SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 24, 1999
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 0-22848 84-1178691
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.)
of incorporation)
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800, Emeryville, California 94608
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (510) 596-2025
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
<PAGE>
Item 5. Other Events.
Filing of Post-Effective Amendments to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC
File No. 333-52625)
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On June 25, 1999, U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. ("USWD") filed Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC File No.
333-52625) which was originally declared effective by the SEC on August 7, 1998.
USWD had originally registered a total of 7,240,356 shares of Common Stock for
sale be certain holders of USWD's securities pursuant to the registration.
239,961 shares were sold under the registration and Post-Effective Amendment No.
1 was filed to remove the balance of the shares from registration. On July 1,
1999, USWD filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to this Registration Statement
to correct a typographical error in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1.
Post-Effective Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2
to this Form 8-K.
Filing of Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC File No. 333-81897)
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On June 30, 1999, USWD filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 (SEC
File No. 333-81897). USWD has filed to register a total of 16,805,920 shares of
Common Stock for issuance to the holders of its Series A Preferred Stock, Series
B Preferred Stock and 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures if and when those
securities are converted into Common Stock, and as dividends on the Series A and
B Preferred Stock. USWD also filed to register 797,266 shares of Common Stock
for issuance to holders of various Common Stock Purchase Warrants who exercise
their warrants. USWD is offering Common Stock only to the people who presently
own these securities, which are not traded in the public market and are not
intended for public trading. USWD will only receive proceeds from the sale of
Common Stock as a result of the exercise of the warrants. USWD will use these
proceeds, if any, for working capital
The number of shares being registered to cover conversions of the Series A
and B Preferred Stock and the 6% Debentures is based on the 5-day average
closing bid price of the Common Stock over the five days ending June 18, 1999,
which was $.633. The number of shares included to cover conversion of the Series
B Preferred Stock and 6% Debentures is 200% and 150%, respectively of the actual
number of shares that would be needed if all conversions occurred at the
specified market price. This was done to honor contractual commitments to the
holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and the 6% Debentures and protects them
against a possible decline in the market price of USWD Common Stock. It is not
possible to know the actual number of shares of Common Stock that will be issued
to cover conversions of these securities until all the securities have been
converted to Common Stock. The number of shares needed to cover these
conversions could be more or less than is being registered in this registration
statement.
The registration also covers the resale of all shares of Common Stock
acquirable by the owners of USWD's Series A or Series B Preferred Stock, 6%
Debentures or warrants upon conversion or exercise of those securities, and the
Common Stock issuable as dividends on the Series A and B Preferred Stock (as
described in the foregoing paragraph). The registration also includes 136,401
previously issued shares of Common Stock that are presently outstanding and
which are being registered for public resale by the holders of those shares.
The Registration Statement filing contains restated financial information
and related disclosures for the nine-month period ended March 31, 1999. A copy
of the Registration Statement is included as Exhibit 99.3 to this Form 8-K.
<PAGE>
Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(SEC File No. 333-52625) as filed with the SEC on June 24, 1999
99.2 Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(SEC File No. 333-52625) as filed with the SEC on July 1, 1999
99.3 Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC File No. 333-81897) as filed
with the SEC on July 1, 1999
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
(Registrant)
July 2, 1999 By /s/ Robert E. Robichaud
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(Date) (Signature)
Robert E. Robichaud
Chief Financial Officer
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 1999
Registration No. 333-52625
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
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Colorado 334119 84-1178691
(State or other (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
incorporation or
organization)
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800
Emeryville, California 94608-1876
(510) 596-2025
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
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Dean M. Leavitt, Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800
Emeryville, California 94608-1876
(510) 596-2025
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copies to:
John G. Lewis, Esq.
Jeffrey M. Brenman, Esq.
Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.
1675 Broadway, 26th Floor
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 623-2700
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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, check the following box. | |
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 effective 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. |_|
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Amount to be Proposed Maximum Offering Proposed Maximum Aggregate Amount of
Securities to be Registered (1) Price Per Share (2) Offering Price (2) Registration Fee
Registered
- -------------------------- ------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------ -----------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, no par 239,961
value per share (1) Shares $4.375 $1,049,830 $292*
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<FN>
* The registration fee has been previously paid.
(1) A total of 239,961 shares of Common Stock are registered for sale solely on
behalf of Selling Security Holders upon conversion of shares of the
Company's Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A
Preferred Stock").
(2) The shares have been sold by the Selling Security Holders at prevailing
market prices at the time of sale. The registration fee was estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely
for the purpose of calculating such fee. No implication should be taken
from the use of such price to estimate the registration fee being paid
hereunder that the shares of Common Stock offered hereby can or will be
sold at such prices.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
This Registration Statement was declared effective by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 1999. The Company originally
included 7,240,356 shares of its no par value Common Stock in the registration
statement for resale by Selling Security Holders named therein. 239,961 shares
of Common Stock have been sold under the registration statement to date. By the
filing of this post-effective amendment, U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. hereby removes
from registration the balance of 7,000,395 shares of Common Stock which were
registered for resale by Selling Security Holders in this Registration
Statement.
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<PAGE>
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 of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this Post-Effective
Amendment to this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, in the City of Emeryville, State of California
June 24, 1999.
U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
By: /s/ Dean M. Leavitt
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Dean M. Leavitt
Chief Executive Officer
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates stated.
Signatures Title Date
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/s/Dean M. Leavitt Chief Executive Officer June 24, 1999
- ------------------ & Director (Principal
Dean M. Leavitt
Executive Officer)
/s/ Rod L. Stambaugh President & Director June 24, 1999
- --------------------
Rod L. Stambaugh
/s/ Robert E. Robichaud Chief Financial Officer, June 24, 1999
- ----------------------- Secretary & Treasurer
Robert E. Robichaud (Principal Financial &
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Alvin C. Rice Director June 24, 1999
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Alvin C. Rice
/s/ Chester N. Winter Director June 24, 1999
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Chester N. Winter
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 1999
Registration No. 333-52625
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
-----------------------------
Colorado 334119 84-1178691
(State or other (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
incorporation or
organization)
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800
Emeryville, California 94608-1876
(510) 596-2025
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
----------------------------
Dean M. Leavitt, Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800
Emeryville, California 94608-1876
(510) 596-2025
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
----------------------------
Copies to:
John G. Lewis, Esq.
Jeffrey M. Brenman, Esq.
Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.
1675 Broadway, 26th Floor
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 623-2700
-------------------------
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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, check the following box. | |
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 effective 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. |_|
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Amount to be Proposed Maximum Offering Proposed Maximum Aggregate Amount of
Securities to be Registered (1) Price Per Share (2) Offering Price (2) Registration Fee
Registered
- -------------------------- ------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, no par 239,961
value per share (1) Shares $4.375 $1,049,830 $292*
- -------------------------- ------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------
<FN>
* The registration fee has been previously paid.
(1) A total of 239,961 shares of Common Stock are registered for sale solely on
behalf of Selling Security Holders upon conversion of shares of the
Company's Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A
Preferred Stock").
(2) The shares have been sold by the Selling Security Holders at prevailing
market prices at the time of sale. The registration fee was estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely
for the purpose of calculating such fee. No implication should be taken
from the use of such price to estimate the registration fee being paid
hereunder that the shares of Common Stock offered hereby can or will be
sold at such prices.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
This Registration Statement was declared effective by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 1998. The Company originally
included 7,240,356 shares of its no par value Common Stock in the registration
statement for resale by Selling Security Holders named therein. 239,961 shares
of Common Stock have been sold under the registration statement to date. By the
filing of this post-effective amendment, U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. hereby removes
from registration the balance of 7,000,395 shares of Common Stock which were
registered for resale by Selling Security Holders in this Registration
Statement.
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<PAGE>
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 of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this Post-Effective
Amendment to this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, in the City of Emeryville, State of California
June 28, 1999.
U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
By: /s/ Dean M. Leavitt
-------------------------
Dean M. Leavitt
Chief Executive Officer
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates stated.
Signatures Title Date
- ---------- ----- ----
/s/Dean M. Leavitt Chief Executive Officer June 28, 1999
- ------------------ & Director (Principal
Dean M. Leavitt
Executive Officer)
/s/ Rod L. Stambaugh President & Director June 28, 1999
- --------------------
Rod L. Stambaugh
/s/ Robert E. Robichaud Chief Financial Officer, June 28, 1999
- ----------------------- Secretary & Treasurer
Robert E. Robichaud (Principal Financial &
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Alvin C. Rice Director June 28, 1999
- -----------------
Alvin C. Rice
/s/ Chester N. Winter Director June 28, 1999
- ---------------------
Chester N. Winter
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 1999
Registration No. 333-___________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
-----------------------------
FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
-----------------------------
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
-----------------------------
Colorado 334119 84-1178691
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Industrial Classification Identification Number)
Code Number)
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800
Emeryville, California 94608-1876
(510) 596-2025
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
----------------------------
Dean M. Leavitt, Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800
Emeryville, California 94608-1876
(510) 596-2025
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
----------------------------
Copies to:
John G. Lewis, Esq.
Jeffrey M. Brenman, Esq
Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.
1675 Broadway, 26th Floor
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 623-2700
-------------------------
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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, check the following box. |X|
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 effective 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. |_|
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount to be Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Registered Offering Price Per Share Aggregate Offering Price Amount of
Securities to be Registered (14) (15) (15) Registration Fee
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, no par value 1,074,617
per share (1) Shares (16) (16) ---
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 5,926,418
per share (2) Shares (16) (16) ---
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 9,804,885
per share (3) Shares (16) (16) ---
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 78,098
per share (4) Shares $2.40 $187,435 $52.10
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 67,084
per share (5) Shares $3.36 $225,402 62.66
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 67,084
per share (6) Shares $3.69 $247,540 68.82
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 100,000
per share (7) Shares $4.50 $450,000 125.10
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 60,000
per share (8) Shares $4.50 $270,000 75.06
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 20,000
per share (9) Shares $4.38 $87,600 24.35
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 15,000
per share (10) Shares $2.70 $40,500 11.26
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 390,000
per share (12) Shares $1.50 $585,000 162.63
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Common Stock, no par value 17,739,587
per share (13) Shares $ .60 $10,643,752 $2,958.96
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
17,739,587
Total Shares $3,540.94
- ------------------------------ ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
<FN>
(1) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance upon conversion of
482,324 shares of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the
"Series A Preferred Stock") and as dividends on the Series A Preferred
Stock from April 1, 1999 through March 31, 2000. The number of shares being
registered has been estimated based on the "Market Price" (as defined in
the Designation of Series A Preferred Stock) of USWD's Common Stock as of
June 18, 1999. The number of shares being registered represents 100% of the
number of shares which would be required to be issued upon conversions of,
and as dividends on, the Series A Preferred Stock at the estimated Market
Price.
(2) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance upon conversion of
$2,000,000 face value of 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July
21, 2000 (the "6% Debentures). The number of shares being registered has
been estimated based on the "Market Price" (as defined in the Debenture
Agreement) of USWD's Common Stock as of June 18, 1999. The number of shares
being registered represents 150% of the number of shares which would be
required to be issued upon conversions at the estimated Market Price,
pursuant to contractual commitments to the holders of the 6% Debentures to
register the excess shares, in order to provide for the possibility that a
lower Market Price will exist as of the conversion dates.
(3) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance upon conversion of
2,404,705 shares of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the
"Series B Preferred Stock"), and as dividends on the Series B Preferred
Stock from May 6, 1999 through May 5, 2000. The number of shares being
registered has been estimated based on the "Market Price" (as defined in
the Designation of Series B Preferred Stock) of USWD's Common Stock as of
June 18, 1999. The number of shares being registered represents 200% of the
number of shares which would be required to be issued upon conversions of,
and as dividends on, the Series B Preferred Stock at the estimated Market
Price, pursuant to contractual commitments to the holders of the Series B
Preferred Stock to register the excess shares, in order to provide for the
possibility that a lower Market Price will exist as of the conversion and
dividend payment dates.
(4) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 78,098
shares at $2.40 per share through October 15, 2001.
(5) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 67,084
shares at $3.36 per share through November 15, 2001.
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(6) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 67,084
shares at $3.69 per share through December 15, 2001.
(7) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 100,000
shares at $4.25 per share through July 21, 2001.
(8) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 60,000
shares at $4.50 per share through July 21, 2001.
(9) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 20,000
shares at $4.38 per share through September 9, 2001.
(10) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 15,000
shares at $2.70 per share through September 13, 2001.
(11) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 8,333
shares at $2.40 per share through September 11, 2003.
(12) These shares are being registered by USWD for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 300,000
shares at $1.50 per share through April 30, 2003.
(13) A total of 17,739,587 shares of Common Stock (including all of the shares
being registered by USWD as described in the footnotes (1) - (12) to this
table) are also being registered for resale on behalf of Selling Security
Holders, as follows: (a) 86,401 presently outstanding shares previously
issued upon conversion of, and as dividends on, Series A Preferred Stock,
or as interest on USWD's 8% Adjustable Rate Convertible Subordinated
Debentures Due December 31, 1999 (all of which automatically converted into
3,060,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock as of February 9, 1998); (b)
1,074,617 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of, and as
dividends on, 484,324 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock (as described
in footnote (1) to this table); (c) 5,926,418 shares estimated to be
issuable upon conversion of $2,000,000 of the 6% Debentures (as described
in footnote (2) to this table); (d) 9,804,885 shares estimated to be
issuable upon conversion of, and as dividends on, 2,404, 705 shares of the
Series B Preferred Stock (as described in footnote (3) to this table): (e)
797,266 shares issued or issuable upon exercise of presently outstanding
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (as described in footnotes (4) through (12)
to this table); and (f) 50,000 shares owned by a private investor issued in
March 1999.
(14) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, there
are included in this registration such additional number of shares of
Common Stock or such shares as may be issuable in lieu of such Common Stock
as may become issuable pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of the Series A
Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock and the Common Stock Purchase
Warrants described in footnotes (1) - (12) above.
(15) The shares being registered for resale by the Selling Security Holders as
described in footnote (13) to this table will be sold at prevailing market
prices or prices negotiated between the Selling Security Holder and the
purchaser at the time of sale. The registration fee has been estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely
for the purpose of calculating such fee. No implication should be taken
from the use of the price used to calculate the registration fee being paid
hereunder that the shares of Common Stock can or will be sold at such
prices.
(16) No additional consideration will be received by USWD for issuance of the
shares upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the 6% Debentures
or the Series B Preferred Stock over that received by USWD at the time of
the issuance of the convertible securities.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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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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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Cross Reference Sheet for Prospectus Under Form SB-2
----------------------------------------------------
Form SB-2 Item No. and Caption Caption or Location in Prospectus
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<S> <C>
1. Forepart of Registration Statement and Outside Cover Page; Cross Reference Sheet;
Front Cover of Prospectus Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus
2. Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages
of Prospectusof Prospectus
3. Summary Information, Risk Factors Prospectus Summary; Risk Factors
4. Use of Proceeds Use of Proceeds
5. Determination of Offering Price Cover Page; Selling Security Holders
6. Dilution Not Applicable
7. Selling Security-Holders Selling Security Holders
8. Plan of Distribution Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus;
Selling Security Holders
9. Legal Proceedings Business
10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters Management
and Control Persons
11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners Security Ownership of Principal
and Management Shareholders and Management
12. Description of Securities Description of Securities
13. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel Legal Matters; Experts
14. Disclosure of Commission Position on Commission Position on Indemnification
Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities for Securities Act Liabilities and Related Matters
15. Organization within Last Five Years Not Applicable
16. Description of Business Prospectus Summary; Business
17. Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's Discussion and Analysis of
or Plan of Operations Financial Condition and Results of Operations
18. Description of Property Business - Properties.
19. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions Certain Transactions
20. Market for Common Equity and Related Market for USWD's Common Stock
Stockholder Matters and Related Matters; Description of
Securities
21. Executive Compensation Management - Executive Compensation
22. Financial Statements Financial Statements
23. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Not Applicable
Accounting and Financial Disclosure
</TABLE>
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
17,603,186 Shares of Common Stock Offered by the Company to Certain Security
Holders
17,739,587 Shares of Common Stock Offered For Resale by Selling Security Holders
THE COMPANY'S OFFERING
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. ("we" or the "Company" or "USWD") is offering
16,805,920 shares of its Common Stock for issuance to the holders of USWD's
Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and 6% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures if and when those securities are converted into Common
Stock and as dividends on the Series A and B Preferred Stock. USWD is also
offering 797,266 shares of Common Stock for issuance to holders of various
Common Stock Purchase Warrants who exercise their warrants. USWD is offering
Common Stock only to the people who presently own these securities, which are
not traded in the public market.
USWD will only receive proceeds from the sale of Common Stock as a result
of the exercise of the warrants. USWD will use these proceeds, if any, for
working capital. See "Use of Proceeds."
THE SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS' OFFERING
If and when the owners of Series A or Series B Preferred Stock, 6%
Debentures or warrants convert or exercise any of these securities for shares of
Common Stock, that Common Stock may also be resold to the public by using this
Prospectus. This Prospectus also includes 136,401 shares of Common Stock that
have been previously issued and are presently outstanding, which may be offered
to the public using this Prospectus. We refer to the people who can sell Common
Stock using this Prospectus as "Selling Security Holders" and information about
them can be found in the Prospectus section entitled "Selling Security Holders."
No proceeds from sales of Common Stock by Selling Security Holders will
benefit USWD. See "Use of Proceeds."
The Selling Security Holders do not have a contract or agreement with any
person, firm or entity to act as an underwriter for the Common Stock being sold
using this Prospectus. The Selling Security Holders are responsible for
commissions or brokerage fees in connection with sales of Common Stock they sell
using this Prospectus. The Selling Security Holders and any intermediaries
through whom they sell Common Stock may be considered "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), as to
the Common Stock they sell. Any profits realized or commissions received by them
may be considered underwriting compensation. See "Selling Security Holders."
The Company's Common Stock is presently traded on the OTC Electronic
Bulletin Board under the symbol "USWDA." See "Market for USWD's Common Stock and
Related Matters."
The shares offered by this Prospectus involve a high degree of risk. See "Risk
Factors" beginning on page 5 of this Prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
If this Prospectus is used before its effective date, the person receiving this
Prospectus should be aware that the information in this Prospectus is not
complete and may be changed. The securities may not be sold until the
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is
not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or
sale is not permitted.
The date of this Prospectus is ________, 1999.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following is a brief summary and it is qualified in its entirety by the
more detailed information and financial statements (including the notes to the
financial statements) appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. You should read
the entire Prospectus before making an investment decision. Unless the context
otherwise requires, references in this Prospectus to the "Company" or "USWD"
mean U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. U.S. Wireless Data(R) is a registered trademark of
USWD. All other trade names and trademarks appearing in this Prospectus are the
property of their respective holders. Prospective investors in the Common Stock
should carefully consider the information contained under the heading "Risk
Factors" prior to making an investment in the Common Stock offered hereby.
This Prospectus contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature
relating to future events or the future financial performance of USWD.
Forward-looking statements are identifiable by the prefatory language "may,"
"will," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "hopes," "continues," "if," or
synonyms or variations of such terms or the negative of such terms. You are
cautioned that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or
results may differ materially from those predicted in these statements. In
evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider the various
factors identified in this Prospectus, including the matters set forth under the
caption "Risk Factors," which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
The Company
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. (which is referred to throughout this Prospectus
as "we" or the "Company" or "USWD") is a Colorado corporation. Its principal
offices are located at 2200 Powell Street, Suite 800, Emeryville, California
94608, and its telephone number is (510) 596-2025.
USWD was organized on July 30, 1991 for the purpose of designing,
manufacturing and marketing a line of wireless and portable credit card and
check authorization terminals. USWD's current business is to provide products
and services to enable the use of wireless technology for electronic payments
and other transactions. USWD therefore refers to itself as an "enabler." USWD's
business is now centered on Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM ("WEPS"). WEPS is
a comprehensive and integrated suite of wireless transport services and network
technology designed to deliver payment transactions securely and efficiently
between a merchant's location and a payment processor.
USWD's focus until mid 1997 had been as a "box" maker and seller of its
cellular-based credit card terminal products. USWD designed, manufactured and
marketed its first product, the POS-50(R), through banks, Point of Sale (POS)
hardware distributors, independent sales organizations (ISOs), and by USWD
directly.
Beginning in 1997, USWD focused its product development efforts on
incorporating Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) technology into its product
lines. CDPD is a high-speed digital packet data, internet protocol (IP) based
technology that operates in parallel with current cellular voice networks. It is
designed for high speed encrypted data transmission over dedicated channels and
will not interfere with or degrade cellular voice traffic. Because of the
high-speed nature of CDPD technology, and the ability to bypass the public
switched telephone network, CDPD-based terminals have significant performance
and communication cost advantages when compared with the traditional dial-up
terminals currently being sold in the U.S. market today. USWD has developed two
CDPD-based products (POS-500 & TRANZ Enabler) that reduce the current
authorization time for a credit or debit card transaction from approximately 15
seconds to 3 to 5 seconds.
Also in early 1997, management attempted a fundamental shift to transition
USWD into a position where it would earn recurring revenue from the CDPD-based
wireless terminal products and processing services it marketed to retail
merchants. In order to create awareness that wireless processing is competitive
with land-based alternatives, beginning in 1997, USWD focused on selling its
products and transaction processing services directly to merchants. In January
1997, USWD entered into a Member Service Provider ("MSP") agreement with NOVA
Information Systems ("NOVA"), the nation's 7th largest credit card transaction
processor.
In March 1998, USWD also entered into a "Merchant Marketing and Services
Agreement" with National Bank of Commerce ("NBC"). As a registered MSP with NOVA
and NBC, USWD positioned itself to provide transaction processing and bankcard
acceptance services to merchants.
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In August 1997, USWD began marketing its products and services through
a series of joint marketing agreements with major CDPD service providers. This
effort included the creation of a regionalized USWD sales organization that
would train and support the data sales representatives of each respective
cellular carrier organization to actively market USWD's TRANZ Enabler product
and transaction processing services. GTE Wireless was the first cellular
organization mobilized to sell USWD's products and services followed by Bell
Atlantic Mobile and Ameritech. The combined joint marketing efforts with
cellular service providers allowed USWD to establish its presence as a leading
provider of wireless transaction processing equipment and services; however,
unit placements did not reach anticipated levels.
In late August 1998, USWD made several changes in its strategy. The
fundamental change in strategy involved positioning USWD as an enabler of
wireless products and services to the marketplace. This encompasses the
discontinuation of soliciting and owning merchant contracts for providing
bankcard-processing services, an approach that effectively had positioned USWD
as a direct competitor to the major merchant acquirers. USWD's new strategy
involves an end-to-end systems approach to enabling the marketplace. USWD is
enabling the marketplace with a new service offering - Wireless Express Payment
ServiceSM (WEPS). WEPS includes an expandable set of wireless terminal devices
that incorporate USWD's proprietary CDPD modem, a web-based IP address
provisioning and terminal activation process that includes real time remote
diagnostic capabilities, the CDPD network service, and server technology that
delivers wireless transactions to the current credit and debit card of
processors. USWD is targeting the top 30 merchant acquirers and card processors
for this service.
USWD has had to rely primarily on the issuance of debt or equity
securities over the last three fiscal years to fund its operating requirements,
as revenue has been insufficient to pay expenses. USWD is carrying out this
registration to satisfy the rights USWD has granted to prior purchasers of its
securities. Those rights will allow those people to publicly resell shares of
Common Stock that they can acquire by converting or exercising their securities
for Common Stock, often at prices that will be less than the then-current market
price for the Common Stock at the time they acquire the shares. See "Selling
Security Holders."
The Offering
Securities Offered 17,603,186 shares of Common Stock are being offered by USWD
for issuance upon: conversion of, and as dividends on,
USWD's presently outstanding Series A and Series B Preferred
Stocks; conversion of 6% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures; and exercise of certain presently outstanding
Common Stock Purchase Warrants. USWD will receive cash
proceeds only from the exercise of the Warrants. See "Plan
of Distribution" and "Description of Securities."
17,739,587 shares of Common Stock are also being offered for
resale by Selling Security Holders of USWD. Included in
these shares are all of the shares being offered by USWD
which are described in the immediately preceding paragraph.
See "Description of Securities," "Certain Transactions" and
"Selling Security Holders."
Use of Proceeds USWD will only receive cash proceeds upon exercise of the
Warrants. Those proceeds, if any, will be used for working
capital. All proceeds from sales of Common Stock made by
Selling Security Holders will go to the Selling Security
Holders and not to USWD. See "Use of Proceeds" and "Selling
Security Holders."
The Market for
USWD's Securities USWD's Common Stock is traded in the
over-the-counter market and is quoted on the OTC Electronic
Bulletin Board under the symbol "USWDA." None of USWD's
other securities are traded in the public market. See
"Market for USWD's Common Stock and Related Matters."
Risk Factors An investment in USWD's Common Stock involves a high degree
of risk. See "Risk Factors."
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Summary Financial Information
The following summary financial information should be read in
conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" and USWD's Financial Statements and the Notes
thereto, included elsewhere in this Prospectus. The Statement of Operations data
for the two years ended June 30, 1998, and the balance sheet data at June 30,
1998, are derived from, and should be read in conjunction with USWD's audited
financial statements included elsewhere in this Prospectus. The statement of
operations data for the nine month periods ended March 31, 1998 and 1999, and
the balance sheet data at March 31, 1999, have been derived from unaudited
interim financial statements and include, in the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the
fair statement of the results of these periods. The operating results for the
nine months ended March 31, 1999, are not necessarily indicative of the results
to be expected for the full year or any future period.
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Nine Months
Year Ended Ended
June 30 March 31
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1998 1997 1999 1998
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(restated)
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Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues ..................... $ 909,000 $ 1,315,000 $ 1,142,000 $ 638,000
Costs and expenses ........... 10,964,000 2,192,000 4,961,000 8,615,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Loss from operations ......... (10,055,000) (877,000) (3,819,000) (7,977,000)
Other income (expense) ....... (945,000) 13,000 (1,749,000) (873,000)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net loss ..................... (11,000,000) (864,000) (5,568,000) (8,850,000)
Preferred stock dividends and
redemption charges (61,000) -- (571,000) --
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net loss available to common
stockholders ............ $(11,061,000) $ (864,000) $ (6,139,000) $ (8,850,000)
============ ============ ============ ============
Basic and diluted net loss per
share ................... $ (1.18) $ (.17) $ (.46) (1.01)
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding 9,369,000 4,987,000 13,247,000 8,753,000
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Balance Sheet Data: June 30, March 31,
1998 1999
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(restated)
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Cash and cash equivalents .......... $ 4,000 $ 3,000
Working capital (deficit) .......... (2,967,000) (4,561,000)
Total assets ....................... 1,565,000 1,240,000
Long-term liabilities .............. 45,000 2,515,000
Redeemable common stock and warrants 372,000 232,000
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) (2,545,000) (6,544,000)
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RISK FACTORS
USWD's stock is a high-risk investment. The following risk factors should
be considered carefully, along with the other information in this Prospectus,
before purchasing shares of Common Stock. If you cannot afford the possibility
of losing your entire investment, you should not purchase stock in USWD.
RISKS INVOLVING USWD AND ITS BUSINESS
Risks Relating to USWD's Financial Condition
USWD Has Never Been Profitable, Currently Owes Substantial Amounts of Money That
It Cannot Presently Pay and Is Not Generating Enough Money From Operations to
Pay Its Recurring Monthly Expenses
USWD has never been profitable and has continued to lose money through the
end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999, and after that date. USWD has
accumulated net losses of approximately $34 million since inception to March 31,
1999, and has a working capital deficit (current assets less current
liabilities) of approximately $4.6 million at March 31, 1999. USWD presently
owes substantial amounts of money to creditors that it is unable to pay and its
monthly revenues are not sufficient to pay its recurring monthly expenses. See
"Risk Factors - Risks Involving USWD and Its Business - It Is Likely That USWD
Will Need Immediate Additional Financing In Order to Remain In Business," below.
It Is Likely That USWD Will Need Immediate Additional Financing In Order to
Remain In Business
USWD `s development of products, services and infrastructure and the
transition to a new distribution model requires immediate additional financing.
USWD does not have any assured source for such a financing and there is no
guarantee that funding will occur in the required time frame. Proceeds from
recently completed financings have provided USWD with the ability to launch
joint marketing and distribution programs with credit card acquirers, however,
implementation of USWD's business plan depends on a more significant debt or
equity financing event. Operating expenses have been recently satisfied by
several bridge financings, a private equity offering, and selective payment on
certain accounts payable. USWD continues to work both directly and through its
consultants to secure additional debt or equity financing which is required to
fund operations while a significant recurring revenue stream is built. While
management is hopeful that it can accomplish this objective, the failure of USWD
to obtain additional financing could have a material adverse impact on USWD,
including its ability to continue as a going concern. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
"Risk Factors - Risks Relating to Owning USWD's Common Stock - The Market for
USWD Stock Could Suffer Because There May Be Too Many Available Shares."
USWD's Accountant's Opinion Contains a "Going Concern" Assumption;
This Condition May Make It More Difficult to Raise Needed Capital
USWD's independent accountants have included a paragraph in their opinion
covering USWD's financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1997
and 1998 that states the uncertainty of USWD to continue as a going concern.
Current revenue remains inadequate to fund current expenses. USWD is seeking
additional debt or equity financing; however, USWD does not have any commitments
for financing. No assurance can be given that USWD will obtain sufficient
revenues from operations or gain access to the funds it needs in the short run
to continue as a going concern and USWD's present financial condition may make
it more difficult to raise the needed capital or to do so on terms that are
favorable to USWD. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations."
USWD's Internal Expense Levels May Not Match Available Revenues and this May
Create Cash Shortages
USWD's operating expense levels are based on internal forecasts for future
demand and not on firm customer orders for products or services. USWD has
consistently failed to achieve internal forecasts, resulting in expense levels
that are higher than revenue, with consequential cash shortages to USWD. USWD's
results may also be affected by fluctuating demand for its products and services
from one quarter to the next and by increases in the costs of components
acquired from vendors. This has and may continue to make it difficult for USWD
to satisfy its obligations. See "Business '- Customers' and `Manufacturing and
Deployment Arrangements.'"
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Risks Relating to USWD's Operations
USWD's New Business Plan is Unproven and Will Need to Be Successfully Executed
to Achieve Profits
USWD's business plan has changed from generating revenue from direct sales
of its products (i.e., the retail sale of a "box") on which it attempted to earn
only a margin, to generating recurring revenue from each CDPD device it, its
agents or its acquirer partners place with a merchant. USWD's previous attempt
to attain profitable operations as a full service credit and debit card
transaction processing business by offering products and services through
wireless carriers proved unsuccessful. USWD's present plan, which is to enable
existing credit card processing entities to offer transaction processing over
the wireless CDPD network is under development. USWD hopes it will be successful
in making money with this business strategy, however, it has not yet begun to do
so and there is no guarantee that USWD will be able to succeed with this
business strategy either. See "Business"
USWD Remains at Risk on Certain Prior Equipment Placements with Merchants
Until the end of 1998, USWD provided merchants opening accounts with it,
its CDPD providers and transaction processor with a TRANZ Enabler processing
unit at no up-front cost to the merchant as part of USWD's credit card
processing solution. The cost of the unit is to be recovered through the monthly
revenues generated by the merchant's processing activities. USWD is obligated to
repair or replace the unit if it fails under normal conditions. The merchant is
obligated to return the unit to USWD upon ceasing to subscribe to USWD's
processing services. USWD therefore assumed the financial risk for the cost of
the unit placed with the merchant, even under those situations where a merchant
dishonors its obligation to return the unit at the required time. At March 31,
1999 USWD had deployed a net asset value of approximately $466,000 of units to
the marketplace under this arrangement. A significant number of defaults by
merchants in returning units upon termination of their processing relationship
with USWD is likely to have an adverse effect upon it, its operating results and
financial condition. Although USWD is in the process of attempting to sell its
card processing portfolios, and has not incurred any material liabilities as a
result of its ownership of the portfolios to date, it will remain at risk on
these portfolios for as long as it retains ownership of them. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
"Business - Manufacturing and Deployment Arrangements."
USWD's Distribution Program Relies on a Small Number of Distributors
In the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998 and through the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 1999, Cardservice International, Inc. ("CSI") accounted for over 50%
of USWD's revenue, which resulted primarily from direct sales of products to
CSI. Although USWD has shifted its focus away from strictly selling products and
is concentrating on trying to develop a recurring revenue stream from product
sales in conjunction with the sale of its proprietary Wireless Express Payment
ServiceSM (WEPSSM) service offering, it remains to be seen whether this business
plan will be successful.
On September 30, 1998, USWD executed a non-binding Letter of Intent with
CSI which outlines CSI's intent to produce CSI's LinkPoint (TM) processing
terminals to incorporate the WEPS service offering. Lipman USA Inc. has also
announced the availability of its NURIT 2090 terminal which incorporates WEPSSM.
USWD anticipates that CSI and Lipman will promote these products within their
own markets using their respective distribution channels. USWD also has joint
marketing and distribution agreements in place with GTE Wireless, Bell Atlantic
Mobile, and Ameritech, although as noted above, product placements through these
avenues have not occurred at the rate hoped for. The failure to successfully
complete a definitive agreement with CSI and successfully execute the specified
programs through any of these or additional distributors is likely to be harmful
to USWD. See "Business - Marketing and Distribution Arrangements for USWD's
Products and Related Services" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
USWD Depends on Certain Key People
USWD's future depends in significant part on the continued contributions of
key senior management personnel, many of whom would be difficult to replace.
Future operating results also depend in significant part upon USWD's ability to
attract and retain qualified people as employees or consultants. People who
possess the requisite skills and experience to perform certain technical
functions have been in limited supply in the past, and there can be no assurance
that USWD, with its limited resources, will be successful in attracting or
keeping these people. The loss of key employees, the failure of key employees to
perform satisfactorily in their current position or USWD's inability to attract
and retain skilled employees as needed, could have a material adverse effect on
USWD. See "Management."
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USWD Will Have to Keep Up With New Products and Rapid Technological
Change in Order to Remain Competitive in the Marketplace
Even if USWD is able to sufficiently penetrate the market for wireless
credit card processing hardware and processing initially, USWD's future success
is likely to depend upon its ability to keep pace with technological development
and respond to evolving merchant demands. Failure to anticipate or respond
adequately to technological developments or significant delays in product
development could damage USWD's potential position in the marketplace and could
result in less revenue or an inability to generate profits. USWD may not be able
to hire and train adequate product development personnel if and when it needs
to, or it might not have the resources to do so even if people are available.
USWD may not be able to market its current CDPD products or to develop or market
any new products, or product enhancements. USWD may experience significant
delays in these endeavors in the future. Any failure to successfully develop and
market products and product enhancements could have a material adverse effect on
USWD's financial condition, business and operations. See "Business -
Competition."
USWD Markets and Sells a Single Type of Product and Service And Would Suffer
Unduly If Its Product and Service Offering Fails to Be Accepted in the Market
USWD generates almost all of its revenue from sales of its credit/debit
card transaction or CDPD enabling products and related services. Demand for
these products and services could be affected by numerous factors outside USWD's
control, including, among others, market acceptance by prospective customers,
the introduction of new or superior competing technologies or products and/or
services that are available on more favorable pricing terms than those being
offered by USWD, and the general condition of the economy. USWD's success will
likely depend on its ability to sell its Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM
(WEPSSM) to credit card processors, merchant acquirers and independent sales
organizations (ISOs) and increase the availability of credit card terminals that
interface with WEPSSM.
USWD Depends on Outside Parties for Advertising, Marketing and
Distribution as It Has Limited Resources to Devote to These Efforts
USWD's business plan is dependent on the utilization of the Wireless
Express Payment ServiceSM by merchant acquirors, processors and independent
sellers. USWD may not be successful in entering into marketing and related
arrangements on terms acceptable to it. Marketing efforts undertaken on behalf
of USWD by third parties have not been as successful as needed to generate
adequate revenue to support it. USWD's failure to place its products and
services through the efforts of its own marketing personnel or third parties is
likely to have a material adverse impact on the ability of USWD to generate
revenue and attain profitable operations.
USWD has a limited marketing budget and resources. USWD's present plans
involve primarily the attempt to leverage its resources through the entry of
marketing and distribution agreements with third parties, rather than a
large-scale attempt to expand its in-house capabilities. USWD's future growth
and profitability is expected to depend, in large part, on the success of its
third-party distributors, if any, and others who may participate in marketing
efforts on its behalf. Success in marketing products and services will be
substantially dependent on educating the targeted markets as to the distinctive
characteristics and perceived benefits of the products and services. There can
be no guarantee that these efforts will be successful. See "Business - Marketing
and Distribution Arrangements for USWD's Products and Related Services."
USWD is a Party to CDPD Resale Agreements Containing Minimum Purchase
Obligations
USWD has to date entered into three air-time CDPD service resale
agreements, one of which contains minimum purchase obligations which can be
characterized as "take or pay" provisions. The agreement with AT&T Wireless
contains provisions which require USWD to purchase minimum amounts of airtime.
USWD was obligated to have 1,000 active IP addresses by one year from April 1,
1998, 3,000 active numbers by October 1, 1998 and 4,500 active numbers by April
1, 2000. USWD is obligated to pay for the minimum amount of service stated in
the agreement even if it fails to place enough service with merchants to meet
the minimums. USWD's failure to do so could have a negative effect on it. See
"Business - Marketing and Distribution Arrangements for USWD's Products and
Related Services."
USWD Faces Competition and Pricing Pressures from Larger,
Better Financed and More Recognized Companies
The markets for certain of USWD's products and services are highly
competitive, including pressure to maintain competitive pricing structures for
credit card processing services. USWD has identified several potential
competitors attempting to develop CDPD based terminals and solutions. In
addition, companies with substantially
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greater financial, technical, marketing, manufacturing and human resources, as
well as those with far greater name recognition than USWD, may also enter the
market. USWD believes that its ability to compete depends on product design,
quality and price, distribution and quality of service. There can be no
assurance that USWD will be able to compete successfully in the market. See
"Business - Competition."
USWD Depends On Its Suppliers and the Availability of Raw Materials
USWD currently depends upon third parties as the sole source of supply for
the components comprising its products as well as for the manufacture of
completed products. USWD does not have long-term agreements with any of its
suppliers and has not been a major customer to any of its suppliers or
manufacturers and therefore may not be able to obtain inventory at a cost or on
the schedule which it requires. USWD's financial condition could also have an
adverse effect on its ability to obtain components or manufacturing services on
a credit basis at the time it needs them. If the manufacture of products is
interrupted for any extended period, or if USWD is not able to purchase and
deliver sufficient quantities of products on a timely basis, there is likely to
be a material adverse effect on USWD's business, financial condition and results
of operations. See "Business - Manufacturing and Deployment Arrangements."
USWD's Liability Insurance May Not be Adequate to Protect Against All Possible
Risks
USWD has liability insurance policies to cover liability claims arising out
of the products it sells and the services it provides. USWD has not been the
subject of any material liability claims; however, there can be no assurance
that liability insurance policies will cover all possible claims, or that the
policies can be maintained at an acceptable cost. It USWD incurs liabilities
which are not covered by insurance, or in an amount that is in excess of the
limits of the policies, USWD would likely suffer material adverse effects.
USWD May Be At Risk Because of "Year 2000" Issues
USWD has completed a review of the possible impacts of the "Year 2000" or
"Y2K" issue on its business. This issue concerns potential problems and
liabilities faced by all users and persons dependent on computers that might
result from software or system failure or malfunctions if the systems fail to
properly recognize the date change between 1999 and 2000. USWD's internal
business systems have been evaluated, and with the exception of the accounting
system, are Year 2000 compatible. USWD intends to replace the accounting
software during fiscal year 1999. The cost of conversion is not expected to be
material. USWD's engineering staff has made an assessment of its products and is
not aware of any compliance issues regarding the products USWD delivers to the
end users. The specific entities providing credit card processing services to
USWD have been surveyed and have active Y2K projects underway. It is USWD's
understanding that these providers are or will be Y2K compliant on or before
January 1, 2000. On a broader basis, USWD is reliant on the electronic payments
infrastructure utilized by credit card processors, banks and financial
institutions within the United States, and could be subject to unresolved issues
which impact this infrastructure. If any part of this system that USWD relies
upon is not Year 2000 ready, USWD could suffer material adverse effects, both
operationally and financially.
USWD Remains Potentially At Risk as a Result of Its Settlement
of Claims with Certain Holders of Its Convertible Demand Notes
In early April 1998, USWD settled certain claims by purchasers of $135,000
(out of a total of $185,000) of convertible demand notes which USWD issued from
April through June, 1997. USWD settled the complaining noteholders' claims that
they were entitled to "free-trading" stock by agreeing to issue 1.4 times the
number of shares originally issuable as principal and interest on the notes
(plus an additional 11,000 shares to one of the noteholders who purchased an
aggregate of $50,000 of the notes) and providing the noteholders with certain
guarantees as to the amount for which the shares could be resold (with the
difference to be made up by USWD) and a five-day "put" which allows the
noteholders to require USWD to repurchase any shares remaining unsold at the end
of the period ending one year after the shares become saleable under SEC Rule
144 for a certain price, subject to certain conditions. A total of 525,800
shares were issued to these noteholders upon conversion of their notes. Of that
number, USWD believes that up to 114,300 shares that have $3.00 per share
guarantee and put remained outstanding as of May 31, 1999. On April 29, 1999,
USWD agreed with one group of shareholders who hold 83,500 shares subject to the
$3.00 guarantee and put, that the shareholders will waive their guarantee and
"put" rights in return for the issuance of 200,000 restricted shares of USWD's
Common Stock. This leaves approximately 30,800 shares unaccounted for at this
time, which could be entitled to the $3.00 guarantee and put rights, which, if
exercised as of May 31, 1999 would have required USWD to pay $92,400, less any
proceeds from sales of the shares in the market, to the holders of the shares.
See "Management's Discussion of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"
and "Business - Legal Proceedings - Settlement of Claims of Certain
Noteholders."
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USWD has Still Not Filed Its 1996, 1997 or 1998 Federal Corporate Tax Returns
USWD has not completed federal income tax filings for fiscal years 1996,
1997 or 1998. While it is unlikely that USWD will owe any taxes due to the
sustained losses during the periods, it may be subject to penalties for the
delinquency. USWD intends to take the steps required to complete the tax filings
before the end of the 1999 calendar year.
RISKS RELATING TO OWNING USWD'S COMMON STOCK
The Market for USWD Stock Could Suffer Because There May Be Too Many Available
Shares
USWD is registering a total of 17,739,587 shares of Common Stock in this
Prospectus which are either owned outright or which are issuable upon exercise
or conversion of other securities or as dividends on USWD's Series A and B
preferred Stock. A total of 16,805,920 shares are being registered for issuance
upon conversion of Series A and Series B Preferred Stocks and 6% Debentures,
which are issuable at conversion rates of from 75 to 80% of the Market Price (as
defined in the relevant agreement) of the Common Stock on the conversion dates.
The number of shares being registered to cover conversions of the
Series A and B Preferred Stock and the 6% Debentures is based on the 5-day
average closing bid price of the Common Stock over the five days ending June 18,
1999, which was $.633. The number of shares included to cover conversion of the
Series B Preferred Stock and 6% Debentures is 200% and 150%, respectively of the
actual number of shares that would be needed if all conversions occurred at a
market price of $.633 per share. This was done to honor contractual commitments
to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and the 6% Debentures and
protects them against a possible decline in the market price of USWD Common
Stock. It is not possible to know the actual number of shares of Common Stock
that will be issued to cover conversions of these securities until all the
securities have been converted to Common Stock. The number of shares needed to
cover these conversions could be more or less than is being registered in this
registration statement.
In addition to the shares being registered for sale to the public in this
registration, there were also approximately:
6,022,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding that either are presently,
or shortly will be, saleable under SEC Rule 144 as of May 31, 1999;
130,460 shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of options granted
under USWD's 1992 Stock Option Plan which were vested as of April 30,
1999, or which will vest within 60 days of that date, which are or will
be saleable under an effective Form S-8 Registration Statement covering
a total of up to 880,000 option shares; and
1,864,453 additional shares that are either subject to outstanding
options under the 1992 Stock Option Plan or outside the 1992 Stock
Option Plan that were vested as of April 30, 1999, or which will vest
within 60 days of such date, which USWD intends to register under
additional S-8 Registration Statements as soon as practicable.
14,397,112 shares of Common Stock were outstanding on April 30, 1999. The market
for USWD `s stock may not be strong enough to absorb all of the shares being
offered by Selling Security Holders under this Prospectus or which may be
offered by shareholders under Rule 144 or USWD's S-8 Registration Statements. If
an oversupply of shares develops, it is likely that the market price for the
Common Stock will be depressed from its present levels. See "Management -
Executive Compensation," "Security Ownership of Principal Shareholders and
Management," "Certain Transactions," "Description of Securities" and "Selling
Security Holders."
USWD's Stock May Be Harder to Sell Because of the "Penny Stock Rules"
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"),
which are know as the "Penny Stock Rules", regulate the trading of "penny
stocks," which are generally defined as any security not listed on a national
securities exchange or NASDAQ, priced at less than $5.00 per share, and offered
by an issuer with limited net tangible assets and revenue. USWD's Common Stock
presently qualifies as a "penny stock," therefore making trading of it subject
to the Penny Stock Rules. Under these rules, broker-dealers must take certain
steps prior to selling a "penny stock" including (i) obtaining financial and
investment information from the investor, (ii) obtaining a written suitability
questionnaire and purchase agreement signed by the investor, (iii) providing the
investor with a written identification of the shares being offered and the
quantity; (iv) providing the customer with a written disclosure document
containing
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SEC required disclosure as to risks involving investments in penny stocks; (v)
providing written disclosure as to compensation of the broker and associated
persons; and (vi) providing customer's whose accounts contain penny stocks with
certain required disclosure on the account statements. If the Penny Stock Rules
are not followed by the broker-dealer in conjunction with sales of a penny
stock, the investor has no obligation to purchase the shares. Accordingly, the
Penny Stock Rules may make it more difficult for broker-dealers to sell USWD's
Common Stock in the secondary market and consequently may make it more difficult
for a holder of a penny stock to dispose of the shares as and when the holder
might desire to do so. In addition, the application of the Penny Stock Rules to
the Common Stock could also impair USWD's ability to raise additional capital
through the sale of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock.
USWD has Never Paid Dividends and Is Unlikely To Do So For the Foreseeable
Future; If You Are Seeking A Dividend Paying Investment You Should Not Invest in
USWD's Stock
USWD has never paid cash or other dividends on its Common Stock. It is
USWD's intention to retain any earnings to finance the operation and expansion
of its business, and therefore, it does not expect to pay any cash dividends in
the foreseeable future. In addition, the terms and conditions of the presently
outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock will limit
USWD's ability to pay dividends on the Common Stock. See "Description of
Securities - 'Series A Preferred Stock' and 'Series B Preferred Stock'" If you
are seeking a dividend paying investment, you should not purchase USWD's stock.
See "Dividend Policy."
USWD has a 37.7% Shareholder Who Is Able to Effectively Control USWD
USWD is effectively controlled by Mr. John Liviakis, who currently owns
approximately 37.7% of USWD's Common Stock (based on shares issued as of April
30, 1999 or issuable within 60 days of that date). Through his stock ownership,
Mr. Liviakis is able to effectively elect all of the directors of USWD and
control USWD. Mr. Liviakis is also the principal owner of Liviakis Financial
Communications, Inc., the firm with which USWD has had a financial consulting
relationship since August 1997. See "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management," "Certain Transactions" and "Description of Securities."
USWD's Outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock and 6% Convertible Debentures,
Options and Warrants Involve Possible Dilution and Other Possible Adverse
Effects
USWD has a substantial number of outstanding rights to acquire its
Common Stock in the form of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred
Stock, the 6% Debentures and various warrants and options. A substantial number
of shares of Common Stock underlying those rights are being registered for
resale under this Prospectus. The holders of the Series A and B Preferred Stocks
and the 6% Debentures will be able to profit from converting their instruments
into Common Stock at prices less than the then-current market price of the
Common Stock and then reselling those shares immediately into the market. In
addition, the lower the market price of the Common Stock at the time of
conversion, the greater the number of shares of Common Stock which must be
issued to convert the Series A and B Preferred Stocks and the 6% Debentures and
the greater the dilution to existing shareholders. See "Description of
Securities `- Series A Preferred Stock,' `- Series B Preferred Stock' and `- 6%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000.'"
The holders of warrants and options exercisable for shares of Common
Stock can also be expected to exercise their securities at a time when they can
profit from a rise in the market price of the Common Stock with a resulting
dilution in the interests of other shareholders. See "Description of Securities
- - Common Stock Purchase Warrants."
USWD has in the past, and may be in the future, find it difficult to
obtain additional financing on affordable terms because of the existence of
these various instruments and rights. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Management - Executive
Compensation," "Certain Transactions," "Description of Securities" and "Selling
Security Holders."
This Offering is Being Done Primarily to Benefit Certain Existing
Shareholders And Other Persons Who Already Own USWD's Securities
This offering will provide substantial benefits to existing holders of
USWD's securities. The only proceeds which may be received by USWD as a result
of this offering will come from the exercise of Common Stock Purchase Warrants.
The exercise prices of all of those Warrants are at levels that are above the
current market price for USWD's Common Stock as of the date of this Prospectus.
It is unlikely that a Warrant will be exercised unless there is an increase in
the market price of the Common Stock so that it is in excess of the exercise
price of the Warrant. No
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proceeds from sales of the Shares being registered for resale by Selling
Security Holders will go to benefit USWD. Rather, this offering is being done to
satisfy USWD's obligations to various purchasers of its securities over the last
several years. A substantial number of the Shares being registered for resale in
this offering can be acquired at prices that are or will be less than the
present market price for the Common Stock. See "Certain Transactions,"
"Description of Securities," "Plan of Distribution" and "Selling Security
Holders."
The Market Price for, and Trading Volume in, USWD's Common Stock is Quite
Volatile
The current market price for USWD's Common Stock may not bear any
relationship to any established valuation criteria such as assets, book value,
or current earnings. USWD attributes the current market price for the Common
Stock to anticipated benefits to USWD of its CDPD products and distribution
strategy. Market prices and daily transaction volume in securities of small-cap
emerging companies, including USWD, have historically been quite volatile.
General economic, industry and market conditions, as well as future
announcements concerning USWD, its financial condition, prospects, contracts,
competitors, technological innovations or new products, developments concerning
proprietary rights, litigation involving USWD, or other factors may have a
significant effect on the market price and sales volume of the Common Stock. See
"Market for USWD's Common Stock and Related Matters."
USWD Has Failed to File and Obtain Effectiveness of Various Registration
Statements under the Securities Act of 1933 within Prescribed Periods
USWD has repeatedly failed to file and obtain effectiveness of various
registration statements that it has agreed to file for holders of its securities
under the Securities Act of 1933.
USWD agreed to file a registration statement covering the shares
issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock by March 10, 1998,
which it failed to do. USWD also failed to obtain effectiveness of the
registration statement (which it filed as of May 7, 1998) for the Series A
Preferred Stock holders by the prescribed date of May 11, 1998. A penalty in the
form of a discount to the conversion price for the Series A Preferred Stock
therefore became effective and the present conversion rate applicable to the
Series A Preferred Stock is 75% of Market Price (as defined in the Designation
of Series A Preferred Stock) as of the date of conversion. Absent the penalty,
the conversion rate would have been 80% of Market Price. See "Description of
Securities - Series A Preferred Stock."
USWD also redeemed 833,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for $1
million in September 1998. USWD issued Common Stock purchase warrants
exercisable to purchase a total of 212,266 shares of Common Stock to the holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock who agreed to the redemption and to refrain from
converting additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, except pursuant to an
agreed schedule. USWD agreed to file a new registration statement with the SEC
by October 31, 1998 to register the shares underlying those warrants plus
additional shares to cover conversions of Series A Preferred Stock insofar as a
drop in the market price of USWD's Common Stock had caused an insufficient
number of shares to be included in the initial registration statement. Penalties
apply if USWD is "late on effectiveness" of the registration statement covering
these securities. USWD did not file a separate registration statement to cover
these shares and is including them in this registration for the first time. See
"Description of Securities '- Series A Preferred Stock' and '- Common Stock
Purchase Warrants - Series A Redemption Warrants.'"
USWD also committed to file a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by October 7, 1998, covering the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 6% Debentures which USWD sold in
July 1998. USWD also agreed to use its best efforts to obtain effectiveness of
the registration statement by November 19, 1998. USWD failed to file that
registration statement when due and is first including the shares in this
registration. As a result of USWD's failure to file and obtain effectiveness of
a registration by the prescribed dates, cash penalties of 2% of the face amount
of the Debentures became payable at November 19, 1998; and 3% of the face amount
of the Debentures became payable for each additional 30 day period (or any part
of any 30-day period) during which the registration statement remained
ineffective. The holders also had the right to require USWD to redeem the
Debentures for 120% of face value plus accrued interest if the shares were not
registered by January 18, 1999. USWD was unable to make penalty or interest
payments totaling $363,000 as of March 31, 1999. On May 6, 1999, USWD and the 6%
Debenture holders agreed to convert all the accrued interest and penalties into
454,705 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, the holders of the 6%
Debentures waived their default rights under the original schedule described
above and adopted the default schedule for the Series B Preferred Stock. See
"Description of Securities - `6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July
21, 2001' and `Series B Preferred Stock.'"
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USWD also entered into an agreement with the purchasers of its Series B
Preferred Stock to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the
Common Stock underlying the Series B Preferred Stock and the Common Stock
Purchase Warrants issued at the same time as the Series B Preferred Stock within
30 days of May 6, 1999 (the "Closing Date") (the "Series B Registration
Statement"), to be effective within 90 days of the Closing Date. Failure to file
the Series B Registration Statement within 30 days of the Closing Date (the
"Required Filing Date"), which was extended by the holders to June 11, 1999,
incurs a late filing penalty in the amount of 3% of the purchase price of the
Series B Preferred Stock, with an additional 3% penalty due on each monthly
anniversary following the Required Filing Date during which the Series B
Registration Statement has not been filed. Holders of the 6% Debentures were
also given these same penalty rights. As of June 12, 1999, USWD had not filed
the required registration statement and therefore became subject to a 3% penalty
(on the Series B Preferred Stock and 6% Debentures) of approximately $120,000.
The Company is in the process of attempting to obtain waivers of such penalty
although there can be no assurance that the holders will waive their rights. See
"Description of Securities - Series B Preferred Stock."
USWD's Prior Issuances of Securities Could Involve Risks of Possible
Noncompliance with Securities Laws
USWD has recently sold a substantial amount of its securities in
unregistered transactions that USWD believes qualify for registration exemptions
under state and federal securities laws. In the event any violation of these
laws occurred as to past sales of securities, the purchasers of such securities
may have the right to rescind the purchase and receive their money back, with
interest. Any attempt by a security holder to assert a rescission right could
have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition and results of
operations of USWD, even if such person were not successful in prosecuting such
a claim. See "Business - Legal Proceedings" and "Certain Transactions."
USWD's Articles of Incorporation Contain Provisions that Could be Construed
as Having Anti-Takeover Effects, Including the Authorization of Preferred Stock
USWD's Articles of Incorporation may be deemed to have anti-takeover
provisions that could discourage or make more difficult a takeover attempt that
a shareholder might consider in his, her or its best interest. The Articles of
Incorporation authorize a total of 15,000,000 shares of no par value preferred
stock (the Preferred Stock"), 4,000,000 of which are designated as Series A
Preferred Stock (940,000 of which could be presently removed from designation
and returned to authorized and unissued shares Preferred Stock) and 5,000,000 of
which are designated as Series B Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors may
issue shares of previously undesignated or dedesignated Preferred Stock without
shareholder approval upon such terms as the Board of Directors may determine.
The rights of the holders of Common Stock will be subject to, and may be
adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any Preferred Stock that may
be issued in the future. The issuance of Preferred Stock, while providing
flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate
purposes, could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of
USWD without further action by the shareholders. USWD has no present plans to
issue any additional shares of Preferred Stock beyond those already issued as
Series A Preferred Stock and designated as Series B Preferred Stock. See
"Description of Securities `- Preferred Stock' and `- Certain Effects of
Authorized But Unissued Stock.'"
Under Section 7-106-205 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, the
Board of Directors of a Colorado corporation may issue rights, options, warrants
or other convertible securities (hereafter "rights") entitling the holders of
the rights to purchase, receive or acquire shares or fractions of shares of the
corporation or assets or debts or other obligations of the corporation, upon
such terms as are determined by the Board of Directors. The Board is free,
subject to its fiduciary duties to shareholders, to structure the issuance or
exercise of the rights in a manner which may exclude "significant shareholders,"
as defined, from being entitled to receive such rights or to exercise such
rights or in a way which may effectively prevent a takeover of the corporation
by persons deemed hostile to management. Nothing presently contained in the
Articles of Incorporation of USWD prohibits the Board from using these types of
rights in this manner. See "Description of Securities - Certain Anti-Takeover
Provisions of Colorado Law."
Maintenance of an Effective Registration Statement Could Prove Costly to USWD
USWD has agreed with the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, 6%
Debentures and Series B Preferred Stock to maintain an effective registration
statement under which they may sell the Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of, or as dividends on, their securities until the earlier of the time when all
of those shares of Common Stock can be sold pursuant to SEC Rule 144 or May 7,
2001. USWD is not presently able to utilize registration on Form S-3, and in all
likelihood will not be able to do so for the foreseeable future. Consequently,
the registrations that USWD is obligated to keep effective for the holders of
these securities, or which it must undertake for other security holders holding
demand registration rights, are likely to be quite expensive to USWD and there
can be no assurance that USWD
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will be able to maintain effectiveness of any required registration statements
for such extended periods of time. See "Description of Securities" and "Selling
Security Holders."
USWD May Become Subject to California General Corporation Law
USWD may become subject to certain specified chapters and sections of
the California General Corporation Law upon the first day of the first income
year of the corporation commencing on or after the 135th day of the latest
income year during which the above-described tests have been met or during which
a final order has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction declaring
that those tests have been met. Under Section 2115 of the California General
Corporation Law, foreign corporations that exceed an average of fifty percent
for "the property factor, the payroll factor and sales factor" for its latest
full income year (as computed under the same methods as are used in computing
franchise tax payable in California) and which have more than one-half of the
corporation's outstanding voting securities (as determined pursuant to Section
2115) held of record by persons having addresses in California. This is likely
to occur as of July 1, 1999. Application of certain aspects of the California
General Corporation Law may give greater or lesser protection to shareholders in
certain instances than is available to shareholders under Colorado law (the
state in which USWD is incorporated). Compliance with applicable provisions of
California law may be more or less onerous to USWD than compliance with
analogous provisions of Colorado law. See "Description of Securities - Possible
Future Application of California Law to USWD and Its Shareholders."
USE OF PROCEEDS
USWD will not receive any proceeds from the conversion of shares of
Series A or Series B Preferred Stock or 6% Debentures.
If all of the Warrants for which shares of Common Stock issuable on
exercise of those Warrants are exercised, USWD would receive total proceeds of
approximately $2,093,500. USWD will use these proceeds, assuming it receives
any, for working capital. The average weighted exercise price of the Warrants is
$2.63, which is substantially higher than the market price of the Common Stock
as of the date of this Prospectus. Unless there is a rise in the market price
for the Common Stock to a level where it exceeds the exercise price of a
Warrant, it is highly unlikely that the Warrant will be exercised. See "Plan of
Distribution."
Proceeds from the sale of Shares being registered for resale by Selling
Security Holders and will benefit only the Selling Security Holders. USWD will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of those Shares. See "Risk Factors -
Risks Relating to Owning USWD's Common Stock - This Offering is Being Done
Primarily to Benefit Certain Existing Shareholders and Other Persons Holding
USWD's Securities" and "Selling Security Holders."
DIVIDEND POLICY
USWD has never declared or paid any cash dividends on its Common Stock
and does not anticipate paying any dividends on the Common Stock in the
foreseeable future. Any cash that might be available for payment of dividends
will be used to expand USWD's business. No person seeking a dividend paying
investment should purchase shares of USWD's Common Stock. See "Risk Factors -
Risks Relating to Owning USWD's Common Stock - USWD has Never Paid Dividends and
Is Unlikely To Do So For the Foreseeable Future; If You Are Seeking A Dividend
Paying Investment You Should Not Invest in USWD's Stock."
In addition, the terms and conditions of the presently outstanding
Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock will limit USWD's ability
to pay dividends on the Common Stock. See "Description of Securities - 'Series A
Preferred Stock - Dividends' and 'Series B Preferred Stock - Dividends.'"
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MARKET FOR THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED MATTERS
USWD's Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted
on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board under the symbol "USWDA." The following
table sets forth, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the range of high and low
prices for the Common Stock. Average trading volume over the three months ended
April 30, 1999 has been approximately 32,397 shares per day. These quotations
have been obtained from the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board and reflect
inter-dealer prices (in dollars), without any retail mark-up, mark-down or
commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
Fiscal 1999 High Low
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Third Quarter 4.250 0.563
Second Quarter 4.438 2.313
First Quarter 4.875 1.938
Fiscal 1998 High Low
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Fourth Quarter $5.310 $2.375
Third Quarter 7.625 5.000
Second Quarter 8.750 4.500
First Quarter 6.875 0.281
Fiscal 1997 High Low
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Fourth Quarter 0.625 0.218
Third Quarter 0.281 0.125
Second Quarter 0.375 0.156
First Quarter 0.406 0.125
As of April 30, 1999, there were 169 holders of record of the Common Stock.
There were also an undetermined number of holders who hold their stock in
nominee or "street" name. As of April 30, 1999, a total of 5,568,099 shares were
held by depository companies in street name. On June 18, 1999, the last sale
price of the Common Stock was $.60 as reported on the OTC Electronic Bulletin
Board.
There is no public trading market for USWD's Series A Preferred Stock,
Series B Preferred Stock, or any other securities of USWD other than the Common
Stock.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THE STATEMENTS IN THIS DISCUSSION CONTAIN BOTH HISTORICAL AND FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON CURRENT EXPECTATIONS
AND ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED. FACTORS THAT
MAY AFFECT SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, THOSE SET
FORTH UNDER THE SECTION OF THIS PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "RISK FACTORS."
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Company Background
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U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. (the "Company" or "USWD") was incorporated in
the State of Colorado on July 30, 1991. USWD is in the business of providing
products and services to enable the use of wireless technology for electronic
payment and other transactions.
Over the past three years, USWD has focused its product development
effort on incorporating Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) technology into its
product line. Because of the high speed nature of CDPD technology, and the
ability to bypass the public switched telephone network, USWD's new line of
CDPD-based terminals has significant performance and communication cost
advantages when compared with the traditional dial-up terminals currently being
sold in the U.S. market today.
In fiscal year 1998, to broaden distribution of the TRANZ Enabler CDPD
based product, USWD entered into agreements with large telecommunications
carriers for direct distribution of products and services to merchants. USWD
signed joint marketing and operating agreements with Bell Atlantic Mobile,
Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc., and GTE Wireless. Commencing in the
second quarter of fiscal 1998 and continuing into the first quarter of fiscal
1999, USWD made significant investments to support a nationwide deployment of
TRANZ Enablers to merchants through GTE's and other telecommunications carriers'
national sales forces. Under these deployment programs, the carrier's sales
representative introduced USWD's credit card processing solution and TRANZ
Enabler to the end user merchant. Upon execution of a credit card processing
agreement, a TRANZ Enabler unit(s) was provided to the merchant by USWD. Under
this program, USWD would retain a portion of the monthly credit card fees based
on the dollar volume and number of transactions processed through the TRANZ
Enabler.
Placements of TRANZ Enabler units pursuant to USWD's agreements with
telecommunications carriers did not develop as rapidly as anticipated and have
not reached anticipated (and necessary) levels to pay for the infrastructure to
support the programs. Costs to USWD of implementing the joint marketing and
distribution agreements with GTE Wireless, Bell Atlantic Mobile and Ameritech
have exceeded revenue generated by the programs since they began. The GTE
Agreement also required USWD to generate minimum CDPD service billings to GTE
Wireless from merchants signed up for GTE Wireless's CDPD service through USWD.
Actual placements did not allow USWD to meet even the renegotiated minimum
purchase obligations. To remedy this minimum purchase requirement, USWD and GTE
amended the agreement on September 9, 1998 which removed any minimum purchase
requirement and established new IP address pricing for merchants placed under
the agreement.
Revision of Business Plan
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Because revenue did not develop as planned under the carrier
distribution program, and related expenditures outstripped USWD's ability to
support its business plan, management began to reexamine USWD's business plan in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998. It was concluded that USWD could not continue
to function at its current expenditure levels. August 21, 1998 Mr. Peirce became
the Chief Executive Officer of USWD and began to implement several changes in
USWD's distribution and operational strategy. The fundamental change in the
strategy involves positioning USWD as an enabler of wireless products and
services to the marketplace and not as a competitor to the current incumbents.
This repositioning of USWD in the marketplace encompasses the discontinuation of
soliciting and owning merchant contracts for providing bankcard-processing
services. USWD's approach to the market in fiscal 1998 effectively positioned it
as a direct competitor to the major merchant acquirers.
USWD's new strategy involves an end-to-end systems approach to enabling
the marketplace. USWD is enabling the marketplace with a new service offering -
Wireless Express Payment Service(SM) (WEPS(SM)). WEPS(SM) includes an expanding
set of internet based software offerings and wireless terminal devices that
incorporate USWD's
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proprietary CDPD modem, a web-based IP address provisioning and terminal
activation process that includes real time remote diagnostic capabilities, the
CDPD network service, and server technology that delivers wireless transactions
to the current front end of card processors. USWD is targeting large merchant
acquirers and card processors for this service. The initial response for WEPSSM
from the targeted prospects has been positive. USWD has entered into seven
WEPSSM agreements with various merchant acquirers and anticipates adding
additional agreements in the near future.
In furtherance of this new strategy, in September 1998 USWD and CSI
entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent to form a non-exclusive strategic
partnership to jointly exploit payment system opportunities using wireless
technologies. Upon entry of a final agreement, CSI will produce and promote its
LinkPoint(TM) processing terminals using USWD's proprietary USWD 500 CDPD modem
and USWD's Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM. CSI will promote these products
within its own markets using its approximately 2,200-person sales force. Several
items in the definitive agreement are under review and discussion and it is
expected that a final agreement will be completed shortly. In the meantime, CSI
has continued to market USWD's products and services.
Lipman USA, Inc., the third largest supplier of point of sale terminals
is also in the process of integrating the USWD 500 CDPD modem into its Nurit
2090 POS/EDC terminal. The terminal is expected to be available for distribution
to the market in the summer of 1999 and will utilize WEPSSM to manage the
transaction from point of sale to the payment processor.
In early May 1999, Dean M. Leavitt was appointed CEO and Chairman of
USWD. He succeeds Roger Peirce, who resigned as CEO and Chairman for personal
reasons in March 1999. Mr. Leavitt is continuing the implementation of the new
business strategy. USWD has efforts underway to broaden the use of WEPSSM
through additional merchant acquirers and independent sales organizations,
expand the offering of WEPSSM capable point-of-sale devices, and expand wireless
network coverage.
Securities Issuances to Fund Operations
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To fund its operating requirements, USWD has had to rely primarily on
the issuance of debt or equity securities over the last two fiscal years.
Private Offering of Series A Preferred Stock. USWD closed a private
offering of $3,060,000 principal amount of 8% Adjustable Rate Convertible
Subordinated Debentures Due December 31, 1999 (the "8% Convertible Debentures")
on December 10, 1997, raising net proceeds of approximately $2,600,000. The 8%
Convertible Debentures automatically converted to 3,060,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock as of February 9, 1998. See "Description of Securities - Series
A Preferred Stock."
Private Offering of 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due July 21,
2000. USWD completed a private offering of $2,000,000 principal amount of 6%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures due July 21, 2000 (the "6% Debentures") and
Common Stock Purchase Warrants Exercisable to Purchase 100,000 shares of Common
Stock exercisable at $4.50 per share until July 21, 2001 (the "6% Debenture
Warrants") on July 27, 1998. The net proceeds to USWD from the offering were
approximately $1,810,000. See "Description of Securities '- 6% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000' and '- Common Stock Purchase Warrants
- - Finder's Warrants."
Private Offering of Series B Cumulative Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock On May 6, 1999, USWD completed the minimum of a $1,500,000 to
$5,000,000 private placement of Series B Cumulative Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), selling 1,500,000 shares at
$1.00 per share. For no additional consideration, USWD also issued 300,000
Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share for five years
from April 30,1999 to the purchaser of the Series B Preferred Stock. The
warrants entitle the holder to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock
equal to 20% of the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock purchased by
the investor (the "Series B Preferred Warrants"). Concurrent with the
transaction, the holders of USWD's 6% Convertible Debentures agreed to convert
all accrued interest and penalties into shares of Series B Preferred Stock. As
of June 23, 1999, an additional 450,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and
90,000 Series B Warrants have been subscribed for $450,000 in cash, but the
closing of the sale had not occurred as of June 23, 1999. See "Description of
Securities `- Series B Preferred Stock' and `--Common Stock Purchase Warrants -
Series B Preferred Warrants.'"
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Other Recent Borrowings and Financing Activities
Between October 1, 1998 and March 31, 1999, USWD borrowed $500,000 from
the CEO and 50% owner of Cardservice International, Inc. ("CSI") and $1,990,000
from Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. ("LFC"). The loans bore interest at
8% per annum. In consideration for the loan from the CSI CEO, USWD also issued a
Common Stock Purchase warrant exercisable to purchase 25,000 shares of Common
Stock at $3.038 per share through October 27, 2001. On March 19, 1999, USWD and
holders of these 8% notes agreed to convert all $2,490,000 of principal plus
accrued interest to Common Stock at the rate of $.875 per share and 2,933,671
restricted shares are issuable under this agreement. It is anticipated that the
transaction will result in a reclassification of debt to equity in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 1999. Upon consummation of this transaction, USWD will record
a gain or loss on the extinguishment of this debt based on the difference
between the fair market value at date of issuance of the common stock issued and
the recorded value of the debt repaid. This could result in a material charge or
credit that will be reflected as an extraordinary item. See "Certain
Transactions '-Transactions With Cardservice International, Inc.' and
'-Transactions with Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. ("LFC") and
Affiliates of LFC.'"
On March 12, 1999, USWD borrowed $250,000 from RBB Bank
Aktiengesellschaft, which is the agent for the holders of certain shares of
USWD's Series A Preferred Stock and $1,000,000 of 6% Debentures. As part of this
agreement, USWD issued 50,000 shares of common stock. See "Certain Transactions
- - Transaction with RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft" and "Selling Security Holders."
In March 1999, USWD entered into a consulting agreement with EBI
Securities Corporation for purposes of assisting USWD as a corporate finance
consultant in obtaining additional capital and liquidity for its stock. For
EBI's services, USWD agreed to pay EBI $5,000 per month and issue warrants to
purchase 100,000 shares of its Common Stock exercisable at $1.00 per share
expiring three years from March 15, 1999.
Year 2000 Issues
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USWD has completed a review of the impact of the Year 2000 ("Y2K")
issue on USWD's business. This issue concerns the potential problems and
liabilities faced by all users and persons dependent on computers that might
result from software or system failure or malfunctions if the systems fail to
properly recognize the date change between 1999 and 2000. USWD's internal
business systems have been evaluated, and with the exception of the accounting
system, are Year 2000 compatible. USWD intends to replace the accounting
software during the third calendar quarter of 1999. The accounting software is
not a business critical system and the cost of conversion is not expected to be
material. The engineering staff has made an assessment of USWD products and is
not aware of any Y2K compliance issues regarding the products USWD delivers to
the end users. The specific entities providing credit card processing services
to USWD have been surveyed and have active Y2K compliance projects underway. It
is USWD's understanding that these providers are or will be Y2K compliance on or
before January 1, 2000. On a broader basis, USWD is reliant on the electronic
payments infrastructure utilized by credit card processors, banks and financial
institutions within the United States, and could be subject to unresolved issues
which impact this infrastructure. USWD could be adversely, materially affected,
both operationally and financially, to the extent third parties with which it
interfaces, either directly or indirectly, have not properly addressed their
Year 2000 issues.
Fiscal 1998 Compared to Fiscal 1997
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Net Revenue
Net revenue of $909,000 for fiscal 1998 decreased from revenue of
$1,315,000 generated during fiscal 1997. The decrease in revenue was caused by
USWD's shift from a per-unit sales approach to a recurring revenue model.
Product sales of POS-50, POS-500 and other equipment sales decreased by
approximately $638,000 while service revenue, which includes application fees,
transaction processing, and repair revenue increased by approximately $232,000.
Product placements of the TRANZ Enabler to merchants through the new
distribution program did not develop as rapidly as anticipated.
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Gross Profit
Gross profit in fiscal 1998 was negligible at $1,000, compared to
$506,000 in the prior year. The 1998 product cost of goods includes several one
time inventory adjustments totaling approximately $227,000 including a
write-down of POS-50 raw materials inventory of approximately $170,000. Gross
profit on service revenue was $137,000 compared to $22,000 in the prior fiscal
year, due a to shift in business strategy to establish a recurring revenue base.
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expense increased from $813,000 in
fiscal 1997 to $8,408,000 in fiscal 1998. Of the approximate $7,600,000
increase, approximately $4 million was related to several significant non-cash
charges, including approximately $2,262,000 expensed for the Liviakis Financial
Communications consulting services and $472,000 for other consulting services,
and approximately $1,327,000 of non-cash compensation expense was recorded for
the change in stock price related to a variable stock option grant.
The balance of the selling, general and administrative expense increase
of approximately $3,600,000 during fiscal 1998 resulted from the aggressive
addition of sales and support personnel and infrastructure to provide local
support for the GTE nationwide deployment and similar distribution agreements
entered into with Bell Atlantic and Ameritech. Headcount increased from
approximately 18 at the end of September 1997, to approximately 50 employees as
of December 31, 1997 and approximately 63 at the end of March 1998. Expenditures
include increased compensation expense for new sales and sales management
personnel, selective additions to the management team and increased travel and
communication expense related to the new marketing program. USWD continued to
hire sales and support personnel to support the new marketing programs through
the end of 1998 fiscal year. The expense trend was reversed in the first quarter
of fiscal 1999 with headcount reductions related to the revised distribution
approach. In addition, expenses increased in fiscal 1998 due to increased audit
fees and legal expenses related to the resolution of several outstanding legal
issues and the registration expenses for USWD's registration statement under
Form SB-2.
Research and development expenses decreased from $406,000 in fiscal
1997 to $295,000 in fiscal 1998. This decrease was due to lower engineering
material purchases, one vacancy in the department during the first half of
fiscal 1998, and lower occupancy costs.
Litigation settlement in 1998 relates to a $1,353,000 charge for the
valuation of common shares issued to a group of Noteholders, in settlement of a
dispute regarding rights related to the conversion of the notes into shares of
Common Stock. The 1997 litigation settlement expense reflects the settlement of
the lawsuit regarding USWD's initial public offering in December 1993. The
expense consists of $94,000 for the value of the Common Stock issued based upon
the fair market value of USWD's common stock on the date the commitment of such
shares were made, $10,000 for cash paid by the Company pursuant to the
settlement with stockholders, and $60,000 for a note payable to one underwriter
of the transaction.
Interest Expense and Other Expense
Interest expense includes a $697,000 non-cash charge in fiscal 1998
related to the private placement financing in December 1997. The convertible
features of the debenture included an "in-the-money" convertible option that
allows the holder to obtain shares of Common Stock at a discount from fair
market value. The value of the in-the-money provision has been allocated to
stockholder equity. The difference between the realized value and face value of
the debt was recognized as non-cash interest expense between the date of issue
and date of conversion into preferred stock which occurred on February 9, 1998.
Other expense for fiscal 1998 included a $156,000 charge related to the
extension of a common stock warrant exercise period that was expiring.
Comparison Between the Nine Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998
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Net Revenue
For the nine-month period ended March 31, 1999, total revenue increased
79% to $1,142,000 from $638,000 in the comparable prior period as USWD continued
the shift to its new business model. Product sales of POS-500, WEPSSM Enabler,
POS-50 and other equipment sales increased approximately $129,000 during the
first nine months of fiscal 1999 while service revenue, which includes
application fees, transaction processing, and repair revenue, increased by
approximately $375,000. The increase in service revenue is principally
attributable to the growth of the revenue
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derived from the credit card portfolio which was established during the second
half of fiscal 1998 and continued into 1999. In the latter part of the first
quarter of fiscal 1999, USWD embarked on a significant shift in its product and
distribution strategy. This involves the integration of USWD's WEPSSM modem and
server technology into the product offerings of other terminal manufacturers and
development of distribution agreements with the major merchant card acquirers
and card processors. The transition to the new business model has been delayed
somewhat due to USWD's constrained financial resources. USWD anticipates that
the transition will take several months as new products, services and
distribution capabilities are introduced to the market.
Gross Profit
Gross profit of $401,000 in the nine months ended March 31, 1999
increased from the comparable prior period level of $286,000. Gross margin
decreased as a percent of revenue to 35% in the 1999 period from 45% in the 1998
period. This was attributable to a decrease in product margins as product prices
were adjusted to a wholesale versus retail structure, partially offset by an
agreement with a supplier to reduce the cost of inventory previously purchased
by $240,000. The services cost structure reflects the components of the previous
business model which includes ongoing TRANZ Enabler amortization for processing
units deployed. Efforts are also underway to eliminate underutilized CDPD
addresses from the CDPD carrying cost. Billing for the new WEPSTM service has
started and is expected to improve the margin relationships as it becomes a more
predominate component of the services offering in the future.
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expense decreased from $6,659,000
in the nine months ended March 31, 1998 to $3,857,000 in the comparable 1999
period. The large decrease in expense was primarily attributable to a variable
stock option resulting in a $1,302,000 non-cash credit to reflect the change in
the carrying value of the option due to the change in USWD's stock price during
the nine months ended March 31, 1999 versus a charge in the comparable prior
period of $1,705,000. In response to the new business model, USWD's personnel
was reduced from 53 as of the end of September 1998 to 27 at the end of March
1999, thereby reducing salary related expense by approximately $120,000 per
month. Several key consultants were added to the management staff and
compensated with stock options instead of cash. The option issuance resulted in
a $365,000 non-cash consulting charge to general and administrative expense.
For the nine-month period ended March 31, 1999, research and
development expense increased by $112,000 to $363,000, as compared to the 1998
period, with a decrease in materials expense partially offsetting the increased
staff expense.
The results for the nine months ended March 31, 1998 include a
$1,353,000 charge to Litigation Settlement for the valuation of common shares
issued to a group of Noteholders, in settlement of a dispute regarding rights
related to the conversion of the notes into shares of Common Stock.
Other Expense
Other expense, net of $1,749,000 in the nine month period ended March
31, 1999, includes accrued interest on the 6% Convertible Debentures and various
notes payable, and $280,000 of late registration penalties related to the 6%
Convertible Debentures. Accrued interest and penalties on the Debentures were
converted into shares of Series B Preferred Stock in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 1999. In addition, the 1999 period contains a $400,000 accrual to reflect
the contractual redemption penalty associated with the Convertible Debentures
arising from the failure to obtain an effective registration statement, $279,000
of accelerated amortization of debt issuance expense and $145,000 of accelerated
amortization of debt discount as a result of the debt becoming due on demand
concurrent with the failure to obtain effectiveness of the registration
statement. The Company received a waiver of the $400,000 redemption penalty in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999 which will result in a credit to interest
expense in that period. The prior year other expense includes a $622,000
non-cash charge to interest expense related to an "in-the-money" convertible
option associated with the December 1997 private placement and a charge related
to the extension of a common stock warrant exercise period that was expiring.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
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USWD continues to have significant problems due to its financial
condition and lack of liquidity. While management is optimistic with its medium
and long term opportunities, USWD is constrained by its immediate financial
condition and requirement for increased liquidity. USWD has accumulated a
deficit of approximately $34 million since inception to March 31, 1999, with a
working capital deficit of approximately $4,561,000 at March 31, 1999, versus a
deficit of $2,967,000 at year-end June 30, 1998. The current working capital
deficit includes $2,400,000 of 6% Convertible Debentures classified as short
term borrowings and accrued interest due to a redemption provision that became
effective during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999. Agreement was reached
with two note holders to convert $2,490,000 of notes payable plus accrued
interest to 2,933,671 shares of Common Stock. This transaction will also be
recorded in the fourth quarter upon consummation of the exchange and an
extinguishment gain or loss recognized as an extraordinary item, as applicable.
USWD is continuing to work with key vendors on payables. USWD believes that it
will be able to restructure commitments as necessary while it completes an
anticipated financing event designed to satisfy its obligations and fund the
business plan, although no assurance can be given that this will be the case.
The Company has financed its recent operations through borrowings and
private sales of securities. In fiscal 1998, USWD's cash flows from financing
activities were $4.5 million as compared to $0.2 million in fiscal 1997. The
fiscal 1998 financing activities consisted primarily of $1.2 million from the
sale of common stock repurchase rights and $2.6 million net proceeds from the
issuance of debt. During the nine months ended March 31, 1999, cash flows from
financing activities totaled $3.5 million compared to $3.6 million during the
comparable fiscal 1998 period. In fiscal 1998, USWD used $3.7 million in cash
from operating activities as compared to $237,000 in fiscal 1997. During the
nine months ended March 31, 1999, the Company used $3.3 million cash from
operating activities as compared to $2.8 million during the comparable fiscal
1998 period. Cash used in operations principally resulted from net losses offset
by non-cash charges.
With the implementation of the new distribution strategy initiated in
the latter part of the first quarter of fiscal 1999 (see "Revision of Business
Plan," above), USWD has taken steps to reduce spending. With the new focus on
distribution through large merchant acquirers, USWD has reduced personnel from
60 at June 30, 1998, to 27 as of March 31, 1999, with most of the reduction
occurring in the direct sales force. However, execution of USWD's current
business plan is dependent on a significant debt or equity financing event in
the immediate future. USWD continues to work both directly and through its
consultants to secure additional debt or equity financing which is required to
fund operations while a significant recurring revenue stream is built. While
management is confident it can accomplish this objective, the inability of USWD
to secure additional financing in the near term could adversely impact USWD's
financial position, including its ability to continue as a going concern.
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BUSINESS
Company Overview and Philosophy
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Company" or "USWD")
was organized in 1991 for purposes of designing, manufacturing and marketing
wireless and portable credit card and check authorization terminals. USWD has
undergone significant changes in its attempts to achieve profitable operations
within the electronic payments industry. Today, USWD's business plan is aimed at
providing products and services to enable the use of wireless technology for the
authorization, capture and delivery of electronic credit and debit card
payments. A vital part of this enabling strategy is USWD's recent development of
server and software technology that interfaces the various wireless networks and
terminal message formats with the existing legacy front-end transaction
processors. USWD also has developed an internet-based web server that allows a
merchant acquirer, transaction processor or merchant to have complete control of
the wireless credit card terminal device and access to real-time transaction
processing information via a web browser. This enabling strategy was implemented
to facilitate the introduction and deployment of smaller, faster and more
flexible wireless terminal devices without the need for extensive software
development by the terminal manufacturers. It also enables the legacy
transaction processors to accept card transactions from these new wireless
terminal devices without the need for extensive front-end systems and
communication protocol development associated with the various wireless
networks. USWD will position itself as a "wholesaler" of enabling products and
services that is communication carrier, terminal device and front-end processor
neutral. As a "neutral" supplier of products and services, USWD will not be
perceived as a competitor to its customers in the marketplace. USWD intends to
enhance its suite of products and services to maintain and distance itself as
the premier and preferred provider in the electronic payments marketplace.
USWD's business is centered on a vision that consumers will have anytime,
anywhere access to all of their financial resources.
While the vision statement is simple, it encapsulates USWD's belief that
consumers want and will ultimately have the ability to access and exchange value
regardless of where they are or which financial resources they wish to use.
Confidence in this belief is supported by historical trends over the last twenty
years as electronic payments from credit, debit, stored value, Electronic
Benefit Transfer (EBT), equity, and investment accounts continue to replace cash
and checks. Correspondingly, electronic payments are becoming more pervasive,
more global, available through a broader range of devices, and accepted in more
market segments. Indeed, cash and checks are still the overwhelming choice for
consumer payments. However, because no fundamental obstacle exists to prevent
replacing cash and checks, it is reasonable to expect that growth in electronic
payments within the United States will likely continue to be in the 12% to 17%
range, while growth outside the U.S. will be even greater.
Communications systems have played a significant part in the movement to
electronic payments. With faster, more reliable, and less expensive
communications facilities becoming available year after year, more and more
merchants and their customers have opted for electronic value exchange. Now,
with wireless data transmission capabilities following and leveraging on the
success of cellular voice systems, electronic payments become an even more
justified reality for many market segments that heretofore have been
under-served by land-based communications facilities.
USWD's mission is to become the recognized leader in capture and delivery
of electronic payment, informational, and other transactions, from the point of
creation to the point of processing, using wireless communications technologies.
As the mission statement implies, USWD defines its primary role as a service
provider, delivering payment transactions from merchants to merchant processors
(i.e. acquirers), using wireless technology.
The strategy of USWD is to enable widespread use of wireless transaction
delivery in the payment sector by surrounding existing communications carrier
capabilities with products and services as required to transmit electronic
payments. Initially, this strategy required USWD to: (i) build terminal and
modem equipment to read credit and debit cards and transmit to the carrier
facilities; (ii) establish contracts with the carriers for sending transactions;
(iii) develop interface software required to translate wireless transactions
into a form recognizable by processors' existing systems; and, (iv) create an
awareness within the payment industry that wireless transmission is superior to
traditional methods for many, if not most, merchants. USWD's primary customers
are merchant acquirers, banks and transaction processors already in the
marketplace and looking to improve their merchant services.
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History of USWD
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U.S. Wireless Data, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Company" or "USWD"),
was organized on July 30, 1991, for the purpose of designing, manufacturing and
marketing a line of wireless and portable credit card and check authorization
terminals. USWD "went public" in December 1993, raising a total of approximately
$12,200,000 of net proceeds through the sale of 1,650,000 shares of Common
Stock.
USWD's focus until mid-1997 had been as a "box" maker and seller of its
cellular-based credit card terminal products. USWD designed, manufactured and
marketed its first product, the POS-50(R), through acquiring banks, POS hardware
distributors, independent sales organizations, and by the Company directly.
In early 1997, USWD focused its product development efforts on
incorporating Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) technology into its product
lines. CDPD is a high-speed digital packet data; internet protocol (IP) based
technology that operates in parallel with current cellular voice networks. It is
designed for high speed encrypted data transmission over dedicated channels and
will not interfere with or degrade cellular voice traffic. Because of the
high-speed nature of CDPD technology, and the ability to bypass the public
switched telephone network, CDPD-based terminals have significant performance
and communication cost advantages when compared with the traditional dial-up
terminals currently being sold in the U.S. market today. USWD has developed two
CDPD-based products (POS-500 & TRANZ Enabler) that reduce the current
authorization time for a credit or debit card transaction from approximately 15
seconds to 3 to 5 seconds.
In early 1997, management made the fundamental shift to transition USWD
into a position where it would earn recurring revenue from wireless terminal
products and processing services it marketed to retail merchants. USWD entered
into various consulting agreements aimed at creating awareness of USWD and to
assist it in raising needed capital. To fund its business plan, USWD has been
required to generate funds largely through sales of securities. Detailed
descriptions of these agreements and the securities sold by USWD are included in
this Prospectus under the sections entitled "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Certain
Transactions" and "Description of Securities."
In order to market credit card acceptance and electronic processing
services, in January 1997, USWD executed a Member Service Provider ("MSP")
agreement with NOVA Information Systems ("NOVA"), the nation's 7th largest
credit card transaction processor. In March 1998, USWD also entered into a
"Merchant Marketing and Services Agreement" with National Bank of Commerce
("NBC"). As a registered MSP with NOVA and NBC, USWD positioned itself to
provide transaction processing and bankcard acceptance services to merchants.
USWD continues to be an MSP for both NOVA and NBC, but intends to sell the
merchant portfolios in the near future to generate cash and execute on its
strategy to not compete with its future customers.
In order to create awareness that wireless processing is competitive with
land-based alternatives, throughout 1997 and 1998, USWD focused on selling its
products and transaction processing services directly to merchants. In August
1997, USWD began marketing its products and services through a series of joint
marketing agreements with major CDPD service providers. This effort included the
creation of a regionalized USWD sales organization that would train and support
the data sales representatives of each respective cellular carrier organization
to actively market USWD's TRANZ Enabler product and transaction processing
services. GTE Wireless was the first cellular organization mobilized to sell
USWD's products and services followed by Bell Atlantic Mobile and Ameritech.
Recent Changes to USWD's Business Plan
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Because revenue did not develop as planned under the carrier distribution
program, and expenditures relating thereto outstripped USWD's ability to support
its business plan, management began to reexamine USWD's business plan in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 1998. It was concluded that USWD could not continue to
function at its current expenditure levels. August 21, 1998 Mr. Peirce became
the Chief Executive Officer of USWD and began to implement several changes in
USWD's distribution and operational strategy. The fundamental change in the
strategy involves positioning USWD as an enabler of wireless products and
services to the marketplace and not as a competitor to the current incumbents.
This repositioning of USWD in the marketplace encompasses the discontinuation of
soliciting and owning merchant contracts for providing bankcard-processing
services. USWD's approach to the market in fiscal 1998 effectively positioned it
as a direct competitor to the major merchant acquirers.
USWD's new strategy involves an end-to-end systems approach to enabling the
marketplace. USWD is enabling the marketplace with a new service offering -
Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM (WEPS(SM)). WEPS(SM) includes an expanding
set of internet based software offerings and wireless terminal devices that
incorporate USWD's
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proprietary CDPD modem, a web-based IP address provisioning and terminal
activation process that includes real time remote diagnostic capabilities, the
CDPD network service, and server technology that delivers wireless transactions
to the current front end of card processors. USWD is targeting large merchant
acquirers and card processors for this service. The initial response for WEPSSM
from the targeted prospects has been positive.
In furtherance of this new strategy, on October 1, 1998, USWD and CSI
entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent to form a non-exclusive strategic
partnership to jointly exploit payment system opportunities using wireless
technologies. Upon entry of a final agreement, CSI will produce and promote its
LinkPoint(TM) processing terminals using USWD's proprietary USWD 500 CDPD modem
and USWD's Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM. CSI will promote these products
within its own markets using its approximately 2,200-person sales force.
Lipman USA, Inc., the third largest supplier of point of sale terminals is
also in the process of integrating the USWD 500 CDPD modem into its Nurit 2090
POS/EDC terminal. The terminal is expected to be available for distribution to
the market in the summer of 1999 and will utilize WEPSSM to manage the
transaction from point of sale to the payment processor.
In early May 1999, Dean M. Leavitt was appointed CEO and Chairman of USWD.
He succeeds Roger Peirce, who resigned as CEO and Chairman for personal reasons
in March 1999. Mr. Leavitt is continuing the implementation of the new business
strategy. USWD has efforts underway to broaden the use of WEPSSM through
additional merchant acquirers and independent sales organizations, expand the
offering of WEPSSM capable point-of-sale devices, and expand wireless network
coverage.
Recent Significant Securities Issuances
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USWD has never been profitable and had failed to generate revenue adequate
to fund operations over the last several fiscal years. Consequently, USWD has
issued various securities in connection with financing and consulting activities
over the last three fiscal years. Descriptions of these securities and the
transactions in which they were issued are including in this Prospectus in the
section entitled "Description of Securities."
Industry Overview
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Credit and Debit Card Industry
Spending on bankcards surged in the United States last year, thanks to
brisk gains in corporate and debit card transactions. Visa U.S.A. said spending
on its cards climbed 16% last year, to $610.3 billion--the seventh consecutive
year of double-digit growth. And MasterCard International said U.S. spending
volume on its credit and debit cards rose 17% in 1998, to $310.7 billion.
American Express Co., meanwhile, said U.S. card-billed spending was $165.6
billion last year, 10% higher than in 1997. Visa and MasterCard attributed their
gains to targeted marketing efforts and the rising popularity of debit cards and
charge cards for businesses along with card-based transactions on the Internet.
Historical studies have indicated that consumers spend more per transaction when
using credit cards than when using cash or checks. The proliferation in the uses
and types of credit, debit, stored-value and electronic benefits transfer (EBT),
rapid technological advances in transaction processing and financial incentives
offered by credit card associations and issuers have contributed greatly to
wider merchant acceptance and increased consumer use of transaction cards.
Unfortunately, fraud is also on the rise and as a result, merchant
acquirers, transaction processors and card issuers are trying to minimize their
losses by offering incentives and requiring merchants to utilize electronic
draft capture ("EDC") terminals to conduct on-line credit and debit card
transactions. An EDC terminal magnetically reads the encoded account information
from the magnetic strip on the back of a credit or debit card and sends it to a
transaction processor for electronic on-line authorization. The transaction
processor authorizes the card with the issuer, electronically captures the
transaction, generates an approval code and returns the data to the terminal,
which prints a customer receipt. Presently, the majority of EDC terminals
communicate with the transaction processor via a telephone or leased line. This
dial-up type transaction process takes approximately 10 - 30 seconds to
complete. At the end of the business day, the EDC terminal dials the transaction
processor to initiate the settlement, collection and electronic deposit of funds
to the merchant's local bank account. Losses from fraudulent cardholder use
where no authorization was obtained at the retail point of sale are
electronically "charged back" to the merchant.
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Payment acceptance guidelines have been introduced by Visa that require a
merchant to comply with specific procedures in order to receive the lowest
transaction processing fees or discount rates. These requirements include: (1)
the presence of the bank card at the point of sale, (2) transmission of all data
encoded on the card's magnetic strip, and (3) settlement within two days of the
authorization. If any one of these requirements is not met, the merchant is
penalized with a higher discount rate and a surcharge is applied to each
transaction not complying with the new requirements. In addition, several new
card types have been introduced to the marketplace that require merchants to
capture additional information on each transaction such as sales tax or line
item detail to receive the lowest discount rates.
Transaction Processing Industry
The transaction processing industry is characterized by a small number of
large transaction processors that primarily focus on servicing large merchants
and by many smaller transaction processors that provide a limited range of
services to small-to-medium sized merchants. Large merchants (i.e. those with
multiple locations and high volumes of card transactions) typically demand and
receive the full range of transaction processing services as well as customized
information services at low per-transaction costs. By contrast, small-to-medium
sized merchants historically have not been offered the same level of services as
large merchants and have incurred relatively higher per-transaction costs. The
growth in card transactions and the transition from paper-based to electronic
transaction processing have caused small-to-medium sized merchants increasingly
to demand sophisticated transaction processing and services similar to those
provided to large merchants.
Transaction processing services are marketed and sold to the
small-to-medium sized merchant market segment primarily by community and
regional banks and Independent Sales Organizations (ISO's) that outsource all or
a portion of the transaction processing services they offer. The costs to
convert from paper-based to electronic processing, merchant requirements for
improved customer service, and demands for additional customer applications have
made it difficult for community and regional banks and ISO's to remain
competitive. As a result, transaction processing continues to undergo rapid
consolidation in recent years. The industry remains fragmented with respect to
the number of entities providing merchant services and the economic factors are
expected to drive additional consolidation of merchant acquirers and transaction
processors.
Check Payment Industry
Checks are still the American consumer's second favorite way to pay for
purchases, behind cash. Americans wrote 66 billion checks in 1997 totaling over
$12 trillion dollars representing a 5.2% increase in dollar volume and a 3.4%
increase in transactions. Checks represent 23-24% of all retail sales and about
75% of all non-cash transactions.
Unfortunately, as the number of checks written continues to increase, the
number of bad checks is increasing. The cost of insufficient funds checks often
leads merchants either to refuse to accept checks or to utilize check
verification and guarantee services. Check verification or guarantee services
require the merchant to magnetically read the MICR line of a check or hand key
certain information into an EDC terminal which communicates with a database
maintained and operated by the verification service. If the check is approved,
an approval code is generated and sent back to the terminal to complete the
check verification or guarantee transaction.
Overview of Cellular Technology
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Circuit Switched Cellular, CDPD, and EDC Terminal Technology
USWD's products integrate circuit-switched cellular, CDPD, and credit card
terminal technology to access credit card, debit card and check verification
services. The POS-50(R) terminal can be used anywhere advanced mobile phone
service (AMPS) cellular service is available. Upon card swipe, and once the
sales amount is entered via the terminal keypad, the cellular transceiver
acquires a cellular channel and transmits the data over the air waves to a cell
site, which is connected to a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO) and then
connected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The call is then
routed over one of several inter-exchange carriers (IEC's) to the transaction
processor. Once an authorization is obtained, a corresponding approval code is
returned to the terminal, which prints a duplicate customer receipt and
electronically captures the entire transaction data. A check authorization
utilizes essentially the same technology and communication path, but authorizes
the check data with a database maintained by a check verification or guarantee
company.
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The CDPD products, including the TRANZ Enabler and POS-500, utilize
dedicated CDPD channels to transmit high speed, encrypted credit card data from
the merchant location to the nearest CDPD cell site which routes the data to the
local mobile data intermediate system (MDIS) which then routes the transaction
to the transaction processor via a leased line or frame relay connection. Once
the transaction is authorized, the response is returned to the terminal in less
than 300 milliseconds. The CDPD protocol is based on Internet protocol (IP) and
each terminal and authorization host has its own unique IP address. The CDPD
infrastructure includes a network of routers that direct the data to the
appropriate IP addresses. A CDPD enabled terminal is essentially on-line with
the transaction processor whenever it is powered up.
Cellular Communication Networks
Presently there are cellular communication networks providing coverage in
over 700 metropolitan statistical area ("MSA") and rural service area ("RSA")
markets in the U.S. It is estimated that the present cellular service footprint
covers 95% of the U.S. population. The POS-50(R) can be used in any area where
cellular voice-grade coverage is present.
With approximately 30,000 cellular phones being sold each day, cellular
voice technology is a commodity service. To support this type of explosive
growth, the cellular carriers are spending a substantial part of their revenues
to expand capacity by upgrading their infrastructure and capacity with new
digital technology. The cellular carriers are now focusing on incremental
revenue streams, including wireless data transmission. Wireless data can be
transmitted over the same cellular infrastructure as voice. It has been
estimated that, by the year 2000, as much as 30% of cellular revenues will be
derived from data transmission.
Wireless Data Networks
There are several land-based wireless data networks currently providing
regional and national data services in the U.S. market. Listed below are several
networks USWD perceives as current and potential future carriers of POS data
traffic. USWD continuously monitors and evaluates this technology to determine
feasibility, and applicability for POS data transmission.
Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD). USWD believes that CDPD is the
superior wireless data technology for transaction processing. Presently over 260
metropolitan statistical areas have CDPD service provided by AT&T Wireless
Services, Bell Atlantic Mobile, GTE Wireless, Ameritech Cellular and 360
Communications, and an aggressive deployment schedule is expected to continue
throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Despite the widespread presence
of CDPD networks, there are presently two major markets that do not have
operating CDPD networks - Los Angeles, California and Atlanta, Georgia. Recent
developments in the Los Angeles market seem to suggest that LA will soon be
deploying CDPD, which is a major retail market that could then be served by
USWD's products and services.
CDPD appears to be the most favorable wireless protocol for transmitting
data over a cellular network and presently covers approximately 70% of the
retail marketplace. Because of the encrypted packet data and IP (Internet
protocol) nature of CDPD technology, CDPD-enabled POS terminals can out-perform
traditional dial-up terminal technology operating over public switched telephone
networks. A CDPD network provides high-speed (19.2 bps) wireless access between
a CDPD-enabled POS terminal and a transaction processor, effectively bypassing
local phone line service and the monthly costs associated with it. The result of
utilizing CDPD technology is sub-5 second authorization response times at lower
than dial-up rates. In addition to fast, secure and low transaction costs, the
merchant can also eliminate the monthly recurring cost of a dedicated phone
line, which averages between $30-40 per month.
American Mobile/Ardis. The American Mobile ARDIS network is a combination
of satellite and terrestrial based wireless packet data network. The terrestrial
based ARDIS network is the oldest and most mature wide area wireless data only
network in the US marketplace. USWD has recently integrated the ARDIS network
into its Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM and currently is certifying a
handheld terminal for use on the ARDIS network. The ARDIS network provides
wireless coverage in many of the smaller markets where CDPD is absent. It also
has extremely good in-building penetration characteristics that position this
wireless technology very favorably for use with wireless payment terminals. USWD
executed an agreement with American Mobile ARDIS in May 1999 that will allow
USWD to utilize the ARDIS wireless data network for transporting credit card
transactions.
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BellSouth Mobile Data. BellSouth Mobile Data ("BMD") is a wireless packet
data network currently available in over 7,500 U.S. cities and towns, covering
90% of the urban business population. The network is very similar to, but
separate from the cellular voice network. BMD is designed as a data-only
infrastructure. BMD is also connected to a limited number of transaction
processors and currently has credit card data transversing its network. BMD has
recently upgraded the network to improve overall coverage area and in building
penetration efficiencies to support a new two-way paging service. This network
expansion and upgrade positions BMD as a viable competitor to CDPD and digital
cellular as a transport network for point-of-sale transactions. USWD is
currently negotiating with BMD to be able to offer its new Wireless Express
Payment ServiceSM utilizing the BMD wireless data network.
Nextel. Nextel currently has a digital Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR)
network, based on TDMA technology, providing voice and messaging services in the
top 50 major metropolitan service areas, covering approximately 65% of the U.S.
population. Presently, Nextel's network is not compatible for POS data traffic,
but it is anticipated that it will be upgraded to a packet-based data-ready
network. When the network is upgraded to packet-based status, it could become a
viable POS data network if the pricing structure is competitive. USWD will
continue to evaluate Nextel as a potential data highway for its wireless
products and services.
Metrocom. Metrocom is currently operating a packet-based data network in a
few major cities including San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C.
Metrocom's Ricochet network is a packet data network designed for wireless
mobile computing applications including E-mail and Internet access. USWD
perceives the Ricochet network as a potentially viable POS data network when the
coverage area expands to a nationwide footprint and competitive data rates are
created for POS transactions. To date, however, the expansion of the Metrocom
network has been slow to develop which may limit the overall potential of this
wireless network as a competitive service offering.
Digital Cellular. Present cellular networks consist of digital and analog
technology. There are three digital voice technologies competing for market
acceptance and dominance: Code Division Multiplexing Access (CDMA), Time
Division Multiplexing Access (TDMA), and the European standard known as GSM. All
three digital technologies have the ability to transmit data over their
respective networks. USWD is evaluating the respective data protocols and
pricing structure for each of the digital technologies and intends to develop
products and services based on competitive rate structures and the availability
of new digital data modules.
Personal Communication Services (PCS). With the allocation of additional RF
spectrum and the FCC's successful auctioning of these air wave licenses, a
variety of competing Personal Communication Services networks are beginning to
offer local and regional wireless voice and data services. As these networks are
developed and deployed, PCS could become a viable POS wireless access
technology. The future viability of PCS as a wireless POS access technology will
be contingent on a "standardized" protocol and a competitive data pricing
structure. Presently, the major PCS service providers are deploying GSM, CDMA
and TDMA infrastructure and products. As an alternative to traditional cellular
service, the PCS service providers have the benefit of building infrastructure
with state-of-the-art digital voice and data technologies. As the coverage area
increases and favorable data rate plans are created, USWD views PCS as a viable
network for its wireless product and service offerings.
USWD's Current Products and Services
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USWD markets wireless point-of-sale ("POS") equipment and services to
merchant acquirers and card processors. USWD's products and services introduce a
new standard in performance and allow card acceptance in new and under-served
markets where traditional dial-up solutions either are too slow or are not
practical such as public parking garages, quick service restaurants, taxicabs,
and other semi-mobile applications.
From a merchant acquirer and card processor perspective, USWD's products
and services provide high speed end-to-end wireless solutions that allow the
respective bankcard service providers to offer their customers a competitive and
technologically superior alternative to dial up solutions.
USWD is marketing its Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM to merchant
acquirers, Independent Sales Organizations, who offer bankcard services on
behalf of the acquiring banks, and transaction processors. WEPSSM is marketed as
an end-to-end wireless payment solution. USWD earns one-time and recurring
revenue for each terminal activated. The one-time fees are for activation of an
IP address or Radio ID for each wireless terminal that is activated for use on
the respective wireless networks. The recurring fees include a flat monthly fee
for each terminal active on the wireless network and transaction fees for each
credit card authorization processed. The following section describes USWD's
respective product and service offerings:
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Wireless Express Payment Service(SM)
Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM (WEPS(SM)) is USWD's newest product and
service offering. It is an end-to-end product and service offering that enables
merchant acquirers and card processors with a simple and easy way to offer
wireless transaction processing services. It begins with a rich set of wireless
terminal devices and an internet-based provisioning and terminal activation
process with real-time diagnostic and transaction reporting capability. It also
includes the wireless network service, software and server technology that
interface between the wireless networks and the various front-end card
processors and card associations. The final (and optional) component of WEPS is
complete terminal deployment and management services.
USWD500 CDPD Modem
USWD and a Taiwan-based technology company jointly developed a proprietary
CDPD modem, the USWD500, which received FCC type approval in February 1999. The
USWD500 CDPD modem incorporates several proprietary features that improve the
performance and reliability of credit, debit and ATM transactions. It also
provides real time remote diagnostic capability and over the air download
capability when used with the Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM offering
described above. The modem is currently being integrated into desktop and
handheld terminals by several of the credit card terminal manufacturers.
CDPD-Based Products
POS-500 - During the third quarter of fiscal 1996, USWD introduced two new
products utilizing CDPD technology. USWD's first CDPD product, known as the
POS-500, is a fully integrated EDC terminal, receipt printer and CDPD wireless
modem that allows a merchant to complete a credit or debit card transaction in
less than 5 seconds. The POS-500 is designed to target the traditional
small-to-medium sized retailer that can benefit from the speed or mobility that
it affords. Because response times are 3-4 times faster than dial-up terminals,
and per-transaction communication costs are competitive with current dial-up
costs, the POS-500 can compete favorably and eventually replace dial-up credit
card terminal technology in areas where CDPD service is available.
TRANZ Enabler - The TRANZ Enabler was also released in test mode during the
third fiscal quarter of 1996, and was designed to enable the existing installed
base of Verifone TRANZ(R) 330, 380, or 460 dial-up terminals to operate over the
CDPD network resulting in high speed, low cost transaction processing for the
retail marketplace. The TRANZ Enabler connects to the printer port of the
TRANZ(R) 330, 380, or 460 terminal and utilizes power from the credit card
terminal power supply. The TRANZ Enabler features a printer port for connection
to a receipt printer and can complete a credit or debit card transaction in less
than 5 seconds.
The POS-50(R)
USWD's first product, known as the POS-50(R), was the world's first
integrated wireless credit card and check authorization terminal using cellular
communication technology. The POS-50(R) is certified to operate on the major
credit card transaction processing networks and is presently being marketed in
the U.S. by a variety of Independent Sales Organizations ("ISO's"), cellular
service providers, and directly by USWD. The POS-50(R) allows a merchant to
electronically capture a credit card, debit card or check transaction at the
point of sale virtually anywhere cellular voice service exists and complete the
authorization process in approximately 16-18 seconds. Because of its portable
and wireless nature, the POS-50(R) is well suited for the small to medium sized
mobile retailer or service company. Examples of current POS-50(R) customers
include craft show vendors, sporting event concessionaires, towing services,
cart and kiosk vendors and essentially any business on the go that wants to
safely accept credit cards, debit cards or checks for their products and
services. With over 7,000 POS-50(R) terminals in the marketplace, USWD is
recognized as the leader in providing wireless terminal transaction equipment
for the mobile marketplace.
Product Benefits
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USWD's wireless products and transaction processing services benefit
merchants in the following ways:
Faster Transactions. A wireless-enabled credit card authorization is 3 to 4
times faster than a transaction completed via a telephone line. A
wireless-enabled credit card transaction bypasses the local telephone and
interexchange carrier networks resulting in faster transactions and fewer delays
due to busy telephony networks and inefficiencies. The TRANZ Enabler and POS-500
can complete a credit card transaction in less than 5 seconds. Faster
transactions afford the merchant the ability to process more business in a given
period of time while improving customer convenience and satisfaction.
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Competitive Transaction Fees. Because of the ability to bypass the
traditional telephony networks and the costs associated with them, USWD can
often offer its customers high-speed transport services resulting in very
competitive transaction fees. Lower transaction fees are a key component in the
merchant's decision making process when evaluating a transaction processing
relationship.
Increased Sales. Consumers often make purchases when they have no cash on
hand if the merchant accepts credit cards or checks. Research indicates that
when customers have the option to use a credit card, they spend 30% more per
transaction. Merchants that accept alternative methods of payment such as
credit/debit cards or checks believe such alternative methods provide a
competitive advantage over merchants who do not. USWD's products and services
afford faster authorization response times resulting in the ability to process
more transactions and sales over a given period of time. The products and
services allow card acceptance in new and under-served markets such as fast food
restaurants, parking garages, transportation and markets that are time and queue
sensitive.
Controls Bad Debt. All of USWD's products allow a merchant to obtain an
on-line authorization and electronically capture each credit/debit card
transaction. Once the customer's card transaction has been electronically
authorized, an approval code is assigned and funds are electronically "captured"
(i.e., reserved to pay for the authorized transaction). Since each transaction
begins by swiping the card through the terminal's magnetic card reader, there is
a significant reduction in the risk of fraud loss due to lost, stolen,
overextended, or physically altered credit cards. Debit or ATM transactions
require that the customer keys in a personal identification number ("PIN") to
complete a transaction. Debit or ATM transactions cannot be reversed or charged
back to a merchant thereby further reducing bad debt. Losses from checks with
insufficient funds are collected or guaranteed by check service companies under
a separate fee agreement with the merchant.
Improves Cash Flow. Once funds have been authorized and electronically
captured and the settlement procedure initiated, they are transferred
electronically to the merchant's local bank account. When compared to paper
submission of credit card transactions, USWD's products expedite the funding
process by electronically depositing the day's credit card transactions into the
merchant's local bank account usually within 24 to 48 hours.
Markets
Market research indicates that there are over 4 million stand-alone credit
card terminals installed in the U.S. market. In 1997, 1,312,098 POS terminals
were shipped in the U.S. market, a 20% increase over 1996. Several factors
contributing to this increase are the growth of credit and debit cards,
electronic benefits transfer (EBT) acceptance and the larger memory requirements
due to the amount of data a credit card terminal must capture on each
transaction. A debit card transaction requires a personal identification number
(PIN) to be entered into the POS terminal, and a large percentage of the
existing terminal base is not debit ready. These factors suggest that a growing
percentage of the legacy terminals will need to be replaced to meet the various
technical and functional demands of the changing marketplace.
In the U.S., mobile service and retail sales companies have experienced
large growth as Americans have developed a demand for convenience and a need to
save time. To a larger extent than in past years, the retail point of sale is
located wherever the customer resides and the merchant must be prepared to
complete the sale at that location. Thus, a wide range of business services such
as towing services, locksmiths, concessionaires, special event vendors, in-home
appliance repair services, mobile auto repair, delivery, and similar businesses
depend almost exclusively on completing the sales transactions at the customer's
location.
International Applications
USWD believes that international markets, particularly Latin America and
China, where land-based telephone lines are not in place or are unreliable,
represent realistic market potential for USWD's products and services.
Several Chinese provinces and cities and Latin American countries have
operational CDPD networks and POS transaction processing is being viewed as one
of the initial and most immediate applications to be pursued.
USWD is presently evaluating its international strategy and may attempt to
form alliances or partnerships with the respective financial institutions,
wireless service providers and the local transaction processors to enter these
markets.
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Marketing and Distribution Arrangements for USWD's Products and Related Services
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USWD is now beginning to market its Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM
(WEPSSM) to acquiring banks, ISO's and transaction processors. It has recently
executed WEPSSM agreements with several acquirers and ISO's and plans to build
up its sales organization to continue the momentum already started. Because WEPS
is a "wholesale" product and service offering that it markets to the
organizations that provide "retail" bankcard processing products and services,
USWD is viewed as a supplier rather than a competitor in the marketplace. This
strategy of remaining wireless carrier, terminal device and front-end processor
neutral is a key factor in USWD's ability to market WEPSSM to the major players
in the transaction processing industry.
In furtherance of this new strategy, in October 1998, USWD and CSI entered
into a non-binding Letter of Intent to form a non-exclusive strategic
partnership to jointly exploit payment system opportunities using wireless
technologies. Upon entry of a final agreement, CSI will produce and promote its
LinkPoint(TM) processing terminals using USWD's proprietary USWD 500 CDPD modem
and USWD's Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM. CSI will promote these products
within its own markets using its approximately 2,200-person sales force.
Lipman USA, Inc., the third largest supplier of point of sale terminals is
also in the process of integrating the USWD 500 CDPD modem into its Nurit 2090
POS/EDC terminal. The terminal is expected to be available for distribution to
the market in the summer of 1999 and will utilize WEPSSM to manage the
transaction from point of sale to the payment processor.
USWD has the following agreements in place with providers of wireless CDPD
networks. WEPSSM utilizes these networks for the transmission of the payment
transaction data:
Agreement with GTE Wireless. On August 1, 1997, USWD entered into a two
Agreement with GTE Mobile Communications Service Corporation, on its behalf and
on behalf of GTE Mobilnet Incorporated and Contel Cellular Inc. and their
respective affiliates by which USWD has agreed to purchase CDPD services in the
markets served by GTE Wireless and GTE Wireless has agreed to market CDPD-based
processing services to merchants in its service territories using USWD's TRANZ
Enabler product. Although both companies intended this marketing program to be
very successful, the anticipated sales volumes were not realized. The Agreement
was amended in September 1998 to cancel certain volume commitments and
consequently the pricing for CDPD service was increased.
In addition to the amended agreement, USWD and GTE management have
discussed additional changes to be made to the sales and marketing program with
respect to the Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM model now being implemented.
USWD expects to amend the agreement again to be consistent with this new product
and service offering.
Agreements with Bell Atlantic Mobile. USWD has entered into two agreements
with Cellco Partnership, doing business as Bell Atlantic Mobile (BAM). The
first, a CDPD airtime reseller agreement was executed on August 14, 1997 and
allows USWD to resell Bell Atlantic Mobile's CDPD service in markets served by
Bell Atlantic Mobile. The agreement is for a term of three years with automatic
one-year renewals unless terminated by 60 days notice prior to the end of a
term. USWD does not have any minimum purchase obligations to Bell Atlantic
Mobile under this CDPD airtime agreement. USWD also entered into a Joint CDPD
Sales and Marketing Agreement with Bell Atlantic Mobile as of March 23, 1998,
which provides for joint sales and promotion of USWD's products and processing
solutions in Bell Atlantic Mobile markets. With certain exceptions, USWD is
obligated to use Bell Atlantic Mobile CDPD Service exclusively within certain
defined "Bell Atlantic Mobile Market Areas" whenever it places a solution
through USWD agents or employees. The agreement runs for two years from March
23, 1998; however, the agreement is terminable by either party on 30 days prior
written notice "with or without cause." USWD also must pay Bell Atlantic Mobile
an activation fee for each unit placed through the efforts of Bell Atlantic
Mobile under the agreement, plus a monthly fee commencing with the thirteenth
month after activation for each merchant which has met certain minimum
processing volume criteria.
Beginning in April 1998, USWD began entering into agreements with merchants
under the terms of the joint marketing agreement and initiated a telemarketing
program to pre-qualify leads in the Bell Atlantic Mobile coverage areas.
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USWD and BAM management have discussed additional changes to be made to the
sales and marketing program with respect to the Wireless Express Payment
ServiceSM model now being implemented. USWD expects to amend the agreement to be
consistent with this new product and service offering.
Agreement with Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc. On July 16, 1998, USWD
and Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc. ("Ameritech") executed an exclusive
Joint Marketing and Operating Agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Ameritech
has agreed to use its good faith efforts to market exclusively USWD's TRANZ
Enablers and credit card processing services, together with an Ameritech CDPD IP
address (the "USWD Solution") in Ameritech CDPD markets in Chicago and
Springfield, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus,
Ohio and Detroit, Michigan to merchants who currently use VeriFone TRANZ 330,
380 or 460 credit card authorization terminals. USWD is obligated to use
Ameritech CDPD service exclusively in all of the designated Ameritech CDPD
markets, except for unsolicited orders for USWD's products or services from a
merchant or another CDPD service provider. The agreement has a term of two years
and renews automatically for an additional two years. Either party may terminate
the agreement at any time upon 90 days written notice to the other party. There
are no minimum CDPD airtime purchase obligations to USWD under the agreement.
Since this agreement is the latest to be formalized, sales results have
been minimal due to the front end training and operational requirements. In
addition, USWD will discuss with Ameritech management all amendments necessary
to implement the Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM offering.
Agreement with AT&T Wireless. USWD entered into an agreement with AT&T
Wireless as of April 30, 1997 to sell AT&T Wireless' CDPD communications service
for a term of three years, with automatic renewals of additional one year terms
if either party fails to give 90 days prior notice of termination at the end of
term. USWD is obligated to maintain a minimum number of active CDPD addresses
with AT&T Wireless over the term of the agreement, or pay AT&T Wireless for such
addresses even if USWD has not resold the numbers to merchants. USWD is
obligated to maintain a minimum number of active CDPD addresses over the term of
the agreement, or pay such addresses even if USWD has not resold the numbers to
merchants. Based on the agreement of April 1, 1997, USWD is obligated to
maintain minimum unit placements which equate to minimum monthly CDPD billings
of $4,500 by the one-year anniversary of the agreement, $13,500 within 18 months
and $20,250 within two years. USWD and AT&T Wireless management have engaged in
recent discussions and joint marketing activities regarding Wireless Express
Payment ServiceTM and are in the process of defining new pricing arrangements
and marketing strategies that would compliment this new service.
Transaction Processing Agreements
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During the previous marketing strategy as a merchant acquirer in fiscal 98,
USWD built up two merchant portfolios in which it provided bankcard processing
services. With the current strategy of remaining a neutral wholesale provider of
wireless products and processing services, USWD intends to sell the two merchant
portfolios to a full service merchant acquirer so it will not be perceived by
its future customers as a competitor. USWD is currently engaged in discussions
with potential buyers of the portfolios and expects to complete the sale during
the 1999 calendar year.
NOVA Information Systems. In January 1997, USWD entered into a Member
Service Provider ("MSP") agreement with NOVA Information Systems ("NOVA"), of
Atlanta, Georgia, the nation's 7th largest credit card transaction processor,
together with Regions Bank (NOVA's procuring bank), a principal member of VISA
U.S.A., Inc. and MasterCard International Incorporated. As a registered MSP of
NOVA, USWD is entitled to enroll merchants to process their credit and debit
card transactions with NOVA. USWD sells processing to merchants it enrolls at a
retail rate and purchases that processing from NOVA at wholesale, thereby
generating revenue on each card swipe and every dollar processed from merchants
enrolled by USWD. USWD is required to train the merchants it enrolls in using
credit card processing hardware and services and must also provide merchant
support to assure that the merchants are continually apprised of their customer
service requirements and to remedy any problems encountered by the merchants in
conjunction with credit card processing. The term of the agreement is for three
years from January 1, 1997, and renews automatically for additional, successive
one-year terms if not terminated at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the
current term. Due to USWD's new Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM, it is
anticipated that USWD will sell its interest in the current merchant portfolio
to remove any perceived conflicts of interest in the marketplace.
National Bank of Commerce. USWD entered into a "Merchant Marketing and
Services Agreement" with National Bank of Commerce ("NBC") as of March 9, 1998,
under which USWD also became an ISO/MSP of NBC and can thereby offer NBC's
transaction processing services to merchants. USWD will solicit potential
merchants for submission of applications to NBC, which then has the right to
accept the merchant for participation in NBC's program. Once a merchant is
accepted, USWD sets up point of sale access, including maintenance of electronic
terminal hardware and other equipment, and must also supply the merchant with
training, supplies, program information and other services related to the
program. USWD will receive a residual on all transactions processed through NBC
for which it is the procurer. USWD also has been granted the right to own a 50%
equity interest in the merchant accounts it procures for NBC. This means that
USWD will receive 50% of the amount paid by a third party upon a sale of the
merchant
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account. However, USWD must also stand behind nonpayment of amounts owed to NBC
by the merchant, which remain unpaid for 60 days, including fraud, chargebacks,
adjustments, fees and any other charges, related to the merchant. Upon
termination of the agreement (for any reason other than de-registration of USWD
with Visa U.S.A., Inc. or MasterCard International, Inc.), USWD has the right to
transfer NBC's interest in the merchant accounts in which USWD owns an interest
to another processor upon payment to NBC of one-half of the equity value of the
portfolio, or, if such a transfer is not practicable, NBC has agreed to
terminate the merchant agreements to allow USWD to allow the merchants to sign
with another processor. To allow this transfer, NBC is entitled to be paid its
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in effecting the transaction. The agreement is
for a term of three years, subject to one-year automatic renewals if not
terminated at least 90 days prior to the end of the original or any renewal
term. The agreement can also be terminated early for certain specified causes.
Due to USWD's new Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM strategy it is anticipated
that USWD will sell its interest in the current merchant portfolio to remove any
perceived conflicts of interest in the marketplace.
Maverick International Processing Services, Inc. On May 28, 1999, USWD
entered into a software license agreement with Maverick International Processing
Services, Inc. ("Maverick") which grants USWD a fully paid perpetual license to
software used for front-end authorization and capture services. Maverick is a
full service third party credit card processor which has both "front-end"
authorization and capture and "back end" settlement of credit card transactions
capabilities. USWD has been using Maverick as the front-end processor for
transactions under USWD's agreement with National Bank of Commerce. USWD has
agreed to issue 375,000 shares of restricted common stock for this license by
June 27, 1999, thereby guaranteeing USWD's access to, and control of, a
front-end system for processing credit card transactions.
Also on May 28, 1999, USWD and Maverick entered into a five year Management
Services Agreement pursuant to which Maverick will provide "front end"
authorization and transaction capture services to USWD's customers using the
licensed Maverick software. The agreement also sets forth the terms under which
Maverick will maintain the existing software, develop additional software and
perform various optional services for USWD relating to customer service and
transaction processing. USWD has agreed to pay Maverick a base fee of $12,500
per month for the basic services to be provided by Maverick, plus a set fee on
each transaction processed by Maverick under the terms of the agreement.
Manufacturing and Deployment Arrangements
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Third Party Manufacturing Relationships
USWD utilizes high quality, third party manufacturers to build its
products. Uniform Industrial Corporation manufactures USWD's POS-50(R) product.
Wellex Corporation, a Fremont, California based manufacturer, builds the TRANZ
Enabler product line. Finite Technologies of Pueblo, Colorado manufacturers the
POS-500 CDPD-based terminal, and Z-Com manufactures the USWD500 CDPD modem that
will be integrated into various terminal platforms as well as all of USWD's CDPD
product lines.
Equipment Deployment and Servicing
USWD outsources its deployment services to a third party that specializes
in credit card terminal deployment and management services. In January 1998,
USWD entered into an agreement with TASQ Technology, Inc., of Rocklin,
California ("TASQ"), to provide equipment repair, deployment, call tag
management, encryption services, inventory management services, product sales
(including equipment, accessories and supplies), leasing, rentals, customer
support and other related services on an as-requested basis to merchants using
USWD's wireless solutions. Under this agreement, USWD pays TASQ fees for the
various products provided and services rendered by TASQ to USWD's customers, on
a 30-day billed basis. TASQ charges inventory storage and handling fees for
equipment, accessories and supplies purchased from persons other than TASQ. The
agreement is for an initial term of twelve months from January 26, 1998, and
renews for successive terms of the same duration unless either party provides
written notice of termination at least 3 months prior to the end of a term.
USWD believes that this relationship will ultimately result in savings to
USWD over what it would cost to provide these services by its own personnel. In
addition, TASQ has a reputation for highly efficient, quality service in the
industry and USWD hopes that this relationship will insure a high level of
satisfaction in USWD's customers.
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Customers
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With respect to POS-50(R) sales, Cardservice International continues to be
USWD's single largest customer. Cardservice International is a large merchant
acquirer with over 2,200 sales representatives, and distributes the POS-50
product through its sales channels.
During fiscal 1998, sales of USWD's CDPD-based products and recurring
revenue earned from credit card processing services represent the largest source
of revenue. The TRANZ Enabler and POS-500 products were sold or deployed to
merchants through the distribution organizations of the respective CDPD carriers
and USWD's own direct sales force.
Patents, Trademarks and Other Proprietary Protection
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Patents
USWD was granted a design patent on certain aspects of the POS-50(R)
product in June 1994. USWD expects to file additional patents as it determines
appropriate.
USWD received a design patent on the TRANZ Enabler housing in April 1999.
Trademarks
USWD's name and POS-50(R) are registered trademarks of USWD. USWD has
recently filed for a service mark on "Wireless Express Payment ServiceSM".
Other Proprietary Protection
Proprietary technology involved in the primary components of USWD's
products, including the cellular and CDPD transceiver and printer, is owned or
licensed by the respective component supplier. USWD does claim proprietary
rights with respect to the integration and use in USWD's products. USWD also
claims proprietary rights on certain aspects of its application software as it
relates to CDPD point-of-sale functionality and diagnostic features.
USWD jointly developed a CDPD modem with a Taiwan-based technology company.
Under the terms of the agreement, USWD owns at least 50% of the intellectual
property rights in the USWD500 modem. USWD also has worldwide rights for its use
within the electronic payments industry.
USWD has developed a proprietary Internet-based interface to its Wireless
Express Payment Server, which performs various functions related to the Wireless
Express Payment ServiceSM. USWD is seeking intellectual property protection on
this software and its functional operation characteristics.
USWD may pursue additional intellectual property protection on its hardware
and software products as appropriate and resources are available.
Competition
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Currently, USWD believes it has no direct POS-50(R) competitor that is
manufacturing an integrated, battery powered circuit-switched cellular-based
terminal and printer product. However, the Company has identified several
non-integrated cellular based solutions that compete with the POS-50(R), but are
not as elegant or functional. These non-integrated solutions range from a few
hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars depending upon the distribution
channels and the type and number of components.
USWD has identified a limited number of hardware competitors that have or
are attempting development of CDPD-based terminals. Hypercom, a Phoenix-based
terminal manufacturer, is currently marketing a CDPD-based terminal product.
USWD perceives this product as direct hardware competition to the POS-500;
however, USWD intends to encourage Hypercom and all of the major terminal
manufacturers to integrate the USWD500 CDPD modem in a rich set of terminal
devices. This strategy is being implemented in order to increase market
awareness and overall demand for wireless terminal devices that can compliment
USWD's Wireless Express Payment Service(SM).
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USWD perceives the current transport providers of dial-up transaction
services as potential competitors. One company, for example, is offering
wireless transport services to several of the card processors. USWD believes,
however, that it can favorably compete by providing a technologically superior
service with proprietary protocols and value added wireless services.
In summary, USWD currently has no single competitor that provides the
end-to-end systems approach to the wireless transaction processing industry.
USWD does expect competition to appear if it is able to demonstrate its ability
to build market share and acceptance.
Government Regulation
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The POS-50(R), POS-500 and TRANZ Enabler use cellular RF channels in the
800-900 megahertz bandwidth and are subject to regulation by the FCC for both
cellular transmission and unintentional interference radiation. The products
incorporate either a circuit-switched cellular or CDPD transceiver manufactured
by suppliers that comply with the appropriate FCC requirements and have been
issued a FCC identification number.
USWD has received confirmation from the FCC that the POS-50(R) terminal
product does not require FCC approval for sales of the terminal in the U.S.
marketplace.
The POS-50(R), POS-500 and TRANZ Enabler have passed all known UL and CSA
requirements in testing conducted at an independent certified test site.
In February 1999 USWD received regulatory approval from the FCC on its new
high-speed packet data wireless modem. The USWD500 wireless modem was
specifically designed for the electronic payment industry and easy integration
into point-of-sale terminals, PC-based systems and ATM machines. It incorporates
proprietary features that improve the performance and reliability of wireless
credit, debit and ATM transactions.
Most foreign countries accept United States federal regulatory approval for
purposes of permitting commercial sales of electronic products; however,
specific regulatory approval of the product may be required in some countries
and could become an obstacle to sales of the product in such areas.
Research and Development
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Substantial portions of USWD's early activities were involved in the
engineering and development of the initial POS-50(R) terminal product. USWD
completed the development of the POS-50(R) in early 1993. During the last three
fiscal years, efforts have been directed almost exclusively on CDPD based
products. In fiscal 1998 and 1997, USWD spent approximately $295,000 and
$406,000 respectively, on research and product development activities. Through
the third fiscal quarter of 1999, USWD spent $363,000 on such activities.
USWD currently employs four people who are engaged in research and
development. Current efforts are focused on developing new CDPD-based products,
product integration with strategic partners, cost reduction, product efficiency
and reliability, customization and software development. USWD expects to add
personnel to its R&D staff in the first quarter of fiscal 2000 to facilitate new
product and application software development, including the development of new
server technology. It is anticipated that USWD will spend approximately $475,000
on research and development during fiscal 1999, based on present staffing levels
and projects currently under way.
Employees
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With the implementation of the new distribution strategy adopted in the
latter part of the first quarter of fiscal 1999 USWD has taken steps to reduce
spending. With the new focus on distribution through large merchant acquirers,
USWD has reduced personnel from 60 at June 30, 1998, to 25 as of April 30, 1999,
with most of the reduction occurring in the direct sales force. USWD presently
has 3 executive officers. See "Management."
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Seasonal Variation of Business
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USWD's merchant acquiring and transaction processing business is relatively
immune to seasonal variations, although USWD expects that transaction processing
revenue will reflect seasonal variations paralleling consumer spending patterns,
generally increasing somewhat during the Christmas holiday season. However, the
placement of point-of-sale terminals can be expected to be slower during that
season as well, due to the reluctance of merchants to change processors during
premier shopping seasons.
Backlog
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As of March 31, 1999, there was no order backlog due to product
unavailability.
USWD's financial condition has limited it from obtaining traditional credit
from its manufacturers and adequate capital will be required to assure an
uninterrupted production of inventory as needed. See "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
Impact of Environmental Laws
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USWD does not believe that it is substantially affected by environmental
laws and does not expect any material impact as a result of such laws.
Properties
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USWD now occupies approximately 6,000 square feet of office and
general-purpose space which serves as its corporate headquarters, in a building
in Emeryville, California, a suburb adjacent to Oakland and San Francisco,
California. USWD executed a five-year lease on this space in September 1997 at
an initial rate of approximately $10,000 per month commencing October 1997, and
subsequently raised due to relocation to Suite #800, to approximately $15,000
per month. Engineering functions remain at USWD's Palmer Lake, Colorado facility
under a month-to-month lease of approximately $1400.
Legal Proceedings
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Settlement of Claims of Certain Noteholders
In April 1998, USWD entered into an agreement with certain Noteholders
under which USWD issued shares of Common Stock in settlement of a dispute
concerning the character of shares to be issued on conversion of $135,000 face
amount of notes. Terms of the settlement entitled the Noteholders to certain
guarantee or put provisions related to the shares. The guarantee provision of
the settlement agreement allows the former Noteholders to recover the difference
between the guarantee price (which is $3.00 per share as to the shares that are
still entitled to the guarantee) and the gross amount the Noteholder receives
upon a sale of the shares. The guarantee is operative at any time during the one
year period commencing on the date the shares became saleable under SEC Rule
144. USWD is obligated to pay the amount due within thirty days of receiving a
demand, accompanied by documentation confirming the sale. Under the "put"
provision of the settlement agreement, the former Noteholders will have a five
day period commencing on the date one year from the date the shares become
saleable under SEC Rule 144 during which the former Noteholders may "put" any
shares remaining unsold by them at the time back to USWD. Upon exercise of the
put, USWD must either (1) purchase the shares for the put price of $3.00 per
share, or (2) require the shareholder to sell the shares into the market, with
USWD making up the difference between the put price and the gross amount
received by the shareholder upon such sale, within 15 days after receipt of
written notice and documentation confirming the sale. The shares originally
issued upon conversion of the notes and the additional shares resulting from the
settlement are reflected as Redeemable Common Stock on USWD's balance sheet. The
originally issued shares are reflected at their conversion value adjusted for
the value attributable to the guarantee and "put" provisions. In the event
redemption of such shares becomes probable and the actual redemption amount is
in excess of the carrying amount, such excess amount will be recorded as
litigation settlement expense. The additional shares are reflected at their
redemption value. As of March 31, 1999, there were up to approximately 128,000
shares subject to the guarantee and "put" provision, with a carrying value of
$232,000, outstanding, which have a maximum redemption value of approximately
$384,000 prior to any reduction for amounts the holder may receive upon the sale
of such shares. On April 29, 1999, certain Noteholders having approximately
83,500 shares, agreed to waive their guarantee and "put" rights in return for
the issuance of 200,000 restricted shares of USWD's Common Stock. Entry of a
final agreement with these Noteholders is subject to USWD's receipt of proper
documentation showing the shares owned by these Noteholders are eligible under
the guarantee and put agreements.
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Available Information
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USWD has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (together with any amendments and exhibits to the
Registration Statement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended with
respect to the shares of Common Stock offered by this Prospectus. This
Prospectus does not contain all the information that is in the Registration
Statement as part of that information has been omitted in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information, reference is made to
the Registration Statement, including the exhibits filed as a part of it.
Statements made in this Prospectus as to the contents of any document are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of the
document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, which the reader
should examine. See "Documents Filed as Exhibits, below"
The Company is a reporting company subject to the informational
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and, in accordance with the Exchange Act files periodic reports and other
information with the SEC. The Registration Statement, including exhibits, as
well as the other reports, proxy statements and information filed by USWD may be
inspected, without charge, and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, upon
payment of copy costs. The public may obtain information on the operation of the
Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Registration
Statement, periodic reports, proxy and information statements and other
information are also filed electronically by USWD with the SEC and are available
on the SEC's World Wide Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Documents Filed as Exhibits
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References made in this Prospectus to material contracts, agreements or
other documents are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by
reference to the complete copy of the document which is filed as an Exhibit to
the Registration Statement, of which this Prospectus is but a part. Copies of
such documents can be obtained from the SEC or from USWD by a written request
addressed to the attention of the Corporate Secretary.
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
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The following table contains certain information with respect to the directors
and executive officers of USWD.
Name Age Principal Occupation Director Since
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Dean M. Leavitt 39 CEO & Chairman of May 1999
USWD
Rod L. Stambaugh 39 President of USWD August 1991
Chester N. Winter 67 General Partner of Colorado February 1994
Incubator Fund, L.P.
Alvin C. Rice 74 Vice Chairman of Merchant's June 1998
Group International, Inc
Dean M. Leavitt. Mr. Leavitt became the Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of USWD on May 3, 1999. Prior to joining USWD, Mr. Leavitt was
President of US Data Capture, Inc., which is headquartered in Greenwich,
Connecticut. US Data Capture is a "boutique" credit card processing company
which Mr. Leavitt founded in 1990. US Data Capture specialized in formulating
and implementing sophisticated credit card acceptance applications for such
clients as hospitals, universities, municipalities, publishing houses, kiosk
sellers, direct marketers, professional sports teams and sporting events,
transportation companies and internet-based sales organizations. Prior to
founding US Data Capture, Mr. Leavitt served as Senior Vice President and
Director of Finance at Rosenschein Properties, a real estate development
company, Senior Vice President of Finance at Kellogg Properties, a real estate
acquisitions and development firm and Director of Equity Private Placements at
Sybedon Corporation, an investment banking firm that served the real estate
community. Mr. Leavitt holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and
psychology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Rod L. Stambaugh. Mr. Stambaugh served as Chief Executive Officer of USWD
from October 1996 until August 1997, when he became President. He was Vice
President in charge of marketing and business development for USWD from 1991
through October 1996. Mr. Stambaugh was also the Corporate Secretary from
September 1995 until October 1996. Mr. Stambaugh is one of the founders of USWD.
Mr. Stambaugh served on USWD's Board of Directors from July 1991 through October
1994, rejoining the Board as Chairman in July 1995. Mr. Stambaugh graduated from
Baker University in 1982 with a B.S. degree in Psychology, and a minor in
Business Administration.
Chester N. Winter. Mr. Winter is a general partner of Colorado Incubator
Fund, L.P., a venture capital fund which invests in early stage high technology
enterprises including software, materials, medical and bio-technology; a
position he has held since 1991. Since March 1993 he has also been Vice
President of Paradigm Partners, LLC, a consulting company. From February 1994
until September 1995 he served as Chairman of Highland Energy, Inc., a
subsidiary of Eastern Utility Associates. He holds B.A. and M.S. degrees in
Economics from the University of Colorado and has completed the Owner/President
Management Program at Harvard University Graduate School of Business.
Alvin C. Rice. Mr. Rice is currently employed as Vice Chairman of
Merchant's Group International, Inc., a private merchant bank located in San
Francisco, California, which he joined on June 1, 1999. Prior to June 1, 1999,
and since June 1, 1998, Mr. Rice was affiliated with entrenet Group, LLC, as a
senior associate. He became a director of USWD on June 1, 1998. His career in
banking, investment banking and commercial business management has spanned over
40 years. He served as Chairman of California Bancorp Systems, Inc. from January
1994 until December 1997 and as Chairman of the First National Bank of Marin
from 1989 until December 1993. Mr. Rice has also served as a Director of Memorex
Corporation, Fairchild Camera & Instrument Co., and the Montreal Trust Company.
He is a cum laude graduate Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University from
which he received a B.A. degree. He attended the Graduate School of Banking at
the University of Wisconsin and Harvard's Advanced Management Program.
Board of Directors and Committees
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USWD has an audit committee, which consisted of Mr. Winter and two former
directors who resigned in May 1999, Messrs. Richard Barton and Caesar Berger.
The audit committee recommends engagement of USWD's independent accountants,
approves services performed by such accountants, and reviews and evaluates
USWD's accounting system of internal controls. The audit committee did not meet
during fiscal year 1998; however, these issues were discussed by the full board.
The Board of Directors plans to appoint a new committee in the near term. USWD
does not have standing nominating or compensation committees. The Board as a
whole performs the functions that these committees would perform.
During fiscal year 1998, the Board of Directors held nine meetings and
acted ten times by consent without a meeting. All directors attended more than
75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board.
Other Significant Executive Officers
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Other significant executive officers of USWD who are not also directors are:
Name Age Position with USWD Officer Since
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Robert E. Robichaud 46 Chief Financial and Accounting September 1997
Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary
Business Experience of Significant Executive Officers
Robert E. Robichaud. Since 1985 Mr. Robichaud has held several key
financial management positions at Triad Systems Corp. including Director of
Financial Planning and Analysis and most recently, Director of Finance. Triad
Systems is a provider of software, hardware and information management solutions
which recorded 1997 revenues in excess of $175 million. Triad Systems was a
NASDAQ listed company and was acquired by Cooperative Computing Inc. on February
27, 1997. Mr. Robichaud received a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Fairfield
University in 1976 and M.B.A. from Rutgers Graduate School of Business in 1978.
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Executive Compensation
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The following table shows all the compensation paid by USWD to its Chief
Executive Officer (the "Named Executive Officer") and certain other officers
during the fiscal years ended June 30, 1997 and 1998. Mr. Stambaugh, USWD's CEO
at June 30, 1997, did not serve as CEO for USWD during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Summary Compensation Table
Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation
=================================================================================================================
Name and Principal Fiscal Salary Bonus Other Restricted Securities All Other
Position Year ($) ($) Annual Stock Underlying Compensa-
Compen- Awards Options (#) tion ($)
sation ($) ($) (5)
==================================================================================================================
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Rod L. Stambaugh, 1998 $113,333 $34,750 (4) $-0- -0- $-0-
President (1)(3)
1997 $ 79,881 $-0- (4) $-0- -0- $-0-
Evon A. Kelly, 1998 $ 131,250 $-0- (4) $-0- 600,000 $-0-
Chief Executive Officer
(2)
Robert E. Robichaud, 1998 $101,756 $10,417 (4) $-0- 50,000 $-0-
Chief Financial and
Accounting Officer (3)
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<FN>
(1) Mr. Stambaugh served as CEO from October 1996 until August 1997 when Mr.
Kelly commenced service as CEO.
(2) Mr. Kelly commenced service to USWD as of August 1997 and resigned as
CEO and Chairman in August 1998. He continues to serve as an employee
of USWD under an employment agreement with USWD.
(3) Mr. Robichaud commenced service as of September 1997. The bonus amounts
include $25,000 for Mr. Stambaugh and $10,000 for Mr. Robichaud which
were accrued but not paid during the year ended June 30, 1998.
(4) No amounts are shown under "Other", as the aggregate incremental cost
to USWD of personal benefits provided to the executive officer did not
exceed 10% of his annual salary and bonus during the year.
(5) All options were granted under the 1992 Stock Option Plan, except those
issued to Mr. Kelly, which are outside the Plan.
</FN>
</TABLE>
Option Grants in Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1998
As reflected in the following table, reported are the values for "in-the-money"
options, which represent the positive spread between the exercise price of any
existing stock options owned by the Named Executive Officer and the year-end
price of USWD's Common Stock.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
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Name Shares Value Number of Securities Value of
Acquired on Realized ($) Underlying Unexercised Unexercised In-the-
Exercise (#) (1) Options at FY-End (#) Money Options at
Vested/Unvested FY-End ($)
Vested/Unexercisable(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Rod L. Stambaugh 150,000 $672,750 5,000/0 $22,800/$0
Evon A. Kelly 240,000/252,000(3) 885,600/929,880
Robert E. Robichaud 18,500/31,500 13,690/23,310
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<FN>
(1) Market value on the average traded price of the underlying shares of USWD's
Common Stock on the date of exercise less the exercise price.
(2) Represents the difference between $4.69, the average market price of USWD's
Common Stock at fiscal year end, and the exercise price.
(3) Per Mr. Kelly's employment agreement, a maximum of 492,000 of the 600,000
shares may become exercisable through the end of his one-year employment
term.
</FN>
</TABLE>
Director Compensation
Directors who are not employees of USWD receive an annual stock option to
purchase 20,000 shares of USWD's Common Stock. The grant is made pursuant to
USWD's 1992 Stock Option Plan as of each director's anniversary date, with an
exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying stock as of the date
of grant. Options vest 25% on each six-month anniversary following the date of
grant. This is the only regular arrangement for compensation of directors. A
total of 80,000 stock options were granted to four non-employee directors during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998.
On November 23, 1998, USWD's outside directors were each granted 50,000
stock options exercisable at $2.563 per share for services rendered to USWD. The
options will vest over a period of 36 months, assuming the director remains a
director of USWD through the vesting period.
Other Executive Compensation Paid During Fiscal 1999
Mr. Roger L. Peirce served as USWD's CEO from August 17, 1998 through March
19, 1999 pursuant to an employment agreement with USWD. He was paid salary at
the rate of $75,000 per year. He received a total of $44,000 in compensation
during his tenure with USWD. On August 21, 1998, USWD granted options to Mr.
Peirce to purchase 1,000,000 shares of USWD's Common Stock at $3.438 per share,
the estimated fair market value at date of grant. In November 1998, USWD and Mr.
Peirce agreed to cancel the original 1,000,000 share option and USWD granted Mr.
Peirce an option to purchase 1,300,000 shares of USWD's Common Stock,
exercisable at $2.563 per share, the estimated fair market value of the grant,
for ten years from November 23, 1998. Options to purchase 39,016 shares were
granted as incentive stock options under USWD's 1992 Stock Option Plan ("the
Plan") and those options will be subject to all of the terms and conditions of
incentive stock options issued under the Plan. The balance of the options were
issued outside the Plan as "non-qualified options." They have the same exercise
terms as the incentive options issued under the Plan but expire on the earlier
of September 1, 2002 or one year from the date Mr. Peirce ceases to serve USWD
in any capacity, including as an employee, officer, director or consultant. All
of the options vested immediately upon issuance but are subject to USWD's right
to repurchase the shares at the price Mr. Peirce paid for them. USWD's right to
repurchase the shares expires over a 48 month period at the rate of 2.08% of the
shares per month. The repurchase rights of USWD terminate completely (thereby
vesting Mr. Peirce's right in and to 100% of the shares) in the event of a
change in control of USWD. As of March 19, 1999, the date Mr. Peirce left USWD,
a total of 189,583 of the options were totally vested in him, and thus beyond
USWD's right of repurchase. Mr. Peirce has also been granted the option to
purchase up to 200,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. John M. Liviakis, a
significant shareholder of USWD. Those options are subject to the same terms and
conditions as the non-qualified stock options issued by USWD
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as of August 21, 1998. See also " Current Employment Agreements and Change In
Control Provisions Applicable to Executive Officers and Directors, below."
Current Employment Agreements and Change In Control
Provisions Applicable To Executive Officers and Directors
Dean M. Leavitt. USWD has an employment agreement with Dean M. Leavitt to
act as USWD's CEO and Chairman of the Board. The agreement was effective as of
May 3, 1999 and has a basic term of two years, subject to automatic renewal for
one year terms if not terminated by either party at least one month prior to the
end of each term. Mr. Leavitt is to receive salary at the rate of $130,000 per
year during the first 90 days of the agreement and $200,000 per year thereafter,
plus reimbursement of certain customary business expenses. If Mr. Leavitt is
terminated without "cause" or determines to leave for "good reason" (as these
terms are defined in the agreement), Mr. Leavitt is entitled to severance pay
for one year, payable at regular pay intervals, at a rate of his base salary at
the time of termination for any part of the severance period falling within the
initial two-year term or any extension term, and at a negotiated rate for any
payments due after such term, but no less than 50% of his base salary at the
time of termination. USWD has also agreed to issue warrants to Mr. Leavitt to
purchase up to 5,375,000 shares of USWD's Common Stock. Half of the warrants, or
2,687,500, are priced at $.875 per share, the exercise price being the estimated
fair market value of the underlying stock at May 3, 1999, the date of grant, and
vest 10% upon grant with the balance vesting over the following 12 months. The
second 2,687,500 warrants have an exercise price of $3.00 per share and vest 50%
one year following the grant date with the remaining balance vesting over the
following six months. All warrants held by Mr. Leavitt immediately prior to
termination of employment within six months of a "change of control" or upon a
termination by USWD without "cause" or by Mr. Leavitt for "good reason" become
immediately vested and exercisable. A "change of control" is defined as (a) any
consolidation or merger of USWD in which USWD is not the continuing or surviving
corporation or pursuant to which shares of USWD's capital stock are converted
into cash, securities or other property other than a consolidation or merger of
USWD in which the holders of USWD's voting stock immediately prior to the
consolidation or merger shall, upon consummation of the consolidation or merger,
own at least 50% of the voting stock of the surviving corporation, or any sale,
lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or
substantially all of the assets of USWD; or (b) more than 75% of the Board of
Directors of USWD (including Mr. Leavitt) is replaced with new directors, except
that this shall not apply to any new Directors sponsored by Executive or voted
in favor of by Executive in constituting a slate of directors otherwise. Mr.
Leavitt has also entered into an indemnification agreement with USWD pursuant to
which USWD has agreed to provide the broadest possible indemnification that is
available under Colorado law.
Rod L. Stambaugh. USWD has an arrangement under which it pays Rod L.
Stambaugh, its President, $130,000 per year. Mr. Stambaugh may also be granted
bonus compensation and/or stock options as approved by the Board of Directors
from time to time. It is anticipated that Mr. Stambaugh will be entitled to
participate in any performance-based bonus plan approved by the Board of
Directors. In November 1998, Mr. Stambaugh was granted options to purchase
100,000 shares of Common Stock at $2.563 per share, with four-year vesting
schedule of 25% per year. Mr. Stambaugh was granted non-qualified options to
purchase an additional 600,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable at $0.813 per
share on May 13, 1999, which vest at the rate of 50% upon grant with the balance
vesting over the following 12 months.
Evon A. Kelly. USWD presently has an employment agreement with Evon A.
Kelly, its former CEO, pursuant to which Mr. Kelly receives $150,000 in cash
compensation per year. The agreement has a basic term of one year and expires on
August 20, 1999. Mr. Kelly has also been granted a non-qualified stock option to
purchase up to 600,000 shares of USWD's Common Stock at $1.00 per share,
exercisable as to 10% as of the date of grant (August 4, 1997) and vesting at
the rate of 3% per month thereafter so long as Mr. Kelly remains in the employ
of USWD. All options must be exercised within 10 years of the date of grant. All
options immediately vest and become exercisable upon a change in control of
USWD. USWD has agreed to indemnify Mr. Kelly for a portion of the tax liability
differential between non-qualified stock option and incentive stock option tax
treatment, when and if he should exercise his options and dispose of the shares.
USWD has also agreed to register the shares underlying Mr. Kelly's option with
the SEC on a Form S-8 registration statement as soon as practicable.
Other Executive Officers. USWD also has an employment arrangement with
Robert E. Robichaud, its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Robichaud receives a
salary of $125,000 per year and received a bonus of $10,417 for fiscal year
1998. Mr. Robichaud may also be entitled to an annual bonus of up to $25,000.
Mr. Robichaud is entitled to severance of one year's salary if he is terminated
without cause. Mr. Robichaud was granted options to purchase up to 50,000 shares
of Common Stock at $3.95 per share under USWD's 1992 Stock Option Plan, with a
vesting schedule of 10% as of his date of hire (September 5, 1997) and 3% per
month thereafter. In November 1998, Mr. Robichaud was granted additional options
to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock at $2.563 per share, with a four-year
vesting schedule of 25% per year. Pursuant to the Amended 1992 Stock Option
Plan, all options granted to employees immediately vest
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and become exercisable upon a merger, acquisition, sale of all assets or other
change in control of USWD. Mr. Robichaud was granted non-qualified options to
purchase an additional 250,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable at $0.813 per
share on May 13, 1999, which vest at the rate of 50% upon grant with the balance
vesting over the following 12 months.
Proposed Executive Bonus Plan
Management of USWD is in the process of formulating a performance-based
bonus plan for USWD's executive officers and key personnel, which may include
provisions for cash bonus compensation as well as stock based compensation under
USWD's 1992 Stock Option Plan or otherwise. Other than certain contingent bonus
compensation that has been offered to certain executive officers of USWD as
described above, and which is subject to adoption of criteria by the Board of
Directors, the Board has not yet approved the parameters of such a bonus plan.
1992 Stock Option Plan
General. USWD's Amended 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") was adopted for
the purpose of granting employees, directors and consultants of USWD options to
purchase Common Stock so that they may have the opportunity to participate in
the growth of USWD and to provide these people with an increased incentive to
promote the interests of USWD.
Administration of the Plan. The Plan is administered by at least two
disinterested members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") or the Board
itself. The Board may from time to time adopt rules and regulations, as it deems
advisable for the administration of the Plan, and may alter, amend or rescind
any such rules and regulations in its discretion. The Board has the power to
interpret, amend or discontinue the Plan.
Grant of Options. Options may be granted under the Plan for a total of
2,680,000 shares of Common Stock. The Board of Directors increased the number of
shares underlying options available to the Plan to 2,680,000 from 880,000 on
August 6, 1997. This amendment was approved by shareholders at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders held February 6, 1998. Additional grants of options may
be made only to employees, directors and consultants of USWD and any parent or
subsidiary. The Board determines the terms of options granted under the Plan,
including the type of option (which can be an incentive stock option within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), or a non-qualified stock option), the exercise price, the number of
shares subject to the option, and the exercisability thereof. The Board also
determines, at the time of grant, the period during which the option will be
exercisable, subject to the limitations of the Plan. Unless otherwise provided
at the time of grant, options to employees vest 10% at the time of grant and 3%
per month thereafter. An option to purchase 20,000 shares at fair market value
is automatically issued under the Plan to each non-employee director as of the
director's anniversary date. Options granted to non-employee directors' vest 25%
at each six-month anniversary thereafter. Information regarding options
presently outstanding under the Plan is set forth below.
Terms and Conditions of Options. The Board may impose on an option any
additional terms and conditions which it deems advisable and which are not
inconsistent with the Plan. The exercise price of any stock option granted under
the Plan must not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock on the date of grant, except that as to an optionee who at the time
an incentive stock option is granted owns stock possessing more than 10% of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of USWD, the exercise price
of such incentive stock option must be at least equal to 110% of the fair market
value of the shares as of the date prior to the date of the grant. In addition,
no incentive stock option can be granted to any employee where the aggregate
fair market value of the shares (determined at the date of such option grant)
for which such incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time in any
calendar year exceeds $100,000. In connection with a merger, sale of all of
USWD's assets, or other transaction which results in the replacement of USWD's
Common Stock with the stock of another corporation, all granted options
(including unvested options) become exercisable immediately prior to the
consummation of the transaction, unless other provisions are made with respect
to those options.
Exercise of Options. An optionee may exercise less than the entire vested
portion of an option, in which case such unexercised, vested portion shall
continue to remain exercisable, subject to the terms of the Plan, until the
option terminates. Vested options must be exercised within three months of an
optionee's termination of employment with USWD.
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Federal Income Tax Consequences Applicable to Options Granted Under the Plan
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Incentive Stock Options. USWD anticipates that all options granted under
the Plan and treated by USWD as "incentive stock options," that is, a stock
option described in Section 422 of the Code, will have the following anticipated
(but not guaranteed) federal income tax consequences, among others: the optionee
will recognize no income at the time of grant; upon exercise of the incentive
stock option, no income will result to any party; if there is no disposition of
the shares until a date that is both (i) two years from the grant of an
incentive stock option and (ii) one year from its exercise, no amount will be
ordinary income and, upon disposition in a taxable transaction, the employee
will receive long-term capital gain or loss treatment equal to the difference
between the amount realized and the option price; any gain realized upon a
disposition other than as set forth above may result in ordinary income tax
treatment to the optionee; generally, USWD receives no deduction in connection
with the transaction; and, certain optionees may incur alternative minimum tax
treatment under the Code upon exercise of an incentive stock option.
Non-qualified Stock Options. USWD anticipates that all non-qualified stock
options granted under the Plan will have the following anticipated (but not
guaranteed) federal income tax consequences, among others: the optionee will
recognize no income at the time of grant; upon exercise of the non-qualified
stock option, the individual to whom the option is granted should be deemed to
receive ordinary income at the time of exercise equal to the excess, if any, of
the fair market value of the acquired shares at such time over the option price
for such shares; if the shares acquired upon the exercise of a non-qualified
stock option are disposed of in a taxable transaction, the individual disposing
of such shares will have a realized and recognized capital gain or loss equal to
the difference, if any, between the amount realized and the adjusted basis of
such shares to the holder; such gain or loss will be long-term or short-term
depending on whether or not such shares are held for longer than six months;
and, the adjusted basis usually (but not always) will include the option price
plus any ordinary income described above with respect to such shares.
Form S-8 Registration of Shares of Common Stock
Issuable Pursuant to Options Under the Plan or Otherwise
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USWD registered 880,000 shares of Common Stock underlying options issuable
under the Plan with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") under a Form S-8 Registration Statement that was effective as of
September 1995. USWD intends to file another registration statement on Form S-8
in the near future to register the additional shares issuable pursuant to the
exercise of options that have been or may be issued under the Plan.
In addition, USWD intends to register on Form S-8 the shares underlining
option grants issued outside the Plan covering 1,189,583 shares of Common Stock
for Mr. Roger Peirce, 492,000 shares of Common Stock for Mr. Evon Kelly, 600,000
shares for Mr. Rod Stambaugh and 250,000 shares for Mr. Robert E. Robichaud.
Options Presently Outstanding Under the Plan
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As of April 30, 1999 there were a total of 1,690,281 options outstanding
under the Plan, 542,700 of which were vested at that date. Of the total options
outstanding at April 30, 1999, 417,781 were held by directors (two of whom are
also officers of USWD), 177,781 of which were vested, 100,000 were held by other
executive officers, 36,500 of which were vested, and 1,172,500 were held by
employees or consultants of USWD, 328,419 of which were vested. The weighted
average per share exercise price of all options outstanding under the Plan as of
April 30, 1999, was $2.90.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table contains certain information regarding the
beneficial ownership of USWD's Common Stock as of April 30,1999, by (i) each
Director, (ii) the Named Executive Officer and the current Chief Executive
Officer, (iii) all persons, including groups, known to USWD to own beneficially
more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding Common Stock of USWD, and (iv)
all executive officers and directors as a group. A person (or group) is deemed
to be a beneficial owner of Common Stock that can be acquired by such person or
group within 60 days from April 30, 1999 upon the exercise of warrants, options
or other rights exercisable for, or convertible into, Common Stock. As of April
30, 1999, there were a total of 14,397,112 shares of Common Stock.
Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each of the following
persons is c/o U.S. Wireless Data, Inc., 2200 Powell Street, Suite 800,
Emeryville, CA 94608.
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<CAPTION>
Certain Holders of Common Stock
Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned (1)
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Number Percent
of Of
Name of Beneficial Owner Shares Class
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<S> <C> <C>
Rod L. Stambaugh..................................................... 683,500 (2) 4.6%
Richard S. Barton.................................................... 30,500 (3) *%
Caesar Berger........................................................ 45,500 (4) *%
Chester N. Winter.................................................... 120,781 (5) *%
Alvin C. Rice........................................................ 20,500 (6) *%
Dean M. Leavitt...................................................... 470,313 (7) 3.2%
Robert E. Robichaud.................................................. 171,917 (8) 1.2%
John M. Liviakis..................................................... 6,310,381 (9) 37.7%
2420 "K" Street, Suite 220
Sacramento, CA 95816
Robert B. Prag....................................................... 1,422,599 (10) 9.9%
2455 El Amigo Road
Del Mar, CA 92014
RBB Bank Aktiengesellchaft........................................... 3,096,525 (11) 18.5%
Burgring 16
8010 Graz, Austria
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (7 persons).......... 1,543,011 (12) 9.9%
<FN>
(1) Except as specifically indicated in the footnotes to this table, the
persons named in this table have sole voting and investment power with
respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by
them, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission. In computing the number of
shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of
that person, shares of Common Stock subject to options, warrants or
rights held by that person that are currently exercisable or
exercisable, convertible or issuable within 60 days of April 30, 1999,
are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of
any other person.
(2) Includes 330,000 shares, which Mr. Stambaugh has the right to acquire
within 60 days of April 30, 1999, through the exercise of stock
options.
(3) Includes 30,500 shares, which Mr. Barton has the right to acquir
within 60 days of April 30, 1999, through the exercise of stock
options. Mr. Barton resigned as a director on May 10, 1999.
(4) Includes 35,500 shares, which Mr. Berger has the right to acquire
within 60 days of April 30, 1999, through the exercise of stock
options. Mr. Berger resigned as a director on May 7, 1999.
(5) Includes 108,281 shares, which Mr. Winter has the right to acquire
within 60 days of April 30, 1999, through the exercise of stock
options.
(6) Includes 20,500 shares, which Mr. Rice has the right to acquire within
60 days of April 30, 1999, through the exercise of stock options.
(7) Includes 470,313 shares, which Mr. Leavitt has the right to acquire
within 60 days of April 30, 1999, through the exercise of common stock
purchase warrants.
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(8) Includes 171,917 shares, which Mr. Robichaud has the right to acquire
within 60 days of April 30, 1999, through the exercise of stock
options.
(9) The information shown is based upon Schedule 13D (Amendment No. 6)
dated May 24, 1999 on behalf of Liviakis Financial Communications,
Inc. ("LFC"), John M. Liviakis and Renee A. Liviakis and information
known to USWD based on its consulting agreements with LFC and the
number of shares issued for the conversion of debt (in the form of
notes payable due LFC) to equity. John M. and Renee A. Liviakis are
the owners of LFC. The number of shares shown includes a total of
3,966,500 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Liviakis as an
individual, plus 442,500 shares of Common Stock issued to LFC pursuant
to two consulting agreements between USWD and LFC effective as of July
25, 1997 and August 1,1998. Under the July 1997 agreement, USWD issued
225,000 shares to LFC. Under the August 1998 agreement, USWD issued
217,500 shares to LFC. Also included in the shares owned by Mr.
Liviakis are 2,344,458 shares issuable upon conversion of $1,990,000
principal amount of debt (in the form of notes payable due LFC) to
Common Stock pursuant to an agreement entered into as of March 19,
1999. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions -
Transactions with Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc."
(10) Mr. Prag is a former executive officer of LFC. The number of shares
shown includes a total of 1,422,599 shares of Common Stock owned by
Mr. Prag as an individual. See "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions - Transactions with Liviakis Financial Communications,
Inc."
(11) RBB Bank is the record owner, as agent for various of its clients, of
the securities included in the table. Includes 713,708 shares held by
RBB Bank on behalf of its clients, 478,723 shares issuable upon
conversion of 270,000 shares of USWD's Series A Preferred Stock and
1,666,667 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of
$1,000,000 of USWD's 6% Convertible Debentures due July 21, 2000,
based on the Market Price (as defined in the instrument) and the
applicable discount to Market Price as of May 30, 1999. The number
shown also includes: 50,000 shares of Common Stock issuable to RBB
Bank in conjunction with a bridge loan made in March 1999 (which had
not been issued as of April 30, 1999); 50,000 shares of Common Stock
underlying a Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to RBB Bank in
conjunction with the purchase of the 6% Convertible Debentures; 20,000
shares of Common Stock underlying a Common Stock Purchase Warrant
issued as interest on a bridge loan; and 117,427 shares of Common
Stock underlying Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued in conjunction
with a partial redemption of Series A Preferred Stock, all of which
are presently exercisable. The number shown does not include any
shares issuable to RBB Bank pursuant to conversion of Series B
Preferred Stock, which was not outstanding as of April 30, 1999. See
"Certain Relationships and Related Transactions - Transactions with
RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft" and "Description of Securities."
(12) Includes all shares underlying options and warrants as described in
footnotes (2) - (7) of this table.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Transaction with ADATOM, Inc.
In fiscal 1998, USWD purchased office furniture and computer equipment
in the approximate amount of $200,000 through ADATOM, Inc., a company owned by
Richard S. Barton, who was a director of USWD at the time and until May 10,
1999. Mr. Barton is also an executive officer of ADATOM. ADATOM is in the
business of selling furniture and computer equipment and USWD offered to
purchase through ADATOM if it was able to meet quotes obtained by USWD from
competing independent suppliers of the same furniture and equipment, which
ADATOM was able to do. Management of USWD believes that the terms upon which it
has purchased this office furniture and equipment from ADATOM are at least as
favorable as it could have obtained from independent, unaffiliated parties.
Transactions with Cardservice International, Inc.
Mr. Caesar Berger, a director of USWD until May 7, 1999, is also an
officer of Cardservice International, Inc. ("CSI"). Mr. Roger Peirce, USWD's CEO
and Chairman until March 19, 1999, is a non-voting member of the Board of
Directors of CSI. CSI has been involved with USWD in what is primarily a
customer vendor relationship for several years. CSI purchased approximately
$178,000 and $698,000 in product from USWD in the fiscal years ended June 30,
1998, and 1997, respectively and has purchased approximately $423,000 in product
from USWD through the nine months ended March 31, 1999.
In conjunction with a $162,500 loan made by CSI to USWD in fiscal 1996,
USWD became obligated to pay royalties to CSI on future non-CSI sales of
POS-50(R) product built with the inventory purchased by CSI for USWD. The
royalty is $150 per unit on the first 1,000 units and $100 per unit on any
additional units. USWD accrued total royalties to CSI of approximately $23,000
since the inception of this agreement and through March 31, 1999, all of which
have been paid.
On September 30, 1998, USWD entered into a non-binding letter of intent
with CSI to form a non-exclusive strategic partnership involving joint product
and distribution initiatives. USWD and CSI are still negotiating the terms of an
agreement to specify the terms and conditions of this partnership.
The September 30, 1998 Letter of Intent also included a provision by
which CSI indicated its interest in a possible $1,000,000 direct equity
investment in USWD if the terms of a definitive agreement could be reached.
CSI, however, determined not to make this investment in USWD.
The September 30, 1998 Letter of Intent also contemplated a direct
equity investment in USWD by CSI's CEO and 50% owner, Mr. Chuck Burtzloff,
personally. On October 28, 1998 USWD borrowed $500,000 from Mr. Burtzloff,
issuing a promissory note that bore interest at 8% per annum and was payable in
full on the earlier of the receipt by USWD of proceeds from a sale of USWD's
Common Stock to Mr. Burtzloff or January 1, 1999. Mr. Burtzloff subsequently
extended the due date for repayment of the loan to April 1, 1999. Effective as
of March 19, 1999, Mr. Burtzloff agreed to convert the $500,000 principal and
accrued interest of $15,000 owing to him by USWD into Common Stock at the rate
of $.875 per share. This rate represented a 20% discount from the closing price
of the Common Stock as of March 18, 1999. USWD will issue a total of 589,213
shares of its Common Stock to the Burtzloff Family Trust in satisfaction of this
agreement. The shares are to be issued as restricted securities and will become
eligible for sale under SEC Rule 144 one year after the original issuance dates
of the promissory note. The shares do not have registration rights. As of June
23, 1999, these agreements had not been consummated. USWD expects that they will
be completed by June 30, 1999.
Management of USWD believes that the transactions described above
between CSI, Mr. Burtzloff and USWD were on terms at least as favorable as could
have been obtained from unaffiliated parties. All transactions with CSI were
ratified by at least two independent directors.
Transactions with Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. ("LFC") and Affiliates
of LFC
In July of 1997, USWD entered into a Consulting Agreement with Liviakis
Financial Communications, Inc. ("LFC") pursuant to which LFC provided USWD with
financial and business consulting and public and investor relations services.
USWD paid Liviakis consulting fees of $10,000 in cash and issued 300,000 shares
of its Common Stock over the one-year term of the Consulting Agreement. 75% of
the shares were issued to LFC and 25% to Mr. Robert B. Prag, who was then an
executive officer of LFC. USWD registered the 300,000 shares of Common Stock
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issuable to LFC and Mr. Prag in the Registration Statement declared effective as
of August 7, 1998. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, USWD also agreed to pay
LFC cash equal to 2.5% of the gross proceeds received in any direct financing
located for USWD by LFC. In connection with the closing of the sale of
$3,060,000 of 8% Convertible Debentures as of December 10, 1998, USWD paid LFC
$76,500, and in conjunction with the closing of the sale of the $2,000,000 of 6%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000, USWD paid LFC $50,000.
USWD also sold a total of 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants
to purchase up to an additional 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable at
$.01 per share (the "Liviakis Warrants") to two affiliates of LFC, Messrs. John
M. Liviakis and Robert B. Prag, in August 1997, for $500,000 in cash. This made
Messrs. Liviakis and Prag significant shareholders of USWD. The Common Stock
issued (and issuable pursuant to the Consulting Agreements and upon exercise of
the Liviakis Warrants) to LFC and Messrs. Liviakis and Prag carries registration
rights (which include the right to register any other shares of USWD which they
may possess at the time of any registration in which they have a right to
include shares), including a one-time demand registration right and unlimited
"piggyback" registrations, with the costs to be borne by USWD. The registration
rights expire at the earlier of three years from August 4, 1997 or at such time
as all shares may be sold without restriction under SEC Rule 144. On May 12,
1998, 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to Mr. John Liviakis upon
exercise of his Common Stock purchase warrants. On September 18, 1998, 400,000
shares of Common Stock were issued to Mr. Prag on exercise of his warrants. The
shares of Common Stock that LFC and Messrs. Liviakis and Prag acquired by
purchase, upon exercise of the Liviakis Warrants and under the July 1997
consulting agreement were included in the Registration Statement that became
effective as of August 7, 1998. However, LFC and Messrs. Liviakis and Prag have
agreed that they will not sell any of their shares in USWD prior to January 1,
2000.
Since the LFC related financing transaction and the July 1997 LFC
Consulting Agreement were entered into by USWD at approximately the same time,
USWD treated these transactions as one transaction for accounting purposes. To
properly ascribe a fair value to the July 1997 Consulting Agreement, USWD
obtained an independent valuation of USWD's share price from an accredited
valuation firm. Based on the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined
by the valuation, the total of all shares issuable in the transactions, and the
cash proceeds received, the Consulting Agreement was valued at $2,418,000, of
which $2,272,000 was expensed in fiscal 1998. The consulting services were
amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the Consulting Agreement
(one year) as an element of operating expense, within selling, general and
administrative expense in the statement of operations, commencing with the July
25, 1997 effective date of the agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement by which they purchased USWD's securities in
August 1997, Messrs. Liviakis and Prag were granted the right to approve the
appointment of a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Vice
President of Sales, which they have done. They also were given the right to
approve the nominations of up to two non-employee directors. They approved the
appointment of Richard S. Barton as a director of USWD. See, also, the paragraph
below regarding the "New LFC Agreement."
Between October 14 and November 30, 1997, USWD received several bridge
loans from LFC in the total amount of $475,000, which bore interest at the rate
of 9% per annum. USWD repaid LFC the amount due on these loans, with interest at
the stated rate, from the proceeds of the sale of the 8% Convertible Debentures
sold on December 10, 1997.
On June 30, 1998, USWD and LFC agreed to extend their consulting
relationship through the entry of a new consulting agreement covering the period
from August 1, 1998 through March 15, 1999 (the "New LFC Agreement"). The terms
of the New LFC Agreement are substantially the same as the original LFC
Agreement (described above). For services rendered under the New LFC Agreement,
LFC and Mr. Prag received 290,000 shares of Common Stock which was issued as a
signing bonus upon execution of the New LFC Agreement, 75% to LFC and 25% to Mr.
Prag. In conjunction with the entry of the New LFC Agreement LFC and Messrs.
Liviakis and Prag agreed to a further lock-up of their USWD shares through
February 1, 1999, even though certain of those shares were included in the
Registration Statement which was effective as of August 7, 1998. . LFC and the
principals of LFC subsequently agreed to extend their "lock-up" of Company
shares through the end of calendar year 1999. The 290,000 shares issuable to LFC
and Mr. Prag under the New LFC Agreement carry registration rights that are
identical to those of the prior shares issued to them under their original
subscription agreements and the Original LFC Agreement, although they agreed
that the shares issuable under the New LFC Agreement were not to be included in
the Registration Statement which was declared effective as of August 7, 1998.
USWD is to bear the expenses of registering the shares. LFC is also entitled to
a finder's fee of 2.5% of the gross proceeds of any financing that it introduces
to USWD, although LFC agreed to waive that fee for USWD's recent Series B
Preferred Stock placement. Under the New LFC Agreement, USWD also agreed to
expand its Board of Directors to include two additional outside directors who
are acceptable to LFC. The appointment of Messrs. Peirce and Russell was
approved by LFC at the time of their appointments to the Board of Directors.
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In September 1998, USWD negotiated a partial redemption of 833,000
outstanding shares of its Series A Preferred Stock. USWD borrowed $1,300,000
from Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. and used $1 million of those funds
to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, paying 120% of face value for the
redemption. The note payable to LFC was due January 1, 1999 and bore interest at
8% per year. The note was secured by substantially all available assets of USWD.
During the second fiscal quarter of 1999, USWD received two additional
bridge loans from Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. totaling $300,000,
which bore interest at 8% per annum and were ultimately due April 1, 1999. In
January and February, USWD received an additional $390,000 in bridge loans from
LFC, again at 8% per annum and due April 1, 1999.
Effective March 19, 1999, USWD and LFC agreed to convert all $1,990,000
of principal plus accrued interest of $61,000 owing to LFC under the 8% notes
payable into Common Stock at the rate of $.875 per share. This rate represented
a 20% discount from the closing price of the Common Stock as of March 18, 1999.
2,344,458 restricted shares are to be issued under this agreement. The shares
are restricted securities and will become eligible for sale under SEC Rule 144
one year after the original issuance dates of the promissory notes. The shares
do not have registration rights. As of June 23, 1999, these agreements had not
been consummated. USWD expects that it will be completed by June 30, 1999.
LFC has proposed that USWD enter into a new consulting agreement with
it under which LFC would provide USWD with financial and business consulting and
public and investor relations services on terms similar to those contained in
previous consulting agreements between USWD and LFC. This would include
compensation to LFC in the form of additional shares of USWD Common Stock. The
USWD Board of Directors is currently considering this proposal.
Management of USWD believes that the transactions with LFC and its
affiliates described above were or will be on terms at least as favorable as
could have been obtained from unaffiliated parties. All transactions with LFC
and Messrs. Liviakis and Prag have been or will be ratified by at least two
independent directors.
Transactions with RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft
RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft ("RBB Bank") is the record owner, as agent
for various of its clients, of 270,000 shares of USWD's Series A Preferred
Stock, which it purchased in December of 1997. RBB Bank originally purchased as
agent for its clients, $1,600,000 of 8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due
December 31, 1999 (all of which converted to 1,600,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock as of February 9, 1998) in an "arms-length" transaction, thereby
making RBB Bank a significant shareholder of USWD. See "Description of
Securities - Series A Preferred Stock."
USWD and RBB Bank have engaged in various transactions over the last
two years, as follows:
As of March 12, 1998, USWD and Mr. Richard P. Draper and his assignee,
Tillicombe International, LDC ("Tillicombe") entered into an agreement by which
Mr. Draper and Tillicombe agreed to allow USWD to assign to third parties USWD's
rights in a call option which USWD had on 367,684 shares of USWD's Common Stock
owned by Tillicombe (the "Call Option") in return for payment to Tillicombe of
$25,000 and the release of USWD's voting and option rights as to 30,000 shares
which were also subject to the Call Option. USWD originally acquired the Call
Option in October 1995, in conjunction with the dissolution of a subsidiary,
Direct Data, Inc., which USWD had acquired in 1994, in which Mr. Draper was a
principal shareholder. Between March 15 and June 15, 1998, USWD sold and
assigned the Call Option on 250,000 shares to RBB Bank. RBB Bank purchased the
Call Option in five increments of 50,000 share options each, and paid USWD 85%
of the average last sale price of the underlying shares over the five days prior
to the date of acquiring each Call Option, less the Call Option exercise price
of $.25 per share. In each transaction, RBB Bank paid the acquisition price for
the Call Option, as well as the exercise price to Tillicombe prior to taking
delivery of the shares. USWD realized a total of approximately $997,000 from the
sale of these Call Options to RBB Bank.
Effective July 1, 1998, USWD borrowed $250,000 from RBB Bank and issued
a promissory note which was payable in full on or before September 9, 1998. The
loan was intended as a short-term bridge loan and was required to be repaid from
the proceeds of any aggregate equity placements done by USWD which amounted to
at least $1,000,000 (from which aggregate proceeds any additional bridge
financings received between the date of the note and such equity
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financings were excluded). The note was secured by certain assets of USWD,
including all accounts receivable (excluding certain receivables pledged or
which may be pledged in connection with inventory financing), all inventory
(excluding Tranz Enablers securing amounts owing to inventory financiers and
certain specified inventory previously pledged to Omron Systems), all fixed
assets and all deposit accounts and intangible assets of USWD. In connection
with the issuance of the Note, USWD also granted RBB Bank a right of first
refusal to fund any such additional bridge financings needed by USWD, to be
exercised within one day of RBB Bank being notified of the terms of any such
additional bridge financing. In conjunction with this loan, USWD also issued a
Common Stock purchase warrant to RBB Bank to purchase 20,000 shares of Common
Stock at $4.375 per share, exercisable through September 9, 2001. The warrant
has antidilution provisions that protect the holders against dilution in the
event of certain transactions. The warrant also has "piggyback" registration
rights entitling the holders to have the underlying shares registered in any
registration done by USWD, other than registrations on ineligible forms and the
Registration Statement which was effective as of August 7, 1998. The expenses of
such registrations (other than selling expenses) are to be borne by USWD. This
loan was repaid from the proceeds of the sale of USWD's 6% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000. The shares underlying the warrant are
included in this Registration. See "Security Ownership of Principal Shareholders
and Management" and "Selling Security Holders."
On July 22, 1998, RBB Bank purchased $1,000,000 of USWD's 6%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000, together with Common
Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock at
$4.50 per share through July 21, 2001. Part of the proceeds obtained from this
sale was used to repay the $250,000 borrowed from RBB Bank on July 1, 1998. The
shares underlying the 6% Debentures and the warrants are included in this
Registration. See "Security Ownership of Principal Shareholders and Management"
and "Selling Security Holders."
Effective September 17, 1998 USWD and RBB Bank agreed that USWD would
redeem 440,583 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by RBB Bank for $528,700.
RBB Bank agreed to refrain from converting any additional shares of Series A
Preferred Stock until at least October 15, 1998 after which time one-third of
the Series A Preferred shares could be converted to Common Stock on each of
October 15, November 15, and December 15, 1998, respectively. In conjunction
with this transaction, USWD agreed to issue Common Stock purchase warrants
exercisable to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to five
percent of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the
participating investor at the end of each one month period, exercisable at the
current market price of the Common Stock at each issuance date (the "Series A
Redemption Warrants"). USWD issued RBB Bank Series A Redemption Warrants to
purchase: 46,485 shares exercisable at $2.40 per share through October 15, 2001;
35,471 shares exercisable at $3.36 per share through November 15, 2001; and
35,471 shares exercisable at $3.69 per share through December 15, 2001. USWD
also agreed to increase the dividend rate from 4% to 8% on the balance of the
unconverted Series A Preferred Stock and to file a new registration statement
with the SEC by October 31, 1998, to register the shares underlying the Series A
Redemption Warrants as well as additional shares issuable upon conversion of the
Series A Preferred Stock beyond those included in the SB-2 Registration
Statement declared effective August 7, 1998. That registration had included an
insufficient number of shares to cover all conversions of Series A Preferred
Stock because of a decline in the market price of USWD's Common Stock subsequent
to effectiveness of that registration statement. USWD failed to file the
required registration statement but has included the shares underlying the
Series A Redemption Warrants in this registration. See "Description of
Securities - Common Stock Purchase Warrants - Series A Preferred Redemption
Warrants" and "Selling Security Holders."
On March 12, 1999, USWD borrowed $250,000 from RBB Bank, entering into
a Note and Common Stock Purchase Agreement. As part of the agreement, 50,000
shares of Common Stock and a $250,000 promissory note bearing interest at 10%
due June 12, 1999 were issued to RBB Bank. Liviakis Financial Communications,
Inc. agreed to guarantee the note. In connection with the issuance of the Note,
USWD also granted RBB Bank a right of first refusal to fund any additional
bridge financing needed by USWD, to be exercised within one day of RBB Bank
being notified of the terms of any such additional bridge financing. The shares
issued under this agreement are restricted securities, with USWD agreeing to
include the shares in the Registration Statement to be filed for the 6%
Convertible Debentures and other share issuances. The shares are included in
this registration. See "Security Ownership of Principal Shareholders and
Management" and "Selling Security Holders."
The March 12, 1999 loan from RBB Bank was intended as a short-term
bridge loan and was originally required to be repaid from the proceeds of any
aggregate equity placements done by USWD which amounted to at least $1,000,000
in equity financing. In April 1999, in conjunction with the closing of the
Series B Preferred Stock placement, RBB Bank agreed to waive the right to
immediate repayment of the $250,000 owed to it. RBB Bank agreed to forebear
initiating an action against USWD to collect the amount due until the earlier of
receipt by USWD of funding in the aggregate of at least $2,500,000, or December
1, 1999.
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In May 1999, RBB Bank also agreed to accept a total of 227,353 shares
of USWD's Series B Preferred Stock in lieu of penalties and interest owing
through June 30, 1999 on $1,000,000 of USWD's 6% Debentures held by RBB Bank's
clients, and to waive certain prior defaults on the 6% Debentures and the
related registration rights agreement. RBB Bank also agreed not to declare the
6% Debentures in default for failure to pay interest or register the underlying
shares of Common Stock unless and until the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock have the right to require USWD to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock. See
"Security Ownership of Principal Shareholders and Management," "Description of
Securities - `Series B Preferred Stock' and `6% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures Due July 21, 2000'" and "Selling Security Holders."
Management believes that the transactions with RBB Bank described above
were on terms at least as favorable as could have been obtained from
unaffiliated parties and all transactions with RBB Bank have been ratified by at
least two independent directors.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Shares Subject to Registration
USWD is registering only shares of Common Stock in this registration.
The discussion of the other outstanding securities of USWD is included to allow
potential purchasers of USWD's Common Stock to assess the possible impact of
USWD's other outstanding securities on ownership of USWD's Common Stock.
Authorized Capital
The authorized capital stock of USWD consists of 40,000,000 shares of
no par value common stock (the "Common Stock") and 15,000,000 shares of no par
value preferred stock (the "Preferred Stock"). 4,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock have been designated as Series A Cumulative Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") and 5,000,000 shares have been
designated as Series B Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (the
"Series B Preferred Stock").
Common Stock
The Common Stock has attributes typical of common stock. Each share has
one vote on all matters submitted to shareholders and is entitled to participate
pro rata in all distributions made on the Common Stock after payment of all
preferences on any other class having superior rights. Cumulative voting in the
election of directors is not allowed and the Common Stock is not entitled to any
preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any securities to be issued by
USWD.
USWD presently has no authorized but unreserved shares of Common Stock
as all 40,000,000 shares are presently either issued or reserved for issuance
upon conversion or exercise of other outstanding securities, although the number
of shares of Common Stock USWD is required to reserve for issuance upon
conversion of its 6% Debentures and Series B Preferred Stock is 150% and 200%,
respectively, in order to protect the holders of those securities from a
possible decline in the market price of USWD Common Stock.
Transfer Agent for Common Stock
The transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock is American
Securities Transfer & Trust, Inc. ("AST"). AST's operations center address is
12039 W. Alameda Parkway, Suite Z-2, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, and its telephone
number is 303-986-5400.
Certain Effects of Authorized but Unissued Stock
As of April 30, 1999, USWD had 6,000,000 shares of authorized and
undesignated Preferred Stock and an additional 3,535,295 total shares of
Preferred Stock that has been designated as Series A and Series B Preferred
Stock but that has not been issued and could be "dedesignated" and returned to
authorized and undesignated Preferred Stock. All of these 9,535,295 shares of
Preferred Stock can be designated and issued in the future by the Board of
Directors without further shareholder approval. These shares may be utilized for
a variety of corporate purposes including future private or public offerings to
raise additional capital, to pay USWD debts or to facilitate corporate
acquisitions.
One of the effects of the existence of authorized and unissued stock
may be to enable the Board of Directors to issue shares to persons friendly to
current management which could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to
obtain control of USWD by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or
otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of USWD's management. Such
additional shares also could be used to dilute the stock ownership of persons
seeking to obtain control of USWD.
The Board of Directors may determine the rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions of the unissued Preferred Stock without any further
action by shareholders. The purpose of authorizing the Board of Directors to
determine these rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a
shareholder vote on specific issuances. The Board of Directors may issue
Preferred Stock with voting and conversion rights which could adversely affect
the voting power of the holders of Common Stock, and which could, among other
things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control
of USWD. However, any issuance of Preferred Stock with voting rights could have
the effect of reducing USWD's ability to use any net operating loss
carryforwards prior to expiration.
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USWD does not currently have any plans to issue additional shares of
Common Stock or Preferred Stock other than shares of Common Stock which may be
issued as dividends on, or in conversion of, the Series A Preferred Stock, 6%
Debentures, Series B Preferred Stock and upon the exercise of options, warrants
and other present commitments to issue Common Stock which have been granted to
date or which may be granted in the future to USWD's employees, nonemployee
directors and consultants. USWD is in need of additional financing, however, and
it may use its securities to raise the needed funds, although it has no
agreements or understandings with anyone at this time concerning any stock or
other securities offering.
Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Colorado Law
Under Section 7-106-205 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, the
Board of Directors of a Colorado corporation may issue rights, options, warrants
or other convertible securities (hereafter "rights") entitling the holders of
the rights to purchase, receive or acquire shares or fractions of shares of the
corporation or assets or debts or other obligations of the corporation, upon
terms determined by the Board of Directors, but subject to the fiduciary duties
of directors to the shareholders of the corporation. In the absence of fraud,
the judgment of the Board of Directors in determining the adequacy of the
consideration received by the corporation for the rights is conclusive. The
Board of Directors is free to structure the issuance or exercise of the rights
in a manner which may exclude "significant shareholders" from being entitled to
receive the rights or to exercise the rights in a way which may impose
conditions on exercise which is different for "significant shareholders" as
compared to other shareholders. The statute defines "significant shareholder" as
any person owning, or offering to acquire, directly or indirectly, a number or
percentage, as specified by the Board of Directors, of the outstanding voting
shares of the corporation, or any transferee of such person. Section 7-106-205
specifically states that nothing contained in that section "shall be construed
to effect a change in the fiduciary duties of directors." Nothing in the
Articles of Incorporation of USWD prohibits the Board from using these types of
rights in this manner. Therefore, it is possible that by structuring and issuing
rights of this type, the Board of Directors could, subject to fiduciary duties
under Colorado law, attempt to prevent a takeover of USWD by persons deemed
hostile to management.
Preferred Stock
USWD is authorized to issue a total of 15,000,000 shares of no par
value preferred stock (the "Preferred Stock") which is commonly known as "blank
check" Preferred Stock. The term "blank check" Preferred Stock refers to stock
for which the designations, preferences, conversion rights, cumulative,
relative, participating, optional or other rights, including voting rights,
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are determined by the board
of directors of a company. The Board of Directors may designate a series and
issue shares of Preferred Stock for a variety of corporate purposes including
future private or public offerings to raise additional capital, to pay USWD
debts or to facilitate corporate acquisitions, conversions of convertible
securities, employee benefit plans, stock splits effected in the form of stock
dividends, and other general corporate purposes. This can be done without any
additional shareholder approval, except as might be required by applicable stock
exchange rules. USWD is not presently subject to any stock exchange rules which
would require the Board to secure shareholder approval for an issuance of
Preferred Stock.
There are presently 4,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock which have been
designated as Series A Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (the
"Series A Preferred Stock"). A total of 3,060,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock was issued in February 1998; 789,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
was outstanding as of April 30, 1999. The Series A Preferred Stock was issued as
of February 9, 1998, upon designation of the Series A Preferred Stock, in
exchange for $3,060,000 of USWD's 8% Convertible Debentures. The Board of
Directors will, if needed, dedesignate the remaining 940,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock, and those shares would then return to the status of authorized
and unissued shares of Preferred Stock. See "Description of Securities - Series
A Preferred Stock," below.
There are presently 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock which have been
designated as Series B Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (the
"Series B Preferred Stock"). 1,954,705 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were
issued as of May 6, 1999. The Board of Directors could dedesignate the remaining
3,045,295 shares of Series B Preferred Stock if needed, and those shares would
then return to the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock.
See "Description of Securities - Series B Preferred Stock," below.
Description of "Blank Check" Preferred Stock, Including Anti-Takeover
Implications
The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance, at any time or from
time to time, of one or more series of Preferred Stock, and would at that time
determine all designations, relative rights, preferences, and limitations of
such stock including but not limited to the following: designation of series and
numbers of shares; dividend rights; rights
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upon liquidation or distribution of assets of USWD; conversion or exchange
rights; redemption provisions; sinking fund provisions; and voting rights.
One of the primary purposes of authorizing directors to designate and
issue shares of Preferred Stock is to eliminate delays associated with a
shareholder vote on specific issuances. The Board of Directors may, however,
subject to their duties to existing shareholders, issue Preferred Stock with
voting and conversion rights which could adversely affect the voting power of
the holders of Common Stock, and which could, among other things, have the
effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of USWD. The
Board of Directors is required to make any determination to issue shares of
Preferred Stock based on its judgment as to the best interests of the
shareholders and USWD; however, the Board of Directors could issue shares of
Preferred Stock that could, depending on the terms of such series, make more
difficult an attempt to obtain control of USWD by merger, tender offer, proxy
contest or other means.
While USWD may consider effecting an equity offering of Preferred Stock
or otherwise issuing stock in the future for purposes of raising additional
capital or for acquisitions, USWD has no agreements or understandings as of the
date of this Prospectus with any third party to effect any stock offering or
acquisition, or to purchase any shares offered by USWD, or to vote any such
shares. Therefore, the terms of any Preferred Stock that might be designated and
issued in the future by the Board of Directors cannot be stated or estimated by
USWD at this time.
Series A Preferred Stock
USWD's Articles of Incorporation were amended by director action as of
February 9, 1998, to designate 4,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock as Series A
Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred
Stock"), following shareholder authorization of up to 15,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock on February 6, 1998.
$3,060,000 of USWD's 8% Convertible Debentures, which were sold as of
December 10, 1997, automatically converted into 3,060,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock upon the authorization of the Series A Preferred Stock by USWD.
At the time of the offering of the 8% Debentures USWD was not authorized to
issue Preferred Stock; consequently, USWD elected to issue the 8% Convertible
Debentures, subject to the condition that upon approval of an adequate number of
shares of Preferred Stock by shareholders, the 8% Convertible Debentures would
automatically convert into shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the rate of one
share of Series A Preferred Stock for each dollar of 8% Convertible Debentures
owned by an investor at the time. The 8% Convertible Debentures therefore had
essentially identical terms as the Series A Preferred Stock into which they
converted, including the right to receive interest (dividends on the Series A
Preferred Stock), conversion rights, registration rights relating to shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion or as interest on the 8% Convertible
Debentures, and USWD's redemption rights. No 8% Convertible Debentures remain
outstanding as of the date of this Prospectus.
The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock
at the option of the holders and dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are
payable in shares of Common Stock, as described below. Shares of Common Stock
heretofore issued, and additional shares issuable upon conversion of, and as
dividends on, the Series A Preferred Stock, are being registered in this
registration. See "Selling Security Holders."
The Series A Preferred Stock has the following rights and preferences.
Face Value
For all calculations for which a value of the Series A Preferred Stock
is needed, such as dividend payments and conversion ratios, the Series A
Preferred Stock has a designated face value of $1.00 per share, which was the
purchase price of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Conversion into Common Stock
The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the Holder
into shares of Common Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into
Common Stock based on the face value of the Preferred Stock being converted at a
rate (the "Conversion Price") equal to 75% of the average of the closing bid
price of the Common Stock as reported on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board or,
if available, the closing bid price as quoted on NASDAQ or any other national
securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed, over the five
trading days prior to conversion. There is no minimum Conversion Price. No
fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon
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conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock; rather, a rounding formula is used
to issue either the next higher of lower number of shares
Dividends
Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive
cumulative quarterly dividends, when, as and if declared by the Board of
Directors, out of the funds of USWD legally available therefor, at the option of
the holder, initially at a per annum rate of 8% per share. Dividends are payable
as of the record dates of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of
each year, commencing on the first such date following the date of original
issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock. Dividends on the Series A Preferred
Stock are cumulative from the date of original issuance. Any unpaid dividends
will bear interest at the same rate as the dividend rate then in effect for the
Series A Preferred Stock. Unless the full amount of cumulative dividends on the
Series A Preferred Stock have been paid or sufficient funds set aside therefor,
dividends may not be paid or declared and set aside for payment and other
distribution may not be made on the Common Stock or any other stock of USWD
ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends.
Under Colorado law, dividends or distributions to shareholders may be
made only under certain circumstances. Dividends or distributions may not be
paid in cash or property of USWD if after giving effect to such distribution the
corporation (1) would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the
ordinary course or (2) the corporation's total assets would be less than its
total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the corporation were
to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential
rights upon dissolution of shareholders whose preferential rights are superior
to those receiving the distribution. USWD's ability to pay dividends in the
future may therefore depend upon its financial results, liquidity and financial
condition, although USWD is free to pay dividends in shares of USWD stock as
previously approved by the holders of that class.
Registration Rights of Holders of Series A Preferred Stock
USWD entered into an agreement with the purchasers of the Series A
Preferred Stock to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the
underlying Common Stock within 90 days of December 10, 1997 (which was March 10,
1998). USWD agreed to use its best efforts to obtain effectiveness of the
registration statement. If USWD was unable to do so within 150 days of December
10, 1997 (which was May 11, 1998), the Conversion Price for the Series A
Preferred Stock is discounted by 2% off the then-existing Conversion Price for
each thirty day period (or fraction of any thirty day period) during which the
registration statement is not effective after such 150th day. This discount then
applies thereafter to determine the Conversion Price applicable to the Series A
Preferred Stock. USWD did not file the registration statement by March 10, 1998,
nor obtain its effectiveness by May 11, 1998, and as a result the Conversion
Price became fixed at 75% of the Market Price. USWD is to use its best efforts
to maintain effectiveness of the registration statement for 16 months from June
30, 1998. All expenses of the registration are to be borne by USWD, except for
selling expenses, commissions or counsel fees incurred by or on behalf of the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
USWD has also granted the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock the
right to be included in an unlimited number of "piggyback registrations" if and
when USWD registers any securities for its own account or for any other selling
security holders, subject to certain limitations in the event that such a
registration is for an underwritten offering of securities.
USWD and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have also agreed
to indemnify each other for certain liabilities to which they may become subject
in connection with the sale of the shares of Common Stock under any
registrations. See "Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act
Liabilities."
Liquidation Rights
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of USWD, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of
Common Stock or any other stock of USWD ranking junior to the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of
Series A Preferred Stock shall receive a liquidation preference of $1.00 per
share and shall be entitled to receive all accrued and unpaid dividends through
the date of distribution. If, upon such a voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of USWD, the assets of USWD are insufficient to pay in
full the amounts described above as payable with respect to the Series A
Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to
share ratably in any such distributions of assets of USWD first in proportion to
their respective liquidation preferences until such preferences are paid in
full, and then in proportion to their respective amounts of accrued but unpaid
dividends. After payment of any
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such liquidation preference and accrued dividends, the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock are not entitled to any further participation in any
distribution of assets by USWD.
Optional Redemption
USWD may redeem any Series A Preferred Stock outstanding after 36
months from December 10, 1997 by payment of $1.00 per share plus all accrued and
unpaid dividends to the date of redemption. If fewer than all of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock is to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed shall be
pro rata among all shares outstanding. On and after the date fixed for
redemption, provided that the redemption price (including any accrued and unpaid
dividends to but excluding the date fixed for redemption) has been duly paid or
provided for, dividends shall cease to accrue on the Series A Preferred Stock
called for redemption, such shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding
and all rights of the holders of such shares as shareholders of USWD shall
cease, except the right to receive the monies payable upon such redemption,
without interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificates evidencing such
shares.
Voting Rights
The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have no voting rights
except as described below or as required by law. In exercising their voting
rights, each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to one
vote, excluding shares held by USWD or any affiliate of USWD, which shares shall
have no voting rights.
As long as any Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, USWD may not,
without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 50% (unless a
higher percentage shall then be required by applicable law) of the outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock amend or repeal any provision of USWD's
Articles of Incorporation (including the Designation) or Bylaws which would have
the effect of altering, changing or amending the preferences, rights,
privileges, or powers of, or the restrictions provided for the benefit of, the
Series A Preferred Stock.
Partial Redemption and Modification of Terms Applicable to Series A Preferred
Stock
In September 1998, USWD effected a partial redemption of 833,000
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock with several of the holders of
the Series A Preferred Stock. The security holders participating in the
redemption agreed to a gated conversion schedule over the following three
months. The participating investors, representing approximately 1,342,000 shares
of the remaining Series A Preferred Stock, agreed to hold their Series A
Preferred shares until at least October 15, 1998. Following October 15, 1998,
one-third of the Series A Preferred shares became convertible to common stock on
each of October 15, November 15, and December 15 of 1998, respectively. As an
incentive to these investors, USWD issued Common Stock purchase warrants (the
"Series A Preferred Redemption Warrants") exercisable to purchase that number of
shares of Common Stock equal to five percent of the number of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock held by the participating investor at the end of each period.
See "Series A Preferred Redemption Warrants," below. USWD also agreed to
increase the dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Stock from 4% to 8% on the
balance of the unconverted Series A Preferred Stock and to register with the SEC
for public resale a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to cover all
conversions of the Series A Preferred Stock plus the shares of Common Stock
underlying the Series A Preferred Redemption Warrants. Shares of Common Stock
underlying unconverted Series A Preferred Stock and the Series A Preferred
Warrants are included in this registration. USWD was to file a registration
statement by October 31, 1998 for the shares underlying the Series A Redemption
Warrants and additional shares underlying the Series A Preferred Stock. Due to a
decline in the stock price, USWD did not file that registration statement by
that date and is including the 212,266 shares of Common Stock underlying the
Series A Redemption Warrants, plus the shares needed to cover conversion of the
remaining Series A Preferred in this registration. See "Selling Security
Holders."
Transfer Agent and Registrar for Series A Preferred Stock
USWD acts as transfer agent and registrar for the Series A Preferred
Stock, which is not publicly traded.
Series B Preferred Stock
USWD's Articles of Incorporation were amended by director action as of
April 29, 1999, to designate 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock as Series B
Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred
Stock"). On May 6, 1999, USWD sold $1,500,000 worth of Series B Preferred Stock
at $1.00 per share. For no additional consideration USWD issued 300,000 Common
Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share for five years from April
30,1999 to the purchaser of the Series B Preferred Stock (the Series B Preferred
Warrants"). The
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warrants entitle the holder to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock
equal to 20% of the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock purchased by
the investor (the "Series B Preferred Warrants"). Concurrent with the
transaction, the holders of USWD's 6% Convertible Debentures agreed to convert
all accrued interest and penalties into 454,705 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock. As of June 23, 1999, an additional 450,000 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock and 90,000 Series B Warrants have been subscribed for $450,000 in cash,
but the closing of the sale had not occurred as of June 23, 1999.
USWD does not have any redemption rights as to the Series B Preferred
Stock.
The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock at
the option of the holders as described below. The shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock are being registered in
this registration. See "Selling Security Holders."
The Series B Preferred Stock has the following additional rights and
preferences.
Dividends
The Series B Preferred Stock accrues a cumulative dividend at the annual
rate of 6% per annum, payable semi-annually on March 31 and September 30 of each
year. The dividend may be paid at USWD's option in cash or shares of Common
Stock. If paid in Common Stock, the number of shares issuable as a dividend is
determined based on the amount of the dividend being paid, divided by the
"Average Quoted Price" of the Common Stock, which is defined in the Designation
of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Designation") to be the
five-day average closing bid price of the Common Stock as quoted on the OTC
Electronic Bulletin Board or one of the NASDAQ markets (if so listed and quoted)
or any other exchange where the Common Stock is listed and quoted. All dividends
owing to the date of conversion are payable upon any conversion.
Voting Rights
Generally, the Series B Preferred Stock does not have voting rights,
although it is entitled to one vote per share on those matters upon which all
classes of a Colorado corporation's shares are entitled by law to vote upon by
class. In that case, a majority of the Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a
class, is required to approve any matter submitted to a vote. On any matter that
the Series B Preferred Stock would be entitled to vote upon in the same class as
Common Stock, each share of the Series B Preferred Stock is entitled to that
number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which it
would be convertible as of the record date for the matter being voted upon.
Conversion Terms
50% of the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the
holders into shares of USWD's Common Stock beginning on the earlier of 90 days
after its issuance date or five days after notice by the Securities and Exchange
Commission that the registration statement (to be filed pursuant to the terms of
the Registration Rights Agreement) (the "Series B Registration Statement") may
be declared effective. Thirty days thereafter, the remaining shares of the
Series B Preferred Stock becomes convertible into Common Stock. The rate at
which the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible (per share of Series B
Preferred Stock) into Common Stock is equal to 80% of the average of the closing
bid price of the Common Stock over the five trading days prior to conversion
(the "Conversion Rate"). USWD may convert the Series B Preferred Stock into
Common Stock at its option at any time after the close of the business on the
second anniversary of the effectiveness date of the Series B Registration
Statement at the then-applicable Conversion Rate.
Subject to certain exceptions applicable to mandatory conversions at the
behest of USWD and automatic conversions upon the occurrence of certain
"Fundamental Changes" (as defined in the Designation), to the extent that
convertibility of Series B Preferred Stock would result in beneficial ownership
(as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended) by a holder in excess of 4.99% of USWD's Common Stock, the number of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock that result in beneficial ownership above
4.99% is not then convertible, notwithstanding any other provision making the
shares eligible for conversion.
Registration Rights
USWD also entered into an agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement")
with the purchasers of the Series B Preferred Stock to file a registration
statement with the SEC covering the Common Stock underlying the Series B
Preferred Stock and the Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued at the same time
as the Series B Preferred Stock (the
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"Series B Warrants") within 30 days of May 6, 1999 (the "Closing Date") (the
"Series B Registration Statement"), to be effective within 90 days of the
Closing Date. If USWD fails to file the Series B Registration Statement within
30 days of the Closing Date (the "Required Filing Date"), a late filing penalty
becomes due and payable one day thereafter in the amount of 3% of the purchase
price of the Series B Preferred Stock, with an additional 3% penalty due on each
monthly anniversary following the Required Filing Date during which the Series B
Registration Statement has not been filed. If the Series B Registration
Statement is not effective with the SEC on or before the earlier of five days
after notice from the SEC that it may be declared effective or 90 days of the
Closing Date (the "Required Effective Date"), a penalty equal to 3% of the
purchase price of the Series B Preferred Stock will be due and owing by USWD to
the holders, with an additional penalty equal to 2% of the purchase price due
and owing on each monthly anniversary thereafter during which the Series B
Registration Statement is not declared effective. In addition, if the Series B
Registration Statement has not been filed within 60 days of the Closing Date or
has not been declared effective within 150 days of the Closing Date, the holders
of the Series B Preferred Stock may require USWD to redeem the Series B
Preferred Stock for $1.25 per share, plus all accrued dividends. USWD is
required to include 200% of the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Series B Preferred Stock is convertible as of the day prior to filing the Series
B Registration Statement in the registration statement. As of June 12, 1999,
USWD had not filed the required registration statement and therefore became
subject to a 3% penalty (on the Series B Preferred Stock and 6% Debentures) of
approximately $120,000. The Company is attempting to obtain waivers of such
penalties although there can be no assurance that the holders will waive their
rights.
Transfer Agent and Registrar for Series B Preferred Stock
USWD acts as transfer agent and registrar for the Series B Preferred
Stock, which is not publicly traded.
6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000
USWD completed an offering of $2,000,000 principal amount of 6%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures due July 21, 2000 (the "6% Debentures") on
July 27, 1998.
The 6% Debentures are payable in full two years after the date of
initial issuance, which was July 22, 1998 (the "Initial Issuance Date"), if not
converted to Common Stock before that date. The 6% Debentures pay interest in
cash at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, payable quarterly in arrears at
each of March 31, June 31, September 31 and December 31 (with the first interest
payment due on or before January 15, 1999 for the entire period from the date of
issuance of the 6% Debentures through December 31, 1998).
The 6% Debentures are convertible into shares of Common Stock at the
option of the holders at the lesser of: 80% of the average closing bid price of
the Common Stock over the five trading days prior to conversion, or $4.25 per
share (the "Fixed Conversion Price"). Fifty percent of the 6% Debentures held by
any holder became convertible on the earlier of effective registration of the
underlying shares with the SEC or 120 days after the Initial Issuance Date. The
remaining 50% of the 6% Debentures became convertible 150 days after the Initial
Issuance Date.
At March 31, 1999 USWD had not filed or obtained effectiveness of the
registration statement, thereby giving the holders the right to require USWD to
redeem the 6% Debentures at 120% of face value. USWD recorded this 20% premium
as interest expense in the amount of $400,000.
Once the underlying Common Stock has been registered with the SEC for
at least 90 days and if the Common Stock has traded at or above $8.50 for at
least 20 consecutive trading days (based on the average closing bid price over
such period), USWD can require conversion of the 6% Debentures, subject to
certain restrictions if the stock is suspended from trading or the registration
of the underlying Common Stock is suspended.
Any 6% Debentures that have not been converted to Common Stock as of
the maturity date, or upon a merger, consolidation or other sale of USWD or its
assets in which USWD is not the surviving entity, are to either be converted
into Common Stock at the conversion price then in effect or, at the option of
the holders, must be redeemed by USWD.
Registration Rights of the 6% Debentures
USWD agreed to file to register the Common Stock underlying the 6%
Debentures with the SEC within 75 days of the Initial Issuance Date and that it
would respond to initial SEC comments within 15 days of receipt and any
subsequent SEC comments within 10 days of receipt. If the registration was not
effective with the SEC within 120 calendar days of the Initial Issuance Date,
USWD was obligated to pay a cash penalty of two percent (2%) of the face amount
of the 6% Debentures and thereafter an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the
face amount for every thirty calendar days (or any fraction thereof) until the
registration is effective. In the event the registration was not effective
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by the 150th day after the Initial Issuance Date, USWD can be required by the
holders to redeem the 6% Debentures at 120% of face value, plus accrued interest
to the date of redemption. USWD had not filed or obtained effectiveness of a
registration statement by January 18, 1999, thereby giving the holders the right
to require USWD to redeem the 6% Debentures at 120% of face value plus accrued
and unpaid interest and penalties to the date of redemption. Therefore, the
Company recorded this 20% premium as interest expense in January 1999 in the
amount of $400,000. USWD is obligated to pay all registration expenses incurred
in registering the shares for the holders of the 6% Debentures.
Amendment of 6% Debentures
Contemporaneously with the initial closing of the Series B Preferred
Stock placement the holders of all $2,000,000 face value of the 6% Debentures
agreed to accept payment of all interest owing through June 30, 1999 (including
past due interest) and penalties owing by USWD for failure to timely file a
registration statement to register the shares of Common Stock underlying the 6%
Debentures. In total USWD issued 454,705 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to
the holders of the 6% Debentures to cover $454,705 of accrued interest and
penalties. The 6% Debenture holders also agreed to waive all past defaults on
the 6% Debentures arising out of the failure to pay interest or timely register
the underlying shares of Common Stock. The holders further agreed not to declare
the 6% Debentures in default for failure to pay interest or register the
underlying shares of Common Stock unless and until the holders of the Series B
Preferred Stock have the right to require USWD to redeem the Series B Preferred
Stock for either failing to file the Series B Registration Statement within 60
days of the Closing Date or achieve effectiveness of the Series B Registration
Statement within 150 days of the Closing Date. USWD also agreed to include the
shares underlying the 6% Debentures in the Series B Registration Statement and
that the same cash penalty provisions as apply to the Series B Preferred Stock
will apply to the 6% Debentures in the event USWD fails to file the Series B
Registration Statement within 30 days of the Closing Date and to achieve
effectiveness of it within 90 days of the Closing Date.
The shares of Common Stock underlying the 6% Debentures are included
in this registration. See "Selling Security Holders."
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
USWD presently has the following common stock purchase warrants
outstanding:
Former Officer's Warrants
Prior to going public, USWD issued a warrant to purchase a total of
150,000 shares of Common Stock to a former officer, exercisable at $4.00 per
share until April, 2003 (the "Officer's Warrants"). The Officer's Warrants do
not have registration rights.
Finder's Warrants
In connection with the private offering of 8% Convertible Debentures
closed on December 10, 1997, USWD issued a Common Stock purchase warrant to JW
Genesis Securities, Inc., of Boca Raton, Florida ("JWG") as part of the finder's
fee paid to JWG for services rendered to USWD in connection with that offering.
The warrant is exercisable to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock at $6.525
per share at any time commencing on December 10, 1997, and continuing until
December 9, 2000. The warrant also provides for cashless exercise. The warrant
contains antidilution protection to protect the holder against certain issuances
of Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for Common Stock at
less than market value (as defined in the warrant), although the antidilution
provisions do not apply to issuances of shares of Common Stock upon conversion
of Series A Preferred Stock, options or warrants outstanding as of December 10,
1997 or any options issued or issuable under USWD's 1992 Stock Option Plan. The
holders of the warrant also have registration rights entitling them to a one
time demand registration at any time during the exercise period at the expense
of USWD (subject to certain relief if financial statements are required to be
included other than those normally prepared by USWD in the course of its
ordinary reporting obligations under federal securities laws), plus an unlimited
number of "piggyback" registration rights which entitle the holders to have the
underlying shares included in any registration undertaken by USWD, subject to
certain limitations in the event of an underwritten offering or as required by
prior outstanding registration rights granted by USWD. The registration rights
terminate entirely at such time as the underlying shares may be sold under SEC
Rule 144 without any volume restrictions within 90 days of the date of issuance
of such shares.
In connection with the private offering of 6% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures Due July 21, 2000, which was completed on July 22, 1998, USWD issued
another Common Stock purchase warrant to JWG as part of the finder's fee paid to
JWG for services rendered to USWD in connection in that offering. The warrant is
exercisable to purchase
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60,000 shares of Common Stock at $4.50 per share at any time commencing on July
22, 1998, and continuing until July 21, 2001. The warrant provides for cashless
exercise and contains antidilution protection to protect the holder against
certain issuances of Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for
Common Stock at less than market value (as defined in the warrant), although the
antidilution provisions do not apply to issuances of shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, the 6% Debentures, options or warrants
outstanding as of July 22, 1998, or any options issued or issuable under USWD's
1992 Stock Option Plan. The holders of the warrant also have registration rights
entitling them to have the underlying Common Stock registered at the same time
as the stock underlying the 6% Debentures, at the expense of USWD, plus an
unlimited number of "piggyback" registration rights which entitle the holders to
have the underlying shares included in any registration undertaken by USWD,
subject to certain limitations in the event of an underwritten offering or as
required by prior outstanding registration rights granted by USWD. The
registration rights terminate entirely at such time as the underlying shares may
be sold under SEC Rule 144 without any volume restrictions within 90 days of the
date of issuance of such shares. The 60,000 shares underlying the warrant are
included in this registration. See "Selling Security Holders."
On September 14, 1998, USWD agreed to issue JWG a common stock purchase
warrant exercisable to purchase 15,000 shares of Common Stock at $2.70 per
share, exercisable from September 13, 1998 until September 13, 2001. The warrant
was issued for JWG's assistance in negotiating the partial redemption of the
Series A Preferred Stock at that time. The warrant provides for cashless
exercise and contains antidilution protection to protect the holder against
certain issuances of Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for
Common Stock at less than market value (as defined in the warrant), although the
antidilution provisions do not apply to issuances of shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, the 6% Debentures, options or warrants
outstanding as of September 14, 1998, or any options issued or issuable under
USWD's 1992 Stock Option Plan. The holders of the warrant also have registration
rights entitling them to have the underlying Common Stock registered at the same
time as the shares underlying the Series A Redemption Warrants, at the expense
of USWD, plus an unlimited number of "piggyback" registration rights which
entitle the holders to have the underlying shares included in any registration
undertaken by USWD, subject to certain limitations in the event of an
underwritten offering or as required by prior outstanding registration rights
granted by USWD. The registration rights terminate entirely at such time as the
underlying shares may be sold under SEC Rule 144 without any volume restrictions
within 90 days of the date of issuance of such shares. The 15,000 shares
underlying the warrant are included in this registration. See "Selling Security
Holders."
entrenet Warrants
As of March 12, 1998, USWD issued a warrant to entrenet Group, LLC to
purchase 10,435 shares of Common Stock at $5.75 per share as a consulting fee.
The warrant expires as of March 11, 2003. The warrant has antidilution
provisions that protect the holders against dilution in the event of certain
reorganization transactions. The warrant also has "piggyback" registration
rights entitling the holders to have the underlying shares registered in any
registration done by USWD, other than registrations on ineligible forms with
expenses of such registrations to be borne by USWD. The holders of the warrant
have agreed to waive their registration rights with respect to the inclusion of
the shares in this registration.
As of September 4, 1998, USWD issued a warrant to entrenet Group, LLC
to purchase 8,333 shares of Common Stock at $2.40 per share as a consulting fee.
The warrant expires as of September 3, 2003. The warrant has antidilution
provisions that protect the holders against dilution in the event of certain
reorganizational transactions. The warrant also has "piggyback" registration
rights entitling the holders to have the underlying shares registered in any
registration done by USWD, other than registrations on ineligible forms with
expenses of such registrations to be borne by USWD. The holders of the warrant
have agreed to waive their registration rights with respect to the inclusion of
the shares in this registration.
RBB Bank Common Stock Purchase Warrant
As of June 26, 1998, USWD issued a Common Stock purchase warrant to RBB
Bank Aktiengesellschaft ("RBB Bank") to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock
at $4.375 per share, exercisable through September 9, 2001. The warrant was
issued in consideration for RBB Bank's $250,000 loan to USWD. The warrant has
antidilution provisions that protect the holders against dilution in the event
of certain reorganizational transactions. The warrant also has "piggyback"
registration rights entitling the holders to have the underlying shares
registered in any registration done by USWD, other than registrations on
ineligible forms, The expenses of such registrations are to be borne by USWD.
The 8,333 shares underlying the warrant are included in this registration. See
"Certain Transactions - Transactions with RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft" and
"Selling Security Holders."
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6% Debenture Warrants
In conjunction with the issuance of the 6% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures Due July 21, 2000, USWD issued, on a pro rata basis, three year,
Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase a total of 100,000 shares of Common
Stock, exercisable at $4.50 per share. The warrants provide for cashless
exercise and contain antidilution protection to protect the holders against
certain issuances of Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for
Common Stock at less than market value (as defined in the warrant), although the
antidilution provisions do not apply to issuances of shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of the 6% Debentures, any Series A Preferred Stock owned by a holder
of the Warrants, options or warrants outstanding as of July 22, 1998, or any
options issued or issuable under USWD's 1992 Stock Option Plan. The holders of
the warrant also have registration rights entitling them to have the shares of
Common Stock underlying the warrants registered at the same time as the stock
underlying the 6% Debentures, at the expense of USWD, plus an unlimited number
of "piggyback" registration rights which entitle the holders to have the
underlying shares included in any registration undertaken by USWD, subject to
certain limitations in the event of an underwritten offering or as required by
prior outstanding registration rights granted by USWD. The registration rights
terminate entirely at such time as the underlying shares may be sold under SEC
Rule 144 without any volume restrictions within 90 days of the date of issuance
of such shares. The 100,000 shares underlying the 6% Debenture Warrants are
included in this registration. See "Selling Security Holders."
Series A Redemption Warrants
In September 1998, USWD agreed with four holders of its Series A
Preferred Stock to a redemption of 833,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
In conjunction with that redemption, USWD issued three year Common Stock
purchase warrants covering a total of 212,266 shares of Common Stock (the
"Series A Redemption Warrants") to the four Series A Preferred Stock holders who
participated in the partial redemption. The Series A Redemption Warrants were
issued as of October 15, November 15 and December 15, 1998, exercisable for
three years after each issuance date to purchase that number of shares of Common
Stock equal to five percent of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
each holder retained as of that date. The exercise price of the Series A
Redemption Warrants was to be equal to 110% of the market price for the Common
Stock as of the date of issuance of each Warrant. Series A Redemption Warrants
were issued with the following terms: warrants to purchase 78,098 shares
exercisable at $2.40 per share until October 15, 2001; warrants to purchase
67,084 exercisable at $3.36 per share until October 15, 2001; warrants to
purchase 67,084 exercisable at $3.96 per share until October 15, 2001. The
warrants have antidilution provisions that protect the holders against dilution
in the event of certain transactions. The warrants also have "piggyback"
registration rights entitling the holders to have the underlying shares
registered in any registration done by USWD, other than registrations on
ineligible forms. The expenses of any registrations are to be borne by USWD.
USWD also agreed to file a registration statement covering the shares underlying
the Series A Redemption Warrants by October 31, 1998, with "penalties similar to
the current deal if late on effectiveness." USWD did not file that registration
statement by that date and is including the 212,266 shares of Common Stock
underlying the Series A Redemption Warrants in this registration.
See "Selling Security Holders."
Series B Preferred Warrants
In conjunction with the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock in May
1999, USWD issued a Common Stock purchase warrant (the "Series B Preferred
Warrant") exercisable until April 30, 2004, to purchase 300,000 shares of Common
Stock at $1.50 per share, to the cash purchaser of the Series B Preferred Stock.
The warrant has antidilution provisions that protect the holders against
dilution in the event of certain reorganization transactions. The shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants have the same registration
rights, and are to be registered together with, the shares underlying the Series
B Preferred Stock. The shares underlying the Series B Preferred Warrants are
included in this registration. See "Description of Securities Series B Preferred
Stock - Registration Rights" and "Selling Security Holders."
Burtzloff Warrants
In conjunction with a $500,000 loan to USWD from Mr. Chuck Burtzloff,
the CEO and 50% shareholder of Cardservice International, Inc, in October 1998,
USWD issued a common stock purchase warrant exercisable to purchase 25,000
shares of Common Stock at $3.038 per share through October 27, 2001. The
warrants have antidilution provisions that protect the holder against dilution
in the event of certain transactions. Neither the warrant nor the underlying
shares have registration rights. See "Certain Transactions - Transactions with
Cardservice International, Inc."
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Executive Officer's Warrants
USWD has agreed to issue warrants to its Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman, Mr. Dean Leavitt, to purchase up to 5,375,000 shares of USWD's Common
Stock. Half of the warrants, or 2,687,500, are priced at $.875 per share, the
exercise price being the estimated fair market value of the underlying stock at
May 3, 1999, the date of grant, and vest 10% upon grant with the balance vesting
over the following 12 months. The second 2,687,500 warrants have an exercise
price of $3.00 per share and vest 50% one year following the grant date with the
remaining balance vesting over the following six months. The warrants contain
antidilution provisions protect the holder against certain recapitalization
transactions and also contain "preemptive rights" which allow the holder to
subscribe for and purchase any securities offered by USWD as part of a financing
transaction (on the same terms as are being paid by others purchasing the
securities) so as to allow the holder to maintain the same percentage ownership
in USWD that he would have if he had exercised the warrants in full immediately
prior to the financing transaction. All warrants held by Mr. Leavitt immediately
prior to termination of employment within six months of a "change of control" or
upon a termination by USWD "without cause" or by Mr. Leavitt for "good reason"
(as those terms are defined in his Employment Agreement) become immediately
vested and exercisable. A "change of control" is defined as (a) any
consolidation or merger of USWD in which USWD is not the continuing or surviving
corporation or pursuant to which shares of USWD's capital stock are converted
into cash, securities or other property other than a consolidation or merger of
USWD in which the holders of USWD's voting stock immediately prior to the
consolidation or merger shall, upon consummation of the consolidation or merger,
own at least 50% of the voting stock of the surviving corporation, or any sale,
lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or
substantially all of the assets of USWD; or (b) more than 75% of the Board of
Directors of USWD (including Mr. Leavitt) is replaced with new directors, except
that this shall not apply to any new directors sponsored by or voted in favor of
by Mr. Leavitt.
Possible Future Application of California General Corporation Law to USWD and
Its Shareholders
Under Section 2115 of the California General Corporation Law, foreign
corporations that exceed an average of fifty percent for "the property factor,
the payroll factor and sales factor" for its latest full income year (as
computed under the same methods as are used in computing franchise tax payable
in California) and which have more than one-half of the corporation's
outstanding voting securities (as determined pursuant to Section 2115) held of
record by persons having addresses in California, become subject to certain
specified chapters and sections of the California General Corporation Law upon
the first day of the first income year of the corporation commencing on or after
the 135th day of the latest income year during which the above-described tests
have been met or during which a final order has been entered by a court of
competent jurisdiction declaring that those tests have been met. USWD presently
exceeds the shareholder address test and is likely to have exceeded the other
test as of the 135th day of its fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, which would
potentially subject USWD to these provisions of California law as of July 1,
1999. The Chapters and Sections of the California General Corporation Law that
apply to a foreign corporation that exceeds these thresholds are: Chapter 1
(general provisions and definitions), to the extent applicable to the following
provisions; Section 301 (annual election of directors); Section 303 (removal of
directors without cause); Section 304 (removal of directors by court
proceedings); Section 305, subdivision (c) (filling of director vacancies where
less than a majority in office elected by shareholders);Section 309 (directors'
standard of care); Section 316 (excluding paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) and
Paragraph (3) of subdivision (f)) (liability of directors for unlawful
distributions); Section 317 (indemnification of directors, officers, and
others); Sections 500 to 505, inclusive (limitations on corporation
distributions in cash or property); Section 506 (liability of shareholder who
receives unlawful distribution); Section 600, subdivisions (b) and (c)
(requirement for annual shareholders' meeting and remedy of same not timely
held); Sections 708, subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) (shareholders right to
cumulate votes at any election of directors); Section 702 (supermajority vote
requirement); Section 1001, subdivision (d) (limitations on sale of assets);
Section 1101 (provisions following subdivision (e)) (limitations on mergers);
Chapter 12 (commencing after Section 1200) (reorganizations); Chapter 13
(commencing after Section 1300) (dissenters' rights); Sections 1500 and 1501
(records and reports); Section 1508 (action by Attorney General); and Chapter 16
(commencing after Section 1600) (rights of inspection). Application of these
provisions of the California General Corporation Law to USWD may give greater or
lesser protection to shareholders in certain instances than is available to
shareholders under Colorado law, USWD's State of incorporation. Compliance with
these provisions of California law may be more or less onerous to USWD than
compliance with analogous provisions of Colorado law.
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SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
This Prospectus relates to the resale of up to 17,739,587 shares of
USWD's Common Stock by the Selling Security Holders. As used herein, "Selling
Security Holders" includes donees and pledgees selling shares received from a
named Selling Security Holder after the date of this prospectus. All costs,
expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the Shares offered
hereby will be borne by USWD. Brokerage commissions and similar selling
expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of Shares will be borne by the
Selling Security Holders. Sales of Shares may be effected by Selling Security
Holders from time to time in one or more types of transactions (which may
include block transactions) in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated
transactions, through put or call options transactions relating to the Shares,
through short sale of Shares, or a combination of such methods of sale, at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. Such
transactions may or may not involve brokers or dealers. The Selling Security
Holders have advised USWD that they have not entered into any agreements,
understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding
the sale of their securities, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker
acting in any connection with the proposed sale of Shares by the Selling
Security Holders.
The Selling Security Holders may effect transactions by selling Shares
directly to purchasers or to or through broker-dealers, which may act as agents
or principals. Such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of
discounts, concessions, or commissions from the Selling Security Holder and/or
the purchasers of Shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to
whom they sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to a particular
broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).
The Selling Security Holders and any broker-dealers that act in
connection with the sale of Shares might be deemed to be "underwriters" within
the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received
by such broker-dealers and any profit on the resale of the Shares sold by them
while acting as principals might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or
commissions under the Securities Act. USWD has agreed to indemnify each Selling
Security Holder against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under
the Securities Act. The Selling Security Holders may agree to indemnify any
agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales
of the Shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under
the Securities Act.
Because Selling Security Holders may be deemed to be "underwriters"
within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, the Selling Security
Holders will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act, which may include delivery through the facilities of a broker
pursuant to Rule 153 under the Securities Act. USWD has informed the Selling
Security Holders that the anti-manipulative provisions of Regulation M
promulgated under the Exchange Act may apply to their sales in the market.
Selling Security Holders also may resell all or a portion of the Shares
in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
provided they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of Rule 144.
Upon USWD being notified by a Selling Security Holder that any material
arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Shares
through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary
distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act,
disclosing (i) the name of each such selling Security Holder and of the
participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the
price at which such shares were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or
concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such
broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set
out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and (vi) other facts
material to the transaction. In addition, upon USWD being notified by a Selling
Security Holder that a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares, a
supplement to this prospectus will be filed.
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The shares being offered by the Selling Security Holders under this
Prospectus were or will be acquired in transactions as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Shares
Name of Selling Security of Common Stock Transaction by which Shares Purchased or
Holder Owned or Acquirable Purchasable by Selling Security Holder
- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
CNCA - SCT 223,009 shares 3,044 presently outstanding shares previously issued upon
Brunoy Sub A/C conversion of, and as dividends on, Series A Preferred Stock
BGP or as interest on USWD's 8% Adjustable Rate Convertible
Subordinated Debentures Due December 31, 1999 (all of which
automatically converted into 3,060,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock as of February 9, 1998);
206,090 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of,
and as dividends on, 92,500 shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock (1);
4,625 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $2.40
per share through October 15, 2001;
4,625 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $3.36
per share through November 15, 2001; and
4,625 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $3.69
per share through December 15, 2001.
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The Endeavor Capital 967,757 shares 868,527 shares issuable upon conversion of, and as dividends
Fund S.A. on, 389,824 shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
23,634 shares previously issued as dividends on shares of
Series A Preferred Stock (1);
25,138 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $2.40
per share through October 15, 2001 (4);
25,138 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $3.36
per share through November 15, 2001 (4); and
25,138 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $3.69
per share through December 15, 2001 (4).
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L. Gene Tanner 65,273 shares 57,462 presently outstanding shares previously issued upon
conversion of, and as dividends on, Series A Preferred Stock
or as interest on USWD's 8% Adjustable Rate Convertible
Subordinated Debentures Due December 31, 1999 (all of which
automatically converted into 3,060,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock as of February 9, 1998);
1,850 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $2.40
per share through October 15, 2001 (4);
1,850 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $3.36
per share through November 15, 2001(4); and
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1,850 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $3.69
per share through December 15, 2001 (4)
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RBB Bank 4,127,639 shares 46,485 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock Purchase
Aktiengesellschaft Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $2.40 per share
See also "Certain through October 15, 2001(4);
Transactions -
Transactions with RBB 35,471 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock Purchase
Bank Aktiengesellschaft" Warrant (a"Series A Redemption Warrant") at $3.36 per share
through November 15, 2001 (4); and
35,471 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series A Redemption Warrant") at $3.69
per share through December 15, 2001 (4);
2,963,209 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of
$1,000,000 face value of 6% Debentures (2);
50,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a 6% Debenture Warrant") at $4.50 per
share through July 21, 2001 (4);
927,003 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of,
and as dividends on, 227,353 shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock (3);
20,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant at $4.375 per share through September 9,
2001 (4); and
50,000 shares of Common Stock acquired as partial
consideration for the making of a $250,000 loan to USWD in
June 1998.
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The Cuttyhunk Fund, 1,576,084 shares 1,185,284 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of
Limited $400,000 face value of 6% Debentures (2);
20,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a 6% Debenture Warrant") at $4.50 per
share through July 21, 2001 (4); and
370,801 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of,
and as dividends on, 90,941 shares of the Series B Preferred
Stock (3).
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Tonga Partners LP 2,364,124 shares 1,777,925 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of
$600,000 face value of 6% Debentures (2);
30,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a 6% Debenture Warrant") at $4.50 per
share through July 21, 2001 (4); and
556,198 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of,
and as dividends on, 136,411 shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock (3).
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Bold Street LLC 6,416,063 shares 6,116,063 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion
of, and as dividends on, 1,500,000 shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock (3); and
300,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series B Warrant") at $1.50 per share
through April 30, 2004 (4).
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Adam Rosmarin 427,738 shares 407,738 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of,
and as dividends on, 100,000 shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock (3); and
20,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series B Warrant") at $1.50 per share
through April 30, 2004 (4).
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Herman Sandler 427,738 shares 407,738 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion of,
and as dividends on, 100,000 shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock (3); and
20,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series B Warrant") at $1.50 per share
through April 30, 2004 (4).
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Richard Siegal 1,069,344 shares 1,019,344 shares estimated to be issuable upon conversion
of, and as dividends on, 250,000 shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock (3); and
50,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Series B Warrant") at $1.50 per share
through April 30, 2004 (4).
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JW Genesis Securities, Inc. 75,000 shares 60,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Finder's Warrant") at $4.50 per share
through July 231, 2001 (4); and
15,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (a "Finder's Warrant") at $2.40 per share
through September 13, 2001 (4).
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<FN>
(1) The number of shares being registered equals that number of shares which
would be issuable upon conversion of, or as dividends on, the Series A Preferred
Stock the holder owns as of the date of this Prospectus, based on the "Market
Price" (as defined in the Designation of Series A Preferred Stock) of $.633 per
share as of June 18, 1999. See "Description of Securities - Series A Preferred
Stock."
(2) The number of shares being registered equals 150% of that number of shares
which would be issuable upon conversion of the 6% debentures the holder owns as
of the date of this Prospectus, based on the "Market Price" (as defined in the
Designation of Series A Preferred Stock) of $.633 per share as of June 18, 1999.
See "Description of Securities - 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July
21, 2000."
(3) The number of shares being registered equals 200% of that number of shares
which would be issuable upon conversion of, or as dividends on, the Series B
Preferred Stock the holder owns as of the date of this Prospectus, based on the
"Market Price" (as defined in the Designation of Series A Preferred Stock) of
$.633 per share as of June 18, 1999. See "Description of Securities - Series B
Preferred Stock."
(4) See "Description of Securities - Common Stock Purchase Warrants."
</FN>
</TABLE>
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The following table sets forth the names and certain additional information
concerning the Selling Security Holders.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
Number of Shares Number Percentage
Owned or Number of of Shares of Class
Acquirable Prior Shares Owned After After
Selling Security Holder to Offering (1) Offered Offering Offering
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CNCA - SCT Brunoy Sub A/C BGP 223,009 223,009 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
The Endeavor Capital Fund S.A. 967,575 967,575 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
L. Gene Tanner 65,273 65,273 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft 5,408,770 (2) 4,127,639 1,281,131 (2) 8.6%
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
The Cuttyhunk Fund, Limited 1,576,084 1,576,084 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
Tonga Partners LP 2,364,124 2,364,124 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
Bold Street LLC 6,416,063 6,416,063 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
Adam Rosmarin 427,738 427,738 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
Herman Sandler 427,738 427,738 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
Richard Siegal 1,069,344 1,069,344 -0- *
- -------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------
JW Genesis Securities, Inc 125,0000 (3) 75,000 50,000 (3) *
- ---------------
<FN>
* Less than 1%.
(1) Includes the shares owned or acquirable by the Selling Security Holder as
described in the table immediately preceding this table and/or as described in
the footnotes to this table.
(2) Includes shares previously issued in conversion of Series A Preferred Stock
and shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock (based on the
Market Price of USWD Common Stock as of June 18, 1999), which are saleable
pursuant to SEC Rule 144 as of the date of this Prospectus. See "Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management."
(3) Includes 50,000 shares underlying a Common Stock purchase warrant issued in
December 1997. See "Description of Securities - Common Stock Purchase Warrants -
Finder's Warrants."
</FN>
</TABLE>
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for
USWD by Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C., Denver, Colorado.
COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION FOR
SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS
Business Corporation Act Provisions and USWD's Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws
Sections 7-109-102 through 7-109-110 of the Colorado Business
Corporation Act (the "CBCA") permit indemnification of directors, officers,
employees, fiduciaries and agents of corporations under certain conditions and
subject to certain limitations, including for liabilities to which such persons
might become subject under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").
USWD's Articles of Incorporation do not contain any provisions which
would limit the availability of such indemnification to the fullest extent
available under the above-referenced statute. USWD's amended Bylaws, which
parallel the CBCA sections referred to above, provide that USWD shall indemnify
any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or
agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation
as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent of any
foreign or domestic profit or nonprofit corporation or of any partnership, joint
venture, trust, profit or nonprofit unincorporated association, limited
liability company, or other enterprise or employee benefit plan (a "Proper
Person"). USWD is required to indemnify Proper Person(s) against reasonably
incurred expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, penalties, fines
(including any excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan) and
amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by him in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding if it is determined by a majority of a quorum of the
Board of Directors consisting of Directors who are not parties to the
proceeding, or, if a quorum of such Directors is not available, a committee of
the Board consisting of at least two Directors who are not parties to the
proceeding or, if a proper committee cannot be seated or a majority of the Board
or the committee desire, an independent counsel selected by a majority of the
full Board, or a vote of shareholders, that the proper Person conducted himself
or herself in good faith and that he or she reasonably believed (i) in the case
of conduct in his official capacity with USWD, that his or her conduct was in
USWD's best interests, or (ii) in all other cases (except criminal cases), that
his or her conduct was at least not opposed to USWD's best interests, or (iii)
in the case of any criminal proceeding, that he or she had no reasonable cause
to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. A Proper Person will be deemed to be
acting in his or her official capacity while acting as a director, officer,
employee or agent on behalf of USWD and not while acting on USWD's behalf for
some other entity. A Proper Person may apply to the court conducting the
proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction for an order requiring
USWD to indemnify such person if the court determines that the person is
entitled to indemnification under Colorado law and has met the criteria set
forth in USWD's Bylaws.
USWD has also entered into a separate Indemnification Agreement with
its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Dean M. Leavitt, which provides for
the broadest right to indemnification available under Colorado law, including
indemnification for liabilities to which he might become subject under the
Securities Act.
No indemnification is available to a person with respect to any claim,
issue or matter in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of USWD in
which the person was adjudged liable to USWD or in connection with any
proceeding charging that the person derived an improper personal benefit,
whether or not involving action in an official capacity, in which he or she was
adjudged liable on the basis that he or she derived an improper personal
benefit. Further, indemnification in connection with a proceeding brought by or
in the right of USWD is limited to reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees, incurred in connection with the proceeding.
To the extent that the provisions of a Colorado corporation's Articles
of Incorporation, Bylaws or a contract provide for indemnification to a greater
extent than is available under the CBCA, such provisions are void. USWD
believes, however, that the indemnification provisions contained in its Bylaws
and the contract with Mr. Leavitt are no more liberal than those set forth in
the CBCA.
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Indemnification of Selling Security Holders
The registration rights agreements entered into between USWD and
certain of the Selling Security Holders contain provisions providing for mutual
indemnification against certain liabilities, including liabilities which might
arise under the Securities Act. In general, USWD is required to indemnify such
persons, to the full extent permitted by law, against any losses, claims,
penalties, liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or any
prospectus or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by
or contained in any information with respect to the Selling Security Holder
furnished to USWD by the Selling Security Holder expressly for use in the
registration statement or prospectus. USWD and its officers, directors and
controlling persons are entitled to indemnification on a reciprocal basis for
information contained in the registration statement or any prospectus which was
provided to it for use therein by a Selling Security Holder.
Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of USWD,
USWD has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by USWD of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of USWD
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, USWD 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
EXPERTS
The financial statements as of June 30, 1998 and 1997 and for each of
the two years in the period ended June 30, 1998 included in this Prospectus have
been so included in reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory
paragraph relating to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern as
described in Note 1 to the financial statements) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
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Report of Independent Accountants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Balance Sheet as of
June 30, 1998 and 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1998 and 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Deficit for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1998 and 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1998 and 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Notes to Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Unaudited Financial Statements for Period Ended March 31, 1999. . . . . . 89
Balance Sheets --
March 31, 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Statements of Operations --
Nine Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998. . . . . . . . 90
Statements of Cash Flows --
Nine Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998. . . . . . . . 91
Notes to Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying balance sheets and the related
statements of operations, of changes in stockholders' deficit and of cash flows
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of U.S.
Wireless Data, Inc. at June 30, 1998 and 1997, and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the
financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations
and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability
to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters
are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
San Jose, California
November 6, 1998
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BALANCE SHEETS
June 30,
1998 1997
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash .......................................................... $ 4,000 $ 6,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $22,000 (1998); and $16,000 (1997) .............. 55,000 131,000
Inventory ..................................................... 480,000 209,000
Other current assets .......................................... 187,000 103,000
------------ ------------
Total current assets ..................................... 726,000 449,000
Processing units - deployed, net ................................... 517,000 --
Property and equipment, net ........................................ 253,000 41,000
Other assets ....................................................... 69,000 11,000
------------ ------------
Total assets ............................................. $ 1,565,000 $ 501,000
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable .............................................. $ 1,506,000 $ 354,000
Accrued liabilities ........................................... 1,735,000 126,000
Borrowings, current portion ................................... 452,000 738,000
------------ ------------
Total current liabilities ............................... 3,693,000 1,218,000
Borrowings, long-term portion ...................................... 45,000 45,000
------------ ------------
Total liabilities ....................................... 3,738,000 1,263,000
------------ ------------
Redeemable common stock and warrants (Notes 12,13) ................. 372,000 --
------------ ------------
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 11,12,13 and 14)
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, at $1.00 stated value, 15,000,000 authorized,
3,060,000 (1998) Series A issued and outstanding ........... 3,060,000 --
Common stock, at $1.00 stated value, 40,000,000 shares
authorized 12,195,358 (1998) and 5,613,952
(1997) shares issued and outstanding ....................... 12,195,000 5,614,000
Additional paid-in capital ................................... 10,222,000 10,613,000
Accumulated deficit .......................................... (28,022,000) (16,961,000)
Notes receivable from stockholder ............................ -- (28,000)
------------ ------------
Total stockholders' deficit ............................. (2,545,000) (762,000)
------------ ------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit ............. $ 1,565,000 $ 501,000
============ ============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended June 30,
1998 1997
<S> <C> <C>
Net revenues:
Product sales ............................. $ 650,000 $ 1,288,000
Services .................................. 259,000 27,000
------------ ------------
909,000 1,315,000
------------ ------------
Cost of revenues:
Product sales ............................. 786,000 804,000
Services .................................. 122,000 5,000
------------ ------------
908,000 809,000
------------ ------------
Gross profit .......................... 1,000 506,000
------------ ------------
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative........ 8,408,000 813,000
Research and development .................. 295,000 406,000
Litigation settlement ..................... 1,353,000 164,000
------------ ------------
10,056,000 1,383,000
------------ ------------
Loss from operations .................. (10,055,000) (877,000)
Interest expense................................ (778,000) (32,000)
Other income(expense) .......................... (167,000) 45,000
------------ ------------
Net loss ....................................... $(11,000,000) $ (864,000)
============ ============
Basic and diluted net loss per share ........... $ (1.18) $ (0.17)
============ ============
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic
and diluted .................................... 9,369,000 4,987,000
============ ============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Series A Common
Preferred Stock Common Stock Stock
Shares Amount Shares Amount Subscribed
<S> ............................................ <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at June 30, 1996 -- $ -- 4,523,333 $ 4,523,000 $ 143,000
Issuance of common stock for services ............ -- -- 102,975 103,000 --
Issuance of common stock for litigation settlement -- -- 600,000 600,000 --
Exercise of stock options ........................ -- -- 245,100 245,000 --
Stock subscription issued ........................ -- -- 142,544 143,000 (143,000)
Note receivable on stock option plan ............. -- -- -- -- --
Net loss ......................................... -- -- -- -- --
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance at June 30, 1997 -- $ -- 5,613,952 5,614,000 --
Issuance of common stock for cash ................ -- -- 1,428,571 1,428,000 --
Issuance of common stock for services ............ -- -- 2,621,429 2,621,000 --
Issuance of common stock for litigation settlement
and related note conversion .................. -- -- 679,800 680,000 --
Reclassification of redeemable common stock and .. -- -- (128,307) (128,000) --
warrants
Exercise of stock options ........................ -- -- 340,640 341,000 --
Exercise of stock warrants ....................... -- -- 1,203,947 1,204,000 --
Issuance of common stock for conversion of notes . -- -- 422,257 422,000 --
payable
Issuance of common stock for interest on debenture -- -- 13,069 13,000 --
Sale of common stock repurchase right ............ -- -- -- 1,240,000 --
Issuance of convertible debentures ............... -- -- -- 622,000 --
Issuance of warrants for services ................ -- -- -- 753,000 --
Issuance of Series A preferred stock ............. 3,060,000 3,060,000 -- -- --
Payment of notes receivable ...................... -- -- -- -- --
Net loss ......................................... -- -- -- -- --
Preferred stock dividend ......................... -- -- -- -- --
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance at June 30, 1998 ......................... 3,060,000 $ 3,060,000 12,195,358 $ 12,195,000 $
============ ============ ============ ============ ============
Additional Note
Paid in Receivable Accumulated
Capital Stockholder Deficit Total
<S> .............................................. <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at June 30, 1996 $ 11,419,000 -- $(16,097,000) $ (12,000)
Issuance of common stock for services ............ (88,000) -- -- 15,000
Issuance of common stock for litigation settlement (506,000) -- -- 94,000
Exercise of stock options ........................ (212,000) -- -- 33,000
Stock subscription issued ........................ -- -- -- --
Note receivable on stock option plan ............. -- $ (28,000) -- (28,000)
Net loss ......................................... -- -- (864,000) (864,000)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance at June 30, 1997 10,613,000 (28,000) (16,961,000) (762,000)
Issuance of common stock for cash ................ (929,000) -- -- 499,000
Issuance of common stock for services ............ (810,000) -- -- 1,811,000
Issuance of common stock for litigation settlement
and related note conversion .................. 875,000 -- -- 1,555,000
Reclassification of redeemable common stock and .. (244,000) -- -- (372,000)
warrants
Exercise of stock options ........................ (167,000) -- -- 174,000
Exercise of stock warrants ....................... (1,190,000) -- -- 14,000
Issuance of common stock for conversion of notes . (186,000) -- -- 236,000
payable
Issuance of common stock for interest on debenture 62,000 -- -- 75,000
Sale of common stock repurchase right ............ 1,240,000 -- -- 1,240,000
Issuance of convertible debentures ............... 622,000 -- -- 622,000
Issuance of warrants for services ................ 753,000 -- -- 753,000
Issuance of Series A preferred stock ............. (417,000) -- -- 2,643,000
Payment of notes receivable ...................... -- 28,000 -- 28,000
Net loss ......................................... -- -- (11,000,000) (11,000,000)
Preferred stock dividend ......................... -- -- (61,000) (61,000)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Balance at June 30, 1998 ......................... $ 10,222,000 $ $(28,022,000) $ (2,545,000)
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
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<CAPTION>
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended June 30,
1998 1997
<S> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss ............................................. $(11,000,000) $ (864,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ..................... 111,000 57,000
Non-cash consulting and other expense.............. 2,734,000 50,000
Non-cash compensation - stock option .............. 1,327,000 --
Non-cash interest expense ......................... 654,000 --
Non-cash litigation expense ....................... 1,353,000 164,000
Debt forgiveness .................................. -- (33,000)
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable ............................ 77,000 (79,000)
Inventory ...................................... (271,000) 412,000
Other current assets ........................... (85,000) 22,000
Accounts payable ............................... 1,153,000 136,000
Accrued liabilities ............................ 281,000 (102,000)
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Net cash used in operating activities .......... (3,666,000) (237,000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment ................ (256,000) --
Processing units - deployed ....................... (564,000) --
(Increase)decrease in other assets ................ (58,000) 12,000
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Net cash used in investing activities .......... (878,000) 12,000
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of stock ................... 664,000 185,000
Proceeds from sale of common stock repurchase right 1,240,000 6,000
Payment of note receivable from stockholder ....... 28,000 --
Payment of note payable ........................... (13,000) --
Net proceeds from issuance of debt ................ 2,623,000 --
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4,542,000 191,000
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Net decrease in cash ..................................... (2,000) (34,000)
Cash at beginning of period .............................. 6,000 40,000
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Cash at end of period .................................... $ 4,000 $ 6,000
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing:
1. Conversion of $50,000 notes payable to 75,000 shares of common stock.
2. Conversion of $3,060,000 convertible debentures to 3,060,000 shares of
preferred stock.
3. Conversion of $202,000 note payable to 496,221 shares of common stock.
4. Conversion of $164,000 note payable to 328,750 shares of common stock.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Operations
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. (the "Company" or "USWD") was incorporated in
the State of Colorado on July 30, 1991. The Company is in the business of
providing products and services to enable the use of wireless technology for
electronic payment and other transactions. The Company began generating its
first revenue from product sales in fiscal 1995. The Company is now in a
transition from being solely an equipment manufacturer to also providing
products and services that generates recurring revenue. In the future, and
assuming the Company is able to continue as a going concern, the recurring
revenue component is expected to become a significant component of the Company's
business.
Financial Condition
The Company continues to have difficulties due to its financial
condition and lack of liquidity. The Company has accumulated a deficit of
approximately $28 million at June 30, 1998 and has limited financial resources.
At present, development of the Company's products and services requires
immediate and significant additional financing. Proceeds from the private
placement offering, which was completed in December 1997, were used primarily to
complete the launch of the joint marketing program with GTE Wireless, to build
the related corporate infrastructure and to make selective inventory purchases.
Cash raised through recent private securities offerings has been and will be
used primarily for working capital and to pay certain preexisting liabilities.
Due to the change in its distribution strategy to channel product sales
and service offerings through existing merchant acquirers, the Company has been
able to make significant reductions in its direct sales force and reduce its
cash requirements. However, execution of the Company's business plan is
dependent on a significant debt or equity-financing event in the immediate
future. The Company continues to work both directly and through its consultants
to secure such financing which is required to fund operations while a
significant recurring revenue stream is developed. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be successful with efforts to raise additional capital.
The inability of the Company to secure additional financing in the near term
could adversely impact the Company's financial position, including its ability
to continue as a going concern.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets
and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue
as a going concern.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from the estimates used.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an
original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash
equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being
determined by the first-in, first-out method.
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Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. The Company uses the
straight-line method of depreciation based on the estimated useful lives of the
assets (generally three to seven years). Maintenance and repairs are charged to
operations as incurred.
Processing Units Deployed
Merchants that subscribe to the Company's credit card processing
service usually receive a TRANZ Enabler unit that provides the wireless
communications and processing functionality. As these units are deployed at a
customer location, the asset value is transferred from inventory to "Processing
units - deployed" and depreciated via a charge to Cost of Revenue over its
estimated useful life of 48 months. The company retains title to the TRANZ
Enabler units and earns usage income on the units while they are deployed at the
customer location.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets and
recognizes an impairment in the event the net book value of such assets exceeds
the future undiscounted cash flow attributable to such assets.
Revenue Recognition and Major Customers
Revenue is classified as either Product Sales or Services. Product
Sales result from the sale of the Company's electronic payment terminals and
related peripheral products to resellers or end-user merchants. Product Sales
are recognized upon shipment of products to customers. Services result primarily
from the Company's participation in the ongoing transaction processing revenue
stream generated by the merchant's credit card processing agreement. One-time
application fees are also included in this category. Services are recorded in
the period services are provided. During fiscal 1997, Cardservice International,
Inc. ("CSI") accounted for 53% of revenue. During fiscal 1998, CSI accounted for
20% of revenues.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method, which
requires recognition of deferred taxes and liabilities for the income tax
consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and
liabilities and their reported amounts.
Net Loss Per Share
Earnings (loss) per common share (EPS) is computed using Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 128, "Earnings per Share." SFAS No. 128
establishes standards for the computation, presentation, and disclosure of
earnings per share. Basic and diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing
the net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding at the end of the period. Diluted EPS excludes
exercise of stock options and warrants and the conversion of convertible
securities from the calculation since their effect would be anti-dilutive. Such
shares could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future. EPS for the
year ended June 30, 1997 has been restated to conform with SFAS No.128. In
fiscal 1998, the net loss available to common stockholders equals the net loss
less the $61,000 preferred stock dividend issuable at year-end.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of the Company's financial instruments including
accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and debt approximate
their fair values due to their relatively short maturities.
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Stock-based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation arrangements
in accordance with the provisions of APB No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees," and complies with disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation."
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income." SFAS No. 130, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1997, establishes standards for reporting and displaying
comprehensive income and its components with the same prominence as other
financial statements. All prior periods must be restated to conform to the
provisions of SFAS No. 130. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 130 during the first
quarter of fiscal 1999, but does not expect the new accounting standard to have
a material impact on the Company's reported financial results.
In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments
of an Enterprise and Related Information." SFAS No. 131, which is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997, establishes new disclosure
requirements for operating segments, including products, services, geographic
areas, and major customers. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 131 for the 1999
fiscal year. The Company does not expect the new accounting standard to have a
material impact on the Company's reported financial results.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial
statements to conform to current year presentation.
NOTE 2. INVENTORY
June 30,
1998 1997
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Inventory consists of:
Raw material .............................. $ 153,000 $ 111,000
Finished goods ............................ 556,000 208,000
Spare parts and accessories ............... 8,000 2,000
Lower of cost or market reserve ........... (237,000) (112,000)
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$ 480,000 $ 209,000
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The Company has established a reserve against finished goods and raw
materials to reflect the estimated net realizable value of the inventory as of
June 30, 1998, based on current selling prices.
NOTE 3. PROCESSING UNITS DEPLOYED AND PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
June 30,
1998 1997
Processing units deployed consists of:
Processing units deployed ................... $ 564,000 --
Less: accumulated depreciation .............. (47,000) --
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$ 517,000 --
Property and equipment consists of:
Equipment and furniture ...................... $ 523,000 $ 295,000
Tooling ...................................... 124,000 124,000
Demo equipment ............................... 28,000 --
Less: accumulated depreciation
and amortization ........................... (422,000) (378,000)
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$ 253,000 $ 41,000
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NOTE 4. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
June 30,
1998 1997
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Accrued liabilities consists of:
Accrued compensation ....................... $ 224,000 $ 69,000
Accrued compensation - stock option ........ 1,327,000 --
Accrued professional fees .................. 112,000 --
Other ...................................... 72,000 57,000
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$1,735,000 $ 126,000
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NOTE 5. BORROWINGS
Borrowing consist of the following: June 30,
Current portion: 1998 1997
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Note payable - supplier - OMRON ................ $375,000 $388,000
Note payable - investors ....................... -- 185,000
Note payable - entrenet ........................ 62,000 150,000
Note payable - lawsuit settlement .............. 15,000 15,000
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$452,000 $738,000
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Long-term portion - lawsuit settlement ........... $ 45,000 $ 45,000
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Note Payable - Supplier - OMRON
The note payable to a supplier was in default at June 30,
1998. The Company continued to accrue monthly interest payments. As of
June 30, 1998, the supplier had not called the note. During August
1998, the Company and the supplier reached an agreement to cure the
default with a restructuring of the terms of the note. The new terms
include a reduction in the price per unit as well as the number of
units under contract. The agreement also reduced the principal balance
under the note to $120,000 plus interest of $47,000. The Company has
agreed to a payment schedule that will repay the balance due by
February 1999.
Note Payable - entrenet
On March 12, 1998, the Company entered into an agreement with
entrenet to provide business and financial consulting services to the
Company and to assist the Company in locating additional financing. The
term of the agreement is for six months and renews for additional
six-month terms unless at least 60 days notice is given to terminate
the agreement prior to the end of a term. For its advisory services
under this agreement, entrenet earned a fee of $60,000 which is payable
by a promissory note plus interest at 10% per year. The Company paid
this in full in July 1998.
Note Payable - Lawsuit Settlement
As part of a lawsuit settlement, the Company executed a
note payable in September 1997 which is due in installments as follows:
$5,000 due March 17, 1998; $10,000 due September 17, 1998; $20,000 due
September 17, 1999; and $25,000 due September 17, 2000. The first two
installments, due in March 1998 and September 1998, were paid during
the first quarter of fiscal 1999. See additional discussion of the
lawsuit settlement in "Note 12. Litigation."
Convertible Debenture
In December 1997, the Company closed a private placement of
$3,060,000 principal amount of 8% Convertible Debentures. Net proceeds
approximated $2.6 million. Interest on the debentures was settled with
13,000 shares of common stock valued at $75,000. The debentures
included an "in the money"
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convertible option valued at $622,000 on date of issuance, which
allowed the holder to convert preferred shares to common shares at a
discount from fair market value. The debentures were converted to
3,060,000 of Series A Preferred Stock in February 1998. Non-cash
interest expense of approximately $622,000 was recognized in fiscal
1998 related to this debenture.
See Notes 12 and 13 for additional borrowings.
NOTE 6. PREFERRED STOCK
The Company has authorized 15,000,000 shares of no par value preferred
stock, of which 4,000,000 shares have been designated as Series A Cumulative
Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock ("the Series A Preferred Stock") with a
stated value of $1.00 per share. On February 9, 1998, the Company issued
3,060,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for all $3,060,000
of the Company's 8% Convertible Debentures.
Conversion
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the election
of the holder into common stock based on the face value of the Series A
Preferred Stock being converted, at a rate equal to the lesser of $6.00 per
share or 75% of the average of the closing bid price of the common stock as
reported on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board or, if available, the closing bid
price as quoted on NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange upon which
the common stock is then listed, over the five trading days prior to conversion.
A minimum conversion price of $3.76 per share was in effect from the issuance
date through September 6, 1998.
Dividends
Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative
quarterly dividends upon declaration by the Board of Directors at an annual rate
of 8% per share which was reduced to 4% per share on August 7, 1998, the
effective date of the SEC registration statement covering the common stock
reserved for conversion. The Company can pay the dividends in shares of common
stock, the number of shares issuable being determined by dividing the amount of
the dividend by the same formula as applies to conversions. Unless the full
amount of cumulative dividends have been paid or sufficient funds set aside,
dividends may not be paid or declared on the common stock or any other stock
ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock. Additionally, under Colorado
law, certain conditions must be met prior to dividend distributions of cash or
property. As a result, the Company's ability to pay cash or property (but not
stock) dividends in the future depends upon its financial results, liquidity and
financial condition.
Voting
Generally, the Series A Preferred Stock is not entitled to vote on
matters submitted to shareholders except as specifically authorized under
Colorado law.
Liquidation
In the event of a liquidation or sale of the Company, the Series A
Preferred Stockholders are entitled to a per share distribution in preference to
common shareholders or any stock of the company ranking junior to the Series A
Preferred Stock of $1.00 plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. If the amount
available in liquidation is insufficient to pay the full amount, the Series A
Preferred Stockholders will ratably share any distribution first in proportion
to their respective liquidation preferences and then in proportion to their
respective amounts of accrued but unpaid dividends. A consolidation or merger of
the Company will not be deemed to be a liquidation provided it is approved by a
majority of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Optional Redemption
The Company may redeem any Series A Preferred Stock outstanding after
36 months from December 10, 1997 by payment of $1.00 per share plus all accrued
and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption. If fewer than all of the shares
of Series A Preferred Stock were to be redeemed, the redemption will be pro rata
among all shares outstanding.
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See "Note 14. Subsequent Events" for a description of a partial
redemption and modification of the conversion terms for a portion of the Series
A Preferred Stockholders.
NOTE 7. STOCK OPTIONS
Stock Option Plan
In September 1992, the Company adopted an incentive stock option plan
and a non-qualified stock option plan, which, as amended, provides for the
issuance of 2,680,000 shares of Common Stock under the Plan.
Stock options have been granted under the option plan at the fair
market value of the common stock on the date of grant and generally vest over a
period of between two and four years. Options granted under the Plan generally
must be exercised no later than 10 years from the date of grant.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at
June 30, 1998:
Outstanding Options Outstanding Vested Options
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Average Weighted Weighted
Remaining Average Average
Range of Contractual Exercise Number Exercise Number
Exercise Price Life Price Outstanding Price Outstanding
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$0.00 - $0.13 7.5 $0.13 172,281 $0.13 172,281
$0.14 - $0.22 7.3 $0.22 70,000 $0.22 68,750
$0.23 - $4.13 9.3 $3.80 120,000 $3.73 38,500
$4.14 - $6.34 9.5 $5.99 145,000 $6.00 36,050
$6.35 - $8.41 9.3 $7.70 100,000 $7.70 33,650
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607,281 349,231
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Stock option transactions for the years ended June 30, 1997 and 1998
were are follows:
Options Outstanding
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Weighted Average
Number of Exercise Price
Shares Per Share
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Balance at June 30, 1996 793,549 $0.16
Granted 20,000 $0.16
Exercised (245,100) $0.14
Cancelled (138,800) $0.22
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Balance at June 30, 1997 429,649 $0.16
Granted 608,000 $4.30
Exercised (340,640) $0.48
Cancelled (89,728) $4.32
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Balance at June 30, 1998 607,281 $3.51
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Exercisable at June 30, 1998 349,231 $1.88
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Fair value disclosures
Had compensation expense for the Company's Plan been determined based
on the fair value of the options at the grant dates for awards under the Plan
consistent with the method of accounting prescribed by SFAS No. 123, the
Company's net loss and loss per share would have been increased to the pro forma
amounts indicated below:
June 30,
1998 1997
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Net loss available to Common Stockholders As reported ($11,061,000)($864,000)
Pro forma (11,567,000)( 876,000)
Basic and diluted loss per share As reported $(1.18) $(0.17)
Pro forma $(1.24) $(0.18)
The weighted average fair value of options granted during the year
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 under the Company's stock option plan was $3.22
and $.03 per option, respectively. In determining the minimum fair value of
each option, the Company used Black-Scholes option-pricing model as prescribed
by SFAS No. 123 using the following assumptions: dividend yield of zero;
expected volatility of 90% for 1998 and 162% for 1997; risk-free interest rate
of 5.6% and 6.4%, respectively; and an average expected option life of 3.5
years.
Other Stock Options
In addition to the options granted under the plan, on August 4, 1997,
the Company granted to an employee 600,000 options to purchase common stock at
an exercised price of $1.00 per share. The options vest ten percent on date of
grant and three percent per month thereafter. At June 30, 1998, all options
remained unexercised. On November 21, 1997, the Company agreed to pay to the
employee any additional income taxes which the employee may incur as a result
of the options being non-qualified stock options as compared to incentive
stock options. Due to this agreement, the stock options are being accounted
for as variable stock options which results in recognition of compensation
expense based on the fair market value of the common stock at the end of each
reporting period. Compensation expense relating to these options approximated
$1,300,000 for the year ended June 30, 1998.
NOTE 8. STOCK WARRANTS AND CALL OPTION
In fiscal 1993, the Company issued warrants to one officer and one
director of the Company to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common
stock at $4.00 per share. As of June 30, 1997, all of these warrants were
fully vested and had the following terms: 100,000 originally set to expire
April 12, 1998 have been extended to February 7, 1999; 150,000 expire May 1,
2003. The Company recorded a charge of $156,000 in connection with the
extension of these warrants.
In connection with the Company's December 1993 initial public offering,
the Company issued warrants to the underwriters to purchase 165,000 shares of
the Company's common stock at $12.33 per share, which were fully vested at the
date of issuance. Such warrants expire on December 2, 1998.
In fiscal 1994, in conjunction with the acquisition of Direct Data, the
Company issued warrants to four former shareholders of Direct Data to purchase
29,548 shares of common stock at $2.625 per share, which were fully vested at
the date of issuance. Of those warrants, 8,947 have been exercised, 5,752 have
expired, and the remaining 14,849 expire as of May 31, 1999.
In August 1997, for total consideration of $500,000, the Company sold
3,500,000 shares of Common Stock and 1,600,000 warrants to Liviakis Financial
Communications, Inc. and its affiliates. The warrants entitle the holders to
purchase up to 1,600,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $.01 per
share during the period from January 15, 1998 and through August 4, 2002. The
warrant shares carry certain registration rights and antidilution provisions.
On May 12, 1998, 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock were issued upon exercise of
the warrants. See "Note 13. Related Parties."
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In connection with the private offering of 8% Convertible Debentures in
December 1997, the Company issued a warrant as part of the finder's fee
payment related to the offering. The warrant entitles the holder to purchase
50,000 shares of Common Stock at $6.525 per share during the period from
December 10, 1997, through December 9, 2000. The warrant also provides for
cashless exercise. The warrant contains antidilution protection and
"piggyback" registration rights applicable to the common stock issuable upon
exercise of the warrant. As of June 30, 1998 no warrants were exercised.
In March 1998, the Company issued a warrant to entrenet Group, LLC to
purchase 10,435 shares of Common Stock at $5.75 per share as a consulting fee.
The warrant expires on March 11, 2003. The warrant has antidilution provisions
and "piggyback" registration rights applicable to the common stock issuable
upon exercise of the warrant. In September 1998, the Company issued an
additional warrants to purchase 8,333 shares of common stock at $2.40 per
share exercisable through September 2003 upon termination of this agreement.
The Company obtained a call option on 397,684 shares of its common
stock in fiscal 1996 in connection with the surrendering of the assets to the
seller of a previously acquired company. The call option allowed the Company
to purchase the shares at $.25 per share through October 5, 1998. In March
1998, the Company entered into an agreement with the shareholder to assign the
options to third parties. As of June 30, 1998, the Company sold the call
options for net proceeds of approximately $1.2 million.
NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES
At June 30, 1998 and 1997, the Company had net operating loss
carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $21
million and $12 million, respectively. Annual utilization of the loss
carryforwards is subject to significant limitations due to changes in the
Company's ownership, which could result in little or no benefit being derived
from these carryforwards. Future changes in ownership could further reduce the
annual availability of these benefits. If unused, the carryforwards will
expire beginning in 2008.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and operating
loss and tax credit carryforwards. The tax effects of significant items
comprising the Company's deferred taxes are as follows:
June 30,
1998 1997
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Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss carry-forwards $ 8,125,000 $ 4,388,000
Depreciation 4,000 (3,000)
Inventory reserves 47,000 31,000
Allowance for bad debts (8,000) 6,000
Other 60,000 28,000
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8,228,000 4,450,000
Valuation allowance (8,228,000) (4,450,000)
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Net deferred tax asset $ -- $ --
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The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance on its net deferred
tax assets based on current evidence which indicates that it is not considered
more likely than not that these benefits will be realized. The valuation
allowance increased during fiscal 1998 and 1997 by $3,778,000 and $324,000
respectively, due to additional losses for which no tax benefits were recorded.
The Company has not completed federal income tax filings for fiscal
years 1996 and 1997 and intends to take the steps required to complete the tax
filings as soon as practicable.
NOTE 10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
In April 1994, the Company established a qualified Section 401(K)
Savings Plan. The Plan allows eligible employees to contribute up to 15% of
their salaries on a pre-tax basis. The Company did not make any contributions to
the Plan during fiscal year 1998 or 1997.
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NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company leases its office facilities under two operating lease
arrangements, wherein product development is located in Colorado under a month
to month lease at $1,400 per month. In September 1997, the Company executed a
five-year lease term for its primary office space in Emeryville, California.
Rental payments commenced October 1, 1997 at the initial rental rate of $9,942
per month and are currently at $11,126 per month following a recent move within
the facility. The leases contain certain provisions for rental adjustments. In
addition, the leases require the Company to pay property taxes, insurance and
normal maintenance costs. Rent expenses were $119,000 and $74,000 during fiscal
years 1998 and 1997. Future minimum lease commitments (including twelve months
of rent for the Colorado facility lease for fiscal year 1999 only) are $146,000
in fiscal 1999, $137,000 in 2000, $143,000 in 2001, $148,000 in 2002, and
$38,000 in 2003.
Through June 30 1998, the Company has entered into four agreements,
which include various marketing, distribution and CDPD service purchase terms.
The agreement with AT&T Wireless includes purchase obligations for a term of
three years, with automatic renewals of additional one-year terms if either
party fails to give 90 days prior notice of termination at the end of term. The
Company is obligated to maintain a minimum number of active CDPD addresses over
the term of the agreement, or pay such addresses even if the Company has not
resold the numbers to merchants. Based on the agreement of April 1, 1997, the
Company is obligated to have minimum monthly CDPD billings of $4,500 beginning
with the one-year anniversary of the agreement, $13,500 within 18 months and
$20,250 within two years. The Company is currently in discussion with the
carrier regarding modifications to the agreement to accommodate the Company's
new distribution approach. The GTE Wireless minimum CDPD levels were eliminated
with a contract amendment in September 1998. See "Note 14. Subsequent Events."
As of June 19, 1998, the Company entered into an agreement with an
investment banking firm to act as the Company's exclusive agent for purposes of
structuring mergers, sale of assets or similar transactions involving a portion
or substantially all of the business, assets or stock of the Company. Under the
agreement, the Company is obligated to pay a cash retainer fee of $30,000
payable $5,000 a month for six months, reimburse reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses and pay a "contingent fee" equal to three percent of the aggregate
gross consideration received by the Company in connection with a transaction.
The Company has secured its obligation under this agreement with substantially
all assets of the Company.
Under one of the Company's transaction processing agreements, the
Company is required to pay 50 percent of the amounts due to the processor from
the merchant which remain unpaid for 60 days.
The Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC to
register the Common Stock underlying the 6% Debentures within 75 days of July
22, 1998, (the "Initial Issuance Date"), and that it will respond to initial SEC
comments within 15 days of receipt and any subsequent SEC comments within 10
days of receipt. In the event the registration is not effective with the SEC
within 120 calendar days of the Initial Issuance Date, the Company is required
to pay a cash penalty of two percent (2%) of the face amount of the 6%
Debentures and thereafter an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the face
amount for every thirty calendar days (or any fraction thereof) until the
registration is effective. In the event the registration is not effective by the
180th day after the Initial Issuance Date, the Company can be required by the
holders to redeem the 6% Debentures at 120% of face value, plus accrued interest
to the date of redemption. The Company is obligated to pay all registration
expenses (but not selling expenses) incurred in registering the shares for the
holders of the 6% Debentures. See "Note 14. Subsequent Events."
See Notes 12, 13, and 14 for additional commitments and contingencies.
NOTE 12. LITIGATION
Securities Class Actions Settlements
In September 1996, the Company agreed to terms in settlement of
securities fraud litigation, pending since 1994, which was brought in connection
with the Company's initial public offering in December 1993. The parties'
agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") was filed in the United States District
Court for the District of Colorado on January 15, 1997. By its order approving
the settlement, the court certified a plaintiffs' settlement class and
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provided the mechanism for payment of claims. The Company contributed $10,000 to
the total settlement fund of $2,150,000. The remaining portion of the settlement
was contributed by certain underwriters of the Company's initial public offering
and its former securities counsel. No objections to the Settlement Agreement
were made. No potential class member opted-out of the settlement and all are
bound by the release granted the Company. All claims against the Company in
those consolidated cases were dismissed by final federal court order on
September 4, 1997. No appeal was filed. Similar state court claims were
dismissed by Colorado district court order dated October 9, 1997, and no appeals
have been filed in that case.
To resolve cross-claims asserted by the underwriters in the litigation,
the Company agreed to issue a total of 600,000 shares of Common Stock valued at
approximately $94,000 upon the effective date of the Settlement Agreement, which
was April 26, 1997. The shares issued under this settlement become saleable
under SEC Rule 144 commencing on April 26, 1998. The Company has agreed to
register such shares upon demand of holders of not less than 25% of the shares,
however, a substantial number of the shares have been sold under Rule 144 as of
June 30, 1998. Further, on September 17, 1997, the Company agreed to entry of a
consent judgment against it and in favor the sole shareholder of an underwriter,
in the amount of $60,000 payable over a three year period.
Settlement with Consultant
In July 1997, the Company executed a two-year agreement effective as of
April 1, 1997 for consulting services. In addition to monthly cash compensation,
the consultant received a $50,000 two-year convertible note with 10% interest
per annum. The note was convertible into Common Stock at $.40 per share, for a
total of 125,000 shares issuable upon conversion of the principal amount of the
note. A dispute arose between the consultant and the Company and the consulting
agreement was terminated by the Company as of the end of August 1997. The
Company settled the dispute in January 1998, which resulted in a $60,000 payment
(including amounts previously paid to the consult prior to termination) for all
services rendered. As part of the settlement, an adjustment to the conversion
terms of the promissory note was made reflecting that all principal and accrued
interest on the note could be converted to 75,000 shares of the Company's Common
on or before April 1, 1998. The note was converted and the shares were issued as
"restricted securities" as defined under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933, as of January 26, 1998. The shares became saleable under Rule 144
commencing on April 1, 1998.
Settlement of Claims of Certain Noteholders
From April through June 1997, the Company issued a total of $185,000 of
Demand Notes payable in full on or before April 11, 1998 (the "Demand Notes").
The principal and accrued interest on the Demand Notes became convertible into
shares of the Company's Common Stock as of November 1, 1997 at prices of $.35
per share (as to $75,000 of the Demand Notes) and $.50 per share (as to $110,000
of the Demand Notes). Commencing on November 3, 1997, the Company began
receiving conversion demands from the Noteholders and as of November 14, 1997,
holders of $135,000 of the Demand Notes had demanded conversion of their Demand
Notes into "free trading" Common Stock. The Noteholders claimed that their right
to free-trading stock arose out of certain oral representations made at the time
of issuance of the Demand Notes, the fact that no "restricted securities"
legends were imprinted on the documents evidencing the Demand Notes and no other
written advice as to the "restricted" nature of the shares underlying the Demand
Notes was given to them at the time. The complaining Noteholders were asserting
damages based on a market price for the Company's Common Stock in the $8.00 per
share range as of the November 1, 1997 time period. The holder of the remaining
$50,000 Demand Note (which was convertible at $.50 per share) did not assert any
claims against the Company in connection with his purchase of the Demand Note.
Rather than incur the expense and risks of litigation, the Company
settled the complaining Noteholders' claims by issuing 1.4 times the number of
shares originally issuable as principal and interest on the Demand Notes
purchased by the complaining Noteholders (plus an additional 11,000 shares to
one Noteholder who purchased $50,000 of the Demand Notes), and providing the
Noteholders with certain guarantees as to the amount for which the shares can be
resold and a "put" which allows the Noteholders to require the Company to
repurchase any restricted shares remaining unsold at the end of the one year
period after the shares become saleable under SEC Rule 144, as described in
detail below. The shares issued upon conversion of the Demand Notes are
"restricted securities" as defined under SEC Rule 144, but will become saleable
pursuant to Rule 144 one year from the date the converted Demand Note was
purchased by the Noteholder. A total of 525,800 shares have been issued to the
complaining Noteholders upon conversion of their Demand Notes which will be
subject to the guarantee and put agreements. The holder of the other $50,000
Demand Note has been given the enhanced conversion rate (of 1.4
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times the number of shares originally issuable) and received 154,000 shares upon
conversion of his Demand Note; the shares are not entitled to the guarantee or
put.
The guarantee provision of the settlement agreement allows the former
Noteholders to recover the difference between the guarantee price (which is
$3.00 per share as to 360,800 of the shares and $4.29 per share as to the
remaining 165,000 shares issuable upon conversion of the Demand Notes) and the
gross amount the Noteholder receives upon a sale of the shares. The guarantee is
operative at any time during the one year period commencing on the date the
shares become saleable under SEC Rule 144. The Company is obligated to pay the
amount due within thirty days of receiving a demand, accompanied by
documentation confirming the sale. Under the "put" provision of the settlement
agreement, the former Noteholders will have a five day period commencing on the
date one year from the date the shares become saleable under SEC Rule 144 (or
the first business day thereafter if such day is a day on which the stock
markets are closed) during which the former Noteholders may "put" any restricted
shares remaining unsold by them at the time back to the Company. Upon exercise
of the put, the Company must either (1) purchase the shares for the put price
(which is $3.00 per share for 360,800 of the shares and $4.29 per share for
165,000 of the shares) or (2) require the shareholder to sell the shares into
the market, with the Company making up the difference between the put price and
the gross amount received by the shareholder upon such sale, within 15 days
after receipt of written notice and documentation confirming the sale.
As a result of the above settlement, the Company recorded approximately
$1,353,000 as litigation settlement expense in fiscal 1998. The shares
originally issuable upon conversion of the notes and the additional shares
resulting from the settlement are subject to the guarantee and "put" provisions
and are reflected as Redeemable Common Stock. The originally issuable shares are
reflected at their conversion value adjusted for the value attributable to the
guarantee and "put" provisions. In the event redemption of such shares becomes
probable and the actual redemption amount is in excess of the carrying amount,
such excess amount will be recorded as litigation settlement expense. The
additional shares are reflected at their redemption value. As of June 30, 1998,
approximately 128,000 shares subject to the guarantee and "put" provision, with
a carrying value of $232,000 remained outstanding and have a maximum redemption
value of approximately $384,000 prior to any reduction for amounts the holder
may receive upon the sale of such shares.
On July 2, 1997, the Company also issued a promissory note in the
amount of $16,825 to one of the investors who purchased the Demand Notes. This
note was due and payable in full as of July 30, 1997 and bore interest at a
default rate of 18% per annum if not paid when due. In return for the investor's
agreement not to require the Company to pay the note when it came due, the
investor claims that a representative of the Company promised that the Company
would treat the note the same as the other Demand Notes and convert it to Common
Stock on the same terms. In conjunction with the Demand Note settlement with
this investor, the Company agreed to convert all amounts owing as principal and
interest by it under this note to a total of 18,507 shares of Common Stock. The
shares issued upon conversion of this note are not entitled to the guarantee or
put described above.
Dispute with Supplier
In April of 1995, the Company entered into an agreement with a supplier
to supply modems for CDPD products. In October 1996, the supplier asserted a
claim for payment of product sold under that agreement in the amount of
approximately $60,000. The Company asserted the supplier delivered defective
product, which caused damages to the Company in excess of the amount being
claimed. The Company agreed to settle the dispute by paying $50,000 over the
sixty-day period commencing June 30, 1998.
NOTE 13. RELATED PARTIES
Transactions with Cardservice International, Inc.
A director of the Company is also an officer of the Company's largest
customer, Cardservice International, Inc. ("CSI"). Another officer and director
of the Company is a "nonvoting" director of CSI. Sales to CSI approximated
$178,000 and $698,000 in fiscal 1998 and 1997, respectively.
During fiscal 1996, CSI purchased $162,500 of raw materials on behalf
of the Company in exchange for 142,544 shares of common stock issued subsequent
to June 30, 1996 at 150% of the then current fair market value plus registration
rights after one year on all stock owned by CSI. This transaction increased
CSI's ownership in the
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Company from 2% to 5%. At June 30, 1998, CSI had completely divested its stock
interest in the Company. Additionally, the Company provides sales rebates to CSI
on POS-50(R) units sold by CSI to end users of product built with the raw
materials purchased using the amounts advanced from CSI. As of June 30, 1998, a
total of $64,000 was paid under the agreement.
Transactions with Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc.
In July of 1997, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with
Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. and its affiliates ("LFC") pursuant to
which LFC provides the Company with financial and business consulting and public
and investor relations services. The Company was obligated to pay Liviakis
consulting fees of $10,000 in cash and 300,000 shares of its Common Stock over
the one-year term of the Consulting Agreement. Pursuant to the Consulting
Agreement, the Company must also pay LFC cash equal to 2.5% of the gross
proceeds received in any direct financing located for the Company by LFC.
The Company also sold a total of 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock and
warrants to purchase up to an additional 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock
exercisable at $.01 per share to two LFC affiliates in August 1997 for $500,000
in cash. Pursuant to this transaction, LFC and these affiliates became
significant shareholders of the Company. The Common Stock issued (and issuable
pursuant to the Consulting Agreement and upon exercise of the warrants) to LFC
and its affiliates carries certain registration rights. The warrants provide
that if for any reason the Company does not issue shares upon exercise, the
Company is required to repurchase the warrants for the difference between the
$.01 exercise price and the then-current market price of the common stock.
Since the LFC related financing transaction and the LFC Consulting
Agreement were entered into by the Company at approximately the same time, the
Company has treated these transactions as one transaction for accounting
purposes. Based on the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined by an
independent valuation, the initial 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants
for 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock issued in the transactions, net of cash
proceeds received, were valued at approximately $1,285,000 and recorded as
prepaid consulting services. The consulting services are amortized on a
straight-line basis over the term of the Consulting Agreement commencing with
the July 25, 1997 effective date of the agreement. The warrants are classified
as redeemable securities as a result of the repurchase provisions described
above. The 300,000 shares which are issuable over the term of the contract are
being valued as such shares vest, and resulted in an additional $1,085,000 in
consulting expenses during fiscal 1998.
In connection with the closing of the sale of $3,060,000 of 8%
Convertible Debentures, the Company paid LFC $76,500 in December 1997. In
conjunction with the July 1998 closing of the sale of $2,000,000 of 6%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000, LFC earned $50,000, as
its finder's fee. See "Note 14.
Subsequent Events."
Pursuant to the agreements, LFC and/or its affiliates were granted the
right to appoint certain officers and directors of the Company.
Between October 14 and November 30, 1997, the Company received several
bridge loans from LFC in the total amount of $475,000. The Company was obligated
to pay LFC interest on the amount borrowed at the rate of 9% per annum. The
Company paid LFC the amount due on these loans, with interest at the stated
rate, from the proceeds of the sale of the 8% Convertible Debentures sold on
December 10, 1997.
On June 30, 1998, the Company and LFC agreed to extend their consulting
relationship through the entry of a new consulting agreement covering the period
from August 1, 1998 through March 15, 1999 (the "New LFC Agreement"). The terms
of the New LFC Agreement are substantially the same as the original LFC
Agreement. For services to be rendered under the New LFC Agreement, LFC is to
receive 290,000 shares of Common Stock, issuable as a signing bonus upon
execution of the New LFC Agreement. The Common Stock issuable to LFC under the
new Consulting Agreement carries certain registration rights. In conjunction
with the entry of the New LFC Agreement LFC agreed to a further lock-up of all
shares, owned by LFC and its affiliates, pursuant to which they will not be able
to sell such shares before February 1, 1999, even though certain of those shares
were included in the Registration Statement which became effective August 7,
1998.
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Transactions with entrenet Group, LLC
In June 1997, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with
entrenet Group, LLC ("entrenet"), for purposes of assisting the Company in
strategic planning, the creation of a detailed business and marketing plan and
in locating financing sources. For its services, the Company issued a $150,000
convertible promissory note to entrenet, with interest payable at 10% per annum,
due in full on or before June 2, 1998. At entrenet's election, the principal and
interest converted into 328,750 shares of Common Stock of the Company during the
year ended June 30, 1998, at $.50 per share. In addition, the Company was
obligated to pay entrenet a finder's fee of 8% for any direct financing it
located for the Company, payable in Company securities identical to what for
that $500,000 financing. During 1998, the Company and entrenet were in
discussions over the interpretation of the provisions specifying the
consideration payable to entrenet as its finder's fee for locating LFC. The
matter was resolved in November 1997, whereby the Company agreed to issue
entrenet a total of 280,000 shares of its Common Stock issuable to it under the
note and as payment of the finder's fee. Those shares were issued in April 1998
and included in the Registration Statement, which became effective August 7,
1998.
As of March 12, 1998, the Company entered into an agreement with
entrenet to provide business and financial consulting services to the Company
and to assist the Company in locating additional financing. The term of the
agreement is for six months from March 12, 1998 and renews for additional
six-month terms unless at least 60 days notice is given to terminate the
agreement prior to the end of a term. For its advisory services under the
agreement, entrenet earned a fee of $60,000 plus interest that was paid in July
1998. In addition, entrenet received a Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase
10,435 shares at $5.75 per share, exercisable until March 11, 2003. The shares
issuable pursuant to the warrant carry certain piggyback registration rights.
Upon the consummation of any financing transaction entered into by the Company
during the term of the agreement (with the exception of financings from certain
identified, excluded sources) or for two years after termination with respect to
any financing obtained from a source introduced to the Company by entrenet,
entrenet is entitled to receive cash compensation as follows: for debt
financings, 2% of the total amount of the financing, payable in cash or in the
form of a 10% note due in one year; for equity financings, 7% of the total gross
financing proceeds (payable in cash), unless there is a licensed investment
banker entitled to receive compensation as a result of the transaction, in which
case the amount payable to entrenet is reduced to 2 1/2% of the gross proceeds
(payable in cash), plus a five year Common Stock purchase warrant which entitles
entrenet to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal in value (as
determined by a defined fair market price) to the full amount of compensation
payable to entrenet in cash, at a per share exercise price equal to the then
current market value of the Common Stock (as defined); for mergers and
acquisitions, 5% of the total consideration paid or received in the transaction
(payable in cash), unless there is a licensed investment banker entitled to
receive compensation as a result of the transaction, in which case the amount
payable to entrenet is reduced to 3% (payable in cash) of such consideration,
plus a five year Common Stock purchase warrant which entitles entrenet to
purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal in value (as determined by
a defined fair market price) to the full amount of compensation payable to
entrenet in cash, at a per share exercise price equal to the then current market
value of the Common Stock (as defined). If entrenet assists the Company in
locating an executive-level candidate who is hired by the Company, entrenet is
entitled to receive a fee equal to 30% (payable in cash) of the candidate's
total first year compensation. The Consulting Agreement was terminated in
September 1998. The Company agreed to pay the remaining fees to entrenet of
$20,000 and has agreed to issue a Common Stock Purchase Warrant for 8,333 shares
exercisable at $2.40 per share until September 11, 2003. The shares issuable on
exercise of this warrant carry certain registration rights.
Transactions with ADATOM, Inc.
During fiscal 1998, the Company purchased furniture and equipment in
the approximate amount of $200,000 through a company owned by a director of the
Company.
NOTE 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In July 1998, the Company issued a warrant to RBB Bank
Aktiengesellschaft to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock at $4.375 per
share, exercisable through September 9, 2001. The warrant was issued in
consideration for RBB Bank's $250,000 loan to the Company. The warrant contains
antidilution provisions and "piggyback" registration rights applicable to the
common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant.
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On July 27, 1998, the Company completed a private offering of
$2,000,000 of 6% convertible subordinated debentures due July 21, 2000 and
Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable to purchase 100,000 shares of common
stock exercisable at $4.50 per share until July 21, 2001. The net proceeds to
the Company from the offering were approximately $1.8 million. In addition, the
company issued three year, 60,000 Common Stock purchase warrants exercisable at
$4.50 per share as part of the finder's fee on this transaction. The Company
used approximately $250,000 of the proceeds to pay existing notes payable and
used the balance of the proceeds as working capital. A holder of the Series A
Preferred Stock purchased $1,000,000 of the Debentures. The Company has agreed
to register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
debentures and exercise of the warrants with the SEC. Failure of the Company to
obtain an effective registration of the shares by November 19, 1998, entitles
the holders to a cash penalty of 2% of the face amount of the debentures. Each
further 30-day delay (or any part of a 30-day delay) incurs a 3% cash penalty.
Failure to have the shares registered by January 18, 1999, entitles the holders
to require the Company to redeem the debentures at 120% of face value, plus
accrued interest to the date of redemption. All costs of the registration (other
than selling costs) are to be borne by the Company. The debentures include an
"in the money" conversion feature which allows the holder to convert to common
stock at an initial discount of 20%, as defined. The Company has also agreed to
increase the discount rate by 2% if the Company is unable to obtain an effective
registration statement on such shares within 120 days from the issue date and an
additional 3% for every 30-day period thereafter until the registration
statement is effective. In the event the registration statement is not effective
within 180 days, the holders can require redemption by the Company at an amount
equal to 120% of the face value, plus accrued interest. The value of the "in the
money" conversion feature will be recognized as interest expense in fiscal 1999.
On August 7, 1998, the Company registered 7,240,356 shares of Common
Stock for sale solely by certain security holders. This offering resulted in no
proceeds to the Company. All costs relating to the registration, estimated to be
approximately $140,000, were borne by the Company.
On August 21, the Company granted options to its new Chief Executive
Officer to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $3.438 per
share, the estimated fair market value at date of grant. In November 1998, the
Company and Mr. Peirce agreed to cancel the original 1,000,000 share option and
the Company granted Mr. Peirce an option to purchase 1,300,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, exercisable at $2.563 per share, the estimated fair
market value at date of the grant, for ten years from November 23, 1998.
On September 9, 1998, the Company amended its GTE Wireless CDPD
agreement to remove any minimum service billings and established new IP address
pricing for merchants acquired under the agreement.
On September 22, 1998, the Company borrowed $1,300,000 from Liviakis
Financial Communications, Inc. through a note payable, which is due April 1,
1999, and bears interest at 8% per year. The Company used $1 million of the
proceeds to redeem $833,000 of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
Substantially all available intangible assets of the Company secure the note.
The Company paid 120% of face value for the redemption. The security holders
participating in this redemption also agreed to a specified conversion schedule
over the following three months. The participating investors, representing
approximately 1,342,000 shares of the remaining Series A Preferred Stock have
agreed to hold their Series A Preferred shares until at least October 15, 1998.
Following October 15, 1998, one-third of the Series A Preferred shares may be
converted to Common Stock on each of October 15, November 15, and December 15 of
1999, respectively. As an incentive to these investors, the Company has agreed
to issue Common Stock purchase warrants exercisable to purchase that number of
shares of Common Stock equal to five percent of the number of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock held by the participating investor at the end of each period,
exercisable at 110% of the five-day average bid price prior to the date of
issuance for three years from the date of issuance. The Company also increased
the dividend rate from four to eight percent on the balance of the Preferred
Stock held. The amounts paid in excess of the face value of the preferred shares
redeemed and the fair value of the warrants issued to the investors reduces
earnings available to common shareholders.
On September 30, 1998, the Company and CSI entered into a non-binding
Letter of Intent to form a non-exclusive strategic partnership. CSI may also
make an equity investment of $1,000,000 in the Company through a direct purchase
of restricted shares of common stock. In a related transaction, an officer and
shareholder of CSI, may make a separate investment of $1,000,000 in the Company
through direct purchase of restricted shares. The shares are to be issued at a
discount of 10% from the average three-day closing price ($3.208) prior to the
date of entry of the Letter of Intent, assuming the purchase agreements are
completed in a timely manner.
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On October 28, 1998, the Company borrowed $500,000 from the CEO and 50%
owner of Cardservice International, Inc. The note bears interest at 8% per annum
and is payable in full on the earlier of the receipt by the Company of proceeds
from the sale of the Company's Common Stock to this individual or January 1,
1999. In consideration for the loan, the Company also agreed to issue a Common
Stock Purchase Warrant exercisable to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock at
$3.038 per share through October 27, 2001.
NOTE 15. UNAUDITED RESTATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
As discussed in Note 7, the Company granted an option to purchase
600,000 shares of common stock and subsequently agreed to pay to the employee
any additional income taxes which the employee may incur as a result of the
option being a non-qualified stock option as compared to an incentive stock
option. Due to this agreement, the stock options, which the Company had
previously accounted for based on the fair value as of the grant date, are being
accounted for as variable options resulting in an additional $1,327,000 of
non-cash compensation expense in fiscal 1998. The Company's previously reported
balance sheet and statement of operations are being restated to reflect this
accounting.
As discussed in Note 12, the Company settled claims of certain
noteholders regarding the tradability of shares to be issued upon conversion of
their notes. The settlement included the issuance of additional shares as well
as a guarantee and put feature. The Company is restating its previously reported
quarterly statements of operations to increase the initial value used to account
for the settlement to include the value of the guarantee and put feature
estimated to be approximately $430,000. In addition, the Company is also
restating its previously reported interim balance sheets to reflect the
settlement as an accrued expense in the amount of $1,353,000 as of March 31,
1998 instead of equity as previously reported.
As discussed in Note 13, the Company entered into certain financing and
consulting transactions with LFC that included the issuance of common stock. The
Company valued the shares as of the date of the agreement although such shares
were issued throughout its term as services were being performed. The Company is
restating its previously reported quarterly statements of operations to record
an additional $847,000 of consulting expense during fiscal 1998 based on the
value of the common stock at the dates of issuance. The Company also issued
1,600,000 warrants to LFC in connection with this transaction. The warrants
provide that if for any reason the Company does not issue shares upon exercise,
the Company is required to repurchase the warrants for the difference between
the $.01 exercise price and the then-current market price of the common stock.
As such, the warrants should be classified as redeemable securities. The
Company's previously reported interim balance sheets are also being restated to
properly reflect this transaction.
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Unaudited quarterly financial information is presented below.
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<CAPTION>
For the quarter ended
September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30,
1997 1997 1998 1998
(restated) (restated) (restated)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Statement of operation data:
Revenues .............................. $ 270,000 $ 116,000 $ 252,000 $ 271,000
Cost of revenues ...................... 176,000 61,000 115,000 556,000
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Gross profit (loss) ................... 94,000 55,000 137,000 (285,000)
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Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative ... 1,288,000 2,853,000 2,518,000 1,748,000
Research and development .............. 95,000 78,000 78,000 44,000
Litigation expense .................... -- -- 1,353,000 --
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Total operating expenses .............. 1,383,000 2,931,000 3,949,000 1,792,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Loss from operations .................. (1,289,000) (2,876,000) (3,812,000) (2,077,000)
Other expense, net .................... (24,000) (245,000) (604,000) (73,000)
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net loss .............................. $ (1,313,000) $ (3,121,000) $ (4,416,000) $ (2,150,000)
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Basic and diluted loss per share ...... $ (.17) $ (.34) $ (.48) $ (.20)
============ ============ ============ ============
Weighted average common shares
outstanding basic and diluted ..... 7,770,000 9,209,000 9,281,000 11,243,000
============ ============ ============ ============
Balance sheet data:
Current assets ............... $ 1,663,000 $ 3,078,000 $ 1,596,000 $ 726,000
Total assets ................. 1,720,000 3,654,000 2,334,000 1,565,000
Current liabilities .......... 1,961,000 3,661,000 6,284,000 3,693,000
Total liabilities ............ 2,006,000 6,369,000 6,329,000 3,738,000
Redeemable common stock
and warrants ............. 560,000 560,000 560,000 372,000
Stockholders' (deficit) equity (846,000) (3,275,000) (4,555,000) (2,545,000)
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<CAPTION>
Reconciliation of previously reported amounts:
September 30, December 31, March 31,
1997 1997 1998
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net loss:
As reported ......................... $ (806,000) $(1,757,000) $ (3,302,000)
Adjustment .......................... (507,000) (1,364,000) (1,114,000)
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As restated ......................... $(1,313,000) $(3,121,000) $ (4,416,000)
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Basic and diluted net loss per share:
As reported ......................... $ (.10) $ (.19) $ (.36)
Adjustment .......................... (.07) (.15) (.12)
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As restated ......................... $ (.17) $ (.34) $ (.48)
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Stockholders' (deficit) equity:
As reported ......................... $ 327,000 $ (737,000) $ 16,000
Adjustment
(1,173,000) (2,538,000) (4,571,000)
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As restated ......................... $ (846,000) $(3,275,000) $ (4,555,000)
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
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BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
March 31, 1999
(restated, see Note 9)
<S> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash .................................................. $ 3,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $30,000 ................................. 115,000
Inventory ............................................. 231,000
Other current assets .................................. 127,000
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Total current assets ............................. 476,000
Processing units - deployed, net .............................. 466,000
Property and equipment, net ................................... 238,000
Other assets .................................................. 60,000
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Total assets ......................................... $ 1,240,000
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable ........................................ $ 1,245,000
Accrued liabilities ..................................... 1,426,000
Borrowings, current portion ............................. 2,366,000
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Total current liabilities ............................. 5,037,000
Notes payable to related parties .............................. 2,490,000
Borrowings, long-term portion ................................. 25,000
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Total liabilities ................................. 7,552,000
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Redeemable common stock ....................................... 232,000
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Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, at $1 stated value, 15,000,000
authorized, 789,325 Series A issued and outstanding .. 789,000
Common stock, at $1 stated value, 40,000,000
shares authorized; 14,268,805 shares
issued and outstanding ............................... 14,269,000
Additional paid-in capital .............................. 12,559,000
Accumulated deficit ..................................... (34,161,000)
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Total stockholders' deficit ........................... (6,544,000)
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Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit ....... $ 1,240,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended March 31,
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1999 1998
(restated, see Note 9)
<S> <C> <C>
Net revenues:
Product sales .......................... $ 633,000 $ 504,000
Services ............................... 509,000 134,000
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1,142,000 638,000
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Cost of revenues:
Product sales .......................... 499,000 318,000
Services ............................... 482,000 34,000
Settlement with supplier ............... (240,000) --
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741,000 352,000
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Gross profit ............................... 401,000 286,000
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Operating expenses:
Selling, general and
administrative .................... 3,857,000 6,659,000
Research and development ............... 363,000 251,000
Litigation settlement .................. -- 1,353,000
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Total operating expense ............. 4,220,000 8,263,000
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Loss from operations ....................... (3,819,000) (7,977,000)
Other expense, net ......................... (1,749,000) (873,000)
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Net loss ................................... (5,568,000) (8,850,000)
Preferred stock dividends and
redemption charges ..................... (571,000) --
Net loss available to common
stockholders ........................... $ (6,139,000) $ (8,850,000)
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Basic and diluted net loss per share........ $ (.46) $ (1.01)
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding - basic and diluted ........ 13,247,000 8,753,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the nine months ended March 31,
1999 1998
(restated, see Note 9)
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss ................................................. $(5,568,000) $(8,850,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ........................ 175,000 65,000
Non-cash consulting services and other ............... 1,499,000 2,124,000
Non-cash compensation expense - variable stock option (1,302,000) 1,707,000
Non-cash interest expense - debentures ............... 966,000 637,000
Non-cash litigation expense .......................... -- 1,353,000
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable ............................... (60,000) 46,000
Inventory ......................................... 217,000 (671,000)
Other current assets .............................. (29,000) (152,000)
Accounts payable .................................. (261,000) 911,000
Accrued liabilities ............................... 1,019,000 52,000
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Net cash used in operating activities ............. (3,344,000) (2,778,000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment ........... (46,000) (291,000)
Processing units - deployed .......................... (81,000) (383,000)
Decrease (increase) in other assets .................. 9,000 (56,000)
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Net cash used in investing activities ............. (118,000) (730,000)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of stock ...................... 27,000 585,000
Proceeds from sale of options to purchase common stock -- 192,000
Principal payment on borrowings ...................... (366,000) --
Net proceeds from issuance of debt ................... 2,310,000 2,790,000
Net proceeds from issuance of debt to related parties 2,490,000 --
Redemption of preferred stock ........................ (1,000,000) --
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Net cash provided by financing activities ......... 3,461,000 3,567,000
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Net increase in cash ......................................... (1,000) 59,000
Cash at beginning of period .................................. 4,000 6,000
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Cash at end of period ........................................ $ 3,000 $ 65,000
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See Note 4 for non-cash financing activities.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The balance sheet as of March 31, 1999, as well as the statements of
operations and statements of cash flows for the nine month periods ended March
31, 1999 and 1998 have been prepared by U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. (USWD or the
Company) without an audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the
financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at March 31, 1999 and
for the nine months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, have been made.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted. These financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in
USWD's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998. The results of
operations for interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the
operating results for the year.
Revenue from product sales is generally recognized upon shipment of
products to customers. Service revenue consists primarily of transaction-based
fees, one-time activation fees and monthly subscription fees. Service revenue
related to transactions processed or activation fees are recognized in the
period the services are provided.
Note 2. FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
The Company continues to have difficulties due to its financial
condition and lack of liquidity. The Company has incurred recurring losses from
operations and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $34 million at March
31, 1999 and has limited financial resources. In May 1999, USWD completed the
first phase of a $1.5 to $5.0 million private placement pursuant to Regulation D
of the Securities Act of 1933. The Company raised gross proceeds of $1,500,000.
At present, development of USWD's products and services requires significant
additional financing. See notes 4 and 8 for additional financings.
The execution of USWD's business plan is dependent on a significant
debt or equity-financing event in the immediate future. The Company continues to
work both directly and through its consultants to secure such financing which is
required to fund operations while a significant recurring revenue stream is
developed. There can be no assurance that USWD will be successful with efforts
to raise additional capital. The inability of USWD to secure additional
financing in the near term could adversely impact USWD's financial position,
including its ability to continue as a going concern.
The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets and
liabilities that might be necessary should USWD be unable to continue as a going
concern.
Note 3. NET LOSS PER SHARE
Basic and diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the
net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share excludes
exercisable stock options and warrants since their effect would be
anti-dilutive. Such stock options and warrants could potentially dilute net
income per share in the future.
Note 4 - Borrowings AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
In August 1997, USWD granted an employee an option to purchase 600,000
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. In November
1997, USWD agreed to pay to the employee any additional income taxes which the
employee may incur as a result of the option being a non-qualified stock option
as compared to an incentive stock option. Due to this agreement, the stock
option is being accounted for as variable stock option. During the nine months
ended March 31, 1999, the Company recognized $1,302,000 as a credit to
compensation expense related to this option as compared to a charge of
$1,705,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 1998.
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In July 1998, USWD obtained a bridge loan in the amount of $250,000
from a holder of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Company issued a warrant to
purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock at $4.375 per share, exercisable through
September 9, 2001, in connection with the borrowing. The warrant contains
anti-dilution provisions and "piggyback" registration rights applicable to the
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant. The warrant had a fair value
of $52,000 at date of issuance which has been recorded as interest expense.
In July 1998, USWD completed a private offering of $2,000,000 of 6%
convertible subordinated debentures due July 21, 2000 and warrants to purchase
100,000 shares of Common Stock at $4.50 per share which expire on July 21, 2001.
The shares of Common Stock underlying the 6% debentures and warrants carry
registration rights. The net proceeds to USWD from the offering were
approximately $1.8 million. The Company used approximately $250,000 of the
proceeds from the offering to pay off the $250,000 bridge loan. The warrants had
a fair value of $218,000 at date of issuance which was being recognized as
interest expense over the term of the debentures. The Company also issued a
warrant to purchase 60,000 shares of its Common Stock at $4.50 per share
expiring on July 21, 2001 to the finder which assisted the Company with the
private placement. The shares underlying the warrant have "piggyback"
registration rights. The fair value of the warrant was approximately $131,000 at
date of issuance and was being expensed to operations over the term of the
debentures.
The debentures include an "in the money" conversion feature which
allows the holder to convert to common stock at an initial discount of 20%, as
defined. The Company also agreed to increase the discount rate by 2% if USWD is
unable to obtain an effective registration statement on such shares within 120
days from the issue date and an additional 3% for every 30-day period thereafter
until the registration statement is effective. In the event the registration
statement is not effective within 180 days, the holders can require redemption
by USWD at an amount equal to 120% of the face value, plus accrued interest. The
value of the "in the money" conversion feature approximated $279,000 and was
recognized as interest expense.
The Company had a commitment to file a registration statement by
October 7, 1998, covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the 6% Convertible Debentures and related warrants. A registration was not
effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the required 120
calendar days of the Initial Issuance Date (which was July 21, 1998), and USWD
became obligated to pay a cash penalty of two percent (2%) of the face amount of
the 6% Debentures and thereafter an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the
face amount for every thirty calendar days (or any fraction thereof) until the
registration is effective. USWD had not filed or obtained effectiveness of a
registration statement by January 18, 1999, thereby giving the holders the right
to require USWD to redeem the 6% Debentures at 120% of face value plus accrued
and unpaid interest and penalties to the date of redemption. Therefore, the
Company recorded this 20% premium as interest expense in the amount of $400,000
in January 1999. In addition, the Company expensed the remaining unamortized
debt issuance cost of approximately $279,000 and unamortized debt discount of
approximately $145,000 due to the debt being redeemable for failure to obtain
effectiveness of the registration statement. The Company also recorded $280,000
in penalties as of March 31, 1999 for this obligation. On May 6, 1999, USWD and
the 6% Debenture holders agreed to convert all the accrued interest and
penalties into shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, the holders
waived their default rights under the original schedule described above and
adopted the default schedule for the Series B Preferred Stock. The Company will
reverse the $400,000 accrued penalty as a credit to interest expense in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 1999 related to the waiver. (See "Subsequent Events.")
On August 21, 1998, USWD granted options to an officer to purchase
1,000,000 shares of USWD's Common Stock at $3.438 per share, the estimated fair
market value at date of grant. In November 1998, USWD and the officer agreed to
cancel the original 1,000,000 share option and grant a new option to purchase
1,300,000 shares of USWD's Common Stock, exercisable at $2.563 per share, the
estimated fair market value at date of the new grant, for ten years from
November 23, 1998.
In August 1998, USWD entered into an agreement with a supplier to
reduce the cost of inventory previously purchased with a note payable by
reducing the balance due by $240,000. This adjustment is recorded as a credit to
cost of revenues.
On September 22, 1998, USWD borrowed $1,300,000 from Liviakis Financial
Communications, Inc. (LFC), a shareholder of USWD, through a note payable. The
note payable was due April 1, 1999, bore interest at 8% per year, and was
secured by substantially all available assets of USWD. The Company used
$1,000,000 of the
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proceeds to redeem $833,000 of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The
Company paid 120% of face value for the redemption. The amount paid in excess of
the face value of the preferred shares of $167,000 was recorded as a reduction
to additional paid-in capital as the Company had previously recorded as a charge
to retained earnings of an equivalent amount at the date of issuance for the
value of the "in the money" feature. The participating investors, representing
approximately 1,342,000 shares of the remaining Series A Preferred Stock, agreed
to hold their Series A Preferred shares until at least October 15, 1998, after
which time, one-third of the Series A Preferred shares could be converted to
common stock on each of October 15, November 15, and December 15 of 1998,
respectively. As an incentive to these investors, USWD agreed to issue Common
Stock purchase warrants exercisable to purchase that number of shares of Common
Stock equal to five percent of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
held by the participating investor at the end of each period. During the period
ended March 31, 1999, 1,438,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been
converted to 1,264,000 shares of Common Stock. Pursuant to the agreement, USWD
issued warrants for 78,098 shares exercisable at $2.40 per share through October
15, 2001; warrants for 67,084 shares exercisable at $3.36 per share through
November 15, 2001; and warrants for 67,084 shares exercisable at $3.69 per share
through December 15, 2001. These warrants had a fair value of $351,000 at date
of issuance which has been recorded as a charge to retained earnings. The
Company also agreed to increase the dividend rate from 4% to 8% on the balance
of the unconverted Series A Preferred Stock. USWD was to file a registration
statement by October 31, 1998 for the shares underlying the warrants as well as
additional shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, due
to a decline in the stock price. The Company has not met this obligation, but
intends to include the shares underlying the warrants in the registration
statement to be filed for the Series B Preferred Stock. (See "Subsequent
Events.") In September 1998, USWD agreed to issue warrants to purchase 15,000
shares of Common Stock exercisable at $2.70 per share through September 13,
2001, to JW Genesis Securities, Inc. for its assistance in negotiating the
partial redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock. These shares had a fair
value of $17,000 on the date of issuance which has been recorded as general and
administrative expense. The shares of Common Stock underlying the warrants have
"piggy-back" registration rights.
On October 28, 1998, USWD borrowed $500,000 through an 8% note payable
due April 1, 1999 from an officer and shareholder of Cardservice International,
Inc. ("CSI"). Prior to May 1999, a director of USWD was also an officer of CSI.
In connection with this loan, USWD issued a warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of
Common Stock at $3.038 per share exercisable through October 27, 2001. The
warrant had a fair value of $52,000 at date of issuance, which has been recorded
as interest expense.
During the period from November 1998 through February 1999, USWD
received bridge loans from LFC totaling $690,000 in the form of 8% notes payable
due April 1, 1999.
On March 19, 1999, USWD and holders of the 8% notes payable, LFC and
the CSI affiliate, agreed to convert the $2,490,000 of principal plus accrued
interest to 2,933,671 shares of Common Stock at the rate of $.875 per share.
This rate was established at a 20% discount from the closing price of the Common
Stock as of March 18, 1999. These shares are restricted securities and will
become eligible for sale under SEC Rule 144 one year after the original issuance
dates of the promissory notes. As of June 23, 1999, the exchange of common stock
for the surrender of the notes had not occurred and therefore, USWD has not
recorded the defeasance of the debt or the issuance of the common stock. USWD
expects to complete the transactions by the end of the 1999 fiscal year. Upon
consummation of this transaction, USWD will record a gain or loss on the
extinguishment of this debt based on the difference between the fair market
value at date of issuance of the common stock issued and the recorded value of
the debt repaid. This could result in a material charge or credit that will be
reflected as an extraordinary item.
On March 12, 1999, USWD borrowed $250,000 from RBB Bank
Aktiengesellschaft, which is the agent for the holders of certain shares of
USWD's Series A Preferred Stock and $1,000,000 of 6% Debentures, through a
$250,000 promissory note bearing interest at 10% per annum due June 12, 1999.
LFC agreed to guarantee the note. The Company issued 50,000 shares of common
stock with a fair market value of $44,000 at date of closing which will be
recorded as interest expense. The shares issued as part of this agreement are
restricted securities and USWD will include the shares in the registration
statement to be filed for the 6% Convertible Debentures and other share
issuances. (See "Subsequent Events").
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In March 1999, USWD entered into a consulting agreement with EBI
Securities Corporation for purposes of assisting USWD as a corporate finance
consultant in obtaining additional capital and liquidity for its stock. The
agreement has an initial term of six months with an available extension of three
months. For its services, USWD has agreed to issue warrants to purchase 100,000
shares of its Common Stock exercisable at $1.00 per share expiring three years
from March 15, 1999. The fair value of the warrant was approximately $60,000
which will be recorded as consulting expense. The warrants contain anti-dilution
provisions, provide EBI Securities with a cashless exercise provision, and
"piggy-back" registration rights. The Company also agreed to pay a monthly
consulting fee of $5,000. Additionally, the agreement provides for a fee to be
paid for services rendered in conjunction with any merger or acquisition or
significant investment by USWD with fees ranging from 1% to 5% based on the
value of the transaction.
During the nine months ended March 31, 1999, the Company issued options
to purchase 450,000 shares of Common Stock to various consultants with exercise
prices ranging from $2.25 to $3.81 per share with a value of $365,000 at date of
issuance.
Note 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On June 30, 1998, USWD and Liviakis Financial Communications Inc.
("LFC") agreed to extend their consulting relationship through the entry of a
new consulting agreement covering the period from August 1, 1998 through March
15, 1999 (the "New LFC Agreement"). The terms of the New LFC Agreement are
substantially the same as the original LFC Agreement of June 1997. LFC received
290,000 fully vested shares of Common Stock in September 1998 under the New LFC
Agreement. The shares were valued at $1,078,000 and expensed at date of
issuance. The Common Stock issued to LFC carries certain registration rights. In
conjunction with the entry of the New LFC Agreement, LFC agreed to a further
lock-up of all shares owned by LFC and its affiliates, pursuant to which they
agreed not to sell such shares before February 1, 1999. LFC and the principals
of LFC subsequently agreed to extend their "lock-up" of Company shares through
the end of calendar year 1999.
During the nine months ended March 31, 1999, CSI purchased
approximately $423,000 of products from the Company. See Note 4 and 8 for other
related party transactions.
Note 6. LITIGATION
Settlement of Claims of Certain Noteholders
In April 1998, USWD entered into an agreement with certain Noteholders
under which USWD issued shares of Common Stock in settlement of the dispute
regarding conversion terms of their notes. Terms of the settlement entitled the
Noteholders to certain guarantee or put provisions related to the shares issued
for the notes. The guarantee provision of the settlement agreement allows the
former Noteholders to recover the difference between the guarantee price (which
is $3.00 per share for the shares that are still entitled to the guarantee) and
the gross amount the Noteholder receives upon a sale of the shares. The
guarantee is operative at any time during the one year period commencing on the
date the shares became saleable under SEC Rule 144. The Company is obligated to
pay the amount due within thirty days of receiving a demand, accompanied by
documentation confirming the sale. Under the "put" provision of the settlement
agreement, the former Noteholders will have a five day period commencing on the
date one year from the date the shares become saleable under SEC Rule 144 during
which the former Noteholders may "put" any shares remaining unsold by them at
the time back to USWD. Upon exercise of the put, USWD must either (1) purchase
the shares for the put price of $3.00 per share, or (2) require the shareholder
to sell the shares into the market, with USWD making up the difference between
the put price and the gross amount received by the shareholder upon such sale,
within 15 days after receipt of written notice and documentation confirming the
sale. The shares originally issued upon conversion of the notes and the
additional shares resulting from the settlement are reflected as Redeemable
Common Stock on the balance sheet. The originally issued shares are reflected at
their conversion value adjusted for the value attributable to the guarantee and
"put" provisions. In the event redemption of such shares becomes probable and
the actual redemption amount is in excess of the carrying amount, such excess
amount will be recorded as litigation settlement expense. The additional shares
are reflected at their redemption value. As of March 31, 1999, there were up to
approximately 128,000 shares subject to the guarantee and "put" provision, with
a carrying value of $232,000, and a maximum redemption value of approximately
$384,000 prior to any reduction for amounts the holder may receive upon the sale
of such shares. On April 29, 1999, certain Noteholders holding approximately
83,500 shares, agreed to waive their guarantee and "put" rights in return for
the issuance of 200,000 restricted shares of USWD's common stock. See
"Subsequent Events."
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Note 7. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" (FAS 133). The new standard requires companies to record derivatives
on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities, measured at fair value. Gains or
losses resulting from changes in the values of these derivatives will be
reported in the statement of operations or as a deferred item, depending on the
use of the derivatives and whether they qualify for hedge accounting. The key
criterion for hedge accounting is that the derivative must be highly effective
in achieving offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of the hedged items
during the term of the hedge. The Company plans to adopt FAS 133 in the first
quarter of fiscal 2000 and has not yet determined the effect, if any, of
adopting the new standard.
Note 8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 29, 1999, USWD agreed with certain Noteholders to waive their
guarantee and "put" rights in return for issuance of 200,000 restricted shares
of Common Stock. The value of the shares on date of issuance approximated
$187,500 which will be recorded as litigation expense. Issuance of the shares is
subject to a final agreement and verification by USWD of eligibility of the
83,500 shares for the put/guarantee rights.
In April 1999, USWD received $400,000 in the form of a 10% promissory
note as an advance from the investor in the Series B Cumulative Convertible
Redeemable Preferred Stock. The note was repaid through the issuance of the
Series B preferred stock in May 1999.
On May 3, 1999, USWD entered into an employment agreement with its new
Chief Executive Officer pursuant to which it agreed to issue warrants to
purchase up to 5,375,000 shares of USWD's common stock. Warrants to purchase
2,687,500 of common stock at an exercise price of $.875 per share, the estimated
fair market value of the underlying stock at date of grant, vest 10% upon
issuance with the balance vesting over the following twelve months. Warrants to
purchase 2,687,500 common stock at an exercise price $3.00 per share vest 50%
one year following the grant date with the remaining balance vesting over the
following six months.
On May 6, 1999, USWD completed the minimum amount of a $1.5 to $5.0
million private placement pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act of
1933. The Company raised gross proceeds of $1,500,000 and issued 6% Cumulative
Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock (Series B) for $1.00 per share. The
instrument gives the holder the right to convert the Preferred Stock into shares
of USWD's Common Stock in the future at 80% of then current market price.
Concurrent with this transaction, the holders of USWD's 6% Convertible
Debentures agreed to convert all accrued interest and penalties into shares of
the Series B Preferred Stock. The value of the "in the money" conversion feature
approximated $375,000 which will be recognized as a charge to retained earnings.
The proceeds were used to pay finders fees of $180,000 plus estimated offering
expenses of $41,000 (including approximately $26,000 for the investor's legal
fees), professional services fees of $413,000, with the estimated balance of
$866,000 to be used for working capital.
The Company also entered into an agreement (the "Registration Rights
Agreement") with the purchasers of the Series B Preferred to file a registration
statement with the SEC covering the Common Stock underlying the Series B
Preferred and the Warrants within 30 days of the Closing Date to be effective
within 90 days of the Closing Date. If USWD fails to meet this requirement,
monthly penalties accrue at the rate of 2% to 3% of the purchase price, and in
certain circumstances can equal up to 6% per month. In addition, if the Series B
Registration Statement has not been filed within 60 days of the Closing Date or
has not been declared effective within 150 days of the Closing Date, the holders
of the Series B Preferred may require USWD to redeem the Series B Preferred for
$1.25 per share, plus all accumulated dividends. The filing of this registration
statement will activate certain prior registration rights granted by USWD to
holders of certain of its securities. As of June 15, 1999, USWD had not filed
the required registration statement and therefore is subject to a 3% penalty of
approximately $120,000. The Company is in the process of obtaining waivers of
such penalty although there can be no assurances the holders will waive their
right.
The Company also issued a Common Stock Purchase warrant exercisable to
purchase 300,000 shares of common Stock at $1.50 per share for five years from
April 30, 1999 (the "Series B Warrants") to the cash purchaser of the Series B
Preferred.
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As described under Note 4, USWD was obligated to file a registration
statement by October 7, 1998 covering the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the 6% Debentures. Since USWD did not meet the registration
requirements, certain penalties accrued through April 18, 1999. In May 1999, the
Company issued 454,705 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at $1.00 per share to
compensate the 6% Debenture holders for the penalties and interest owed on the
6% Debentures through June 30, 1999, of which 227,353 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock were issued to RBB Bank. As part of this agreement, the
Debenture holders agreed to adopt the default timetable and remedies defined in
the Series B Preferred Stock purchase agreement and to waive their rights under
certain prior defaults. The value of the "in the money" feature on the Series B
Preferred Stock will be recognized as a charge to retained earnings
As described in Note 4, RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft, which is the agent
for the holders of certain shares of USWD's Series A Preferred Stock, and a
holder of $1,000,000 of 6% Debentures and a promissory note in the principal
amount of $250,000, agreed to waive the right to immediate repayment of the
$250,000 note (which was originally payable upon completion of the next funding
received by USWD of at least $1,000,000). RBB Bank agreed to forebear initiating
an action against USWD to collect the amount due until the earlier of receipt by
USWD of funding in the aggregate of at least $2,500,000, or December 1, 1999.
Mr. John Liviakis, a significant shareholder of USWD, also agreed to
transfer a total of 443,077 shares of Company Common Stock owned by him to the
finder who located the cash purchaser of the Series B Preferred Stock. These
shares had a value of $360,000 on the date of issuance, which will be charged
against the proceeds of the offering. The shares will be transferred as
"restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933
and will not have any registration rights.
As of June 23, 1999, an additional 450,000 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock and 90,000 Series B Warrants have been subscribed for $450,000 in cash,
but the closing of the sale had not occurred as of June 23, 1999.
As of May 28, 1999, USWD entered into a software license agreement with
Maverick International Processing Services which provides a perpetual license to
software used for front-end authorization and capture services. USWD will issue
375,000 shares of restricted common stock for this license.
NOTE 9. UNAUDITED RESTATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
As discussed in Note 4, in September 1998, USWD redeemed $833,000 of
its series A Convertible Preferred Stock at 120% of face value. The Company
recorded the $167,000 premium as other expense. Since USWD recorded a charge to
retained earnings of an equivalent amount at date of issuance of the preferred
stock for the value of the "in the money" conversion feature, the redemption
amount should be recorded as a charge to additional paid-in capital. The Company
is restating its previously reported balance sheet and statement of operations
as of and for the period ended September 30, 1998 to record this amount as a
charge to additional paid-in capital.
As discussed in Note 4, the 6% convertible debentures included an "in
the money" conversion feature which allows the holders to convert to common
stock at an initial discount of 20% to the market price on conversion. The
Company incorrectly recorded the accretion related to the "in the money"
conversion feature as a reduction of the value of the debenture and an increase
to additional paid-in capital. The Company is restating its previously reported
balance sheet as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1998 and statement of
operations for the periods then ended to correctly account for the amortization
as interest expense of $252,000.
USWD did not record interest and penalties on its 6% convertible
debentures in the first and second quarters of fiscal 1999 and recorded an
additional $153,000 of interest expense in the third quarter of fiscal 1999. The
Company is restating each of its previously reported quarterly balance sheets
and statements of operations for fiscal 1999 to record the interest expense in
the appropriate periods.
As discussed in Note 4, USWD granted warrants to purchase 212,266
shares of common stock to the holders of its Series A Preferred Stock as an
incentive to delay the exercise of their conversion rights for a specified
period of time. These warrants had a fair value of $351,000, which USWD had
previously accounted for as other expense. The Company's previously reported
balance sheet and statement of operations for the period ended December 31, 1998
has been restated to reflect this charge as a dividend on the Series A Preferred
Stock.
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As discussed in Note 4, USWD completed a private offering of $2,000,000
of 6% convertible subordinated debentures. The holders of the debentures had the
right at March 31, 1999 to require redemption of the instrument at 120% of face
value within 7 days of notice given to the Company. The Company is restating its
previously reported balance sheet and statement of operations as of and for the
period ended March 31, 1999, to accrue as interest expense the $400,000
additional redemption value at March 31, 1999. In addition, the Company is
restating its results to expense the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs
of approximately $279,000 and unamortized debt discount of $145,000 due to the
debt becoming immediately redeemable. USWD is also restating its previously
reported balance sheet as of March 31, 1999, to reclassify the debentures as
current borrowings.
As discussed in Note 4, USWD agreed with LFC and the CSI affiliate to
exchange $2,490,000 of 8% notes payables for 2,933,671 shares of common stock
and recorded the defeasance of the debt and the issuance of the common stock as
of the March 19, 1999 agreement date. As of March 31, 1999, the debt holders had
not surrendered their debt instruments and the Company had not issued such
shares. Therefore, the Company is restating its previously reported interim
balance sheet as of March 31, 1999, to reflect that this exchange had not
occurred as of that date. The Company had not previously recorded an
extinguishment gain or loss on this transaction and such gain or loss, if any,
will be recorded when the transaction is consummated.
As discussed in Note 5, USWD entered into a consulting agreement with
LFC covering the period from August 1, 1998 through March 15, 1999. In September
1998, USWD issued LFC fully vested shares valued at $1,078,000 under this
agreement, which USWD was amortizing over the term of the agreement. As the
shares were fully vested on date of grant, the value of such shares should be
expensed at such date. The Company is restating each of its previously reported
quarterly balance sheets and statements of operations for fiscal 1999 to record
the consulting expense in the appropriate periods.
As discussed in Note 4, USWD entered into a settlement agreement with a
supplier related to inventory previously purchased through a note payable. The
settlement reduced the amount due under the note by $240,000 which the Company
reflected as an increase in inventory reserves of $50,000 and other income of
$190,000. As the settlement relates to inventory previously written down to its
net realizable value through cost of revenues, the settlement amount should be
recorded as a reduction to cost of revenues. The Company is restating its
previously reported results of operations for the period ended September 30,
1998, to reclassify the credit to cost of revenues from other income.
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A summary of the adjustments to net loss and net loss available to common
stockholders is as follows:
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For the quarter ended
September 30, December 31, March 31,
1998 1998 1999 Total
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Accretion related to 6%
convertible debentures .... $(117,000) $(135,000) $ -- $(252,000)
Interest expense ............... (23,000) (130,000) 153,000 --
Series A preferred stock
dividend -- 351,000 -- 351,000
6% convertible debentures:
Redemption penalty ........ -- -- (400,000) (400,000)
Unamortized debt issue cost -- -- (279,000) (279,000)
Unamortized debt discount . -- -- (145,000) (145,000)
LFC consulting agreement ....... (790,000) 431,000 359,000 --
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Adjustments to net loss ........ (930,000) 517,000 (312,000) (725,000)
Series A preferred stock
dividend -- (351,000) -- (351,000)
Series A preferred stock
redemption premium 167,000 -- -- 167,000
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Adjustment to net loss
available to common
stockholders ............... $(763,000) $ 166,000 $(312,000) $(909,000)
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Unaudited quarterly financial information is presented below.
<TABLE>
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For the quarter ended
September 30, December 31, March 31,
1998 1998 1999
(restated) (restated) (restated)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Statement of operations data:
Revenues .............................. $ 361,000 $ 520,000 $ 261,000
Cost of revenues ...................... 77,000 424,000 240,000
------------ ------------ ------------
Gross profit .......................... 284,000 96,000 21,000
------------ ------------ ------------
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative 2,476,000 950,000 431,000
Research and development .......... 80,000 178,000 105,000
------------ ------------ ------------
Total operating expenses .............. 2,556,000 1,128,000 536,000
------------ ------------ ------------
Loss from operations .................. (2,272,000) (1,032,000) (515,000)
Other expense, net .................... (251,000) (380,000) (1,118,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
Net loss............................... (2,523,000) (1,412,000) (1,633,000)
Preferred stock dividend and
redemption charges ................ (168,000) (378,000) (25,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
Net loss available to common
stockholders ...................... $ (2,691,000) $ (1,790,000) $ (1,658,000)
============ ============ ============
Basic and diluted loss per share ...... $ (.22) (.13) (.12)
============ ============ ============
Weighted average common shares
outstanding, basic and diluted .... 12,491,000 13,582,000 13,669,000
============ ============ ============
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<CAPTION>
September 30, December 31, March 31,
1998 1998 1999
(restated) (restated) (restated)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Balance sheet data:
Current assets .............. $ 1,773,000 $ 973,000 $ 476,000
Total assets ................ 2,139,000 1,706,000 1,240,000
Current liabilities ......... 4,507,000 5,158,000 5,037,000
Total liabilities ........... 5,983,000 6,499,000 7,552,000
Redeemable common stock
and warrants ............ 232,000 232,000 232,000
Stockholders' deficit ....... (4,076,000) (5,025,000) (6,544,000)
</TABLE>
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A reconciliation of previously reported amounts for the following periods is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, December 31, March 31,
1998 1998 1999
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net loss:
As reported ............................... $(1,593,000) $(1,929,000) $(1,321,000)
Adjustment ................................ (930,000) 517,000 (312,000)
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As restated ............................... $(2,523,000) $(1,412,000) $(1,633,000)
=========== =========== ===========
Net loss available to common stockholders:
As reported ............................... $(1,928,000) $(1,956,000) $(1,346,000)
Adjustment ................................ (763,000) 166,000 (312,000)
----------- ----------- -----------
As restated ............................... $(2,691,000) $(1,790,000) $(1,658,000)
=========== =========== ===========
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
As reported ............................... $ (.15) $ (.14) $ (.09)
Adjustment ................................ (.07) .01 (.03)
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As restated ............................... $ (.22) (.13) (.12)
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Stockholders' deficit:
As reported ............................... $(3,028,000) $(3,981,000) $(2,621,000)
Adjustment ................................ (1,048,000) (1,044,000) (3,923,000)
----------- ----------- -----------
As restated ............................... $(4,076,000) $(5,025,000) $(6,544,000)
=========== =========== ===========
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No dealer, salesperson or other individual
has been authorized to give any information
or to make any representations other than
those contained in this Prospectus in
connection with the offer made by this
Prospectus and, if given or made, such
information or representations must not be
relied upon as having been authorized by USWD
or the Underwriters. This Prospectus does not
constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities
offered by this Prospectus, nor does it
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy the Preferred Stock by
any person in any jurisdiction in which such
an offer or solicitation is not authorized,
or in which the individual making such offer
or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or
to any individual to whom it is unlawful
to make such an offer or solicitation.
Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor
any sale made hereunder shall, under any
circumstances, create any implication that the 17,739,587 Shares
information contained herein is correct as of
any time subsequent to the date hereof or
that there has been no change in the affairs
of USWD since that date.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Prospectus Summary 2 U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
Risk Factors 5
Use of Proceeds 13
Dividend Policy 13 Common Stock
Market For USWD's Common Stock
and Related Matters 14
Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Conditions and
Results of Operations 15
Business 21
Management 35
Security Ownership of Principal
Shareholders and Management 42
Certain Transactions 44
Description of Securities 49
Selling Security Holders 60 ______, 1999
Legal Matters 65
Commission Position on Indemnification
for Securities Act Liabilities and
Related Matters 65
Experts 66
Financial Statements 67
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 24. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Sections 7-109-102 through 7-109-110 of the Colorado Business
Corporation Act (the "CBCA") permit indemnification of directors, officers,
employees, fiduciaries and agents of corporations under certain conditions and
subject to certain limitations, including for liabilities to which such persons
might become subject under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").
The Company's Articles of Incorporation do not contain any provisions
which would limit the availability of such indemnification to the fullest extent
available under the above-referenced statute. The Company's amended Bylaws,
which parallel the CBCA sections referred to above, provide that USWD shall
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or
informal, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee,
fiduciary or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary or
agent of any foreign or domestic profit or nonprofit corporation or of any
partnership, joint venture, trust, profit or nonprofit unincorporated
association, limited liability company, or other enterprise or employee benefit
plan (a "Proper Person"). The Company is required to indemnify Proper Person(s)
against reasonably incurred expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
penalties, fines (including any excise tax assessed with respect to an employee
benefit plan) and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by him in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if it is determined by a
majority of a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of Directors who are
not parties to the proceeding, or, if a quorum of such Directors is not
available, a committee of the Board consisting of at least two Directors who are
not parties to the proceeding or, if a proper committee cannot be seated or a
majority of the Board or the committee desire, an independent counsel selected
by a majority of the full Board, or a vote of shareholders, that the proper
Person conducted himself or herself in good faith and that he or she reasonably
believed (i) in the case of conduct in his official capacity with USWD, that his
or her conduct was in USWD's best interests, or (ii) in all other cases (except
criminal cases), that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to USWD's best
interests, or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, that he or she had
no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. A Proper Person
will be deemed to be acting in his or her official capacity while acting as a
director, officer, employee or agent on behalf of USWD and not while acting on
USWD's behalf for some other entity. A Proper Person may apply to the court
conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction for an
order requiring USWD to indemnify such person if the court determines that the
person is entitled to indemnification under Colorado law and has met the
criteria set forth in USWD's Bylaws.
No indemnification is available to a person with respect to any claim,
issue or matter in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of USWD in
which the person was adjudged liable to USWD or in connection with any
proceeding charging that the person derived an improper personal benefit,
whether or not involving action in an official capacity, in which he or she was
adjudged liable on the basis that he or she derived an improper personal
benefit. Further, indemnification in connection with a proceeding brought by or
in the right of USWD is limited to reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees, incurred in connection with the proceeding.
To the extent that the provisions of a Colorado corporation's Articles
of Incorporation or Bylaws provide for indemnification to a greater extent than
is available under the CBCA, such provisions are void. The Company believes,
however, that the indemnification provisions contained in its Bylaws are no more
liberal than those contained in the CBCA.
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Item 25. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by USWD in connection with the
sale of Preferred Stock being registered (all amounts are estimated except the
SEC Registration Fee and NASD Filing Fee).
SEC Registration Fee $ 3,541
NASD Filing Fee $ 1,564
Blue Sky Qualification Fees and Expenses
(including legal fees) $ 20,000
Printing Expenses $ 5,000
Legal Fees and Expenses (other than blue sky) $ 50,000
Accountant's Fees and Expenses $ 60,000
Transfer Agent and Registrar Fees $ 2,000
Miscellaneous Expenses $ 3,000
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Total estimated expenses $ 145,105
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Item 26. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Within the past three years, the Registrant has sold securities
pursuant to the following transactions, all of which were exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").
June 1, 1996 - June 30, 1996, the following unregistered securities were sold:
June 20, 1996: Stock subscription received for 142,544 shares of Common Stock to
be issued to a significant customer of USWD in return for the customer's
purchase of certain inventory from a supplier of USWD; the shares were valued at
$.15 per share; the share certificates were issued as of July 1, 1996.
July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997, the following unregistered securities were sold
November 15, 1996: 102,975 shares of Common Stock issued for services rendered
by a Company attorney at $.15 per share;
April 1, 1997: $50,000 convertible promissory note was issued to Company
consultant as a signing bonus, convertible into common stock at $.40 per share;
April 27, 1997: 600,000 shares of Common Stock issued in settlement of class
action lawsuit; certificates were issued as of May 16, 1997;
April - June, 1997: $185,000 of convertible Demand Notes convertible were issued
for cash at face value into Common Stock commencing November 1, 1997 at prices
of $.35 per share ($75,000 of the Notes) and $.50 per share ($110,000 of the
Notes); and
June 3, 1997: Agreement entered obligating Company to issue a $150,000
"convertible subordinated debenture" to a consultant of USWD; the "debenture"
was not issued at the time the agreement was entered into; the right to the
"debenture" was exchanged for a "convertible subordinated promissory note" which
was delivered on or about November 1, 1997.
From July 1, 1997 - June 30, 1998, the following unregistered securities were
sold:
July 2, 1997: $16,825 promissory note was issued for cash of $16,000; the note
was converted into a convertible Demand Note (see April - June, 1997
transactions described above) on or about July 30, 1997.
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August 6, 1997:
2,625,000 shares and 1,200,000 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at
$.01 per share from January 15, 1998 until August 4, 2002, to John M. Liviakis
for $375,000 in cash;
875,000 shares and 400,000 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $.01
per share from January 15, 1998 until August 4, 2002, to Robert B. Prag for
$125,000 in cash;
November 15, 1997 -September 15, 1998: 240,000 shares issued under a consulting
agreement with Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. ("LFC"). 165,000 shares
were issued as of November 15, 1998 and 15,000 shares were issued each month
thereafter on the 15th of each month; pursuant to the agreement, 75% of the
shares were issued to LFC and 25% of the shares have been issued to Robert B.
Prag, an executive officer of LFC;
December 10, 1997: $3,060,000 of 8% Adjustable Rate Convertible Subordinated
Debentures Due December 31, 1999 were issued for cash equal to face value; USWD
paid a finder's fee to J.W. Charles Securities, Inc. of Boca Raton, Florida of
$214,200, 7% of the gross offering proceeds, and issued a 50,000 share Common
Stock Purchase Warrant exercisable at $6.525 per share, exercisable through
December 10, 2000. In addition, USWD paid a finder's fee to Liviakis Financial
Communications, Inc. of $76,500, or 2.5% of the gross offering proceeds;
January 26, 1998: Conversion of $50,000 promissory note issued to consultant was
converted (see April 1, 1997 transaction described above) to 75,000 shares of
common stock pursuant to agreement between USWD and a former consultant;
February 9, 1998: Conversion of $3,060,000 face value of 8% Convertible
Debentures into 3,060,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (see December 10,
1997 transaction described above);
March 12, 1998: Issuance of a $60,000 10% unsecured promissory note and 10,435
share Common Stock Purchase Warrant to a consultant of USWD for services to be
rendered over the six month period commencing March 12, 1998;
March 24 - June 15, 1998: Sale of call options acquired by USWD in October 1995,
to purchase a total of 350,000 shares of Common Stock owned by an unaffiliated
third party, sold by USWD to two unaffiliated third parties for total
consideration of approximately $1,222,000 in cash;
April 6, 1998: 280,000 shares issued to a consultant and its affiliated
assignees as a finder's fee for locating the Liviakis investors for USWD;
May 12, 1998: 1,200,000 shares issued upon exercise of a common stock purchase
warrant by an affiliated shareholder at $.01 per share; the warrant was issued
as of August 6, 1997;
May 20, 1998: 328,750 shares issued upon conversion of principal and interest on
a $150,000 promissory note issued June 3, 1997, due June 3, 1998; and
April 7 - June 15, 1998: 698,327 shares issued upon conversion of convertible
Demand Notes issued from April - July, 1997.
From July 1, 1998 - June 28, 1999, the following unregistered securities were
sold
July 1, 1998: $250,000 Promissory Note and 20,000 Share Common Stock Purchase
Warrant exercisable at $4.375 through July 21, 2001 for $250,000 in cash, issued
to RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft. The warrant certificate was issued as of July
21, 1998;
July 22 - 27, 1998: $2,000,000 of 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due
July 21, 2000, and Common Stock Purchase Warrants Exercisable to Purchase
100,000 shares of Common Stock at $4.50 per share until July 21, 2001, for
$2,000,000 in cash, to RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft ($1,000,000 of Debentures and
50,000 Warrants) and Cannell Capital Management ($1,000,000 of Debentures and
50,000 Warrants). The Company paid a finder's fee to JW Charles Securities, Inc.
of Boca Raton, Florida of $140,000 (7%) of the gross offering proceeds, and
issued a
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60,000 share Common Stock Purchase Warrant exercisable at $4.50 per share,
exercisable through July 21, 2001. In addition, USWD paid a finder's fee to
Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. of $50,000 (2.5% of the gross offering
proceeds);
July 21, 1998: 60,000 Common Stock purchase warrants issued to JW Genesis
Securities, Inc. exercisable at $4.50 through July 21, 2001;
September 3 - 9, 1998: 250,000 non-qualified Common Stock purchase options, with
strike prices between $2.38 and $2.72, issued to three consultants for
management services in lieu of salary;
September 8, 1998: 290,000 shares of Common Stock issued to Liviakis Financial
Communications, Inc., an affiliate of USWD, as consideration for a new
consulting agreement entered into as of June 30, 1998;
September 11, 1998: 8,333 Common Stock purchase warrants issued to entrenet
Group, LLC, exercisable at $2.40 through September 11, 2003;
October 15, 1998: 78,098 Common Stock purchase warrants issued to four holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock, exercisable at $2.40 through October 15, 2001;
November 15, 1998: 67,084 Common Stock purchase warrants issued to four holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock, exercisable at $3.36 through November 15, 2001;
December 15, 1998: 67,084 Common Stock purchase warrants issued to four holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock, exercisable at $3.69 through December 15, 2001;
January 11, 1999: 200,000 non-qualified Comman Stock purchase options, with a
strike price of $3.813 issued to two consultants for management services in lieu
of salary.
March 1, 1999: 15,000 Common Stock purchase warrants issued to a consultant
exercisable at $2.70 per share through September 13, 2001;
March 12, 1999: 50,000 shares of Common Stock issued to RBB Bank
Aktiengesellschaft as partial consideration for a bridge loan;
May 3, 1999: 5,375,000 share Common Stock purchase warrants issued to new CEO
and Chairman exercisable as follows: 2,687,500 shares at $.875 per share, 10%
vested at date of grant and the balance over the following 12 months; 2,687,500
shares at $3.00 per share, 50% vesting one year from the date of grant and the
balance over the following six months.
May 6, 1999: 1,500,000 shares of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
at $1.00 per share. For no additional consideration USWD also issued 300,000
Common Stock Purchase Warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share for five years
from April 30,1999 to the purchaser of the Series B Preferred Stock. USWD also
issued 454,705 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to pay accrued interest and
penalties owing to holders of the Company's 6% Debentures due July 21, 2000.
As to each of the foregoing transactions, USWD relied upon the
registration exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Act"). As to the issuance of the 8% Convertible Debentures and
the conversion of those Debentures into Series A Preferred Stock, USWD also
relied upon the exemption contained in Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated
under the Act. The transactions did not involve a public offering of securities;
USWD received investment representations from each purchaser to the effect that
such purchaser was taking for investment only and not with a view to
distribution of the securities; USWD had reason to believe that each purchaser
had such knowledge and experience, either alone or through a purchaser
representative not affiliated with USWD, that such purchaser was capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in USWD; each purchaser, either
in his or her capacity as an investor or an employee or consultant to USWD, had
access to adequate information concerning USWD and its business; all
certificates representing the securities (with the exception of the Demand Notes
issued from April - June, 1997) were imprinted with customary "restricted
securities" legends, and instructions were lodged with USWD's transfer agent
with respect to all shares of Common Stock issued in the transactions as
"restricted securities."
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<CAPTION>
Item 27. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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<S> <C>
3.1 Amended Articles of Incorporation (8)
3.2 Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (including Designation of
Series B Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock) filed by USWD on April 29,
1999 (18)
3.3 Amended Bylaws (3)
4.1 Specimen Common Stock Certificate (14)
4.2 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended (7) (19)
4.3 Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Kenneth DeJohn on or about May 1, 1993 (5)
4.4 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued to John Liviakis and Robert Prag as of
August 4, 1997 (Included as part of Exhibit 10.13)
4.5 Designation of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Included in Exhibit
3.1)
4.6 Designation of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Included in Exhibit
3.2)
4.7 Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated December 10, 1997 issued to JW Genesis Securities,
Inc. (10)
4.8 Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 12, 1998, issued to entrenet Group, LLC (12)
4.9 Promissory Note for $60,000 issued to entrenet Group, LLC, as of March 12, 1998 (12)
4.10 Form of Registration Rights Agreement - Issued to Series A Preferred Stockholders as
of December 10, 1997 (10)
4.11 Form of Subscription Agreement entered into with Series A Preferred Stockholders as of
December 10, 1997 (10)
4.12 Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to James B. Walters on or about April 12, 1993 (5)
4.13 Agreement to Amend Stock Purchase Warrants effective April 1, 1998 with James Walters
(13)
4.14 Promissory Note - $250,000 dated June 26, 1998, issued to RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft
(13)
4.15 Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated June 26, 1998 issued to RBB Bank
Aktiengesellschaft (13)
4.16 Lock-up Letter Agreement between USWD and Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc.,
John M. Liviakis and Robert B. Prag dated June 30, 1998 (13)
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4.17 Debenture Agreement for 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000 (11)
4.18 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to 6% Debenture Purchasers and JW Genesis
Securities, Inc. as of July 21 - 27, 1998 (11)
4.19 Form of Registration Rights Agreement for 6% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due
July 21, 2000 and Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued to 6% Debenture Purchasers and
JW Genesis Securities, Inc. as of July 21 - 27, 1998 (11)
4.20 Modification Agreement with Certain Holders of Series A Preferred Stock Effective as
of September 17, 1998 (15)
4.21 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrants issued to Certain Holders of Series A Preferred
Stock participating in the modifications to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock
(which was effective as of September 17, 1998) (15)
4.22 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Charles Burtzloff in conjunction
with the $500,000 loan made to USWD as of November 1, 1998 (15)
4.23 Non-Qualified Common Stock Option issued to Evon A. Kelly effective as of August 4,
1997 (15) (19)
4.24 Non-Qualified Common Stock Option issued to Roger L. Peirce effective as of November
23, 1998 (in replacement for cancelled Stock Option originally issued August 22, 1998)
(16) (19)
4.25 Confirmation Letter Agreement Dated December 23, 1998 re: stock lock-up dated between
USWD and Liviakis Financial Communications, John Liviakis and Robert B. Prag (16)
4.26 Note and Common Stock Purchase Agreement with RBB Bank, dated March 12, 1999 (17)
4.27 Promissory Note Conversion and Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Burtzloff Family
Trust, dated March 19, 1999 (17)
4.28 Common Stock Purchase Agreement Pursuant to Note Payable Conversion to Equity with
Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc., dated March 19, 1999 (17)
4.29 Form of Series B Preferred Stock Securities Purchase Agreement entered into with
purchasers of Series B Preferred Stock as of April 30, 1999 (18)
4.30 Form of Series B Preferred Stock Registration Rights Agreement entered into with
purchasers of Series B Preferred Stock as of April 30, 1999 (18)
4.31 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to cash purchaser of Series B Preferred
Stock (18)
4.32 Form of Waiver of Rights and First Amendment to Debenture Agreement (relating to 6%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 21, 2000) entered into as of April 30,
1999 (18)
4.33 Form of Supplement to Series B Preferred Stock Securities Purchase Agreement
entered into with holders of USWD's 6% Debentures as of April 30, 1999 (18)
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4.34 First Amendment to Note and Common Stock Purchase Agreement entered into with RBB Bank
Aktiengesellschaft AG as of April 22, 1999 (18)
4.35* Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Dean M. Leavitt as of May 3, 1999
5.1** Opinion and Consent of Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.
10.1 License and Volume Purchase Agreement with OMRON Systems of America with Solectron
Addendum (1)
10.2 Promissory Note with OMRON Systems, Inc. (3)
10.3 Release Agreement with Richard P. Draper (3)
10.5 Agreement for Manufacture and Purchase between USWD, Uniform Industrial Corp and
Cardservice International, Inc. (3)
10.6 AT&T CDPD Value Added Reseller Agreement dated April 30, 1997*** (6)
10.7 Bell Atlantic AIRBRIDGE Packet Service Agreement dated August 12, 1997*** (6)
10.8 Engagement Agreement between USWD and entrenet Group, LLC dated June 3, 1997 (6)
10.9 GTE Leasing Corporation Promissory Note dated August 6, 1997 (6)
10.10 GTE Mobilnet Communications Service and Equipment Agreement dated August 1, 1997*** (6)
10.11 Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. Consulting Agreement and forms of Subscription
Agreements for the purchase of U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. Common Stock and Warrants from
John M. Liviakis and Robert B. Prag and effective as of July 25, 1997 (6)
10.12 Member Service Provider Sales and Service Credit Card Processing Agreement between
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. and NOVA Information Systems, Inc. dated January 1, 1997***
(6)
10.13 Purchase Agreement with Unicard Systems, Inc. dated September 18, 1997*** (6)
10.14 Purchase Agreement with Wellex Systems Manufacturing & Distribution Group dated August
7, 1997 (6)
10.15 Underwriting Agreement between USWD, RAS Securities Corp., Walford & Company,
Incorporated and Thomas James Associates, Inc. dated December 2, 1993 (2)
10.16 Merchant Marketing and Services Agreement with National Bank of Commerce dated March
9, 1998*** (12)
10.17 Assignment Agreement (with Escrow Provisions) with Richard P. Draper, Tillicombe
International LDC and Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C., as escrow agent, dated
March 12, 1998 (12)
10.18 Form of Option Purchase and Assignment Agreement (relating to assignment of call
option on Tillicombe stock) (12)
10.19 Joint CDPD Sales and Marketing Agreement with Bell Atlantic Mobile dated as of March
23, 1998*** (12)
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10.20 Engagement Agreement between USWD and entrenet Group, LLC, dated as of March 12, 1998
(12)
10.21 Form of Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement between USWD and the Delle Donne
Noteholders entered into as of April 9, 1998 (12)
10.22 Form of Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement between USWD and certain Noteholders
entered into as of April 7, 1998 (12)
10.23 Note and Warrant Purchase and Security Agreement dated June 25, 1998 between USWD and
RBB Bank Aktiengesellschaft (13)
10.24 Consulting Agreement between USWD and Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. dated
June 30, 1998 (13)
10.25 Joint Marketing and Operating Agreement with Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc.
dated July 16, 1998 (11)
10.26 Amendment to Promissory Note with OMRON Systems, Inc. effective as of August 27, 1998
(15)
10.27 Amendment dated September 9, 1998 to GTE Mobilnet Communications Service and Equipment
Agreement dated August 1, 1997 (15)
10.28 Promissory Note ($1,300,000) issued to Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc. dated
September 22, 1998 (15)
10.29 Extension of Promissory Notes issued to Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc., dated
January 1, 1999 (16)
10.30 Promissory Note ($500,000) issued to Chuck Burtzloff, Inc. dated October 28, 1998 (15)
10.31 Extension of Promissory Note issued to R. Chuck Burtzloff, dated January 1, 1999 (16)
10.31 Employment Agreement between USWD and Evon A. Kelly dated August 21, 1998 (15) (19)
10.32 Employment Agreement between USWD and Roger L. Peirce dated August 17, 1998 (15) (19)
10.32 Offer Letter - Robichaud, dated August 21, 1997 (15) (19)
10.33 Offer Letter - Mueller, dated November 24, 1997 (15) (19)
10.34* Employment Agreement between USWD and Dean M. Leavitt entered into as of May 3, 1999
(19)
10.35* Indemnification Agreement between USWD and Dean M. Leavitt entered into as of May 3,
1999 (19)
10.36* Software License Agreement - Maverick International Processing Service, Inc - May 28,
1999
23.1* Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2** Consent of Ireland Stapleton Pascoe Pryor, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
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99.1 Letter of Intent with Cardservice International, Inc. dated September 30, 1998 (15)
99.2 Secretary's Certificate Re: Kelly Tax Indemnification Agreement - November 21, 1997
(15) (19)
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* Filed herewith.
** To be filed by amendment.
*** Confidential treatment for certain portions of this document has been
requested by USWD pursuant to Commission Rule 24b-2 promulgated under of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and/or Rule 406 promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1933, as identified on the first page of the document, and at the
specific item in the document for which such treatment has been requested. The
omitted material has been filed separately with the Commission pursuant to Rules
24b-2 and/or 406.
(1) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2, effective on or about December 2,
1993 (SEC File No. 33-69776).
(2) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with
Amendment No. 5 to USWD's Registration Statement on Form SB-2, SEC File
No. 33-69776-D (filed on December 2, 1993).
(3) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1995,
filed on October 13, 1996 (SEC Control No. 95201388).
(4) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1996,
filed on October 21, 1996 (SEC Control No. 96645557).
(5) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A (Amendment No. 2) for the Fiscal Year
Ended June 30, 1997, filed on January 2, 1998.
(6) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A (Amendment No. 3) for the Fiscal Year
Ended June 30, 1997, filed on February 25, 1998.
(7) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed as Exhibit
C to USWD's Definitive Revised Proxy Statement for the 1997 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders held on February 6, 1998, filed on January 14,
1998.
(8) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended December
31, 1997, filed on February 23, 1998.
(9) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB/A (1st Amendment) for the fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 1997, filed on March 18, 1998.
(10) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Current Report on Form 8-K Reporting an Event of November 14, 1997
(earliest event reported), filed on December 17, 1997.
(11) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Current Report on Form 8-K Reporting an Event of July 16, 1998
(earliest event reported), filed on July 31, 1998.
(12) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC File No. 333-52625) as of May
14, 1998.
(13) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with
Amendment No. 1 to USWD's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC
File No. 333-52625) as of as of July 16, 1998.
(14) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with
Amendment No. 2 to USWD's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (SEC
File No. 333-52625) as of as of August 3, 1998.
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(15) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1998,
filed on December 18, 1998.
(16) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended September
30, 1998, filed on January 28, 1999.
(17) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
1999, filed on .May 18, 1999.
(18) Incorporated by reference from the like-named exhibit filed with USWD's
Current Report on Form 8-K Reporting an Event of May 6, 1999 (earliest
event reported), filed on May 11, 1999.
(19) This exhibit constitutes a "Management Contract, Compensatory Plan or
Arrangement" required to be filed as an Exhibit to this Report.
Item 28. Undertakings.
The undersigned small business issuer hereby undertakes that:
A. It will:
(1) File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
(i) Include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3)
of the Securities Act;
(ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which,
individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in
the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price contained in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
and
(iii) Include any additional or changed material information
on the plan of distribution.
(2) For determining liability under the Securities Act, treat each
post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the securities
offered, and the offering of the securities as that time to be the initial bona
fide offering.
(3) File a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of
the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
B. If the issuer relies on Rule 430A under the Securities Act, it will:
(1) For determining any liability under the Securities Act the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the small business issuer pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1), or (4)
or 497(h) under the Securities Act as part of this registration statement as of
the time the Commission declared it effective.
(2) For determining any liability under the Securities Act, treat each
post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus as a new
registration statement relating for the securities offered in the registration
statement, and that offering of the securities at that time as the initial bona
fide offering of those securities.
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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 of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in Emeryville,
California on this 28 day of June 1999.
U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
By: /s/Dean M. Leavitt
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Dean M. Leavitt
Chief Executive Officer
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates stated.
Signatures Title Date
- ---------- ----- ----
/s/ Dean M. Leavitt Chief Executive Officer June 28, 1999
- ------------------- & Director (Principal
Dean M. Leavitt Executive Officer)
/s/Rod L. Stambaugh President & Director June 28, 1999
Rod L. Stambaugh
/s/Robert E. Robichaud Chief Financial Officer, June 28, 1999
- ---------------------- Secretary & Treasurer
Robert E. Robichaud (Principal Financial &
Accounting Officer)
/s/Alvin C. Rice Director June 28, 1999
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Alvin C. Rice
/s/Chester N. Winter Director June 28, 1999
- --------------------
Chester N. Winter
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WARRANT
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT (INCLUDING THE SHARES ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR SALE
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION
WITHOUT, EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES, AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER, CONCURRED IN BY COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION ARE NOT REQUIRED.
Number: DML-1 5,375,000 Shares
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
U.S. Wireless Data, Inc, a Colorado corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby
grants to Dean Michael Leavitt (the "Holder") the right to purchase from the
Corporation 5,375,000 shares of the common stock of the Corporation (the
"Warrant Shares"), subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. This
Warrant is issued in connection with and subject to certain rights, privileges
and restrictions set forth in the Employment Agreement entered into between the
Holder and the Corporation (the "Employment Agreement") as of May 3, 1999.
1) Term. This Warrant may be exercised into fully paid and nonassessable shares
of the Corporation's Common Stock, at the option of the Holder, at any time and
from time to time in whole or in part during the ten years ending May 3, 2009
(the "Exercise Period").
2) Purchase Price. 2,687,500 shares of this Warrant shall be exercisable into
the Corporation's Common Stock at a price of Eighty-Seven and one half cents
(.875) per share (the current fair market value of the Common Stock), as
adjusted pursuant to Section 9 below (the "Market Portion"). 2,687,500 shares of
this Warrant shall be exercisable into the Corporation's Common Stock at a price
of three dollars ($3.00) per share as adjusted pursuant to Section 9 below (the
"$3.00 Portion").
3) Exercise of Warrant. This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part, but
not for less than one thousand (1000) Warrant Shares and in excess of 1000
Warrant Shares in increments of 1000 Warrant Shares. It is exercisable at any
time during the Exercise Period as set forth below by the surrender of the
Warrant to the Corporation at its principal office together with the Notice of
Exercise annexed hereto duly completed and executed on behalf of the Holder,
accompanied by the amount, in full, of the aggregate purchase price of the
Warrant Shares in immediately available funds. The Corporation agrees that the
Warrant Shares so purchased shall be issued as soon as practicable thereafter,
and that the Holder shall be deemed the record owner of such
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Warrant Shares as of and from the close of business on the date on which this
Warrant shall be surrendered together with payment in full as required above.
(a) The Market Portion of this Warrant shall vest only during
employment of Holder by the Corporation (except for acceleration as provided
herein) and shall be exercisable in accordance with the following formula:
(1) 10% on or after the date of this Warrant; plus an additional
(2) 7.5% on or after each of the 2nd day of each of the 12
calendar months thereafter
(3) 100% on or after May 2, 2000
(b) The $3.00 Portion of this Warrant shall vest only during employment
of Holder by the Corporation (except for acceleration as provided herein) and
shall be exercisable in accordance with the following formula:
(1) 50% on or after May 2, 2000; plus an additional
(2) 8.33% on or after each of the 2nd day of each of the 6
calendar months thereafter
(3) 100% on or after November 2, 2000
(c) The Market Portion of this Warrant and any portion thereof must be
exercised, to the extent otherwise exercisable, within 180 days of termination
of Holder's employment with the Corporation or any unexercised portion shall
then expire, except that if such 180-day period expires in the same calendar
year as termination of employment, such post-termination exercise period will
extend until January 31 of the following year. Holder shall have until 5 years
from date of his termination of employment with the Corporation to exercise the
$3.00 Portion of this Warrant, to the extent otherwise exercisable upon
termination..
(d) Section 5(a)(3) of the Employment Agreement contains provisions for
acceleration of this Warrant upon a Change of Control or termination without
Cause or for Good Reason.
4) Cashless Exercise Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of
exercising this Warrant for cash, the Holder may elect to receive Warrant Shares
equal to the value of this Warrant (or equal to the value of the portion of the
Warrant Shares thereof being exercised) which shall be that number of Warrant
Shares when multiplied times the Fair Market Value for such Warrant Shares is
equal to the excess, if any, by which the Fair Market Value of the aggregate
Warrant Shares being exercised exceeds the aggregate Exercise Price (determined
by subtracting the Warrant Exercise Price for one Warrant Share on the exercise
date from the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share on the exercise date
multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares exercised) on the exercise date. Fair
Market Value of one share of a Warrant Share shall mean the closing price per
share of the Corporation's Common Stock for the trading day immediately
preceding such date. The closing price for each such day shall be the last sale
price regular way or, in the case no such sale takes place on such day, the
average of the closing bid
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and asked prices regular way, in either case on the principal securities
exchange on which the shares of such Common Stock of the Corporation are listed
or admitted to trading, or if applicable, the last sale price, or in the case no
sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices of
such Common Stock on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD") Automated Quotation System (the NASD Automated Quotation System being
hereinafter referred to as "Nasdaq") or as listed on the OTC Electronic Bulletin
Board (the quotation system for the non-Nasdaq over-the-counter market) (Nasdaq
and the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board being collectively referred to hereinafter
as the "OTC Market"), or on or with any comparable quotation or listing service,
or if there shall have been no sales in the OTC Market on such day or, if such
Common Stock is not quoted or listed in the OTC Market, or on or with any
comparable quotation or listing service, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices as furnished by two members of the NASD selected from time to time
by the Corporation for that purpose. If such bid and asked prices are not
available, then the Fair Market Value per share shall be equal to the fair
market value of such Common Stock as determined in good faith by the board of
directors of the Corporation. In the event of a cashless exercise, the
underlying Warrant must be surrendered, and no new Warrant shall be issued,
except for the balance of the Warrant not exercised or used to pay the Warrant
Exercise Price.
5) Fractional Interest. The Corporation shall not be required to issue any
fractional shares on the exercise of this Warrant.
6) Warrant Confers No Rights of Shareholder. The Holder shall not have any
rights as a shareholder of the Corporation with regard to the Warrant Shares
prior to actual exercise resulting in the purchase of the Warrant Shares.
However, as long as the Warrant remains outstanding, Holder shall receive all
shareholder notices and correspondence, shall be notified of all shareholder
action and meetings and shall have the right to attend all shareholder meetings.
7) Investment Representation. Neither this Warrant nor the Warrant Shares
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant have been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state
securities laws. The Holder acknowledges by acceptance of the Warrant that (a)
he has acquired this Warrant for investment and not with a view to distribution;
and either (b) he has a pre-existing personal or business relationship with the
Corporation, or its executive officers, or by reason of his business or
financial experience be has the capacity to protect his own interests in
connection with the transaction; and (c) he is an accredited investor as that
term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Holder
agrees that any Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be
acquired for investment and not with a view to distribution and such Warrant
Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws and that such Warrant Shares may have to be held indefinitely
unless they are subsequently registered or qualified under the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws or, based on an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, an exemption from such registration
and qualification is available. The Holder by acceptance hereof, consents to the
placement of the following restrictive legends or similar legends, on each
certificate to be issued to the Holder by the Corporation in connection with the
issuance of such Warrant Shares:
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES
LAW, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS (A) There
IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR LAWS COVERING SUCH
SECURITIES, OR (B) THE HOLDER RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER OF
THE SECURITIES SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, STATING THAT SUCH SALE,
TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND
PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW.
8) Reservation of Shares. The Corporation agrees at all times during the
Exercise Period to have authorized and reserved, for the exclusive purpose of
issuance and delivery upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of
shares of its common stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented
hereby. The Corporation intends to increase the authorized Common Stock under
the Articles of Incorporation at the next meeting of shareholders, to a number
as appropriate to take into consideration the foreseeable needs of the
Corporation.
9) Adjustment for Re-Classification of Capital Stock. If the Corporation at any
time during the Exercise Period shall, by subdivision, combination or
re-classification of securities, change any of the securities to which purchase
rights under this Warrant exist under the same or different number of securities
of any class or classes, this Warrant shall thereafter entitle the Holder to
acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been issuable as a
result of such change with respect to the Warrant Shares immediately prior to
such subdivision, combination, or reclassification. If shares of the
Corporation's common stock are subdivided into a greater number of shares of
common stock, the purchase price for the Warrant Shares upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be proportionately reduced and the Warrant Shares shall be
proportionately increased; and conversely, if shares of the Corporation's common
stock are combined into a smaller number of common stock shares, the price shall
he proportionately increased, and the Warrant Shares shall be proportionately
decreased.
10) Pre-emptive Rights. In case the Corporation offers any shares of its Common
Stock, or any rights, options, or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Common
Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock), as part
of a financing of the Corporation (and not pursuant to an acquisition, merger,
incentive or compensatory arrangement approved by the Board), the Holder shall
be entitled to subscribe for such Common Stock, or any rights, options, or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock (or securities convertible
into or exchangeable for Common Stock), at such price as shall be so offered in
proportion to the holdings the Holder would have had this Warrant been exercised
immediately prior to the offerings in relationship to all of the issued and
outstanding equity securities of the Corporation.
11) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. Upon receipt by the
Corporation of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of any Warrant or stock certificate, and in case of
loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to
it, and upon reimbursement to the Corporation of all reasonable expenses
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incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock
certificate, if mutilated, the Corporation will make and deliver a new Warrant
or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of
this Warrant or stock certificate.
12) Assignment. The Holder of this Warrant shall not assign or transfer this
Warrant without the written consent of the Corporation; provided however, that
the Holder, if a limited liability company, may assign this Warrant to its
Members without the consent of the Corporation, and provided further that the
Holder may assign and transfer the Warrant to members of his immediate family,
or to a family trust or the like without consent to the Corporation, and upon
death of the Holder, his personal representative, executor or the like may
exercise all vested portions of the Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Holder may transfer or pledge any vested portion of the $3.00 Portion of this
Warrant and may pledge any vested portion of the Market Portion of this Warrant,
without Corporation consent. The Holder of this Warrant shall not assign his
Warrant unless such assignment is in compliance with applicable state and
federal securities laws. In giving its consent to an assignment, the Corporation
may request an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to it that such transfer
is in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws.
13) Registration Rights.
(a) If, at any time following the date of issuance of this Warrant, the
Corporation shall file a registration statement for the sale by the Corporation
to the public of its equity securities (other than any registration statement on
Form S-4, Form S-8, or any successor form) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") while any Registrable Securities (as hereinafter
defined) are outstanding, the Corporation shall give the Holder at least 45
days' prior written notice of the filing of such registration statement. If
requested by the Holder in writing within 30 days after receipt of any such
notice, the Corporation shall, at the Corporation's sole expense (other than the
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Holder and the underwriting discounts,
if any, payable in respect of the Registrable Securities sold by the Holder),
register or qualify all or, at the Holder's option, any portion of the
Registrable Securities of the Holder concurrently with the registration of such
other securities, all to the extent requisite to permit the public offering and
sale of the Registrable Securities through the facilities of all securities
exchanges and the over-the-counter markets on which the Corporation's securities
are traded, and will use its best efforts through its officers, directors,
auditors, and counsel to cause such registration statement to become effective
as promptly as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing
underwriter of any such offering shall advise the Corporation in writing that,
in its opinion, the distribution of all or a portion of the Registrable
Securities requested to be included in the registration concurrently with the
securities being registered by the Corporation would materially adversely affect
the distribution of such securities by the Corporation for its own account, then
the Holder if he has requested registration of his Registrable Securities shall
not be entitled to have such Holder's Registrable Securities (or the portions
thereof so designated by the managing underwriter) included in such registration
statement, provided that no such exclusion or reduction shall be made as to any
Registrable Securities if any securities of the Corporation are included in such
registration statement for the account of any person other than the Corporation
and the holder unless the securities included in
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such registration statement for such other person shall have been reduced pro
rata to the reduction of the Registrable Securities which were requested to be
included in such registration. As used herein, "Registrable Securities" shall
mean the Warrant Shares then issuable thereunder, if any which, in each case,
have not been previously sold pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act.
(b) In the event of a registration pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 13, the Corporation shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable
Securities so registered to be registered or qualified for sale under the
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Holder may reasonably
request; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not by reason of this
Section 13 be required to qualify to do business in any state in which it is not
otherwise required to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to
service of process.
(c) The Corporation shall keep effective any registration or
qualification contemplated by this Section 13 and shall from time to time amend
or supplement each applicable registration statement, preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus, application, document, and communication for such period of
time as shall be required to permit the Holder to complete the offer and sale of
the Registrable Securities covered thereby. The Corporation shall in no event be
required to keep any such registration or qualification in effect for a period
in excess of nine months from the date on which the Holder is first free to sell
such Registrable Securities; provided, however, that, if the Corporation is
required to keep any such registration or qualification in effect with respect
to securities other than the Registrable Securities beyond such period, the
Corporation shall keep such registration or qualification in effect as it
relates to the Registrable Securities for so long as such registration or
qualification remains or is required to remain in effect in respect of such
other securities.
(d) In the event of a registration pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 13, the Corporation shall furnish to the Holder such reasonable number
of copies of the registration statement and of each amendment and supplement
thereto (in each case, including all exhibits), such reasonable number of copies
of each prospectus contained in such registration statement and each supplement
or amendment thereto (including each preliminary prospectus), all of which shall
conform to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, and such other documents, as the Holder may reasonably request to
facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities included in such
registration.
(e) In the event of a registration pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 13, the Corporation shall furnish the Holder with an opinion of its
counsel (reasonably acceptable to the Holder) to the effect that (i) the
registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act and no
order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement, preventing or
suspending the use of the registration statement, any preliminary prospectus,
any final prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto has been issued,
nor to the best knowledge of such counsel has the Commission or any securities
or blue sky authority of any jurisdiction instituted or threatened to institute
any proceedings with respect to such an order, (ii) each document, if any,
incorporated by reference in the registration statement and the prospectus
included therein (except for financial statements and related schedules, as to
which such counsel
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need express no opinion) complied as to form when filed with the Commission in
all material respects with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and
(iii) the registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any
supplements or amendments thereto (except for financial statements and related
schedules, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form
in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder. In addition, such counsel shall state that it has
participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the
Corporation, and representatives of independent accountants for the Corporation,
at which conferences such counsel made inquiries of such officers,
representatives and accountants; discussed the contents of the preliminary
prospectus; the registration statement; and the prospectus and related matters
were discussed and, although such counsel is not passing and does not assume any
responsibility for accuracy, completeness or fairness, the statements contained
in the preliminary prospectus, the registration statement and the prospectus, on
the basis of the foregoing, no facts have come to the attention of such counsel
which lead it to believe that either the registration statement or on any
amendment thereto, at the time such registration statement or amendment became
effective or the preliminary prospectus or prospectus or amendment or any
supplement thereto as of the date of such opinion contained any untrue statement
or a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (it being
understood that such counsel need express no opinion with respect to the
financial statements and schedules and other financial and statistical data
included in the preliminary prospectus, the registration statement or
prospectus). The Corporation shall also furnish to the Holder a "cold" comfort
letter from the independent certified public accountants of the Corporation in
customary form and substance.
(f) In the event of a registration pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 13, the Corporation and the Holder shall enter into a cross-indemnity
agreement and a contribution agreement, each in customary form, with each
underwriter, if any, and, if requested, enter into an underwriting agreement
containing conventional representations, warranties, allocation of expenses, and
customary closing conditions, including, without limitation, opinions of counsel
and accountants, "cold" comfort letters, with any underwriter who acquires any
Registrable Securities.
(g) The Corporation agrees that, until all the Registrable Securities
have been sold under a registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Act, it shall keep current in filing all reports, statements and other materials
required to be filed with the Commission to permit holders of the Registrable
Securities to sell such securities under Rule 144.
14) Indemnification.
(a) Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Corporation agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless the Holder and each person, if any, who controls
the Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20(a) of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all loss, liability, charge,
claim, damage and expense whatsoever (which shall include, for all purposes of
this Section 14, without limitation, attorneys' fees and any and all expense
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whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing, or defending against any
litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all
amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation), as and when incurred,
arising out of, based upon, or in connection with (i) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any registration
statement, preliminary prospectus, or final prospectus (as from time to time
amended and supplemented), or any amendment or supplement thereto, relating to
the sale of any of the Registrable Securities, or (B) in any application or
other document or communication (in this Section 10 collectively called an
"application") executed by or on behalf of the Corporation or based upon written
information furnished by or on behalf of the Corporation filed in any
jurisdiction in order to register or qualify any of the Registrable Securities
under the securities or blue sky laws thereof or filed with the Commission or
any securities exchange; or any omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to the Corporation with respect
to the Holder by or on behalf of such person expressly for inclusion in any
registration statement, preliminary prospectus, or final prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, as the case may be, or
(ii) any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement of the
Corporation contained in this Warrant. The foregoing agreement to indemnify
shall be in addition to any liability the Corporation may otherwise have,
including liabilities arising under this Warrant.
If any action is brought against the Holder or any controlling persons
of the Holder (an "indemnified party") in respect of which indemnity may be
sought against the Corporation pursuant to the foregoing paragraph, such
indemnified party or parties shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of
the institution of such action (but the failure so to notify shall not relieve
the Corporation from any liability under this Section 13(a) unless the
Corporation shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure or relieve the
Corporation from any liability other than pursuant to this Section 13(a)) and
the Corporation shall promptly assume the defense of such action, including the
employment of counsel (reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party or
parties) and payment of expenses. Such indemnified party or parties shall have
the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party or
parties unless the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in
writing by the Corporation in connection with the defense of such action or the
Corporation shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party or parties to have charge of the defense of such action or
such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be one or more legal defenses available to it or them or to other indemnified
parties which are different from or additional to those available to the
Corporation, in any of which events such fees and expenses shall be borne by the
Corporation and the Corporation shall not have the right to direct the defense
of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties. Anything in this
Section 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation shall not be liable
for any settlement of any such claim or action effected without its written
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Corporation agrees
promptly to notify the Holder of the commencement of any litigation or
proceedings against the Corporation or any of its officers or directors in
connection with the sale of any Registrable Securities or any preliminary
prospectus, prospectus, registration statement, or
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amendment or supplement thereto, or any application relating to any sale of any
Registrable Securities.
(b) The Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation,
each director of the Corporation, each officer of the Corporation who shall have
signed any registration statement covering Registrable Securities held by the
Holder, each other person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange
Act, and its or their respective counsel, to the same extent as the foregoing
indemnity from the Corporation to the Holder in Section 13(a), but only with
respect to statements or omissions, if any, made in any registration statement,
preliminary prospectus, or final prospectus (as from time to time amended and
supplemented), or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Corporation with respect to the Holder by or on behalf of the Holder expressly
for inclusion in any such registration statement, preliminary prospectus, or
final prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application,
as the case may be. If any action shall be brought against the Corporation or
any other person so indemnified based on any such registration statement,
preliminary prospectus, or final prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or in any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought
against the Holder pursuant to this Section 13(b), the Holder shall have the
rights and duties given to the Corporation, and the Corporation and each other
person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the indemnified
parties, by the provisions of Section 13(a); provided, however, that the
obligations of the Holder hereunder shall be limited to an amount equal to the
net proceeds to the Holder of securities sold as contemplated herein.
(c) To provide for just and equitable contribution, if (i) an
indemnified party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 14(a) or
(b) (subject to the limitations thereof) but it is found in a final judicial
determination, not subject to further appeal, that such indemnification may not
be enforced in such case, even though this Warrant expressly provides for
indemnification in such case, or (ii) any indemnified or indemnifying party
seeks contribution under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, then
the Corporation (including for this purpose any contribution made by or on
behalf of any director of the Corporation, any officer of the Corporation who
signed any such registration statement, any controlling person of the
Corporation, and its or their respective counsel), as one entity, and the
Registrable Securities of the Holder included in such registration in the
aggregate (including for this purpose any contribution by or on behalf of an
indemnified party), as a second entity, shall contribute to the losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses whatsoever to which any of them may
be subject, on the basis of relevant equitable considerations such as the
relative fault of the Corporation and the Holder in connection with the facts
which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses. The
relative fault, in the case of an untrue statement, alleged untrue statement,
omission, or alleged omission, shall be determined by, among other things,
whether such statement, alleged statement, omission, or alleged omission relates
to information supplied by the Corporation or by the Holder, and the parties,
relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement, alleged statement, omission, or alleged omission. The
Corporation and the Holder agree that it would be unjust and inequitable if the
respective obligations of the Corporation and the Holder for contribution were
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determined by pro rata or per capita allocation of the aggregate losses,
liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (even if the Holder and the other
indemnified parties were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation that does not reflect the equitable considerations referred
to in this Section 14(c). No person guilty of a fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who is not guilty of such fraudulent
representation. For purposes of this Section 14(c), each person, if any, who
controls the Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and counsel to the Holder or control person
shall have the same rights to contribution as the Holder or control person and
each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, each officer of
the Corporation who shall have signed any such registration statement, each
director of the Corporation, and its or their respective counsel shall have the
same rights to contribution as the Corporation, subject in each case to the
provisions of this Section 14(c). Anything in this Section 14 to the contrary
notwithstanding, no party shall be liable for contribution with respect to the
settlement of any claim or action effected without its or his written consent.
This Section 14 is intended to supersede any right to contribution under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise.
15) Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Colorado applicable to contracts between Colorado
residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of
Colorado.
16) Amendments. Any term of this Warrant may be amended with the written consent
of the Company and the Holders.
17) Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under
this Warrant shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given
upon personal delivery to the party to be notified by hand or professional
courier service or five (5) days after deposit with the United States Post
Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the
party to be notified at the address indicated for such party in the Subscription
Agreement, or at such other address as such party may designate by ten (10)
days' advance written notice to the other parties.
18) Attorneys' Fees. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce
or interpret the terms of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled
to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and disbursements in addition to any other
relief to which such party may be entitled.
19) Expenses. The Corporation shall pay all registrar and transfer agent and
similar expenses in connection with issuance of the Warrant and the shares of
Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant.
Executed as of May 3, 1999.
By: /S/ Rod Stambaugh, President
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U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
Attest: /s/ Robert E. Robichaud, Secretary
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The name and address of the registered Holder of this Warrant is:
Dean Michael Leavitt
50 Catherine Road
Scarsdale, New York 10583
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: ______________________
1. The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ______ shares of Common Stock of
____________________________, pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant and
tenders herewith payment of the purchase price for such shares in full.
2. In exercising this Warrant, the undersigned hereby confirms and acknowledges
that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired solely for the account of the
undersigned and not as a nominee for any other party, or for investment, and
that the undersigned will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any such
shares of Common Stock except under circumstances that will not result in a
violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities
laws.
3. Please issue a certificate representing said shares of Common Stock in the
name of the undersigned:
4. Please issue a new Warrant for the unexercised portion of the attached
Warrant in the name of the undersigned:
Dated: ___________________________ HOLDER
By: _____________________________
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(Print Name & Title)
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made this 3rd day of May 1999 between U.S.
Wireless Data, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), and Dean Michael
Leavitt (the "Executive").
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to enter into an employment agreement
to document the employment of the Executive as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of U.S. Wireless Data, Inc., and to set forth certain additional
agreements between the Executive and the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
representations contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. TERM. The Company will employ the Executive, and the Executive will
serve the Company, under the terms of this Agreement for an initial term of two
(2) years, commencing on the date hereof. Effective as of the expiration of such
initial two-year term and as of each anniversary date thereof, the term of this
Agreement shall be extended for an additional twelve (12) month period unless,
not later than one (1) month prior to each such respective date, the Company
shall have given notice to the Executive, or the Executive shall have given
notice to the Company that the term shall not be so extended. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Executive's employment hereunder may be earlier terminated,
as provided in Section 4 hereof. The term of this Agreement, as in effect from
time to time in accordance with the foregoing, shall be referred to herein as
the "Term." The period of time between the commencement and the termination of
the Executive's employment hereunder shall be referred to herein as the
"Employment Period."
2. EMPLOYMENT.
a. Positions and Reporting; Directors. The Company hereby
employs the Executive for the Employment Period as its Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. In
addition, Executive shall be elected to the Company's Board of Directors as soon
as practicable. Executive shall have the right to sponsor up to three additional
Board members for the consideration of the Board, and the Company shall use its
best efforts to include on its slate of nominees at the next shareholders
meeting such nominees, if they are reasonably acceptable to the Board.
b. Authority and Duties. The Executive shall exercise such
authority, perform such executive duties and functions and discharge such
responsibilities as are reasonably associated with the position of Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of a publicly-held company. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Executive shall report directly and be
responsible only to the Board of Directors of the Company. During the Employment
Period, the Executive shall devote his full business time, skill and efforts to
the business of the Company (other than a reasonable period of time to meet his
current commitments to U.S. Data Capture, Inc., anticipated to be completed
within 60 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may (i) make and
manage passive personal business investments of his choice (in the
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case of publicly held corporations not to exceed 1% of the outstanding voting
stock) and serve in any capacity with any civic, educational or charitable
organization, or any trade association, without seeking or obtaining approval by
the Board, provided such activities and service do not materially interfere or
conflict with the performance of his duties hereunder, and (ii) with the
approval of the Board, serve on the boards of directors of other corporations.
3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.
a. Salary. During the Employment Period, the Company shall pay
to the Executive, as compensation for the performance of his duties and
obligations under this Agreement, a base salary at the rate of $130,000 for the
first 90 days of the Employment Period and $200,000 thereafter per annum,
payable in arrears not less frequently than bi-monthly in accordance with the
normal payroll practices of the Company. Such base salary shall be subject to
review each year for possible increase by the Board, but shall in no event be
decreased from its then-existing level during the Employment Period.
b. Annual Bonus. During the Employment Period, the Executive
shall have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus in accordance with any
Company annual bonus program for senior executives. The payment of any annual
bonus under any such program shall be contingent upon the achievement of certain
corporate and/or individual performance goals established by the Board in its
discretion.
c. Equity Participation. Effective on the effective date
hereof, the Executive shall be granted a stock warrant to acquire 5,375,000
shares of the Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions
of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the "Warrant") between the Company and the
Executive dated as of the date hereof. It is intended that such warrant is in
lieu of participation in the Company's employee stock option plan at least for
the initial term of two years hereof.
d. Other Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive
shall be entitled to participate in all of the employee benefit plans, programs
and arrangements of the Company in effect during the Employment Period which are
generally available to senior executives of the Company, subject to and on a
basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such
plans, programs and arrangements. In addition, during the Employment Period, the
Executive shall be entitled to fringe benefits and perquisites comparable to
those of other senior executives of the Company.
e. Business Expenses. During the Employment Period, the
Company shall reimburse the Executive for all documented reasonable business
expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of his duties under this
Agreement, in accordance with the Company's policies. Such reimbursement shall
include all reasonable expenses relating to Executive's commuting from the New
York City metropolitan area to the Emeryville headquarters until such time as
the Company's Emeryville headquarters are relocated to the New York City
metropolitan area. Specifically, such reimbursement shall include all airline
tickets, reasonable lodging expense, rental cars, airport parking, meals,
telephone bills and similar commuting expenses.
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f. Indemnification. During the Employment Period and
thereafter, the Company shall indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law. The Company shall enter into an Indemnification
Agreement with Executive ("Indemnification Agreement"), the terms of which shall
govern Executive's rights to indemnification. The Company shall provide for an
increase in its director and officer insurance from $2 million to $5 million (in
increments if necessary) at such time or times as it qualifies for increases
with its carrier and is adequately financed to expend the additional premium in
the reasonable judgment of its Board.
4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
a. Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate the
Executive's employment hereunder for cause. For purposes of this Agreement and
subject to the Executive's opportunity to cure as provided in Section 4(c)
hereof, the Company shall have "cause" to terminate the Executive's employment
hereunder if such termination shall be the result of:
(1) Willful fraud or dishonesty in connection with
the Executive's performance hereunder;
(2) The failure by the Executive to substantially
perform his duties hereunder;
(3) Failure to follow the reasonable directions of
the Board of Directors consistent
with this Agreement; or
(4) The conviction for, or plea of nolo contendere
to, a charge of commission of a
felony.
b. Termination for Good Reason. The Executive shall have the
right at any time to terminate his employment with the Company at any time and
for any reason. For purposes of this Agreement and subject to the Company's
opportunity to cure as provided in Section 4(c) hereof, the Executive shall have
"good reason" to terminate his employment hereunder if such termination shall be
the result of:
(1) A diminution during the Employment Period in the
Executive's duties or responsibilities as set forth in Section 2 hereof;
(2) A breach by the Company of the compensation and
benefits provisions set forth in
Section 3 hereof;
(3) A notice of termination by the Executive under
Section 4(c) hereof within six (6) months following the occurrence of a Change
in Control (as defined in Section 4(e) hereof; or
(4) A material breach by the Company of any other term
of this Agreement.
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(5) The Board consistently rejects Executive's
reasonable business proposals.
c. Notice and Opportunity to Cure. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, it shall be a condition precedent to the Company's right to terminate
the Executive's employment for "cause" and the Executive's right to terminate
his employment for "good reason" that (1) the party seeking the termination
shall first have given the other party written notice stating with specificity
the reason for the termination ("breach") and (2) if such breach is susceptible
of cure or remedy, a period of thirty (30) days from and after the giving of
such notice shall have elapsed without the breaching party having effectively
cured or remedied such breach during such 30-day period, unless such period
cannot be cured or remedied within thirty (30) days, in which case the period
for remedy or cure shall be extended for a reasonable time (not to exceed an
additional thirty (30) days) provided the breaching party has made and continues
to make a diligent effort to effect such remedy or cure.
d. Termination Upon Death or Permanent and Total Disability.
The Employment Period shall be terminated by the death of the Executive. The
Employment Period may be terminated by the Company if the Executive shall be
rendered incapable of performing his duties to the Company by reason of any
medically determined physical or mental impairment that can be expected to
result in death or that can be expected to last for a period of three (3) or
more consecutive months from the first date of the Executive's absence due to
the disability ("Disability"). If the Employment Period is terminated by reason
of a Disability of the Executive, the Company shall give thirty (30) days
advance written notice to that effect to the Executive.
e. Definition of Change in Control. A "Change in Control"
shall be deemed to have taken place if:
(1) There shall be consummated any consolidation or
merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving
corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Company's capital stock are
converted into cash, securities or other property other than a consolidation or
merger of the Company in which the holders of the Company's voting stock
immediately prior to the consolidation or merger shall, upon consummation of the
consolidation or merger, own at least 50% of the voting stock of the surviving
corporation, or any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction
or a series of transactions contemplated or arranged by any party as a single
plan) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(2) More than 75% of the Board of Directors of the
Company (including Executive) is replaced with new Directors, except that this
shall not apply to any new Directors sponsored by Executive or voted in favor of
by Executive in constituting a slate of Directors otherwise.
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5. CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION.
a. Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event
of termination of the Executive's employment hereunder by the Company without
"cause" (other than upon death or Disability) or by the Executive for "good
reason" (each as defined in Section 4 hereof), the Executive shall be entitled
to the following severance pay and benefits:
(1) Severance Pay. If terminated during the initial
two-year Term, or any extension Term, Executive shall receive severance payments
for a one-year period (the "Severance Period") in regular payroll increment
payments. The amount of severance payments shall be at a rate of his base salary
at the time of termination for any part of the Severance Period falling within
the initial two-year Term hereof or any extension Term, and at a negotiated rate
for any payments due after such Term, but no less than 50% of his base salary at
the time of termination.
(2) Benefits Continuation. Continuation for the
Severance Period of coverage under the group medical care, disability and life
insurance benefit plans or arrangements in which the Executive is participating
at the time of termination; provided, however, that the Company's obligation to
provide such coverages shall be terminated if the Executive obtains comparable
substitute coverage from another employer at any time during the Severance
Period. The Executive shall be entitled, at the expiration of the Severance
Period, to elect continued medical coverage in accordance with Section 4980B of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor provision
thereto); and
(3) Stock Warrants. The Warrant to purchase shares
of the Company's Common Stock held by the Executive immediately prior to
termination of employment within six months of a Change of Control or upon a
termination by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason shall
become immediately vested and exercisable, subject to the other terms of the
Warrant itself.
b. Other Terminations. In the event of termination of the
Executive's employment hereunder for any reason other than those specified in
Section 5(a) hereof, the Executive shall be paid salary through the date of
termination, but shall not be entitled to any severance pay, benefits
continuation or stock warrant rights contemplated by the foregoing, except as
may otherwise be provided under the applicable benefit plans or award agreements
relating to the Executive, applicable law or the terms of the Warrant itself.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY. The Executive agrees that he will not at any time
during the Term hereof or at any time for a period of 3 years thereafter for any
reason, in any fashion, form or manner, either directly or indirectly, divulge,
disclose or communicate to any person, firm, corporation or other business
entity, in any manner whatsoever, any confidential information or trade secrets
concerning the business of the Company, including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the techniques, methods or systems of its operation
or management, any information regarding its financial matters, or any other
material information concerning the business of the Company, its manner of
operation, its plans or other material data. The provisions of this Section 6
shall not apply to (i) information that is public knowledge other than as a
result of disclosure by the Executive in breach of this Section 6; (ii)
information
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disseminated by the Company to third parties in the ordinary course of business;
(iii) information lawfully received by the Executive from a third party who,
based upon inquiry by the Executive, is not bound by a confidential relationship
to the Company; or (iv) information disclosed under a requirement of law or as
directed by applicable legal authority having jurisdiction over the Executive.
7. INVENTIONS. The Executive is hereby retained in a capacity such that
the Executive's responsibilities include the making of technical and managerial
contributions of value to the Company. The Executive hereby assigns to Company
all right, title and interest in such contributions and inventions made or
conceived by the Executive alone or jointly with others during the Employment
Period which relate to the business or of the Company. This assignment shall
include (a) the right to file and prosecute patent applications on such
inventions in any and all countries, (b) the patent applications filed and
patents issuing thereon, and (c) the right to obtain copyright, trademark or
trade name protection for any such work product. The Executive shall promptly
and fully disclose all such contributions and inventions to the Company and
assist the Company in obtaining and protecting the rights therein (including
patents thereon), in any and all countries; provided, however, that said
contributions and inventions will be the property of Company, whether or not
patented or registered for copyright, trademark or trade name protection, as the
case may be. Inventions conceived by the Executive which are not related to the
business of the Company, will remain the property of the Executive.
8. NON-COMPETITION. The Executive agrees that he shall not during the
Employment Period (other than a reasonable period of time to meet his current
commitments to U.S. Data Capture, Inc., anticipated to be completed within 60
days) and, if applicable, the Severance Period, without the approval of the
Board, directly or indirectly, alone or as partner, joint venturer, officer,
director, employee, consultant, agent, independent contractor or stockholder
(other than as provided below) of any company or business, engage in any
"Competitive Business" within the United States. For purposes of the foregoing,
the term "Competitive Business" shall mean any business involved in development,
marketing, sale or support of products or services which can reasonably be
expected to directly cause customers not to use the Company's products or
services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be prohibited
during the non-competition period applicable above from acting as a passive
investor where he owns not more than one percent (1%) of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of any publicly-held company. During the period that
the above non-competition restriction applies, the Executive shall not, without
the written consent of the Company, solicit any employee of the Company or any
current or future subsidiary or affiliate thereof to terminate his or her
employment.
9. BREACH OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. The parties agree that a breach or
violation of Sections 6, 7 or 8 hereof will result in immediate and irreparable
injury and harm to the innocent party, who shall have, in addition to any and
all remedies of law and other consequences under this Agreement, the right to an
injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent the
violation of the obligation hereunder.
10. RELOCATION OF COMPANY. The Company acknowledges that it is
Executive's intent to cause the relocation of the Company's headquarters to the
New York
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metropolitan area, and the Company agrees to such relocation at such time as the
Executive deems to be appropriate and practicable, using his good business
judgment.
11. NOTICE. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices, demands and
all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or (unless otherwise
specified) mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
a. If to the Company, to:
U.S. Wireless Data
Suite 800 Watergate Tower II
2200 Powell Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
b. If to the Executive, to:
Dean Michael Leavitt
50 Catherine Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
or to such other respective addresses as the parties hereto shall designate to
the other by like notice, provided that notice of a change of address shall be
effective only upon receipt thereof.
12. ARBITRATION; LEGAL FEES. Except as provided in Section 9 hereof,
any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement
shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in the city or metropolitan area
where the Company's headquarters are then located, in accordance with the rules
of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered
on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall
reimburse the Executive for all reasonable legal fees and costs and other fees
and expenses which the Executive may incur in respect of any dispute or
controversy arising against the Company under or in connection with this
Agreement; provided, however, that the Company shall not reimburse any such
fees, costs and expenses if the factfinder determines that the action brought by
the Executive was substantially without merit.
13. WAIVER OF BREACH. Any waiver of any breach of the Agreement shall
not be construed to be a continuing waiver or consent to any subsequent breach
on the part either of the Executive or of the Company.
14. NON-ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS. Neither party hereto may assign his or
its rights or delegates his or its duties under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other party; provided, however, that (i) this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of
the Company upon any sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets,
or upon any merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or into
any other corporation, all as though such successors and assigns of the Company
and their respective successors and assigns were the Company; and (ii) this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, assigns
or designees of the Executive to the extent
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of any payments due to them hereunder. As used in this Agreement, the term
"Company" shall be deemed to refer to any such successor or assign of the
Company referred to in the preceding sentence.
15. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. All payments required to be made by the
Company to the Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to the
withholding of such amounts, if any, relating to tax, and other payroll
deductions as the Company may reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant
to any applicable law or regulation.
16. SEVERABILITY. To the extent any provision of this Agreement or
portion thereof shall be invalid or unenforceable, it shall be considered
deleted therefrom and the remainder of such provision and of this Agreement
shall be unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect.
17. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
18. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving
effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
by the Company and the Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof
(except as effected by the contents of the Warrant and the Indemnification
Agreement which shall govern with respect to their subject matter) and
supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings between the Executive
and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof, whether written or
oral. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument
executed by the Executive and the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of May
3, 1999.
U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
By: /S/ Rod Stambugh
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Name: Rod Stambugh
Title: President
THE EXECUTIVE
/s/ Dean M. Leavitt
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Dean Michael Leavitt
U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of this 3rd day of May, 1999, by and between U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC., a
Colorado corporation (the "Company"), and Dean Michael Leavitt ("Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee, to be a member of the Board of Directors and an
officer as of the next Board meeting and to be an employee of the
Company as of this date, performs a valuable service in such capacity
for the Company;
WHEREAS, the stockholders of the Company have adopted Bylaws, as
amended (the "Bylaws") providing for the indemnification of the
officers, directors, employees and agents of the Company to the maximum
extent authorized by the Colorado Corporation Code, as amended (the
"CCC");
WHEREAS, the Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as
amended (the "Articles of Incorporation") and the CCC, by their
non-exclusive nature, permit contracts between the Company and the
members of its Board of Directors, officers, employees and/or agents
with respect to indemnification of such directors, officers, employees
or agents;
WHEREAS, in accordance with the authorization as provided by the CCC,
the Company has purchased and presently maintains a policy or policies
of Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (as modified in
accordance with this Agreement, the "D&O insurance") covering certain
liabilities which may be incurred by its [directors and officers] in
the performance of their duties as directors and officers of the
Company;
WHEREAS, in order to induce Indemnitee to agree to serve as a member of
the Board of Directors and officer and employee of the Company, and to
enter into the Company's Employment Agreement with Indemnitee, the
Company has determined and agreed to enter into this contract with
Indemnitee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee or agent after the date hereof, and for other good
and valid consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Indemnification of Indemnitee. Without regard to any limitations,
restrictions or standards in this Agreement or any document or any other matter
relating to this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees and hereby reiterates and
confirms its obligation to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee and to advance
expenses to or on behalf of Indemnitee to the fullest extent authorized or
permitted by the provisions of the CCC, as now or hereinafter amended from time
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to time, and/or the Bylaws, as now or as may hereinafter be amended from time to
time in accordance with this Agreement. All indemnification and the advancement
of expenses in favor of Indemnitee authorized or permitted by the By-Laws, as
now or as hereinafter may be amended in accordance with this Agreement, and the
CCC, as now or hereinafter amended, is mandatory and not permissive. This
Agreement has no adverse effect on the Indemnitee's right to indemnification or
the advancement of expenses under the CCC, as now or hereinafter amended from
time to time, and/or the Bylaws, as now or as may hereinafter be amended from
time to time in accordance with this Agreement, and/or the D&O insurance, and
this Agreement is not necessary to create or enforce such rights, although it
can, in the discretion of Indemnitee, be used for such purpose. An intent of
this Agreement is to encourage and induce Indemnitee to become a director,
officer and employee of the Company by providing Indemnitee with the maximum
rights and remedies permitted by applicable law with respect to indemnification
and the advancement of expenses, it being understood that Indemnitee believes
that serving in such capacities involves certain risks and he would not agree to
serve in any such capacities absent such protections.
2. Additional Indemnity.
(a) Subject only to the exclusions set forth in Section 3
hereof, the Company hereby further agrees, as an obligation which is independent
and separate from its obligations with respect to indemnification and the
advancement of expenses under the D&O insurance, the CCC and other applicable
law, as now or hereinafter amended, Section 1 hereof and the Bylaws, as now or
hereinafter may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement,
as the case may be, to promptly hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee against
any and all costs, expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' and other
professionals' fees and expenses, costs of investigation and costs of
attachments and bonds), witness fees, disbursements, decrees, judgments, fines,
penalties, assessments, losses, liabilities, charges, claims, damages, interest,
and amounts paid in settlement or otherwise actually incurred by Indemnitee and
all acts, omissions, neglect, breaches of duties, including, without limitation,
any actual or alleged error or misstatement, in connection with any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative or by way of arbitration or other dispute
resolution mechanism (including, without limitation, an action by or in the
right of the Company and any appeal) to which Indemnitee is, was or at any time
becomes a party, a witness or otherwise involved with, or is threatened to be
made a party, a witness or otherwise involved with, in connection with, arising
from or by reason of or relating to the fact that, Indemnitee is, was or at any
time becomes a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving or at any time serves at the
request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise or is, was or at any becomes involved with the Company (for purposes
of clarification, the above indemnification covers Indemnitee's involvement in
actions, suits or proceedings commenced prior to May 3, 1999 or arising out of
events occurring prior to May 3, 1999); and
(b) The Company hereby further agrees that it shall not amend,
modify or restate, directly or indirectly, its Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws, without Indemnitee's prior
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written consent, in any way which would have the effect of limiting
indemnification or the advancement of expenses for officers, directors,
employees and/or agents provided for in the Bylaws or the CCC, as now or
hereinafter amended.
(c) The Company hereby further agrees that it shall not amend
or change its existing or future D&O insurance or permit it to expire or lapse
or not be in effect or fail to pay premiums without Indemnitee's prior written
consent, and shall provide Indemnitee evidence of such D&O insurance coverage
and payment of its premiums promptly, from time to time, upon request of
Indemnitee.
3. Limitations on Additional Indemnity.
No indemnity created pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof shall be
paid by the Company:
i) As a direct result of any suit in which final
judgment (not subject to appeal) is rendered by a court of competent
jurisdiction against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the
purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the
provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
amendments to such Section;
ii) As a direct result of Indemnitee's conduct on
behalf of the Company which is finally adjudged by a court of competent
jurisdiction (not subject to appeal) to have been knowingly fraudulent or to
constitute willful misconduct;
iii) If a final decision (not subject to appeal) by a
court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such
indemnification is not lawful; and
iv) To the extent such indemnity would result in a
double recovery with respect to such losses. Failure to receive or pursue any
amounts or recoveries under any insurance, the CCC, the Bylaws or otherwise
shall not reduce or limit or constitute a defense, offset or set-off in respect
of Indemnitee's rights under this Agreement and failure to receive or pursue any
amounts or recoveries under this Agreement shall not reduce or limit or
constitute a defense, offset or set-off in respect of Indemnitee's rights under
the CCC, the By-Laws or otherwise.
4. Contribution. If the indemnification provided in Sections 1 and 2
hereof and/or the CCC, as now or hereinafter amended, the Bylaws, as now or
hereinafter may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement,
and/or the D&O insurance or otherwise, is unavailable in part or in whole by
reason of a Court decision described in Section 3(a)(iii) hereof based on
grounds other than any of those set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of Section
3(a) hereof, then in respect of any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding or other indemnifiable matter, the Company shall contribute
to the amount of costs, expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' and
other professionals' fees and expenses, costs of investigation and costs of
attachments and bonds), witness fees, disbursements, decrees,
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judgments, fines, penalties, assessments, losses, liabilities, charges, claims,
damages, interest, and amounts paid in settlement or otherwise actually incurred
and paid or payable by Indemnitee in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and
Indemnitee on the other hand from the transaction or matter from which such
action, suit or proceeding or other indemnifiable matter arose, and (ii) the
relative fault of the Company and all other directors, officers, agents and
employees on the one hand and of Indemnitee on the other in connection with the
events which resulted in such costs, expenses (including, without limitation,
attorneys' and other professionals' fees and expenses, costs of investigation
and costs of attachments and bonds), witness fees, disbursements, decrees,
judgments, fines, penalties, assessments, losses, liabilities, charges, claims,
damages, interest, and amounts paid in settlement or otherwise, as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and
all other officers, directors, agents and employees on the one hand and of
Indemnitee on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such costs, expenses,
(including, without limitation, attorneys' and other professionals' fees and
expenses and costs of investigation and costs of attachments and bonds), witness
fees, disbursements, decrees, judgments, fines, penalties, assessments, losses,
liabilities, charges, claims, damages, interest, settlement or other amounts.
The Company agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 4 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the foregoing equitable
considerations.
5. Notification and Defense of Claim. Not later than thirty (30) days
after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or
proceeding, Indemnitee shall, only if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against the Company under Section 2(a) of this Agreement, notify the Company of
the commencement thereof; but Indemnitee's omission to notify or delay in
notifying the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it
may have to Indemnitee under Section 2(a) of this Agreement if the Company is
not materially prejudiced by the failure to notify or delay in notifying the
Company and shall have no effect on Company's indemnification obligations under
Section 1 of this Agreement, the CCC, the By-Laws or other than under this
Agreement. Notices under this Section 5 shall be deemed given upon dispatch. The
Company shall promptly acknowledge the notice from the Indemnitee. With respect
to any such action, suit or proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the
Company of the commencement thereof:
(a) The Company will be entitled to participate therein at its
own expense subject to Indemnitee's control where Indemnitee is also involved in
the defense of any action, suit or proceeding.
(b) Except as otherwise provided below, upon request by
Indemnitee, the Company shall, and otherwise the Company may, assume the defense
thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After the Company
has assumed the defense thereof, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee
under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof, other than reasonable costs
of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right
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to employ its own counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel incurred after the Company's assumption of the defense
thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of
counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company; (ii) Indemnitee shall
have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the
Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action; (iii) the
Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such
action or such counsel does not at any time diligently conduct such defense; or
(iv) the Company's counsel is not reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, in each
of which cases (i.e. (i) through (iv) above) the fees and expenses of Indemnitee
and Indemnitee's separate counsel shall be paid by the Company. The Company
shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any action, suit or proceeding
brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made
the conclusion provided for in (ii), (iii) or (iv) above.
(c) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee
under Section 2(a) of this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any
action or claim effected without its written consent which shall be deemed given
if any request for consent is not responded to in writing within five days after
notice from Indemnitee to Company; provided, however, that no such consent shall
be required if 5(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) applies. The Company shall be
permitted to settle any action except that it shall not settle any action or
claim in any manner which would impose any penalty, sanctions, fines or
criminal, monetary or other penalties or limitation on Indemnitee without
Indemnitee's written consent or to the effect any of 5(b)(i) through (iv)
applies. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold its
consent to any proposed settlement.
6. Advancement and Repayment of Expenses. Without limiting any rights
of Indemnitee under law or the Bylaws, as now or hereinafter may be amended from
time to time in accordance with this Agreement, or the D&O insurance:
(a) In the event that Indemnitee employs his or her own
counsel pursuant to Sections 5(b)(i) through (iv) above, the Company shall
advance to Indemnitee, prior to any final disposition of any threatened or
pending action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative or by way of arbitration or other dispute resolution mechanism,
any and all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, legal and other
professionals' fees and expenses) incurred in investigating or defending any
such action, suit or proceeding within ten (10) days after receiving from
Indemnitee copies of invoices or other reasonable evidence of such expenses
presented to Indemnitee for such expenses.
(b) Indemnitee agrees that Indemnitee will reimburse the
Company for all reasonable expenses advanced by the Company to Indemnitee in
investigating or defending any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding
against Indemnitee in the event and only to the extent it shall be ultimately
determined by a final judicial decision (from which there is no right of appeal)
that Indemnitee is not entitled, under the provisions of this Agreement, the
CCC, the Bylaws or otherwise to be indemnified by the Company for such expenses.
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7. Enforcement.
(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has
entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on the Company
hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to continue as a director, officer and
employee of the Company, and acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this
Agreement in continuing in such capacity, although continuing in any such
capacity is not necessary for the indemnifications herein to be relied upon as
set forth in this Agreement. There are no conditions to the enforcement by
Indemnitee of this Agreement. Company's obligations under this Agreement are not
subject to offset or set-off for any reason.
(b) In the event Indemnitee brings any action to enforce
rights or to collect moneys due under this Agreement and is successful in such
action, the Company shall reimburse Indemnitee for all Indemnitee's expenses and
reasonable fees, including, without limitation, attorneys' and other
professionals' fees and expenses, in bringing and pursuing such action.
8. Subrogation. Only in the event of full payment by Company in respect
of any claim under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent
of such full payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee in respect
of such claim, who, at the Company's expense, shall execute all documents
required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and
to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
9. Continuation of Obligations; Retroactivity. All agreements and
obligations of the Company contained in this Agreement shall continue
indefinitely. Without suggestion that Indemnitee could have any liability
therefore, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the agreements
and obligations of the Company contained herein shall extend not only during and
after Indemnitee's service for the Company but also to any and all activities
undertaken by the Company and its directors, officers, agents and employees
before Indemnitee's tenure with the Company from the Corporation's date of
incorporation through and including the date hereof.
10. Survival of Rights. The rights conferred on Indemnitee by this
Agreement shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or other agent of the Company, and continue indefinitely.
11. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on Indemnitee by
this Agreement shall not be exclusive of any other right which Indemnitee may
have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Company's Articles
of Incorporation or Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or directors, or
otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding office. Indemnitee may exercise any and all of
such rights as frequently as he desires and in any order he chooses, all such
rights being cumulative and may be executed concurrently, successively, or
otherwise. For purposes of clarification, the parties agree that if the CCC is
amended to enhance rights of indemnitees and/or directors, officers, employees
and/or agents with respect to indemnification and/or the advancement of
expenses, that Indemnitee shall, without further action, be entitled to such
enhanced rights and the Company shall, without further action, be bound to such
increased obligations.
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12. Presumptions. For purposes of this Agreement, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, the termination of any claim, action, suit or
proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court
approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent,
shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular
standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined
that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law.
13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws, such provision
shall be fully severable, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as
if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions had never comprised a part
hereof, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision or by its severance therefrom. Furthermore, in lieu of
such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision there shall be added
automatically as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to the
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible which is legal,
valid and enforceable.
14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without giving effect to
conflict of laws principles.
15. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon Indemnitee and
upon the Company, its successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any
transferee of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or any successor
by merger or operation of law), and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee,
and his heirs, personal representatives, successors, estates and assigns and to
the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns. The Company shall cause
any successor or assign to adopt at least as favorable protection as Company in
favor of Indemnitee with regard to indemnification and the advancement of
expenses.
16. Indemnitee was not Member of Board on Date of Agreement; Indemnitee
did not Authorize Agreement. The parties agree that Indemnitee is not a member
of the Company's Board of Directors on the date of this Agreement and did not in
any respect authorize or participate in the decision of the Board of Directors
of the Company to authorize the execution or delivery or substance or any aspect
of this Agreement.
17. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination
or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and
is signed by both parties hereto.
18. Further Assurances. Each of the parties shall cooperate and take
such actions and execute all further instruments and documents at any time, as
any party may reasonably request to effect the terms and purposes of this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.
U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
a Colorado corporation
By: /s/ Rod Stambaugh
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Rod Stambaugh
President
INDEMNITEE
/s/ Dean M. Leavitt
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Dean Michael Leavitt
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SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
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This SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into this 28th
day of May, 1999, by and between MAVERICK INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING SERVICE,
INC., an Arizona corporation with its principal place of business at 6390 E.
Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85710 (the "Licensor") and U.S. WIRELESS
DATA, INC., a Colorado corporation with its principal place of business at
Watergate Tower II, 2200 Powell Street, Suite 800, Emeryville, CA 94608-1876
(the "Licensee").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Licensor is the owner of certain computer software programs
and related documentation pertaining to the authorization and capture of data
transactions originating with the use of payment cards; and
WHEREAS, Licensor desires to grant to Licensee, and Licensee desires to
obtain a non-exclusive, fully paid license to use certain of those programs on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of License.
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1.1 License. Licensor hereby grants to Licensee, and Licensee hereby
accepts, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, a
non-exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual license in the United States to (a)
use the StrongBox(TM) payment authorization and data capture software developed
and owned by Licensor and any changes or additions thereto made pursuant to
Section 3 below (the "Licensed Software"); and (b) use any documentation
developed by Licensee relating to the Licensed Software. Licensed Software shall
include documentation, scripts, database stored procedures, and binary
executable code. Licensed Software does not include any Source Code. "Source
Code" means the version of the Licensed Software in assembly language or
high-level language which must be assembled or compiled so that a computer can
execute the program.
1.2 Title to Software. The Licensed Software shall remain the exclusive
property of Licensor. Licensee shall not acquire any title to or ownership of
the Licensed Software under or by reason of this Agreement or any
customizations, enhancements or upgrades that might be made by Licensor at the
request of Licensee.
Licensee will ensure that all copies of the Licensed Software are
conspicuously marked with Licensor's copyright notice as follows:
"This Product has been provided and may be used only under the
terms and conditions of an Agreement, which includes restrictions
on copying and transfer to third parties. No title or ownership to
this Product is hereby transferred."
(C)Maverick(R) International Processing Services, Inc. 1999
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2. License Fee.
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2.1 Issuance of Stock. In consideration of Licensor's granting of the
License, Licensee shall grant to Licensor three hundred thousand (300,000)
shares of Licensee's common stock ("Stock"), having an expected market value of
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to be delivered no later than thirty (30) days
after the date of this Agreement (the "Delivery Date"). If the market value of
Stock is less than $3 1/3 per share, (split-adjusted) at the Delivery Date,
Licensee shall deliver sufficient additional Stock of up to seventy-five
thousand (75,000) shares to return the aggregate market value to One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000). If the market value of Stock is less than $2 2/3 per share
(split-adjusted) at the Delivery Date, the total consideration received under
this Agreement shall be limited to 375,000 shares multiplied by the applicable
market value per share. The Licensee's Common stock will have a restrictive
legend attached and be subject to the terms and conditions of rule 144 of the
securities act.
3. Updates and Maintenance.
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3.1 Upon the completion of any maintenance or enhancements to the
Licensed Software made by Licensor for its own benefit during the term of the
Management Services Agreement (an "Update"), such Update shall be installed on
the Maverick Systems and operated for Licensor and shall be automatically
included in the license granted herein to Licensee, at no extra charge, unless
such Update was developed or created at Licensee's request, in which event
Licensee shall pay to Licensor a fee of Licensor's direct development cost plus
25% markup for the development of such Update. In the event Licensee has paid
Licensor for the Update and Licensor subsequently wishes to use the Update for
its own benefit, Licensor shall reimburse Licensee for one-half of the
development fee. Notwithstanding any request for development or payment of a
development fee by Licensor, the resulting Update shall remain the sole and
exclusive property of Licensor.
4. Installation and Operation of Licensed Software.
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4.1 Designated Site. During the term of the Management Services
Agreement the Software shall reside only on systems belonging to or under the
control of Licensor (the "Maverick System") and will be operated by Licensor on
behalf of Licensee under the terms of said agreement. Upon termination of the
Management Services Agreement, Licensee may designate a single domestic site
where it wishes to have the Software installed (the "Designated Site") and shall
provide written notice of the date upon which it wishes the software to be
delivered (the "Delivery Date"); provided, however, such notice shall be given
no later than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the Delivery Date." In the
event of a termination for cause by USWD, the Delivery Date shall be no more
than thirty (30) days after such termination. Licensor will deliver two (2)
copies of the production version of the Licensed Software as it exists as of
fourteen (14) days prior to the Delivery Date and will install one (1) copy at
the Designated Site promptly but no later than fourteen (14) business days after
the Delivery Date.
4.2 Licensee to Prepare Designated Site. Licensee shall arrange to have
the Designated Site prepared and ready for installation of the Licensed
Software, at Licensee's sole expense. Licensor agrees that its cost for any
assistance in site preparation, installation and training shall be limited to
its direct costs, including, but not limited to salary and benefits for
personnel and out-of-pocket travel expenses, plus a markup of twenty-five
percent (25%).
4.3 Hardware. Promptly upon receipt of notice of the Delivery Date,
Licensor shall advise Licensee concerning the specifications and requirements
for (a) all hardware and
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related installation systems, needed to be installed by
Licensee at the Designated Site in order to operate the Licensed Software and
(b) all operating systems, utilities or other supporting software that, in
Licensor's reasonable judgment are required for proper operation of the Licensed
Software. Licensee shall be solely responsible, at its sole cost and expense,
for the acquisition of all hardware to create the system on which the Licensed
Software is to be installed (the "USWD System"), all electrical cabling
necessary to install the USWD System and all work necessary to provide such
cabling and electrical power for that system. In the event of any conflicts
between the written environmental or technical specifications provided by
Licensor and those of any manufacturer of hardware being used for the USWD
System, Licensee shall follow the specifications of the manufacturer of such
hardware.
4.4 Maintenance. After delivery of Licensed Software, Licensor shall
perform maintenance for processing updates mandated by Visa, U.S.A., Inc. and
MasterCard International, Inc. only. Terms and conditions for such maintenance
are contained in the Software Maintenance Agreement that is Exhibit A attached
hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. After
delivery, Licensee shall be have the right, subject to Exhibit A, to customize,
update or develop modifications and improvements to the Licensed Software, or
retain the services of a third party to do so on its behalf, in which case the
derivative copyrights relating to such updates, customizations and modifications
shall be the property of Licensee or such third party, although Licensee shall
not acquire any title or ownership of the underlying Licensed Software by reason
thereof.
5. Confidential Information and Non-Disclosure.
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Licensor and Licensee each acknowledges that in the course of performing its
obligations hereunder, it may receive, develop or otherwise acquire certain
information that the other party deems as its proprietary and confidential
information ("Confidential Information"). All Confidential Information of a
party that the other party may now possess, may obtain during or after the
performance of this Agreement will be held confidential by the receiving party,
and that party will not (nor will it assist any other person to do so) directly
or indirectly reveal, report, publish or disclose such Confidential Information
to any person, firm or corporation not expressly authorized by the party owning
such Confidential Information to receive such Confidential Information, or use
(or assist any person to use) such Confidential Information except (a) for the
benefit of the party owing the Confidential Information and in the course of
performing it obligations hereunder, or (b) as necessary to fulfill any
obligations of the revealing party under this Agreement; provided, however, that
the forgoing will not apply to the extent that either party is required to
disclose Confidential Information of the other party by applicable law or legal
process so as the revealing party promptly notifies the other party of such
pending disclosure and consults with that party prior to such disclosure
concerning the advisability of seeking a protective order or other means of
preserving the confidentiality of the Confidential Information. Each party
acknowledges that the Confidential Information of the other party is important
and unique to that party and that it materially affects the party's goodwill and
its successful conduct of business. Licensee shall not, nor help others to,
reverse engineer, decompile, create or attempt to create the Source Code of the
Licensed Software.
6. Licensor's Representations and Warranties.
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Licensor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Licensee:
6.1 Licensor is the owner of the Licensed Software, with the right and
authority to convey and grant the license granted to Licensee herein.
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6.2 Licensee's use of the Licensed Software as contemplated in this
Agreement will not infringe any third party's proprietary rights.
7. Warranties.
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7.1 Conformance to Specifications. Licensee acknowledges that all
Licensed Software is the same software that will have been utilized by Licensor
in the operation of its payment processing business during the term of the
Management Services Agreement and that all Licensed Software, whether existing
at the time of execution of this Agreement or an Update as set forth herein,
will have been installed, tested and operated by Licensor for the benefit of
Licensor for an undetermined period of time before the Delivery Date and that,
as a result of such prior operation, Licensor shall have direct knowledge of the
features, functions and operability of the software. Therefore, Licensor makes
no warranties, written or implied, and specifically disclaims any warranties for
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, regarding Licensed
Software. Further, Licensor makes no warranties, written or implied, regarding
the operation of the Licensed Software on the USWD System. Licensor does not
warrant the operation of any hardware, firmware, operating systems, utilities or
other supporting software constituting the USWD System and utilized in
conjunction with the Licensed Software. Licensor acknowledges that hardware or
firmware problems may adversely affect the operation of the Licensed Software
and that Licensor shall not be responsible for such problems.
7.2 Physical Media Warranty. Licensor warrants to Licensee, subject to
limitations regarding the USWD System set forth in Section 7, that each copy of
the Licensed Software provided by Licensor to Licensee is and will be free from
physical defects in the media that tangibly embodies the copy (the "Physical
Media Warranty"). The Physical Media Warranty does not apply to defects
discovered more than thirty (30) calendar days after the date of delivery of the
copy by Licensor.
(a) The Physical Media Warranty does not apply to defects
arising from acts of non-Licensor personnel, misuse, theft, vandalism,
fire, water, acts of God or other peril.
(b) Licensee's sole remedy for breach of the Physical Media
Warranty, to the exclusion of all other remedies therefor, will be
replacement by Licensor of any copy provided by Licensor that does not
comply with the warranty at Licensor's expense, including shipping and
handling costs.
7.3 No Surreptitious Code Warranty.
(a) Licensor warrants to Licensee that no copy of the
Licensed Software provided to Licensee by Licensor contains or will
contain any Self-Help Code nor any unauthorized Code (as defined
below) (the "Surreptitious Code Warranty"); provided, however, this
warranty specifically excludes any Self-Help Code that might reside in
the Licensed Software by virtue of the use of third-party compilers,
utilities and programming tools in the development of the Licensed
Software. (b) As used in this Agreement, "Self-Help Code" means any
back door, time bomb, drop dead device or other software routine
designed to disable a computer program automatically with the passage
of time or under the positive control of a person other than a
licensee of the program. Self-Help Code does not include software
routines in a program, if any, designed to permit Licensor (or other
person acting by authority of Licensor) to obtain remote access to
Licensee's computer systems via modem for purposes of maintenance or
technical support.
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(c) As used in this Agreement, "Unauthorized Code" means
any virus Trojan horse, worm or other software routines or hardware
components designed to permit unauthorized access; to disable, erase
or otherwise harm software, hardware or data; or to perform any other
such actions. The term Unauthorized Code does not include Self-Help
Code.
8. Responsibility for Use.
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Licensee shall take all reasonable and necessary actions to establish back-up
and other protective measures to insure the protection and retention of its data
and information. Licensor assumes no responsibility for Licensee's negligence or
failure to take reasonable measures to protect the Licensed Software or
Licensee's data from inadvertent modification, deletion, destruction or
disclosure.
9. Patent, Trade Secret and Copyright.
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9.1 Licensor warrants that the intellectual and industrial property
rights of the Licensed Software are vested in Licensor and that Licensor is not
in any way restricted from granting rights to use the Licensed Software as
foreseen in this Agreement.
9.2 Licensor shall hold harmless and indemnify Licensee against all
claims from third parties regarding infringement of intellectual and industrial
property rights concerning the use of the Licensed Software as foreseen in this
Agreement. If a third party brings any action against Licensee, Licensor shall
take over all conduct of the claim and all settlements (including the judicial
costs) at its own expense. Licensee is obliged to notify Licensor in writing
immediately upon receipt of any such claim giving full details, and may make no
statements prejudicial to Licensor unless forced thereto according to Arizona
law. In no event shall Licensee settle any such claims, lawsuit or proceedings
without Licensor's prior written approval. Licensee shall cooperate with
Licensor in the defense of any claim, lawsuit or proceeding.
9.3 If as the result of legal action or otherwise it is proven that use
of the Licensed Software by Licensee infringes the intellectual and industrial
property rights of a third party, Licensor shall at its own discretion and at no
charge to Licensee:
(a) Acquire continued rights of use for Licensee; or
(b) Alter or exchange the Licensed Software in such a way that
the infringement ceases. Such alteration or exchange may not lead to
the Licensed Software's no longer satisfying the applicable
specifications. Licensor's and Licensee's other rights and obligations
under this Agreement will apply without limitation to the parts of the
Licensed Software thus altered or exchanged.
The foregoing constitutes the entire liability of Licensor with respect
to infringement of any patents, trademarks, copyrights, licenses or other third
party proprietary right by Licensed Software.
9.4 Licensor shall not be liable for infringements of intellectual and
industrial property rights if Licensee has altered any part of the Licensed
Software as such software existed as of the Delivery Date, and such alterations
are the direct cause of the infringement. If a third party brings any action
against Licensor, Licensee shall take over all conduct of the claim and all
settlement (including the judicial costs) at its own expense. Licensor is
obligated to notify Licensee in writing immediately upon receipt of any such
claim giving full details, and may make no statements prejudicial to Licensee
unless forced thereto according to Arizona law.
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9.5 Licensee shall indemnify and hold harmless Licensor from any claim
by any party, other than those claims stated in this Section 9, arising or
related to Licensee's own activities concerning the use of Licensed Software.
10. Default and Termination for Cause.
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10.1 Failure by Licensor or Licensee to comply with any material term
or condition under this Agreement shall entitle the other party to give the
party in default written notice requiring it to make good such default;
provided, however, that if Licensee violates any of the conditions of Section 9,
this Agreement shall terminate immediately. If the party in default has not
cured such default within thirty (30) days of such notice, the notifying party
shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights it may have under this
Agreement, or otherwise under law (except as limited by this Agreement), to
terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to take effect immediately.
10.2 The right of either party to terminate this Agreement hereunder
shall not be affected in any way by is waiver or failure to take action with
respect to any previous default.
10.3 Upon the termination of this Agreement for a breach by Licensee,
Licensee shall return the Licensed Software and any documentation relating
thereto, and all copies thereof, to Licensor and shall certify that it no longer
has any right to use the Licensed Software. No part of any license fee shall be
returned to Licensee upon termination unless caused by Licensor's default. The
term "default" as used in this Agreement shall include the institution of
proceedings by or against either party under federal or state bankruptcy laws,
or an assignment or receivership for the benefit of creditors.
11. Applicable Law and Disputes.
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This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Arizona. If a dispute concerning this Agreement arises, the parties
will first meet and attempt to resolve the matter in good faith. If such
resolution is not possible, the dispute will be submitted to the competent court
in Tucson, Arizona.
12. Additional Terms and Conditions.
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12.1 This Agreement forms the only correct and complete representations
with respect to what has been agreed between Licensor and Licensee regarding the
subject matter contained herein. Any previous representations, communications
and/or agreement, whether written or verbal, are superseded by this Agreement.
12.2 No changes may be made to this Agreement unless made in writing
and signed by the duly authorized representatives of both parties. The failure
of any party to enforce any of its rights hereunder shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of such rights, unless such waiver is an express written waiver which has
been signed by the waiving party. Waiver of any one breach shall not be deemed
to be a waiver of any other breach of the same or any other provision hereof.
12.3 Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall be in
writing or by facsimile transmission with subsequent written confirmation, and
may be personally serviced or sent by United States mail and shall be deemed to
have been given upon receipt by the party notified. For the purposes hereof, the
addresses of the parties shall, until changed as hereinafter provided, be as
follows:
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If to the Maverick:
Maverick Processing Services, Inc.
6390 E. Broadway
Tucson, Arizona 85710
Attn: Linda P. Ford,
Vice President & Legal Counsel
If to Licensee: U.S. Wireless Data, Inc.
Watergate Tower II
2200 Powell Street, Suite 800
Emeryville, CA 94608-1876
Attn: _________________
or such substituted persons or addresses of which any of the parties may give
notice to the other in writing.
12.4 Licensee may not assign this Agreement or the License granted
therein, in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Licensor.
Provided, however, the foregoing shall not apply to any assignment to a
subsidiary, affiliate, parent or by way of merger or operation of law unless
such assignment is to a Competitor of Licensor or to a party which, through such
assignment, becomes a Competitor of Licensor.
12,5 In performing their responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement,
Licensor and Licensee are in the position of independent contractors. Except as
specifically set forth herein, neither is intended to and shall not be deemed to
be an agent of the other.
12.5 This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by
different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all
parties hereto had signed the same documents. All counterparts so executed and
delivered shall be deemed to be an original, shall be construed together and
shall constitute one agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date and year first above written.
MAVERICK INTERNATIONAL U.S. WIRELESS DATA, INC.
PROCESSING SERVICES, INC.
/s/ John A. Hunnicut By /s/ Rod Stambaugh
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John A. Hunnicut, Chairman & CEO Title President
Date: June 9, 19990 Date June 10, 1999
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of our
report dated November 6, 1998 relating to the financial statements of U.S.
Wireless Data, Inc., which appears in such Registration Statement. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
June 28, 1999
