Registration No. 333-56753
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UCI MEDICAL AFFILIATES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware 59-2225346
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
Jerry F. Wells, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
1901 Main Street, Suite 1200 1901 Main Street, Suite 1200
Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803) 252-3661 (803) 252-3661
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices) Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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Copy To:
William S. McMaster
Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLP
1441 Main Street, Suite 1500
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon
as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
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on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [ X ]
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list the Securities Act registration statement number of earlier effective
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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1,200,000 SHARES
UCI MEDICAL AFFILIATES, INC.
COMMON STOCK
This Prospectus relates to the public offering that may be made from
time to time of up to 1,200,000 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, $0.05 par
value per share (the "Common Stock"), of UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), by, or for the accounts of, the holders
thereof (collectively, the "Selling Shareholders"). See "Selling Shareholders."
The Shares were issued by the Company on May 12, 1998 to two investors
in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and applicable state securities laws.
The Selling Shareholders have advised the Company that they intend to
sell the Shares offered hereby from time to time in the over-the-counter market,
including ordinary broker's transactions, in privately negotiated transactions,
or through sales to one or more dealers for resale of such Shares as principals.
Such sales may be made at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at
prices related to such prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices
satisfactory to the Selling Shareholders, or in any combination thereof. Until
such time as the Shares are eligible for public sale by the Selling Shareholders
under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part must be current at the time any Selling Shareholder
makes any public sale of Shares. See "Plan of Distribution."
The Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market. On March 8,
1999, the high and low bid prices for the Common Stock were $ 0.5312 and $
0.5312 per share, respectively.
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
Shares by the Selling Shareholders. By agreement with the Selling Shareholders,
the Company has agreed to pay all of the expenses of registering the Shares
offered hereby (other than any underwriter or selling agent's discounts and
commissions and fees and costs of legal counsel or other advisors to the Selling
Shareholders). See "Selling Shareholders."
THESE SECURITIES INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGES 4 THROUGH 11.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is March , 1999.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement," which term
shall include all amendments thereto) under the 1933 Act with respect to the
securities offered hereby. This Prospectus, filed as part of that Registration
Statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration
Statement and the exhibits thereto, certain portions having been omitted from
this Prospectus in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission.
For further information with respect to the Company, the securities offered by
this Prospectus and such omitted information, reference is made to the
Registration Statement, including any and all exhibits and amendments thereto,
which Registration Statement may be inspected and copied in the manner and at
the sources described below. Statements contained in this Prospectus concerning
the provisions of any document filed as an exhibit are of necessity brief
descriptions thereof and are not necessarily complete, and in each instance
reference is made to the copy of the document filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, each such statement being qualified in its entirety by
this reference.
The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith the Company files reports, proxy statements and other information with
the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other information may be
inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission in Washington, D.C. and at its regional offices located in Chicago,
Illinois and New York, New York. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330
for more information on these public reference rooms. Copies of such material,
including the Registration Statement, can be obtained from the Public Reference
Section of the Commission, Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Commission also maintains an
Internet web site at "http://www.sec.gov" that contains reports, proxy and other
information statements and other information regarding companies, such as the
Company, that file electronically with the Commission The Company's Common Stock
is quoted on the over-the-counter bulletin board. Reports, proxy statements and
other information concerning the Company can be inspected at the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20006.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents, filed with the Commission by the Company under
the Exchange Act, are incorporated by reference into this Prospectus:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1998;
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
December 31, 1998;
(c) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A filed
October 13, 1998 and December 7, 1998; and
(d) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Form 8-A dated March 6, 1985.
All other reports and documents filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of this Offering shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and shall be deemed
a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and documents. Any
statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document that also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
COPIES OF THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS,
UNLESS SUCH EXHIBITS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO SUCH
DOCUMENTS) ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST, WITHOUT CHARGE, FROM THE
COMPANY, 1901 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1200, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29201,
TELEPHONE: (803) 252-3661, ATTENTION:
JERRY F. WELLS, JR.
THE COMPANY
GENERAL
UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. ("UCI" or the"Company") is a holding
company that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, UCI Medical
Affiliates of South Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina corporation ("UCI-SC"), and
UCI Medical Affiliates of Georgia, Inc., a South Carolina corporation
("UCI-GA"). Through these subsidiaries, the Company provides nonmedical
management and administrative services for its network of freestanding medical
centers (the "UCI
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Centers") located in South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. In compliance with
applicable laws governing the corporate practice of medicine, all medical
services at the UCI Centers are provided by or under the supervision of
professional corporations organized in each of the three states in which the UCI
Centers are located. These three professional corporations include Doctor's
Care, P.A., a South Carolina professional corporation ("DC-SC"), Doctor's Care
of Georgia, P.C., a Georgia professional corporation ("DC-GA"), and Doctor's
Care of Tennessee, P.C., a Tennessee professional corporation ("DC-TN"). Each of
DC-SC, DC-GA and DC-TN (collectively, the "UCI-PCs") operates solely to fulfill
the licensed medical provider responsibilities associated with the UCI Centers
operating in its respective state of organization. These responsibilities, as
well as various administrative, management and support functions, are carried
out pursuant to administrative services agreements between UCI-SC and DC-SC and
between UCI-GA and each of DC-GA and DC-TN.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 1901 Main
Street, Suite 1200, Columbia, South Carolina 29201. The Company's telephone
number is (803) 252-3661.
RECENT ACQUISITION
On May 13, 1998, UCI-GA acquired substantially all of the assets of
MainStreet Healthcare Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("MHC"), for a
purchase price of $8,140,000, plus the assumption of MHC's line of credit and
certain lease obligations, all as described in an Acquisition Agreement and Plan
of Reorganization dated February 9, 1998 (the "Agreement") by and among UCI-GA,
UCI, MHC, certain professional corporations associated with MHC, and the MHC
shareholders. The Agreement was amended on April 15, 1998, and further amended
on May 7, 1998. The acquisition of MHC (the "Acquisition") is being accounted
for effective as of May 1, 1998.
Prior to its acquisition by UCI-GA, MHC provided non-medical management
and administrative functions for nine medical facilities in the State of Georgia
and two medical facilities located in the State of Tennessee. The medical
services of the Georgia facilities are now provided by DC-GA, and the medical
services of the Tennessee facilities are now provided by DC-TN. Each of UCI-GA,
DC-GA and DC-TN were formed in 1988 for the purpose of acquiring the assets and
liabilities associated with the medical operations of MHC. Pursuant to the
Agreement, DC-GA purchased substantially all of the assets (including patient
records) of the Georgia professional corporation associated with MHC for a
purchase price of one hundred dollars. Similarly, pursuant to the Agreement,
DC-TN purchased substantially all of the assets (including patient records) of
the Tennessee professional corporation associated with MHC for a purchase price
of one hundred dollars.
The consideration paid by UCI-GA in connection with the Acquisition was
determined by arms-length negotiations between UCI, UCI-GA and MHC. The purchase
price paid by UCI-GA in the Acquisition consisted in part of a cash payment by
UCI-GA at closing of $450,000 to an escrow agent appointed by MHC and the
delivery of a promissory note in the original principal amount of $800,000
executed by UCI-GA in favor of the escrow agent and guaranteed by UCI. The
purchase price received by the escrow agent is to be used to pay certain
creditors of MHC identified to the escrow agent by MHC. Pursuant to the
Agreement, UCI-GA also assumed all of MHC's equipment and real property leases
related to its facilities. UCI-GA is operating such facilities in substantially
the same manner as they were operated prior to the Acquisition.
The funds used for the cash portion of the purchase price in the
Acquisition were provided from a cash distribution to UCI-GA from its parent
company, UCI, out of a portion of the net proceeds received by UCI from the sale
by UCI of 1,200,000 shares of UCI common stock ("Common Stock") in a private
placement which closed on May 12, 1998 (the "Private Placement"). The net
proceeds to UCI of the Private Placement were $1,074,000. The shares issued in
the Private Placement are the shares to which this Prospectus relates.
The balance of the purchase price of the Acquisition consisted of the
delivery to MHC of a Conditional Delivery Agreement (the "Conditional Delivery
Agreement") by and between UCI, UCI-GA and MHC pursuant to which UCI issued to
MHC, effective February 24, 1999, 2,091,396 shares of the Common Stock of UCI.
RISK FACTORS
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. EACH
PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING RISK FACTORS
INHERENT IN, AND AFFECTING THE BUSINESS OF, THE COMPANY AND THIS OFFERING BEFORE
MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION.
NASDAQ DELISTING.
On October 20, 1998, the Common Stock was delisted for trading on the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The delisting was a consequence of the Company's failure
to meet certain quantitative requirements regarding assets as set forth in the
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NASD's expanded quantitative and qualitative listing criteria for all companies
listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. These new requirements for continued listing
became effective as to the Company on February 23, 1998. As of June 30, 1998,
after giving effect to the issuance of Common Stock contemplated in the
Conditional Delivery Agreement executed at the closing of the Acquisition, the
amount of the Company's net tangible assets exceeded the applicable Nasdaq Stock
Market $2 million net tangible assets requirement. As of September 30, 1998,
however, the Company's net tangible assets were below the Nasdaq requirements.
As a consequence of such delisting, trading in the Common Stock is currently
conducted in the over-the-counter market, and it is expected that stockholders
of UCI will find it more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate
quotations as to the market value of, the Common Stock. In addition, delisting
makes the Common Stock substantially less attractive as collateral for margin
and purpose loans, for investment by financial institutions under their internal
policies or state legal investment laws, as consideration in the financing of
future acquisitions of other medical practices by the Company, and for issuance
by the Company in future capital raising transactions. Although the Common Stock
remains eligible for quotation on the over-the-counter bulletin board, the
Company is informed that the NASD may presently be considering higher standards
for permitting quotations of securities on such bulletin board, thereby
foreclosing this trading market to UCI stockholders as well.
DISCLOSURE RELATING TO LOW-PRICED STOCKS.
As a consequence of the Common Stock being delisted from the Nasdaq
Stock Market, as long as the trading price of the Common Stock is less than
$5.00 per share, trading in the Common Stock in the secondary market is subject
to certain rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which
rules require additional disclosure by broker-dealers in connection with any
trades involving a stock defined as a "penny stock" (generally, any non-Nasdaq
equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to
certain exceptions). Such rules require the delivery, prior to any penny stock
transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the
risks associated therewith, and impose various sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers
and accredited investors. For these types of transactions, the broker-dealer
must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have
received the purchaser's written consent to the transactions prior to sale. The
additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may
discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in the Common Stock, which
could severely limit the market liquidity of the Common Stock and the ability of
stockholders to sell the Common Stock in the secondary market.
HISTORY OF LOSSES.
Investment in the shares may be considered to be speculative due to the
Company's operating history of losses, liquidity problems, uncertainty of
revenues, markets, profitability and the need for additional funding. The
Company incurred net losses of approximately $10,508,143, $83,726 and $1,359,739
for the years ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1995, respectively. The Company
had net income of $466,079 for the year ended September 30, 1996. The Company's
financial viability depends on the Company achieving a significant increase in
income from operations
FINANCIAL STATUS OF MHC FOLLOWING THE ACQUISITION.
MHC has experienced losses (aggregating approximately $5.7 million) and
operating deficits since its inception in February 1996. UCI expects that the
operations associated with the assets acquired in the Acquisition may continue
to experience losses and require the infusion of substantial capital to build
those operations to a profitable state. Although UCI management believes that
the assets acquired from MHC in the Acquisition are valuable to the Company's
operations and are expected to contribute to long-term profitability and
enhanced stockholder value, there can be no assurance that such expectations can
be realized or that UCI can achieve profitability as a consequence of the
Acquisition. To the extent the Company's expectations regarding the impact of
the Acquisition are not realized, the Company will require additional financing
to implement its strategies and achieve its objectives. The Company may seek
such additional financing through private financings, debt or equity offerings
or collaborative arrangements with others.
In addition, MHC continues to have various repayment obligations to its
third-party creditors. As of May 1, 1998, the effective closing date of the
Acquisition, these obligations totaled approximately $4 million. To the extent
that MHC is unable to satisfy its obligations to such creditors, MHC could be
forced to file for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws or could be
placed into an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding by its creditors. In such
event, the transfer of assets to UCI pursuant to the Acquisition could come
under review of a bankruptcy trustee, who could seek to characterize the
transfer in the Acquisition as a preference that could be set aside under
applicable bankruptcy law, requiring UCI and MHC to reverse the transactions
comprising the Acquisition. Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, MHC, the
professional corporations associated with MHC, and certain of the MHC
stockholders have represented and warranted that they will not hinder, delay,
defraud or avoid any obligation to any past, present or future creditor in the
transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement; that the consideration
received by MHC and the professional corporations associated with MHC is more
than a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer of the assets of
MHC and the professional
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corporations associated with MHC; that each of MHC and the professional
corporations associated with MHC is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent
as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement; and
that neither MHC nor any of the professional corporations associated with MHC
has initiated, nor does it intend to initiate or expect to have initiated
against it as debtor, any proceeding under federal or any state's bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar laws. Additionally, MHC and the professional corporations
associated with MHC have represented and warranted to UCI- GA that MHC and the
professional corporations associated with MHC shall, as and when due, use their
reasonable best efforts within eleven months after the closing of the
Acquisition to pay all valid liabilities of MHC and the professional
corporations associated with MHC which are not assumed by UCI-GA. The Company's
remedy for any breach of the foregoing by MHC, the professional corporations
associated with MHC or the MHC stockholders is subject to certain limitations
which apply to all breaches of the Acquisition Agreement. Although MHC has
represented that it intends to satisfy its third-party creditor obligations
following the Acquisition, in the event of a set-aside pursuant to applicable
bankruptcy law, the expected benefits to UCI from the Acquisition would not be
achieved and, subject to a possible recovery under the applicable
indemnification provisions of the Acquisition Agreement, the transaction costs
associated with the Acquisition would not be recoverable by UCI, thereby
adversely affecting UCI's operations.
MANAGING GROWTH THROUGH ACQUISITIONS.
The rapid growth of the Company's business through acquisitions has
required it to make additions in personnel and has increased its working capital
requirements. Such growth has resulted in new and increased responsibilities for
management and has placed additional demands upon the Company's management,
operating, financial, and technical resources. There can be no assurance that
these demands will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition, and results of operations, nor can there be any assurance
that the Company will be able to attract or retain competent personnel and
improve its operational systems sufficiently to support the expansion of its
operations. The Company's business requires significant levels of working
capital. The Company may in the future require additional equity or debt
financing to support its increased working capital needs in connection with any
expansion of its business. Such financing may not be available on terms that are
favorable to the Company, if at all. Also important to the Company's success
will be its ability to achieve additional economies of scale in order to improve
its operating margins. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to obtain adequate working capital or achieve such economies of scale, and the
failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
COMPETITION.
The UCI Centers face competition, in varying degrees, from hospital
emergency rooms, private doctor's offices and other competing freestanding
medical centers. Some of these providers have financial resources which are
greater than those of the Company. In addition, traditional sources of medical
services, such as hospital emergency rooms and private physicians, have had, in
the past, a higher degree of recognition and acceptance by patients than centers
such as those operated by UCI. During 1998, increased competition in the markets
of the UCI Centers in Georgia and Tennessee had a negative impact on the
earnings associated with such Centers. Following the Acquisition, the Company
changed the name under which the UCI Centers in Georgia and Tennessee publicly
conduct business. While the Company's management believes that such centers will
be able to compete on the basis of accessibility, including newly expanded
evening and weekend hours, the introduction (following the Acquisition) of a
non-appointment policy, the attractiveness to large employers and third-party
payors of the Company's state-wide network, and on the basis of a competitive
fee schedule, there can be no assurance that such centers will be able to
compete successfully in the future, or that the change in the name of such
centers will not adversely affect the operations of such centers.
QUARTERLY FLUCTUATIONS IN OPERATING RESULTS.
Operating results may fluctuate quarterly as a result of various
factors, including changes in demand for medical services, the introduction of
new services by the Company and its competitors, changes in third-party
reimbursement policies, changes in reimbursement rates, changes in the level of
operating expenses, the timing of acquisitions or investments, difficulty in
maintaining margins, and general competitive and economic conditions. The
Company believes that period-to-period comparisons of its operating results
should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. It is possible
that in certain future periods, the Company's operating results may be below the
expectations of public market analysts and investors. In such event, the market
price of the Common Stock would likely be materially and adversely affected.
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
As participants in the health care industry, the Company's operations
and relationships are subject to extensive and increasing regulation by a number
of governmental entities at the federal, state and local levels. Prior to the
Acquisition, MHC's operations and relationships were also subject to such
regulation.
LIMITATIONS ON THE CORPORATE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
Federal law and the laws of many states, including Georgia, South
Carolina and Tennessee, generally specify who may practice medicine and limit
the scope of relationships between medical practitioners and other parties.
Under such laws, business corporations such as UCI, UCI-SC and UCI-GA are
prohibited from practicing medicine or exercising control over the provision of
medical services. In order to comply with such laws, the medical director and
all medical services at the UCI Centers are provided by or under the supervision
of the UCI-PCs pursuant to contracts with the Company's wholly-owned
subsidiaries. The UCI-PCs are organized so that all physician services are
offered by the physicians who are employed by the UCI-PCs. None of UCI, UCI-SC
or UCI-GA employs practicing physicians as practitioners, exerts control over
any physician's decisions regarding medical care or represents to the public
that it offers medical services.
UCI-SC has entered into administrative services agreement with DC-SC and
UCI-GA has entered into similar administrative services agreements with the
UCI-PCs in Georgia and Tennessee pursuant to which UCI-SC and UCI-GA, as
applicable, perform all non-medical management of the applicable UCI-PCs and has
exclusive authority over all aspects of the business of the UCI-PCs (other than
those directly related to the provision of patient medical services or as
otherwise prohibited by state law). The non-medical management provided by
UCI-SC and UCI-Ga under the respective administrative services agreements
includes, among other functions, treasury and capital planning, financial
reporting and accounting, pricing decisions, patient acceptance policies,
setting office hours, contracting with third party payors and all administrative
services. UCI-SC and UCI-GA, as applicable, provide all of the resources
(systems, procedures, and staffing) to bill third party payors or patients, and
it provides all of the resources (systems, procedures, and staffing) for cash
collection and management of accounts receivables, including custody of the
lockbox where cash receipts are deposited. From the cash receipts, UCI-SC and
UCI-GA pay all physician salaries, operating costs of the centers and operating
costs of UCI-SC and UCI-GA. Compensation guidelines for the licensed medical
professionals at the UCI-PCs are set by UCI-SC and UCI-GA, which also
establishes guidelines for establishing, selecting, hiring and firing the
licensed medical professionals. UCI-SC and UCI-GA also negotiate and execute
substantially all of the provider contracts with third party payors, with the
UCI-PCs executing certain of the contracts at the request of a minority of
payors.
Pursuant to the administrative services agreements, the UCI-PCs retain
from their collections for services rendered an amount equal to the salary and
related employee benefits of the medical personnel of the UCI-PCs, as well as an
amount equal to the nominal expenses incurred by the UCI-PCs to purchase certain
narcotic drugs required by law to be owned by the UCI-PCs or their
employee-physicians. The balance of all fees and other revenues generated by the
UCI-PCs is paid to UCI-SC or UCI-GA (as applicable) as its management fee.
Neither UCI-SC nor UCI-GA loans or otherwise advances funds to the UCI-PCs for
any purposes. The calculation of the management fee paid by the UCI-PCs to
UCI-SC and UCI- GA, as applicable, does not differ if the collections of the
UCI-PCs were generated by its physical therapy group, surgical group, orthopedic
group, or family practice group.
Because of the unique structure of the relationships existing between
UCI-SC, UCI-GA and the UCI-PCs, many aspects of UCI's business operations have
not been the subject of state or federal regulatory interpretation. There can be
no assurance that a review by the courts or regulatory authorities of the
business formerly or currently conducted by the Company will not result in a
determination that could adversely affect the operations of the Company or that
the healthcare regulatory environment will not change so as to restrict the
existing operations or proposed expansion of the Company's business.
THIRD PARTY REIMBURSEMENTS
Prior to the Acquisition, approximately five percent of the revenues of
the Company and approximately 15 percent of the revenues of MHC were derived
from payments made by government-sponsored health care programs (principally,
Medicare and Medicaid). As a result, any change in reimbursement regulations,
policies, practices, interpretations or statutes could adversely affect the
operations of the Company. There are also state and federal civil and criminal
statutes imposing substantial penalties, including civil and criminal fines and
imprisonment, on healthcare providers that fraudulently or wrongfully bill
governmental or other third-party payors for healthcare services. The Company
believes it is in material compliance with such laws, but there can be no
assurance that the Company's activities will not be challenged or scrutinized by
governmental authorities.
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FEDERAL ANTI-KICKBACK AND SELF-REFERRAL LAWS
Certain provisions of the Social Security Act, commonly referred to as
the "Anti-kickback Statute," prohibit the offer, payment, solicitation or
receipt of any form of remuneration in return for the referral of Medicare or
state health program patients or patient care opportunities, or in return for
the recommendation, arrangement, purchase, lease or order of items or services
that are covered by Medicare or state health programs. Although the Company
believes that it is not in violation of the Anti-kickback Statute or similar
state statutes, its operations do not fit within any of the existing or proposed
federal safe harbors.
The Office of the Inspector General (the "OIG"), the government office
that is charged with the enforcement of the federal Anti-kickback Statute,
recently issued an advisory opinion regarding a proposed management services
contract that involved a cost plus a percentage of net revenue payment
arrangement ("Advisory Opinion 98-4"). Based on its analysis of the intent and
scope of the Anti-kickback Statute, the OIG determined that it could not approve
the arrangement because the structure of the management agreement raised the
following concerns under the Anti-kickback Statute: (i) the agreement might
include financial incentives to increase patient referrals; (ii) the agreement
did not include any controls to prevent over utilization; and (iii) the
percentage billing arrangement may include financial incentives that increase
the risk of abusive billing practices. The OIG opinion did not find that the
management arrangement violated the Anti-kickback Statute, rather that the
arrangement may involve prohibited remuneration absent sufficient controls to
minimize potential fraud and abuse. An OIG advisory opinion is only legally
binding on the Department of Health and Human Services (including the OIG) and
the requesting party and is limited to the specific conduct of the requesting
party because additional facts and circumstances could be involved in each
particular case. Accordingly, the Company believes that Advisory Opinion 98-4
does not have broad application to the Company's provision of nonmedical
management and administrative services for the Centers. The Company also
believes that the Company and the Centers have implemented appropriate controls
to ensure that the arrangements between the Company and the Centers do not
result in abusive billing practices or the over utilization of items and
services paid for by Federal health programs.
The applicability of the Anti-kickback Statute to many business
transactions in the health care industry, including the Company's service
agreements with the Centers and the development of ancillary services by the
Company, has not been subject to any significant judicial and regulatory
interpretation. The Company believes that although it receives remuneration for
its management services under its service agreements with the Centers, the
Company is not in a position to make or influence referrals of patients or
services reimbursed under Medicare or state health programs to the Centers. In
addition, the Company is not a separate provider of Medicare or state health
program reimbursed services. Consequently, the Company does not believe that the
service and management fees payable to it should be viewed as remuneration for
referring or influencing referrals of patients or services covered by such
programs as prohibited by the Anti-kickback Statute.
Significant prohibitions against physician referrals were enacted by the
U.S. Congress in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Subject to
certain exemptions, a physician or a member of his immediate family is
prohibited from referring Medicare or Medicaid patients to an entity providing
"designated health services" in which the physician has an ownership or
investment interest or with which the physician has entered into a compensation
arrangement. While the Company believes it is currently in compliance with such
legislation, future regulations could require the Company to modify the form of
its relationships with physician groups.
STATE ANTI-KICKBACK AND SELF-REFERRAL LAWS
Some states have also enacted similar self-referral laws, and the
Company believes it is likely that more states will follow. The Company believes
that its practices fit within exemptions contained in such laws. Nevertheless,
expansion of the operations of the Company to certain additional jurisdictions
may require structural and organizational modifications of the Company's
relationships with physician groups to comply with new or revised state
statutes. Such modifications could adversely affect the operations of the
Company.
Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, UCI-SC and UCI-GA, the Company
provides management and administrative services to the UCI Centers in Georgia,
South Carolina and Tennessee. Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee have adopted
anti-kickback and self-referral laws that regulate financial relationships
between health care providers and entities that provide health care services.
The following is a summary of the applicable state anti-kickback and
self-referral laws.
GEORGIA
Georgia's "Patient Self-Referral Act of 1993" forbids a health care
provider from referring a patient for the provision of designated health
services to an entity in which the investor has an investment interest.
Designated health
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services are defined as clinical laboratory services, physical therapy services,
rehabilitation services, diagnostic imaging services, pharmaceutical services,
durable medical equipment, home infusion therapy services (including related
pharmaceuticals and equipment), home health care services, and outpatient
surgical services. Under the Company's current operations, the Company does not
believe it is an entity providing designated health services for purposes of
Georgia's Patient Self-Referral Act. Further, the Company believes that the
Georgia Patient Self-Referral Act does not prohibit referrals for designated
health services by providers employed by the UCI-PC in Georgia, including
referrals to physical therapy centers, because the health care providers that
refer patients for designated health services are not investors in the Centers
except the sole physician shareholder of the UCI-PC in Georgia. The Company
believes that referrals by the sole physician shareholder of the UCI-PC are not
within the definition of referrals and would not be prohibited under Georgia
law.
Georgia's Patient Self-Referral Act also prohibits the payment of any
consideration which is intended to compensate a person for a referral. This
prohibition applies to all payors. The Company believes that all payments
between the Company and the Centers are reasonable compensation for services
rendered and are not intended as compensation for referrals.
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina's Provider Self-Referral Act of 1993 generally provides
that a health care provider may not refer a patient for the provision of any
designated health service to an entity in which the health care provider is an
investor or has an investment interest. Under the Company's current operations,
the Company does not believe it is an entity providing designated health
services for purposes of the South Carolina Provider Self-Referral Act. The
Centers provide all health care services to patients through employees of the
UCI-PC. There are no provider investors in the UCI-PC that refer patients to the
Centers for designated health care services. Accordingly, under South Carolina
law, the Company believes that the provider self-referral prohibition would not
apply to the Centers' or the Company's operations in South Carolina.
In addition to self-referral prohibitions, South Carolina's Provider
Self-Referral Act of 1993 also prohibits the offer, payment, solicitation, or
receipt of a kickback, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or
in kind, for referring or soliciting patients. The Company believes that its
payment arrangements are reasonable compensation for services rendered and do
not constitute payments for referrals.
TENNESSEE
The Tennessee physician conflict of interest law provides that
physicians are free to enter into lawful contractual relationships, including
the acquisition of ownership interests in health facilities. The law further
recognizes that these relationships can create potential conflicts of interests,
which shall be addressed by the following: (a) the physician has a duty to
disclose to the patient or referring colleagues such physician's ownership
interest in the facility or therapy at the time of referral and prior to
utilization; (b) the physician shall not exploit the patient in any way, as by
inappropriate or unnecessary utilization; (c) the physician's activities shall
be in strict conformity with the law; (d) the patient shall have free choice
either to use the physician's proprietary facility or therapy or to seek the
needed medical services elsewhere; and (e) when a physician's commercial
interest conflict so greatly with the patient's interest as to be incompatible,
the physician shall make alternative arrangements for the care of the patient.
Because the Company is not a provider of health services, the Company
believes that Tennessee's conflict of interest/disclosure law does not apply to
its current operations. Even if the Tennessee conflict of interest/disclosure
law were to apply, the Company's internal quality assurance/utilization review
programs will help identify any inappropriate utilization by a Center.
Tennessee also has a law regulating healthcare referrals. The general
rule is that a physician who has an investment interest in a healthcare entity
shall not refer patients to the entity unless a statutory exception exists. A
healthcare entity is defined as an entity which provides healthcare services.
The Company believes that it does not fit within the definition of a "healthcare
entity" because the Company is not a provider of healthcare services. The
Centers provide all health care services to patients through employees of the
UCI-PC. There are no provider investors in the UCI-PC that refer patients for
designated health care services except the sole physician shareholder of the
UCI-PC. The Company believes that referrals by the sole shareholder of the
UCI-PC come within a statutory exception. Accordingly, under Tennessee law, the
Company believes that the provider self-referral prohibition would not apply to
the Centers' or the Company's operations in Tennessee.
Tennessee's anti-kickback provision prohibits a physician from making
payments in exchange for the referral of a patient. In addition, under Tennessee
law a physician may not split or divide fees with any person for referring a
patient. The Tennessee Attorney General has issued opinions that determined that
the fee-splitting prohibition applied to
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management services arrangements. The Tennessee fee-splitting prohibition
contains an exception for reasonable compensation for goods or services. The
Company believes that its payment arrangements with the Centers are reasonable
compensation for services rendered and do not constitute payments for referrals
or a fee-splitting arrangement.
ANTITRUST LAWS
Because each of the UCI-PCs is a separate legal entity, each may be
deemed a competitor subject to a range of antitrust laws which prohibit
anti-competitive conduct, including price fixing, concerted refusals to deal and
division of market. The Company believes it is in compliance with such state and
federal laws which may affect its development of integrated healthcare delivery
networks, but there can be no assurance that a review of the Company's business
by courts or regulatory authorities will not result in a determination that
could adversely affect the operations of the Company.
HEALTHCARE REFORM
As a result of the continued escalation of healthcare costs and the
inability of many individuals to obtain health insurance, numerous proposals
have been or may be introduced in the U.S. Congress and in state legislatures
relating to healthcare reform. There can be no assurance as to the ultimate
content, timing or effect of any healthcare reform legislation, nor is it
possible at this time to estimate the impact of potential legislation, which may
be material, on the Company.
REGULATION OF RISK ARRANGEMENTS AND PROVIDER NETWORKS
Federal and state laws regulate insurance companies, health maintenance
organizations and other managed care organizations. Generally, these laws apply
to entities that accept financial risk. Certain of the risk arrangements entered
into by the Company could possibly be characterized by some states as the
business of insurance. The Company, however, believes that the acceptance of
capitation payments by a healthcare provider does not constitute the conduct of
the business of insurance. Under Georgia law, pursuant to regulations issued by
the Georgia Insurance Commissioner in 1996, a provider sponsored health care
corporation may obtain a certificate of authority to establish, maintain and
operate one or more health plans to provide service to enrolles if the
corporation has an initial net worth of one million dollars and meets certain
filing and administrative requirements. The Company believes that the acceptance
of capitated payments by the Centers under managed care agreements with payors
does not constitute the operation of a health plan that would require the
Company to obtain a certificate of authority under Georgia law. Many states also
regulate the establishment and operation of networks of healthcare providers.
Generally, these laws do not apply to the hiring and contracting of physicians
by other healthcare providers. South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee do not
currently regulate the establishment or operation of networks of healthcare
providers except where such entities provide utilization review services through
private review agents. There can be no assurance that regulators of the states
in which the Company may operate would not apply these laws to require licensure
of the Company's operations as an insurer or provider network. The Company
believes that it is in compliance with these laws in the states in which it
currently does business, but there can be no assurance that future
interpretations of these laws by the regulatory authorities in Georgia, South
Carolina, Tennessee or the states in which the Company may expand in the future
will not require licensure of the Company's operations as an insurer or provider
network or a restructuring of some or all of the Company's operations. In the
event the Company is required to become licensed under these laws, the licensure
process can be lengthy and time consuming and, unless the regulatory authority
permits the Company to continue to operate while the licensure process is
progressing, the Company could experience a material adverse change in its
business while the licensure process is pending. In addition, many of the
licensing requirements mandate strict financial and other requirements which the
Company may not immediately be able to meet. Further, once licensed, the Company
would be subject to continuing oversight by and reporting to the respective
regulatory agency.
DILUTION AND VOTING CONTROL.
As of March 8, 1999, Companion HealthCare Corporation ("CHC") and
Companion Property and Casualty Company ("CP&C" and collectively with CHC, the
"BCBS Subsidiaries," or individually, a "BCBS Subsidiary"), each of which is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina ("BCBS"),
owned in the aggregate 2,624,623 shares, or approximately 29.7 percent, of the
outstanding Common Stock. Under various agreements between UCI and the BCBS
Subsidiaries (the "Anti-Dilution Agreements"), the BCBS Subsidiaries have the
right at any time to purchase from UCI such number of shares of the voting stock
of UCI as is necessary for BCBS and its affiliated entities, as a group, to
maintain an aggregate ownership of 47 percent of the outstanding voting stock of
UCI. To the extent either of the BCBS Subsidiaries exercises such right in
conjunction with a sale of voting stock by UCI, the price to be paid by the BCBS
Subsidiary is the average price to be paid by the other purchasers in such sale.
Otherwise, the price is the average closing bid price of the UCI voting stock on
the ten trading days immediately preceding the election by the BCBS Subsidiary
to exercise its purchase rights. Consequently, to the extent any of the BCBS
Subsidiaries elect to exercise any
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or a portion of their rights under the Anti-Dilution Agreements, the sale of
shares of Common Stock to such BCBS Subsidiary will have the effect of further
reducing the percentage voting interest in UCI represented by a share of the
Common Stock immediately prior to such sale.
The substantial ownership of Common Stock by the BCBS Subsidiaries, MHC
and other affiliates of the Company may provide them with the ability to
exercise substantial influence in the election of directors and other matters
submitted for approval by the UCI stockholders. As a result, it may be difficult
for other stockholders of UCI to successfully oppose matters which are presented
by such entities for action by stockholders, or to take actions which are
opposed by such entities. Such ownership may also have the effect of delaying,
deterring or preventing a change in control of UCI without the consent of such
entities. In addition, sales of Common Stock by such entities could result in
another stockholder obtaining control over UCI.
RESALES OF COMMON STOCK AND MARKET VOLATILITY.
The 2,091,396 shares of Common Stock issued by the Company to MHC in
connection with the Acquisition, the Warrants for the purchase of up to 300,000
shares of Common Stock issued as placement agent and financial advisory services
fees in connection with the Private Placement, and the 1,200,000 shares of
Common Stock issued to investors in the Private Placement represent, in the
aggregate, approximately 39 percent of the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such share issuances. These shares are considered
"restricted securities" under applicable securities laws, thereby limiting the
resale of such shares into the public market, in the absence of an effective
registration or exemption from such registration requirements. This Prospectus
covers the sale of the 1,200,000 shares issued in the Private Placement. The
holders of the shares issued pursuant to the Acquisition and to the holders of
the Warrants issued in connection with the Private Placement have been granted
registration rights which entitle such holders to have such shares registered
for sale into the public market. To the extent that such holders do not exercise
such registration rights, all of such shares will nevertheless become eligible
for sale in the public market in accordance with the Securities and Exchange
Commission's Rule 144 or Rule 145 one year following the closing of the
Acquisition, with certain volume and manner of sale limitations continuing only
for one year thereafter (except as to shares held by persons deemed to be
affiliates of UCI). In addition, on February 24, 1999 the UCI Certificate was
amended by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting to increase by 40 million the
number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance. Sales of substantial
amounts of Common Stock, or the availability of substantial amounts of Common
Stock for future sale, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of the
Common Stock.
Trading in the Common Stock has historically been very limited, and
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for the Common Stock
will develop or be sustained. Because of the limited trading liquidity in the
Common Stock, the market price of the Common Stock has been vulnerable to
significant fluctuations in response to very limited market trading in such
shares. The market price of the Common Stock will remain subject to significant
fluctuations in response to such factors as well as in response to operating
results and other factors affecting the stock market generally. The stock market
in recent years has experienced price and volume fluctuations that often have
been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies.
These fluctuations, as well as general economic and market conditions, may
adversely affect the market price of the Common Stock in the future.
POTENTIAL "YEAR 2000" PROBLEMS.
It is possible that the Company's currently installed computer systems,
software products or other business systems, or those of the Company's vendors,
working either alone or in conjunction with other software or systems, will not
accept input of, store, manipulate or output dates in the years 1999, 2000 or
thereafter without error or interruption (commonly known as the "Year 2000"
problem). The Company has conducted a review of its business systems, including
its computer systems, and is querying its vendors as to their progress in
identifying and addressing problems that their computer systems may face in
correctly processing date information as the year 2000 approaches and is
reached. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will identify all
such Year 2000 problems in its computer systems or those of its vendors or
resellers in advance of their occurrence or that the Company will be able to
successfully remedy any problems that are discovered. The expenses of the
Company's efforts to identify and address such problems, or the expenses or
liabilities to which the Company may become subject as a result of such
problems, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition and results of operations.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
Shares by the Selling Shareholders.
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
In connection with the transaction pursuant to which the Shares were
issued to the Selling Shareholders, the Company granted certain registration
rights to each of the Selling Shareholders whereby the Company is obligated to
file one or more registration statements with respect to the Shares set forth
opposite such Selling Shareholder's name under the column heading "Shares
Offered Hereby" in the table below. The Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part is filed by the Company pursuant to the exercise of such
registration rights by each of the Selling Shareholders. In the grant of such
registration rights, the Company has agreed to pay all of the expenses of
registering the Shares offered hereby (other than any underwriter or selling
agent's discounts and commissions and fees and costs of legal counsel or other
advisors to the Selling Shareholders).
The following information has been provided to the Company by the
Selling Shareholders, including the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Selling Shareholders and the number of Shares being
offered for the account of the Selling Shareholders pursuant to this Prospectus.
Except as set forth in the notes to the table below, none of the Selling
Shareholders has held a position or office, or otherwise had a control
relationship, with the Company within the past three years.
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SHARES BENEFICIALLY SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED AFTER THE
OWNED PRIOR TO THE OFFERED OFFERING (3)
Name of Selling Shareholder (1) OFFERING (2) HEREBY SHARES PERCENTAGE
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Huizenga Investments Limited Partnership.. 600,000 600,000 -0- -0-
Westbury (Bermuda) Ltd.................... 600,000 600,000 -0- -0-
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(1) The Company is informed that Huizenga Investments Limited Partnership is
wholly-owned by H. Wayne Huizenga and that Westbury (Bermuda) Ltd. is
wholly-owned by Michael C. DeGroote.
(2) The Shares were issued by the Company to the indicated shareholders on
May 12, 1998 in a private placement. Beneficial ownership reflected in
the table is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with
respect to securities. Except as otherwise specified, each of the
shareholders named in the table has indicated to the Company that such
shareholder has sole voting and investment power with respect to all
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by that shareholder.
(3) Assumes that all of the Shares offered hereby are sold.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Selling Shareholders have advised the Company that they intend to
sell the Shares offered hereby from time to time in the over-the-counter market,
including ordinary broker's transactions, in privately negotiated transactions,
or through sales to one or more dealers for resale of such Shares as principals,
at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, prices related to such
prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices satisfactory to the Selling
Shareholders, or in any combination thereof. In effecting any public sales,
brokers or dealers may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Any
such transaction may involve the payment of broker or dealer fees, commissions
or other remuneration to be negotiated and paid by the Selling Shareholder at
the time of the transaction.
Until such time as the Shares are eligible for public sale by the
Selling Shareholders under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part must be current at the time any
Selling Shareholder makes any public sale of Shares.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Common Stock
by the Selling Shareholders.
The Company has agreed to pay all of the expenses of registering the
Shares offered hereby (other than any underwriter or selling agent's discounts
and commissions and fees and costs of legal counsel or other advisors to the
Selling Shareholders). See "Selling Shareholders."
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the securities to which this
Prospectus relates have been passed upon for the Company by Nexsen Pruet Jacobs
& Pollard, LLP, Columbia, South Carolina.
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EXPERTS
The financial statements of the Company as of September 30, 1998 and
1997, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30,
1998, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, have been so
included in reliance upon the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent
accountants, given the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING
OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS NOT HEREIN CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE, IF GIVEN OR MADE, MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED
BY THE COMPANY OR THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITY
OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS, NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES BY ANY PERSON
IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED, OR IN
WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO, OR TO ANY PERSON
TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE
HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.
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Available Information ..........................................................................2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.................................................2
The Company.....................................................................................2
Risk Factors ...................................................................................3
Use of Proceeds ...............................................................................10
Selling Shareholders ..........................................................................11
Plan of Distribution ..........................................................................11
Legal Matters .................................................................................11
Experts .......................................................................................12
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UCI MEDICAL AFFILIATES,
INC.
1,200,000 SHARES
COMMON STOCK
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the
securities being registered, all of which will be paid by the Company, are
estimated as follows:
SEC Registration Fee........................................ $ 542
Printing Expenses........................................... 2,000
Legal Fees and Expenses..................................... 5,000
Accounting Fees and Expenses................................ 2,000
Miscellaneous Expenses...................................... 458
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Total................................................ $ 10,000
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no statute, charter provision,
bylaw, contract or other arrangement under which any controlling person,
director or officer of the Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner
against liability which such person may incur in such person's capacity as such.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "Delaware
Act"), provides the Registrant with broad powers and authority to indemnify its
directors and officers and to purchase and maintain insurance for such purposes
and mandates the indemnification of the Registrant's directors under certain
circumstances. The Registrant's Bylaws also provide the Registrant with the
power and authority to the fullest extent legally permissible under the Delaware
Act to indemnify its directors and officers, persons serving at the request of
the Registrant or for its benefit as directors or officers of another
corporation and persons serving as the Registrant's representatives or agents in
certain circumstances. Pursuant to such authority and Bylaws provisions, the
Registrant may purchase insurance against certain liabilities that may be
incurred by it and its officers and directors.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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5 -- Opinion of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLP.
23.1 -- Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2 -- Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
23.3 -- Consent of Scott, Holloway & McElveen LLP.
23.4 -- Consent of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard (included in their
opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act");
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of
the Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment
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hereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would
not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective Registration Statement.
(iii) To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration
Statement or any material change to such
information set forth in the Registration
Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is
on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of this Offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this amendment to
the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbia, State of South Carolina, on
February 26, 1999.
UCI MEDICAL AFFILIATES, INC.
By: /s/ M.F. MCFARLAND, III, M.D.
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M. F. McFarland, III, M.D.
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ M.F. McFARLAND, III, M.D. Chairman of the Board, President and Chief February 26, 1999
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M.F. McFarland, III, M.D.
/s/ JERRY F. WELLS, JR. Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice February 26, 1999
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Jerry F. Wells, Jr. Secretary (principal financial and
accounting officer)
/s/ RUSSELL J. FRONEBERGER Director February 26, 1999
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Russell J. Froneberger
/s/ HAROLD H. ADAMS, JR. Director February 26, 1999
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Harold H. Adams, Jr.
/s/ CHARLES M. POTOK Director February 26, 1999
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Charles M. Potok
/s/ THOMAS J. FAULDS Director February 26, 1999
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Thomas J. Faulds
/s/ ASHBY JORDAN, M.D. Director February 26, 1999
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Ashby Jordan, M.D.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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5 * -- Opinion of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLP.
23.1 -- Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2 -- Consent of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard (included in
their opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
* - Filed previously.
EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
January 8, 1999 appearing on page 27 of the UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 1998. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Columbia, South Carolina
March 1, 1999
