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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB/A-2
(Mark One)
/ / Annual Report under Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Fee required)
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 1996
/ / Transition report under Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (No fee required)
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number 0-13049
WATER-JEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Name of Small Business Issuer in its Charter)
New York 13-3006788
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(State of Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
243 Veterans Boulevard, Carlstadt, New Jersey 07072
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(201) 507-8300
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(Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered under Section 12 (g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock
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(Title of Class)
Class A Warrants
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(Title of Class)
Class B Warrants
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(Title of Class)
Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for past
90 days.
Yes X No
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Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to
Item 405 of Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no disclosure
will be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive
proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of
this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. /x/
State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year. $54,863,574
State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the stock was
sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such stock, as of a
specified date within the past 60 days. $6,740,400 as of December 11,
1996.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: See Footnotes to Exhibits
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PART III
Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons;
Compliance With Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
The executive officers and directors of the Company are:
Name Age Position
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Werner Haase........ 58 Chairman and CEO
Nurit Kahane Haase.. 46 Senior Vice President
Norman Doctoroff.... 62 Director
Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of
shareholders of the Company or until their successors are elected and
qualified. The Board of Directors held one meeting in the fiscal year
ended August 31, 1996 and also met informally and acted by written
consents during the year. Officers serve at the discretion of the Board
of Directors subject to any contracts of employment.
Werner Haase has served as a Director of the Company since September
1987 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in July 1996
following the acquisition of Journeycraft and Theracom. For more than
the past five years, Mr. Haase has been a Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Journeycraft. Mr. Haase is also a director of PureTec
Corporation, a company which manufactures specialty plastic products and
is engaged in the recycling of post consumer plastics and plastic
injection molding, Multi-Media Tutorial Services, Inc., a company
engaged in the production and marketing of educational videotapes, and
Datatrend Services, Inc., a company which refurbishes and resells
computer equipment.
Nurit Kahane Haase became Senior Vice President of the Company in July
1996 following the acquisition of Journeycraft and Theracom. For more
than the past five years, Mrs. Haase has been President of Journeycraft.
Norman Doctoroff was elected a Director of the Company in May 1996.
Until 1995, he was President of Gemini Industries, a company engaged in
the production of consumer electronics accessories. Since then he has
served as an independent management consultant to Gemini Industries and
other companies.
Based solely on review of the copies of such forms furnished to the
Company, or written representations that no Forms 5 were required, the
Company believes that during the fiscal year ended August 31, 1996 all
Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors
and greater than ten-percent beneficial owners were complied with.
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ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information with respect to compensation
paid by the Company for the services to the Company during the three years ended
August 31, 1996 to the Company's named executive officers and two other current
or former officers with compensation in excess of $100,000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Long Term Compensation
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Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i)
Restricted
Other Stock Options LTIP All Other
Name and Fiscal Bonuses Annual Awarded /SARs Payouts Compensation($)
Principal Position Year Salary($) ($) Compensation($) ($) (#) ($) (4)
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WERNER HAASE(1) 1996 $ 10,500 $22,250 $ 0 0 0 0
Chairman and CEO 1995
1994
NURIT HAASE(1) 1996 $ 10,500 $63,900 $ 0 0 0 0
Sr. Vice President 1995
1994
YITZ GROSSMAN 1996 $150,000 0 $71,000 0 100,000 0 0
(2)(4)(5)
former Chairman 1995 $139,000 $45,000 $15,000 0 100,000 0 0
and Secretary
1994 $135,000 $25,000 $20,000 0 0 0 $46,500
PETER COHEN(3)(5) 1996 $111,000 0 $75,000 0 100,000 0 0
former President 1995 $100,000 $45,000 $ 0 0 100,000 0 0
1994 $100,000 $60,000 $ 0 0 0 0 0
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(1) Werner Haase and Nurit Kahane Haase assumed their current positions with
the Company on July 2, 1996 following the acquisition of Journeycraft and
Theracom. Information is given only for periods subsequent to July 2, 1996.
(2) Mr. Grossman resigned from his positions with the Company effective
December 12, 1996.
(3) Mr. Cohen resigned as President, CEO, and Treasurer of the Company
effective July 2, 1996. He continues to serve as a Division President, which is
not an executive officer position.
(4) During fiscal 1994, the Company transferred 75,000 warrants, which it
had received from an investment, to Mr. Grossman for services rendered.
(5) During fiscal 1996, the Company transferred certain life insurance
policies to Messrs. Grossman and Cohen which are included in "Other Annual
Compensation."
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The aggregate amount of personal benefits, including personal use of two
automobiles provided to officers and used primarily for business purposes,
cannot be specifically or precisely ascertained and do not, in any event, exceed
$50,000 or 10% of compensation as to any person. The Company offers health
insurance to all of its employees. At the present time the Company does not have
any retirement, pension, profit sharing, or other similar programs or benefits
for its executive officers.
The Company has not paid remuneration of any nature for or on account of
services rendered by a director in such capacity.
OPTIONS/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
(Individual Grants)
Percent of
Number of Total
Securities Options/SARs
Underlying Granted to Exercise or
Options/SARs Employees in Base Price Expiration
Name Granted (#) Fiscal Year ($/Sh) Date
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WERNER HAASE, Chairman 100,000 20% $2.19 02/6/2001
and CEO
YITZ GROSSMAN, former 100,000 20% $2.19 02/6/2001
Chairman and Secretary
PETER D. COHEN, former 100,000 20% $2.19 02/6/2001
President, CEO,
Treasurer
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST
FISCAL YEAR AND FY-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
Number of
Securities Value of
Underlying Unexercised
Unexercised In-the Money
Options/SARs Options/SARs
at FY-End(#) at FY-End($)
Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name Unexerciseable Unexerciseable
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WERNER HAASE, Chairman and CEO 243,750/0 $171,875/0
YITZ GROSSMAN, former Chairman 300,000/0 $227,000/0
and Secretary
PETER D. COHEN, former President, 312,500/0 $239,250/0
CEO, and Treasurer
There were no options or stock appreciation rights exercised by the named
executive officers during the fiscal year ended August 31, 1996.
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Employment Agreements
In July 1996, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement
with Nurit Kahane Haase effective as of July 1, 1996. The agreement
provides for annual compensation of $250,000 per year. In the event of
a change in control of the Company, Mrs. Haase in entitled to receive a
one-time payment equal to three times her then current annual
compensation. A change of control includes the acquisition of over 30%
of the Company's stock, the sale or transfer of over 50% of the
Company's assets, or certain mergers or other combinations.
In December 1996, the Company entered into a five-year employment
agreement with Werner Haase effective as of January 1, 1997. The
agreement provides for annual compensation of $500,000 per year as well
as the maintenance of various insurance policies. In the event of a
change in control of the Company, Mr. Haase in entitled to receive a
one-time payment equal to three times his then current annual
compensation. A change of control includes the acquisition of over 30%
of the Company's stock, the sale or transfer of over 50% of the
Company's assets, or certain mergers or other combinations.
Stock Option Plans
The Company currently has three stock option plans. The Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan (the "NQSO Plan") which expired on April 6, 1994
covering 187,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.08 par value,
pursuant to which officers and employees of the Company were eligble to
receive non-qualified stock options. As of December 27, 1996, options
to acquire 140,625 shares have been granted under the NQSO Plan at an
exercise price ranging from $1.52 to $2.00 per share. All options
granted under the NQSO Plan have been at exercise prices at least equal
to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant.
Under the 1990 Stock Option Plan (the "1990 Plan") the Company may grant
to its officers, key employees and others who render services to the
Company, options to purchase up to 187,500 shares of the Company's
Common Stock at a price which may not be less than the fair market value
per share in the case of incentive stock options or 85% of the fair
market value in the case of non-qualified options for such stock on the
date of the granting of the Option. As of December 27, 1996, options to
acquire a total of 175,000 shares have been granted under the 1990 Plan
at exercise prices ranging from $1.52 to $2.00 per share.
The 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "1995 Plan") operates on substantially
the same terms as the 1990 Plan except that it includes options to
purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Any
options granted under the plan expire ten years from the date of grant.
The plan expires March 1, 2005. As of December 27, 1996 all available
options had been granted under the 1995 Plan and options to acquire a
total of 484,000 shares remain outstanding at an exercise price of $2.19
per share.
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Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of December 27,
1996 by: (i) each person who is known by the Company to own beneficially
more than 5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock; (ii) each of the
Company's officers and directors; and (iii) all officers and directors
of the Company as a group:
Amount and Nature of
Name and Address Beneficial Ownership Percentage
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Werner G. Haase (1) 2,525,625 34.8%
488 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
Nurit Kahane Haase (1) 2,525,625 34.8%
488 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
J. Morton Davis (2) 730,744 9.4%
44 Wall Street
New York, NY
Yitz Grossman (3) 600,250 8.2%
40 Fulton Street
New York, NY
William Walters 500,000 7.1%
650 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
Seneca Associates 400,000 5.7%
56 Rechov Rochild
Bat Yam, Israel
Norman Doctoroff (4) 35,000 0.5%
81 Two Bridges Road
Fairfield, NJ
All officers and
directors as a group
(3 persons) (1)(4) 2,560,625 35.1%
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(1) Consists of 1,131,875 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Haase,
options to acquire 243,750 shares held by Mr. Haase, 1,150,000 shares
owned by Mrs. Haase, and
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37,500 shares held jointly by Mr. and Mrs. Haase.
(2) Consists of 161,454 redeemable Class A Common Stock Purchase
Warrants ("Class A Warrants") and an option to purchase 81.6 Units owned
by D. H. Blair Investment Banking Corporation ("Blair"), of which Mr.
Davis is Chairman and sole stockholder. Each Unit entitles the holder to
acquire 1,666 shares of Common Stock and 1,666 Class A Warrants. Each
Class A Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common
Stock and to receive one redeemable Class B Common Stock Purchase
Warrant ("Class B Warrants") at an exercise price of $3.00 per share
exercisable prior to October 30, 1997. Each Class B Warrant entitles the
holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at $6.00 per share prior to
October 30, 1997.
(3) Includes shares issuable on exercise of options to purchase 300,000
shares of Common Stock.
(4) Includes shares issuable on exercise of options to purchase 25,000
shares of Common Stock.
Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
In July 1996, the Company entered into a four-year consulting agreement with
Target Capital Corp. and Yitz Grossman, which went into effect on September 1,
1996. Mr. Grossman was Chairman and Secretary of the Company at the time the
agreement was entered into. Mr. Grossman resigned as an officer and director of
the Company in December 1996. The agreement provides for annual compensation of
$150,000 per year and an annual bonus of $30,000. The agreement shall be
extended by an additional three years in the event that the Company raises
certain equity capital by June 1997. Mr. Grossman is not required to devote his
full time to the Company. In the event of a change of control of the Company,
the agreement provides for a one-time payment equal to three times the then
current annual compensation. A change of control includes the acquisition of
over 30% of the Company's stock, the sale or transfer of over 50% of the
Company's assets, or certain mergers or other combinations.
In March 1995, the Company made a bridge loan of $150,000 to Pen Interconnect,
Inc. ("PII"). This loan was evidenced by a note bearing interest at 8% per
annum, payable by March 27, 1996 or the completion of an initial public
offering. In consideration for the bridge loan the Company received 140,000
warrants. In November 1995, PII completed an initial public offering of
securities and fully repaid the Company's bridge loan with interest.
Concurrently with that offering PII registered the Company's warrants for public
resale. The Company sold the warrants in January 1996 and received net
proceeds of $98,000. Mr. Yitz Grossman was a consultant to PII and also a
director and officer of the Company at the time this investment was made.
During fiscal 1995, the Company wrote off a loan in the principal amount of
$50,000 to Waste Conversion Systems, Inc. ("WSC"). The loan was originally made
in
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November 1993 and was renegotiated thereafter. Mr. Yitz Grossman was a
consultant to, and stockholder of, WSC and also a director and officer of the
Company during the periods when the loan was made and renegotiated.
In October 1994, the Company invested $394,000 in 195,000 shares of common
stock of Mark Solutions, Inc. ("MSI"). In 1994, the Company transferred to Yitz
Grossman warrants to purchase 75,000 shares of MSI in consideration for services
rendered in connection with the Company's investments in MSI in 1994 and
earlier. Mr. Grossman was a director of MSI and also a director and
officer of the Company at the time these investments were made.
During fiscal 1995, the Company sold 10,000 shares of common stock and
received net proceeds of $50,000 and during fiscal 1996, the Company sold an
additional 70,000 shares of common stock and received net proceeds of $481,000.
As of December 18, 1996, the Company owns 215,000 shares of MSI common stock.
The market price of the shares of MSI as of December 18, 1996 was $1.875.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WATER-JEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
/s/ Werner G. Haase
By ____________________________________
Werner G. Haase
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: December 27, 1996
Pusuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed below on December 27, 1996 by the following persons on
behalf of Registrant and in the capacities indicated.
/s/ Werner G. Haase
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Werner G. Haase,
Chief Executive Officer, Principal
Accounting Officer and Chairman
/s/ Norman Doctoroff
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Norman Doctoroff, Director
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