SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2000
LifeOne Inc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana 000-13538 72-0947819
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
7228 England Drive, Suite 24
Alexandria, Louisiana
(Address of principal executive offices)
71303
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 673-2220
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Item 5. Other Events.
LifeOne, Inc.
901 15th Street, NW
Suite 370
Washington, D.C. 20005
February 18, 2000
Mr. Martin Browne
Mr. Tony Purcell
COMMUNICATA LIMITED
Unit 2, Elvingston Science Center
Gladsmuir, East Lothian EH33 1BH
Scotland
Re:Letter of Intent
Dear Messrs. Browne and Purcell:
This will confirm our recent discussion with respect to the proposed reverse
merger whereby COMMUNICATA LIMITED, a corporation domesticated in
Scotland ("COMMUNICATA"), would merge with and into LifeOne, Inc., a
Louisiana corporation, or a wholly-owned subsidiary of LifeOne ( TARGET SUB ).
It is our understanding that COMMUNICATA is a privately-held company
and that a majority of the issued and outstanding capital stock of COMMUNICATA
("COMMUNICATA Stock") is owned by its officers and employees.
Based upon information you have furnished to us, we would be interested in
pursuing the proposed transaction on the terms and conditions described herein:
A.Agreement. As promptly as reasonably possible after the execution of
this Letter of Intent, the parties shall work to prepare and to execute a
definitive reverse merger agreement (the"Agreement"). The Agreement shall cover
the following terms, and types of representations, warranties, covenants,
conditions and provisions, together with ancillary documents, including
appropriate exhibits disclosing requested information necessary to accomplish
the transaction, all of which must be, as to form and substance, mutually
satisfactory and acceptable to the parties hereto.
(1)Form of Transaction. COMMUNICATA shall merge
with and into LifeOne or into TARGET SUB, a subsidiary of LifeOne.
(2)Subsequent Ownership. As a result of the merger, the
COMMUNICATA stockholders will receive 90% of LifeOne or TARGET
SUB stock. The stockholders and creditors of LifeOne will receive the
remaining 10% as part of LifeOne s Plan of Reorganization.
(3)Representations and Warranties. COMMUNICATA
and LifeOne shall make appropriate representations and warranties
mutually agreeable to the parties.
(4)Conduct of Business. The Agreement shall include
representations and covenants by COMMUNICATA relating to the operation
and obligations of COMMUNICATA during the period from the execution
of the Agreement through the Closing Date (as defined herein).
(5) Closing Conditions. The obligation of LifeOne to
consummate the Agreement shall be subject to the following types of
conditions as of the Closing Date:
(a)Material Adverse Change. There shall not have
occurred any material adverse change in the business, assets,
capital and surplus or operations of COMMUNICATA.
(b)Management Contracts. LifeOne desires to keep the
management and employees of COMMUNICATA. LifeOne
desires to include management contracts as a part of the
Agreement.
(c)Representations and Covenants. The representations
and warranties in the Agreement as to the ownership shall be
true at and as of the Closing Date; and all covenants to be
performed on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed.
(d)Consents and Approvals. This letter of intent must be
approved by the Federal Bankruptcy Court..
(e)Closing. The closing of the transaction shall take place
on or before the date ten ( 10) business days after all of the
consents and approvals have been obtained.
B.Filing Period and Continuing Confidentiality. During the period
following the execution of this Letter of Intent ("Filing Period"), each party
shall afford to the other and its accountants, counsel and other representatives
reasonable access to the other and shall furnish to the other all information
concerning the business, assets and properties of the other for the purpose of
making such accounting review, legal and audit investigation or examination
deemed desirable by either party.
Any information provided hereunder shall be kept confidential by the
receiving party and its representatives except to the extent that (i) it was
already known to the receiving party or such representatives or available to
receiving party on a non-confidential basis when received; (ii) it hereafter
becomes lawfully obtainable from other sources; or (iii) it is disclosed by a
party in any document filed with any government agency or authority and
available for public inspection.
C.Brokers. Paul Jackson has a separate agreement with Communicata,
therefore, neither LifeOne nor TARGET SUB will be responsible for commissions or
other fees.
D. Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the parties
agree that each will be responsible for its own expenses incurred during the
preparation of the Agreement and will not claim any of these expenses from the
other in the event of termination. COMMUNICATA shall advance up to a maximum of
$35,000 in costs and expenses (including all legal and accounting fees) incurred
by LifeOne in structuring the transaction, negotiating and completing definitive
agreements, and complying with all SEC requirements. COMMUNICATA shall
advance such fees from time to time at the request of the U.S. Bankruptcy
Trustee for LifeOne. COMMUNICATA shall be reimbursed for such fees as an
administrative expense of the bankruptcy estate.
E. Alternative Transactions. In consideration of the substantial
time that LifeOne will be required to spend in connection with the transaction
described herein, and as an inducement to LifeOne to enter into this Agreement
without regard to whether a transaction is consummated, COMMUNICATA agrees that
unless negotiations between LifeOne and COMMUNICATA are terminated (it being
understood that COMMUNICATA will not unilaterally terminate negotiations as long
as LifeOne is proceeding expeditiously and in good faith), COMMUNICATA agrees
not to solicit, negotiate, act upon or entertain in any way an offer from any
other person or entity to purchase controlling interest (more than 50%
ownership) in securities of COMMUNICATA. (an "Alternate Transaction"), or
furnish any information to any other person in that regard.
COMMUNICATA represents and warrants that (i) it will immediately cease
and cause to be terminated any existing discussions, negotiations or other
activities with any parties with respect to any Alternate Transaction; and (ii)
none of them nor any of their agents or representatives has any agreement in
principle, understanding or other obligation to proceed with an Alternate
Transaction.
F.Limited Review and Approval. The parties acknowledge and agree that
LifeOne has conducted only a limited review of COMMUNICATA to date, and that
the foregoing is subject to LifeOne being satisfied with the full legal,
accounting, and financial due diligence investigation to be performed by it and
its representatives during the Investigation Period, and to the approval of all
aspects of the Transaction, including the funding of the transaction, (1) by the
senior management and Board of Directors of LifeOne and its affiliates that
participate in this transaction; (2) the Trustee of LifeOne, Charles Goldstein;
and (3) the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland.
G.Non-Enforceability Termination. This Letter of Intent is merely a guide
to the preparation of a mutually satisfactory Agreement. Except for the
obligations of the parties in Paragraphs B, C, D, and E, neither this Letter of
Intent nor any conduct of the parties hereto, their affiliates, agents or
representatives (other than the execution and delivery of the definitive
Agreement) shall be deemed to constitute a binding or enforceable agreement,
express or implied. Without limiting the foregoing, LifeOne and COMMUNICATA
each agrees on behalf of itself and its affiliates not
to institute or maintain any claims or proceedings which seek to establish, or
which are otherwise based upon an assertion, that any such contractual
relationship exists, except pursuant to the definitive Agreement if negotiated,
executed and delivered by the parties.
H.Reports. The parties agree to prepare and promptly file all reports or
other documents or notices with all applicable regulatory authorities and other
governmental authorities, as may be required.
I. Public Disclosure. The parties acknowledge that LifeOne, Inc. is
subject to the disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and, accordingly, may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to
file this document and make other public disclosures regarding the reverse
merger. The parties agree that they will consult with each other before issuing,
and provide each other with the opportunity to review, comment upon and concur
with, and use commercially reasonable best efforts to agree on, any press
release or other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Letter of Intent, and shall not issue any such press release or make any
such public statement prior to such consultation, except as either party may
determine is required by applicable law or court process.
J. Court Approval. This agreement and the transactions it
contemplates are subject to the approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the District of Maryland.
If the foregoing is acceptable, please sign and return the enclosed copy of
this letter. If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not
hesitate to call.
Very truly yours,
LifeOne, Inc.
/S/
T. Brent Chapel
Vice Chairman and CEO
AGREED AND CONFIRMED THIS 22 AGREED AND CONFIRMED THIS 18
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2000 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2000
Communicata, Ltd.
/S/
By: /S/
Charles R. Goldstein Martin Browne
Chapter 11 Trustee
2 North Charles Street, Suite 370
Baltimore, Maryland 21201 By: /S/
Tony Purcell
Press Release
In the California gold rush, the people who really got rich were those who sold
the picks and shovels, not necessarily those who used them.
Communicata is a supplier of advanced tools for the e-business gold
rush.
E-business is generally defined as the process of conducting all of a company s
transactions electronically. Communicata is a Scotland-based e-incubator and
developer of e-business solutions. In the United States, there has been a rapid
proliferation of e-business companies to accompany the explosion of Internet
businesses. In the United Kingdom and Europe, however, the explosion has yet
to occur. Communicata is an established e-business solution provider that can
also provide all the services and infrastructure for creating new e-businesses
in the UK and Europe from scratch in less than 90 days. It is uniquely
positioned to exploit the coming tide of e-business development in the UK and
Europe. Currently, there is no market leader and the competition is fragmented.
Communicata already has a prestigious client base for whom it has developed
special applications, and in November 1999, Oracle Corporation named
Communicata its top e-business solution developer in the UK, and one of
fifty top e- business solution developers in the world. Communicata is well
placed to assume the market lead.
On February 23, 2000, Communicata and LifeOne, Inc., a small public
company, announced a reverse merger that will provide all of the benefits and
valuation of an Internet public company. The Letter of Intent can be viewed at
www.edgar-online.com//bin/esearch. Enter the symbol LONE for LifeOne, Inc.
After the reverse merger, Communicata shareholders will hold 90% of the
outstanding stock. Communicata will not assume any of the liabilities of
LifeOne in this transaction.
Products and Services
In the UK and Europe, Internet start-ups and existing businesses needing any or
all of a range of e-business services have had to rely largely on web design
companies feeling their way in e- business. The design, implementation, and
maintenance of e-business solutions often require significant technical
expertise in many areas, including electronic commerce systems, security
technologies, database programming, mainframe and legacy integration
technologies, and advance user interface and multimedia production. In addition,
companies seeking to realize the benefits provided by e-business can face
daunting challenges, such as the need to mesh business strategies, keep up with
new and changing technologies, and continuously update content.
Communicata has developed six modules that enable companies to match their
e-business ambitions to one or more of the modules. The modules are listed as:
(1) Website development; Communicata is distinguished by the use of a
relational database to create the website, (2) Intranet development;
Communicata uses database technology to tailor intranet systems to user
requirements, (3) Extranet development; again, use of relational database
technology allows for personalization thereby ensuring that data remains
confidential, (4) E-Commerce; Communicata has the ability to seamlessly
integrate this module with other modules to allow clients to benefit from shared
use of data between those modules, (5) Knowledge Management; a
Communicata principal is on the leading edge of mining this essential asset, (6)
Customer Relationship Management; the use of Oracle software provides a
considerable competitive advantage over those not using relational database
software.
The six modules are based on three core Communicata products. The Content
Management Server allows clients to update their own website content. The
Commerce Server includes the ability to log shopper-tracking data, update
merchant catalogues online, provide detailed catalogue usage statistics, and
includes a stock management function. The Exchange Server provides for a
range of matching techniques including allowing buyers and sellers to match
each other through a website, online tendering, auctions and direct matching,
such as recruitment.
With additional financing through public and private offerings, Communicata
will be able to increase its client base by capitalizing on a select group of
services, some of which have already been initiated by Communicata.
Communicata has developed a number of training packages to address the huge
demand for information and guidance about e-business. Training and
consultancy services will feed each other as well as lead to providing special
project applications for clients. Communicata has a portfolio of such
applications developed for major corporate clients such as The WM Company (a
subsidiary of Deutsche Bank), and CGU Direct, which sells vehicle and travel
insurance over the web. E-commerce hosting is another service Communicata
would provide as it has hosted websites for its clients since 1995. Communicata
also plans to offer order processing and fulfilment at a high level of customer
service to its
e-commerce clients.
E-Incubator
Since Communicata is an e-commerce leader in Europe, many new Internet
companies approach it for financing, systems advice and mentoring. In that
Communicata will soon be publicly traded, it is a natural for providing an
e-incubator environment. Communicata is currently negotiating with several
companies to be the initial e-incubator candidates. Successful
e-incubator spin-outs in the next fiscal year could blow out earnings estimates.
The Market
In the UK, an estimated 3.5 million small and medium-sized enterprises
(SME s) are being forced to address developments in the use of the Internet by
their competitors, customers and suppliers, but lack the resources and
infrastructure to develop e-business. Many large companies are also feeling the
competitive pressure to develop a separate e-business in addition to their
existing business. The European community is commonly known to be several
years behind the United States in e-business and e-commerce development. The
market is wide open for an enterprising company that has the knowledge and
skills to be an e-business product and service provider. Communicata aims to
become the most recognized and trusted creator of e-businesses in the UK by
providing the most comprehensive service available.
Financial Model and Investment Return
The financial projections have been reviewed by several Internet analysts and
are based on what are believed to be realistic sales targets. They include
costing of necessary resources.
Communicata s fee structure will be a mix of product fees, per diem fees,
maintenance fees, and performance fees reflecting the mutual success of
Communicata s systems and clients.
The company has absorbed most of its start-up losses and has been profitable for
the last two years. The company has a tax loss of ($220K) available to offset
future tax liabilities. The projections show revenue of $815K for the current
year and a small profit to allow adequate investment in the company s future.
The projections for the next fiscal year assume one
spin-out.
Financial Data 1997 1998 1999 2000(P) 2001(P)
Revenues($ 000) 414 379 449 815 14,138
Pre Tax Profit (Loss) (19) 21 35 33 3,707
Certain statements in this summary may constitute "forward looking statements"
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Certain but not necessarily all of such forward looking statements can
be identified by the use of such words as "believes," "projects," "expects,"
"may," "will," "should," or "anticipates," or other variations or by discussions
of strategies involving risks uncertainties. The actual results of LifeOne, Inc.
or industry results may be materially different from any
future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LifeOne Inc
(Registrant)
By: /s/ T Brent Chapel
T. Brent Chapel
Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 2, 2000
