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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
/x/ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
OR
/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSACTION PERIOD FROM_____________TO_____________
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-27411
WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3898912
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
11 West 19th Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10011
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 242-8800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark (X) whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes / / No /x/.
As of November 1, 1999, there were 14,241,244 shares of the registrant's common
stock outstanding.
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WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1999 (unaudited)
and December 31, 1998......................................... 1
Statements of Operations for the
three months and nine months ended
September 30, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited)....................... 2
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine
months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited).......... 3
Notes to Financial Statements................................. 4
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations........................... 6
Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk.... 16
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings............................................. 16
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds..................... 16
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities............................... 17
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........... 17
Item 5. Other Information.............................................. 17
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................. 17
SIGNATURES.................................................... 18
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Part 1.
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
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SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998
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(UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ............................................... $ 53,325,465 $ 17,573
Accounts receivable, net ................................................ 1,623,680 615,230
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ............................... 3,802,511 125,174
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Total current assets ................................................... 58,751,656 757,977
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Fixed assets, net ......................................................... 1,896,110 437,759
Other assets .............................................................. 172,173 --
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Total assets .......................................................... $ 60,819,939 $ 1,195,736
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable ........................................................ $ 1,299,846 $ 221,745
Accrued liabilities ..................................................... 2,636,290 169,136
Deferred revenues ....................................................... 297,051 117,297
Capital lease obligations ............................................... 275,982 31,764
Notes payable-related party, current portion ............................ 66,667 1,342,222
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Total current liabilities ............................................. 4,575,836 1,882,164
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Capital lease obligation, net of current portion ........................ 492,268 --
Deferred gain on sale of assets ......................................... 19,478 --
Notes payable-related party, net of current portion ..................... 16,667 66,667
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Total liabilities ..................................................... 5,104,249 1,948,831
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Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock-par value $.01, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
and 5,714,184 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 1999
(unaudited), and December 31, 1998, respectively ...................... 142,412 57,142
Additional paid-in capital .............................................. 67,840,198 1,140,624
Accumulated deficit ..................................................... (12,247,880) (1,861,977)
Deferred compensation ................................................... (19,040) (88,884)
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Total stockholders' equity (deficit) .................................. 55,715,690 (753,095)
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) ................ $ 60,819,939 $ 1,195,736
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Revenues .............................. $ 3,049,058 $ 1,250,722 $ 6,103,521 $ 3,513,176
Operating expenses:
Product development ................. 800,761 196,992 1,251,626 458,736
Sales and marketing ................. 6,023,136 1,063,259 10,064,000 2,553,205
General and administrative .......... 2,346,924 529,548 4,557,657 1,261,673
Non-cash financial advisory services -- -- 796,691 --
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Total operating expenses .......... 9,170,821 1,789,799 16,669,974 4,273,614
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Loss from operations ................ (6,121,763) (539,077) (10,566,453) (760,438)
Interest income (expense), net ........ 128,617 (25,049) 180,550 (49,894)
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Net loss .............................. $ (5,993,146) $ (564,126) $(10,385,903) $ (810,332)
Preferred stock deemed dividend ....... (8,712,352)
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Net loss attributable to common
stockholders ........................ $ (5,993,146) $ (564,126) $(19,098,255) $ (810,332)
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Basic and diluted net loss per share
attributable to common
stockholders ........................ $ (1.31) $ (0.11) $ (3.65) $ (0.16)
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Weighted average shares of common stock
used in computing basic and diluted net
loss per share attributable to common
stockholders ........................ 4,568,558 5,062,667 5,230,702 5,020,340
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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1999 1998
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss ............................................................ $(10,385,903) $ (810,332)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ..................................... 432,061 100,405
Bad debt expense .................................................. 335,431 102,898
Non-cash financial advisory services expense ...................... 796,691 --
Interest payable converted into common stock ...................... 35,000 24,826
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable ............................................... (1,343,765) (408,089)
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets .................................................. (3,677,452) (104,066)
Other assets ...................................................... (39,795) 33,871
Accounts payable .................................................. 1,078,101 244,730
Accrued liabilities ............................................... 2,467,154 53,472
Deferred revenue .................................................. 179,754 82,094
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Net cash used in operating activities ................................. (10,122,723) (680,189)
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Cash flows from investing activity:
Purchase of fixed assets ............................................ (1,193,309) (243,334)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets .................................. 157,292 --
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Net cash used in investing activity ................................... (1,036,017) (243,334)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable ............................. 120,000 1,057,150
Principal payments on notes payable-related party ................... (55,555) (50,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock .............................. 44,979,359 --
Principal payments on capital lease obligations ..................... (152,172) (5,145)
Proceeds from issuance of class A mandatorily
redeemable convertible preferred stock ............................. 3,575,000 --
Proceeds from issuance of class B mandatorily
redeemable convertible preferred stock ............................. 40,000,000 --
Redemption of class A mandatorily redeemable
convertible preferred stock and repurchase of
common stock ....................................................... (24,000,000) --
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Net cash provided by financing activities ............................. 64,466,632 1,002,005
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Net increase in cash for the period .................................. 53,307,892 78,482
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period ........................ 17,573 85,365
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period .............................. $ 53,325,465 $ 163,847
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Cash paid during the period for interest .............................. $ 28,068 $ 13,485
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Notes payable converted into common and preferred stock ............... $1,390,000 $ 521,956
Preferred stock converted into common stock ........................... $ 40,000,000 --
Equipment acquired under capital leases ............................... $ 812,000 $ 15,454
Barter transactions ................................................... $ 1,478,379 $ 1,522,097
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. ORGANIZATION
Webstakes.com, Inc. (the "Company"), was incorporated and commenced operations
in the State of New York on January 8, 1996 as Webstakes, Inc. and was
reincorporated in the State of Delaware on June 5, 1996 as Netstakes, Inc. On
June 11, 1999 the Company changed its name to Webstakes.com, Inc. The Company is
a provider of internet promotion solutions for marketers. The Company integrates
sweepstakes, contests and similar promotional events with direct marketing tools
and a proprietary database. The Company generates revenues through
webstakes.com, a website dedicated to internet sweepstakes and promotions;
iDIALOG(tm), the Company's permission-based direct marketing technology; and
Webstakes' Promotion Outsourcing, a full service integrated internet promotion
service group.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information
and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required
under generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the
results of the interim periods presented in this filing have been made.
Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1999
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ended December 31, 1999 or for any other future interim periods.
The balance sheet at December 31, 1998 has been derived from the audited
financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. For further information, refer to the financial statements
and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Form S-1 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company has made certain reclassifications within its financial statements
to more accurately present the financial results of the Company. Accordingly,
certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to the current
period presentation.
3. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
In September 1999, the Company completed an initial public offering of 3,575,000
shares of the Company's common stock. Proceeds to the Company from this initial
public offering totaled approximately $44.9 million, net of underwriting
discounts and commissions and related expenses.
In January 1999, the Company issued 50,000 shares of class A preferred stock in
a private placement, in consideration for net proceeds of approximately
$5,000,000, inclusive of the conversion of $1,390,000 of advances plus interest.
In June 1999, the Company completed a private placement and issued 6,666,668
shares of class B preferred stock, in consideration for net proceeds of $40.0
million. Subsequently, the Company repurchased all 50,000 shares of class A and
1,714,608 shares of common stock for $24.0 million. The repurchased class A
preferred stock was cancelled. At the completion of the initial public offering,
the class B preferred stock automatically converted into 6,666,668 shares of
common stock at a conversion price of $14 per share.
In accordance with EITF D-42 "The Effect on the Calculation of Earnings per
Share for the Redemption or Induced Conversion of Preferred Stock," the excess
of the consideration paid to the holders of the class A preferred stock in the
redemption of the 50,000 shares over the carrying amount of class A preferred
stock represented a deemed dividend or return to the holders of the class A
preferred stock of $8.7 million.
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WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(CONTINUED)
4. NET LOSS PER SHARE
Basic loss per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed using
the weighted-average number of common and common stock equivalent shares
outstanding during the period. Common stock equivalent shares are excluded from
the computation if their effect is antidilutive.
As the Company reported net losses at September 30, 1999 and 1998, all 1,878,153
and 118,781 of the options and warrants outstanding at September 30, 1999 and
1998, respectively, were antidilutive and therefore, there were no reconciling
items between basic and diluted loss per share for the nine months then ended.
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WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of
Webstakes.com contains forward-looking statements relating to the future events
and the future performance of Webstakes.com within the meaning of section 27A of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Stockholders are cautioned that
such statements involve risks and uncertainties. Webstakes.com's actual results
and timing of certain events could differ materially from those anticipated in
these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but
not limited to, those set forth under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this
report and in Webstakes.com's other public filings on file with the Securities &
Exchange Commission.
OVERVIEW
To date, substantially all of our revenues have been derived from the sale of
promotion services. We expect to derive substantially all of our revenues from
the sale of promotion services for the foreseeable future.
We recognize revenues from promotion services ratably over the period during
which we provide promotion services, provided that no significant obligations
remain and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.
Payments received from clients prior to providing promotion services are
recorded as deferred revenue and are recognized as revenue ratably as the
services are provided. We generally guarantee a minimum number of click
throughs, times that our visitors are delivered to our client's web sites. To
the extent that these minimum guarantees are not met, we defer recognition of
the corresponding revenues until the guaranteed levels are achieved.
Revenues include revenues from barter transactions in which we exchange
promotion services for advertising and prizes. Revenues from these barter
transactions are recorded as promotion revenues at the lower of the estimated
fair value of the goods or services received or delivered and are recognized
when we deliver the promotion services. Advertising expenses related to barter
are recognized when our advertisements are run on the reciprocal web site, which
is typically in the same period as the corresponding barter revenues are
recognized. Prize expenses related to barter are recognized when prizes are
awarded.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998
Revenues. Our revenues increased to approximately $3.05 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1999 from approximately $1.25 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1998. We recorded $601,487 and $577,190 of barter
revenues during the three months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, representing
approximately 19.7%and 46.1% of total revenues during those periods.
Revenues increased to approximately $6.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 from $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30,
1998. We recorded $1.5 million and $1.4 million of barter revenues during the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, representing approximately 24%
and 40% of total revenues during those periods.
The period-to-period growth in revenues was primarily attributable to an
increase in promotion services sold. Our web site, webstakes.com, our flagship
product, grew to 95 sponsors and advertisers. Sponsorships and advertising
through webstakes.com, accounted for $2.8 million of revenue or 91% of total
revenue in the third quarter 1999. Revenues from Promotion Outsourcing grew
during the third quarter of 1999 representing 9% of total revenues up from .8%
of total revenue in the third quarter of 1998. Webstakes Promotion Outsourcing
served 14 clients in the third quarter of 1999 up from 2 clients served in the
third quarter of 1998.
During the third quarter of 1999, the Company's results showed the benefits of
having expanded its strategic alliances, permission email programs, increased
prize entries and increased weekly email subscribers. In the third quarter of
1999, Webstakes also launched its sponsorship agreement with Excite.com and
services agreement with MatchLogic.
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Product Development Expenses. Product development expenses include the personnel
costs associated with the design and development of webstakes.com, our
promotions infrastructure and technology. Product development costs were
$800,761 for the three months ended September 30, 1999, or 26% of total
revenues, as compared to $196,992, or 16% of total revenues, for the three
months ended September 30, 1998. Product development costs were $1,251,626 for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999, or 21% of total revenues, as compared
to $458,736 for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, or 13% of total
revenues. The increased product development expenses in the three and nine
Months ended September 30, 1999 compared to the same periods in 1998, reflect
Webstakes continuing efforts to provide enhanced content and features in its
products and services. We have capitalized $196,000 of product development costs
for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and are amortizing these costs over
an additional three years. We believe that timely deployment of new and enhanced
promotion tools and technology is critical to attaining our strategic
objectives. Accordingly, we intend to continue recruiting and hiring experienced
product development personnel and to make additional investments in product
development.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of
online advertising costs, salaries and commissions of sales and marketing
personnel, public relations costs and other marketing and advertising expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses were approximately $6.0 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1999, or 197% of total revenues, and approximately
$1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998, or 88% of total
revenues. Sales and marketing expenses were approximately $10.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999, or 164% of total revenues, and
approximately $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, or 74%
of total revenues. The increase in sales and marketing expenses was primarily
attributable to increased online advertising and other promotional expenditures,
as well as an increase in the number of sales and marketing personnel and
related expenses. We expect that sales and marketing expenses will continue to
increase in absolute dollars for the foreseeable future as we increase
expenditures for sales, marketing and brand promotion, and we hire additional
sales and marketing personnel. We expect that sales and marketing expenses will
follow the pattern for a growth company, increasing initially and then, once a
certain revenue base is achieved, decreasing, as a percentage of revenue.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of salaries and related costs for general corporate functions,
including finance, accounting, facilities, and fees for professional services.
General and administrative expenses were approximately $2.3 for the three months
ended September 30, 1999, or 75% of total revenues, and $530,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 1998, or 42% of total revenues. General and
administrative expenses were approximately $4.6 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1999, or 74% of total revenues, and $1.3 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1998, or 36% of total revenues. The increase in
general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to increased
salaries and related expenses associated with hiring additional personnel in the
finance and operations departments, and increased professional fees and
facilities expenses to support the growth of our operations. The increase was
also due in part to an increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts. This
increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts was the result of an increase in
cash revenues, an increase in the percentage of cash revenues reserved for
doubtful accounts and the establishment of a reserve for one account for which
collection is in doubt. In addition, we incurred bonus expenses for certain
executives of $350,000 in the third quarter of 1999 related to the initial
public offering. We expect to incur additional general and administrative
expenses as we hire additional personnel and to incur additional costs related
to the growth of our business and operation as a public company. We expect these
expenses to include facilities expansion, directors' and officers' liability
insurance, investor relations programs and professional service fees.
Accordingly, we anticipate that general and administrative expenses will
continue to increase in absolute dollars. We expect that general and
administrative expenses will follow the pattern for a growth company, increasing
initially and then, once a certain revenue base is achieved, decreasing, as a
percentage of revenue.
Non-Cash Financial Advisory Services Expenses. Non-cash financial advisory
service expenses relate to stock options and warrants granted to third parties
for consulting and financial advisory services in the nine months ended
September 30, 1999. These stock options and warrants were fully vested at the
date of issuance. The value of the stock options and warrants issued were
calculated using the Black Scholes method.
Interest, Net. Interest income, net of expense, consists primarily of interest
earned on cash balances and the interest expense on our outstanding debt. We
incurred net interest income of $128,617 for the three months ended September
30, 1999 and net interest expense of $25,049 for the three months ended
September 30, 1998. We incurred net interest income of $180,550 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1999 and net interest expense of $49,894 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998. Net interest income incurred in the three
months ended September 30, 1999 reflects the investment of the Company's excess
cash, which resulted from the sale of the Class B Preferred Stock in June 1999.
The interest income earned will decrease as funds are used.
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Net Loss. We recorded a net loss of approximately $6.0 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1999, compared to a net loss of approximately
$564,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1998. For the three months
ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, the basic and diluted net loss per common
share was $1.31 and $0.11, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30,
1999 and 1998, the net loss was approximately $10.4 million and $810,000
respectively, or a basic and diluted net loss per common share of $3.65 and
$0.16, respectively. The increase in the net loss for both periods of 1999
compared to 1998 was primarily attributable to the increased costs associated
with building brand awareness and increased hiring in connection with the growth
of the Company.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Since inception, we have financed our operations primarily through the private
placement of equity securities, the incurrence of indebtedness and our initial
public offering. On September 29, 1999, we completed the initial public offering
of 3,575,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $50.05 million and net
proceeds of $44.9 million, after deducting expenses of the offering. Management
believes that the cash on hand as of September 30, 1999 of $53.3 million will be
sufficient to fund the Company's sales and marketing and other growth needs for
at least the next 12 months. The Company may consider the sales of additional
equity or debt securities of the Company, depending upon the needs of the
Company and market conditions.
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $10.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999, compared to approximately $680,000 used by
operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. The increase
in cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30,
1999 was primarily due to the net loss of $10.4 million during the period which
resulted from costs incurred to support the Company's sales and marketing
efforts and the increased personnel required to manage the Company's growing
operations combined with higher levels of accounts receivable resulting from
increased revenues which was partially offset by increases in accounts payable
and accrued expenses.
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $1.0 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 compared to approximately $243,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1998. As of September 30, 1999, our principal
capital commitments consisted primarily of obligations outstanding under
operating and capital leases. All net cash used in investing activities was used
for capital expenditures, primarily the acquisition of equipment. We estimate
that our capital expenditures will be approximately $7.0 million for 1999. We
currently expect that our principal capital expenditures through 1999 will
relate to improvements to our technical infrastructure and expansion of our
headquarters.
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $64.4 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 compared to $1 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998. Net cash provided by financing activities in
1999 was primarily attributable to our private placements and initial public
offering. Net cash provided by financing activities in 1998 was primarily
attributable to incurrence of indebtedness and, to a lesser extent, borrowings
under a secured credit facility related to equipment financing. We borrowed
$200,000 available under a credit facility in December 1997 to purchase
equipment. To date, we have made all payments due under this equipment loan.
We have a financing agreement with a leasing company for the leasing of
equipment in an amount up to $1.0 million in operating and/or capital leases,
collateralized by certain accounts receivable and the equipment purchased
pursuant to the agreement. To date, we have leased approximately $812,000 of
equipment under this agreement. We expect the leases to have terms of up to
three years and the interest rates under the leases to range from 8 1/2% to 13%.
We are required to make monthly payments of interest and principal under the
leases.
We have a two-year sponsorship agreement with Excite under which Excite agreed
to promote webstakes.com through ad banner placements and links to webstakes.com
and its promotions on Excite.com, WebCrawler.com and Classified2000.com and
through the use of a webstakes.com personalized front page made available by
Excite. We will make a final payment under this agreement of approximately $4.3
million in the fourth quarter of 1999. At Home Corporation, the parent company
of Excite, owns 8.2% of our outstanding common stock as of September 30, 1999.
We have a services agreement with MatchLogic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Excite, pursuant to which MatchLogic will provide ad serving and targeting, data
processing, analysis and enhancement services to webstakes.com. The term of the
agreement is two years. We will make a final payment under this agreement of
approximately $8.1 million in the fourth quarter of 1999.
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Our capital requirements depend on numerous factors, including the amount of
resources Webstakes devotes to advertising and marketing our brand, the
resources Webstakes devotes to expanding our sales and marketing capabilities,
resources devoted to acquire or invest in complementary businesses,
technologies, products or services or to invest in geographic expansion.
Webstakes has experienced a substantial increase in its expenditures since
inception. The increase in expenditures is consistent with the growth in
Webstakes operations and staffing. The Company anticipates that it will continue
to evaluate possible investments in businesses, products and technologies, and
continue to expand its sales and marketing programs and conduct more aggressive
brand promotions, any of which could reduce its liquidity.
We believe that the cash on hand of $53.3 million at September 30, 1999 will be
sufficient to meet our anticipated needs for at least the next 12 months.
Thereafter, we may need to raise additional funds in the future in order to fund
more aggressive brand promotion or more rapid expansion, to develop new or
enhanced promotional services, to respond to competitive pressures or to make
acquisitions. There can be no assurance that any required additional financing
will be available on terms favorable to us, or will be available at all. If
additional funds are raised through the issuance of our equity securities,
stockholders may experience dilution of their ownership interest and the new
securities may have rights superior to those of the holders of the common stock.
If additional funds are raised by the issuance of debt, we may be subject to
certain limitations on our operations and our ability to pay dividends. If
adequate funds are not available or not available on acceptable terms, we may be
unable to fund our expansion, successfully promote our brand name, develop or
enhance our services, respond to competitive pressures or take advantage of
acquisition opportunities. Any of these events could have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
IMPACT OF THE YEAR 2000
Many currently installed computer systems and software products are coded to
accept or recognize only two digit entries in the date code field. These systems
may recognize a date using "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000. As a
result, computer systems and/or software may need to be upgraded to comply with
Year 2000 requirements or risk system failure or miscalculations causing
disruptions of normal business activities.
State of Readiness. We have recently completed upgrading our technology
infrastructure. We consider all of our mission critical systems to be Year 2000
compliant. Mission critical systems are defined as those systems that impact the
delivery of services to our customers, members and internal business units. Many
of these systems rely on the readiness and Year 2000 compliance of our strategic
telecommunications partners, Frontier and Intermedia Communications. We have
received Year 2000 readiness disclosure statements from our telecommunications
partners and we are comfortable with the progress they have made toward
compliance. However, in the event there is a failure of service from our primary
facility located at Frontier, we are prepared to move our primary operations to
our internal hosting facility. This facility is located at our offices with
telecommunications services provided by Intermedia. We are in the process of
building an additional data center located on the west coast with
telecommunications provided by a different vendor. Final testing and
implementation will be completed by the second week of December 1999. This will
add an additional layer of redundancy.
Costs. To date, we have not incurred any material costs in identifying or
evaluating Year 2000 compliance issues. Most of our expenses have related to,
and are expected to continue to relate to, the operating costs associated with
time spent by employees in the evaluation process and Year 2000 compliance
matters generally. At this time, we do not possess the information necessary to
estimate the potential costs of revisions to our software or the replacement of
third-party software, hardware or services that are determined not to be Year
2000 compliant. Although we do not anticipate that these expenses will be
material, such expenses, if higher than anticipated, could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Risks. We are not currently aware of any Year 2000 compliance problems relating
to our systems that would have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition. However, we may discover Year
2000 compliance problems in our systems that require substantial revision. In
addition, third-party software, hardware or services incorporated into our
material systems may need to be revised or replaced, all of which could be
time-consuming and expensive. Our failure to fix or replace our internally
developed proprietary software or third-party software, hardware or services on
a timely basis could result in lost revenues, increased operating costs, the
loss of customers and other business interruptions, any of which could have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition. Moreover, the failure to adequately address Year 2000 compliance
issues in our internally developed proprietary software could result in claims
of mismanagement, misrepresentation or breach of contract and related
litigation, which could be costly and time-consuming to defend.
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We are heavily dependent on a significant number of third-party vendors to
provide both network services and equipment. A significant Year 2000-related
disruption of the network, services or equipment that third-party vendors
provide to us could cause visitors to webstakes.com and our clients to consider
seeking alternate providers or cause an unmanageable burden on our technical
support, which in turn could materially adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
In addition, governmental agencies, utility companies, Internet access companies
and others outside of our control may not be Year 2000 compliant. The failure by
these entities to be Year 2000 compliant could result in a systemic failure
beyond our control, such as a prolonged Internet, telecommunications or
electrical failure, which could also prevent us from delivering our services to
our clients and visitors, decrease the use of the Internet or prevent users from
accessing our web site, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
Contingency Plan. Our contingency plan to address situations that may result if
our systems fail is to rely on our telecommunications partners whom have assured
us of their contingency plans. In the event there are multiple failures among
all of our telecommunications partners, our web site and services will be
unavailable to our members and clients until one of our three telecommunications
vendors resolves its Year 2000 problems.
RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information included in this report, the following
factors should be considered in evaluating our business and future prospectus.
OUR LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY MAKES EVALUATING OUR BUSINESS DIFFICULT.
We were incorporated, and launched our first promotion, in January 1996.
Accordingly, we have a limited operating history upon which to evaluate our
operations and future prospects. In addition, our revenue model is evolving and
relies substantially upon the growth of promotion spending on the Internet and
our ability to become a full-service Internet promotion company. As an early
stage company in a new and rapidly evolving market, we face risks and
uncertainties relating to our ability to successfully implement our business
plan, which are described in more detail below. We may not successfully address
these risks.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN PROFITABLE AND MAY NOT BECOME PROFITABLE, IN WHICH EVENT OUR
BUSINESS AND STOCK PRICE WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED.
To date, we have not been profitable. We may never be profitable, or, if we
become profitable, we may be unable to sustain profitability. We expect to
continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future because we expect to
continue to spend significant resources to expand our business. Although we have
experienced revenue growth in recent periods, these growth rates may not be
sustainable or indicative of future growth. We reported a loss of $5.9 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. As of September 30, 1999, our
accumulated deficit was approximately $12.2 million. For us to make a profit,
our revenues will need to increase sufficiently to cover our costs and expenses.
A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR REVENUES HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM BARTER
TRANSACTIONS, AND WE MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN GENERATING SUFFICIENT CASH
REVENUES TO COVER OUR COSTS AND EXPENSES IN THE FUTURE.
For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, approximately 24% of our revenues
were derived from the trading of promotion services for advertising and prizes.
We do not receive cash for sales involving barter agreements. We expect that
barter agreements will continue to account for a significant portion of our
revenues in the future and we may not generate sufficient cash to pay our cash
expenses.
OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS MAY FLUCTUATE, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE PRICE OF OUR
COMMON STOCK TO DECREASE.
We expect our operating results to vary significantly from quarter to quarter
due to many factors discussed in this section, some of which are beyond our
control. It is possible that in future periods our results of operations will be
below the expectations of public market analysts and investors. In this event,
the price of our common stock would likely decrease. You should not rely on
quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our results of operations as an indication of
future performance.
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The rapidly evolving market in which we operate and potential seasonal
fluctuations in promotional spending and Internet use make it difficult to
forecast our revenues accurately. Our operating expenses are based on our
expectations of future revenues and are relatively fixed in the short term.
Accordingly, we may not be able to adjust our spending in a timely manner to
compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall. If we have a shortfall in
revenues in relation to our expenses, or if our expenses exceed expected
revenues, then our results of operations and financial condition would be
materially adversely affected.
IF THE DEMAND FOR INTERNET PROMOTION SERVICES DOES NOT INCREASE, OUR BUSINESS
WILL BE HARMED.
Our success depends in part on the increased acceptance of online promotion
services. The market for Internet promotion services has only recently begun to
develop and is evolving rapidly. Most businesses have little or no experience
using the Internet for promotion purposes. As a result, many businesses have
allocated only a limited portion of their marketing budgets to Internet
promotion spending. An increase in the demand for these services is dependent in
part on the effectiveness of the promotions and the recognition of this
effectiveness by clients and potential clients. The market for Internet
promotion services may not grow and any growth may not be sustained.
IF WE ARE UNABLE TO ATTRACT VISITORS TO WEBSTAKES.COM AND THE WEB SITES OF OUR
CLIENTS, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROMOTIONS WOULD BE REDUCED, AND OUR BUSINESS,
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION WOULD BE MATERIALLY ADVERSELY
AFFECTED.
Our future success depends upon our ability to continue to attract and retain
visitors with demographic characteristics desired by our clients to
webstakes.com and the web sites of our clients. In addition, we guarantee our
clients that visitors will view their pages and/or link to their web sites a
minimum number of times. If we are unable to meet these minimum guarantees, we
will be required to defer recognition of the related revenues until the
guaranteed minimum is achieved. In addition, we will be required to provide
services to the client for free until we are able to meet our guaranteed
minimum, which may reduce our promotion inventory in future periods.
IF WE ARE UNSUCCESSFUL IN BROADENING OUR PRODUCT OFFERINGS, OUR REVENUE GROWTH
WILL BE LIMITED.
To date, substantially all of our revenues have been derived from conducting
sweepstakes on the Internet. Our growth is largely dependent upon our ability to
leverage our sweepstakes expertise to become a full-service Internet promotion
company. In the event that we are unable to successfully implement our growth
strategy, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be
materially adversely affected.
WE FACE SIGNIFICANT COMPETITION, AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY.
The market for Internet promotion services is intensely competitive. We expect
competition in our market to continue to intensify as a result of increasing
market size, greater visibility of the market opportunity for Internet promotion
services and minimal barriers to entry. Industry consolidation may also increase
competition. We compete with many types of companies, including both online and
offline promotion companies, large Internet publishers, search engine and other
Internet portal companies, a variety of Internet-based advertising networks and
other companies that facilitate the marketing of products and services on the
Internet. Many of our existing competitors, as well as a number of potential new
competitors, have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger
client bases and significantly greater financial, technical and marketing
resources than we do. This may allow them to compete more effectively and be
more responsive to industry and technological change than us. We may not be able
to compete successfully and competitive pressures may reduce our revenues and
result in increased losses or reduced profits.
Our ability to compete depends on many factors both within and beyond our
control. These factors include:
o the success of the sales and marketing efforts of us and our competitors;
o the ease of use, performance, price and reliability of promotions offered
by us and our competitors; and
o the timing and market acceptance of new promotion services developed by us
and our competitors.
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IF OUR CLIENTS DO NOT RENEW THEIR AGREEMENTS OR TERMINATE THEM PRIOR TO THEIR
SCHEDULED EXPIRATIONS, OUR REVENUES WILL BE REDUCED.
Our agreements with clients generally have terms ranging from one to 12 months.
In addition, substantially all of our agreements permit our clients to terminate
their relationships with us on relatively short notice. Our clients may not
remain clients for the full term of their agreements or renew such agreements
when they expire.
OUR BRAND MAY NOT ACHIEVE THE RECOGNITION NECESSARY TO INCREASE OUR MEMBERSHIP
BASE AND ATTRACT CLIENTS.
To be successful, we must continue to build our brand identity. We believe that
the importance of brand recognition will increase as more companies enter our
market. We may not be successful in our marketing efforts or in increasing our
brand awareness.
SWEEPSTAKES REGULATIONS MAY LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT SWEEPSTAKES OR LIMIT
PARTICIPATION IN OUR SWEEPSTAKES, WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS.
The sweepstakes industry is subject to extensive regulation on the local, state
and national levels, regardless of whether promotions are conducted online or
offline. Congress and many state attorneys general and legislatures recently
have announced regulatory initiatives aimed at the sweepstakes industry due to
recently reported deceptive industry practices. The publicity generated by these
initiatives may adversely affect demand for our services. Although we believe
that additional laws and regulations are likely to be enacted, we cannot predict
what they will be. Any new sweepstakes regulations may have a material adverse
affect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Additionally, the Internet is a new medium for sweepstakes, and it is difficult
to predict how existing laws and regulations will be interpreted.
OUR FAILURE TO MANAGE OUR GROWTH EFFECTIVELY COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
BUSINESS.
In order to successfully implement our business plan, we must grow
significantly. Our anticipated future growth will likely place a significant
strain on our management resources and systems. To manage our growth
effectively, we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial and
managerial controls and reporting systems and procedures, and we will need to
continue to expand, train and manage our workforce. If we do not manage our
growth effectively, our business, results of operations and financial condition
would be materially adversely affected.
WE MAY BE UNABLE TO INCREASE OUR SALES FORCE, WHICH WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL
ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS.
We need to substantially expand our sales force to increase market awareness and
sales of our promotion services. Competition for qualified sales personnel is
intense, and we might not be able to hire the quality and number of sales
personnel we require. New hires require extensive training and typically take
several months to achieve productivity. If we fail to effectively increase our
sales force, our business, results of operations and financial condition would
be materially adversely affected.
OUR BUSINESS MAY SUFFER IF WE ARE UNABLE TO RETAIN KEY PERSONNEL.
Our future success is substantially dependent upon the continued service of our
founders, Steven H. Krein, Chief Executive Officer, and Daniel J. Feldman,
President, and other executive officers. The loss of the services of any of our
executive officers could have a material adverse affect on our business. Many of
our executive officers, including our Chief Financial Officer, have only been
employed by us for a short time. We do not currently have "key person" life
insurance policies on any of our employees. We have employment agreements only
with Messrs. Krein and Feldman. Competition for senior management is intense,
and we may not be successful in attracting and retaining key personnel.
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THE INABILITY TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND ANY INFRINGEMENT
ON THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS, COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Third parties may infringe or misappropriate our patents, trademarks or other
intellectual property rights, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations or financial condition. The actions we take to
protect our trademarks and other proprietary rights may not be adequate. In
addition, the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of proprietary
rights in Internet-related industries is uncertain and still evolving. We have
one patent application and one trademark application pending, but neither have
been granted.
Third parties may assert infringement claims against us. Any claims and any
resulting litigation, should they occur, could subject us to significant
liability for damages. In addition, even if we prevail, litigation could be
time-consuming and expensive to defend, and could result in the diversion of our
time and attention. Any claims from third parties may also result in limitations
on our ability to use the intellectual property subject to these claims unless
we are able to enter into contractual arrangements with the third parties making
these claims, which arrangements may not be available on commercially reasonable
terms.
WE MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FINANCING TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESS, AND WE MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL FINANCING.
We may need to raise additional funds in the future in order to fund more
aggressive brand promotion or more rapid expansion, to develop new or enhanced
services, to respond to competitive pressures or to make acquisitions.
Additional financing may not be available on terms favorable to us, and may not
be available at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we
may be unable to fund our expansion, successfully promote our brand, take
advantage of acquisition opportunities, develop or enhance services or respond
to competitive pressures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on
our business, results of operations and financial condition. If additional funds
are raised by our issuing equity securities, stockholders may experience
dilution of their ownership interest and the newly issued securities may have
rights superior to those of the common stock. If additional funds are raised by
our issuing debt, we may be subject to limitations on our operations, including
limitations on the payment of dividends.
ANY ACQUISITIONS THAT WE MAKE MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL.
We have no experience in making acquisitions. If we make an acquisition, we
could have difficulty in assimilating the acquired company's personnel and
operations. In addition, the key personnel of the acquired business may not
continue to work for us. These difficulties could disrupt our ongoing business,
distract our management and employees, increase our expenses and adversely
affect our results of operations. In addition, effecting acquisitions could
require use of a significant portion of our available cash. Alternatively, we
may have to issue equity or equity-linked securities to pay for future
acquisitions and any of these issuances could be dilutive to existing and future
stockholders. Any indebtedness incurred to pay for acquisitions may contain
covenants that limit our operations or our ability to pay dividends.
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION INVOLVES CERTAIN RISKS.
Our growth strategy depends, in part, on international expansion. We may not be
successful in expanding our operations internationally. We currently have no
experience in developing localized versions of webstakes.com or in marketing or
selling our promotion services internationally. International operations are
subject to risks that may materially adversely affect our business, results of
operations and financial condition. In particular, privacy regulations in some
other countries, including the European Union, are more stringent than in the
United States. These regulations may prohibit the collection of demographic data
on visitors to our promotions, which would have a material adverse affect on our
business. Other risks of international operations are:
o regulatory requirements;
o reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some
countries;
o difficulties and costs of staffing and managing foreign
operations;
o political and economic instability; and
o fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
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WE FACE A NUMBER OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM, WHICH MAY HARM
OUR BUSINESS.
The failure of our internal systems, or any material third-party systems, to be
Year 2000 compliant would have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition. Although Frontier GlobalCenter,
Inc., our production server provider, has represented to us that its internal
systems are Year 2000 compliant, their failure to be compliant would adversely
affect our ability to deliver our service. Please see "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Impact of the
Year 2000."
WE MAY BE SUBJECT TO PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS FOR PRODUCTS GIVEN AS PRIZES IN
OUR PROMOTIONS AND FOR PRODUCTS SOLD BY OUR CLIENTS OVER THE INTERNET.
Consumers may sue us if any of the products we give as prizes are defective,
fail to perform properly or injure the user. We may also be sued by consumers
who purchase products that are offered or marketed through webstakes.com.
Although our agreements with our clients typically contain provisions intended
to limit our exposure to these product liability claims, these limitations may
not eliminate our liability. Liability claims could require us to spend
significant time and money in litigation or pay significant damages. We do not
carry product liability insurance. As a result, any of these claims, whether or
not successful, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
PRIVACY AND SECURITY CONCERNS MAY CAUSE CONSUMERS NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR
PROMOTIONS, WHICH WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS.
An important feature of the services we provide our clients is our ability to
develop and maintain demographic and other information about consumers
participating in our promotions. Privacy and other security concerns may cause
consumers to resist providing us with personal data, which would reduce the
value of our services. Moreover, privacy and security concerns may inhibit
consumer acceptance of the Internet as a means of commerce. If privacy and other
security concerns of consumers are not adequately addressed, our business would
be materially adversely affected.
OUR GROWTH WILL DEPEND ON THE GROWTH OF INTERNET USAGE.
We depend on continued growth in the use of the Internet by businesses and
consumers. If electronic commerce does not grow or grows more slowly than
expected, the use of the Internet by businesses may decline or grow more slowly
than anticipated. In addition, the acceptance and growth in the use of the
Internet by consumers could be negatively affected by consumer concerns about
the security of electronic commerce transactions and privacy. Even if Internet
usage grows, the Internet infrastructure may not be able to support the demands
placed on it and its performance or reliability may decline.
WE MAY BE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE EFFECTIVELY.
Our industry is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new
service introductions, changing consumer demands and evolving industry standards
and practices. Our inability to anticipate and effectively respond to these
changes on a timely basis would materially adversely affect our business,
results of operations and financial condition. Our future success will depend,
in part, on our ability to cost-effectively adapt to rapidly changing
technologies, to enhance existing services and to develop and introduce a
variety of new services to address changing demands of consumers and our clients
on a timely basis.
THE FAILURE OF OUR COMPUTER OR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
BUSINESS.
Our business depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our
computer and communications systems. Any system failure, including network,
software or hardware failure, that causes an interruption in our service or
decreases the responsiveness of webstakes.com or the web sites of our clients
could materially adversely affect our business. webstakes.com could also be
affected by computer viruses, electronic break-ins or other similar disruptions.
Our insurance policies have coverage limits of $775,000 per occurrence and
therefore may not adequately compensate us for any losses that may occur due to
any interruptions in our service.
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Frontier GlobalCenter, Inc. maintains all of our production servers at their
Manhattan Data Center. Our operations depend on Frontier's ability to protect
its own systems and our systems against damage from fire, power loss, water,
telecommunications failures, vandalism and other malicious acts, and similar
unexpected adverse events. Any disruption in the Internet access provided by
Frontier could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
WE DEPEND ON THE CONTINUED VIABILITY OF THE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE.
Our success depends upon the development and maintenance of a viable Internet
infrastructure. The current Internet infrastructure may be unable to support an
increased number of users. The timely development of products such as high-speed
modems and communications equipment will be necessary to continue reliable
Internet access. Furthermore, the Internet has experienced outages and delays as
a result of damage to portions of its infrastructure. Such outages and delays,
including those relating to Year 2000 problems, could adversely affect
webstakes.com and the level of traffic on our customers' web sites. The
effectiveness of the Internet may decline due to delays in the development or
adoption of new standards and protocols designed to support increased levels of
activity. If such new infrastructure, standards or protocols are developed, we
may be required to incur substantial expenditures to adapt our services to the
new technologies.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE INTERNET MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
BUSINESS.
There are an increasing number of laws and regulations pertaining to the
Internet. These laws and/or regulations may relate to liability for information
retrieved from or transmitted over the Internet, online content regulation, user
privacy, taxation and the quality of products and services. Moreover, the
applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing intellectual property
ownership and infringement, copyright, trademark, trade secret, obscenity,
libel, employment, personal privacy and other issues is uncertain and
developing. Any new law or regulation pertaining to the Internet, or the
application or interpretation of existing laws, could decrease the demand for
our promotion services, increase our cost of doing business or otherwise have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MAY CONTROL US
Our executive officers and directors in the aggregate, beneficially own
approximately 40.6% of our common stock. These stockholders may be able to
effectively exercise control over all matters requiring approval by our
stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of significant
corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may also have the effect
of delaying or preventing a change in control of us, which could have a material
adverse effect on our stock price.
FUTURE SALES OF OUR COMMON STOCK BY OUR EXISITING STOCKHOLDERS MAY ADVERSELY
AFFECT OUR STOCK PRICE
The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of
shares of common stock by our existing stockholders or the perception that these
sales could occur. If our shareholders sell substantial amounts of our common
stock, including shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options and
warrants, in the public markets, then the market price of our common stock could
fall. Restrictions under the securities laws and certain lock-up agreements
limit the number of shares of common stock available for sale in the public
market. In connection with our recent initial public offering, holders of
10,641,244 shares of our common stock and options and warrants to purchase
423,704 shares of our common stock have agreed not to sell any such securities
for 180 days after the initial public offering, without the prior consent of
Bear Stearns & Company, the lead underwriter of the initial public offering.
OUR COMMON STOCK PRICE IS LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGHLY VOLATILE
The market price of our common stock has been and will likely continue to be
highly volatile. The stock market has experienced significant price and volume
fluctuations and the market prices of securities of technology companies,
particularly Internet related companies, have been highly volatile. In the past,
following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities,
securities class action litigation has often been instituted against the company
issuing the securities. This type of litigation could result in substantial
costs and a diversion of our management's attention and resources.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Currency Rate Fluctuations. Webstakes.com's results of operations, financial
position and cash flows are not materially affected by changes in the relative
values of non-U.S. currencies to the U.S. dollar.
Market Risks. Our accounts receivable are subject, in the normal course of
business, to collection risks. We regularly assess these risks and have
established policies and business practices to protect against the adverse
effects of collection risks. As a result, Webstakes.com does not anticipate any
material losses in this area.
Interest Rate Risk. Our investments are classified as cash and cash equivalents
with original maturities of three months or less. Therefore, changes in the
market's interest rates do not affect the value of the investments as recorded
by Webstakes.com.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
NONE.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(A) Changes in Securities:
NONE.
(B) Use of Proceeds:
Pursuant to Rule 701 of Regulation S-K, the use of proceeds from the Company's
offering of common stock which commenced on September 24, 1999, is as follows as
of September 30, 1999:
Shares registered: 3,575,000
Aggregate price of offering amount registered: $50,050,000
Shares sold: 3,575,000
Aggregate price of offering amount sold $50,050,000
Director or indirect payments to directors,
officers, general partners of the
issuer or their associates, to persons
owning ten percent or more of any class
of equity securities of the issuer and to
affiliates of the issuer: $-0-
Direct or indirect payments to others: $5,070,641
Net offering proceeds to the issuer after
deducting expenses: $44,979,359
Detail uses to date:
Working capital reserves:
Temporary investments in cash and cash equivalents: $44,979,359
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
NONE.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITIES HOLDERS
NONE.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
NONE.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(A) Exhibits. The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this report
on Form 10-Q. Where so indicated by footnote, exhibits that were
previously filed are incorporated by reference. For exhibits incorporated
by reference, the location of the exhibit in the previous is indicated
parenthetically except for those situations where the exhibit number was
the same as set forth below.
Exhibit Number Description
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3.1(1) Certificate of Incorporation
3.2(1) Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation,
dated February 23, 1999
3.3(1) Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation,
dated January 17, 1999
3.4(1) Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation,
dated June 11, 1999
3.5(1) Amended and Restated Bylaws
3.6* Amended and Restated Bylaws dated September 29, 1999
10.1(1)(2) Netstakes, Inc. Stock Option Plan
10.2(1)(2) 1999 Equity Compensation Plan
10.3(1) Master Lease Agreement No. L6731 with Leasing Technologies
International, Inc. dated November 19, 1999
10.4(1) Master Service Agreement between Registrant and Frontier Global
Center dated February 8, 1999
10.5(1)(2) Letter Agreement between Registrant and Steven H. Krein, dated
June 11, 1999
10.6(1)(2) Letter Agreement between Registrant and Daniel Feldman, dated
June 11, 1999
10.7(1) Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 11, 1999
27.1* Financial data schedule
* Filed herewith.
(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-80593) filed with the Commission on June 14, 1999,
amended and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Compensatory plans and arrangements for executives and others.
(B) Reports on Form 8-K
NONE.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: November 15, 1999 Webstakes.com, Inc.
By: /s/ Thomas E. Brophy
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Thomas E Brophy
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer Duly
Authorized Officer)
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BY-LAWS
of
WEBSTAKES.COM, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
(the "Corporation")
Amended and Restated as of September 29, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
By-Laws
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ARTICLE I STOCKHOLDERS
1.01 Annual Meetings....................................... 1
1.02 Special Meetings...................................... 1
1.03 Notice of Annual and Special Meetings................. 1
1.04 Quorum................................................ 1
1.05 Voting................................................ 2
1.06 Procedure at Stockholders' Meetings................... 2
1.07 Action Without Meeting................................ 2
ARTICLE II DIRECTORS
2.01 Number, Election and Term of Office................... 3
2.02 Annual Meetings....................................... 3
2.03 Regular Meetings...................................... 3
2.04 Special Meetings...................................... 3
2.05 Notice of Annual and Special Meetings................. 3
2.06 Quorum and Manner of Acting........................... 3
2.07 Action Without Meeting................................ 4
2.08 Participation by Conference Telephone................. 4
2.09 Resignations.......................................... 4
2.10 Removal of Directors.................................. 4
2.11 Vacancies............................................. 4
2.12 Compensation of Directors............................. 5
2.13 Committees............................................ 5
2.14 Personal Liability of Directors....................... 5
2.15 Classification of the Board of Directors.............. 5
ARTICLE III OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
3.01 Executive Officers.................................... 6
3.02 Additional Officers; Other Agents and Employees....... 6
3.03 The Chairman.......................................... 6
3.04 The Chief Executive Officer........................... 6
3.05 The President......................................... 7
3.06 The Vice Presidents................................... 7
3.07 The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries............... 7
3.08 Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers.................... 7
3.09 Vacancies............................................. 8
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3.10 Delegation of Duties.................................. 8
ARTICLE IV SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK
4.01 Share Certificates.................................... 8
4.02 Transfer of Shares.................................... 9
4.03 Transfer Agents and Registrars........................ 9
4.04 Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates..... 9
4.05 Regulations Relating to Shares........................ 9
4.06 Holders of Record..................................... 9
4.07 Fixing of Record Date................................. 9
ARTICLE V LOANS, NOTES, CHECKS, CONTRACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
5.01 Notes, Checks, etc.................................... 10
5.02 Execution of Instruments Generally.................... 10
5.03 Proxies in Respect of Stock or Other Securities
of Other Corporations............................... 10
ARTICLE VI GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.01 Offices............................................... 10
6.02 Corporate Seal........................................ 10
6.03 Fiscal Year........................................... 11
ARTICLE VII VALIDATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS....................... 11
ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS............................................ 12
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BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.01. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of the stockholders
shall be held on such date and at such time and place as may be fixed by the
Board of Directors and as set forth in the notice of the meeting.
Section 1.02. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders
may be called at any time, for the purpose or purposes set forth in the call, by
the President, the Board of Directors or the holders of at least one-fifth of
all the shares of any class outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, by
delivering a written request to the Secretary. At any time, upon the written
request of any person or persons who have duly called a special meeting, it
shall be the duty of the Secretary to fix the date of the meeting, to be held
not more than 75 days after receipt of the request, and to give due notice
thereof. Special meetings shall be held at such place and at such time and date
as the Board of Directors shall determine and as set forth in the notice of the
meeting.
Section 1.03. Notice of Annual and Special Meetings. Except as
otherwise expressly required by law, notice of each meeting of stockholders,
whether annual or special, shall be given at least 10 and not more than 60 days
prior to the date on which the meeting is to be held to each stockholder of
record entitled to vote thereat by delivery of a notice thereof to him
personally or by sending a copy thereof through the U.S. mail or by overnight
delivery service or telegram, charges prepaid, to his address appearing on the
records of the Corporation. Each such notice shall specify the place, day and
hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, shall briefly state
the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. A written waiver of
notice, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before
or after the date and time fixed for the meeting shall be deemed the equivalent
of such notice. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of the
meeting need be specified in a waiver of notice of such meeting.
Section 1.04. Quorum. A stockholders' meeting duly called shall not
be organized for the transaction of business unless a quorum is present. At any
meeting the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast at
least a majority of the votes which all stockholders are entitled to cast on the
particular matter shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of considering such
matter, except as otherwise expressly provided by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation. The stockholders present at a duly
organized meeting can continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding
the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. If a meeting
cannot be organized because a quorum has not attended, those present may adjourn
the meeting from time to time to such time (not more than 30 days after the next
previously adjourned meeting) and place as they may determine, without notice
other than by announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned
meeting; and in the case of any meeting called for the election of directors,
those who attend the second of such adjourned meetings, provided they are
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cast at least one-third of the votes entitled to be cast on any matter to be
considered at the meeting, shall nevertheless constitute a quorum for the
purpose of electing directors.
Section 1.05. Voting. At every meeting of stockholders, each holder
of record of issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at
such meeting shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy and, except where a
date has been fixed as the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting, no holder of record of a share
of stock which has been transferred on the books of the Corporation within 10
days next preceding the date of such meeting shall be entitled to notice of or
to vote at such meeting in respect of such share so transferred. Resolutions of
the stockholders shall be adopted, and any action of the stockholders at a
meeting upon any matter shall be taken and be valid, only if at least a
plurality of the votes cast with respect to such resolutions or matter are cast
in favor thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by law or by the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation. The Chairman of the
Board (if one has been elected and is present) shall be chairman, and the
Secretary (if present) shall act as secretary, at all meetings of the
stockholders. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the President shall
be chairman; and in the absence of both of them, the chairman shall be
designated by the Board of Directors or if not so designated shall be elected by
the stockholders present; and in the absence of the Secretary, an Assistant
Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 1.06. Procedure at Stockholders' Meetings. The organization
of each meeting of the stockholders, the order of business thereat and all
matters relating to the manner of conducting the meetings shall be determined by
the chairman of the meeting or, in the chairman's absence, by a person
designated by the chairman or, if no person is so designated, by a person
designated by a majority of the directors present, whose decisions may be
overruled only by majority vote (which shall not be by ballot) of the
stockholders present and entitled to vote at the meeting in person or by proxy.
Meetings shall be conducted in a manner designed to accomplish the business of
the meeting in a prompt and orderly fashion and to be fair and equitable to all
stockholders, but it shall not be necessary to follow Roberts' Rules of Order or
any other manual of parliamentary procedure.
Section 1.07. Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise provided by
the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required to be taken at any annual
or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any
annual or special meeting, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice
and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the
action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not
less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or
take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were
present and voted, and such written consent is delivered to the Corporation by
delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business
or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which
proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Prompt notice of the
taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written
consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing,
but failure to do so shall not void the action.
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ARTICLE II
DIRECTORS
Section 2.01. Number, Election and Term of Office. The number of
directors which shall constitute the full Board of Directors shall be determined
by resolution of the board of directors or by the stockholders at the annual
meeting. Each director shall hold office for the term for which he is elected
and thereafter until his successor is duly elected or until his prior death,
resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.
Section 2.02. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be held each year at the same place as and immediately after the
annual meeting of stockholders or at such other place and time as shall
theretofore have been determined by the Board. At its regular annual meeting,
the Board of Directors shall organize itself and elect the officers of the
Corporation for the ensuing year, and may transact any other business.
Section 2.03. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of
Directors may be held at such intervals and at such time and place as shall from
time to time be determined by the Board. After there has been such determination
and notice thereof has been once given to each person then a member of the Board
of Directors, regular meetings may be held at such intervals and time and place
without further notice being given to directors who have been given at least one
such notice.
Section 2.04. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of
Directors may be called at any time by the Board, by the Chairman of the Board,
by the President or by any two directors to be held on such day and at such time
and place as shall be specified by the person or persons calling the meeting.
Section 2.05. Notice of Annual and Special Meetings. Except as
otherwise expressly required by law, notice of the annual meeting of the Board
of Directors need not be given. Except as otherwise expressly required by law,
notice of every special meeting of the Board of Directors specifying the place,
date and time thereof shall be given to each director by being mailed on at
least the third day prior to the date of the meeting, by being sent by telegraph
or overnight delivery service or given personally or by telephone at least 24
hours prior to the time of the meeting. A written waiver of notice of a meeting,
signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after
the date and time stated therein fixed for the meeting, shall be deemed the
equivalent of such notice, and attendance of a director at a meeting shall
constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except when the director attends
the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, when he enters the meeting, to
the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened.
Section 2.06. Quorum and Manner of Acting. At all meetings of the
Board of Directors, except as otherwise expressly provided by law or by the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation, the presence of a
majority of the full Board shall be necessary and
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sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum
is not present at any meeting, the meeting may be adjourned from time to time by
a majority of the directors present until a quorum as aforesaid shall be
present, but notice of the time and place to which such a meeting is adjourned
shall be given to any directors not present either by being sent by telegraph or
given personally or by telephone at least eight hours prior to the time of
reconvening. Resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be adopted, and any
action of the Board at a meeting upon any matter shall be taken and be valid,
only with the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the directors present
at the meeting, except as otherwise provided herein. The Chairman of the Board
(if one has been elected and is present) shall be chairman, and the Secretary
(if present) shall act as secretary, at all meetings of the Board. In the
absence of the Chairman of the Board, the President shall be chairman, and in
the absence of both of them the directors present shall select a member of the
Board of Directors to be chairman; and in the absence of the Secretary, the
chairman of the meeting shall designate any person to act as secretary of the
meeting.
Section 2.07. Action Without Meeting. Any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any
committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing,
setting forth the actions so taken, shall be signed by all members of the Board
or such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with
the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
Section 2.08. Participation by Conference Telephone. Members of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board,
may participate in a meeting of the Board or committee by means of conference
telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting
by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 2.09. Resignations. A director may resign by submitting his
written resignation to the Chairman of the Board (if one has been elected) or
the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, the resignation of a director
need not be accepted to make it effective and shall be effective immediately
upon its receipt by such officer or as otherwise specified therein. If the
resignation of a director specifies that it shall be effective at some time
later than receipt, until that time the resigning director shall be competent to
act on all matters before the Board of Directors, including filling the vacancy
caused by such resignation.
Section 2.10. Removal of Directors. The entire Board of Directors or
any individual director may be removed at any time with or without cause by the
holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of
directors. The vacancy or vacancies caused in the Board of Directors by such
removal may, but need not, be filled by such stockholders at the same meeting or
at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.
Section 2.11. Vacancies. Any vacancy that shall occur in the Board
of Directors by reason of death, resignation, removal, increase in the number of
directors or any other cause whatever shall, unless filled as provided in
Section 2.10 of this Article II, be filled by a majority
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of the then members of the Board, whether or not a quorum, and each person so
elected shall be a director until he or his successor is elected by the
stockholders at a meeting called for the purpose of electing directors, or until
his prior death, resignation or removal.
Section 2.12. Compensation of Directors. The Corporation may allow
compensation to its directors for their services, as determined from time to
time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.13. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution
adopted by a majority of the full Board, designate one or more committees
consisting of directors to have and exercise such authority of the Board in the
management of the business and affairs of the Corporation as the resolution of
the Board creating such committee may specify and as is otherwise permitted by
law. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate
members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at
any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member
of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any
meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a
quorum, may unanimously appoint another director to act at the meeting in the
place of such absent or disqualified member.
Section 2.14. Personal Liability of Directors.
(a) To the fullest extent that the laws of the State of Delaware, as
the same exist or may hereafter be amended, permit elimination of the personal
liability of directors, no director of this Corporation shall be personally
liable to this Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director.
(b) The provisions of this Section 2.14 shall be deemed to be a
contract with each director of this Corporation who serves as such at any time
while this Section 2.14 is in effect, and each such director shall be deemed to
be serving as such in reliance on the provisions of this Section 2.14. Any
amendment or repeal of this Section 2.14 or adoption of any By-Law of this
Corporation or other provision of the Certificate of Incorporation of this
Corporation which has the effect of increasing director liability shall operate
prospectively only and shall not affect any action taken, or any failure to act,
by a director of this Corporation prior to such amendment, repeal, By-Law or
other provision becoming effective.
Section 2.15. Classification of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, each
having the number of directors set forth below:
Class I Two directors
Class II Two directors
Class III Two directors
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The term of office of exactly one class shall expire each year. The term of
office of Class I shall expire at the annual meeting of shareholders held in
2000. The term of office of Class II shall expire at the annual meeting of
shareholders held in 2001. The term of office of Class III shall expire at the
annual meeting of shareholders held in 2002. When the number of directors is
changed, any newly created directorships or any decrease in directorships shall
be so apportioned among the classes to make them as nearly equal in number as
possible. Subject to the foregoing, at each annual meeting of shareholders the
successors to the class of directors whose term shall then expire shall be
elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual
meeting.
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Section 3.01. Executive Officers. The Executive Officers of the
Corporation shall be the President and a Secretary and may include a Chairman of
the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, one or more Vice Presidents as the Board
of Directors may from time to time determine, and a Treasurer all of whom shall
be elected by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the
same person. Each Executive Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board,
and shall hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of the Board of
Directors and thereafter until his successor is duly elected and qualifies, or
until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 3.02. Additional Officers; Other Agents and Employees. The
Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or hire such additional
officers, assistant officers, agents, employees and independent contractors as
the Board deems advisable; and the Board or the President shall prescribe their
duties, conditions of employment and compensation. Subject to the power of the
Board of Directors, the President may employ from time to time such other
agents, employees, and independent contractors as he may deem advisable for the
prompt and orderly transaction of the business of the Corporation, and he may
prescribe their duties and the conditions of their employment, fix their
compensation and dismiss them, without prejudice to their contract rights, if
any.
Section 3.03. The Chairman. If there shall be a Chairman of the
Board, he shall be elected from among the directors, shall preside at all
meetings of the stockholders and of the Board. He shall have authority to sign
all checks, all certificates of stock, conveyances of real estate, and any other
instruments in writing requiring a signature, and shall have such other powers
and duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board.
Section 3.04. The Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive
Officer shall be the head of the Corporation and in the recess of the Board of
Directors shall have the general control and management of all the business and
affairs of the Corporation. He shall also exercise such further powers and
perform such other duties as may from time to time be conferred upon or assigned
by the By-laws or the Board of Directors. He shall make annual reports and
submit the same to the Board of Directors and also to the stockholders at their
annual meeting, showing the
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condition and the affairs of the Corporation. He shall from time to time make
such recommendations to the Board of Directors and any other committee as he
thinks proper and shall bring before the Board of Directors and any other
committee such information as may be required, relating to the business and
property of the Corporation. In case of the absence or disability of the Chief
Executive Officer and as and to the extent directed by the Chief Executive
Officer, the President shall fulfill the duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 3.05. The President. The President shall exercise such
powers and duties as from time to time may prescribed in these By-Laws or by the
Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors. He shall have authority to
sign all checks, all certificates of stock, conveyances of real estate, and any
other instruments in writing requiring a signature. In case of the absence or
disability of the Chief Executive Officer and as and to the extent directed by
the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall fulfill the duties of the Chief
Executive Officer.
Section 3.06. The Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents may be given,
by the Chairman of the Board or by resolution of the Board of Directors, general
executive powers, subject to the control of the President, concerning one or
more or all segments of the operations of the Corporation. The Vice Presidents
shall exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be
prescribed in these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive
Officer or the President. At the request of the President or in his absence or
disability, the senior Vice President shall exercise all the powers and duties
of the President.
Section 3.07. The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. It shall be
the duty of the Secretary (a) to keep or cause to be kept an original or
duplicate record of the proceedings of the stockholders and the Board of
Directors, and a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and of the By-Laws;
(b) to attend to the giving of notices of the Corporation as may be required by
law or these By-Laws; (c) to be custodian of the corporate records and of the
seal of the Corporation and see that the seal is affixed to such documents as
may be necessary or advisable; (d) to have charge of the stock books of the
Corporation, and a share register, giving the names of the stockholders in
alphabetical order, and showing their respective addresses, the number and
classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates issued for
the shares, and the date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for
cancellation; and (e) to exercise all powers and duties incident to the office
of Secretary, and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board
of Directors, the President or the Chief Executive Officer from time to time.
The Secretary by virtue of his office shall be an Assistant Treasurer. The
Assistant Secretaries shall assist the Secretary in the performance of his
duties and shall also exercise such further powers and duties as from time to
time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the President or the
Secretary. At the direction of the Secretary or in his absence or disability,
the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Treasurer or an Assistant
Secretary shall perform the duties of the Secretary.
Section 3.08. The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer
shall have custody of all the funds and securities of the Corporation. He shall
collect all moneys due the Corporation and deposit such moneys to the credit of
the Corporation in such banks, trust
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companies, or other depositories as may have been duly designated by the Board
of Directors. He shall endorse for collection on behalf of the Corporation,
checks, notes, drafts and other documents, and may sign and deliver receipts,
vouchers and releases of liens evidencing payments made to the Corporation.
Subject to Section 5.01 of these By-Laws, he shall cause to be disbursed the
funds of the Corporation by payment in cash or by checks or drafts upon the
authorized depositories of the Corporation. He shall have charge of the books
and accounts of the Corporation. He shall perform all acts incident to the
office of the Treasurer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board
of Directors, the President or the Chief Executive Officer. The Treasurer by
virtue of his office shall be an Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Treasurers
shall assist the Treasurer in the performance of his duties and shall also
exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be assigned to
them by the Board of Directors, the President or the Treasurer. At the direction
of the Treasurer or in his absence or disability, the President, the Chief
Executive Officer, the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer shall perform the
duties of Treasurer.
Section 3.09. Vacancies. Vacancy in any office or position by reason
of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, disability or other cause,
shall be filled in the manner provided in this Article III for regular election
or appointment to such office.
Section 3.10. Delegation of Duties. The Board of Directors may in
its discretion delegate the powers and duties, or any of them, of any officer to
any other person whom it may select.
ARTICLE IV
SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK
Section 4.01. Share Certificates. Every holder of stock in the
Corporation shall be entitled to a certificate or certificates, to be in such
form as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe, signed by the
Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President and by the Treasurer
or any Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary. The
signatures of such officers may be facsimiles. Each such certificate shall set
forth the name of the registered holder thereof, the number and class of shares
and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents. The
Board of Directors may, if it so determines, direct that certificates for shares
of stock of the Corporation be signed by a transfer agent or registered by a
registrar or both, in which case such certificates shall not be valid until so
signed or registered.
In case any officer of the Corporation who shall have signed, or
whose facsimile signature shall have been used on, any certificate for shares of
stock of the Corporation shall cease to be such officer, whether because of
death, resignation, removal or otherwise, before such certificate shall have
been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate shall nevertheless be deemed
to have been adopted by the Corporation and may be issued and delivered as
though the person who signed such certificate or whose facsimile signature shall
have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer.
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Section 4.02. Transfer of Shares. Transfers of shares of stock of
the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the
registered holder thereof or by his attorney thereunto authorized by an
instrument duly executed and filed with the Corporation, and on surrender of the
certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by
properly executed stock powers and evidence of the payment of all taxes imposed
upon such transfer. Except as provided in Section 4.04 of this Article IV, every
certificate surrendered for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate
or certificates shall be issued in exchange for any existing certificate until
such existing certificate shall have been so cancelled.
Section 4.03. Transfer Agents and Registrars. The Board of Directors
may appoint any one or more qualified banks, trust companies or other
corporations organized under any law of any state of the United States or under
the laws of the United States as agent or agents for the Corporation in the
transfer of the stock of the Corporation and likewise may appoint any one or
more such qualified banks, trust companies or other corporations as registrar or
registrars of the stock of the Corporation.
Section 4.04. Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates. New
certificates for shares of stock may be issued to replace certificates lost,
stolen, destroyed or mutilated upon such terms and conditions, which may but
need not include the giving of a satisfactory bond or other indemnity, as the
Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 4.05. Regulations Relating to Shares. The Board of Directors
shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations not
inconsistent with these By-Laws or with law as it may deem expedient concerning
the issue, transfer and registration of certificates representing shares of
stock of the Corporation.
Section 4.06. Holders of Record. The Corporation shall be entitled
to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder and
owner in fact thereof and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other
claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or
not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly
provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section 4.07. Fixing of Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix
a record date which does not precede the date on which the resolution fixing
such record date is adopted,
(a) in order to determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or
to vote at any meeting of stockholders provided such record date is not less
than ten or more than sixty days prior to the date of any such meeting;
(b) in order to determine the stockholders entitled to consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting provided such record date is not
more than ten days after the date on which the resolution fixing such record
date is adopted; and
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(c) in order to determine the stockholders entitled to receive
payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the
stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change,
conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action,
provided such record date is not more than sixty days prior to such action.
In such case, only such stockholders as shall be stockholders of
record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of, or to vote at, such
meeting or to receive payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of
rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any
transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date
fixed as aforesaid.
ARTICLE V
LOANS, NOTES, CHECKS,
CONTRACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Section 5.01. Notes, Checks, etc. All notes, drafts, acceptances,
checks, endorsements (other than for deposit) and all evidences of indebtedness
of the Corporation whatsoever shall be signed by such officers or agents and
shall be subject to such requirements as to countersignature or other conditions
as the Board of Directors from time to time may designate. Facsimile signatures
on checks may be used unless prohibited by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.02. Execution of Instruments Generally. Except as provided
in Section 5.01 of this Article V, all contracts and other instruments requiring
execution by the Corporation may be executed and delivered by the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Treasurer, and
authority to sign any such contracts or instruments, which may be general or
confined to specific instances, may be conferred by the Board of Directors upon
any other person or persons. Any person having authority to sign on behalf of
the Corporation may delegate, from time to time, by instrument in writing, all
or any part of such authority to any person or persons if authorized so to do by
the Board of Directors.
Section 5.03. Proxies in Respect of Stock or Other Securities of
Other Corporations. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may from
time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or an agent or agents of the
Corporation to exercise in the name and on behalf of the Corporation the powers
and rights which the Corporation may have as the holder of stock or other
securities in any other corporation to vote or consent in respect of such stock
or other securities, may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the
manner of exercising such powers and rights and may execute or cause to be
executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate
seal or otherwise all such written proxies or other instruments as he may deem
necessary or proper in order that the Corporation may exercise its said powers
and rights.
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ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 6.01. Offices. The registered office of the Corporation
shall be at 1013 Centre Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19805. The Corporation may
have other offices, within or without the State of Delaware, at such place or
places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business
of the Corporation may require.
Section 6.02. Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors shall prescribe
the form of a suitable corporate seal, which shall contain the full name of the
Corporation and the year and state of incorporation. Such seal may be used by
causing it or a facsimile or reproduction thereof to be affixed to or placed
upon the document to be sealed.
Section 6.03. Fiscal Year. Unless otherwise determined by the Board
of Directors, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 of
each year.
ARTICLE VII
VALIDATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS
Section 7.01. No contract or other transaction between the
Corporation and another person shall be invalidated or otherwise adversely
affected by the fact that any one or more stockholders, directors or officers of
the Corporation.
(i) is pecuniarily or otherwise interested in, or is a stockholder,
director, officer, or member of, such other person, or
(ii) is a party to, or is in any other way pecuniarily or otherwise
interested in, the contract or other transaction, or
(iii) is in any way connected with any person pecuniarily or
otherwise interested in such contract or other transaction, provided the fact of
such interest shall be disclosed or known to the Board of Directors or the
stockholders, as the case may be, and in any action of the stockholders or of
the Board authorizing or approving any such contract or other transaction, any
and every stockholder or director may be counted in determining the existence of
a quorum with like force and effect as though he were not so interested, or were
not such a stockholder, director, member or officer, or were not such a party,
or were not so connected. Such director, stockholder or officer shall not be
liable to account to the Corporation for any profit realized by him from or
through any such contract or transaction approved or authorized as aforesaid. As
used herein, the term "person" includes a corporation, partnership, firm,
association or other legal entity.
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ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
Section 8.01. These By-Laws may be amended, altered and repealed,
and new by-laws may be adopted, by the stockholders or the Board of Directors of
the Corporation at any regular or special meeting. No provision of these By-Laws
shall vest any property or contract right in any stockholder.
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