UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-SB
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUERS
Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934
2TheMax.Com, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 88-0458906
(State of organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2980 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 200-C, Las Vegas, NV 89146
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (702) 307-0488
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Background
2TheMax.Com, Inc. (the "Company") is a Nevada corporation formed
on April 20, 2000. Its principal place of business is located
at 2980 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 200-C, Las Vegas, NV
89129. The Company was organized to engage in any lawful
corporate business, including but not limited to, participating
in mergers with and acquisitions of other companies. The Company
has been in the developmental stage since inception and has no
operating history other than organizational matters.
On April 20, 2000, the Company issued 1,500,000 shares of its
stock to the founder of the corporation and the sole officer and
director.
The primary activity of the Company currently involves seeking a
company or companies that it can acquire or with whom it can
merge. The Company has not selected any company as an acquisition
target or merger partner and does not intend to limit potential
candidates to any particular field or industry, but does retain
the right to limit candidates, if it so chooses, to a particular
field or industry. The Company's plans are in the conceptual
stage only.
The Board of Directors has elected to begin implementing the
Company's principal business purpose, described below under "Item
2, Plan of Operation". As such, the Company can be defined as a
"shell" company, whose sole purpose at this time is to locate and
consummate a merger or acquisition with a private entity.
The proposed business activities described herein classify the
Company as a "blank check" company. Many states have enacted
statutes, rules, and regulations limiting the sale of securities
of "blank check" companies in their respective jurisdictions.
Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a
market to develop in the Company's securities until such time as
the Company has successfully implemented its business plan.
The Company is filing this registration statement on a voluntary
basis, pursuant to section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), in order to ensure that public
information is readily accessible to all shareholders and
potential investors, and to increase the Company's access to
financial markets. In the event the Company's obligation to file
periodic reports is suspended pursuant to the Exchange Act, the
Company anticipates that it will continue to voluntarily file
such reports.
Risk Factors
The Company's business is subject to numerous risk factors,
including the following:
NO OPERATING HISTORY OR REVENUE AND MINIMAL ASSETS. The Company
has had no operating history and has received no revenues or
earnings from operations. The Company has no significant assets
or financial resources. The Company will, in all likelihood,
sustain operating expenses without corresponding revenues, at
least until it completes a business combination. This may result
in the Company incurring a net operating loss which will increase
continuously until the Company completes a business combination
with a profitable business opportunity. There is no assurance
that the Company will identify a business opportunity or complete
a business combination.
SPECULATIVE NATURE OF COMPANY'S PROPOSED OPERATIONS. The success
of the Company's proposed plan of operation will depend to a
great extent on the operations, financial condition, and
management of the identified business opportunity. While
management intends to seek business combinations with entities
having established operating histories, it cannot assure that the
Company will successfully locate candidates meeting such
criteria. In the event the Company completes a business
combination, the success of the Company's operations may be
dependent upon management of the successor firm or venture
partner firm together with numerous other factors beyond the
Company's control.
SCARCITY OF AND COMPETITION FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND
COMBINATIONS. The Company is, and will continue to be, an
insignificant participant in the business of seeking mergers and
joint ventures with, and acquisitions of small private entities.
A large number of established and well-financed entities,
including venture capital firms, are active in mergers and
acquisitions of companies which may also be desirable target
candidates for the Company. Nearly all such entities have
significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise,
and managerial capabilities than the Company. The Company is,
consequently, at a competitive disadvantage in identifying
possible business opportunities and successfully completing a
business combination. Moreover, the Company will also compete
with numerous other small public companies in seeking merger or
acquisition candidates.
NO AGREEMENT FOR BUSINESS COMBINATION OR OTHER TRANSACTION - NO
STANDARDS FOR BUSINESS COMBINATION. The Company has no
arrangement, agreement, or understanding with respect to engaging
in a business combination with any private entity. There can be
no assurance the Company will successfully identify and evaluate
suitable business opportunities or conclude a business
combination. Management has not identified any particular
industry or specific business within an industry for evaluations.
The Company has been in the developmental stage since inception
and has no operations to date. Other than issuing shares to its
original shareholders, the Company never commenced any
operational activities. There is no assurance the Company will be
able to negotiate a business combination on terms favorable to
the Company. The Company has not established a specific length of
operating history or a specified level of earnings, assets, net
worth or other criteria which it will require a target business
opportunity to have achieved, and without which the Company would
not consider a business combination in any form with such
business opportunity. Accordingly, the Company may enter into a
business combination with a business opportunity having no
significant operating history, losses, limited or no potential
for earnings, limited assets, negative net worth, or other
negative characteristics.
CONTINUED MANAGEMENT CONTROL, LIMITED TIME AVAILABILITY. While
seeking a business combination, management anticipates devoting
up to twenty hours per month to the business of the Company. The
Company's officers have not entered into written employment
agreements with the Company and are not expected to do so in the
foreseeable future. The Company has not obtained key man life
insurance on its officers or directors. Notwithstanding the
combined limited experience and time commitment of management,
loss of the services of any of these individuals would adversely
affect development of the Company's business and its likelihood
of continuing operations. See "MANAGEMENT."
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - GENERAL. The Company's officers and
directors participate in other business ventures which compete
directly with the Company. Additional conflicts of interest and
non "arms-length" transactions may also arise in the event the
Company's officers or directors are involved in the management of
any firm with which the Company transacts business. The Company's
Board of Directors has adopted a resolution which prohibits the
Company from completing a combination with any entity in which
management serve as officers, directors or partners, or in which
they or their family members own or hold any ownership interest.
Management is not aware of any circumstances under which this
policy could be changed while current management is in control of
the Company. See "ITEM 5. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST."
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS MAY DELAY OR PRECLUDE ACQUISITION.
Companies subject to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act") must provide certain information about
significant acquisitions, including certified financial
statements for the company acquired, covering one or two years,
depending on the relative size of the acquisition. The time and
additional costs that may be incurred by some target entities to
prepare such statements may significantly delay or even preclude
the Company from completing an otherwise desirable acquisition.
Acquisition prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain
the required audited statements may not be appropriate for
acquisition so long as the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act
are applicable.
LACK OF MARKET RESEARCH OR MARKETING ORGANIZATION. The Company
has not conducted or received results of market research
indicating that market demand exists for the transactions
contemplated by the Company. Moreover, the Company does not have,
and does not plan to establish, a marketing organization. If
there is demand for a business combination as contemplated by the
Company, there is no assurance the Company will successfully
complete such transaction.
LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION. In all likelihood, the Company's
proposed operations, even if successful, will result in a
business combination with only one entity. Consequently, the
resulting activities will be limited to that entity's business.
The Company's inability to diversify its activities into a number
of areas may subject the Company to economic fluctuations within
a particular business or industry, thereby increasing the risks
associated with the Company's operations.
REGULATION. Although the Company will be subject to regulation
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, management believes
the Company will not be subject to regulation under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, insofar as the Company will not
be engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities.
In the event the Company engages in business combinations which
result in the Company holding passive investment interests in a
number of entities, the Company could be subject to regulation
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In such event, the
Company would be required to register as an investment company
and could be expected to incur significant registration and
compliance costs. The Company has obtained no formal
determination from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to
the status of the Company under the Investment Company Act of
1940 and, consequently, any violation of such Act would subject
the Company to material adverse consequences.
PROBABLE CHANGE IN CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT. A business combination
involving the issuance of the Company's common stock will, in all
likelihood, result in shareholders of a private company obtaining
a controlling interest in the Company. Any such business
combination may require management of the Company to sell or
transfer all or a portion of the Company's common stock held by
them, or resign as members of the Board of Directors of the
Company. The resulting change in control of the Company could
result in removal of one or more present officers and directors
of the Company and a corresponding reduction in or elimination of
their participation in the future affairs of the Company.
REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE SHARE OWNERSHIP FOLLOWING BUSINESS
COMBINATION. The Company's primary plan of operation is based
upon a business combination with a private concern which, in all
likelihood, would result in the Company issuing securities to
shareholders of such private company. Issuing previously
authorized and unissued common stock of the Company will reduce
the percentage of shares owned by present and prospective
shareholders, and a change in the Company's control and/or
management.
DISADVANTAGES OF BLANK CHECK OFFERING. The Company may enter into
a business combination with an entity that desires to establish a
public trading market for its shares. A target company may
attempt to avoid what it deems to be adverse consequences of
undertaking its own public offering by seeking a business
combination with the Company. The perceived adverse consequences
may include, but are not limited to, time delays of the
registration process, significant expenses to be incurred in such
an offering, loss of voting control to public shareholders, and
the inability or unwillingness to comply with various federal and
state securities laws enacted for the protection of investors.
These securities laws primarily relate to registering securities
and full disclosure of the Company's business, management, and
financial statements.
TAXATION. Federal and state tax consequences will, in all
likelihood, be major considerations in any business combination
the Company may undertake. Typically, these transactions may be
structured to result in tax-free treatment to both companies,
pursuant to various federal and state tax provisions. The Company
intends to structure any business combination so as to minimize
the federal and state tax consequences to both the Company and
the target entity. Management cannot assure that a business
combination will meet the statutory requirements for a tax-free
reorganization, or that the parties will obtain the intended tax-
free treatment upon a transfer of stock or assets. A non-
qualifying reorganization could result in the imposition of both
federal and state taxes, which may have an adverse effect on both
parties to the transaction.
REQUIREMENT OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY DISQUALIFY
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. Management believes that any potential
target company must provide audited financial statements for
review, and for the protection of all parties to the business
combination. One or more attractive business opportunities may
forego a business combination with the Company, rather than incur
the expenses associated with preparing audited financial
statements.
BLUE SKY CONSIDERATIONS. Because the securities registered
hereunder have not been registered for resale under the blue sky
laws of any state, and the Company has no current plans to
register or qualify its shares in any state, holders of these
shares and persons who desire to purchase them in any trading
market that might develop in the future, should be aware that
there may be significant state blue sky restrictions upon the
ability of new investors to purchase the securities. These
restrictions could reduce the size of any potential market. As a
result of recent changes in federal law, non-issuer trading or
resale of the Company's securities is exempt from state
registration or qualification requirements in most states.
However, some states may continue to restrict the trading or
resale of blind-pool or "blank-check" securities. Accordingly,
investors should consider any potential secondary market for the
Company's securities to be a limited one.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION
NOTE REGARDING PROJECTIONS AND FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This statement includes projections of future results and
"forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements that are included in
this Registration Statement, other than statements of historical
fact, are forward-looking statements. Although Management
believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
expectations are disclosed in this Statement, including, without
limitation, in conjunction with those forward-looking statements
contained in this Statement.
Plan of Operation - General
The Company's plan is to seek, investigate, and if such
investigation warrants, acquire an interest in one or more
business opportunities presented to it by persons or firms
desiring the perceived advantages of a publicly held corporation.
At this time, the Company has no plan, proposal, agreement,
understanding, or arrangement to acquire or merge with any
specific business or company, and the Company has not identified
any specific business or company for investigation and
evaluation. No member of Management or any promoter of the
Company, or an affiliate of either, has had any material
discussions with any other company with respect to any
acquisition of that company. The Company will not restrict its
search to any specific business, industry, or geographical
location, and may participate in business ventures of virtually
any kind or nature. Discussion of the proposed business under
this caption and throughout this Registration Statement is
purposefully general and is not meant to restrict the Company's
virtually unlimited discretion to search for and enter into a
business combination.
The Company may seek a combination with a firm which only
recently commenced operations, or a developing company in need of
additional funds to expand into new products or markets or
seeking to develop a new product or service, or an established
business which may be experiencing financial or operating
difficulties and needs additional capital which is perceived to
be easier to raise by a public company. In some instances, a
business opportunity may involve acquiring or merging with a
corporation which does not need substantial additional cash but
which desires to establish a public trading market for its common
stock. The Company may purchase assets and establish wholly-owned
subsidiaries in various businesses or purchase existing
businesses as subsidiaries.
Selecting a business opportunity will be complex and extremely
risky. Because of general economic conditions, rapid
technological advances being made in some industries, and
shortages of available capital, management believes that there
are numerous firms seeking the benefits of a publicly-traded
corporation. Such perceived benefits of a publicly traded
corporation may include facilitating or improving the terms on
which additional equity financing may be sought, providing
liquidity for the principals of a business, creating a means for
providing incentive stock options or similar benefits to key
employees, providing liquidity (subject to restrictions of
applicable statutes) for all shareholders, and other items.
Potentially available business opportunities may occur in many
different industries and at various stages of development, all of
which will make the task of comparative investigation and
analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and
complex.
Management believes that the Company may be able to benefit from
the use of "leverage" to acquire a target company. Leveraging a
transaction involves acquiring a business while incurring
significant indebtedness for a large percentage of the purchase
price of that business. Through leveraged transactions, the
Company would be required to use less of its available funds to
acquire a target company and, therefore, could commit those funds
to the operations of the business, to combinations with other
target companies, or to other activities. The borrowing involved
in a leveraged transaction will ordinarily be secured by the
assets of the acquired business. If that business is not able to
generate sufficient revenues to make payments on the debt
incurred by the Company to acquire that business, the lender
would be able to exercise the remedies provided by law or by
contract. These leveraging techniques, while reducing the amount
of funds that the Company must commit to acquire a business, may
correspondingly increase the risk of loss to the Company. No
assurance can be given as to the terms or availability of
financing for any acquisition by the Company. During periods when
interest rates are relatively high, the benefits of leveraging
are not as great as during periods of lower interest rates,
because the investment in the business held on a leveraged basis
will only be profitable if it generates sufficient revenues to
cover the related debt and other costs of the financing. Lenders
from which the Company may obtain funds for purposes of a
leveraged buy-out may impose restrictions on the future
borrowing, distribution, and operating policies of the Company.
It is not possible at this time to predict the restrictions, if
any, which lenders may impose, or the impact thereof on the
Company.
The Company has insufficient capital with which to provide the
owners of businesses significant cash or other assets. Management
believes the Company will offer owners of businesses the
opportunity to acquire a controlling ownership interest in a
public company at substantially less cost than is required to
conduct an initial public offering. The owners of the businesses
will, however, incur significant post-merger or acquisition
registration costs in the event they wish to register a portion
of their shares for subsequent sale. The Company will also incur
significant legal and accounting costs in connection with the
acquisition of a business opportunity, including the costs of
preparing post-effective amendments, Forms 8-K, agreements, and
related reports and documents. Nevertheless, the officers and
directors of the Company have not conducted market research and
are not aware of statistical data which would support the
perceived benefits of a merger or acquisition transaction for the
owners of a businesses. The Company does not intend to make any
loans to any prospective merger or acquisition candidates or to
unaffiliated third parties.
The Company will not restrict its search for any specific kind of
firms, but may acquire a venture which is in its preliminary or
development stage, which is already in operation, or in
essentially any stage of its corporate life. It is impossible to
predict at this time the status of any business in which the
Company may become engaged, in that such business may need to
seek additional capital, may desire to have its shares publicly
traded, or may seek other perceived advantages which the Company
may offer. However, the Company does not intend to obtain funds
in one or more private placements to finance the operation of any
acquired business opportunity until such time as the Company has
successfully consummated such a merger or acquisition. The
Company also has no plans to conduct any offerings under
Regulation S.
Sources of Opportunities
The Company will seek a potential business opportunity from all
known sources, but will rely principally on personal contacts of
its officers and directors as well as indirect associations
between them and other business and professional people. It is
not presently anticipated that the Company will engage
professional firms specializing in business acquisitions or
reorganizations.
Management, while not especially experienced in matters relating
to the new business of the Company, will rely upon their own
efforts and, to a much lesser extent, the efforts of the
Company's shareholders, in accomplishing the business purposes of
the Company. It is not anticipated that any outside consultants
or advisors, other than the Company's legal counsel and
accountants, will be utilized by the Company to effectuate its
business purposes described herein. However, if the Company does
retain such an outside consultant or advisor, any cash fee earned
by such party will need to be paid by the prospective
merger/acquisition candidate, as the Company has no cash assets
with which to pay such obligation. There have been no
discussions, understandings, contracts or agreements with any
outside consultants and none are anticipated in the future. In
the past, the Company's management has never used outside
consultants or advisors in connection with a merger or
acquisition.
As is customary in the industry, the Company may pay a finder's
fee for locating an acquisition prospect. If any such fee is
paid, it will be approved by the Company's Board of Directors and
will be in accordance with the industry standards. Such fees are
customarily between 1% and 5% of the size of the transaction,
based upon a sliding scale of the amount involved. Such fees are
typically in the range of 5% on a $1,000,000 transaction ratably
down to 1% in a $4,000,000 transaction. Management has adopted a
policy that such a finder's fee or real estate brokerage fee
could, in certain circumstances, be paid to any employee,
officer, director or 5% shareholder of the Company, if such
person plays a material role in bringing a transaction to the
Company.
The Company will not have sufficient funds to undertake any
significant development, marketing, and manufacturing of any
products which may be acquired. Accordingly, if it acquires the
rights to a product, rather than entering into a merger or
acquisition, it most likely would need to seek debt or equity
financing or obtain funding from third parties, in exchange for
which the Company would probably be required to give up a
substantial portion of its interest in any acquired product.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able either to
obtain additional financing or to interest third parties in
providing funding for the further development, marketing and
manufacturing of any products acquired.
Evaluation of Opportunities
The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by
or under the supervision of the officers and directors of the
Company (see "Item 5). Management intends to concentrate on
identifying prospective business opportunities which may be
brought to its attention through present associations with
management. In analyzing prospective business opportunities,
management will consider, among other factors, such matters as;
1. the available technical, financial and managerial
resources
2. working capital and other financial requirements
3. history of operation, if any
4. prospects for the future
5. present and expected competition
6. the quality and experience of management services which may
be available and the depth of that management
7. the potential for further research, development or
exploration
8. specific risk factors not now foreseeable but which then may
be anticipated to impact the proposed activities of the Company
9. the potential for growth or expansion
10. the potential for profit
11. the perceived public recognition or acceptance of products,
services or trades
12. name identification
Management will meet personally with management and key personnel
of the firm sponsoring the business opportunity as part of their
investigation. To the extent possible, the Company intends to
utilize written reports and personal investigation to evaluate
the above factors. The Company will not acquire or merge with any
company for which audited financial statements cannot be
obtained.
Opportunities in which the Company participates will present
certain risks, many of which cannot be identified adequately
prior to selecting a specific opportunity. The Company's
shareholders must, therefore, depend on Management to identify
and evaluate such risks. Promoters of some opportunities may have
been unable to develop a going concern or may present a business
in its development stage (in that it has not generated
significant revenues from its principal business activities prior
to the Company's participation.) Even after the Company's
participation, there is a risk that the combined enterprise may
not become a going concern or advance beyond the development
stage. Other opportunities may involve new and untested products,
processes, or market strategies which may not succeed. Such risks
will be assumed by the Company and, therefore, its shareholders.
The investigation of specific business opportunities and the
negotiation, drafting, and execution of relevant agreements,
disclosure documents, and other instruments will require
substantial management time and attention as well as substantial
costs for accountants, attorneys, and others. If a decision is
made not to participate in a specific business opportunity the
costs incurred in the related investigation would not be
recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached for the
participation in a specific business opportunity, the failure to
consummate that transaction may result in the loss by the Company
of the related costs incurred.
There is the additional risk that the Company will not find a
suitable target. Management does not believe the Company will
generate revenue without finding and completing a transaction
with a suitable target company. If no such target is found,
therefore, no return on an investment in the Company will be
realized, and there will not, most likely, be a market for the
Company's stock.
Acquisition of Opportunities
In implementing a structure for a particular business
acquisition, the Company may become a party to a merger,
consolidation, reorganization, joint venture, franchise, or
licensing agreement with another corporation or entity. It may
also purchase stock or assets of an existing business. Once a
transaction is complete, it is possible that the present
management and shareholders of the Company will not be in control
of the Company. In addition, a majority or all of the Company's
officers and directors may, as part of the terms of the
transaction, resign and be replaced by new officers and directors
without a vote of the Company's shareholders.
It is anticipated that securities issued in any such
reorganization would be issued in reliance on exemptions from
registration under applicable Federal and state securities laws.
In some circumstances, however, as a negotiated element of this
transaction, the Company may agree to register such securities
either at the time the transaction is consummated, under certain
conditions, or at specified time thereafter. The issuance of
substantial additional securities and their potential sale into
any trading market which may develop in the Company's Common
Stock may have a depressive effect on such market.
While the actual terms of a transaction to which the Company may
be a party cannot be predicted, it may be expected that the
parties to the business transaction will find it desirable to
avoid the creation of a taxable event and thereby structure the
acquisition in a so called "tax free" reorganization under
Sections 368(a)(1) or 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code"). In order to obtain tax free treatment
under the Code, it may be necessary for the owners of the
acquired business to own 80% or more of the voting stock of the
surviving entity. In such event, the shareholders of the Company,
including investors in this offering, would retain less than 20%
of the issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity,
which could result in significant dilution in the equity of such
shareholders.
As part of the Company's investigation, officers and directors of
the Company will meet personally with management and key
personnel, may visit and inspect material facilities, obtain
independent analysis or verification of certain information
provided, check references of management and key personnel, and
take other reasonable investigative measures, to the extent of
the Company's limited financial resources and management
expertise.
The manner in which the Company participates in an opportunity
with a target company will depend on the nature of the
opportunity, the respective needs and desires of the Company and
other parties, the management of the opportunity, and the
relative negotiating strength of the Company and such other
management.
With respect to any mergers or acquisitions, negotiations with
target company management will be expected to focus on the
percentage of the Company which the target company's shareholders
would acquire in exchange for their shareholdings in the target
company. Depending upon, among other things, the target company's
assets and liabilities, the Company's shareholders will, in all
likelihood, hold a lesser percentage ownership interest in the
Company following any merger or acquisition. The percentage
ownership may be subject to significant reduction in the event
the Company acquires a target company with substantial assets.
Any merger or acquisition effected by the Company can be expected
to have a significant dilutive effect on the percentage of shares
held by the Company's then shareholders, including purchasers in
this offering.
Management has advanced, and will continue to advance, funds
which shall be used by the Company in identifying and pursuing
agreements with target companies. Management anticipates that
these funds will be repaid from the proceeds of any agreement
with the target company, and that any such agreement may, in
fact, be contingent upon the repayment of those funds.
Competition
The Company is an insignificant participant among firms which
engage in business combinations with, or financing of,
development-stage enterprises. There are many established
management and financial consulting companies and venture capital
firms which have significantly greater financial and personal
resources, technical expertise and experience than the Company.
In view of the Company's limited financial resources and
management availability, the Company will continue to be at
significant competitive disadvantage vis-a-vis the Company's
competitors.
Year 2000 Compliance
The Company is aware of the issues associated with the
programming code in existing computer systems as the year 2000
approaches. The Company has assessed these issues as they relate
to the Company, and since the Company currently has no operating
business and does not use any computers, and since it has no
customers, suppliers or other constituents, it does not believe
that there are any material year 2000 issues to disclose in this
Form 10-SB.
Regulation and Taxation
The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines an "investment
company" as an issuer which is or holds itself out as being
engaged primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or
trading securities. While the Company does not intend to engage
in such activities, the Company may obtain and hold a minority
interest in a number of development stage enterprises. The
Company could be expected to incur significant registration and
compliance costs if required to register under the Investment
Company Act of 1940. Accordingly, management will continue to
review the Company's activities from time to time with a view
toward reducing the likelihood the Company could be classified as
an "investment company".
The Company intends to structure a merger or acquisition in such
manner as to minimize Federal and state tax consequences to the
Company and to any target company.
Employees
The Company's only employees at the present time are its officers
and directors, who will devote as much time as the Board of
Directors determine is necessary to carry out the affairs of the
Company. (See "Item 5).
ITEM 3. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
The Company neither owns nor leases any real property at this
time. The Company does have the use of a limited amount of office
space from sole officer and director, J. E. Dhonau at no cost to
the Company, and Management expects this arrangement to continue.
The Company pays its own charges for long distance telephone
calls and other miscellaneous secretarial, photocopying, and
similar expenses.
ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT.
The following table sets forth each person known to the Company,
as of February 24, 2000, to be a beneficial owner of five percent
(5%) or more of the Company's common stock, by the Company's
directors individually, and by all of the Company's directors and
executive officers as a group. Except as noted, each person has
sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares
shown.
Title of Name/Address Shares Percentage
Class of Owner Beneficially Ownership
Owned
Common Catherine S. Ratelle 1,500,000 100%
2980 S. Rainbow Blvd.
Suite 200-C
Las Vegas, NV 89146
ITEM 5. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL
PERSONS
The members of the Board of Directors of the Company serve until
the next annual meeting of the stockholders, or until their
successors have been elected. The officers serve at the pleasure
of the Board of Directors.
There are no agreements for any officer or director to resign at
the request of any other person, and none of the officers or
directors named below are acting on behalf of, or at the
direction of, any other person.
The Company's officers and directors will devote their time to
the business on an "as-needed" basis, which is expected to
require 5-10 hours per month.
Information as to the directors and executive officers of the
Company is as follows:
Name/Address Age Position
Catherine S. Ratelle 43 President/Secretary/
2980 S. Rainbow Blvd. Treasurer/Director
Suite 200-C
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Catherine S. Ratelle; President/Secretary/Treasurer/Director
Ms. Ratelle has over twenty years of experience in business admnistration
and computer networking in both law firm environments as well as
private business sector and has held positions. Ms. Ratelle has held
positions such as Vice President of Operations of a large development
corporation, Corporate Adminsitrator for various Large and Medium size law
firms both in Chicago and Las Vegas.
Since April 1999, Ms. Ratelle joined Merchant Resoucces, Inc. and has
turned all her focus, assist and support in developing companies in the
technologies and Internet industry. Ms. Ratelle with her vast experience
in business is able to assist companies through many challenges of early
and on-going stages of growth. From managerial development, Ms. Ratelle
offer her background relationships to bring success for management and
shareholders alike.
From October 1998 to April 1999, Ms. Ratelle worked with a law firm in
developing network solutions for their computer departments, interlinking
their corporate offices, co-developing corporate manuals as well as
Network standards and procedure manuals with the law firm of Lorber,
Beddoe & Pengilly in Las Vegas and San Diego.
From May 1994 to October 1998, Ms. Ratelle was an intergal part of a
management team for a single-family building and development company
which after three (3) years became the 42nd largest national home builder.
In addition, to the residential building arena, Ms. Ratelle was a factor
in the administration and development of two (2) major off-strip casinos,
namely, Players Island in Mesquite, Nevada and The Reserve Hotel & Casino in
Henderson, Nevada. Through her vast experience, Ms. Ratelle organized and
coordinated with the management team to raise over $50 Million in
developing these two properties. Ms. Ratelle also was a key member in
coordinating with various State and Local government authorities in
the development of these facilities.
Blank Check Experience
In addition to the experience described above, Catherine S. Ratelle
has not been an officer and/or director of a blank check companies.
Conflicts of Interest
Insofar as the officers and directors are engaged in other
business activities, management anticipates it will devote only a
minor amount of time to the Company's affairs. The officers and
directors of the Company may in the future become shareholders,
officers or directors of other companies which may be formed for
the purpose of engaging in business activities similar to those
conducted by the Company. The Company does not currently have a
right of first refusal pertaining to opportunities that come to
management's attention insofar as such opportunities may relate
to the Company's proposed business operations.
The officers and directors are, so long as they are officers or
directors of the Company, subject to the restriction that all
opportunities contemplated by the Company's plan of operation
which come to their attention, either in the performance of their
duties or in any other manner, will be considered opportunities
of, and be made available to the Company and the companies that
they are affiliated with on an equal basis. A breach of this
requirement will be a breach of the fiduciary duties of the
officer or director. Subject to the next paragraph, if a
situation arises in which more than one company desires to merge
with or acquire that target company and the principals of the
proposed target company have no preference as to which company
will merge or acquire such target company, the company of which
the President first became an officer and director will be
entitled to proceed with the transaction. Except as set forth
above, the Company has not adopted any other conflict of interest
policy with respect to such transactions.
Investment Company Act of 1940
Although the Company will be subject to regulation under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
management believes the Company will not be subject to regulation
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 insofar as the Company
will not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in
securities. In the event the Company engages in business
combinations which result in the Company holding passive
investment interests in a number of entities, the Company could
be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of
1940. In such event, the Company would be required to register as
an investment company and could be expected to incur significant
registration and compliance costs. The Company has obtained no
formal determination from the Securities and Exchange Commission
as to the status of the Company under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 and, consequently, any violation of such Act would
subject the Company to material adverse consequences.
ITEM 6. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
None of the Company's officers and/or directors receive any
compensation for their respective services rendered to the
Company, nor have they received such compensation in the past.
They both have agreed to act without compensation until
authorized by the Board of Directors, which is not expected to
occur until the Registrant has generated revenues from operations
after consummation of a merger or acquisition. As of the date of
this registration statement, the Company has no funds available
to pay directors. Further, none of the directors are accruing any
compensation pursuant to any agreement with the Company.
It is possible that, after the Company successfully consummates a
merger or acquisition with an unaffiliated entity, that entity
may desire to employ or retain one or more members of the
Company's management for the purposes of providing services to
the surviving entity, or otherwise provide other compensation to
such persons. However, the Company has adopted a policy whereby
the offer of any post-transaction remuneration to members of
management will not be a consideration in the Company's decision
to undertake any proposed transaction. Each member of management
has agreed to disclose to the Company's Board of Directors any
discussions concerning possible compensation to be paid to them
by any entity which proposes to undertake a transaction with the
Company and further, to abstain from voting on such transaction.
Therefore, as a practical matter, if each member of the Company's
Board of Directors is offered compensation in any form from any
prospective merger or acquisition candidate, the proposed
transaction will not be approved by the Company's Board of
Directors as a result of the inability of the Board to
affirmatively approve such a transaction.
It is possible that persons associated with management may refer
a prospective merger or acquisition candidate to the Company. In
the event the Company consummates a transaction with any entity
referred by associates of management, it is possible that such an
associate will be compensated for their referral in the form of a
finder's fee. It is anticipated that this fee will be either in
the form of restricted common stock issued by the Company as part
of the terms of the proposed transaction, or will be in the form
of cash consideration. However, if such compensation is in the
form of cash, such payment will be tendered by the acquisition or
merger candidate, because the Company has insufficient cash
available. The amount of such finder's fee cannot be determined
as of the date of this registration statement, but is expected to
be comparable to consideration normally paid in like
transactions. No member of management of the Company will receive
any finders fee, either directly or indirectly, as a result of
their respective efforts to implement the Company's business plan
outlined herein. Persons "associated" with management is meant to
refer to persons with whom management may have had other business
dealings, but who are not affiliated with or relatives of
management.
No retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance
programs or other similar programs have been adopted by the
Registrant for the benefit of its employees.
ITEM 7. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Board of Directors has passed a resolution which contains a
policy that the Company will not seek an acquisition or merger
with any entity in which any of the Company's Officers,
Directors, principal shareholders or their affiliates or
associates serve as officer or director or hold any ownership
interest. Management is not aware of any circumstances under
which this policy may be changed through their own initiative.
The proposed business activities described herein classify the
Company as a "blank check" company. Many states have enacted
statutes, rules and regulations limiting the sale of securities
of "blank check" companies in their respective jurisdictions.
Management does not intend to undertake any efforts to cause a
market to develop in the Company's securities until such time as
the Company has successfully implemented its business plan
described herein.
ITEM 8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not a party to any material pending legal
proceedings and, to the best of its knowledge, no such action by
or against the Company has been threatened.
ITEM 9. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.
There is no current market for the Company's stock. There has
been no trading in the Company's stock, therefore high and low
bid quotations are not available.
There is 1 record owner of the Company's stock. The Company has
never paid a cash dividend and has no present intention of doing
so in the foreseeable future.
Market Price
The Registrant's Common Stock is not quoted at the present time.
Effective August 11, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission
adopted Rule 15g-9, which established the definition of a "penny
stock," for purposes relevant to the Company, as any equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or
with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to
certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock,
unless exempt, the rules require: (i) that a broker or dealer
approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and
(ii) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written
agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and
quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve
a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker
or dealer must (i) obtain financial information and investment
experience and objectives of the person; and (ii) make a
reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks
are suitable for that person and that person has sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of
evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker
or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny
stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the Commission relating
to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, (i) sets
forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the
suitability determination; and (ii) that the broker or dealer
received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to
the transaction. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks
of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in
secondary trading, and about commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative, current
quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies
available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock
transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent
disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in
the account and information on the limited market in penny
stocks.
The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD"), which administers NASDAQ, has recently made changes in
the criteria for initial listing on the NASDAQ Small Cap market
and for continued listing. For initial listing, a company must
have net tangible assets of $4 million, market capitalization of
$50 million or net income of $750,000 in the most recently
completed fiscal year or in two of the last three fiscal years.
For initial listing, the common stock must also have a minimum
bid price of $4 per share. In order to continue to be included on
NASDAQ, a company must maintain $2,000,000 in net tangible assets
and a $1,000,000 market value of its publicly-traded securities.
In addition, continued inclusion requires two market-makers and a
minimum bid price of $1.00 per share.
Management intends to strongly consider undertaking a transaction
with any merger or acquisition candidate which will allow the
Company's securities to be traded without the aforesaid
limitations. However, there can be no assurances that, upon a
successful merger or acquisition, the Company will qualify its
securities for listing on NASDAQ or some other national exchange,
or be able to maintain the maintenance criteria necessary to
insure continued listing. The failure of the Company to qualify
its securities or to meet the relevant maintenance criteria after
such qualification in the future may result in the discontinuance
of the inclusion of the Company's securities on a national
exchange. In such events, trading, if any, in the Company's
securities may then continue in the non-NASDAQ over-the-counter
market. As a result, a shareholder may find it more difficult to
dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market
value of, the Company's securities.
Holders
There is one holder of the Company's Common Stock. On April 20,
2000, the Company issued 1,500,000 shares of its stock to the
founder of the corporation and the sole officer and director. All
of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock were issued in accordance with the exemption from
registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
Dividends
The Registrant has not paid any dividends to date, and has no
plans to do so in the immediate future.
ITEM 10. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
With respect to the sales made, the Registrant relied on Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No advertising or
general solicitation was employed in offering the shares. The
securities were offered for investment only and not for the
purpose of resale or distribution, and the transfer thereof was
appropriately restricted.
Of the issued and outstanding shares, all 1,500,000 are subject
to resale restrictions and, unless registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") or exempted under another
provision of the Act, will be ineligible for sale in the public
market. In general, under Rule 144, a person (or persons whose
shares are aggregated) who has satisfied a one year holding
period, under certain circumstances, may sell within any three-
month period a number of shares which does not exceed the greater
of one percent of the then outstanding Common Stock or the
average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks
prior to such sale. Rule 144 also permits, under certain
circumstances, the sale of shares without any quantity limitation
by a person who has satisfied a two-year holding period and who
is not, and has not been for the preceding three months, an
affiliate of the Company.
ITEM 11. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Common Stock
The Company's Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance
of 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of which 1,500,000 are issued and outstanding. The shares are non-
assessable, without pre-emptive rights, and do not carry
cumulative voting rights. Holders of common shares are entitled
to one vote for each share on all matters to be voted on by the
stockholders. The shares are fully paid, non-assessable, without
pre-emptive rights, and do not carry cumulative voting rights.
Holders of common shares are entitled to share ratably in
dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Company from time-to-
time, from funds legally available. In the event of a
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the
holders of shares of common stock are entitled to share on a pro-
rata basis all assets remaining after payment in full of all
liabilities.
Management is not aware of any circumstances in which additional
shares of any class or series of the Company's stock would be
issued to management or promoters, or affiliates or associates of
either.
ITEM 12. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Company and its affiliates may not be liable to its
shareholders for errors in judgment or other acts or omissions
not amounting to intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing
violation of the law, since provisions have been made in the
Articles of incorporation and By-laws limiting such liability.
The Articles of Incorporation and By-laws also provide for
indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company in
most cases for any liability suffered by them or arising from
their activities as officers and directors of the Company if they
were not engaged in intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing
violation of the law. Therefore, purchasers of these securities
may have a more limited right of action than they would have
except for this limitation in the Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws.
The officers and directors of the Company are accountable to the
Company as fiduciaries, which means such officers and directors
are required to exercise good faith and integrity in handling the
Company's affairs. A shareholder may be able to institute legal
action on behalf of himself and all others similarly stated
shareholders to recover damages where the Company has failed or
refused to observe the law.
Shareholders may, subject to applicable rules of civil procedure,
be able to bring a class action or derivative suit to enforce
their rights, including rights under certain federal and state
securities laws and regulations. Shareholders who have suffered
losses in connection with the purchase or sale of their interest
in the Company in connection with such sale or purchase,
including the misapplication by any such officer or director of
the proceeds from the sale of these securities, may be able to
recover such losses from the Company.
ITEM 13. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The financial statements and supplemental data required by this
Item 13 follow the index of financial statements appearing at
Item 15 of this Form 10-SB.
ITEM 14. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
The Registrant has not changed accountants since its formation,
and Management has had no disagreements with the findings of its
accountants.
ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Auditors, Merdinger, Fruchter,
Rosen & Corso, P.C., dated March 1, 2000
Balance Sheet as of April 20, 2000
Notes to Financial Statements
MERDINGER, FRUCHTER, ROSEN & CORSO, P.C.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
888 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10106
TEL: (212) 757-6400
FAX: (212) 757-6124
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of 2TheMax.Com,
Inc. as of April 20, 2000. The financial statement is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on this financial statement based on our
audit.
We conduct our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to
above present farily, in all material respects, the financial
position of 2TheMax.Com, Inc. as of April 20, 2000 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ Merdinger, Fruchter, Rosen & Corso, P.C.
MERDINGER, FRUCHTER, ROSEN & CORSO, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
New York, New York
March 1, 2000
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2THEMAX.COM, INC.
BALANCE SHEET
APRIL 20, 2000
ASSETS $ -
LIABILITIES
Capital -
Subscription of Stock Receivable (1,500)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value;
25,000,000 shares authorized,
1,500,000 share issued and outstanding 1,500
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Total Capital -
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TOTAL LIABILITIES $ -
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The accompanying note is an integral part of the financial statement.
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2THEMAX.COM, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL 20, 2000
NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS
2TheMax.Com, Inc. was incorporated on Apirl 20, 2000 in the
State of Nevada. The Corporation's principal business activity
has not been determined.
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EXHIBITS
3.1 Articles of Incorporation
3.2 By-Laws
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
2TheMax.Com, Inc.
By: /s/ Catherine S. Ratelle
Catherine S.Ratelle, President
Articles Of Incorporation
Of
2TheMax.Com, Inc.
Know all men by these present that the undersigned have this day
voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of
forming a corporation under and pursuant to the provisions of
Nevada Revised Statutes 78.010 to Nevada Revised Statues 78.090
inclusive as amended and state and certify that the articles of
incorporation are as follows:
First: Name
The name of the corporation is 2TheMax.Com, Inc., (The "Corporation").
Second: Registered Office and Agent
The address of the registered office of the corporation in the
State Of Nevada is 2980 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 200-C, in
the city of Las Vegas, County of Nevada 89146. The name and
address of the corporation's registered agent in the State of
Nevada is Catherine S. Ratelle, at said address, until such time
as another agent is duly authorized and appointed by the
corporation.
Third: Purpose and Business
The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful
act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be
organized under the Nevada Revised Statutes of the State of
Nevada, including, but not limited to the following:
(a) The Corporation may at any time exercise such rights,
privileges, and powers, when not inconsistent with the purposes
and object for which this corporation is organized;
(b) The Corporation shall have power to have succession by its
corporate name in perpetuity, or until dissolved and its affairs
wound up according to law;
(c) The Corporation shall have power to sue and be sued in any
court of law or equity;
(d) The Corporation shall have power to make contracts;
(e) The Corporation shall have power to hold, purchase and
convey real and personal estate and to mortgage or lease any such
real and personal estate with its franchises. The power to hold
real and personal estate shall include the power to take the same
by devise or bequest in the State of Nevada, or in any other
state, territory or country;
(f) The corporation shall have power to appoint such officers
and agents as the affairs of the Corporation shall requite and
allow them suitable compensation;
(g) The Corporation shall have power to make bylaws not
inconsistent with the constitution or laws of the United States,
or of the State of Nevada, for the management, regulation and
government of its affairs and property, the transfer of its
stock, the transaction of its business and the calling and
holding of meetings of stockholders;
(h) The Corporation shall have the power to wind up and dissolve
itself, or be wound up or dissolved;
(i) The Corporation shall have the power to adopt and use a
common seal or stamp, or to not use such seal or stamp and if one
is used, to alter the same. The use of a seal or stamp by the
corporation on any corporate documents is not necessary. The
Corporation may use a seal or stamp, if it desires, but such use
or non-use shall not in any way affect the legality of the
document;
(j) The Corporation Shall have the power to borrow money and
contract debts when necessary for the transaction of its
business, or for the exercise of its corporate rights, privileges
or franchises, or for any other lawful purpose of its
incorporation; to issue bonds, promissory notes, bills of
exchange, debentures and other obligations and evidence of
indebtedness, payable at a specified time or times, or payable
upon the happening of a specified event or events, whether
secured by mortgage, pledge or otherwise, or unsecured, for money
borrowed, or in payment for property purchased, or acquired, or
for another lawful object;
(k) The Corporation shall have the power to guarantee, purchase,
hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise
dispose of the shares of the capital stock of, or any bonds,
securities or evidence in indebtedness created by any other
corporation or corporations in the State of Nevada, or any other
state or government and, while the owner of such stock, bonds,
securities or evidence of indebtedness, to exercise all the
rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including the right
to vote, if any;
(l) The Corporation shall have the power to purchase, hold, sell
and transfer shares of its own capital stock and use therefor its
capital, capital surplus, surplus or other property or fund;
(m) The Corporation shall have to conduct business, have one or
more offices and hold, purchase, mortgage and convey real and
personal property in the State of Nevada and in any of the
several states, territories, possessions and dependencies of the
United States, the District of Columbia and in any foreign
country;
(n) The Corporation shall have the power to do all and
everything necessary and proper for the accomplishment of the
objects enumerated in its articles of incorporation, or any
amendments thereof, or necessary or incidental to the protection
and benefit of the Corporation and, in general, to carry on any
lawful business necessary or incidental to the attainment of the
purposes of the Corporation, whether or not such business is
similar in nature to the purposes set forth in the articles of
incorporation of the Corporation, or any amendment thereof;
(o) The Corporation shall have the power to make donations for
the public welfare or for charitable, scientific or educational
purposes;
(p) The Corporation shall have the power to enter partnerships,
general or limited, or joint ventures, in connection with any
lawful activities.
Forth: Capital Stock
1. Classes and Number of Shares. The total number of shares of
all classes of stock, which the corporation shall have authority
to issue is Twenty Five Million (25,000,000) shares of Common
Stock, par value of $0.001 per share (The "Common Stock").
2. Powers and Rights of Common Stock
(a) Preemptive Right. No shareholders of the Corporation holding
common stock shall have any preemptive or other right to
subscribe for any additional un-issued or treasury shares of
stock or for other securities of any class, or for rights,
warrants or options to purchase stock, or for scrip, or for
securities of any kind convertible into stock or carrying stock
purchase warrants or privileges unless so authorized by the
Corporation;
(b) Voting Rights and Powers. With respect to all matters upon
which stockholders are entitled to vote or to which stockholders
are entitled to give consent, the holders of the outstanding
shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to cast thereon one
(1) vote in person or by proxy for each share of the Common Stock
standing in his/her name;
(c) Dividends and Distributions
(i) Cash Dividends. Subject to the rights of holders of
Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive such cash dividends as may be declared thereon by the
Board of Directors from time to time out of assets of funds of
the Corporation legally available therefor;
(ii) Other Dividends and Distributions. The Board of
Directors may issue shares of the Common Stock in the form of a
distribution or distributions pursuant to a stock dividend or
split-up of the shares of the Common Stock;
(iii) Other Rights. Except as otherwise required by the
Nevada Revised Statutes and as may otherwise be provided in these
Articles of Incorporation, each share of the Common Stock shall
have identical powers, preferences and rights, including rights
in liquidation;
3. Preferred Stock The powers, preferences, rights,
qualifications, limitations and restrictions pertaining to the
Preferred Stock, or any series thereof, shall be such as may be
fixed, from time to time, by the Board of Directors in its sole
discretion, authority to do so being hereby expressly vested in
such board.
4. Issuance of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock. The
Board of Directors of the Corporation may from time to time
authorize by resolution the issuance of any or all shares of the
Common Stock and the Preferred Stock herein authorized in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in these
Articles of Incorporation for such purposes, in such amounts, to
such persons, corporations, or entities, for such consideration
and in the case of the Preferred Stock, in one or more series,
all as the Board of Directors in its discretion may determine and
without any vote or other action by the stockholders, except as
otherwise required by law. The Board of Directors, from time to
time, also may authorize, by resolution, options, warrants and
other rights convertible into Common or Preferred stock
(collectively "securities.") The securities must be issued for
such consideration, including cash, property, or services, as the
Board or Directors may deem appropriate, subject to the
requirement that the value of such consideration be no less than
the par value if the shares issued. Any shares issued for which
the consideration so fixed has been paid or delivered shall be
fully paid stock and the holder of such shares shall not be
liable for any further call or assessment or any other payment
thereon, provided that the actual value of such consideration is
not less that the par value of the shares so issued. The Board of
Directors may issue shares of the Common Stock in the form of a
distribution or distributions pursuant to a stock divided or
split-up of the shares of the Common Stock only to the then
holders of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
5. Cumulative Voting. Except as otherwise required by
applicable law, there shall be no cumulative voting on any matter
brought to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
Fifth: Adoption of Bylaws.
In the furtherance and not in limitation of the powers
conferred by statute and subject to Article Sixth hereof, the
Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, repeal,
rescind, alter or amend in any respect the Bylaws of the
Corporation (the "Bylaws").
Sixth: Shareholder Amendment of Bylaws.
Notwithstanding Article Fifth hereof, the bylaws may also be
adopted, repealed, rescinded, altered or amended in any respect
by the stockholders of the Corporation, but only by the
affirmative vote of the holders of not less than fifty-one
percent (51%) of the voting power of all outstanding shares of
voting stock, regardless of class and voting together as a single
voting class.
Seventh: Board of Directors
The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed
by and under the direction of the Board of Directors. Except as
may otherwise be provided pursuant to Section 4 or Article Forth
hereof in connection with rights to elect additional directors
under specified circumstances, which may be granted to the
holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, the exact
number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined from
time to time by a bylaw or amendment thereto, providing that the
number of directors shall not be reduced to less that two (2).
The directors holding office at the time of the filing of these
Articles of Incorporation shall continue as directors until the
next annual meeting and/or until their successors are duly
chosen.
Eighth: Term of Board of Directors.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, each
director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation (the "Annual
Meeting") following the Annual Meeting at which such director was
elected. All directors, shall have equal standing.
Not withstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article
Eighth each director shall serve until his successor is elected
and qualified or until his death, resignation or removal; no
decrease in the authorized number of directors shall shorten the
term of any incumbent director; and additional directors, elected
pursuant to Section 4 or Article Forth hereof in connection with
rights to elect such additional directors under specified
circumstances, which may be granted to the holders of any class
or series of Preferred Stock, shall not be included in any
class, but shall serve for such term or terms and pursuant to
such other provisions as are specified in the resolution of the
Board or Directors establishing such class or series.
Ninth: Vacancies on Board of Directors
Except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to Section 4 of
Article Forth hereof in connection with rights to elect
additional directors under specified circumstances, which may be
granted to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock,
newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the
number of directors, or any vacancies on the Board of Directors
resulting from death, resignation, removal, or other causes,
shall be filled solely by the quorum of the Board of Directors.
Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence
shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of directors
in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred
and until such director's successor shall have been elected and
qualified or until such director's death, resignation or removal,
whichever first occurs.
Tenth: Removal of Directors
Except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to Section 4 or
Article Fourth hereof in connection with rights to elect
additional directors under specified circumstances, which may be
granted to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock,
any director may be removed from office only for cause and only
by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than fifty-one
percent (51%) of the voting power of all outstanding shares of
voting stock entitled to vote in connection with the election of
such director, provided, however, that where such removal is
approved by a majority of the Directors, the affirmative vote of
a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of
voting stock entitled to vote in connection with the election of
such director shall be required for approval of such removal.
Failure of an incumbent director to be nominated to serve an
additional term of office shall not be deemed a removal from
office requiring any stockholder vote.
Eleventh: Stockholder Action
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the
stockholders of the Corporation must be effective at a duly
called Annual Meeting or at a special meeting of stockholders of
the Corporation, unless such action requiring or permitting
stockholder approval is approved by a majority of the Directors,
in which case such action may be authorized or taken by the
written consent of the holders of outstanding shares of Voting
Stock having not less than the minimum voting power that would be
necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting of
stockholders at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were
present and voted, provided all other requirements of applicable
law these Articles have been satisfied.
Twelfth: Special Stockholder Meeting
Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for
any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by a majority
of the Board of Directors or by the Chairman of the Board or the
President. Special meeting may not be called by any other person
or persons. Each special meeting shall be held at such date and
time as is requested by the person or persons calling the
meeting, within the limits fixed by law.
Thirteenth: Location of Stockholder Meetings.
Meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be held
within or without the State of Nevada, as the Bylaws may provide.
The books of the Corporation may be kelp (subject to any
provision of the Nevada Revised Statutes) outside the State of
Nevada at such place or places as may be designated from time to
time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws.
Fourteenth: Private Property of Stockholders.
The private property of the stockholders shall not be
subject to the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever
and the stockholders shall not be personally liable for the
payment of the corporation's debts.
Fifteenth: Stockholder Appraisal Rights in Business
Combinations.
To the maximum extent permissible under the Nevada Revised
Statutes of the State of Nevada, the stockholders of the
Corporation shall be entitled to the statutory appraisal rights
provided therein, with respect to any business Combination
involving the Corporation and any stockholder (or any affiliate
or associate of any stockholder), which required the affirmative
vote of the Corporation's stockholders.
Sixteenth: Other Amendments.
The Corporation reserves the right to adopt, repeal,
rescind, alter or amend in any respect any provision contained in
these Articles of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter
prescribed by applicable law and all rights conferred on
stockholders herein granted subject to this reservation.
Seventeenth: Term of Existence.
The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
Eighteenth: Liability of Directors.
No director of this Corporation shall have personal
liability to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or
officers involving any act or omission of any such director or
officer. The foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty
of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or, which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under applicable
Sections of the Nevada Revised Statutes, (iv) the payment of
dividends in violation of Section 78.300 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes or, (v) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification
of this Article by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be
prospective only and shall not adversely affect any limitation on
the personal liability of a director or officer of the
Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or
modification.
Nineteenth: Name and Address of first Directors and
Incorporators.
The name and address of the incorporators of the Corporation
and the first Directors of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation which shall be one (1) in number is as follows:
DIRECTOR #1
Catherine S. Ratelle
2980 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 200 C
Las Vegas, NV 89146
I, Catherine S. Ratelle, being the first director and
Incorporator herein before named, for the purpose of forming a
corporation pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes of the State
of Nevada, do make these Articles, hereby declaring and
certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein
stated are true and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this
20th day of April, 2000.
By:/s/Catherine S. Ratelle
Catherine S. Ratelle
Verification
State Of Nevada )
)ss.
County Of Clark )
On this 20th day of April, 2000, before me, the undersigned,
a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared
Catherine S. Ratelle, personally known to me (or proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who
subscribed his name to the Articles of Incorporation and
acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and
voluntarily and for the use and purposes therein mentioned.
By: _______________________________
Notary Public in and for said
County and State
ACCEPTANCE OF RESIDENT AGENT
The undersigned, Catherine S. Ratelle, 2980 South Rainbow
Boulevard, Suite 200-C, Las Vegas, Nevada 89146, hereby accepts
appointment as the resident agent for 2THEMAX.COM, INC.,
effective this date.
Dated on the 20th day of April, 2000.
By:/s/ Catherine S. Ratelle
Catherine S. Ratelle
BYLAWS
OF
2THEMAX.COM, INC.
ARTICLE I: OFFICES
The principal office of the Corporation in the State of
Nevada shall be located in Las Vegas, County of Clark, the
Corporation may have such other offices, either within or without
the State of Nevada, as the Board of Directors my designate or as
the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.
ARTICLE II: SHAREHOLDERS
SECTION 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the
shareholders shall be held on the 15th day in the month of
December in each year, beginning with the transaction of such
other business as my come before the meeting. If the day fixed
for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday in the Sate of
Nevada, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding
business day. If the election of Directors shall be held on the
day designated herein for any annual meeting of the shareholders
or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause
the election to be held at a special meeting of the shareholders
as soon thereafter as conveniently may be.
SECTION 2. Special Meetings. Special meeting of the
shareholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise
prescribed by statute, may be called by the President or by the
Board of Directors, and shall be called by the President at the
request of the holders of not less than ten percent (10%) of all
the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at the
meeting.
SECTION 3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors my
designate any place, either within our without the State of
Nevada, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, as the place of
meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. A
waiver of notice signed by all shareholders entitled to vote at a
meeting may designate any place, either within our without the
State of Nevada, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, as the
place for the holding of such meeting. If no designation is
made, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the
Corporation.
SECTION 4. Notice of Meeting. Written notice stating the
place, day and hour of the meeting and, in case of a special
meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called,
shall unless otherwise prescribed by statute, be delivered not
less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date
of the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at
such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be
delivered when deposited in the United States Mail, addressed to
the shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock
transfer books of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
SECTION 5. Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record.
For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of
or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment
thereof, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for
any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation may provide that the stock transfer books shall be
closed for a stated period, but not to exceed in any case fifty
(50) days. If the stock transfer books shall be closed for the
purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to
vote at a meeting of shareholders, such books shall be closed for
at least fifteen (15) days immediately preceding such meeting.
In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the board of
Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any
such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be
not more than thirty (30) days and, in case of a meeting of
shareholders, not less than ten (10) days, prior to the date on
which the particular action requiring such determination of
shareholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not
closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of
shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a
dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or
the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors
declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be
the record date for such determination of shareholders. When a
determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of
shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such
determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
SECTION 6. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having
charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the corporation
shall make a complete list of shareholders entitled to vote at
each meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, arranged
in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of
shares held by each. Such lists shall be produced and kept open
at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the
inspection of any shareholder during the whole time of the
meeting for the purposes thereof.
SECTION 7. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding shares of
the Corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders.
If less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented
at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn
the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such
adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or
represented, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. The
shareholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to
transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum.
SECTION 8. Proxies. At all meetings of shareholders, a
shareholder may vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by
the shareholder or by his or duly authorized attorney-in-fact.
Such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation
before or at the time of the meeting. A meeting of the Board of
Directors my be had by means of telephone conference or similar
communications equipment by which all persons participating in
the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting
under such circumstances shall constitute presence at the
meeting.
SECTION 9. Voting of Shares by Certain Holders. Shares
standing in the name of another corporation may be voted by such
officer, agent or proxy as the Bylaws of such corporation may
prescribe or, in the absence of such provision, as the Board of
Directors of such corporation may determine.
Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian or
conservator my be voted by him either in person or by proxy,
without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing
in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or
by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by
him without a transfer of such shares into his name.
Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by
such receiver, and shares held by or under the control of a
receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer
thereof into his name, if authority to do so be contained in an
appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was
appointed.
A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to
vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the
name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled
to vote the shares so transferred.
Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation shall
not be voted directly or indirectly, at any meeting, and shall
not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding
shares at any given time.
SECTION 10. Informal Action by Shareholders. Unless
otherwise provided by law, any action required to be taken at a
meeting of the shareholders, or any other action which may be
taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a
meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to
vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
ARTICLE III: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors.
SECTION 2. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The number
of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of
Directors, but in no event shall be less than one ( 1 ). Each
Director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of
shareholder and until his successor shall have been elected and
qualified.
SECTION 3. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the
Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this
Bylaw immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual
meeting of shareholders. The Board of Directors may provide, by
resolution, the time and place for the holding of additional
regular meetings without notice other than such resolution.
SECTION 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board
of Directors may be called by or at the request of the President
or any two directors. The person or persons authorized to call
special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the place for
holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by
them.
SECTION 5. Notice. Notice of any special meeting shall be
given at least one (1) day previous thereto by written notice
delivered personally or mailed to each director at his business
address, or by telegram. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed
to be delivered when deposited in the United Sates mail so
addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by
telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the
telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Any directors
may waive notice of any meeting. The attendance of a director at
a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting,
except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose
of objecting to the transaction of any business because the
meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
SECTION 6. Quorum. A majority of the number of directors
fixed by Section 2 of the Article III shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of
Directors, but if less than such majority is present at a
meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the
meeting from time to time without further notice.
SECTION 7. Manner of Acting. The act of the majority of
the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 8. Action Without a Meeting. Any action that may
be taken by the Board of Directors at a meeting may be taken
without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the
action so to be taken, shall be signed before such action by all
of the directors.
SECTION 9. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board
of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the remaining directors though less than a quorum of the Board
of Directors, unless otherwise provided by law. A director
elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term
of his predecessor in office. Any directorship to be filled by
reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by
election by the Board of Directors for a term of office
continuing only until the next election of directors by the
shareholders.
SECTION 10. Compensation. By resolution of the Board of
Directors, each director may be paid his expenses, if any, of
attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors, and may be
paid a stated salary as a director or a fixed sum for attendance
at each meeting of the Board of Directors or both. No such
payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation
in any other capacity and receiving compensation thereof.
SECTION 11. Presumption of Assent. A director of the
Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors
at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be
presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent
shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall
file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as
the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof, or
shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of
the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting.
Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in
favor of such action.
ARTICLES IV: OFFICERS
SECTION 1. Number. The officers of the corporation shall
be a President, one or more vice Presidents, a Secretary and a
Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of
Directors. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be
deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors, including a Chairman of the Board. In its discretion,
the Board of Directors may leave unfilled for any such period as
it may determine any office except those of President and
Secretary. Any two or more offices may be held by the same
person. Officers may be directors or shareholders of the
Corporation.
SECTION 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of
the Corporation to be elected by the board of Directors shall be
elected annually by the board of Directors at the first meeting
of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the
shareholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at
such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as
conveniently may be. Each officer shall hold office until his
successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified,
or until his death, or until he shall resign or shall have been
removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
SECTION 3. Removal. Any officer or agent may be removed by
the Board of Directors whenever, in its judgement, the best
interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such
removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if
any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an
officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights, and
such appointment shall be terminable at will.
SECTION 4. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of
death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may
be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of
the term.
SECTION 5. President. The president shall be the
principal executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to
the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise
and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation.
He shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the
shareholders and of the Board of Directors, unless there is a
Chairman of the Board, in which case the Chairman shall preside.
He may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of
the Corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors,
certificates for shares of the Corporation, any deed, mortgages,
bonds, contract, or other instruments which the Board of
Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where
the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by
the Board of Directors or by there Bylaws to some other officer
or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law to be
otherwise signed or executed; and in general shall perform all
duties incident to the office of President and such other duties
as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
SECTION 6. Vice President. In the absence of the president
or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, the
Vice President shall perform the duties of the President, and
when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to
all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President
shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors,
If there is more than one Vice President, each Vice President
shall succeed to the duties of the President in order of rank as
determined by the Board of Directors. If no such rank has been
determined, then each Vice President shall succeed to the duties
of the President in order of date of election, the earliest date
having the first rank.
SECTION 7. Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep the
minutes of the Board of Directors in one or more minute books
provided for the purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly
given in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws or as
required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and
of the seal of the Corporation and see that the seal of the
Corporation is affixed to all documents, the execution of which
on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized;
(d) keep a register of the post office address of each
shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such
shareholder; (e) sign with the President certificates for share
of the Corporation, the issuance of which shall have been
authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have
general charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation,
and (g) in general perform all duties incident to the office of
the Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 8. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall: (a) have
charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and
securities of the Corporation; (b) receive and give receipts for
moneys due and payable to the Corporation in such banks, trust
companies or other depositories as shall be selected in
accordance with the provisions of Article VI of these Bylaw; and
(c) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office
of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors.
If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a
bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and
with such sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine.
SECTION 9. Salaries. The salaries of the officers shall be
fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors, and no officer
shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the
fact that he is also a director of the Corporation.
ARTICLE V: INDEMNITY
The Corporation shall indemnify its directors, officers and
employees as follows:
(a) Every director, officer, or employee of the Corporation
shall be indemnified by the Corporation against all expenses and
liabilities, including counsel fees, reasonable incurred by or
imposed upon him in connection with any proceeding to which he
may become involved, by reason of his being or having been a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or
was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or enterprise, or any settlement thereof, whether
or not he is a director, officer, employee or agent at the time
such expenses are incurred, except in such cases wherein the
director, officer, or employee is adjudged guilty of willful
misfeasance or malfeasance in the performance of his duties;
provided that in the event of a settlement the indemnification
herein shall apply only when the Board of Directors approves such
settlement and reimbursement as being for the best interests of
the Corporation.
(b) The Corporation shall provide to any person who is or
was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation or
is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or enterprise, the indemnity against expenses of
suit, litigation or other proceedings which is specifically
permissible under applicable law.
(c) The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, direct the
purchase of liability insurance by way of implementing the
provisions of the Article V.
ARTICLE VI: CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS, AND DEPOSITS
SECTION 1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize
any office or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any
contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and
on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general
or confined to specific instances.
SECTION 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf
of the Corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be
issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board
of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to
specific instances.
SECTION 3. Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts or
other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences
of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation, shall be
signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the
Corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not
otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the
credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other
depositories as the Board of Directors may select.
ARTICLE VII. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER
SECTION 1. Certificates for Shares. Certificates
representing shares of the Corporation shall be in such form as
shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates
shall be signed by the President and by the Secretary or by such
other officers authorized by law and by the Board of Directors so
to do, and sealed with the corporate seal. All certificates for
shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified.
The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented
thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue,
shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the Corporation.
All certificates surrendered to the Corporation for transfer
shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until
the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have
been surrendered and cancelled, expect that in case of a lost,
destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued
therefore upon such terms and indemnity to the Corporation as the
Board of Directors may prescribe.
SECTION 2. Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of the
Corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the
Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by his legal
representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to
transfer, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of
attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the
Corporation, and on surrender for cancellation of the certificate
for such shares. The person in whose name shares stand on the
books of the Corporation shall be deemed by the Corporation to be
the owner thereof for all purposes, Provided, however, that upon
any action undertaken by the shareholder to elect S Corporation
status pursuant to Section 1362 of the Internal Revenue Code and
upon any shareholders agreement thereto restricting the transfer
of said shares so as to disqualify said S Corporation status,
said restriction on transfer shall be made a part of the Bylaws
so long as said agreements is in force and effect.
ARTICLE VIII: FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the 1st
day of January and end on the 31st day of December of each year.
ARTICLE IX: DIVIDENDS
The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and
the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in
the manner and upon the terms and condition provided by law and
its Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE X: CORPORATE SEAL
The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal which
shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the
name of the Corporation and the state of incorporation and the
words, Corporate Seal.
ARTICLE XI: WAIVER OF NOTICE
Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever any notice is
required to be given to any shareholder or director of the
Corporation under the provision of the Articles of Incorporation
or under the provisions of the applicable Business Corporation
Act, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons
entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated
therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.
ARTICLE XII: AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new
Bylaws may be adopted by the Board of Directors at any regular or
special meeting of the Board of Directors.
The above Bylaws are certified to have been adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation on the 21st day of April,
2000.
By:/s/Catherine S. Ratelle
Catherine S. Ratelle, Director
