Prospectus Supplement Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
To Prospectus Dated March 15, 1999 Registration No. 333-32823
5,716,354 Shares of Common Stock
ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
This Prospectus Supplement updates and should be read in conjunction with
the prospectus dated March 15, 1999 which relates to 5,716,354 shares of
common stock. These shares of common stock are all being offered for the
accounts of current holders of common stock, or for the accounts of current
holders of either preferred stock, non-plan options or warrants, if such
holders convert or exercise such securities into shares of common stock.
These selling security holders may offer the common stock from time to time in
transactions on the over-the-counter market, including ordinary broker
transactions, or in privately negotiated transactions. We will not receive
any proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the selling security
holders, except for proceeds received from the exercise of the non-plan
options and the warrants.
Current Report on Form 8-K
This Prospectus Supplement contains our current report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 1999. The
information contained in this Form 8-K updates and supplements the information
contained in the prospectus dated March 15, 1999.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators
have not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is November 19, 1999.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 10, 1999
ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA 0-15245 93-0946274
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification
No.)
28001 Dorothy Drive, Agoura Hills, California 91301
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (818) 706-8999
(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
ITEM 5. REGISTRANT COMPLETES FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT
On November 10, 1999, Electronic Clearing House, Inc. completed a $1
million post-petition secured financing arrangement with Tropical
Beaches, Inc. dba New Strategies, a bankcard processing merchant who
filed for Chapter 11 protection on June 29, 1999.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description of Document
99.1 Press release issued and dated November 19, 1999.
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.
ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
(Registrant)
By: \s\ Alice L. Cheung
Alice L. Cheung, Treasurer &
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: November 19, 1999
EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 1999
ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE AND NEW STRATEGIES
HAVE FINANCING ARRANGEMENT IN PLACE
Agoura Hills, Calif.--Electronic Clearing House, Inc. (ECHO:NASDAQ) has
completed a $1 million post-petition secured financing arrangement with
Tropical Beaches, Inc. dba New Strategies, a bankcard processing merchant
located in Phoenix, Arizona, who filed for Chapter 11 protection on June 29,
1999.
According to the terms of the loan agreement, New Strategies will begin
repayment in December and will retire the loan in full on or before February
2000 together with interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum.
The loan is secured by all the assets of New Strategies and also has super-
priority administrative claim status with respect to any unpaid administrative
claims in the Chapter 11 case.
New Strategies has been a merchant with ECHO for over nine years and is
the producer of the Don Lapre Making Money infomercial. Over the past five
years, New Strategies' sales revenues have averaged between $40 and $60
million a year. The primary products offered by New Strategies have been the
Making Money Information package, various Internet-based services and 900
number sponsorship. New Strategies employs approximately 200 people with 120
serving in sales-related positions. As part of the consideration for the loan,
ECHO also was granted a first right of refusal to purchase New Strategies and
is working with the company, its professionals and representatives of the
Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee on formulating a plan of
reorganization.
"Over the past nine years, we have seen New Strategies grow as both a
sales and marketing company and as an Internet-services provider. This loan
allows New Strategies the opportunity to confidently build its sales momentum
again and hopefully emerge from bankruptcy early in 2000", stated Joel M.
Barry, CEO of ECHO. "ECHO is seriously evaluating the capabilities of New
Strategies in terms of its core competencies in infomercial presentation,
telemarketing services and Internet services to determine if ECHO would
benefit from acquiring New Strategies as well."
Electronic Clearing House, Inc. provides credit card processing, check
guarantee, check verification, check conversion, inventory tracking services
and various Internet services to over 19,000 retail merchants and U-Haul
dealers across the nation. ECHO also designs, develops and manufactures
software and point-of-sale hardware that is utilized as credit card processing
terminals, automated money order dispensers, inventory tracking devices, and
casino cash advance systems.
To take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, you are hereby cautioned that this
release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current
expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual
operations and results may differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements made by ECHO in this release.
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Media Contact:
Donna Camras-Rehman, Corporate Secretary URL: http://www.echo-inc.com
818-706-8999, ext. 3033 E-MAIL: [email protected]
Electronic Clearing House, Inc.
Agoura Hills, Calif.
