 0.50 0.25
Fourth Quarter 0.875 0.375
1999
First Quarter 0.6875 0.09375
Second Quarter 1.0313 0.26
Third Quarter 1.2188 0.09
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Fourth Quarter 0.70 0.065
2000
First Quarter 1.31 0.27
Second Quarter (through June 26, 2000) 0.97 0.34
Dividend Policy
We have never paid any dividends on our common stock. We expect to continue to
retain all earnings generated by our operations for the development and growth
of our business, and do not expect to pay any cash dividends to our shareholders
in the foreseeable future. The board of directors will determine whether or not
to pay dividends in the future in light of our earnings, financial condition,
capital requirements and other factors.
Forward-looking Statements
In this prospectus and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, in our press releases and in oral statements made with the approval
of one of our authorized executive officers, you will find words or phrases like
"will likely result," "plans," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated,"
"expect," "project" or "outlook" or similar expressions. You may also find
similar words or phrases in confirmations by our authorized executive officers
of expressions like these made by a third party about us. These words or phrases
are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution readers not to
place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. Each speaks
only as of the date made, and these statements are subject to many risks and
uncertainties. Actual results are likely to differ materially from historical
earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. Factors that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward-looking statements include, among others, the factors described in the
Risk Factors section of this prospectus. We are not undertaking any obligation
to release publicly revisions we make to any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of those statements.
All written and oral forward-looking statements made after the date of this
prospectus and attributable to us or persons acting for us are expressly
qualified in their entirety by this discussion.
Business
Business Overview
We were organized in 1996 to operate theme concept microbrewery restaurants. In
1997, we acquired First Brewery of Dallas, Inc., which operated the former
Hubcap Brewery & Kitchen of Dallas, Texas (later renamed The Schooner
Brewery(TM) brewpub). For several reasons, including relatively strict laws that
apply to craft brewers in Texas, GameCom found it difficult to develop this
initial business, and closed down its microbrewery operations in early 1999.
In December of 1997, GameCom acquired all rights to 'Net GameLink(TM), an
interactive entertainment system designed to allow a number of players to
compete with one another in a game via an intranet or the Internet. Since
closing its microbrewery operations GameCom has been devoting substantially all
of its efforts to implementing the 'Net GameLink(TM) product.
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In February, 2000, we changed our jurisdiction of incorporation from Nevada to
Texas.
Our principal office is at 440 North Center, Arlington, Texas 76011, and our
telephone number is (817) 261-GAMZ.
Closed Microbrewery Operations
From 1997 to 1999, we operated a brewpub restaurant in Dallas, Texas under the
name The Schooner Brewery (TM). We received a number of awards for the quality
of our beer at national and regional competitions. Our plan was to build upon
the favorable publicity resulting from these awards to develop and expand a
craft brewing concept that would both serve our award-winning beer on-premises
and sell the beer for off-premises consumption. The Texas laws governing craft
brewing operations are highly restrictive. Under those laws an operator of a
"brewpub" (manufacturer of beer for on-premises sale and consumption) was
prohibited from operating a "microbrewery" (manufacturer of beer for
off-premises distribution and consumption). As a result, we were unable to carry
out our plan. In addition, the Dallas West End Historical District where our
restaurant was located was undergoing an economic decline at the time. The
restaurant continued to accumulate net losses, and management closed our brewpub
operations in early 1999 in favor of full-time exploitation of the 'Net
GameLink(TM) concept. Since that time our operations have been limited to
development, construction and beta-testing of the initial 'Net GameLink(TM)
prototype system at J. Gilligan's Bar and Grill in Arlington, Texas. We do not
expect to have revenues from our Internet gaming business until early in the
third quarter of 2000.
Industry Overview
The electronic gaming industry has experienced dramatic changes over the last
several years. Beginning with games played by a single user on his or her own
computer, electronic games have progressed from (i) play by two or more users on
a single computer, to (ii) play by many users over an intranet, to (iii)
simultaneous play by even more users from locations spread throughout the world
via the Internet. These changes have brought about a rapid increase in the
number of interactive electronic gamers.
Initial efforts to capitalize on the interactive Internet electronic games
market were based on the idea that players would be willing to pay directly to
participate in these games. Pogo.com began with this business model but was
unable to generate a large enough group of paying customers to make the model
profitable. Recent efforts in this area have instead been based on the media
model, in which users do not pay for the service, but the site operator sells
access to the users to advertisers.
Despite the success of some Internet gaming companies, an element has been lost
in the process of moving from the parlor to the individual user's screen -- the
element of direct social interaction. We believe that people like to talk to
each other while they play, and a computer screen is no substitute for
face-to-face communication. We have not carried out any marketing studies to
confirm this belief, but both our own observations of players during
beta-testing of our system and articles in magazines such as Forbes and USA
Today have confirmed this belief. Virtually all of the Internet gaming providers
have created some means for the players to "chat" as they are playing by typing
messages back and forth. We believe this is an inadequate substitute for the
immediate presence of a live human being. Typing simply doesn't convey the
excitement or nuances of meaning communicated by the human voice.
In response to the desire of players for direct interaction, at least one
company has constructed several large electronic gaming centers, and has
announced its intention to build many others. Like the arcades frequently seen
in suburban malls, these centers are intended to attract the hard-core
electronic gamer who is seeking to play in a social environment. Our product is
targeted at a market similar to that of the large electronic gaming centers, but
is designed for smaller-scale and more widespread use in a neighborhood setting.
The experience of the large electronic gaming centers has demonstrated that
players are willing to pay to access electronic games in the company of others.
'NET GAMELINK(TM) SYSTEM
In December, 1997, we acquired all proprietary rights in the 'Net GameLink(TM)
system from Adams Bragg & Company, Inc., a firm which had been performing public
relations services for us, in exchange for 425,000 shares
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of our common stock. For financial reporting purposes, these proprietary rights
were valued by the board of directors at $2,125. At the time of acquisition, the
system was essentially little more than an idea. Over the next two years, we
worked in cooperation with Connect Computer Group, a Euless, Texas electronics
firm, to develop the hardware and communications configuration to implement this
concept. Connect Computer Group performed these services without any
out-of-pocket cash cost to the Company other than the costs of certain hardware
on the basis of an unwritten understanding that if the system were successfully
marketed Connect Computer would receive a significant equity position in our
company.
Our 'Net GameLinkTM system is designed for installation at a relatively modest
cost in neighborhood arcade-like gaming centers and social bars. It consists of
computers, a networking system, and specially-designed networked kiosks that
allow our patrons to play interactive 3D games with either other users at the
same location or users at a remote location. The gamestations feature X86 (Intel
central processing unit) compatible 3D-game hardware and software. Customers pay
for their use of the system through a plastic debit card. Each card is prepaid
and is credited with a certain amount of playing time. Alternatively, customers
can use their credit cards or insert bills into the kiosk.
Design Goals:
In designing kiosks for our system, our objectives were to
o remove the computer look and feel from the game play experience,
o use state-of-the-art sound and video systems to further enhance game
play,
o provide for connection to other kiosks at the same location through
an intranet and connection to kiosks at other locations through the
Internet, and
o provide a system that would be easy to change and update.
In addition, the system had to be able to run most games on the market, permit
easy access to the games by the user, and prevent the user from obtaining access
to the computer's operating system. Selection of components for the system was
based on performance, reliability, and price, in that order.
Enclosure:
The physical enclosure itself is 3 foot by 3 foot square and over six feet
tall with full length windows on each closed side. The kiosk enclosure is open
on one side and the windows allow the works of the systems to be seen. To
further enhance the open look of the kiosk we removed all enclosures from the
power supply and monitor. Each kiosk has three bays which are arranged
vertically. All computer equipment is mounted in the upper bay. The mid bay is
dedicated to the lighting controller/source and the lower bay holds a sub-woofer
speaker, A/C wiring and uninterruptible power source. The kiosk is made from
high-grade particle board and all corners are machined and rounded. Game
controls are mounted on two shelves in the front of the enclosure. The lower
shelf is made of the same board has the enclosure and the top is made of clear
plastic. Two handles provide support for the upper shelf and act as a light for
the lower shelf.
Computer:
The computer system is presently based on an AMD Athlon(TM) 800 MHz processor.
This is mounted on a Epox mother board with 128 megabytes of RAM (random access
memory). It uses the IDE interface (one of several methods of connecting disk
drives and other components to the computer's mother board) and a 4.5-gigabyte
hard drive. The network connection is supplied by a 3-Com 905b 100baseT card
(the faster of the two types of networking components in common use on IBM PCs).
A Creative Labs 16-megabyte accelerated video card connected to a 21 inch 27 dot
pitch (a measure of resolution) monitor supplies video. A Creative Labs Sound
Blaster
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Alive sound card is used. The speakers are made by Altec Lansing and have two
small high and mid range enclosures and a bass and sub-bass enclosure.
Lighting:
Lighting is supplied from a 150 watt light generator and distributed through a
fiber optic light pipe array. The light generator has an integral dichromatic
(2-color) filter that causes the light color to shift a few times each minute.
The mounting plates for the motherboard, magnetic card reader, and joystick are
made of a plastic material that allow light to be injected that creates a glow
around the edge. Edge light fiber optic cables are used to light the inside of
the kiosk and also the motherboard mounting plate. Light pipes are also run to
the handles on each side of the lower front shelf.
User interface:
In its usual configuration, the kiosk provides for input through a keyboard, a
mouse, and a joystick. The keyboard is a standard 101 key Keytronic black
keyboard that is mounted on the lower shelf. The mouse is also black and is made
by Keytronic. The joystick is a force-feedback type manufactured by Microsoft.
The joystick connections are external to the enclosure. This allows the joystick
to be changed out for other types of game input devices. A magnetic card reader
authenticates users and deducts the appropriate amount for the user's playing
time. All input devices other than the magnetic card reader are not hard mounted
for the convenience of the user.
System Software:
The operating system software is Microsoft Windows 98. The standard TCP/IP (a
networking protocol) stack is used for network connectivity. The interface
software is written in Micromedia Director, and the user database is written
under MySql (a database programming language) running under Redhat 6.0 LINUX (an
operating system). The games themselves are stored on a LINUX server running
with SAMBA (software for integrating LINUX and Windows computers) supplying the
connectivity to the Windows environment.
Operation:
Each kiosk is a network client of the LINUX server where all games are stored.
When a user swipes his or her card through the card reader, or inserts bills
into the kiosk, the software on the kiosk makes a request of the database stored
on the server. This database maintains a record of the amount of time the user
has bought and how much he or she has used. Once the user has been authenticated
and the system has verified the user's remaining time, the server starts the
timing clock for the kiosk and allows the user to select a game. When the user's
time expires the kiosk shuts down the game. Each kiosk has a full-time
connection to the Internet and to the local network.
Interactivity:
Our system provides for interactive play among gamers at a single location via
an intranet or at widely dispersed locations via the Internet. Because our
system is intended to reach players wishing to play in a social setting, we
expect that at least initially the system's capability to allow play among
gamers at a single physical location through an intranet will be more
significant than its ability to enable play on a worldwide basis. However, it
seems likely that in the future games will be developed that permit teams of
players at one location to compete against teams located elsewhere, and the
system's Internet connection will permit this type of play without any
modification to the system.
Installed Games:
Each location will provide access to the user's choice of approximately 10 games
at any time. The games to be offered on our kiosks will not necessarily be
different from those that an electronic gamer could purchase at his or her local
computer store. Many gaming manufacturers are now offering their games in an
interactive format. To a serious gamer, the appeal of our system is likely to be
the fact that the hardware components will be faster, bigger, louder, etc. than
those he or she would have available in a home setting. We expect the novice to
find the physical
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attributes of the system, the stylistic kiosks, the fiber optic lighting, and
the social atmosphere of playing interactive games on a physically interactive
basis through an intranet appealing.
All locations will be accessible through our computer at our home office, so
that we can constantly monitor the popularity of the games available at a
particular location. The games installed at each location will vary to some
extent depending upon the amount of playing each receives as reported by our
centralized database. However, there will be a substantial overlap, since this
is required in order to allow interactive play between widely dispersed
locations. The games for our initial system were selected after discussions with
GT Interactive Software, a leading games manufacturer/distributor. We have no
commitments to our current supplier beyond our current obligation to pay
required royalties on the games we use. Present arrangements call for payment of
an annual royalty of $540 per game, and royalties have been paid through
mid-July, when the existing licensing agreements expire. We believe that as we
become established in multiple locations we will be in a position to achieve a
strategic alliance with one or more of the leading games
manufacturers/distributors under which we would receive payment from the
manufacturer/distributor in exchange for being a supplier of our games. Although
we have had preliminary discussions for arrangements of this type with
manufacturers/distributors none have yet been completed.
Our first 'Net GameLink(TM) entertainment system was made available for public
play at Who's on First? in New York City on July 16, 1999. On November 2, 1999,
we moved this system to J. Gilligan's in Arlington, Texas to bring it closer to
our principal offices. Operations are presently limited to the initial
five-kiosk prototype system at J. Gilligan's. This system was installed without
charge to J. Gilligan's and is expected to begin generating revenue during the
second quarter of 2000 when we will begin charging patrons for play on the
system. We expect to deliver the first system to be sold to a third party during
the third quarter. Initially, we intend to build the systems to order with
delivery of the completed systems to occur approximately four weeks after the
order. We intend to maintain the initial system at J. Gilligan's as a permanent
"test bed" for continued upgrading and improvements to our system.
Hardware and Software Availability:
Our kiosks are manufactured to our design and we purchase them from time to time
as required. We presently purchase kiosks from a single supplier, but no
specialized equipment or knowledge beyond normal furniture-manufacturing
techniques is required for their construction, and we do not anticipate any
difficulty in acquiring these items. The system uses standard off-the-shelf
computer hardware and software items. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is furnishing
the computer processors to us without any out-of-pocket cost in exchange for our
publicizing that company as our microprocessor supplier.
Sources of Revenue:
We intend to provide our interactive electronic gaming service through a
combination of Company-owned centers and through third parties such as social
bars. Third parties will purchase the system on the basis of a fixed initial fee
and a continuing royalty. In addition, we expect to sell advertising to
companies who want to reach our demographic market. We expect that the cost of a
system to third parties will be in the range of $6,500 to $7,500 per kiosk,
including the server for each location. We expect a royalty based on the amount
spent by patrons to actually play on the system equal to 40% of revenues and a
royalty on the advertising generated by the system at each location equal to 50%
of the advertising revenue paid to the operator.
Competition
Competition in this industry is based primarily on the ability to deliver an
exciting and realistic gaming experience beyond what the gamer would experience
on his or her home computer through such items as 3-D imaging, sound and sense
of motion. At the present time, price is less of a factor because of the limited
number of competitors in the field. Accessibility is also a factor. We believe
our primary competition will be the large gaming centers being established by
companies such as GameWorks. GameWorks was established by Sega Enterprises,
Universal Studios, Inc. and DreamWorks SKG, and was designed under the guidance
of Steven Spielberg. GameWorks has far greater financial and technical resources
than we do and has created an entire establishment devoted to various forms of
gaming, including virtual reality games. So far as we are aware, GameWorks is
the only such competitor at the present time. We will not be able to compete
with GameWorks in technology or size of facility. Instead we
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intend to compete by providing more but smaller facilities that will be readily
accessible in the gamer's immediate neighborhood, with the companionship of the
gamer's neighbors, rather than requiring substantial travel to game among
strangers. Whereas GameWorks' facilities are designed to serve as a destination
in and of themselves, our systems will be located in third-party social
establishments where the system may or may not be the main attraction for the
establishment's particular patrons. In that respect, the systems will be
somewhat like the games systems you sometimes see installed in theater lobbies,
where the use is incidental to the patron's primary reason for coming to the
establishment.
Marketing
Until we are in a position to raise significant amounts of additional capital,
our capacity for producing 'Net Gamelink(TM) systems will be severely limited,
and our marketing efforts will be consistent with our production capacity. We
expect initial marketing efforts to consist of follow-ups by our Director of
Sales directed toward a limited number of individual and chain casual
restaurant/bars, some of which have learned of our system by observing it when
it was installed at Who's on First in New York or later at J. Gilligan's Bar &
Grill in Arlington, Texas. We have produced a promotional video of the system
for distribution to potential customers, and we also promote the system by means
of live streaming video on our web site, showing actual real-time use of our
system by patrons at J. Gilligan's. Longer range plans include, subject to the
availability of the necessary funds, an advertising campaign in leading
restaurant/food industry publications. We intend to add additional marketing
staff as required.
Employees
At June 25, 2000 we employed 7 people. We consider relations with our employees
to be satisfactory.
Trademarks
We have filed for federal registration of our "'Net GameLink(TM)" and "The
Internet Just Met Its Match" trademark, and a patent application is pending for
our network-enabled gaming kiosk. We cannot give any assurance that a patent
will issue on this application, or that if the patent is issued it will be broad
enough to provide meaningful protection. The time required to obtain a patent
depends upon a number of factors, including the extent to which the Company has
to negotiate with the patent office as to the breadth of the patent ultimately
to be issued. We expect that if the patent does issue it will not issue until
some time in 2001.
Selling Shareholder
The following table provides certain information about the selling shareholder's
beneficial ownership of our common stock as of June 30, 2000, and as adjusted to
give effect to the sale of all of the shares being offered by this prospectus.
The selling shareholder is not our affiliate and has not had a material
relationship with us during the past three years. It is not affiliated with any
broker-dealer. See "Plan of Distribution." The selling shareholder has sole
voting and investment power with respect to the securities shown.
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Shares Beneficially Owned
After Offering
Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned Before Number of Number of
Name Offering Shares Offered Shares Percentage
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Swartz Private Equity, LLC 490,000(1) 34,163,470(1) 0 0
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(1) Represents shares issuable to Swartz upon exercise of warrants issued at the
time the Investment Agreement was signed.
(2) Represents both the shares described in (1) above and shares of common stock
that we may sell to Swartz under the Investment Agreement and upon the exercise
by Swartz of options or issuable in connection with the Investment
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Agreement. It is expected that Swartz will not own beneficially more than 9.9%
of our outstanding common stock at any time.
Investment Agreement
On June 1, 2000, we entered into an Investment Agreement with Swartz. The
Investment Agreement entitles us to issue and sell our common stock to Swartz
for up to an aggregate of $15 million from time to time during the three-year
period beginning on the effective date of this registration statement. Each
election by us to sell stock to Swartz is referred to as a put right.
Put rights.
In order to invoke a put right, we must have an effective registration statement
on file with the SEC registering the resale of the shares of common stock that
may be issued as a result of exercising that put right. We must also give at
least 10 but not more than 20 business days' advance notice to Swartz of the
date we intend to exercise a particular put right and we must indicate the
maximum number of shares of common stock that we intend to sell to Swartz. At
our option, we may also designate a maximum dollar amount of common stock (not
to exceed $2 million) that we will sell under the put and/or a minimum purchase
price per common share at which Swartz may purchase shares under the put. The
minimum purchase price that we specify, if any, may not exceed 80% of the
closing bid price of our common stock on the date we give Swartz advance notice
of our exercise of a put right. The number of common shares sold to Swartz may
not exceed the lesser of 15% of the aggregate daily reported trading volume
during a period that begins on the business day immediately following the day we
exercise the put right and ends on and includes the day that is 20 business days
after the date we exercise the put right, 15% of the aggregate daily reported
trading volume during the 20 business days before the date we exercise the put
right or 9.9% of the total number of shares of common stock that would be
outstanding upon completion of the put. "Block" trades are excluded in computing
the trading volumes described above.
For each share of common stock, Swartz will pay us the lesser of:
o the market price for such share, minus $.10, or
o 91% of the market price for the share;
however, Swartz may not pay us less than the designated minimum per share price,
if any, that we indicate in our put notice.
Market price is defined as the lowest closing bid price for the common stock on
its principal market during the pricing period. The pricing period is defined as
the 20 business days immediately following the day we exercise the put right.
Warrants.
Within five business days after the end of each pricing period, we are required
to issue and deliver to Swartz a warrant to purchase a number of shares of
common stock equal to 10% of the common shares issued to Swartz in the
applicable put. Each warrant will be exercisable at a price that will initially
equal 110% of the market price on the date on which we exercised the put right.
Each warrant will be immediately exercisable and have a term beginning on the
date of issuance and ending five years thereafter.
Limitations and conditions precedent to our put rights.
Swartz is not required to acquire and pay for any shares of common stock with
respect to any particular put if, between the date we give advance notice of an
intended put and the date the particular put is to close:
o we have announced or implemented a stock split or combination of our
common stock;
o we have paid a common stock dividend;
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o we have made a distribution of all or any portion of our assets or
evidences of indebtedness to the holders of our common stock; or
o we have consummated a major transaction, such as a sale of all or
substantially all of our assets or a merger or tender or exchange
offer that results in a change of control of our company.
Short sales.
Swartz and its affiliates are prohibited from engaging in short sales of our
common stock unless Swartz has received a put notice and the amount of shares
involved in the short sale does not exceed the number of shares specified in the
put notice.
Cancellation of puts.
We must cancel a particular put between the date of the advance put notice and
the last day of the pricing period if:
o we discover an undisclosed material fact relevant to Swartz's
investment decision;
o the registration statement registering resales of the common shares
becomes ineffective; or
o our shares are delisted from the then-primary exchange.
If a put is canceled, it will continue to be effective, but the pricing period
for the put will terminate on the date notice of cancellation of the put is
given to Swartz. Because the pricing period will be shortened, the number of
shares Swartz will be required to purchase in the canceled put will be smaller
than it would have been had the put not been canceled.
Shareholder approval.
Under the Investment Agreement, we may sell Swartz a number of shares that is
more than 20% of our shares outstanding on the date of this prospectus. If we
become listed on The Nasdaq Small Cap Market or Nasdaq National Market, we may
be required to get shareholder approval to issue some or all of the shares to
Swartz. As we are currently a Bulletin Board company, we do not need shareholder
approval.
Termination of Investment Agreement.
We may terminate our right to initiate further puts or terminate the Investment
Agreement at any time by providing Swartz with notice of our intention to
terminate that right; however, termination of that right will not affect any
other rights or obligations we have concerning the Investment Agreement or any
related agreement.
Restrictive covenants.
During the term of the Investment Agreement and for a period of one year after
the Investment Agreement is terminated, we are prohibited from
o issuing any equity securities, or debt securities convertible into
equity securities, for cash in a private transaction without
obtaining the prior written approval of Swartz, or
o entering into any private equity line type agreements similar to the
Investment Agreement without obtaining Swartz's prior written
approval.
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Right of first refusal.
Swartz has a right of first refusal to participate in any private capital
raising transaction of equity securities that closes from the date of the
Investment Agreement (June 1, 2000) through one year after the Investment
Agreement is terminated.
Swartz's right to indemnification.
We have agreed to indemnify Swartz (including its stockholders, officers,
directors, employees, investors and agents) from all liability and losses
resulting from any misrepresentations or breaches we make in connection with the
Investment Agreement, our registration rights agreement, other related
agreements, or the registration statement.
Plan of Distribution
The selling shareholder is free to offer and sell its common shares at such
times, in such manner and at such prices as it may determine. The common shares
are sold through transactions in the over-the-counter market (including block
transactions), negotiated transactions, the settlement of short sales of common
shares or a combination of these methods of sale. Sales will be at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. The sales may or may not
involve brokers or dealers. The selling shareholders have told us they have not
entered into agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or
broker-dealers regarding the sale of their shares. The selling shareholders do
not have an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the
proposed sale of the common shares.
The selling shareholder may sell its shares directly to purchasers or to or
through broker-dealers, which may act as agents or principals. These
broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from the selling shareholders. They may also receive compensation
from the purchasers of common shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as
agents or to whom they sell as principal, or both. Compensation as to a
particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions. Swartz is,
and any broker-dealer assisting in the sale of the common stock may be deemed to
be, an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act.
Any commissions received by these broker-dealers and any profit on the resale of
the common shares sold by them while acting as principals might be deemed to be
underwriting discounts or commissions.
Because Swartz is deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of Section
2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, it will be subject to prospectus delivery
requirements.
We have informed the selling shareholder that the anti-manipulation rules of the
SEC, including Regulation M promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act,
may apply to its sales in the market and have provided the selling shareholder
with a copy of those rules and regulations.
The selling shareholder also may resell all or part of the common shares in open
market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided
it meets the criteria and conforms to the requirements of that Rule.
We are responsible for all costs, expenses and fees incurred in registering the
shares offered by this prospectus. The selling shareholder is responsible for
brokerage commissions, if any, on the sale of those securities.
Management
These are our current directors, executive officers and significant employees:
Date became director or
Name Age Positions executive officer
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L. Kelly Jones 46 chief executive officer
and chairman of the
board of directors March 26, 1997
John F. Aleckner, Jr. 54 president and director March 26, 1997
W. James Poynter 44 vice-president and director March 26, 1997
Kimberly Biggs 33 secretary and treasurer March 26, 1997
The members of our board of directors are elected annually and hold office until
their successors are elected and qualified. Our officers are chosen by and serve
at the pleasure of its board of directors. Each of the officers and directors
have positions of responsibility with businesses other than ours and will devote
only such time as they believe necessary on our business.
There are no family relationships between any of the directors and executive
officers. There was no arrangement or understanding between any executive
officer and any other person for any person to be selected as an executive
officer.
L. Kelly Jones has since 1980 been a member of the law firm Jones & Cannon, a
firm which he founded and which provides legal services to the Company. Mr.
Jones is certified in the area of commercial real estate law by the Texas Board
of Legal Specialization and is the author of an article, "Texas Mechanics' and
Materialmen's Lien Laws: A Guide Through the Maze," which appeared in the Texas
Bar Journal in March of 1985. Mr. Jones' areas of practice include corporate,
construction, real estate, municipal law, and commercial litigation. Mr. Jones
served from 1985 through 1989 on the Arlington City Council, and on the Stephen
F. Austin State University Board of Regents from 1987 through 1993, where he was
chairman from 1991 through 1993. He holds a J.D. from the University of Texas
and a B.A. in Political Science from Stephen F. Austin State University
John F. Aleckner, Jr. is a private investor. He was elected our president as of
December 14, 1999. From 1983 to 1989 Mr. Aleckner was vice-president and a
shareholder of Research Polymers International Corporation, a compounder of
specialty plastic materials which was acquired by another Company in 1987. From
1984 to 1998, he was vice-president of marketing and sales and a principal
shareholder in UVTEC, Inc., a marketer of specialty plastic compounds which was,
prior to the sale of Research Polymers, affiliated through common stock
ownership with Research Polymers, and which acted as a broker in connection with
purchases by Research Polymers and other companies. From 1971 to 1983 he was
employed by Ciba-Geigy Corporation in various sales capacities. He holds a B.S.
in chemistry from Case Institute of Technology
W. James Poynter has been engaged in the real estate brokerage and construction
business since 1979. He is the president of Tenant Realty Advisors, Inc., a
subsidiary of the Poynter Scifres Company group. Tenant Realty Advisors, Inc. is
a national tenant representation firm, representing office tenants in securing
new office locations throughout the United States. He holds a B.A. from the
University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business
Kimberly Biggs has for the last 10 years been legal administrator of the
Arlington law firm of Jones & Cannon (which provides legal services for the
Company) as legal administrator, a position which she holds to this date.
Significant Employees
In addition to the officers and directors identified above, the following
employees play a significant role in our operations.
Rey Cardino, age 39, serves as our Director of Sales. Mr. Cardino was employed
by the Hubcap Brewery & Kitchen from prior to its opening until the operation
was closed in early 1999, at which time he was the general manager of its
restaurant. Before that he was employed by TGI Fridays.
Jose Olivares, age 32, serves as our Director of Technical Support. Before
taking that position he was the principal brewer of our microbrewery operations.
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Steven M. Haag, age 41, serves as our director of marketing. Mr. Haag was
employed by Connect Computer Group, Inc., GameCom's computer consultants, as
vice-president of marketing and sales until accepting this position with us.
From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Haag served as senior data networking account
executive with AT&T. Prior to that time he was a fire fighter/paramedic for the
City of Crestwood, TX fire department.
John Zelinski, age 21, serves as our gaming technical advisor, Mr. Zelinski, has
been a full-time student for the last five years and is pursuing a degree in
computer science engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Executive Compensation
The Summary Compensation Table below shows compensation information for services
rendered in all capacities during each of the prior three (3) fiscal years. No
bonuses or stock options were granted and no additional compensation was paid or
deferred.
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Restricted Securities
Other Annual Stock Underlying
Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Compensation Awards Options/SARs
--------------------------- ---- ------ ----- ------------ ------ ------------
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L. Kelly Jones, chief executive 1999 -- -- -- -- --
officer and chairman of the
board of directors
1998 -- -- -- -- 833,000(1)
1997 -- -- -- -- --
John F. Aleckner, Jr., president 1999 -- -- -- -- --
and director
1998 -- -- -- -- 333,000(2)
1997 -- -- -- -- --
W. James Poynter, vice-president 1999 -- -- -- -- --
and director
1998 -- -- -- -- 333,000(2)
1997 -- -- -- -- --
Kimberly Biggs, secretary and 1999 -- -- -- -- --
treasurer
1998 -- -- -- -- --
1997 -- -- -- -- --
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(1) These options, incentive in nature, provide that Mr. Jones may purchase (i)
111,000 shares at par value but only if our shares are trading at $1.50 per
share, (ii) 361,000 shares at par value but only if our shares are trading at
$3.00 per share, (iii) 111,000 shares at par value but only if our shares are
publicly trading at $4.50 per share, and (iv) the balance of 250,000 shares at
par value but only if our shares are publicly trading at $5.00 per share. These
incentive stock options were granted to Mr. Jones by our board of directors (Mr.
Jones abstaining) on December 12, 1997 and on December 14, 1998.
(2) Messrs. Poynter and Aleckner each holds an option for 333,000 shares in our
Common Stock. These options, incentive in nature, provide that Messrs. Poynter
and Aleckner may purchaser (i) 111,000 shares at par value but only if our
shares are trading at $1.50 per share, (ii) 111,000 shares at par value but only
if our shares are trading at $3.00 per share, and (iii) the balance of 111,000
shares at par value but only if our shares are publicly trading at $4.50 per
share. These incentive stock options were granted to Messrs. Poynter and
Aleckner by our board of directors (Messrs. Poynter and Aleckner abstaining on
the grant of their stock option) on December 14, 1998.
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2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan
In February, 2000, the board of directors adopted, and a majority of our
stockholders approved, our 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan, subject to approval
of stockholders at the next annual meeting. The purpose of the plan is
o to enable us to attract, retain and motivate key employees who are
important to the success and growth of our business, and
o to create a long-term mutuality of interest between the stockholders
of the Company and those key employees by granting them options to
purchase our Common Stock.
Options granted under the plan may be either incentive stock options or
non-statutory options. The Plan is to be administered either directly by the
board, or by a committee consisting of two or more outside directors. Under the
plan, options may be granted to our key employees. The option price is to be
fixed by the committee at the time the option is granted. If the option is
intended to to be an incentive stock option, the purchase price is to be not
less than
o 100% of the fair market value of the common stock at the time the
option is granted, or,
o if the person to whom the option is granted is the owner of 10% or
more of our Common Stock, 110% of that fair market value.
The committee is to specify when and on what terms the options are to become
exercisable. However, no option may be exercisable after
o 10 years from the date of grant, or
o 5 years from the date of grant for options granted to a holder of
10% or more of our common stock.
In the case of incentive stock options, the aggregate fair market value of the
shares for which the options are exercisable for the first time during any
calendar year may not exceed $100,000 unless this limitation has ceased to be in
effect under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. If there is a change of
control, all outstanding options become immediately exercisable in full. In case
of an employee's death, or following the employee's retirement at or after age
65 or before age 65 with the consent of the committee, outstanding options may
be exercised for a period of one year from the applicable date of death or
retirement. If the employee's employment is terminated for reasons other than
death or retirement, the options remain exercisable for three months after that
termination unless termination was for cause, in which case all outstanding
options are immediately canceled. 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock have been
initially authorized for issuance under the plan. Under the plan, eligible
individuals may, at the discretion of the Committee, be granted options to
purchase shares of Common Stock. However, no one may be granted options for more
than 500,000 shares in any calendar year. The option price and number of shares
covered by an option will be adjusted proportionately if there is a stock split,
stock dividend, etc. The committee is authorized to make other adjustments to
take into consideration any other event which it determines to be appropriate to
avoid distortion of the operation of the plan. If there is a merger or
consolidation, option holders will be entitled to acquire the number and class
of shares of the surviving corporation which they would have been entitled to
receive after the merger or consolidation if they had been the holders of the
number of shares covered by the options. If we are not the surviving entity in a
merger and consolidation, the committee may in its discretion terminate all
outstanding options, and if that happens option holders will have 20 days from
the time they received notice of termination to exercise all their outstanding
options. The plan terminates 10 years from its effective date unless terminated
earlier by the board of directors or the stockholders. Proceeds of the sale of
shares subject to options under the plan are to be added to our general funds
and used for general corporate purposes. We have not granted any options under
the plan.
Compensation of Directors
No director receives or has received any compensation from us for service as a
member of the board of directors.
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Principal Shareholders
The following table shows, as of June 26, 2000, information about equity
securities we believe to be owned of record or beneficially by
o each of our directors;
o each person who owns beneficially more than 5% of any class of our
outstanding equity securities; and
o all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
Shareholders' Name and Address Number of Shares Owned Percent
L. Kelly Jones 1,955,948 (1) 16.2
440 North Center
Arlington, Texas 76011
Jim Poynter 737,260 (2) 6.1
City Center Tower II
301 Commerce Street
Suite 1205
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Kimberly Biggs 42,460 (3) 0.4
2414 Green Willow Court
Arlington, Texas 76001
John Aleckner 347,400 (4) 2.9
1901 Rockcliff Court
Arlington, Texas 76012
All Officers and Directors
As a Group (4 Persons) 3,083,068 (1)(2)(3)(4) 25.5
(1) Excludes incentive conditional options to purchase 833,000 shares of common
stock for $4,165.00, which are not exercisable within 60 days.
(2) Excludes incentive conditional option to purchase 333,000 shares of common
stock for $1,665.00 which is not exercisable within 60 days. We are obligated to
redeem 287,531 of these shares for a nominal amount, which would reduce Mr.
Poynter's ownership to 3.7%.
(3) We are obligated to redeem 16,559 of these shares for a nominal amount,
which would reduce Ms. Biggs's ownership to 0.21%.
(4) Excludes incentive conditional option to purchase 333,000 shares of
restricted common stock for $1,665.00, which is not exercisable within 60 days.
The beneficial owners of securities listed above have sole investment and voting
power as to those shares. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with
the rules of the Commission and generally includes voting or investment power
with respect to securities. Shares of stock subject to options or warrants
currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days, are deemed outstanding in
computing the percentage of the person holding those options or warrants, but
are not deemed outstanding in computing the percentage of any other person.
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In addition to the shareholders listed above, Connect Computer Group, Inc., the
firm which has been largely responsible for development of our kiosk and
computer systems, has performed its development work on the basis of an oral
understanding or "gentleman's agreement" with our chief executive officer that
if we are successful in marketing the product we will issue it a significant
equity position in our company. The amount of the equity interest is yet to be
determined and the parties have not explicitly agreed upon any method for
determining whether marketing of the product has been successful. The agreement
may not be sufficiently definite to be an enforceable contract. However, we are
proceeding on the assumption that we will be obligated to honor this oral
commitment and expect we will be able to reach agreement with Connect Computer
through negotiations as to both whether marketing the product has been
successful and the appropriate amount of equity to be issued to Connect Computer
for its assistance.
In addition, there is a possibility, which management regards as remote, that we
may be required to issue a substantial number of additional shares to the holder
of several of its notes under the penalty provisions of those notes. See
Description of Securities--Convertible Promissory Notes/Promissory Notes. Since
those shares would be issued for no additional consideration, any issuance such
as this could cause significant dilution in the book value per share of shares
presently outstanding.
Certain Transactions
Mr. Jones, our chief executive officer, is also president of Jones & Cannon, a
Texas professional corporation, which has provided legal services to us and
which may continue to provide legal services to us in the future. We currently
owe Jones & Cannon more than $94,000 for legal services and related expenses.
Jones & Cannon has also been providing the limited amount of office space we
need, and clerical and other services we need for our operations without charge
under an oral agreement. As of June 15, 2000, Jones & Cannon began charging us
$1,500 per month for our office space and phone system, as we now have 4
employees working at those offices.
In December, 1997, we agreed to redeem at par value an aggregate of 1,505,399
shares of the Common Stock held by the ten former shareholders of First Brewery
of Dallas, Inc., a company we acquired in April, 1997. The aggregate redemption
price was to have been $7,527.02. That redemption was to have occurred no later
than March 31, 1998. However, we did not have enough funds to honor this
commitment and we are currently in default under the agreement. Messrs. Jones,
Poynter, and Aleckner and Ms. Biggs were among those whose shares were to have
been redeemed. In February, 2000, we and Messrs. Jones and Aleckner agreed that
the shares that were to have been redeemed from those two individuals would not
be redeemed. We expect to redeem the remaining shares during the third quarter
of 2000.
During the period from July, 1997 through May, 1998 Mr. Jones lent us an
aggregate of $90,000 for operating capital. Of this amount, $65,000 was later
eliminated when Mr. Jones accepted in full satisfaction of that debt equipment
securing bank debt which Mr. Jones had guaranteed, leaving a balance of $25,000.
This indebtedness is evidenced by an unsecured demand promissory note at an
annual interest rate of 12% per annum.
Description of Securities
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue 50 million shares of Common
Stock, of a par value of $.005 per share, and 2,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock, par value $0.005 per share. As of June 26, 2000, 12,091,118 shares of
common stock were issued and outstanding and no preferred Stock had been issued.
Common Stock
Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all
matters to be voted on by the shareholders. Holders of common stock have no
cumulative voting rights. Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to
share ratably in any dividends that may be declared, from time to time by the
board of directors in its discretion, from funds legally available for
dividends. If we are liquidated, dissolved or wound up, the holders of shares of
common stock are entitled to share pro rata all assets remaining after payment
in full of all liabilities. Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights to
purchase our common stock. There are no conversion rights or redemption or
sinking fund provisions for the common stock.
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Our common stock is covered by the Securities and Exchange Commission's penny
stock rules. These rules include a rule that imposes additional sales practice
requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than
established customers and accredited investors, generally institutions with
assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with net worth in excess of
$1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their
spouses. For transactions covered by the rule, the broker-dealer must make a
special suitability determination for the purchaser and transaction prior to the
sale. The rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities
and may also affect the availability ability of purchasers of our stock to sell
their shares in the secondary market. It may also cause fewer brokers to be
willing to make a market in our common stock and it may affect the level of news
coverage we receive.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such voting
rights, designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights as the board
of directors may determine. Although we have no current plans to issue any
shares of preferred stock, the issuance of preferred stock or of rights to
purchase preferred stock could be used to discourage an unsolicited acquisition
proposal. In addition, the possible issuance of preferred stock could discourage
a proxy contest, make more difficult the acquisition of a substantial block of
our Common Stock, or limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the
future for shares of our Common Stock.
We believe the Preferred Stock will provide us with increased flexibility in
structuring possible future financing and acquisitions, and in meeting other
corporate needs that might arise. Having these authorized shares available for
issuance will allow us to issue shares of preferred stock without the expense
and delay of a special stockholders' meeting. The authorized shares of preferred
stock, as well as shares of common stock, will be available for issuance without
further action by stockholders, unless action by stockholders is required by
applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which our securities may be
listed.
Convertible Promissory Notes/Promissory Notes
We have outstanding $100,000 in principal amount of our Convertible Promissory
Notes. These notes bear interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum, call for
monthly payments of interest, and matured May 10, 1998. The holder of each
convertible promissory note has a non-assignable option to purchase 7,500 shares
of common stock at par value. Alternatively, each holder has the right to
convert his convertible promissory note at the rate of 1.25 shares of common
stock for each $1.00 in principal amount of notes.
We have outstanding $25,000 in principal amount of a promissory note due to L.
Kelly Jones, our chief executive officer, upon demand. This note bears interest
at the rate of 12 percent per annum.
We have outstanding $235,500 in principal amount of promissory notes payable to
other shareholders, all of which are in default. These notes provide for an
initial issuance of shares of common stock in lieu of interest, all of which
(913,000 shares) have been issued. Accordingly, no additional interest is
accruing on these notes. However, $103,500 in principal amount of these
promissory notes provide for a per diem issuance of common stock as a penalty
for late payment. As of December 31, 1999, the per diem issuance would be in
excess of 2,800,000 shares of the our common stock. We have received an opinion
from counsel, Richard L. Wright, P.C., that the penalty provisions are
unenforceable as illegal usury under applicable Texas law. However, there has
not been any litigation between us and the holder of the note as to this issue,
and in the absence of a court decision directly applicable to the parties, there
remains at least some risk that the opinion of counsel could be wrong. Should
the holder of the note prevail in any such litigation, the shares issuable under
the penalty provisions would result in the holder's becoming our largest single
shareholder. Further, depending upon how long it took to resolve the issue, an
adverse decision could result in that holder's becoming a controlling
shareholder. We believe that upon full payment of these promissory notes along
with non-usurious monetary interest, this matter of additional shares for our
late payment will be amicably resolved between us and the holder of these
promissory notes. However, we cannot give any assurance in that regard.
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Warrants
There are outstanding warrants to purchase 245,000 shares of our common stock at
a price of $1.00 per share and 245,000 shares of our common stock at $0.625 per
share. These warrants were issued to Swartz on April 14, 2000 for Swartz's
commitment to enter into the Investment Agreement. The warrants expire on April
13, 2005. The holders of the warrants have the right to have the common stock
issuable upon exercise of the warrants included on any registration statement we
file, other than a registration statement covering an employee stock plan or a
registration statement filed in connection with a business combination or
reclassification of our securities.
Anti-takeover Provisions
Under our Articles of Incorporation, a change in our bylaws requires the
affirmative vote of not less than a majority of our "Continuing Directors." A
Continuing Director is a member of the board who is not and who was a member of
the board of directors immediately before the time the 10% or more holder became
the beneficial owner of 10% or more of that voting stock. The Articles of
Incorporation also require that shareholder votes be taken only at a meeting,
and prohibit action by written consent.
In addition, we may not effect a "business combination" in which an affiliate or
associate of a holder of 10% or more of our voting stock has an interest without
the vote of at least 80% of our voting stock (voting as a single class),
including the vote of not less than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting
stock not beneficially owned by the 10% holder or its affiliates or associates.
The additional voting requirements described in this paragraph does not apply if
the board of directors by a vote of not less than a majority of the continuing
directors then holding office expressly approves in advance the acquisition of
shares that resulted in the 10% holder's becoming such, or approves the business
combination before the related person became a related person. Those
requirements also do not apply if, among other things,
o that the cash or fair market value of property received by holders
in the Business Combination is not less than the highest price per
share paid by the Related Person in acquiring any of its shares, and
the Related Person does not receive the benefit of any loans,
advances, guarantees or other financial assistance or tax advantages
provided by us except proportionately as a shareholder, and
o that the transaction be covered by a fairness opinion of a reputable
investment banking firm if deemed advisable by a majority of the
Continuing Directors.
The term "Business Combination" includes, among other things
o a merger, consolidation or share exchange involving us or a
subsidiary,
o a sale, mortgage or other disposition of a substantial part of the
our assets,
o the issuance of additional securities, a reclassification which
would increase the voting power of a Related Person or our
liquidation or dissolution.
These provisions might discourage an unsolicited acquisition proposal that could
be favorable to stockholders. They could also discourage a proxy contest, make
more difficult the acquisition of a substantial block of our common stock or
limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of
our common stock.
We are also subject to Article 13 of the Texas Business Corporation Act. That
Article prohibits us from engaging in a business combination with an affiliated
shareholder, generally defined as a person holding 20% or more our outstanding
voting stock, during the three-year period immediately following the affiliated
shareholder's share acquisition date, unless the business combination or
acquisition by the affiliated shareholder was approved by
o our board of directors before the affiliated shareholder's share
acquisition date, or
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o two-thirds of the holders of our outstanding voting shares not
beneficially owned by the affiliated shareholder at a meeting of
shareholders and not by written consent, called for that purpose not
less than six months after the affiliated shareholder's share
acquisition date.
Transfer Agent.
Continental Stock Transfer, Inc. of New York, New York is our transfer agent.
Legal Matters
The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon by Raice
Paykin Krieg & Schrader, New York, New York.
Experts
Our balance sheet as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the statements of our
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended, have
been included in this prospectus in reliance on the report, which includes an
explanatory paragraph on our ability to continue as a going concern, of Thomas
O. Bailey and Associates P.C., certified public accountants, given on the
authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Where You Can Find More Information
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our SEC filings are
available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC's
public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, Seven
World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048, and 500 West Madison
Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room.
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form SB-2 under the
Securities Act covering the sale of the securities offered under this
prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration
statement, does not contain all of the information in the registration
statement. Certain items of the registration statement are omitted in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements contained in this
prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other documents are not
necessarily complete and in each instance where reference is made to the copy of
such contract or documents filed as an exhibit to the registration statement,
statements about the document are qualified in all respects by that reference
and the exhibits and schedules to the exhibits. For further information
regarding GameCom and the securities offered under this prospectus, we refer you
to the registration statement and those exhibits and schedules, which may be
obtained from the SEC at its principal office in Washington, D.C. upon payment
of the fees prescribed by the SEC.
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Auditors...............................................F-1
Consolidated Financial Statements of GameCom, Inc. and subsidiary:
Consolidated statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 1999 .......F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31,
1999 and 1998 ..............................................................F-3
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) for the years
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 ...........................................F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31,
1999 and 1998 ..............................................................F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...................................F-6
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORTS
Thomas O. Bailey
and Associates, PC
Certified Public Accountants
Report of Independent Public Accountants
To the Shareholders of GameCom, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of GameCom, Inc. as of December
31, 1999 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and December 31,
1998. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. These standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above, revised as described
in Note 15, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
GameCom, Inc. as of December 31, 1999, and the results of their operations and
their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern. During the year ended December 31,
1999, the Company incurred a net loss of $361,880. Future working capital
requirements are dependent on the Company's ability to restore and maintain
profitable operations, to restructure it's financing arrangements, and to
continue it's present short-term financing, or obtain alternative financing as
required. It is not possible to predict the outcome of future operations or
whether the necessary alternative financing may be arranged, if needed. Those
conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a
going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Thomas O. Bailey and Associates, P.C.
Dallas, Texas
April 4, 2000
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GAMECOM, INC.
(Fomerly The Schooner Brewery Incorporated)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, March 31, 2000
1999 (unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash $ 15,564 $ 2,426
Accounts receivable 180 180
----------- -----------
Total current assets 15,744 2,606
Property and equipment
Equipment, furniture and fixtures 94,485 95,997
Accumulated depreciation (7,932) (14,959)
----------- -----------
Net property and equipment 86,553 81,038
Other assets
Security deposits 8,989 --
----------- -----------
Total other assets 8,989 --
----------- -----------
Total assets $ 111,286 $ 83,644
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Trade payables $ 728,849 $ 773,778
Accrued interest 49,839 5 4,203
Notes payable to shareholders 380,500 360,500
Short-term notes payable to bank -- 20,000
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Total current liabilities 1,159,188 1,208,481
Redeemable common stock
Common stock to redeem, 1,505,399 shares
at par $.005 7,527 3,891
Shareholders' equity
Capital stock 50,000,000 shares authorized
par value $.005; 10,041,751
issued and outstanding, 51,583 55,719
Paid-in capital 1,230,459 1,247,459
Retained earnings (2,337,471) (2,431,906
----------- -----------
Total shareholders' equity (1,055,429) (1,128,728)
----------- -----------
Total liabilities and shareholder equity $ 111,286 83,644
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement
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GAMECOM, INC.
(Formerly The Schooner Brewery Incorporated)
Consolidated Statement of Operations
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Year Ended For the Three Months
December 31 Ended March 31
1999 1998 2000 1999
---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues
Restaurant sales 5,431 $ 469,357 -- 5,305
Other -- (7,500) -- 3,019
----------- ----------- ------------ -----------
Total revenues 5,431 461,857 -- 8,324
Cost of sales
Food, beer, wine and merchandise (2,893) 182,334 -- --
Salaries and labor 27,365 268,826 27,365
----------- ----------- -----------
Total cost of sales 24,472 451,160 27,365
----------- ----------- -----------
Gross profit (19,041) 10,697 (19,041)
General and administrative expense
Administrative cost 409,999 1,002,192 65,113 26,836
Interest 16,065 57,401 4,795 6,775
Financing charges 55,200 153,250 17,500 55,200
Depreciation and amortization 5,356 51,122 7,027 24,399
Impairment of assets -- 132,545 -- --
Gain on sale of assets (143,781) -- -- (26,058)
----------- ----------- ------------ -----------
342,839 1,396,510 94,435 87,152
----------- ----------- ------------ -----------
Net loss $ (361,880) $(1,385,813) $ (94,435) $ (106,193)
=========== =========== ============ ===========
Per share amounts:
Net loss per share $ (0.038) $ (0.164) $ (0.008) $ (0.012)
=========== =========== ============ ===========
Average outstanding shares 9,581,072 8,435,721 11,922,150 8,522,703
=========== =========== ============ ===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement
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GAMECOM, INC.
(Formerly The Schooner Brewery Incorporated)
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity
For the Periods From December 31, 1997 through December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shares of Additional Total
Common Common Paid-in Accumulated Stockholders'
Stock Stock Capital Deficit Equity
----- ----- ------- ------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance December 31, 1997 6,209,703 $31,048 $ 381,294 $ (589,777) $ (177,435)
Stock issued for consulting services 600,000 3,000 222,000 -- 225,000
Contribution of capital for services -- -- 18,750 -- 18,750
Stock issued for loan incentives 613,000 3,065 150,185 -- 153,250
Stock issued in compensation for services 800,000 4,000 196,000 -- 200,000
Sale of stock 60,000 300 14,700 -- 15,000
Contribution of capital for services -- -- 6,250 -- 6,250
Loss for the year ended December 31, 1998 -- -- -- (1,385,814) (1,385,814)
---------- ------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Balance December 31, 1998 8,282,703 $41,413 $ 989,179 $(1,975,591) $ (944,999)
---------- ------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Stock issued as incentive for loans 240,000 1,200 54,000 -- 55,200
Stock issued in compensation for services 125,000 625 4,375 -- 5,000
Sales of stock 1,369,048 6,845 128,155 -- 135,000
Contribution of capital for services -- -- 18,750 -- 18,750
Exercise of stock options 300,000 1,500 36,000 -- 37,500
Loss for the year ended December 31, 1999 -- -- -- (361,880) (361,880)
---------- ------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Balance December 31, 1999 10,316,751 $51,583 $1,230,459 $(2,337,471) $(1,055,429)
========== ======= ========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement
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GAMECOM, INC.
(Formerly The Schooner Brewery Incorporated)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Year Ended For the Three Months
December 31 Ended March 31
1999 1998 2000 1999
---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss $(361,880) $(1,385,813) $(94,435) $(106,193)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 5,356 51,122 7,027 24,399
Impairment of assets 132,545
Gain on sale of assets (143,781)
Services and fees paid with stock 23,750 446,000
Financing fees 55,200 153,250 17,500 55,200
Stock options issued as compensation -- -- -- --
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts receivable-trade 1,367 483 -- 1,366
Prepaid and other assets 3,044 7,317 8,989 896
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expense 247,530 240,973 49,293 7,498
--------- ----------- -------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities (169,414) (354,123) (11,626) (16,834)
Cash flows from investing activities
Sale of capital assets -- --
Capital expenditures (41,237) -- (1,512 (4,000)
--------- ----------- -------- ---------
Net cash used by investing activities (41,237) -- (1,512 (4,000)
Cash flow from financing activities
Short-term notes payable 85,547 313,374 -- 18,668
Increase in capital stock and paid-in capital 135,000 15,000 -- --
--------- ----------- -------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities 220,547 328,374 -- 18,668
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 9,896 (25,749) (13,138) (2,166)
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period 5,666 31,415 15,564 5,666
--------- ----------- -------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents end of period $ 15,562 $ 5,666 $ 2,426 $ 3,500
========= =========== ======== =========
Interest paid during the year $ 9,040 $ 19,701 $ 431 $ 3,648
========= =========== ======== =========
Income taxes paid during the year $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
========= =========== ======== =========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement
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THE SCHOONER BREWERY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principal Business Activity
The Schooner Brewery Incorporated operates a restaurant and brewpub through its
wholly owned subsidiary, First Brewery of Dallas, Inc.
Principals of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
parent company, The Schooner Brewery Incorporated ("Company") and its subsidiary
after elimination of significant intercompany accounts and transactions.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains deposits within federally insured limits. Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 105 identifies these items as concentration
of credit risk requiring disclosure, regardless of the degree of risk. The risk
is managed by maintaining all deposits in high quality financial institutions.
Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of the accompanying financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain
estimates and assumptions that directly affect the results of reported assets,
liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results may differ from these
estimates.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of all reported assets and liabilities which represent financial
instruments (none of which are held for trading purposes) approximate the
carrying value of such amounts.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market.
Cash Flow Presentation
For purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash equivalents include time
deposits, certificates of deposits and all liquid debt instruments with original
maturates of three months or less.
Earnings Per Share
Primary earnings per share amounts are computed based upon the weighted average
number of shares actually outstanding. The number of shares used in the
computation was 8,271,554. This number does not include any shares called for by
the penalty provisions of certain of the Company's notes since, based on the
opinion of legal counsel, these penalty provisions are unenforeceable. See Note
5.
Property, Equipment and Depreciation
Property and equipment are valued at cost. Maintenance and repair costs are
charged to expenses as incurred. Gains and losses on disposition of property and
equipment are reflected in income. Depreciation is computed on the straight-
line method for financial reporting purposes, based on the estimated useful
lives of the assets.
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Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable
Sales are made for cash or they are charged to credit cards. The credit card
sales are recorded as accounts receivable and collected within the following
two-week period. Revenues are recognized at the point sales are made.
Common Stock Issued for Services
The Company has in the past issued stock for service to non-employees on a
negotiated basis where the value of the services is recorded and stock issued
based upon the agreed number of shares issued for the value of the services
performed. The measurement date for determining such value is the date an
agreement is reached for issuance of the shares, and the number of shares issued
is based on the market value of such shares on such date.
Common Stock Issued as Incentive for Loans
From time to time the Company has obtained non-interest bearing loans or
guarantees of bank loans from individuals. As incentive for these loans the
Company issued some of its common stock and recorded as expense the market value
of the stock. These issuances were as follows:
Market Value
Date Amount Lent Shares Issued of Shares
3/98 $ 50,000 120,000 $ 30,000
9/98 $123,000 493,000 $123,250
1/99 $ 88,500 240,000 $ 55,200
1/00 $ 20,000 100,000 $ 37,500
Charges in amounts equal to the fair market value of the shares issued for such
loans or guarantees are included in the Statement of Operations for the
applicable periods as "Financing Charges." These loans were made pursuant to
subscription agreements with the individual lenders, and were not available to
other note holders.
Contingentcies
Connect Computer Group, Inc., the firm which has been largely responsible for
development of the Company's kiosk and computer systems ("Connect Computer"),
has performed its development work on the basis of an oral understanding or
"gentleman's agreement" with the Company's Chief Executive Officer that if the
Company is successful in marketing the product, Connect Computer will be issued
a significant equity position in the Company, the amount of which is yet to be
determined. If marketing of the product is not successful, Connect Computer will
not be entitled to any shares for its efforts. The parties have not explicitly
agreed upon any method for determining whether marketing of the product has been
successful. There is considerable uncertainty as to both the standards for
determining whether any shares are issuable and the number of shares, if any,
which may ultimately be issued for those services. However, the Company has made
a charge to its earnings for those services based on its estimate of the number
of shares which will ultimately be issuable for those services and the fair
market value of the Company's shares as of December 31, 1999. Subsequent
negotiations may result in significant adjustments to these estimates.
NOTE 2 GOING CONCERN
As shown in the accompanying financial statements the Company has incurred
losses from operations and has a deficit working capital. The Company's current
net operating revenues are not sufficient to provide adequate cash flow required
to pay all of the Company's administrative expenses. For this reason the Company
must rely on short-term borrowing and equity financing. The Company's subsidiary
ceased operations of its business on January 10, 1999, the effect of which
eliminates sources of cash flow from operations. Because the subsidiary was
generating negative cash flow Management closed those operations to mitigate
further deterioration. Until the new operations begin the Company must rely on
public and private funding to meet any of its cash flow requirements. Management
has begun efforts for a new line of business. The Company plans to make a public
offering of its common stock and
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expects to obtain funds through private offering of its securities. The Company
expects to begin receiving revenues from its new operations in the first quarter
of the year 2000.
NOTE 3 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS
Operation of the Company's brewpub and restaurant, its only operation, was
discontinued in early 1999 and was being phased out in 1998. For the year 1998
the Company identified certain assets that were impaired as the result of the
discontining operations. A provision for the impairment of related equipment and
other fixed assets that would be impaired is shown as a separate item in the
Statement of Operations. The provision for the loss was provided based on an
assessments of all of the Company's operating assets and the likelihood that the
carrying value of certain of those assets could not be realized. In the
subsequent period other equipment and fixed assets not included in the impaired
assets were sold at a gain.
NOTE 4 ACQUISITION OF SUBSIDIARY
In March 1997 the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of First Brewery
of Dallas, Inc. ("First") by exchanging 3,860,000 shares of the Company's common
capital stock for all of the outstanding capital stock of First, whereby First
became the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Although the Company was the
surviving entity in this transaction, the acquisition was accounted for as a
purchase of the Company by First. Since Schooner's assets consisted solely of
cash, no goodwill was recorded in connection with the transaction. Prior to the
acquisition by the Company, First had acquired the interest of all of the
partners in First Brewery of Dallas I, Ltd., a limited partnership, by issuing
its capital stock in exchange for all of the partners' interest in the
partnership. The partnership had operated a restaurant and brewpub in the West
End district of Dallas, Texas since June 1994. On March 13, 1997, First acquired
all of the assets of the partnership in exchange for 49,500 shares of common
stock of First. The transaction between First Brewery of Dallas, Inc. and First
Brewery of Dallas, Ltd. was accounted for as a reorganization.
NOTE 5 NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable at December 31, 1998 consisted of the following:
Note payable to bank due March 16, 2000 with interest at 8.5% $ 20,000
Notes payable to stockholders due on demand, interest at 12% $ 25,000
Notes payable to stockholders due June 10, 1998, interest at 12% 100,000
Notes payable to stockholders due from August 1through December 2,
1998 with no interest 172,000
Notes payable to stockholders due in February and March 1999
Without interest 63,500
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$380,500
The notes due to stockholders due in dates through December 31, 1998 were in
default at December 31, 1998. The notes due to stockholders due in 1999 have
subsequently become in default. Notes payable to stockholders in the amount of
$100,000 were issued by the Company in increments of $10,000 having a maturity
date of May 10, 1998. The holder of each of these Convertible Promissory Notes
has a non-assignable option to purchase 7,500 shares of Common Stock at par
value. Alternately, each holder has the right to convert their Convertible
Promissory Note to equity in the form of 12,500 shares of Common Stock. None of
the notes have been converted.
Of the $235,500 payable without interest as described above, $103,500 in
principal amount provides for a per diem issuance of common Stock as a penalty
for late payments. As of December 31, 1999, the per diem issuance would be in
excess of 2,800,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The Company has
received an opinion from counsel, Richard L. Wright, P.C., that the penalty
provisions are unenforceable as illegal usury under applicable Texas law.
However, there has not been any litigation between the Company and the holder of
the note as to this issue, and in the absence of a court decision directly
applicable to the parties, there remains at least some risk that the opinion of
counsel could be wrong. Should the holder of the note prevail in any such
litigation, the shares issuable under the penalty provisions would result in
this holder's becoming the Company's largest single shareholder. Further,
depending upon how long it took to resolve the issue, an adverse decision could
result in such
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holder's becoming a controlling shareholder of the Company. According to legal
counsel there is no likelihood of a sustainable assessment of the per diem late
penalty. Therefore, in accordance with SFAS No. 5, no provision for such charges
has been provided.
NOTE 6 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock
The Company's authorized number of Common Shares that can be issued is
50,000,000 shares with a par value of $.005. The number of shares outstanding at
December 31, 1999 was 11,822,150. There were 1,505,399 common shares redeemable
for the total amount of $7,527. The Company's board of directors adopted a
resolution on December 12, 1997 to redeem 1,505,399 shares of the Common Stock
from certain shareholders to be redeemed from the proceeds of a subsequent stock
offering no later than March 31, 1998. At December 31, 1999 none of the stock
has been redeemed.
Redeemable Common Stock
In December 1997, the ten former shareholders of First Brewery of Dallas, Inc.,
acquired by the Company in March, 1997, collectively agreed with the Company's
Board of Directors that a dilution of their collective equity interest was in
the best interest of the Company. Therefore, the Company adopted a resolution on
December 12, 1997 to redeem 1,505,399 shares of the Common Stock from the ten
shareholders, at par value, $.005, with the consideration for such redemption to
be paid pro rata to such shareholders no later that March 31, 1998, presumably
out of the proceeds of a future equity offering. None of the shares have been
redeemed but can be redeemed at the Company's option. The total number of shares
and the redemption liability is reflected in the balance sheet under,
"Redeemable Common Stock."
NOTE 7 INCOME TAXES
The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes," which requires an asset and liability approach
for accounting for income taxes. Deferred income taxes arise from temporary
differences between financial and tax basis of certain assets and liabilities. A
valuation allowance has been established in the amount of $186,430. It is not
likely that the allowance will be realized; consequently the allowance has been
fully reserved. The Company's net operating loss carryforward is $1,950,849.
NOTE 8 LEASES
The Company leases its restaurant space under a lease agreement, which expired
October 1, 1999. During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company paid
$130,960 under the lease agreement.
NOTE 9 OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
No director receives or has received any compensation from the Company for
service as a member of the Board of Directors. None of the officers have
received any compensation for service from the Company. However, based on the
time spent by one officer expense was recorded based on the estimated
compensation and that amount was credited to paid-in captial as a contribution
to capital.
NOTE 10 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On December 12, 1997, by unanimous consent, the Board of Directors approved
borrowing up to $100,000 from certain stockholders. The promissory notes provide
that the notes be secured by the 'Net Game LinkTM system to be installed at the
Company's restaurant. The holders of said notes shall, for each $10,000 of
notes, in addition to the payment of principal and interest, be entitled to
7,500 shares of the Company's common stock at par value at maturity. Prior to
maturity, the holders of the promissory notes shall have the right to convert
their notes to equity in the amount of 12,500 shares of the Company's restricted
common stock. Thereafter, by unanimous consent, the
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Board of Directors approved additional borrowings from certain shareholders, in
the aggregate sum of $162,000. In lieu of interest, the Company issued to such
shareholders restricted shares of the Company's common stock.
NOTE 11 STOCK OPTION PLANS
In 1995 the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ["SFAS"] No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation." SFAS No. 123 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 31, 1995 and requires companies to use recognized option pricing to
estimate the fair value of stock-based compensation, including stock options.
The Statement requires additional disclosure based on the fair value based
method of accounting for an employee stock option and encourages, but does not
require, companies to recognize the value of these option grants as additional
compensation using methodology of SFAS No. 123. The Company has elected to
continue recognizing expense as prescribed by APB Opinion No.25, "Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees," as allowed under FASB No. 123 rather than
recognizing compensation expense as calculated under SFAS No. 123.
Incentive Stock Options [Non-Compensation]
These options, incentive in nature, provide that Mr. Jones may purchase (i)
111,000 shares at par value subject to the condition precedent that the
Company's shares are trading at $1.50 per share, (ii) 361,000 shares at par
value subject to the condition precedent that the Company's shares are trading
at $3.00 per share, (iii) 111,000 shares at par value subject to the condition
precedent that the Company's shares are publicly trading at $4.50 per share, and
(iv) the balance of 250,000 shares at par value subject to the condition
precedent that the Company's shares are publicly trading at $5.00 per share.
These incentive stock options were granted to Mr. Jones by the Company's board
of directors (Mr. Jones abstaining) on December 12, 1997 and on December 14,
1998.
Messrs. Poynter and Aleckner each hold an option for 333,000 shares in the
Company's Common Stock. These options, incentive in nature, provide that Messrs.
Poynter and Aleckner may purchaser (i) 111,000 shares at par value subject to
the condition precedent that the Company's shares are trading at $1.50 per
share, (ii) 111,000 shares at par value subject to the condition precedent that
the Company's shares are trading at $3.00 per share, and (iii) the balance of
111,000 shares at par value subject to the condition precedent that the
Company's shares are publicly trading at $4.50 per share. These incentive stock
options were granted to Messrs. Poynter and Aleckner by the Company's board of
directors (Messrs.Poynter and Aleckner abstaining on the grant of their stock
option) on December 14, 1998.
Outstanding options were 1,199,000 at December 31, 1999.
Accounting for the measurement date of these options occurs when the various
stock prices are realized.
Stock Based compensation Plan
The Company has one stock-based compensation plan as noted below. With regard to
its stock option plan, the Company applies APB No. 25 in accounting for such
plans and accordingly no compensation cost has been recognized. Had compensation
expense been determined based on fair value at the grant date for stock options
consistent with SFAS No. 123 the Company's net income and net income per common
share would not have changed for 1998 or 1999 because no grants were made in
those years.
On December 12, 1997, by unanimous consent of the Board of Directors, restricted
options to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company's common stock were issued to
certain key personnel of the Company at an exercise price of $.005 per share
conditioned upon the continued employment of the employee. The shares are
non-transferable and may be redeemed at $.005 per share by the Company in the
event the holder shall cease for any reason to be employed by the Company.
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1999 1998
Options beginning of year 1,499,000 800,000
Number of options granted -- 699,000
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Options exercised during year 300,000 --
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Options forfeited during year -- --
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Options outstanding end of year 1,199,000 1,499,000
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Options exercisable at end of year -- 300,000
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Weighted average exercise price per
share outstanding and exercisable $ .005 $ .005
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Weighted average grant date fair value $ -- $ --
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Had compensation expense been determined based on the fair value at the grant
dates for the stock option grants consistent with the method of SFAS No.123, the
Company's net income per common share would have been reduced to the pro forma
amounts indicated below:
1999 1998
Net loss: ---- ----
As reported $361,880 $1,203,643
Pro forma $361,880 $1,203,643
Net per common share:
As reported $ (0.038) $ .143
Pro forma $ (0.038) $ .143
Calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model, using the
Following assumptions; expected volatility computed using as of the date of the
Grant the prior years average of the Common Stock which averaged 5%; expected
dividend yield of 0%; expected option term of two years and risk free rate of
6%. The Company believes that there is no significant income tax effect.
NOTE 12 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On February 27, 1998 a judgment was rendered against First Brewery of Dallas I,
Ltd. the partnership all of which interest was acquired by First Brewery of
Dallas, Inc. The Company believes this judgment will be liquidated through
bankruptcy proceedings of the subsidiary.
The Company's First Brewery of Dallas, Inc. subsidiary is a defendant in a
proceeding commenced June 14, 1999 in Tarrant County, Texas by Ben Strong
individually and d/b/a Benco & Associates. This litigation arose out of the
construction of a brewpub which First Brewery acquired from its predecessor in
interest, and alleges that the transaction in which first Brewery of Dallas,
Inc. acquired the assets of the predecessor in interest constituted a fraudulent
conveyance. The amount sought is approximately $58,000. The Company believes
that this claim is without merit, and anticipates that it will be eliminated in
any event through the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding by First Brewery of
Dallas, Inc.
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NOTE 13 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
In a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors on June 30, 1997 and pursuant to
the action of taken by the shareholders owning a majority of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Company's common stock the Company gave effect to a
reverse stock split of one share for five shares of the Company's common stock.
Before the stock split the Company had 34,965,000 shares of stock outstanding;
immediately after the stock split the Company had outstanding 6,993,000 shares
of common stock.
NOTE 14 SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
The following supplemental cash flow information is provided for interest,
Income taxes paid and for non-cash transactions:
For the year ended December 31,
1999 1998
---- ----
Interest paid 16,065 11,926
Income taxes paid -- --
Non-cash transactions:
Service compensated with stock 21,250 243,750
Compensation paid in options 36,000 --
Notes exchanged for equipment 70,270 --
NOTE 15 REVISED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Subsequent to the completion of the 1998 audit and the issuance of the 1998
audit report it was determined that additional transactions had occurred where
common stock of the Company was issued for consulting and other services. The
financial statements have been revised to reflect these transactions which were
recorded based on the value of the services performed and the price of the stock
at the time of the services. In addition the revised financial statements have
omitted reference to discontinued operations because the Company did not
discontinue a segment of its business as described in APB No.30, rather all of
the Company's prior operations ceased in January 1999. The financial statements
have also been revised to show separately the Redeemable Common Shares outside
the equity disclosure.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 24. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Articles of Incorporation generally limit the personal liability of
directors for monetary damages for any act or omission in their capacities as
directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. In addition, the Company's
bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify and advance or reimburse
reasonable expenses incurred by, directors, officers, employees or agents of the
Company, to the fullest extent that a Company may grant indemnification to a
director under the Texas Business Corp. Act, and may indemnify such persons to
such further extent as permitted by law.
ITEM 25. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following is an itemized statement of the estimated amounts of all expenses
payable by the registrant in connection with the registration of the common
stock offered hereby:
SEC filing fee......................................................... $ 4,105
Blue sky fees and expenses............................................. 5,000
Legal fees............................................................. 40,000
Accounting fees........................................................
Miscellaneous.......................................................... 10,000
Total.........................................................
ITEM 26. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Upon its organization in January, 1996, the Company issued 2,100,000 of its
Common Stock to its promoters and a limited number of third party investors at a
purchase price of $0.02 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $42,000.
This sale was made in reliance upon the exemption contained in Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").
In May of 1996, the Company sold 400,000 units at a price of $0.125 per unit to
a number of individual investors who were not previously affiliated or
associated with the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $50,000. Each
unit consisted of one share of Common Stock and two warrants, each warrant
authorizing the holder to buy one share of the Company's Common Stock at the
purchase price of $0.50. This sale was made in reliance upon the exemption
contained in Rule 504 of Regulation D under the Act.
In March of 1997, the Company sold 633,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock
at a price of $.01 per share to 14 individual investors not previously
associated or affiliated with the Company, for an aggregate purchase price of
$63,300. This sale was made in reliance on the exemption contained in Rule 504
of Regulation D under the Act .
In March of 1997, the Company issued 3,860,000 shares of its Common Stock to 10
shareholders of First Brewery of Dallas, Inc., then operating the Hubcap Brewery
& Kitchen of Dallas, Texas, in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of
that corporation. Based on the price at which the Company's shares had most
recently been sold to an unrelated investor, the Company believes that the fair
market value of the shares issued in this transaction was $38,600. The shares
were issued in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in Section
4(2) of the Act.
In conjunction with the stock-for-stock swap discussed in the preceding
paragraph, the Company redeemed 193,000 shares of its Common Stock from Adams
Bragg & Company, Inc. in exchange for a Gateway computer valued at $2,000.
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In September of 1997 the Company issued 490,102 shares of its Common Stock at
$0.50 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $245,051 upon exercise of the
warrants originally issued in 1996. The shares were issued in reliance upon the
private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Act.
In December of 1997, the Company issued 425,000 shares of its Common Stock to
Adams Bragg & Company, Inc., in exchange for its proprietary rights in the 'Net
GameLinkTM idea, which was valued by the Company's Board of Directors at $2,125.
The shares were issued in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained
in Section 4(2) of the Act.
Between December, 1997 and February, 1998, the Company issued $100,000 in
principal amount of its convertible subordinated notes to certain of its
existing shareholders and one additional sophisticated investor. These notes
were issued in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in Section
4(2) of the Act.
In March of 1998, the Company issued 120,000 shares of its Common Stock to
certain of its existing shareholders as additional consideration for a loan in
the aggregate amount of $50,000. Management believes that the fair market value
of the 120,000 shares issued in lieu of interest was approximately $30,000. The
shares were issued in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in
Section 4(2) of the Act.
In May of 1998, the Company issued 300,000 shares of its Common Stock to Net
Gameport, Inc., an accredited investor, in payment for financial and public
relations consulting services valued at $75,000. These notes were issued in
reliance upon the private offering exemptions contained in Section 4(2) and the
accredited investor exemption contained in Section 4(6) of the Act.
In June of 1998, the Company issued 300,000 shares of its Common Stock to
Capital & Media Partners, Inc. in payment for financial and public relations
consulting services valued at $150,000. These shares were issued in reliance
upon the private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) and the accredited
investor exemption contained in Section 4(6) of the Act.
In September of 1998, the Company issued $123,000 in principal amount of
promissory notes to existing shareholders and issued 493,000 shares of its
Common Stock in lieu of future interest on such notes. Management believes that
the fair market value of the 493,000 shares issued in lieu of interest was
approximately $123,250. These notes and shares were issued in reliance upon the
private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Act.
In November of 1998, the Company issued 60,000 shares of its Common Stock to a
current shareholder who was an accredited investor at $0.25 per share for an
aggregate purchase price of $15,000. These shares were issued in reliance upon
the private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) and the accredited
investor exemption contained in Section 4(6) of the Act.
In December of 1998, the Company issued 800,000 shares of its Common Stock to an
individual accredited investor in payment for shareholder relations and
strategic planning services valued at $200,000. These shares were issued in
reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) and the
accredited investor exemption contained in Section 4(6) of the Act.
In January of 1999, the Company issued issued $88,500 in principal amount of
promissory notes to existing shareholders and issued 240,000 shares of its
Common Stock in lieu of future interest on such notes. Management believes that
the fair market value of the 240,000 shares issued in lieu of interest was
approximately $55,200. These notes and shares were issued in reliance upon the
private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Act.
In January of 1999, the Company issued 300,000 shares of its Common Stock to its
Chief Executive Officer and two employees at $0.005 per share upon the exercise
of stock options for an aggregate of $1,500. The shares were issued in reliance
upon the private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Act.
In April of 1999, the Company issued in aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of its
Common Stock to two investors not previously associated or affiliated with the
Company at $0.06 per share for an aggregate of $60,000, and an
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additional 100,000 shares also valued at $0.06 per share for an aggregate of
$6,000, to the law firm handling the transaction and a financial services firm
in payment for their services in connection with the transaction. The shares
were issued in reliance upon the limited offering exemption of Rule 504 under
the Act.
In July, 1999, the Company issued 119,048 shares of its Common Stock at $0.42
per share for an aggregate of $50,000. These shares were sold to one individual
who had been directly involved in development of the Company's game machine and
was thoroughly familiar with its business, and were issued in reliance upon the
private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Act.
In October of 1999, the Company issued 250,000 shares of its Common Stock to an
accredited investor not previously associated with the Company at $0.10 per
share for an aggregate of $25,000. Also in October of 1999, the Company issued
25,000 shares of its common stock in partial payment of legal fees incurred in
connection with registration of its Common Stock under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Management believes that the fair market value of the 25,000 shares
issued in payment of the legal fee was approximately $2,500. These shares were
issued in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2)
and the accredited investor exemption contained in Section 4(6) of the Act.
In January of 2000, the Company issued 100,000 shares of its Common Stock to its
Chief Executive Officer as compensation for his guaranty of an unsecured bank
loan to the Company in the amount of $20,000. Management believes that the fair
market value of the shares was approximately $35,000. These shares were issued
in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the
Act.
In April of 2000, the Company issued 88,968 shares of its common stock to its
chief executive officer as compensation for his guaranty of an unsecured bank
loan to the Company in the amount of $25,000. Management believes that the fair
market value of the shares was approximately $30,694. These shares were issued
in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the
Act.
In June of 2000, the Company issued 71,429 shares of its common stock to an
accredited investor which was previously a shareholder of the Company at $0.70
per share for an aggregate of $50,000.00. Additionally, the Company issued to
such accredited investor $50,000.00 in principal amount of promissory notes and
an additional 8,571 shares of its common stock in lieu of future interest on
such note. Management believes that the fair market value of the 8,571 shares
issued in lieu of interest was approximately $2,571. These shares and notes were
issued in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in Section 4(2)
and the accredited investor exemption contained in Section 4(6) of the Act.
In June of 2000, the Company granted De Monte Associates, Inc., a financial
public relations firm, five year options to purchase (i) 25,000 shares at $0.51
per share, but only if at the time of exercise our shares are trading at $3.00
per share, and (ii) an additional 25,000 shares at $0.51 per share but only if
at the time of exercise our shares are trading at $5.00 per share. These options
were issued in reliance upon the private offering exemption contained in Section
4(2) and the accredited investor exemption contained in Section 4(6) of the Act.
ITEM 27. Exhibits
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
NO
(3.1) Articles of Incorporation of The Schooner Brewery Incorporated
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 10SB
(3.2) Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of The Schooner
Brewery Incorporated dated February 14, 1997 incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form
10SB
(3.3) Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of The Schooner
Brewery Incorporated filed February 10, 1999 incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form
10SB
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(3.4) Bylaws incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.4 to the registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 10SB
(3.5) Plan of Merger between GameCom, Inc., a Nevada corporation and
GameCom, Inc., a Texas corporation incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 3.5 to Amendment No. 1 to the registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 10SB
(3.6) Articles of Incorporation of GameCom, Inc., a Texas corporation
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.6 to Amendment No. 1 to the
registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10SB
(3.7) Bylaws of GameCom, Inc. incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.7 to
Amendment No. 1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form
10SB
(4.1) Form of Subordinated Notes incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1
to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10SB
(4.2) Form of Convertible Subordinated Notes incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10SB
(4.3) Form of Convertible Subordinated Notes providing for penalty payable
in shares incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the
registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10SB
(4.4) * Option agreement with De Monte Associates, Inc.
(5.1) Legal opinion of Raice Paykin Krieg & Schrader
(10) 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 1 to the registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 10SB
(21) List of Subsidiaries incorporated by reference from Exhibit 21 to the
registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10SB
(23.1) * Consent of Raice Paykin Krieg & Schrader (contained in Exhibit 5)
(23.2) * Consent of Thomas Bailey & Associates PC
(24.1) Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
registration statement)
(27) Financial Data Schedule
* To be filed by amendment
ITEM 28. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that it will:
(1) File, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which,
individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in
the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
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(iii) To include any additional or changed material information on
the plan of distribution;
(2) For determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, treat each
post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities
offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the initial bona
fide offering.
(3) File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of the
securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy 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 registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant 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 registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that it will:
(1) For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497 (h)
under the Securities Act as part of this registration statement as of the time
the Commission declared it effective.
(2) For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each
post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new
registration statement for the securities offered in the registration statement,
and that offering of the securities at that time as the initial bona fide
offering of those securities.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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 of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the City of
Arlington, Texas on July ___, 2000.
GAMECOM, INC.
By: /s/ L. Kelly Jones
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Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints L. Kelly Jones, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments
to this registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby
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ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any of them,
or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of
the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief
Financial Officer
/s/ L. Kelly Jones
------------------------ July 11, 2000
L. Kelly Jones
/s/ John F. Aleckner, Jr.
------------------------ President and Director July 11, 2000
John F. Aleckner, Jr.
/s/ W. James Poynter
------------------------ Vice-President and Director July 11, 2000
W. James Poynter
/s/ Kimberly Biggs
------------------------ Secretary and Treasurer July 11, 2000
Kimberly Biggs
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