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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON
MARCH 8, 1999
COMMISSION NO. 0-24256
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
COLORADO
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
84-1075908
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
3415 S. SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
CONSULTING AND COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
FOR
HECATE HOLDINGS, LTD.
(Full title of the Plan)
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ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
3415 S. SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90034
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code of agent for service:
(310) 397-3003
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Copy to:
JUSTIN S. WALKER, ESQ.
3415 S. SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90034
Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of maximum maximum
securities to Amount offering aggregate Amount of
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registered share (1) price (1) fee
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Common Stock, 100,000(2) $ 0.50(3) $ 50,000 $14.75
$.001 par
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2) Reflects shares of common stock issuable under the Hecate Holdings, Ltd.
Consulting Agreement.
(3) Based on average bid price of Company Common Stock on March 9, 1999.
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PROSPECTUS
ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
100,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
($.001 Par Value)
TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO HECATE HOLDINGS, LTD.
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
This Prospectus is part of a Registration Statement which registers an
aggregate 100,000 Shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value ("Common Stock") of
Enhanced Services Company, Inc. (the "Company") which may be issued, as set
forth herein, to Hecate Holdings, Ltd. ("HH") pursuant to a Consulting
Agreement. The Company has been advised by HH that it may sell all or a portion
of their respective shares of Common Stock from time to time as follows: (a)
block trades in which the brokers or dealers so engaged will attempt to sell
shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal
to facilitate the transaction; (b) purchases by a broker or dealer as principal
and resale by such broker or dealer for its account pursuant to this Prospectus;
(c) ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker
solicits purchasers; and (d) in privately negotiated transactions not involving
a broker or dealer. In effecting sales, brokers or dealers engaged to sell
shares may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or
dealers engaged to sell shares will receive compensation in the form of
commissions or discounts in amounts to be negotiated by HH, as the case may be,
immediately prior to each sale. The Company will receive no proceeds from any
sales of Common Stock by HH and the brokers and dealers through whom sales of
the shares are made may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any profits
realized by them on the sale of the shares may be considered to be underwriting
compensation.
No other person is authorized to give any information or make any
representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus in
connection with the offer contained in this Prospectus, and, if given or made,
such other information or representation must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by the Company. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale
made hereunder shall, 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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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of any offer to buy any security other than the securities covered
by this Prospectus, nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in
any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized, or in
which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or
to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.
The date of the Prospectus is March 1, 1999.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION..........................................................1
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE..........................................2
THE COMPANY....................................................................3
HECATE HOLDINGS, LTD. CONSULTING AGREEMENT.....................................3
FEDERAL INCOME TAX EFFECTS.....................................................4
RESTRICTIONS UNDER SECURITIES LAWS.............................................4
TRANSFER AGENT.................................................................4
LEGAL MATTERS..................................................................4
EXPERTS........................................................................4
STATEMENT ON INDEMNIFICATION...................................................5
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Enhanced Services Company, Inc. (the "Company") is subject to the informational
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and,
in accordance therewith, files reports and other materials with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Reports, proxy statements and other
materials filed by the Company can be inspected and copied (at prescribed rates)
at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, such reports, proxy
statements and other information can also be inspected and copied at the offices
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1735 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20006.
The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-8
(the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), with respect to an aggregate of 100,000 Shares of the Company's Common
Stock, which may be issued to Hecate Holdings, Ltd., consultant of the Company,
pursuant to a written consulting agreement. This Prospectus does not contain all
of the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain portions of
which have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the
Commission. For further information with respect to the Company and the shares
of the Common Stock offered by this Prospectus, reference is made to the
Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto. Statements in this
Prospectus as to any document are not necessarily complete, and where any such
document is an exhibit to the Registration Statement or is incorporated by
reference herein, each such statement is qualified in all respects by the
provisions of such exhibit or other document, to which reference is hereby made,
for a full statement of the provisions thereof. A copy of the Registration
Statement, with exhibits, may be obtained from the Commission's office in
Washington, D.C. (at the above address) upon payment of the fees prescribed by
the rules and regulations of the Commission, or examined there without charges.
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INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the SEC are incorporated herein by
reference:
1. The Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal
year ended November 30, 1997;
2. All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934
Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual report on Form 10-K
referred to in item 1 above; and
3. The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's
registration statement on Form 10-SB, filed under section 12 of the 1934 Act
including any amendment or report updating such description.
All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Company
pursuant to sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act prior to the
termination of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein and to be a part hereof form the date of the filing of such reports and
documents.
THE COMPANY HEREBY UNDERTAKES TO FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM
THIS PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST OF SUCH PERSON, A
COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, OTHER THAN EXHIBITS TO SUCH
DOCUMENTS. REQUESTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., 3415
S. SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90034, TELEPHONE NUMBER, ATTENTION:
SECRETARY-TREASURER (310) 397-3003.
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THE COMPANY
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on March
16, 1987 as Crystal Venture Fund, Inc., and thereafter changed its name to
Enhanced Services Company, Inc. The Company's business is principally focused on
providing an Internet strategy that consolidates under a single flexible
corporate umbrella, Web-based advertising sales and technology, electronic
commerce and on-line shopping services. The Company also provides upgrade,
repair and maintenance and asset management services for users of portable
computers, as well as multimedia presentation development services. The
Company's principal executive offices are located 3415 S. SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90034, and its telephone number is (310) 397-3003.
HECATE HOLDINGS, LTD., CONSULTING AGREEMENT
Effective March 1,1999, the Company entered into the Consulting Agreement with
HH. Under the terms of the respective Agreement, HH will provide consulting
services with respect to matters concerning advertising and public relations.
The term of the Agreement shall commence on March 1,1999, and will continue for
a period of one year.
In consideration for the respective agreement to provide services, pursuant to
the Agreement, the Company issued to HH as a consulting fee, 100,000 Shares of
the Company's Common Stock at $.001 par value. The Shares of Common Stock will
be issued as of March 9, 1999.
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX EFFECTS
In the event that the holder is, or may become, subject to the restrictions on
resale of common stock under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
such person generally recognizes ordinary income at the end of the six-month
period following the date of exercise in the amount of the difference between
the Warrant exercise price and the fair market value of the common stock at the
end of the six-month period. Nevertheless, such holders may elect within 30 days
after the date of exercise to recognize ordinary income as of the date of
exercise. The amount of ordinary income recognized by the Warrant holder is
deductible by the company in the year that income is recognized. The foregoing
is not intended to be a complete statement of applicable law and HH should rely
on their legal counsel with respect thereto.
RESTRICTIONS UNDER SECURITIES LAWS
The sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired must be made in compliance with
federal and state securities laws. Officers, directors and 10% or greater
stockholders of the Company, as well as certain other persons or parties who may
be deemed to be "affiliates" of the Company under the Federal Securities Laws,
should be aware that resale's by affiliates can only be made pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement, Rule 144 or any other applicable exemption.
Officers, directors and 10% and greater stockholders are also subject to the
"short swing" profit rule of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act generally provides that if an officer,
director or 10% and greater stockholder sold any Common Stock of the Company
acquired pursuant to the exercise of a stock option, he would generally be
required to pay any "profits" resulting from the sale of the stock and receipt
of the stock option. Section 16(b) exempts all warrant exercises from being
treated as purchases and, instead, treats a warrant grant as a purchase of the
underlying security, which grant \ purchase may be matched with any sale of the
underlying security within six months of the date of grant. The foregoing is not
intended to be a complete statement of applicable law and HH should rely on
their legal counsel with respect thereto.
TRANSFER AGENT
The Transfer Agent for the shares of common stock is the Corporate Stock
Transfer Co., 370 17th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the securities offered hereby are being
passed upon for the Company by Justin S. Walker, General Counsel, Enhanced
Services Co., Inc., 3415 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
90034.
EXPERTS
The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the report
of Schumacher & Associates, Inc., independent certified public accountants,
given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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STATEMENT ON INDEMNIFICATION
Under provisions of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, any person made a party to any lawsuit by reason of being a
director or officer of the Company, or any parent or subsidiary thereof, shall
be indemnified by the Company to the full extent authorized by the Colorado
Corporation Code, as amended. Said Code was repealed on July 1, 1994 and was
replaced by articles 101-117 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is
therefore unenforceable.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The documents listed in (a) through (c) below are incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement. All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and to be part thereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended November 30, 1997 and the Registrant's effective registration
statement on Form 10-SB;
(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's
Form 10-KSB referred to in (a) above.
(c) The class of securities to be offered hereby is registered
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. A description of the Registrant's
securities is set forth in Item 11 of its Form 10-SB, which is incorporated as a
part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
a. Article VIII of Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
provides:
The Corporation may and shall indemnify each director, officer and any
employee or agent of the Corporation, his heirs, executors and administrators,
against any and all expenses or liability reasonably incurred by him in
connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which he may be a party by
reason of his being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation to the full extent required or permitted by the Colorado Corporation
Code, as amended." Said Code was repealed on July 1, 1994 and was replaced by
articles 101-117 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
b. Article 109 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act provides that:
7-109-101. DEFINITIONS. As used in this article:
(1) "Corporation" includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity
of the corporation in a merger, consolidation, or other transaction in which the
predecessor's existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction.
(2) "Director" means an individual who is or was a director of a
corporation or an individual who, while a director of a corporation is or was
serving at the corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee, fiduciary, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation or
other person, or of an employee benefit plan. A director shall be considered to
be serving an employee benefit plan at the corporation's request if his duties
to the corporation also impose duties on or otherwise involve services
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by him to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan.
"Director" includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or
personal representative of a director.
(3) "Expenses" includes counsel fees.
(4) "Liability" means the obligation incurred with respect to a
proceeding to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine including an excise tax
assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, or reasonable expenses.
(5) "Official capacity", when used with respect to a director, means
the office of director in a corporation, and, when used with respect to a person
other than a director, as contemplated in Section 7-109-107 means the office in
a corporation held by the officer or the employment or agency relationship
undertaken by the employee fiduciary, or agent on behalf of the corporation.
"Official capacity" does not include service for any other foreign or domestic
corporation or any other person or employee benefit plan.
(6) "Party" includes a person who was, is, or is threatened to be made
a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.
(7) "Proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative
and whether formal or informal.
7-109-102. AUTHORITY TO INDEMNIFY DIRECTORS. (1) Except as provided in paragraph
(4) of this section, a corporation may indemnify a person made a party to a
proceeding because the person is or was a director if:
(a) the person conducted himself in good faith;
(b) the person reasonably believed:
(I) In the case of conduct in an official capacity
with the corporation, that his conduct was in the corporation's best interests;
or
(II) In all other cases, that his conduct was at
least not opposed to the corporation's best interests; and
(c) In the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
(2) A director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a
purpose he reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants in or
beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirements of
subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section. A
director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose that
he did not reasonably believe to be in the interests of the participants in or
beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed not to satisfy the requirements of
paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, is not of
itself determinative that the director did not meet the standard of conduct
described in this section.
(4) A Corporation may not indemnify a director under this section:
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(a) In connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation; or
(b) In connection with any proceeding charging improper
personal benefit to the director, whether or not involving action in his
official capacity, in which he was adjudged liable on the basis that he derived
an improper personal benefit proceeding.
(5) Indemnification permitted under this section in connection with a
proceeding by or in the right of a corporation is limited to reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding.
7-109-103. MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. Unless limited by its
articles of incorporation, a corporation shall indemnify a person who was wholly
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any proceeding to which he
was a party because the person is or was a director, against reasonable expenses
incurred by him in connection with the proceeding.
7-109-104. ADVANCE OF EXPENSES TO DIRECTORS.
(1) A Corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of the final
disposition of the proceeding if:
(a) The director furnishes the corporation a written
affirmation of his good-faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct
described in section 7-109-102;
(b) The director furnishes the corporation a written
undertaking, executed personally or on his behalf, to repay the advance if it is
determined that he did not meet such standard of conduct; and
(c) A determination is made that the facts then known to those
making the determination would not preclude indemnification under this article.
(2) The undertaking required by paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this
section shall be an unlimited general obligation of the director, but need not
be secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make
repayment.
(3) Determinations and authorizations of payments under this section
shall be made in the manner specified in section 7-109-106.
7-109-105. COURT-ORDERED INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
(1) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a
director who is or was a party to a proceeding may apply for indemnification to
the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent
jurisdiction. On receipt of an application, the court, after giving any notice
the court considers necessary, may order indemnification in the following
manner:
(a) If it determines the director is entitled to mandatory
indemnification under section 7-109-103, the court shall order indemnification
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in which case the court shall also order the corporation to pay the director's
reasonable expenses incurred to obtain court-ordered indemnification.
(b) If it determines that the director is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant
circumstances, whether or not he met the standard of conduct set forth in
section 7-109-102(1) or was adjudged liable in the circumstances described in
section 7-109-102(4), the court may order such indemnification as the court
deems proper; except that the indemnification with respect to any proceeding in
which liability shall have been adjudged in the circumstances described in
section 7-109-102(4) is limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the proceeding and reasonable expenses incurred to obtain court-ordered
indemnification.
7-109-106. DETERMINATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
(1) A corporation may not indemnify a director under section 7-109-102
unless authorized in the specific case after a determination has been made that
indemnification of the director is permissible in the circumstances because he
has met the standard of conduct set forth in section 7-109-102. A Corporation
shall not advance expenses to a director under section 7-109-104 unless
authorized in the specific case after the written affirmation and undertaking
required by section 7-109-104(1)(a) and (1)(b) are received and the
determination required by Section 7-109-104(1)(c) has been made.
(2) The determinations required to be made by subsection (1) of this
section shall be made:
(a) By the board of directors by a majority vote of those
present at a meeting where a quorum is present, which quorum shall consist of
directors not parties to the proceeding; or
(b) If a quorum cannot be obtained, by a majority vote of a
committee of the board designated by the board, which committee shall consist of
two or more directors not parties to the proceeding; except that directors who
are parties to the proceeding may participate in the designation of directors
for the committee.
(3) If a quorum cannot be obtained and the committee cannot be
established under paragraph (b) of this section, or even if a quorum is obtained
or a committee designated, if a majority of the directors constituting such
quorum or committee so directs, the determination required to be made by
subsection (1) shall be made:
(a) By independent legal counsel selected by a vote of the
board of directors or the committee in the manner specified in paragraph (a) or
(b) of subsection (2) of this section or, if a quorum of the full board cannot
be obtained and a committee cannot be established, by independent legal counsel
selected by a majority vote of the full board; or
(b) By the shareholders.
(4) Authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to
reasonableness of expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination
that indemnification is permissible; except that, if the determination that
indemnification is permissible is made by independent legal counsel,
authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses
shall be made by the body that selected said counsel.
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7-109-107. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, FIDUCIARIES, AND AGENTS.
Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation:
(a) An officer is entitled to mandatory indemnification
pursuant to section 7-109-103 of this section and is entitled to apply for
court-ordered indemnification pursuant to section 7-109-105 in each case to the
same extent as a director;
(b) A corporation may indemnify or advance expenses to an
officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation who is not a director
to the same extent as to a director; and
(c) A corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to
an officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation who is not a
director to a greater extent if not inconsistent with public policy, and if
provided for by its bylaws, general or specification of its shareholders or
directors, or in a contract.
7-109-108. INSURANCE.
A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person
who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent of the
corporation and who, while a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent of
the corporation is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary, or agent of any other
foreign or domestic corporation or other person or of an employee benefit plan,
against any liability asserted against or incurred by him in any such capacity
or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have
the power to indemnify him against the same liability under 7-109-102,
7-109-103, or 7-109-107. Any such insurance may be procured from any insurance
company designated by the board of directors, whether such insurance company is
formed under the laws of this state or any other jurisdiction of the United
States or elsewhere, including any insurance company in which the corporation
has an equity or any other interest through stock ownership or otherwise.
7-109-109. LIMITATION OF INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
(1) A provision treating a corporation's indemnification of, or advance
of expenses to, directors that is contained in its articles of incorporation or
bylaws, in a resolution of its shareholders or board of directors, or in a
contract, except an insurance policy, or otherwise, is valid only to the extent
the provision is not inconsistent with sections 7-109-101 to 7-109-108. If the
articles of incorporation limit indemnification or advance of expenses,
indemnification and advance of expenses are valid only to the extent not
inconsistent with the articles of incorporation.
(2) Sections 7-109-101 to 7-109-108 do not limit a corporation's power
to pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a director in connection with an
appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when he or she has not been
made a named defendant or respondent in the proceeding.
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7-109-110. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTOR.
If a corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under
this article in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation, the corporation shall give written notice of the indemnification or
advance to the shareholders with or before the notice of the next shareholders'
meeting. If the next shareholder action is taken without a meeting at the
instigation of the board of directors, such notice shall be given to the
shareholders at or before the time the first shareholder signs a writing
consenting to such action. Article 108 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act
provides as follows:
7-108-402. LIMITATION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
(1) If so provided in the articles of incorporation, the corporation
shall eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation
or to its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director; except that any such provision shall not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director to the corporation or to its shareholders for monetary
damages for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or
to its shareholders, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, acts specified in section
7-108-403, or any transaction from which the director directly or indirectly
derived an improper personal benefit. No such provision shall eliminate or limit
the liability of a director to the corporation or to its shareholders for
monetary damages for any act or omission occurring before the date when such
provision becomes effective.
(2) No director or officer shall be personally liable for any injury to
person or property arising out of a tort committed by an employee unless such
director or officer was personally involved in the situation giving rise to the
litigation or unless such director or officer committed a criminal offense in
connection with such situation. The protection afforded in this subsection (2)
shall not restrict other common-law protections and rights that a director or
officer may have. This subsection (2) shall not restrict the corporation's right
to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or
to its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
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Item 8. EXHIBITS.
The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this Registration Statement:
4 -- Hecate Holdings, Ltd. Consulting Agreement
5 -- Opinion of Justin S. Walker, Esq. as to the validity of the shares being
registered
23 -- Consent of Justin S. Walker, Esq.
24 -- Power of Attorney (following signature page of Registration Statement)
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(i) 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 "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 thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
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 in the registration
statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 of 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 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 the offering.
(4) That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Act,
each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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.
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(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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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
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on the 11th
day of March, 1999.
ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. (Registrant)
By: /s/ Justin Walker
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Justin Walker, Vice President &
General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registration Statement has been signed by the following Directors on the dates
indicated:
/s/ Joseph Searles Date: March 11, 1999
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Joseph Searles
/s/ Keith Montgomery Date: March 11, 1999
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Keith Montgomery
/s/ Paul Messina Date: March 11, 1999
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Paul Messina
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors of ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.,
hereby severally constitute and appoint Robert Smith and Justin Walker each of
them (with full power to each of them to act alone), our true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for us and in our stead, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and all
documents relating thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable
to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed this instrument on the dates set forth
below.
/s/ Joseph Searles Date: March 11, 1999
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Joseph Searles
/s/ Keith Montgomery Date: March 11, 1999
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Keith Montgomery
/s/ Paul Messina Date: March 11, 1999
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Paul Messina
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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4 Hecate Holdings, Ltd. Consulting Agreement
5 Opinion of Justin S. Walker, Esq. as to the validity of the shares
being registered
23 Consent of Justin S. Walker, Esq.
24 Power of Attorney (following signature page of Registration Statement)
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EXHIBIT 4
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this 1st day of March, 1999, by and between HECATE
HOLDINGS LIMITED, a corporation having its principal place of business at 100
Market Street, Douglas 991TT, Isle of Man, hereinafter referred to as the
"Consultant", and ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., a corporation, having its
principal place of business at 3415 S. Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
90034, hereinafter referred to as "Company".
WHEREAS, Consultant provides consulting services with respect to matters
concerning advertising and public relations to public and private corporations;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the services of the Consultant for
purposes of creating and executing an advertising and public relations campaign
to enhance the exposure of the Company;
WHEREAS, Consultant wishes to accept such engagement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth their respective rights, duties and
obligations to each other in writing;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth
herein the parties agree as follows:
1. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
The services the Consultant agrees hereby to perform shall consist
generally of advertising and public relations with a goal toward enhancing
the financial community's knowledge, information and awareness of the
Company and its operations.
2. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES
2.1 The Company shall issue to Consultant One Hundred Thousand (100,000)
shares of the common stock of the Company ("Common Shares") as
compensation during the Term.
2.2 During the Term Consultant will also be entitled to reimbursement of
previously approved expenses monthly in arrears upon submission of
receipts and expense vouchers to the Company.
3. TERM OF CONTRACT, TERMINATION
3.1 The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of One (1) year
("Term"), commencing on the day of date of execution of this
Agreement. On request, Consultant agrees to make itself available to
the company's subsidiaries and affiliated corporations.
3.2 This Agreement may not be terminated, except as provided herein.
4. REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Within five business days after the date hereof, the Company shall cause to
be prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a
Registration Statement on Form S-8.
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5. CONFIDENTIALITY
5.1 The parties hereto acknowledge that they may, during the course of
their performance of their obligations under this agreement, gain
access to, or knowledge of confidential or proprietary information
regarding another party, as well as trade secrets belonging to another
party, including the means and methods by which a party conducts its
business operations.
5.2 All parties therefore agree that they will at all times keep
absolutely secret and confidential and that they will not directly or
indirectly disclose to any person at any time or make any authorized
use of any parties confidential information, proprietary information,
or trade secrets, including the means and methods by which the parties
conduct their business operations.
6. DEFAULT
6.1 Upon a breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by one of the
parties hereto ("the defaulting party") the other party ("the
non-defaulting party") shall give written notice of such breach to the
defaulting party giving such party Seven (7) days to remedy such
breach.
6.2 If the breach is not remedied within the Seven (7) day period
aforesaid then the non-defaulting party shall in addition to its other
legal rights be entitled to terminate this Agreement.
7. TERMINATION
7.1 Either party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement if one of
the parties commits or permits any one or more of the following acts
which will constitute a material breach of this Agreement:
7.1.1 The filing or failure to consent within Ten (10) days of service
any bankruptcy petition.
7.1.2 The liquidation or dissolution of any party.
7.1.3 The appointment of a voluntary administrator, receiver, for any
party.
7.1.4 Making an assignment for the benefit of creditors or making any
composition or arrangement with such creditors.
7.1.5 The violation of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
government authority in connection with the services provided
herein, the operation of the Company, or the materials to be
distributed hereunder.
8. ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party without the prior
written consent of the other party.
9. CHOICE OF LAW
All disputes concerning the validity, interpretation, or performance of the
Agreement and any of its terms or provisions, or of any rights or
obligations of the parties hereto, shall be governed by and resolved in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
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10. ARBITRATION
10.1 Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or any breach thereof, including without limitation, any claim that
this Agreement, or any part thereof, is invalid, illegal or otherwise
voidable or void, shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with
the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association;
provided, however that this clause shall not be construed to limit or
to preclude either party from bringing any action in any court of
competent jurisdiction for injunctive or other provisional relief as
necessary or appropriate. The arbitration shall be conducted in
California, or at the office of the American Arbitration Association,
which is closer to said location. Any award or determination of the
arbitration tribunal shall be final, non-appealable, and conclusive
upon the parties, and judgement thereon may be entered by any court of
competent jurisdiction.
10.2 ATTORNEY'S FEES, If any arbitration or other legal action is initiated
by either of the parties hereto, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover from the other party reasonable attorney's fees in
addition to any other relief that may be awarded.
11. NOTICES
11.1 All written notices permitted or required by the provisions of the
Agreement shall (unless otherwise provided) be deemed so delivered
when actually delivered by hand or when placed in United States Mail
by Registered Mail or Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested,
postage prepaid and addressed to the following address.
If to Zulu: Enhanced Services Company, Inc.
3415 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Attn: General Counsel
Fax No. (310) 397-6132
If to Consultant: Hecate Holdings, Ltd.
c/o Trident Trust
100 Market Street
Douglas 991TT
Isle of Man
Attn: Gordon Mundy
12. WAIVER AND DELAY
No waiver by either party of any breach or series of breaches or series of
breaches of defaults in performance by the other party, and no failure,
refusal or neglect of either party to exercise any right, power or option
given to it hereunder or to insist upon strict compliance with or
performance of either party's obligations under this Agreement, shall
constitute a waiver of the provisions of this Agreement with respect to any
subsequent breach thereof or a waiver by either party of its right at any
time thereafter to require exact and strict compliance with the provisions
thereof.
13. SUCCESSOR AND ASSIGNS
This Agreement shall be binding upon and incure to the benefit of the
successors and assigns of the parties hereto, subject to the restrictions
on assignment contained herein.
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14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains all of the terms and conditions agreed upon by the
parties hereto with reference to the subject matter hereof. No other
Agreements, oral or otherwise, shall be deemed to exist or to bind either
of the parties hereto, and all prior agreements and understandings are
superseded hereby. This Agreement can not be modified or changed except by
written instrument signed by both of the parties hereto.
15. TITLES FOR CONVENIENCE
Titles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be
deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms,
provisions, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement.
16. SEVERABILITY
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring the
commission of any act contrary to law. Whenever there is any conflict
between any provision of this Agreement and any present or future statute,
law, ordinance or regulation contrary to which the parties have no legal
right to contract, the latter shall prevail, but in such event the
provision of this Agreement thus affected shall be curtailed and limited
only to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirements of the
law. In the event that any part, article, paragraph, sentence or clause of
this Agreement shall be held to be indefinite, invalid or otherwise
unenforceable, the indefinite invalid or unenforceable provisions shall be
deemed deleted, and the remains part of the Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect. If any tribunal or court of competent jurisdiction
deems any provision hereof unenforceable, such provision shall be modified
only to the extent necessary to render it enforceable and this Agreement
shall be valid and enforceable and the parties hereto agree to be bound by
and perform same as thus modified.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement was executed by the parties as of
the date first written above.
ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/
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Name: Justin Walker
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Title: Vice President & General Counsel
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HECATE HOLDINGS, LTD.
By: /s/
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Name: Gordon Mundy
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Title: /s/
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ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
3415 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90034
EXHIBIT 5
March 11, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 of 100,000 Shares of Common
Stock of Enhanced Services Company, Inc.; COMMISSION FILE NO. 9-24256
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have acted as counsel to Enhanced Services Company, Inc., (the
"COMPANY") in connection with a Registration Statement to be filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the registration of the
aggregate of 100,000 shares of the Company's $.001 par value Common Stock (the
"COMMON STOCK") which may be issued to Hecate Holdings, Ltd., ("HH"), consultant
to the Company pursuant to the Consulting and Compensation Agreement with HH
(THE "CONSULTING AND COMPENSATION AGREEMENT").
As a basis of my opinion expressed below, I have examined such records
of the Company, such certificates of public officials, and such other documents
as I have deemed relevant and necessary. I have assumed the conformity to the
originals of all copies and the authenticity of all originals. As to various
questions of fact related to our material, I have relied, after due
investigation, upon inquiries made by myself of an officer or officers of the
Company.
Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion as follows:
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and organized under the
laws of the State of Colorado and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of that State.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
March 11, 1999
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2. The Company's authorized capital consists of Twenty Million
(20,000,000) shares of Capital Stock of the Company, of which
15,000,000 shares are designated Common Stock, having a par
value of $.001 per share, of which 5,000,000 are designated
preferred stock, having a par value of $.001 per share.
3. The 100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock proposed to
be issued and granted under the Consulting and Compensation
Agreement and otherwise will, be duly and validly authorized,
legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Sincerely,
ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
/s/ Justin Walker
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Justin Walker, Esq.
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ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
3415 S. Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90034
EXHIBIT 23
March 11, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: S.E.C. Registration Statement on Form S-8 of 100,000 Shares of Common
Stock of Enhanced Services Company, Inc.; COMMISSION FILE NO. 9-24256
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
I hereby consent to the inclusion of my opinion regarding the legality
of the securities being registered by the Registration Statement to be filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by Enhanced Services
Company, Inc. a Colorado corporation, in connection with its offering of up to
100,000 shares of its common stock which may be issued under the Consulting and
Compensation Agreement with Hecate Holdings, Ltd. and otherwise, consultant to
the Company, as more fully described in such Registration Statement.
I further consent to the reference in such Registration Statement to my
having given such opinion.
Very truly yours,
ENHANCED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
/s/ Justin Walker
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Justin Walker, Esq.
