As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 1996
Registration No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MICROFRAME, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 22-2413505
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)
21 Meridian Road
Edison, New Jersey 08820
(908) 494-4440
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Stephen B. Gray
President and Chief Operating Officer
MicroFrame, Inc.
21 Meridian Road
Edison, New Jersey 08820
(908) 494-4440
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(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications, including all communications sent
to the agent for service, should be sent to:
James Alterbaum, Esq.
Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: from
time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement as
determined by market conditions.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered 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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If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier registration statement for the
same offering. [_]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
434, please check the following box. [_]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Proposed
Title of maximum maximum
each class Amount offering aggregate Amount of
of securities to be price per offering registration
to be registered registered(1) security(2) price(2) fee
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Common Stock 4,104,401 shares $1.6875 $6,926,176.60 $2,388.34
$.001 par value
per share
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(b), there is also covered hereby all additional
securities resulting from anti-dilution adjustments prior to the
completion of the distribution of such registered securities.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
on the basis of, pursuant to Rule 457(c), the average of the high and
low selling prices per share of the registrant's Common Stock, as
quoted on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market on July 31, 1996.
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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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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A
registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may
offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes
effective. This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State.
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Subject to Completion, dated August 2, 1996
PROSPECTUS
4,104,401 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
MICROFRAME, INC.
This Prospectus relates to an aggregate of 4,104,401 shares
(collectively, the "Shares") of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share ("Common
Stock"), of MicroFrame, Inc. (the "Company") which may be offered and sold from
time to time by the Selling Stockholders named herein. See "Selling
Stockholders." Of such Shares: (a) 1,101,467 were purchased in a private
placement of the Company's securities in April 1996 (the "1996 Private
Placement") and (b) 2,202,934 may be purchased upon the exercise of the Class A
Warrants and Class B Warrants which were issued in the 1996 Private Placement
(collectively, the Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants are sometimes hereafter
referred to as the "Warrants") (also includes the shares of Common Stock and
Warrants which were acquired by certain of the Selling Stockholders pursuant to
the exercise of preemptive rights granted to them in connection with their
purchase of Common Stock in a private placement (the "1993 Private Placement")
of the Company's securities in May 1993 (the "Preemptive Rights")); and (c)
800,000 were acquired by certain of the Selling Stockholders in the 1993 Private
Placement.
The Shares may be offered for sale from time to time by the Selling
Stockholders, or their pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in
interest, in the over-the-counter market, in privately negotiated transactions
or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related
to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The Shares may be sold
directly by the Selling Stockholders or through brokers or dealers. In
connection with any such sales, Selling Stockholders and brokers or dealers
participating in such sales may be deemed "underwriters" within the meaning of
the Securities Act. See "Plan of Distribution."
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
Shares by the Selling Stockholders (although the Company received an aggregate
of $1,376,934 in the 1996 Private Placement and would receive an additional
$3,855,135 assuming all of the Warrants are exercised). The Company will bear
all expenses in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement of
which this Prospectus forms a part, except that the Selling Stockholders will
pay all discounts and commissions payable to broker-dealers and the fees and
expenses, if any, of counsel to the Selling Stockholders.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN
FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS.
The Company's Common Stock commenced trading on August 17, 1995 on
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the symbol "MCFR." Prior to that date, the
Common Stock was not traded on any registered national securities exchange,
although several registered broker-dealers made a market in the Common Stock. On
July 31, 1996 the high and low bid prices of the Common Stock in the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market were $1-7/8 and $1-1/2.
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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.
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The date of this Prospectus is August __, 1996.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy
statements and other information filed by the Company can be inspected and
copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at its Regional Offices located
at Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048 and Citicorp
Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511.
Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section
of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed
rates. Electronic registration statements filed through the Commission's
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System are publicly available
through the Commission's Web site (http://www.sec.gov). Additionally, material
filed by the Company can be inspected at the offices of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
Nasdaq Regulatory Filings, 1735 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-1500.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1996, heretofore filed by the Company with the Commission (File No.
0-13117) pursuant to the Exchange Act, is hereby incorporated by reference.
Each document filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act by the Company subsequent to the date of this Prospectus but
prior to the termination of this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing
of such documents. Any statement contained 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement
(No.333-_____) on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (the
"Securities Act") with respect to the securities offered hereby (the
"Registration Statement"). As permitted by the rules and regulations of the
Commission, this Prospectus omits certain information, exhibits and undertakings
contained in the Registration Statement. Such additional information can be
inspected at the principal office of the Commission, Room 1024, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and copies of the Registration Statement
can be obtained from the Commission at prescribed rates by writing to the
Commission at such address.
THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON, INCLUDING ANY
BENEFICIAL OWNER, TO WHOM A COPY OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, UPON THE
WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST OF ANY SUCH PERSON, A COPY OF ANY DOCUMENT INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE IN THIS PRO SPECTUS (OTHER THAN EXHIBITS UNLESS SUCH EXHIBITS ARE
EXPRESSLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN SUCH DOCUMENTS). REQUESTS SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO MICROFRAME, INC., 21 MERIDIAN ROAD, EDISON, NEW JERSEY 08820
ATTENTION: MARK A. SIMMONS.
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RISK FACTORS
The securities offered hereby involve a high degree of risk
including, but not necessarily limited to, those risks described below. Each
prospective investor should carefully consider the following risk factors before
purchasing any securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus.
This Prospectus, including the documents incorporated herein by
reference, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a
number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors which
could cause such results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements include those set forth in the risk factors below.
Lack of Liquidity of Common Stock. The Company's Common Stock
commenced trading on August 17, 1995 on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the
symbol "MCFR." Prior to that date, the Company's Common Stock was not traded on
any registered securities exchange, although several registered broker-dealers
made a market in the Company's Common Stock. There can be no assurance that an
active public market for the Company's Common Stock will develop or if developed
will be sustained. Accordingly, investors may not be able to sell their Common
Stock should they desire to do so. While no prediction can be made as to the
effect, if any, that future sales of shares of the Company's Common Stock, or
the availability of additional shares for future sales, will have on the market
price of the Common Stock prevailing from time to time; sales of substantial
amounts of Common Stock or the perception that such sales could occur, would
likely adversely affect the market price for the Common Stock.
Competition. The market for network management and remote maintenance
and security products for mission critical voice and data communications
networks is highly competitive. There can be no assurance that the proprietary
technology which forms the basis for most of the Company's family of modular
standards oriented hardware and software components will continue to enjoy
market acceptance or that the Company will be able to compete successfully on an
on-going basis. The Company believes that the principal factors affecting
competition in the network management and remote maintenance and security
products for mission critical voice and data communications networks markets
are: (1) the products' ability to meet a multiplicity of network management and
security requirements; (2) the products' ability to conform to the network
topologies and/or computer systems; (3) the products' ability to avoid
technological obsolescence; (4) the willingness and the ability of a vendor to
support customization, training, and installation; and (5) the price. Although
the Company believes that its present products and services are competitive, the
Company competes with a number of large computer, electronics and
telecommunications manufacturers which have financial, research and development,
marketing, and technical resources substantially greater than
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those of the Company. Such companies may succeed in producing and distributing
competitive products more effectively than the Company can produce and
distribute its products, and may also develop new products which compete
effectively with those of the Company.
Limited Protection From Duplication of Proprietary Products. The
Company holds no patents on any of its technology. Although it does license some
of its technology from third parties, it does not consider any of these licenses
to be critical to the Company's operations.
The Company has made a consistent effort to minimize the ability of
competitors to duplicate the Company's software technology utilized in its
products. However, there remains the possibility of duplication of the Company's
products and competing products have already been introduced.
Dependence on Particular Customers. The Company sells a substantial
portion of its products to two customers, AT&T and MCI. Sales to AT&T and MCI
represented 23.8% and 24.8%, respectively, of the Company's revenue in the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 ("fiscal 1996"). The loss of either of these
customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business. Fiscal
1996 was the first time in three years where the total percentage of revenues
generated by these two customers fell below 50%. This is attributable to three
factors: (1) a reduction in absolute revenues of approximately $1.25M (29%) from
year to year from these two customers; (2) an increase in North American
revenues, exclusive of these two customers of approximately $50K (3%); and (3)
an increase in European revenues of approximately $450K (38%).
No Dividends. The Company has not paid any cash dividends on its
Common Stock. The Company presently intends to retain all earnings to finance
its operations and, therefore, does not presently anticipate paying any cash
dividends in the foreseeable future. Under the terms of the Company's credit
agreement with CoreStates Bank, N.A. (formerly New Jersey National Bank)
("CoreStates Bank"), which the Company was recently advised by CoreStates would
not be renewed, the Company could not, without the prior written consent of
CoreStates Bank, declare or pay any dividends in cash or otherwise on any shares
of stock of the Company. See "Liquidity Problems."
Possible Volatility of Market Price of the Company's Securities.
Because of the nature of the industry in which the Company operates, the market
price of the Company's securities is highly volatile. Factors such as
announcements by the Company or others of technological innovations, new
commercial products, regulatory approvals or proprietary rights developments,
and competitive developments all may have a significant impact on the future
business prospects of the Company and the market price of the Company's
securities.
Liquidity Problems. The Company had a credit agreement with
CoreStates Bank for a credit line of $1,000,000 to finance future working
capital requirements, secured by accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and
all other assets of the Company. As of July 31, 1996, there was $300,000
outstanding under this working capital credit line. In addition, the Company has
a $150,000 revolving credit facility with CoreStates Bank to finance purchases
of machinery and equipment, convertible into a three-year secured term loan. The
Company borrowed $124,000 against this
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facility in November, 1995, at which time this debt was converted into a
three-year term loan. As of July 31, 1996, $102,184 remained outstanding on this
term loan.
In June 1996, the Company was informed by CoreStates Bank that the
working capital credit line would not be renewed at the expiration date of July
31, 1996. An agreement with the bank was reached to repay the outstanding
balance no later than October 31, 1996 in order to facilitate an orderly
transition to a new credit facility. There will be no impact on the outstanding
term loan.
Based on its current cash and working capital position as a result of
the cash infusion from the 1996 Private Placement in the first quarter of the
fiscal year ending March 31, 1997 ("fiscal 1997"), its anticipation of increased
revenue streams, and the continued austerity measures as to operational and
capital expenditures, the Company believes that it has sufficient resources to
meet its operational needs over the next twelve months.
Rapid Industry Change and Technological Change. The Company's success
will depend on the continued and expanded use of its existing products and
services, and its ability to develop new products and services or adapt existing
products and services to keep pace with changes in the communication industry.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in modifying or
developing its existing or future products in a timely manner, or at all. If the
Company is unable, due to resource, technological or other constraints, to
adequately anticipate or respond to changing market, customer or technological
requirements, the Company's business, financial condition and results of
operations will be materially adversely affected. Further, there can be no
assurance that products or services developed by others will not render the
Company's products and services noncompetitive or obsolete.
Technological Factors; Uncertainty of Product Development; Unproven
Technology. The Company's products are currently being utilized by a limited
number of customers and there can be no assurance that they will prove to be
sufficiently reliable in widespread commercial use. It is common for hardware
and software as complex and sophisticated as that incorporated in the Company's
products to experience errors or "bugs" both during development and subsequent
to commercial introduction. There can be no assurance that any errors in the
Company's existing or future products will be identified, and if identified,
corrected. Any such errors could delay commercial introduction of new products
and require modifications in products that have already been installed.
Remedying such errors has been and may continue to be costly and time consuming.
Delays in remedying any such errors could materially adversely affect the
Company's competitive position with respect to existing or new technologies and
products offered by its competitors.
Dependence on Key Personnel. The Company's success depends in large
part on the continued services of its key management, sales, engineering,
research and development and operational personnel and on its ability to
continue to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified employees and
independent contractors in those areas. Competition for such personnel is
intense and there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
attracting, motivating and retaining key personnel. The inability to hire and
retain qualified personnel or the loss of the services of key
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personnel could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's business
condition and results of operations.
History of Net Losses; Accumulated Deficit. Although the Company had
net income of $364,797 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, it experienced
a net loss of $1,993,700 for fiscal 1996. There can be no assurance that the
Company's operations will be profitable in the future.
Potential Fluctuations in Quarterly Performance. The Company has
experienced fluctuations in its quarterly operating results and anticipates that
such fluctuations will continue and could intensify. The Company's quarterly
operating results may vary significantly depending on a number of factors,
including the timing of the introduction or acceptance of new products and
services offered by the Company, changes in the mix of products and services
provided by the Company, long sales cycles, changes in regulations affecting the
Company's business, changes in the Company's operating expenses, uneven revenue
streams, and general economic conditions. Revenue recognition for the Company's
products is based upon various performance criteria and varies from customer to
customer and product to product. There can be no assurance that the Company's
levels of profitability will not vary significantly among quarterly periods or
that in future quarterly periods the Company's results of operations will not be
below prior results or the expectations of public market analysts and investors.
In such event, the price of the Company's Common Stock could be materially
adversely affected.
Possible Need for Additional Financing. In the event of unanticipated
technical or other problems, the Company may be required to seek additional
financing sooner than currently anticipated or may be required to curtail its
activities. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be
available on acceptable terms, or at all.
Government Regulation and Legal Uncertainties. Due to the
sophistication of the technology employed in the Company's devices, export of
the Company's products is subject to governmental regulation. As required by law
or demanded by customer contract, the Company routinely obtains approval of its
products by Underwriters' Laboratories. Additionally, because many of the
Company's products interface with telecommunications networks, its products are
subject to several key Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") rules and thus
FCC approval is necessary as well.
Part 68 of the FCC rules contains the majority of the technical
requirements with which telephone systems must comply to qualify for FCC
registration for interconnection to the public telephone network. Part 68
registration represents a determination by the FCC that telecommunication
equipment interfacing with the public telephone network complies with certain
interference parameters and other technical specifications. FCC Part 68
registration for the Company's products has been granted and the Company intends
to apply for FCC Part 68 registration for all of its new and future products.
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Part 15 of the FCC rules requires equipment classified as containing
a Class A computing device to meet certain radio and television interference
requirements, especially as they relate to operation of such equipment in a
residential area. Certain of the Company's products are subject to the comply
with Part 15.
The European Community is developing a similar set of requirements
for its members and the Company has begun the process of compliance for Europe.
Potential Future Sales Pursuant to Rule 144. Sale of substantial
amounts of Common Stock in the public market could adversely affect the market
price for the Common Stock. As of August 1, 1996, 3,426,164 shares of the
Company's Common Stock were held by officers, directors and certain principal
Stockholders of the Company and an additional 2,380,052 shares of the Company's
Common Stock will be held by such persons upon their exercise of currently
exercisable stock options and warrants. Except for the 4,119,401 shares of
Common Stock that are being registered for sale pursuant to the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, such shares of Common Stock may
not be freely resold as they are "restricted securities" under Rule 144, as
promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the 1933 Act, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder. Rule 144 provides, in essence, that a
Stockholder who is an affiliate of the Company, after holding restricted
securities for a period of two years, may sell them in an unsolicited brokerage
transaction within a three month period in an amount which does not exceed the
greater of 1% of the then outstanding Common Stock or the average weekly trading
volume during the four calendar weeks prior to such sale. Non-affiliated
Stockholders holding restricted securities for more than three years are not
subject to volume limitations and may sell under Rule 144 unlimited amounts of
Common Stock. The price of the Company's Common Stock might be adversely
affected if a substantial portion of the Common Shares held by affiliates of the
Company are sold pursuant to Rule 144.
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THE COMPANY
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The Company, a New Jersey corporation, founded in 1982, designs,
develops and markets a broad range of network management and remote maintenance
and security products for mission critical voice and data communications
networks. The Company's products provide for alarm monitoring, proactive
administration and reporting capabilities which are to be used as a basis for
remote network management and maintenance. In addition, by incorporating a
variety of hardware and software options for security and user authentication,
these products can deter as well as prevent unauthorized dial-in and/or in-band
access to network elements and systems (such as computers, local area networks
(LANs) and Private Branch Exchange telephone switches ("PBXs")), while allowing
authorized personnel access to perform needed administration and maintenance of
host devices and networks from remote locations.
In May 1993, the Company completed the 1993 Private Placement to
accredited investors of an aggregate of 800,000 shares (after giving effect to a
reverse stock split as noted below) of common stock, par value $.001 per share,
of the Company ("Common Stock") for $1,000,000.
In September 1993, the Company effected a one-for-five reverse stock
split of the issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock (the "Reverse
Stock Split").
In September 1995, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary,
MicroFrame Europe N.V., which in turn acquired all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of European Business Associates BVBA ("EBA") of
Brussels, Belgium.
In April 1996, the Company completed the 1996 Private Placement to
accredited investors of an aggregate of 1,101,467 Units for $1,376,933.75, each
Unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one Class A Warrant and one
Class B Warrant, each of which is exercisable into one share of Common Stock at
an exercise price of $1.50 and $2.00, respectively.
The principal office of the Company is located at 21 Meridian Road,
Edison, New Jersey 08820 and its telephone number is (908) 494-4440.
Principal Products and Markets
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The Company has established a strong customer base through the
development of a family of modular standards oriented hardware and software
components designed to interface with a customer's existing dial-up and/or
in-band wide area network communications environment. The Company believes that
each of these components, when combined with the programmability as
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provided by the Company's unique software, support and meet the needs of a wide
variety of customer network management and security requirements. The software
is designed to permit easy modification, thus allowing customized solutions for
monitoring and controlling telemaintenance and/or network access. In other
words, Secure Remote Tele-Maintenance.
The Company develops and markets a broad range of security, network
management and remote maintenance products for voice and data communications
networks. The Company's products are based upon a family of hardware and
software components which, combined with a uniquely developed software "engine",
provide programmability and easy modification. Customized solutions for network
access, monitoring and telemaintenance of mission-critical applications can
readily be accommodated.
New Products and Markets
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In fiscal 1996, the Company continued its evolutionary development of
products to address the Network Management and Security marketplace and began to
introduce a new family of products referred to collectively as Secure Network
Systems/2000 ("SNS/2000"). This family of industry standards based products is
designed to address the growing demand for remote network management of mission
critical integrated voice and data networks. The SNS/2000 product family
consists primarily of Sentinel 2000, Admin 2000, Manager 2000, Alert 2000 and
SeGaSys 2000.
These products uniquely integrate security management, remote access,
fault management and problem identification/resolution into a powerful suite of
network management solutions to monitor, maintain and increase the operational
integrity and access to the voice and data network.
As telecommunications networks continue to expand to support more and
more mission-critical applications, the economic impact of downtime and the
importance of secure remote access increases exponentially. According to a
recent third party study, "network downtime" can cost companies up to $1,000 per
minute in lost revenues and employee productivity. In addition, the technical
support staff necessary to administer, support and maintain combined voice and
data networks containing a large distributed base of legacy devices, remains
distributed and inefficient. Faced with budget constraints and a lack of skilled
staff resources due to downsizing programs, network and system managers today
are searching for new tools to more effectively manage, secure and control their
expanding and increasingly more complex networks. The SNS/2000 family of
products provides cost effective solutions to these problems. The products are
completely modular by design. Each product element provides a unique stand alone
feature/function set enabling one to choose only the products needed to enhance
the performance of the existing network management system. Or, for maximum
advantage, the elements may be integrated into a comprehensive, secured
telemaintenance and remote access control solution customized to specific
organizational requirements.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
Shares by the Selling Stockholders (although the Company received an aggregate
of $1,376,934 in the 1996 Private Placement and will receive the exercise price
for each Share acquired if any of the Warrants is exercised). The Company will
use the proceeds to be received upon the exercise of the Warrants ($3,855,135
assuming all of the Warrants are exercised) for working capital requirements and
general corporate purposes. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds
from the sale of Shares and will bear all expenses of the offering, estimated at
$30,000.
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PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
In May 1993, the Company completed the 1993 Private Placement to
accredited investors of an aggregate of 800,000 shares of Common Stock for
$1,000,000. Pursuant to the terms of said private placement, the investors in
that private placement were granted the Preemptive Rights.
In April 1996, the Company completed the 1996 Private Placement to
accredited investors of 1,101,467 Units, each Unit consisting of one share of
Common Stock and one Class A Warrant exercisable into one share of Common Stock
at an exercise price of $1.50 and one Class B Warrant exercisable into one share
of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.00. The purchase price for each Unit
was $1.25.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information, as at July 31, 1996, with
respect to each Selling Stockholder's (i) beneficial ownership of the Company's
Common Stock prior to the offering of any Shares hereunder by such Selling
Stockholder, (ii) the number of Shares which may be offered for sale hereunder
and (iii) the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock to be beneficially
owned by such Selling Stockholder after the offering (assuming the sale of all
Shares being offered hereunder, but no sale of other securities beneficially
owned by such Selling Stockholder). "Shares of Common Stock to be Offered
Hereunder" include (i) Shares issued in the 1996 Private Placement, (ii) Shares
which may be acquired upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) Shares acquired upon
exercise of the Preemptive Rights, including the exercise of Warrants issued
upon exercise of the Preemptive Rights and (iv) Shares acquired in the 1993
Private Placement.
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Shares of Shares of Common Stock
Common Stock Stock Beneficially Owned
Beneficially Shares of Common After Offering
Owned Prior Stock to be ------------------------
Name to Offering(1) Offered Hereunder Number Percent(2)
---- -------------- ----------------- ------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Infinity Partners Ltd. 162,000 162,000 0 *
Jay Associates LLC 480,000 480,000 0 *
Rachel Newmann 240,000 240,000 0 *
Duck Partner, L.P. 240,000 240,000 0 *
Ora Gichtin 300,000 300,000 0 *
Jules Nordlict 300,000 300,000 0 *
Alpha Investments, L.L.C 336,000 336,000 0 *
Larry Lipschutz 240,000 240,000 0 *
Rita Folger 72,000 72,000 0 *
Jacob Koval 180,000 180,000 0 *
Moshe Mueller Retirement Trust 12,000 12,000 0 *
Mark Mueller 12,000 12,000 0 *
Nachum Barnetsky 6,000 6,000 0 *
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Shares of Shares of Common Stock
Common Stock Stock Beneficially Owned
Beneficially Shares of Common After Offering
Owned Prior Stock to be ------------------------
Name to Offering(1) Offered Hereunder Number Percent(2)
---- -------------- ----------------- ------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Stephen M. Deixler(3) 740,532(4) 169,995 570,537(4) 11.69
Stephen P. Roma(5) 464,399(6) 169,995 294,404(6) 6.03
Samuel Seidman 37,778 37,778 0 *
Special Situations Fund, L.P. 840,863 840,863 0 *
Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. 305,770 305,770 0 *
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TOTAL 4,969,342 4,104,401 864,941 17.72
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(1) Except for Selling Stockholders as to whom specific footnotes
pertain, in addition to outstanding Shares owned (including Shares
acquired in the 1996 Private Placement) includes shares of Common
Stock which are not outstanding but which are subject to issuance
upon exercise of the Warrants which are held by such Selling
Stockholder.
(2) Asterisk indicates less than 1%.
(3) Mr. Deixler has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1985
and has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April
1996, as well as from June 1985 through October 1994. He was
President of the Company from May 1982 to June 1985 and served as
Treasurer of the Company from its formation in 1982 until September
1993 and currently has served as Treasurer of the Company since
October 1994.
(4) Does not include 214,436 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr.
Deixler's wife, mother, children and grandchildren as to which shares
Mr. Deixler disclaims beneficial ownership. Includes 90,000 shares of
Common Stock of which Mr. Deixler is the beneficial owner, and which
have been issued to and are registered in the name of Olen and
Company custodian f/b/o Stephen M. Deixler. Also includes 7,500
shares of Common Stock which may be acquired pursuant to currently
exercisable non-employee director options.
(5) Mr. Roma has been a director of the Company since August 1991.
(6) Includes 47,877 shares of Common Stock held by Donaldson, Lufkin &
Jenrette Securities Corporation custodian f/b/o Stephen P. Roma, IRA.
Includes 8,400 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Roma and his wife
as joint tenants. Does not include 1,200 shares of Common Stock held
by Mr. Roma as custodian for his son or 29,108 shares owned by Mr.
Roma's wife, some of which are held in Mrs. Roma's individual
retirement account, as to which shares Mr. Roma disclaims beneficial
ownership. Also includes 7,500 shares of Common Stock which may be
acquired pursuant to currently exercisable non-employee director
options.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following statements do not purport to be complete and are
qualified in their entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation and ByLaws, copies of which have been
filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a
part.
The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares
of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, and 200,000 shares of Preferred
Stock, par value $10 per share (the "Preferred Stock"). As of July 31, 1996,
4,819,142 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock were issued
and outstanding.
Common Stock
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The holders of Common Stock have the right to one vote per share on
all matters submitted to a vote of holders of Common Stock. The holders of
Common Stock do not have preemptive or cumulative voting rights and are entitled
to dividends when and as declared by the Board of Directors and to share ratably
in the assets of the Company legally available for distribution to the holders
of Common Stock in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company. The outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and
nonassessable.
Preferred Stock
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The Board of Directors of the Company, without further stockholder
action, may issue shares of Preferred Stock in any number of series and may
establish as to each series the designation and number of shares of each series,
including provisions regarding voting powers, redemption, dividend rights,
rights upon liquidation and conversion rights. The issuance of shares of
Preferred Stock by the Board of Directors could adversely affect the rights of
holders of Common Stock by, among other matters, establishing preferential
dividends, liquidation rights and voting power. Although the Company has no
present intention to issue shares of Preferred Stock, the issuance thereof could
discourage or defeat efforts to acquire control of the Company through
acquisition of shares of Common Stock.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
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The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Common Stock is Registrar
and Transfer Company located in Cranford, New Jersey.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Shares may be offered for sale, from time to time, by the Selling
Stockholders, or by their pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in
interest, in the over-the-counter market, in privately negotiated transactions
or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related
to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Shares under this
Prospectus may be sold by one or more of the following methods: (a) ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;
(b) purchases by a broker or dealer as principal, and the resale by such broker
or dealer for its account pursuant to this Prospectus, including resale to
another broker or dealer; (c) a block trade in which the broker or dealer so
engaged will attempt to sell the Shares as agent but may position and resell a
portion of the block as principal in order to facilitate the transaction; or (d)
negotiated transactions between Selling Stockholders and purchasers without a
broker or dealer. In connection with any sales, a Selling Stockholder and broker
or dealer participating in such sales may be deemed "underwriters" within the
meaning of the 1933 Act.
Brokers or dealers selling under this Prospectus may receive
commissions, discounts or concessions from a Selling Stockholder and/or
purchasers of the Shares for whom such broker or dealers may act as agents, or
to whom they may sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to a
particular broker or dealer may be in excess of customary commissions). The
Selling Stockholders and any participating brokers or dealers may be deemed to
be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act. Any such
commissions, discounts or concessions and any gain realized by such broker or
dealer on the sale of shares which it purchases as a principal may be deemed to
be underwriting compensation to the broker or dealer.
The Selling Stockholders have been advised by the Company that during
the time each is engaged in distributing Shares covered by this Prospectus, each
must comply with Rules 10b-5 and 10b-6 under the Exchange Act, as amended, and
pursuant thereto: (i) may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection
with the Company's securities; (ii) must furnish each broker through which
Common Stock covered by this Prospectus may be offered the number of copies of
this Prospectus which are required by each broker; and (iii) may not bid for or
purchase any securities of the company or attempt to induce any person to
purchase any of the Company's securities other than as permitted under the 1934
Act. Any Selling Stockholder who may be an "affiliated purchaser" of the
Company, as defined in Rule 10b-6, have been further advised that pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Release 34-23611 (September 11, 1986), they must
coordinate their sales under this Prospectus with each other and the Company for
purposes of Rule 10b-6.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon
by Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
New York 10036.
EXPERTS
The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 1996 and the
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
the year then ended, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, have been
incorporated herein in reliance on the report of Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P.,
independent accountants, given on the authority of that firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 1995 and the
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
the year then ended, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, have been
incorporated herein in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse, LLP,
independent accountants, given upon the authority of that firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, a
Registration Statement under the 1933 Act with respect to the Shares offered
hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the
Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further
information with respect to the Company and the Shares offered hereby, reference
is made to the Registration Statement and the exhibits and schedules filed
therewith. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any
contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in
each instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, each such statement being
qualified in all respects by such reference. A copy of the Registration
Statement may be inspected without charge at the Commission's principal office,
and copies of all or any part of the Registration Statement may be obtained from
such office upon the payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission.
Electronic registration statements filed through the Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval System are publicly available through the Commission's
Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
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No person has been authorized in
connection with the offering made
hereby to give any information or
to make any representation not
contained in this Prospectus and,
if given or made, such information
or representations must not be
relied upon as having been
authorized by the Company, the
Selling Stockholders or any other
person. Neither this Prospectus nor
any supplement to this Prospectus
constitutes an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy,
any securities in any jurisdiction
where, or to any person to whom it
is unlawful to make such an offer
or solicitation. Neither the
delivery of this Prospectus nor any
supplement to this Prospectus nor
any sale made hereunder or 4,104,401 Shares
thereunder shall, under any
circumstances, create any
implication that there has been no
change in the affairs of the
Company since the date hereof or
thereof or that the information MICROFRAME, INC.
contained herein is correct as of
any time subsequent to the date as
of which such information is
furnished.
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PROSPECTUS
Available Information.............2
Information Incorporated by ---------------------
Reference........................2
Risk Factors......................3
The Company.......................8
Use of Proceeds..................10
Private Placements...............11
Selling Stockholders.............11
Description of Capital Stock.....13
Plan of Distribution.............14
Legal Matters....................15 August __, 1996
Experts..........................15
Additional Information...........15
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The estimated expenses in connection with the issuance and
distribution of the securities being registered are:
Filing Fee for Registration Statement...... $ 2,388.34
Legal Fees and Expenses ................... 17,500.00
Accounting Fees and Expenses .............. 5,000.00
Miscellaneous ............................. 5,111.66
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TOTAL .......................... $ 30,000.00
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 14A:3-5 of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act ("NJBCA")
permits indemnification of directors, officers and employees of a corporation
under certain conditions and subject to certain limitations. Article Seventh of
the registrant's Amended Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Amended
Certificate"), contains provisions for the indemnification of directors,
officers and other corporate agents against certain liabilities and expenses,
each to the fullest extent permitted by the NJBCA. In addition, Article Seventh
of the Amended Certificate provides that a director of the registrant shall not
be personally liable to the registrant or its Stockholders for damages for
breach of any duty owed the registrant or its Stockholders, except for liability
for any breach of duty based upon an act or omission (i) in breach of the
director's duty of loyalty, (ii) not in good faith or involving a knowing
violation of law, or (iii) resulting in receipt by the director of an improper
personal benefit.
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Item 16. Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description of Exhibit
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4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1992.
4.2 By-Laws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-66688) dated
October 26, 1993 ("Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement").
4.3 Amendment No. 2 of the Company's By-Laws. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 1996.
4.4 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed September
14, 1992. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1993.
4.5 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed September
20, 1993. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement.
5 Opinion of Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP.**
23.1 Consent of Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P.*
23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.
*
23.3 Consent of Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP (contained
in Exhibit 5).
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in Signature Page).
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* Filed herewith.
** To be filed by amendment.
Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes, insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the provisions described in Item 15 above, or otherwise, that 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
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
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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 of whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers of 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;
(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 thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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; and
(3) To remove from the Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Form S-3
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized in Edison, New Jersey on the 1st day of August, 1996.
MICROFRAME, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen B. Gray
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Stephen B. Gray, President and
Chief Operating Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form
S-3 registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. By so signing, each of the undersigned,
in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be,
the registrant does hereby appoint Stephen M. Deixler and Stephen B. Gray, and
each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys or attorney to
execute in his or her name, place and stead, in his or her capacity as a
director or officer or both, as the case may be, of the registrant, any and all
amendments to said registration statement and all instruments necessary or
incidental in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Each of said attorneys shall have full power and authority
to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in
the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as each of the undersigned
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said
attorneys and each of them.
Signature Title Date
Stephen B. Gray President and Chief August 1, 1996
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/s/ Stephen B. Gray (Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/ Mark A. Simmons Vice President - August 1, 1996
- ----------------------- Operations, Chief Financial
Mark A. Simmons Officer
(Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting
Officer)
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/s/ Stephen M. Deixler Chairman of the Board of August 1, 1996
- ----------------------- Directors, Chief Executive
Stephen M. Deixler Officer, Treasurer
/s/ Michael Radomsky Executive Vice President, August 1, 1996
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Michael Radomsky
/s/ William H. Whitney Vice President-Chief August 1, 1996
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William H. Whitney tant Secretary, Director
/s/ Michehl R. Gent Director August 1, 1996
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Michehl R. Gent
/s/ Stephen P. Roma Director August 1, 1996
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Stephen P. Roma
/s/ David I. Gould Director August 1, 1996
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David I. Gould
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description of Exhibit
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4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1992.
4.2 By-Laws of the Company. Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 33-66688)
dated October 26, 1993 ("Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement").
4.3 Amendment No. 2 of the Company's By-Laws.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 31,
1996.
4.4 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed
September 14, 1992. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 of the Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 1993.
4.5 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed
September 20, 1993. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.4 of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement.
5 Opinion of Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP.**
23.1 Consent of Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P.*
23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.*
23.3 Consent of Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP
(contained in Exhibit 5).
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in Signature Page).
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* Filed herewith.
** To be filed by amendment.
Consent of Independent Accountants
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
MicroFrame, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated June 21, 1996, on our audit of
the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 1996 and for the year
ended March 31, 1996. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
caption "Experts."
/s/ Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P.
New York, New York
July 30, 1996
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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
May 19, 1995 appearing in MicroFrame Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ended March 31, 1995. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
New York, New York
July 30, 1996
