AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 18, 2000
REGISTRATION NO. 333-47458
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON
FORM S-3
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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OBJECTSOFT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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DELAWARE 22-3091075
(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation Identification No.)
or Organization)
DAVID E. Y. SARNA, CHAIRMAN
OBJECTSOFT CORPORATION
CONTINENTAL PLAZA III CONTINENTAL PLAZA III
433 HACKENSACK AVENUE 433 HACKENSACK AVENUE
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY 07601 HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY 07601
(201) 343-9100 (201) 343-9100
(Address, Including Zip Code, (Name, Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrant's Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Principal Executive Offices)
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Copy to:
MELVIN WEINBERG, ESQ.
PARKER CHAPIN LLP
THE CHRYSLER BUILDING
405 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10174
(212) 704-6000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From
time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective, as determined
by market conditions.
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pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box.
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a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
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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 THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(A), MAY
DETERMINE.
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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE HAVE
NOT AUTHORIZED ANY DEALER, SALESPERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO REPRESENT ANYTHING NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. THESE
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 IS NOT SEEKING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN
ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
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PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION,
DATED OCTOBER 17, 2000
OBJECTSOFT CORPORATION
1,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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o The stockholders of ObjectSoft Corporation listed on page 11 of this
prospectus are offering for sale up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock
under this prospectus, issued pursuant to a private placement and issuable
upon exercise of warrants issued in accordance with a consultant agreement
and a note financing.
o The selling stockholders may offer their shares through public or private
transactions, at prevailing market prices, or at privately negotiated
prices.
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NASDAQ SmallCap symbols:
common stock "OSFT"
Redeemable Class A Warrants "OSFTW"
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o On October 11, 2000 the closing sale price of our common stock on the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market was $0.813 and the closing sale price of our
Redeemable Class A Warrants was $0.09379.
THIS INVESTMENT INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER
THE FACTORS DESCRIBED UNDER THE CAPTION "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 3 OF
THIS PROSPECTUS.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES, OR DETERMINED IF THIS
PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS __________ __, 2000
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RISK FACTORS................................................................................................3
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS...........................................................10
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US...............................................................10
USE OF PROCEEDS............................................................................................11
DIVIDEND POLICY............................................................................................11
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS.......................................................................................11
DESCRIPTION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT TRANSACTION...............................................................12
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES..................................................................................14
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.......................................................................................17
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES.............................................................18
LEGAL MATTERS..............................................................................................19
EXPERTS....................................................................................................19
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RISK FACTORS
BEFORE YOU BUY SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
THERE ARE VARIOUS RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH PURCHASE, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED
BELOW. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER CAREFULLY THESE RISK FACTORS, TOGETHER WITH ALL OF
THE OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE IN THE SECTION "WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US"
BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL SUBSEQUENT REFERENCES IN THIS
PROSPECTUS TO OUR COMMON STOCK GIVES EFFECT TO THE ONE-FOR-SIX REVERSE STOCK
SPLIT EFFECTED ON OCTOBER 13, 1999.
WE HAVE A HISTORY AND EXPECTATION OF FUTURE LOSSES AND AN ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
AND IF WE DO NOT ACHIEVE PROFITABILITY WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR
BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE
Although we have generated revenues from operations, we have
experienced substantial operating losses. We have incurred, and will continue to
incur, significant costs developing our interactive public access terminals and
Internet operations. We anticipate incurring additional losses until we can
successfully market and distribute our products and develop new technologies and
commercially viable future products. If we are unable to do so, we will continue
to have losses and might not be able to continue our operations.
We have incurred the following losses since 1996:
Fiscal year ended:
o December 31, 1996 ............... $1,241,000
o December 31, 1997 ............... $2,520,000
o December 31, 1998 ............... $2,515,000
o December 31, 1999............... $3,920,000
As of June 30, 2000, we had accumulated losses of $13,739,692.
WE COULD BE REQUIRED TO CUT BACK OR STOP OPERATIONS IF WE ARE UNABLE TO RAISE OR
OBTAIN NEEDED FUNDING
Our current policy is generally to own and operate our public access
terminals, which may require substantial capital investment. We intend to enter
into one or more lease financing arrangements for these terminals.
We may need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or
sale of debt or equity in order to respond to unanticipated competitive
pressures or take advantage of unanticipated opportunities, including
acquisitions of complementary businesses or technologies and the development of
new products, and to finance the purchase of kiosks. In addition, if we
experience rapid growth, we may require additional funds to expand our
operations or enlarge our organization.
Our ability to continue operations will depend on our positive cash
flow from future operations and on our ability to raise additional funds through
equity or debt financing. We do not know if we will be able to raise additional
funding or if additional funding will be available on favorable terms. Also, if
we were to issue any additional equity securities or debt securities which are
convertible into equity, such issuance could substantially dilute the interests
of our security holders existing at the time of such issuance. We could be
required to cut back or stop operations if we are unable to raise or obtain
needed funding.
WE DON'T KNOW IF OUR NEW PRODUCT "FASTAKE(R)" WILL BE PROFITABLE
In October 1998 we first demonstrated a new product based on our
SmartStreet(TM) technology called FastTake(R), which is designed for the video
industry. Deliveries of this product (in many cases on a trial basis) began in
March 1999.
Revenue from FastTake(R) depend on placement of kiosks, usage and
especially advertiser support. We
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cannot assure you that customers will continue to use the Fastake(R) kiosks as
additional kiosks are added. Although we have entered in advertising
arrangements, we cannot assure you that sponsorship by advertisers will continue
at present levels or attain the level needed to cover our costs and to be
profitable.
WE HAVE 5,931,663 SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK RESERVED FOR FURTHER ISSUANCES
WHICH CAN SUBSTANTIALLY DILUTE THE VALUE OF YOUR OBJECTSOFT COMMON STOCK
The issuance of reserved shares would dilute the equity interest of
existing stockholders and could have a significant adverse effect on the market
price of our common stock. As of October 1, 2000, we had 5,931,663 shares of
common stock reserved for possible future issuances upon conversion of the
series G preferred stock, options and warrants.
The conversion terms of our outstanding series G preferred stock may
cause substantial dilution in the book value per share of our common stock.
Because of the conversion features in the series G preferred stock, the
preferred stockholders will receive a greater number of shares of common stock
if our common stock price decreases.
We have also issued certain options and warrants, including
publicly-traded class A warrant, which entitle their holders to acquire our
common stock at prices which may represent discounts from its future market
prices. Such discounts could result in substantial dilution to existing holders
of our common stock.
If the series G preferred stockholders convert their preferred stock or
exercise their warrants and then sell our common stock, the common stock price
may decrease due to the additional shares in the market. This could allow the
series G preferred stockholders to convert remaining preferred stock into
greater amounts of common stock, the sales of which would further depress the
stock price.
The significant downward pressure on the price of the common stock
could encourage short sales and consequently place further downward pressure on
the price of our common stock.
IF WE CANNOT MEET THE NASDAQ SMALLCAP MARKET MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, NASDAQ
MAY DELIST THE COMMON STOCK WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE
COMMON STOCK AND YOUR ABILITY TO SELL THE COMMON STOCK
We may not be able to meet the listing maintenance requirements of the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market and Nasdaq rules, which require, among other things,
minimum net tangible assets of $2 million, a minimum bid price for our common
stock of $1.00, and stockholder approval prior to the issuance of securities in
connection with a transaction involving the sale or issuance of common stock
equal to 20 percent or more of a company's outstanding common stock before the
issuance for less than the greater of book or market value of the stock.
Under Nasdaq's listing maintenance standards, if the closing bid price
of our common stock is under $1.00 per share for thirty consecutive business
days and does not thereafter regain compliance for a minimum of ten consecutive
business days during the ninety calendar days following notification by Nasdaq,
Nasdaq may delist our common stock from trading on The Nasdaq SmallCap
Market(TM). The bid price of our common stock closed below $1.00 per share from
October 5, 2000 to the date of this prospectus. The closing bid price of our
common stock as of October 16, 2000 was $0.688. If we were no longer in
compliance with Nasdaq rules and were unable to receive a waiver or achieve
compliance with Nasdaq Rules, and if our common stock were to be delisted from
the SmallCap market, an investor in our company may find it more difficult to
sell our common stock. This lack of liquidity also may make it more difficult
for us to raise capital in the future.
IF NASDAQ DELISTS OUR COMMON STOCK BROKERS WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE PENNY
STOCK REGULATIONS WHICH COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SELL YOUR COMMON STOCK
In the event that our securities are not listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market, trading of the common stock would be conducted in the "pink sheets" or
through the NASD's Electronic Bulletin Board and covered by Rule 15g-
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9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under this rule, broker/dealers
who recommend these securities to persons other than established customers and
accredited investors must make a special written suitability determination for
the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to a transaction
prior to sale. Securities are exempt from this rule if the market price is at
least $5.00 per share.
Although the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted regulations
that generally define a penny stock as any equity security that has a market
price of less than $5.00 per share, our common stock, albeit currently less than
$5.00 per share, does not constitute penny stock because our common stock is
quoted on Nasdaq and our net tangible assets currently exceed $2.0 million. If
in the future our common stock falls within the definition of penny stock, these
regulations would require the delivery, prior to any transaction involving our
common stock, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the
risks associated with it. Furthermore, the ability of broker/dealers to sell the
common stock and the ability of purchasers in this offering to sell their
securities in the secondary market would be limited. As a result, the market
liquidity for the common stock would be severely and adversely affected. These
or other regulations in the future could negatively affect the market for these
securities.
SINCE WE DEPEND ON CERTAIN LICENSES, AND INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES,
OUR PRODUCT MAY BE AFFECTED IF THE SERVICES ARE CANCELED
FastTake(R) uses databases and film trailers licensed from third
parties. If these licenses were canceled for any reason, it may be difficult or
expensive to license similar data bases from other providers. We also rely on
installation and maintenance services for our FastTake(R) public access
terminals which we receive from International Business Machines (IBM). These
contracts could be canceled on short notice. If such contracts were canceled by
IBM, this could have a negative effect on our sales as well as on the quality of
service which we could provide to our customers.
"BUGS" IN OUR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND THAT OF THIRD PARTIES, "VIRUSES", AND
OTHER DISRUPTIONS COULD BE COSTLY AND RETARD OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE
The hardware and software that we use us in our public access terminals
commonly experience errors, or "bugs," both during development and subsequent to
commercial introduction. We don't know if all the potential problems will be
identified, and that any bugs that are located can be corrected on a timely
basis. Any such errors could delay the commercial introduction or use of
existing or new products and require modifications in systems that have already
been installed. Remedying such errors could be costly and time consuming.
Furthermore, bugs involving the proprietary software of third parties could
require the redesign of our proprietary software. Delays in debugging or
modifying our products could affect our competitive edge with respect to
existing and new technologies and products offered by our competitors.
Despite the security measures, the core of the infrastructure of our
network is vulnerable to computer virus attacks and other disruptive problems.
In the past, we and our Internet access providers have experienced, and may in
the future experience, interruptions in service as a result of the accidental or
intentional actions of Internet users, employees or others. Eliminating computer
viruses may require interruptions, delays or cessation of service to our
customers which could have a material negative effect on our financial condition
and results of operations.
WE COULD BE LIABLE FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF OUR INFORMATION AND INJURIES TO
KIOSK USERS AND COULD LOSE BUSINESS WHILE TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS
Unauthorized use could jeopardize the security of confidential
information stored in our computer systems and in the computer systems of our
customers, which may result in us being liable to our customers and also may
deter potential users. Although we intend to continue to implement
industry-standard security measures, such measures have been circumvented in the
past, and we cannot assure you that measures we implement will not be
circumvented in the future. Alleviating other security problems may require
interruptions, delays or cessation of service to our customers which could have
a material negative effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Although we believe it is unlikely, users of our kiosks may seek to hold us
liable for injuries allegedly incurred in connection with using them.
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IF OUR EXISTING TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS FAIL, WE COULD EXPERIENCE
INTERRUPTIONS OR DELAYS IN OUR SERVICE OR DATA LOSS WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY
AFFECT OUR BUSINESS
Our systems and operations are vulnerable to damage or interruption
from telecommunications failure, power loss, break-ins, vandalism, fire, flood,
earthquakes and similar events. Despite the precautions we take, the occurrence
of a natural disaster or other unanticipated problems at our network operations
center or public access terminals could cause interruptions in the services we
provide. In addition, there could be interruptions in the services we provide if
our telecommunications providers fail to provide the data communications
capacity we require as a result of a natural disaster, operational disruption or
for any other reason. Any damage or failure that causes interruptions in our
operations could have a material negative effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. Our public access terminals are designed to
operate with reduced functionality even without connection to telecommunication
lines. However, a substantial failure could negatively affect our business.
While we maintain insurance covering, among other things, losses
resulting from business interruptions caused by system failures, damages to
public access terminals or claims by users of the public access terminals, with
an annual limit of $2,000,000, and a $5,000,000 umbrella policy, we cannot
assure you that such insurance will provide sufficient coverage or that if there
are multiple claims, such insurance will not be terminated or will be available
for terms affordable to us.
THE MARKETS ARE CONTINUOUSLY AND RAPIDLY CHANGING AND IF WE DON'T KEEP UP, IT
WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS
The markets we serve experience rapid technological change, changing
customer requirements, frequent new product introductions and evolving industry
standards that may render existing products and services obsolete. As a result,
more advanced products produced by our competitors could erode our position in
our markets. It is difficult to estimate the life cycles of our products and
services. Our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to enhance
existing products and services and to develop new products and services on a
timely basis. Also, our products and services must keep pace with technological
developments, and conform to evolving industry standards, particularly
client/server and Internet communication and security protocols and publishing
formats. We also must address increasingly sophisticated customer needs. We
might experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful
development, introduction and marketing of new products and services. If this
happens, it would materially and negatively affect our financial condition and
results of operations.
WE HAVE MANY COMPETITORS WHICH HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL
SALES AND MARKETING RESOURCES THAN WE DO AND THESE COMPETITORS MAY NEGATIVELY
AFFECT OUR BUSINESS
We experience significant competition from different sources for our
different services. For example, our Internet public access terminal business
competes with numerous companies, including IBM, North Communications, Golden
Screens and ATCOM/INFO. Our FastTake(R) business competes with a number of
companies, principally Muze, Inc., Entertainment Decisions, Inc. (Clair-V) and
Advanced Communication Design Inc., which have been in the video field for far
longer than us. Many of such competitors have resources far greater than ours.
Although we believe that FastTake(R) is a competitive product, we
cannot assure you that these or otheR companies with far greater resources than
ours might enter the field and negatively affect our FastTake(R) business
prospects in this market.
WE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY COMPLYING WITH GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
We initially marketed our SmartSign(TM) public access terminals to
entities including municipalities, states and other government agencies, among
others. Governmental agencies and authorities are subject to public contract
requirements and regulations which vary from one jurisdiction to another. Some
of the issues which these requirements and regulations relate to are listed
below:
o bidding procedures;
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o audits;
o guarantees;
o insurance coverage;
o non-discrimination in hiring practices;
o access to the disabled;
o record-keeping.
In San Francisco, we were requested to make the SmartSign(TM) public
access terminals accessible to blind persons. Other jurisdictions may impose
similar requirements. We are currently attempting to develop a program to make
our SmartSign(TM) public access terminals accessible to blind persons, with the
aid and cooperation of various organizations for the blind, and until we succeed
in making our terminals accessible to blind persons, we have been required to
remove our terminals in San Fransisco.
Some public contract requirements may be onerous or even impossible for
us to satisfy, such as requirements for large guarantees, and we may not be able
to make sales in these jurisdictions. In addition, public contracts frequently
require a formal competitive bidding process, which is generally a long process.
WE RELY ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MICROSOFT IN MARKETING OUR PRODUCT AND
TERMINATION OF THIS RELATIONSHIP COULD RESULT IN REDUCED REVENUES
We have established a strategic relationship with Microsoft that we
believe is important to our sales, marketing and support activities as well as
to our product development efforts, relating to our SmartSign(TM) public access
terminals. Microsoft supports us in marketing our public assets and services and
has agreed to exhibit our public access terminals in Microsoft displays at
various trade shows. It has also issued public statements that included
favorable references relating to our products. Additionally, Microsoft currently
advertises on SmartSign(TM) public access terminals in New York City. If
Microsoft terminates this relationship with us, we may lose many customers which
could result in a loss of revenue.
WE DEPEND UPON MICROSOFT'S WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM AND ANY NEGATIVE EFFECT ON
MICROSOFT'S OPERATING SYSTEM COULD AFFECT US
We have invested in software built on certain of Microsoft's operating
systems. Any factor negatively affecting the demand for, or use of, Microsoft's
windows operating system could have an impact on the demand for our products or
services which in turn would have a material negative effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, any changes to the
windows operating system that require us to make changes to our products would
negatively affect us if we were unable to develop or implement such changes in a
timely fashion.
SINCE WE DEPEND UPON COMMON CARRIERS AND INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDERS, OUR
PROFITABILITY MAY BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED IF THEY FAIL TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED
SERVICE
We depend on various regulated common carriers and unregulated Internet
access providers, such as AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Global Crossing and PSI. Our
service or profitability could be materially and negatively affected if such
carriers or providers cannot timely respond to our requirements for service,
fail to provide reliable service or increase their rates substantially.
PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERNET MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR INTERNET-RELATED PRODUCT
Sales of our Internet-related products and services will depend in
large part upon the growth of the Internet industry. We depend on a robust
Internet industry and infrastructure for providing commercial Internet access
and carrying Internet traffic, and we depend on increased commercial use of the
Internet.
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THE TERMINATION OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH A CUSTOMER THAT ACCOUNTS FOR A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR REVENUES COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS
During the first two quarters of 2000, one customer accounted for
approximately 84% of our revenues. During 1999, one customer accounted for
approximately 75% of our revenues. During 1998, one customer accounted for
approximately 86% of our revenues. The services provided to such customers were
consulting and related services and, more recently, services related to the
development of Intranet and public access terminal technology. Since we have
derived only limited revenue from FastTake(R), which we began shipping in March
1999, if our relationship with a customer that accounts for a significant
portion of revenues terminates, it could affect our business.
OUR FAILURE TO RETAIN SUBCONTRACTORS WOULD RESULT IN COSTS AND DELAYS AND WOULD
ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS
We are responsible for the design of our public access terminals.
Subcontractors are responsible for the engineering and manufacturing of their
hardware and graphical components. Only a limited number of public access
terminals have been built, so it is difficult for us to predict if our current
subcontractors will be able to engineer and produce such terminals on a
satisfactory basis. While we believe that we could arrange to have public access
terminals built by other subcontractors on comparable terms, we would experience
costs and delays if we needed to do so. Our future success will depend in part
on our ability to retain subcontractors and maintain good relationships with
them, because we need to assure the timelines and quality of the manufacture of
our public access terminals.
OUR STOCK PRICE MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY FLUCTUATING QUARTERLY OPERATING
RESULTS
Our quarterly operating results have in the past and may in the future
vary significantly. These variations depend upon factors such as the placement
of kiosks, customer use of the kiosks, entering into advertising contracts,
revenue produced from advertising, which depends in part on customer usage, and
the timing of significant orders, which in the past have been, and may be in the
future, delayed from time to time due to delays in the contracting process.
Other factors which contribute to our varying operating results include:
o the pricing and mix of services and products which we sell;
o terminations of our service;
o new products which we or our competitors introduce;
o market acceptance of new and enhanced versions of our products and
services;
o changes in pricing or marketing policies by our competitors and our
responses thereto;
o our ability to obtain sufficient vendors;
o our ability to obtain supplies of sole or limited source components;
o our ability to make changes in our network infrastructure costs, as a
result of demand variation or otherwise;
o and the lengthening of our sales cycle due to expansion and the timing
of the expansion of our network infrastructure.
Variations in the timing and amounts of revenues and costs could have a
materially negative effect on our quarterly operating results.
SINCE OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS UPON THE EFFORTS OF KEY MEMBERS OF OUR MANAGEMENT AND
OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR FAILURE TO RETAIN MANAGEMENT MEMBERS OR EMPLOYEES WILL
NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS
Our business is greatly dependent on the efforts of our executive
officers and key employees, and on our ability to attract key personnel. In
particular, our future success is dependent upon the personal efforts of our
founders, David E. Y. Sarna, our Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Secretary
and Director, and George J. Febish, our President, Co-Chief Executive Officer,
Treasurer and Director.
Also, success will depend in large part upon our ability to attract,
develop, motivate and retain highly
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skilled technical employees. Competition for qualified personnel is intense and
we may not be able to hire or retain qualified personnel. The loss of some or
all of our project managers and other senior personnel could have a materially
adverse impact on us. Other than Messrs. Sarna and Febish, no other senior
personnel have entered into employment agreements obligating them to remain
employed by us for any specific term.
We have in place key person life insurance policies, of which we are
the beneficiary, on the lives of Messrs. Sarna and Febish in the amount of
$1,000,000 each. However, the loss of the services of our executive officers or
other key employees could delay our ability to fully implement our operating
strategy, which could have a negative effect on our business, operating results
and financial condition.
IF WE ARE UNABLE TO PROTECT OUR PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY ADEQUATELY, WE COULD LOSE
OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Our success and ability to compete is dependent on our proprietary
technology. We regard our technology as proprietary and we rely primarily on
U.S. patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret laws, third-party non-disclosure
agreements and other methods to protect our proprietary rights.
We presently have several patents or patent applications pending. There
can be no assurance that such patent applications will be allowed or even if
such applications are allowed that others will not develop technologies that are
similar or superior to our technology. The steps taken by us to protect our
other proprietary rights may not be adequate and third parties may infringe or
misappropriate our copyrights, trade marks, and similar proprietary rights.
Additionally, effective trademark, patent, copyright and trade secret protection
may not be available in every country in which our products and media will be
distributed or made available through the Internet.
Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our proprietary
rights, or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Such
litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and
could have a material negative effect on our business, operating results or
financial condition.
Certain technology used in our products or services is licensed or
leased from third parties, generally on a nonexclusive basis. While the licenses
involved are primarily "shrink wrap licenses" - that is, licenses available to
anyone who purchases publicly available software programs - in the event any of
these licenses or leases is terminated or in the event the underlying programs
are discontinued, our operations may be materially negatively affected.
Replacement of certain technologies which we license or lease could be costly
and could result in product delays which would materially and negatively affect
our operating results.
WE FACE POTENTIAL RISK OF LIABILITY DUE TO FUTURE REGULATION OF THE INTERNET
ACCESS INDUSTRY
We are currently not subject to direct regulation by the Federal
Communications Commission or any other agency, other than regulations applicable
to businesses generally and businesses doing business with governmental agencies
(see "Risk Factors - We may have difficulties complying with government contract
requirements and government regulation").
Changes in the regulatory environment relating to the Internet access
industry could have a negative effect on our business. Due to the increase in
Internet use and publicity, it is possible that laws and regulations may be
adopted with respect to the Internet, including with respect to privacy, pricing
and characteristics of products or services. We cannot predict the impact, if
any, that future laws and regulations or legal or regulatory changes may have on
our business.
The law relating to the liability of on-line services companies and
Internet access providers for information carried on or disseminated through
their systems is currently unsettled. Parties have instituted several private
lawsuits seeking to impose such liability upon on-line services companies and
Internet access providers. In addition, there is proposed legislation which
would impose liability for or prohibit the transmission on the Internet of
certain types of information and content. We may be exposed to such potential
liability in the event we were to make services such as the one offered through
our public access terminals available over the Internet. Although we carry
insurance, it may not be adequate to compensate us in the event we become liable
for information carried on or disseminated through our systems.
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WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PAY DIVIDENDS AND INVESTORS SHOULD NOT BUY OUR COMMON STOCK
EXPECTING TO RECEIVE DIVIDENDS
Other than distributions made prior to 1993, when we were a
closely-held "S corporation," we have not paid any dividends on our common stock
in the past, and do not anticipate that we will declare or pay any dividends in
the foreseeable future. Consequently, you will only realize an economic gain on
your investment in our common stock if the price appreciates. You should not
purchase our common stock with the expectation of receiving cash dividends.
ANTI-TAKEOVER MEASURES IN OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION COULD ADVERSELY
AFFECT THE VOTING POWER OF THE HOLDERS OF THE COMMON STOCK.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes anti-takeover measures like
the authority to issue "blank check" preferred stock and the staggered terms of
the members of our board of directors. Those measures could have the effect of
delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control without any action by the
stockholders. In addition, issuance of preferred stock, without stockholder
approval, on those terms as the board of directors may determine, could
adversely affect the voting power of the holders of the common stock, including
the loss of voting control to others. See "Description of Securities."
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the information in this prospectus and in the documents we have
incorporated by reference may contain forward-looking statements. Such
statements can be generally identified by the use of forward-looking words such
as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "continue,"
"believe," or other similar words. These statements discuss future expectations,
or state other "forward-looking" information. When considering such statements,
you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in this
prospectus. The risk factors noted in the previous section and other factors
noted in this prospectus could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and
other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at
the SEC's public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and
Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information
on the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available to the public
over the Internet at the SEC's Website at "http://www.sec.gov."
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 to
register the shares being offered. This prospectus is part of that registration
statement and, although we believe that the information contained in this
prospectus is materially complete, as permitted by the SEC's rules, this
prospectus does not contain all the information included in the registration
statement. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, you
should refer to the registration statement and to the exhibits and schedules
filed as part of that registration statement, as well as the documents we have
incorporated by reference which are discussed below. You can review and copy the
registration statement, its exhibits and schedules, as well as the documents we
have incorporated by reference, at the public reference facilities maintained by
the SEC as described above. The registration statement, including its exhibits
and schedules, are also available on the SEC's web site.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file
with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be a part of this prospectus, and information that we file later
with the SEC will automatically update or supersede this information. We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we
will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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1. Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
1999;
2. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended March
31, 2000 and June 30, 2000;
3. Proxy Statements for the Special Meeting of Stockholders which
occurred on October 12, 1999 and for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders which occurred on June 6, 2000;
4. Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 30, 1999 (as filed
on January 4, 2000); and
5. The description of our Class A common stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on October 16, 1996.
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or
telephoning us at Continental Plaza III, 433 Hackensack Avenue Hackensack, New
Jersey 07601 (201) 343-9100. Attention: Dina Pecoraro.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The selling stockholders are selling all of the shares covered by this
prospectus for their own account. Accordingly, we will not receive any of the
proceeds from the resale of the shares. We have agreed to bear the expenses
relating to the registration of the shares, other than brokerage commissions and
expenses, if any, which will be paid by the selling stockholders.
DIVIDEND POLICY
Other than distributions made prior to 1993, when we were a
closely-held "S corporation," we have not declared or paid cash dividends on our
common stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain all available funds
for use in the operation of our business. As such, we do not anticipate paying
any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
This prospectus covers the resale by the selling stockholder of 450,000
shares of our common stock issued during a private placement conducted in August
2000, 300,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant
issued to a consultant in accordance with a consultant agreement, and 250,000
shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued in
accordance with a note financing.
The following table lists certain information regarding the selling
stockholders' ownership of shares of our common stock as of October 1, 2000, and
as adjusted to reflect the sale of the shares. Information concerning the
selling stockholders, their pledgees, donees and other non-sale transferees who
may become selling stockholders, may change from time to time. When the selling
stockholders advise us of changes, we will report those changes in a prospectus
supplement as the SEC requires.
The information in the table concerning the selling stockholders which
may offer shares hereunder from time to time is based on information provided to
us by such stockholders.
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Shares of common Shares of common stock
stock owned prior Shares of common owned after offering(1)
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Name of selling stockholder offering to be sold Number Percent
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Aspen International, Ltd. .(2) 250,000 250,000(5) 0 0%
La Jolla Cove Investors, Inc.(3) 450,000 450,000 0 0
The Fulton Group(4) 300,000 300,000(6) 0 0
Total 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0
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(1) Assumes that all of the shares of common stock offered in this
prospectus are sold and no other shares of common stock are sold during
the offering period.
(2) Anne Marie Lowe is a director of Aspen International, Inc. and has
investment control of Aspen.
(3) Norman Lizt is the president of La Jolla Cove Investors, Inc. and has
investment control of La Jolla Cove.
(4) Aaron Lehmann is the president of The Fulton Group and has investment
control of Fulton.
(5) Includes shares underlying warrants issued to Aspen in accordance with
a note financing. The warrants are exercisable to purchase an aggregate
of 250,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.0625.
Assumes that Aspen will exercise all its warrants into common stock.
(6) Includes shares underlying a warrant issued to Fulton in accordance
with a consultant agreement. The warrant is exercisable to purchase
300,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.16.
Assumes that Fulton will exercise its entire warrant into common stock.
The selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us
within the past three years.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT TRANSACTION
THE COMMON STOCK PRIVATE PLACEMENT TRANSACTION
The holder of the common stock being registered for resale in this
prospectus acquired its shares in a private placement transaction entered into
on August 24, 2000. Our common stock has the material rights and obligations
discussed below. We have filed the agreements relating to these rights and
obligations with the SEC as exhibits to this registration statement. We urge you
to read them in their entirety.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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Under the terms of the common stock purchase agreement, dated as of
August 24, 2000, between us and the investor referred to therein, we sold
450,000 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of
$410,690.70 (representing 73% of the lower of (a) the closing bid price of our
common stock on August 23, 2000, and (b) the average of the closing bid prices
for the five trading days prior to August 24, 2000). $123,207.21 (30% of the
purchase price) was paid directly to us and $287,483.49 (70% of the purchase
price) was paid into escrow. $82,138.14 (20% of the purchase price) will be
released from escrow to us on the date that we notify the investor that the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is effective and that
we inform our transfer agent that the shares may be freely sold thereunder
subject to the prospectus delivery requirements, provided that the closing bid
price of our common stock is at least $0.75 per share, based on an average of
the five trading days preceding the effective date of the registration
statement. If the $0.75 average price condition is not satisfied at the time of
effectiveness, then the 20% of the purchase price will be released when the
condition is met. The closing bid price of our common stock as of October 16,
2000 was $0.688. The remaining escrowed 50% of the purchase price will be
distributed as discussed below.
The investor has agreed not to sell or transfer its shares before the
date which is the earlier of (a) the effective date of the registration
statement and (b) August 23, 2001 (the "effective date"). The investor also
agreed that, on and after the effective date, it will only sell or transfer its
shares as follows: beginning the effective date and on each 30th day thereafter
until the 120th day after the effective date, the investor may sell or transfer
90,000 of its shares plus any amounts unsold from any prior 30 day period.
The common stock purchase agreement provides for two interim
redeterminations of the purchase price. The consideration for the purchase of
one-third of the common shares will be redetermined on each of the 30th day and
the 75th day after the effective date. These interim redeterminations will be
calculated based on 73% of the average of the closing bid prices of our common
stock during the 30 calendar day period preceding the
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redetermination date multiplied by 150,000 (one-third of the number of shares of
our common stock sold to the investor).
For each of these interim redetermination dates, if the redetermined
purchase price with respect to the 150,000 shares, exceeds $136,896.90
(one-third of the aggregate purchase price) by more than $0.50 per share, and
provided certain other conditions are met, the investor will pay 40% of the
difference in cash to us and 60% into escrow. There can only be an upward
adjustment for these interim redetermination dates. We will not be required to
make a payment to the investor on these dates if the redetermination amount of
one-third of the shares is less than $136,896.90.
The entire consideration for the purchase of all the shares of our
common stock will be redetermined at the end of the 120-day period after the
effective date based on 73% of the average of the closing bid prices of our
common stock during that 120-day period multiplied by 450,000 (the number of
shares of our common stock sold to the investor).
If, on the 120th day after the effective date, the redetermined
purchase price, with respect to 450,000 shares, exceeds $410,690.70 (the
aggregate purchase price) plus any interim redetermination amounts previously
paid to us and into escrow by the investor, and provided certain other
conditions are met, the investor will pay the entire difference to us in cash
and the entire escrowed amount will be released to us. If, on the 120th day
after the effective date, the redetermined purchase price is less than
$410,690.70 plus any interim redetermination amounts previously paid to us and
into escrow, the difference will be paid to the investor out of the escrowed
funds and we will receive the remaining escrow funds. If the remaining escrowed
funds are not sufficient to pay the entire deficiency, then we will pay the
remainder in cash and/or shares of our common stock.
The following examples illustrate the above scenario:
o Example 1 Assuming that for the entire period from the
effective date until 120 days after the effective date, the
closing bid price of our common stock is $2.00: On the
effective date, $82,138.14 would be released from escrow to
us. On the 30th day after the effective date, the investor
would make a $82,103.10 payment. Of this, $32,841.24 would be
paid to us and $49,261.86 would go into escrow. On the 75th
day after the effective date, the investor would make a
$82,103.10 payment. Of this, $32,841.24 would be paid to us
and $49,261.86 would go into escrow. On the 120th day after
the effective date, the investor would be required to pay to
us the additional amount of $82,103.70 and the entire amount
of $303,869.07 would be released to us from escrow.
o Example 2 Assuming that for the entire period from the
effective date until 120 days after the effective date, the
closing bid price of our common stock is $1.00: On the
effective date, $82,138.14 would be released from escrow to
us. On each of the 30th day and 75th day after effective
date, no amounts would be paid to us. On the 120th day after
effective date, the deficiency would be $82,190.07. The
deficiency of $82,190.07 would be released to the investor
from escrow and the escrow fund balance of $123,155.28 would
be released to us.
o Example 3 Assuming that for the entire period from the
effective date until 120 days after the effective date, the
closing bid price of our common stock is $0.30: On each of the
effective date, the 30th day, and 75th day after effective
date, no amounts would be released to us from escrow or paid
to us. On the 120th day after effective date, the deficiency
would be $312,140.10. All escrowed monies would be released to
the investor and we would be required to pay to the investor
$24,656.61, the balance of the deficiency, at our option, in
cash and/or shares of our common stock.
The investor has also agreed to vote all of its shares of our common
stock in favor of all nominees to our board of directors who are nominated by
the then current board of directors.
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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In connection with our sale of common stock, we agreed to file an
initial registration statement covering the resale of the shares of our common
stock issued in the private placement.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
GENERAL
We are authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value $.0001 per share, and up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$.0001 per share. We effected a one-for-six reverse stock split of our
outstanding common stock effective as of October 13, 1999. Unless otherwise
indicated, all subsequent references to our shares of common stock give effect
to the stock split. As of October 1, 2000 we had 6,476,207 shares of our common
stock issued and outstanding.
COMMON STOCK
Voting
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share
held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Our
certificate of incorporation and by-laws do not provide for cumulative voting
rights in the election of directors. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the
shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect
all of the directors standing for election.
Dividends
Subject to the senior rights of our preferred stock, holders of common
stock are entitled to receive ratably those dividends as may be declared by our
board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose.
Rights on liquidation
In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of
our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after
payment of liabilities and payment to the holders of our preferred stock.
Pre-emptive or redemption rights
Holders of common stock have no preemptive, conversion or redemption
rights. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are fully-paid and
nonassessable.
PREFERRED STOCK
Our preferred stock may be issued from time to time by our board of
directors without the approval of our stockholders. Our board is authorized to
issue these shares in different classes and series and, with respect to each
class or series, to determine the dividend rights, the redemption provisions,
conversion provisions, liquidation preferences and other rights and preferences
not in conflict with our certificate of incorporation or with Delaware law. Our
board of directors, without stockholder approval, could issue preferred stock
that would negatively affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our
common stock.
As of the date of this prospectus, our board has designated series A-G
preferred stock. Only the series G preferred stock has not been fully converted.
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SERIES G PREFERRED STOCK
Our Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of a series of
preferred stock, designated as series G preferred stock, and consisting of
30,000 shares. Each share of series G preferred stock has a stated value of
$100. A certificate of designation filed with the secretary of state of Delaware
governs the terms and conditions of the series G preferred stock. As of October
16, 2000 we have issued 26,500 shares of series G preferred stock, of which
15,900 shares remain outstanding. The following is a brief description of key
terms of the series G preferred stock.
Dividends.
o The holders of the shares of our series G preferred stock are
entitled to receive, when and as declared by our Board,
dividends at the yearly rate of six percent of the purchase
price, payable, at the discretion of our Board, in common
stock or cash.
o Dividends will accrue on each share of the series G preferred
stock from the date of initial issuance and be cumulative,
whether or not we have profits, surplus or other funds legally
available for the payment of dividends.
o All accrued dividends shall be immediately due and payable on
the date of conversion of such shares of series G preferred
stock into our common stock.
Preferences on liquidation.
o In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of our series
G preferred stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be
paid, out of our assets available for distribution to our
stockholders, an amount per share of series G preferred stock
as would have been payable had each such share been converted
into common stock immediately prior to such event of
liquidation, dissolution or winding up plus all accrued
dividends and liquidated damages, if any ("Liquidation
Preference").
o If upon our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, our
assets available for distribution to our stockholders shall be
insufficient to pay the holders of the series G preferred
stock the full Liquidation Preference, the holders of the
series G preferred stock shall all share in any distribution
of assets, each getting a relative share of the distribution
based on their relative holdings of the series G preferred
stock.
Conversion rights.
o The holders of the shares of our series G preferred stock may
convert each share of preferred stock into shares of our
common stock at a conversion rate determined by dividing $100,
by the lesser of:
(a) 2.6875; or
(b) the average of the two lowest closing bid prices of
our common stock for the lookback period (i.e. the 20
trading days preceding the date on which the holder
of the series G preferred stock has sent us a notice
of conversion, increased by two trading days on the
last trading day of each month, beginning at the end
of April 2000, up to a maximum of 30 trading days).
o The shares of preferred stock may not be converted until the
earlier of (i) the ninetieth day after the first closing of
the issuance of the preferred stock and (ii) the effective
date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is
a part, and thereafter only one-third of a holder's acquired
shares of preferred stock may be converted, on a cumulative
basis, during each 30 day period.
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o The certificate of designation of the series G preferred stock
provides that on each conversion date of the series G
preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock to be
issued to each holder, when added to other shares owned by the
holder, will not exceed 4.99% of the shares of our common
stock outstanding on that conversion date (more than 9.99%
with respect to each holder which owned more than 4.99% of the
company's outstanding common stock on December 29, 1999).
o No fractional shares of our common stock shall be issued upon
conversion of the series G preferred stock. In lieu of any
fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be
entitled, we shall pay cash.
Forced conversion.
o On December 29, 2001, all outstanding shares of the series G
preferred stock shall be automatically converted into shares
of common stock.
o We may force a conversion of the series G preferred stock if
we sell our common stock in a pubic offering.
Redemption.
o We may redeem any or all of the outstanding shares of our
series G preferred stock on any date set for such redemption
by our board.
o The redemption price for each share of series G preferred
stock, to be paid in cash on the date of redemption, is set
forth in the certificate of designation for the series G
preferred stock.
o We will give written notice to the holder of series G
preferred stock at least 5 days prior to the date specified
for redemption. If we fail to pay the redemption price on the
date of redemption, the redemption notice shall be null and
void and we will lose our rights to serve a notice of
redemption in the future.
No voting rights.
Unless required by law, the holders of the series G preferred stock
will not be entitled to vote upon any matter relating to our business or affairs
or for any other purpose.
So long as any shares of series G preferred stock are outstanding, we
will not
o alter or change any of the powers preferences, privileges, or
rights of the series G preferred stock; or
o amend the provisions of the certificate of designation
changing the seniority, liquidation, conversion or other
rights of the series G preferred stock,
without first obtaining the approval of the holders of at least a majority of
the outstanding shares of series G preferred stock.
TRANSFER AGENT AND WARRANT AGENT
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, New York is the
transfer agent for our common stock and Warrant Agent for our Class A Warrants.
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DELAWARE TAKEOVER STATUTE AND CERTAIN CHARTER PROVISIONS
We are subject to section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from
engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a
period of three years following the date that such stockholder became an
interested stockholder.
Our certificate of incorporation states that vacancies on the board of
directors may be filled only with the approval of a majority of the board then
in office.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that any action
required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders may be taken only at an
annual or special meeting of the stockholders. These provisions could have the
effect of delaying until the next stockholders meeting stockholder actions which
are favored by the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities,
since special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the board or upon
written request by the holders of at least 50% of the voting power of all the
shares entitled to vote or the chairman or the president.
These provisions, which may be amended only by a 75% vote of the
stockholders, could make it more difficult for a third party to change the
board. Also, these provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to
acquire, or could discourage a third party from attempting to acquire an
interest in the company which is less than a majority of the stock of the
company and may make more difficult or discourage a takeover of the company.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling stockholders and their pledgees, donees, transferees and
other subsequent owners, may offer their shares of our common stock at various
times in one or more of the following transactions:
o on any U.S. securities exchange on which our common stock may
be listed at the time of such sale;
o in the over-the-counter market;
o in privately negotiated transactions;
o in connection with short sales;
o in a combination of any of the above transactions.
The selling stockholders may offer their shares of common stock at
prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices.
The selling stockholders may also sell the shares under Rule 144
instead of under this prospectus, if Rule 144 is available for those sales.
The transactions in the shares covered by this prospectus may be
effected by one or more of the following methods:
o ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker solicits purchasers;
o purchases by a broker or dealer as principal, and the resale
by that broker or dealer for its account under this
prospectus, including resale to another broker or dealer;
o block trades in which the broker or dealer will attempt to
sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion
of the block as principal in order to facilitate the
transaction; or
o negotiated transactions between the selling stockholders and
purchasers without a broker or dealer.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or other persons acting
on the behalf of parties that participate in the distribution of the shares may
be deemed to be underwriters. Any commissions or profits they receive on the
resale of the shares may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions
under the Securities Act.
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As of the date of this prospectus, we are not aware of any agreement,
arrangement or understanding between any broker or dealer and the selling
stockholders with respect to the offer or sale of the shares under this
prospectus.
We have advised the selling stockholders that during the time each is
engaged in distributing shares covered by this prospectus, each must comply with
the requirements of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the
Exchange Act. Under those rules and regulations, they:
o may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection
with our securities;
o must furnish each broker which offers common stock covered by
this prospectus with the number of copies of this prospectus
which are required by each broker; and
o may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt
to induce any person to purchase any of our securities other
than as permitted under the Exchange Act.
In the registration rights agreement we executed in connection with one
of the selling stockholders we agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the selling
stockholder against liabilities under the Securities Act, which may be based
upon, among other things, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact, unless
made or omitted in reliance upon written information provided to us by that
selling stockholder. We have agreed to bear the expenses incident to the
registration of the shares, other than selling discounts and commissions.
We agreed in the registration rights agreement to use our best efforts
to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part effective
until the earliest of:
o the date that all of the registrable securities have been sold
pursuant to the registration statement; or
o the date the selling stockholder may sell all the shares under
the provisions of Rule 144 without limitations.
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law allows companies to
indemnify their directors and officers against expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement under the conditions and limitations described in the
law. Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to indemnify our officers,
directors and other agent to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that a director is not
personally liable for monetary damages to us or our stockholders for breach of
his or her fiduciary duties as a director. A director will be held liable for a
breach of his or her duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, his or her
intentional misconduct or willful violation of law, actions or in actions not in
good faith, an unlawful stock purchase or payment of a dividend under Delaware
law, or transactions from which the director derives an improper personal
benefit. This limitation of liability does not affect the availability of
equitable remedies against the director including injunctive relief or
rescission.
We have purchased a directors and officers liability and reimbursement
policy that covers liabilities of our directors and officers arising out of
claims based upon acts or omissions in their capacities as directors and
officers.
We maintain a directors and officers liability policy with National
Union Fire Insurance that contains a combined limit of liability of $5,000,000
per policy year.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have 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.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Parker Chapin LLP, New York, New York reviewed and confirmed for us the
validity of the securities being registered in this prospectus. Melvin Weinberg,
Esq., a member of Parker Chapin LLP, may be deemed the beneficial owner of
50,000 shares of our common stock as a result of his being a trustee of each of
the two family trusts formed by the Co-Chief Executive Officers of ObjectSoft.
EXPERTS
Our financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference
to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB as of December 31, 1999 and for each of the
years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1999 have been audited by
Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their
report dated February 23, 2000 accompanying such financial statements, and are
incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the report given on the
authority of Richard A Eisner & Company, LLP, as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANY DEALER,
SALESPERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO REPRESENT ANYTHING NOT CONTAINED IN
THIS PROSPECTUS. YOU MUST NOT RELY ON ANY
UNAUTHORIZED INFORMATION. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT
OFFER TO SELL OR BUY ANY SHARES IN ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL. 1,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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RISK FACTORS........................................3
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-
LOOKING STATEMENTS.................................10
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT US...............................10
USE OF PROCEEDS....................................11
DIVIDEND POLICY....................................11
PROSPECTUS
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS...............................11
DESCRIPTION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT
TRANSACTION........................................12
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES..........................14
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION...............................17 _____________ __, 2000
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES
ACT LIABILITIES....................................18
LEGAL MATTERS......................................19
EXPERTS............................................19
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the various expenses payable in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered
under this Registration Statement which will be paid by the company. The selling
stockholders will not incur any of the expenses set forth below. All amounts
shown are estimates.
Filing fee for registration statement.................$ 284.63
Legal fees and expenses...............................$ 3,500.00
Miscellaneous expenses................................$ 500.00
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Total............................................$ 4,284.63
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
provides, in general, that a corporation incorporated under the laws of the
State of Delaware, such as our company, may 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 (other than a derivative action by or in
the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at
the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted
in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful. In the case of a derivative action, a Delaware corporation
may indemnify any such person against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense
or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a
manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the
Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court in which such
action was brought determines such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses.
The Ninth Article of the company's Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended provides that the company shall indemnify all persons whom the company
shall have the power to indemnify under Section 145 to the fullest extent
permitted by such Section 145. In addition, Article Eighth of the company's
Certificate of Incorporation provides, in general, that no director of the
company shall be personally liable to the company or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the company or
its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of
the DGCL (which provides that, under certain circumstances, directors may be
jointly and severally liable for willful or negligent violations of the DGCL's
provisions regarding the payment of dividends or stock repurchases or
redemptions), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
Section 11.2 of the Subscription Agreement (Exhibit 4.1) provides for
indemnification by the Investors of the directors, officers and controlling
person of the company for certain liabilities, including certain liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933, under certain circumstances.
The company maintains primary and excess directors and officers
liability policies in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 per policy year.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
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4.1 (1) Common Stock Purchase Agreement between ObjectSoft Corporation and La Jolla Cove Investors,
Inc., dated as of August 24, 2000.
4.2 (1) Registration Rights Agreement between ObjectSoft Corporation and La Jolla Cove Investors, Inc.,
dated as of August 24, 2000
4.3 (1) Warrant and Warrant Agreement between ObjectSoft Corporation and The Fulton Group, dated as of
September 28, 2000
4.4(1) Form of Warrant between ObjectSoft Corporation and Aspen International, Ltd.
5.1 (1) Opinion of Parker Chapin LLP
23.1 (2) Consent of Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP
23.2 (1) Consent of Parker Chapin LLP
24.1 (1) Power of Attorney
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(1) Included as an exhibit with the original filing of this registration
statement on October 6, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed herewith.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. 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 and 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 20 percent change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the small business issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the small business issuer 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.
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In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the small business issuer of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the small business issuer
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the small business issuer 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 the issue.
The undersigned small business issuer hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Hackensack, State of New Jersey on October 17, 2000.
OBJECTSOFT CORPORATION
By: /s/ David E.Y. Sarna
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David E.Y. Sarna
Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief
Executive Officer, and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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/s/ David E.Y. Sarna Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief October 17, 2000
------------------------------------ Executive Officer, Assistant
David E.Y. Sarna Secretary and Director
(Principal Executive Officer,
Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
* President, Co-Chief Executive October 17, 2000
---------------------------- Officer and Director (Principal
George J. Febish Executive Officer)
* Director October 17, 2000
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Michael A. Burak
* Director October 17, 2000
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Stanley A. Hirschman
* Director October 17, 2000
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Daniel E. Ryan
* By:/s/ David E.Y. Sarna
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David E.Y. Sarna
Attorney-in-Fact
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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EXHIBITS TO
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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OBJECTSOFT CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF ISSUER AS SPECIFIED
IN ITS CHARTER)
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4.1 (1) Common Stock Purchase Agreement between ObjectSoft Corporation and La Jolla Cove
Investors, Inc., dated as of August 24, 2000.
4.2 (1) Registration Rights Agreement between ObjectSoft Corporation and La Jolla Cove Investors,
Inc., dated as of August 24, 2000
4.3 (1) Warrant and Warrant Agreement between ObjectSoft Corporation and The Fulton Group, dated
as of September 28, 2000
4.4 (1) Form of Warrant between ObjectSoft Corporation and Aspen International, Ltd.
5.1 (1) Opinion of Parker Chapin LLP
23.1 (2) Consent of Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP
23.2 (1) Consent of Parker Chapin LLP
24.1 (1) Power of Attorney
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(1) Included as an exhibit with the original filing of this registration
statement on October 6, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed herewith.
