SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: June 24, 1997
Date of earliest event reported: June 15, 1997
American Physicians Service Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas 0-11453 75-1458323
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(State of (Commission File Number) IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.
1301 Capital of Texas Highway, Austin, Texas 78746
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(512) 328-0888
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(Registrant=s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Pursuant to the terms of that certain Mutual Termination Agreement (the
"Agreement") entered into June 15, 1997 between American Physicians Service
Group, Inc. ("APS"), Syntera Technologies, Inc., formerly known as APS Systems,
Inc., ("Syntera") and International Software Solutions Inc. ("ISSI"), the
parties agreed to terminate the Joint Development Agreement which they had
entered into July 1, 1996. Syntera, an affiliate of APS since July 1996 and a
wholly owned subsidiary of APS prior to that, provides practice management
software to medical universities, large group practices and physician/hospital
organizations.
Under the Agreement, ISSI relinquished its 15% ownership interest in Syntera and
any rights to acquire any further interest in Syntera, and the parties released
each other from their various contractual obligations and from any claims or
causes of action they might have against one another.
The parties to the agreement announced that Syntera would discontinue
development of new software products, would not pursue additional sales of its
existing software products and would end its participation in the practice
management software business by the year 2002, or when all existing Syntera
clients have migrated off their current Syntera software, whichever occurs
first. These actions were taken as a result of the determination that Syntera
could not be expected to be profitable in the future without substantial
additional investment.
Syntera was not consolidated with APS at December 31, 1996, but represented less
than 10% of the total assets of APS at December 31, 1995 and 1994. Syntera had a
pretax loss for the year ended December 31, 1996 of approximately $168,000. For
the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, the pretax earnings of Syntera
represented 14% and 20%, respectively, of APS's earnings from continuing
operations before income taxes. As a result of the phase-out of Syntera, APS
will take a charge to earnings in 1997 of approximately $1,150,000 before income
taxes, which includes the estimated cost of employee severance packages through
the close of operations and the write off of software under development.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
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Not required.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
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Not required.
(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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10.30 Mutual Termination Agreement, by and between American
Physicians Service Group, Inc., Syntera Technologies, Inc.
and International Software Solutions, Inc.
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.
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS SERVICE GROUP, INC.
Date: June 20, 1997 By: ________________________
W.H. Hayes
Chief Financial Officer
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MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT
This Mutual Termination Agreement (this "Termination Agreement") is made and
entered into effective May 15, 1997, by and between Syntera Technologies, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation formerly known as APS Systems, Inc. ("Syntera"), American
Physicians Service Group, Inc., a Texas corporation ("APSG") and International
Software Solutions, Inc., a Virginia corporation ("ISSI").
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, Syntera and ISSI entered into that certain Joint Development Agreement
dated July 1, 1996, subsequently modified by that certain Letter Agreement dated
July 1, 1996 (together, the "Joint Development Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, in connection with entering into the Joint Development Agreement,
Syntera and ISSI also entered into a Stock Acquisition Agreement dated July 1,
1996 (the "Stock Acquisition Agreement") and, together with APSG, a Stock
Transfer Restriction and Shareholders Agreement dated July 1, 1996 (the
"Shareholders Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, under the Stock Acquisition Agreement ISSI obtained One Thousand
Forty-One (1,041) shares of Syntera common stock, all of which was initially
placed in escrow pursuant to that certain Escrow Agreement (the "Escrow
Agreement") by and among Syntera, ISSI, APSG, and Small, Craig & Werkenthin,
P.C., a Texas professional corporation (the "Escrow Agent"); and
WHEREAS, Three Hundred (300) shares of the Syntera common stock that were
initially placed in escrow have been released from escrow pursuant to the terms
of the above described documents and is currently in the possession of ISSI (the
"Released Stock"), and Seven Hundred Forty-One (741) shares remain in escrow as
of the date of this Termination Agreement (the "Escrowed Stock"); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to terminate the Joint Development Agreement, the
Stock Acquisition Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement
on the terms and conditions contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:
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1. Termination of Joint Development Agreement. The parties agree that the Joint
Development Agreement is terminated for all purposes effective May 15, 1997, and
that no parties shall have any rights or obligations with respect thereto to the
extent such rights or obligations arise on or after May 15, 1997 or are
otherwise released hereby. Neither Syntera nor APSG shall have any payment
obligations to ISSI or any of its representatives under the Joint Development
Agreement or any of the other agreements terminated hereby, for the month of
May, 1997; and except as set forth in Section 2 below, none of Syntera, ISSI or
APSG shall have any payment obligations whatsoever to one another.
Notwithstanding the termination of the Joint Development Agreement, the
provisions of ARTICLE VIII (Confidentiality) and ARTICLE IX (Ownership of
Development Projects) shall continue to be binding and enforceable; subject to
ISSI's license to the Scheduling System as described below. ISSI represents and
warrants that it has delivered to Ms.Jackie Fife, as representative of Syntera,
any and all notes, plans, notebooks, data, information and other material
acquired or compiled by ISSI or Syntera with respect to the Joint Development
Agreement and/or the Development Projects (as defined in the Joint Development
Agreement), including source code, object code and technical documentation,
without retaining any copies thereof, in compliance with ARTICLE IX of the Joint
Development Agreement; provided that ISSI may retain its information related
specifically to the Scheduling System, as defined below.
2. Sale of Syntera Stock by ISSI. ISSI hereby sells, transfers and conveys to
APSG all right, title and interest in and to the Three Hundred (300) shares of
common stock of Syntera comprising the Released Stock. The total purchase price
for the Released Stock is (i)$50,000 which has been paid to ISSI upon execution
and delivery of this Termination Agreement by all parties, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by ISSI, (ii)the grant by Syntera to
ISSI of a perpetual, royalty free, non-exclusive license to that certain Syntera
Scheduling System that was developed jointly under the Joint Development
Agreement (the "Scheduling System"), the grant of which license is hereby
acknowledged by Syntera, and (iii)the transfer by Syntera of all its rights to
that certain third party proprietary software described on Exhibit-A hereto (the
"Third Party Software"), but only to the extent the third party owners or
licensors of the Third Party Software consent to such transfer. Syntera hereby
agrees to contact the owners or licensors of the Third Party Software to attempt
to arrange for the record transfer of the rights therein from Syntera to ISSI;
provided any costs associated with such transfer must be paid by ISSI. Upon
obtaining the consent of the owners or licensors of each software system
included in the Third Party Software, Syntera will promptly deliver all media
and documentation related thereto to ISSI. Promptly after execution of this
Termination Agreement by all parties, Syntera will use its best efforts to
deliver a copy of all software programs comprising the Scheduling Systems to
ISSI in machine readable form.
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Syntera hereby grants ISSI the right to retain possession of that certain
equipment and other assets described on Exhibit-B attached hereto (the "Conveyed
Assets") which the parties acknowledge to be in ISSI's possession as of the
execution of this Termination Agreement. If, on or before June 30, 1997, ISSI
elects not to retain the Conveyed Assets, ISSI shall ship all of the Conveyed
Assets, in good, working condition, ordinary wear and tear only excepted, to
Syntera at Syntera=s executive offices in Austin, Texas, with all fully insured
shipping costs prepaid by ISSI. Upon receipt of the Conveyed Assets in such
good, working condition, Syntera will promptly forward an additional $5,000 to
ISSI, and ISSI will have no further right, title or interest whatsoever in or to
the Conveyed Assets.
ISSI represents and warrants to APSG and Syntera that ISSI owned all right,
title and interest in and to the Released Stock, and had not transferred,
assigned or conveyed any interest therein to any person or entity whatsoever.
ISSI further agrees that APSG shall be entitled to cause Syntera to be the
record purchaser of the Released Stock and that ISSI will execute such stock
powers and other documents and instruments as may be reasonably requested by
APSG or Syntera to evidence the purchase of the Released Stock by APSG or
Syntera. ISSI shall have no further rights in or to the Seven Hundred Forty-One
(741) shares of Syntera common stock comprising the Escrowed Stock, or any other
stock or interest in Syntera, and ISSI agrees to provide, and to cause its
representatives to execute and deliver, such instructions to the Escrow Agent as
Syntera or APSG may request so that the Escrowed Stock will be delivered to
Syntera for cancellation. The parties agree that for all purposes, the Escrowed
Stock shall be deemed to have never been issued. ISSI further agrees to execute
such stock powers and other documents and instruments as may be necessary, or as
may be requested by APSG or Syntera, to effect the cancellation of the Escrowed
Stock.
3. Termination of Shareholders Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the
Shareholders Agreement shall be terminated and of no further force or effect as
of May 15,1997. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties
specifically acknowledge and agree that APSG shall have no obligation whatsoever
to contribute any cash or property to Syntera, regardless of whether any such
obligation existed at or prior to May 15,1997, and accordingly, Section 6.5 of
the Shareholders Agreement shall be considered null and void for all purposes.
ISSI agrees to cause Haridhas Chumbukavi to resign as president, chief technical
officer and a director of Syntera effective May 15, 1997, and to cause Terence
Kuch to resign as a director of Syntera effective May 15, 1997. Furthermore,
ISSI agrees to cause all of its representatives who hold any elected office as
an officer, director, agent or otherwise, with Syntera to resign such positions
in writing effective May 15, 1997. ISSI agrees to execute and deliver, and to
cause its representatives to execute and deliver, such shareholder and director
consents as APSG may request in order to fully authorize Syntera to enter into
and perform this Termination Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, including without limitation the amendment of Syntera's
articles of incorporation and/or bylaws to remove provisions inserted for
purposes of complying with the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement or any
of the other agreements terminated hereby.
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4. Termination of Stock Acquisition Agreement. The parties hereto agree
that they will have no further rights or obligations whatsoever pursuant to the
Stock Acquisition Agreement and that such agreement is hereby terminated in all
respects.
5. Mutual Releases. Each of Syntera, ISSI and APSG does hereby forever release
and discharge the escrow agent named in the Escrow Agreement, and all the
parties to this Termination Agreement, and their respective shareholders,
directors, officers, agents, employees, affiliates and representatives, from any
and all claims, demands, causes of actions, obligations, debts or other rights,
whether arising from the law of contract, tort, property, common law,
constitutional law or statutory law, known or unknown, which it may have or
could assert, including but not limited to, any and all claims, demands, causes
of action, obligations, debts or other rights relating in any way to the Joint
Development Agreement, the Stock Acquisition Agreement, the Shareholders
Agreement, and/or the Escrow Agreement, or any breaches or potential breaches of
any such agreements, or the transactions or other matters contemplated in any
such agreements. The unnamed shareholders, directors, officers, agents,
affiliates, employees and representatives of the parties and the escrow agent
are included in this release for the purpose of fully releasing all claims
arising out of, or relating in any way to, the various agreements described
above and the transactions or other matters contemplated therein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section5 is intended to
release ISSI with respect to its obligations under the provisions of ARTICLEVIII
(Confidentiality) and ARTICLE IX (Ownership of Development Projects) of the
Joint Development Agreement. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 5 is
intended to release any of the parties hereto of any of their obligations under
this Termination Agreement. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants
that if it has full authority to grant the releases contained in this Section 5
and it has not assigned or otherwise transferred any of the claims, demands,
causes of action, obligations, debts or other rights purported to be released by
or pursuant to this Section 5.
6. Miscellaneous. The parties agree to make no public disclosures concerning
this Termination Agreement or the agreements or relationships terminated herein
except (i)such disclosures as may be required by law, and (ii)such disclosures
as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties. Syntera and ISSI agree to take
such steps and execute such documents and instruments as may reasonably be
necessary or requested to more fully document and/or implement the transactions
contemplated above. Neither Syntera nor ISSI may assign this Termination
Agreement, or any rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without
the express prior written consent of the other party in each instance. This
Termination Agreement shall be construed, enforced and governed in all respects
by the laws (but not the rules governing conflicts of laws) of the United States
of America and the State of Texas.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement to be effective on
the date first above written.
SYNTERA: Syntera Technologies, Inc.
By:
Printed Name:
Title:
ISSI: International Software Solutions, Inc.
By:
Printed Name:
Title:
APSG: American Physicians Service Group, Inc.
By:
Printed Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT-A
THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE
DESCRIPTION SERIAL NUMBER
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1. Erwin Open 2.6 (2 licenses, 1 copy of media) 111FOL0276004872
111F0L0276004884
2. PVCS
9 - Version Manager WIN/NT 2000012
9 - Tracker WIN/NT 240033
1 - Configuration Builder WIN/NT 100022
1 - Notify 7696153622
3. Powerbuilder - 3 user licenses P60001036463
P60001036635
P60001035963
4. Sysbase Server Software and 10 user pack SNPUL0000754
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EXHIBIT-B
CONVEYED ASSETS
DESCRIPTION/QUANTITY
Main Machine
Hewlett-Packard 3000, Model 917LX, serial number 3209A15287 with the following
peripherals:
1. Console - Hewlett-Packard Model 700/92, serial
number 2745A01322
2. 1.35GB disk drive, Herstal Automation Limited,
serial number 3302A00863/03496
3. DTC - Hewlett-Packard Model 2340A, serial number
3029A03066
4. Hard disk - Hewlett-Packard Model HP6000 SCSI SE, serial number
US40005079 / JP41002730
5. Keyboard - Hewlett-Packard, serial number 3111S10749
Manuals
1. Paper manuals (Qty - 2)
2. Application manuals on floppy disks (Qty - 2)
3. Manual on CD ROM (Qty - 1)
HP Digital Data Storage
1. 90m Data Cartridge - Blank (Qty - 1)
2. 60m Data Cartridge - Blank (Qty - 1)
Software for networking
1. Reflection 1/Windows VAR-Domestic Ver:5.20 (Qty-4)
2. RNS 3000/Windows VAR Pack Ver.5.10 (Qty-4)
Additional Assets
1. COBOL II/XL Compiler Item Number 31500A
2. System License for HP 3000 Item Number 31500A/310
3. Tier 1 SPUs Toolset/iX Item Number 36044A
4. CPU Class License Item Number 36044A/310
5. HP 3000 MPE/iX FOS media Item Number 51453B
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6. U.S. -English Localization Item Number 51453B/ABA
7. DDS cartridge Item Number 51453B/AAH
8. Add-on software product-only Item Number 51453B/002
9. MPE/iX Release 5.0 Item Number 51453B/250
10. MPE/iX O.S. Upgrade Item Number FOS3625-AAH/0003
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