SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
[XX] ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1999
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1934
For the transition period to .
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Commission File No. 1-11976
Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 95-4404537
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation of organization)
200 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 252-7600
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which registered
Common Stock American Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Check whether the issuer (i) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (ii) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No
Indicate by check mark if no disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K ( ).
The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant is approximately $14,232,832 (based upon the closing sales price
of these shares on the American Stock Exchange on March 6, 2000.
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On April 1, 2000, there was a total of 10,295,575 shares of the registrant's
common stock outstanding.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT;
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
The executive officers and directors of the Company are listed in the
table below and brief summaries of their business experience and certain
other information with respect to them are set forth thereafter.
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DIRECTOR TERM AS
OF THE DIRECTOR
COMPANY EXPIRES
NAME AGE POSITION SINCE IN
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Herbert M. Pearlman 67 Chairman of the Board of 1990 2002
Directors
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David S. Lawi 64 Chairman of Executive 1990 2002
Committee and Director
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David A. Dreilinger 52 President, Chief Executive 1999 2001
Officer and Director
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Robert Baruc 48 President of Unapix Films 1995 2001
and Chief Executive Officer
of A-Pix Entertainment
and Director
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Scott A. Hanock 41 Managing Director 1990 2001
of International Sales
and Marketing and Director
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George Back 60 President of the 1999 2000
Syndication Division
and Director
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Lawrence Bishop 54 Director 1993 2000
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David M. Schachter 40 Director 2000 2002
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Robert G. Miller 39 President of the -- --
Television Division
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Michael R. Epps 42 General Counsel and -- --
Secretary
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Cheryl A. Freeman 41 Chief Financial Officer -- --
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Daniel T. Murphy 61 Treasurer -- --
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HERBERT M. PEARLMAN. Mr. Pearlman has been the Company's Chairman of the
Board of Directors since July 1990. From February 1, 1999 until April 2000,
he was the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Pearlman was a co-founder
of Telepictures Corporation ("Telepictures"), a public company which, during
Mr. Pearlman's tenure, was engaged in marketing and distributing theatrical
films and television programs and which is now part of Time Warner Inc. From
1978 until February 1986, Mr. Pearlman served in various senior level
capacities with Telepictures including as Chairman of the Board, Chairman of
the Executive Committee and as a Director. He is a co-founder of Seitel, Inc.
("Seitel"), a New York Stock Exchange listed company engaged in the
development and marketing of a proprietary seismic data library to the oil
and gas industry and has been its Chairman of the Board since 1987. In
addition, Mr. Pearlman is an officer and a director of the following two
public companies: InterSystems, Inc. ("InterSystems"), an American Stock
Exchange listed company, which is engaged in providing custom compounding
services for resin producers and the design, manufacture, sale and leasing of
equipment for sampling, conveying, elevating, weighing and cleaning a wide
variety of products; and Helm Capital Group, Inc. ("Helm"), which finances,
initiates, develops, acquires and oversees the management of various business
enterprises.
DAVID S. LAWI. Mr. Lawi has been a Director of the Company since June 1990.
He has been the Chairman of the Company's Executive Committee since December
1993. From January 1993 until the fourth quarter of 1998 he had been the
Company's Treasurer and Secretary. Mr. Lawi was a Director and Chairman of
the Finance Committee of Telepictures from May 1979 until February 1986. He
is a director of Seitel and has been the Chairman of its Executive Committee
since March 1987. Mr. Lawi is also a director of InterSystems and has been
Chairman of its Executive Committee since October 1986 and its Secretary
since March 1984. In addition, Mr. Lawi is an officer and a director of Helm
and Chairman of its Executive Committee.
DAVID A. DREILINGER. Mr. Dreilinger has been the Company's President and
Chief Executive Officer since April 2000. Prior to that he served as the
Company's Chief Operating Officer since May 1998 and was a Co-President from
December 1999 until becoming the Company's sole President in April 2000. He
has been a Director of the Company since June 1999. From February 1997 until
May 1998, he was a consultant providing business and legal services to
international and domestic broadcasters, producers, authors and executives.
He was a member of the Board of Directors and Senior Vice President of
Business and Legal Affairs of BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. from January 1995
until February 1997. From August 1985 until December 1994, he was Vice
President, Business and Legal Affairs of D.L. Taffner Ltd. ("Taffner"). Prior
to his employment by Taffner, Mr. Dreilinger was Executive Vice President of
Business and Legal Affairs for the Almi Group and Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of Viacom International, Inc.
ROBERT BARUC. Mr. Baruc has been a Director of the Company since November
1995. He served in the Office of the President from June 1998 until April
2000. Prior to that he was an Executive Vice President of the Company, a
position he held since April 1994. He has served as President of Unapix
Films, the Company's feature film operations, since January 1999. He has
been Chief Executive Officer of A-Pix Entertainment since August 1993. From
December 1992 to August 1993, Mr. Baruc was President of Triboro
Entertainment Group, a company engaged principally in home video
distribution. From January 1991 to December 1992, Mr. Baruc primarily acted
as a film and marketing consultant. Mr. Baruc was President of Academy
Entertainment, a home video distribution company, from June 1986 to January
1991. Mr. Baruc is currently a director of General Bearing Corporation.
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SCOTT A. HANOCK. Mr. Hanock has been Managing Director of International Sales
and Marketing of the Company since 1986. He served in the Office of the
President from June 1998 to April 2000 when the Office of the President was
disbanded, and prior to that he was Senior Vice President of the Company. Mr.
Hanock has been a Director of the Company since 1990, and was one of the
original co-founders of the Company. Prior to forming the Company in 1986,
from 1983-1986, Mr. Hanock served as Director of Worldwide Sales for Tatum
Communications Inc., a Hollywood based company which specialized in sports
television production and international distribution, most well known for the
North American Pro-Ski tour and various other ESPN and Prime Network series.
Prior to 1983, Mr. Hanock's business activities in the television industry
were diversified in the areas of program consulting and international sales
for several production houses.
GEORGE BACK. Mr. Back was appointed as a Director in December of 1999. Since
1998, Mr. Back has been President of the Company's Syndication subsidiary.
Prior to co-founding Unapix Syndication in the fall of 1998, Mr. Back was co-
founder and President of All-American Television from 1982 through 1998,
where he developed and syndicated television shows. From 1977 to 1979 Mr.
Back was President of Hughes TV Network at Paramount Television where he
syndicated television shows and managed professional basketball and hockey
telecasts, as well as other special sporting events. Prior to that, Mr. Back
was a division manager of Group W with Westinghouse Broadcasting where Mr.
Back worked on syndicated television programs such as The Michael Douglas
Show and Uptown at the Apollo. Mr. Back served from 1980 to 1982 as First
Executive Director of the National Association of Television Program
Executives, an organization dedicated to furthering excellence in television
programming around the world.
LAWRENCE BISHOP. Mr. Bishop was elected a Director of the Company in November
1993. Mr. Bishop has been an Executive Vice President of Gray, Seifert & Co.,
Inc., an investment banking firm, since 1987, and currently is a Director of
Synergistics, Inc. and the Four M. Corporation.
DAVID M. SCHACHTER. Mr. Schachter was appointed as a Director of the Company
in April 2000. He has served as a Senior Vice President and Managing Director
of Reedland Capital Partners, an investment banking firm, since February
1998. Prior to that he was a partner with Fried Bird & Crumpacker, a law firm
that specialized in representing financial institutions, from January 1990 to
December 1997. Prior to that he was an attorney with Pillsbury, Madison &
Sutro.
ROBERT MILLER. Mr. Miller has been the Company's President of Unapix
Television since April 2000. Prior to that he was the Company's Executive
Vice President of Television and President of the Company's Unapix Program
Enterprises Division (formerly known as Unapix North America) since June
1998. Prior to that he was Vice President of the Company (a position he held
since September 1996) and an Executive Vice President of Unapix Program
Enterprises (a position he held since February 1996). From July 1995 to
February 1996, Mr. Miller was Vice President of International Television
Distribution for the National Football League. He was Vice President of
Showtime Program Enterprises, which is engaged in sales of all original
productions of the Showtime Channel, from February 1993 to July 1995. From
October 1991 to February 1993, he was Director of Event Sales and Management
for Golden Gate Productions.
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MICHAEL R. EPPS. Mr. Epps has been the General Counsel of the Company since
September 1995. From July 1992 until July 1995, he was General Counsel of
Helm. He was Associate General Counsel of Helm from September 1990 until July
1992. Prior to joining Helm, Mr. Epps was engaged in the private practice of
law.
CHERYL A. FREEMAN. Ms. Freeman has been the Company's Chief Financial Officer
since December 1998. From May 1998 until December 1998 she had been the
Company's Vice President of Finance, Accounting and Operations/West Coast.
From July 1993 until May 1998, she was Chief Financial Officer of Celebrity
Home Entertainment, Inc. and Celebrity Duplicating Services, Inc. Ms. Freeman
was Vice President of Finance of LIVE Entertainment, Inc. from March 1991 to
July 1993.
DANIEL T. MURPHY. Mr. Murphy has been the Company's Treasurer since December
1998. From September 1995 until December 1998 he had been the Company's Chief
Financial Officer. He was an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of InterSystems from July 1985 to September 1997. He has been a
director of InterSystems since 1986. Since May 1984, he has been a Vice
President and the Chief Financial Officer of Helm. In 1988, he was elected a
director of Teletrak.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Based upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and amendments thereto furnished to
the Company pursuant to Rule 16a-3(e) during, and with respect to, its most
recent fiscal year, and written representations furnished to the Company, it
appears that all such reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, were filed on a timely basis
except that (i) George Back, who is a director of the Company, failed to
timely file a Form 3 reflecting his ownership of Company securities upon his
becoming a director and (ii) Robert G. Miller, the President of the Company's
Television Division, failed to timely file a Form 5 reflecting a grant to him
during 1999 of common stock purchase options.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Set forth below is certain information with respect to cash and noncash
compensation awarded, paid or accrued by the Company to the person who served
as its Chief Executive Officer during 1999 and its four other most highly
paid executive officers during 1999, who were executive officers as of
December 31, 1999 (collectively, the "Named Executive Officers").
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long-Term
Annual Compensation Compensation
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Shares of
Other Common
Name and Annual Stock All Other
Principal Compen- Underlying Compen-
Position (1) Year Salary Bonus sation Options ation
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Herbert M. Pearlman
Chief Executive 1999 $200,000(3) $ 76,000(3) --- 200,000 ---
Officer (2) 1998 $200,000 $ 30,000 --- --- ---
1997 $116,000 $ 67,000 --- 12,000 ---
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David M. Fox
President and 1999 $ 21,000(4) $ --- --- --- ---
Chief Executive 1998 $250,000 $ 14,000 --- --- ---
Officer (6) 1997 $225,000 $ 75,000 --- 12,000 ---
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Robert Baruc
Co-President of 1999 $257,000 $150,000(5) --- 350,000 ---
the Company, 1998 $245,000 $27,000 --- --- ---
President of 1997 $220,000 $56,000 --- 12,000 ---
A-Pix Entertainment
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Scott A. Hanock
Co-President of 1999 $223,000 $ 36,000(6) --- 175,000 ---
the Company, 1998 $200,000 $ 27,000 --- --- ---
Managing Direc- 1997 $190,000 $ 71,000 --- 12,000 ---
tor of Interna-
tional Sales and Marketing
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Robert Miller
Executive Vice 1999 $182,000 $ 45,000(7) --- 25,000 ---
President 1998 $144,000 $ 56,731 --- 165,750 ---
1997 $140,080 $ 27,700 --- 41,002 ---
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David A. Dreilinger(8)
Co-President and 1999 $195,500 $ 30,000 --- 50,000 ---
Chief Operating 1998 $109,000 --- --- 100,000 ---
Officer
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George Back(9)
President of 1999 $200,000 $ 50,000 --- --- ---
the Syndication 1998 $ 33,000 $ 8,000 --- 200,000 ---
Division
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(1) Positions described in this table were held by the respective
individuals during 1999.
(2) Mr. Pearlman replaced Mr. Fox as the Company's Chief Executive Officer in
January 1999.
(3) In lieu of $145,000 payments in cash for Mr. Pearlman's salary and bonus,
Mr. Pearlman agreed to purchase shares of the Company's common stock valued
at a $1.45 per share.
(4) This amount not include fees paid to Mr. Fox as a consultant to the
Company after termination of his employment. See Item 10 Employment
Contracts and Other Arrangements with Named Executive Officers.
(5) This amount consists of an advance against bonus.
(6) This amount includes a $6,000 signing bonus and a $5,850 advance against
bonus.
(7) This amount includes a $17,500 advance against bonus.
(8) Mr. Dreilinger's employment with the Company began in May 1998.
(9) Mr. Back's employment with the Company commenced in November 1998.
STOCK OPTIONS
The following table provides information on stock option grants made to
the Named Executive Officers in 1999.
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STOCK OPTIONS GRANTS IN 1999
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Potential Realizable
Value At Assumed
Number of Percent of Annual Rates of Stock
securities total options Price Appreciation For
underlying granted to Exercise Option Term
options employees price per Expiration -------------------
Name granted(1) in 1999(2) share(1) Date 5% 10%
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David A.
Dreilinger 50,000(3) 3.9 $2.6875 July 28, 2009 $ 84,500 $ 213,500
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Scott A.
Hanock 175,000(4) 13.7 $1.875 March 31, 2009 $204,750 $ 519,750
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Robert
Baruc 350,000(5) 27.3 $1.875 April 22, 2009 $409,500 $1,039,500
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Herbert M.
Pearlman 200,000(6) 15.6 $2.6875 July 29, 2009 $338,000 $ 854,000
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(1) Unless otherwise indicated, all options are immediately exercisable.
(2) All figures represent the percentage of options granted to all employees
during 1999.
(3) 16,667 options are currently exercisable, 16,667 options will become
exercisable on July 29, 2001, and 16,666 options will become exercisable on
July 29, 2001.
(4) 95,000 of these options became exercisable in April 2000 and 40,000
options become exercisable on each of January 1, 2001 and January 1, 2002.
(5) 200,000 of these options became exercisable in January 2000 and 50,000
become exercisable on January 1 of each of the years 2001,2002 and 2003.
(6) 66,667 of these options are currently exercisable, 66,667 options will
become exercisable on July 29, 2000 and 66,666 are exercisable on July 29,
2001.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL
YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
There were no common stock purchase options exercised during 1999 by any of
the Named Executive Officers. The following table sets forth certain
information regarding options held by the Named Executive Officer as of
December 31, 1999.
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Value of
Unexercised
Number of Unexer- In-the Money
cised Options At Options at
Fiscal Year-end Fiscal Year-end (1)
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Number
of Shares
Acquired
on Value Unexer- Unexer-
Name Exercise Realized Exercisable cisable Exercisable cisable
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Herbert M. Pearlman --- --- 275,120 288,631 --- ---
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David M. Fox --- --- 151,593 --- --- ---
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Scott A. Hanock --- --- 36,860 218,282 --- ---
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Robert Baruc --- --- 362,000 52,500 --- ---
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Robert Miller --- --- 160,094 5,656 --- ---
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David A. Dreilinger --- --- 50,001 99,999 --- ---
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George Back --- --- 50,000 150,000 --- ---
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(1) All options were out-of-the-money as of the end of 1999.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
The Company reimburses travel and other expenses incurred by its
directors in connection with attending Board of Director's meetings. There
was no compensation granted to the Board of Directors, individually or
collectively, by the Company during 1999.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS WITH NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Pursuant to an agreement effective January 31, 1999 (as amended), Mr.
Fox, who until such date was serving as the Company's Chief Executive
officer, and the Company mutually agreed to sever his employment
relationship. Mr. Fox agreed to provide consulting services to the Company
for a one year period after such date for a total of approximately $146,000
of consulting fees. Pursuant to his separation arrangement, Mr. Fox will have
until June 30, 2000 to surrender 68,673 shares of capital stock to the
Company to be applied against $324,000 of indebtedness owed by him to the
Company (most of which was incurred in connection with his purchase of such
shares). To the extent the market value of the capital stock on the date of
surrender is less than the outstanding amount of indebtedness, the excess
amount of indebtedness will be refinanced as a non-recourse loan secured
solely by the proceeds from 151,593 common stock purchase options held by Mr.
Fox; each such option has an exercise price of $2.86 per share and expires on
December 23, 2003. In addition, the Company may be a participant in certain
Internet ventures that Mr. Fox may pursue.
Scott A. Hanock, Managing Director of International Sales and Marketing,
is employed under an employment arrangement having a term expiring December
31, 2003, pursuant to which Mr. Hanock shall be paid an annual base salary of
$231,000 for the year 2000, which base salary shall be increased by five
percent (5%) each year thereafter. In addition, Mr. Hanock will receive the
following bonus compensation for the year 2000 and each year thereafter: (i)
2% of the Company's annual operating earnings before taxes for such year;
(ii) 2% of Unapix International's annual earnings before taxes for such year;
and (iii) 2% of the Company's annual earnings before taxes from clip
licensing. For purposes of Messrs. Hanock's, Baruc's, Miller's, Pearlman's,
and Dreilinger's employment agreements "operating earnings before taxes"
means for each year the Company's and its subsidiaries consolidated earnings
from operations for such year, before payment of local, state and federal
income taxes and without taking into account any extraordinary charges for
such year (including any charges for reducing the conversion prices on
convertible debt or preferred stock, or amortization of good-will), but after
deduction of all other expenses allocable to that year. Mr. Hanock will also
be entitled to an additional retention bonus of $14,400 for each year of
employment pursuant to his employment agreement. Under this agreement Mr.
Hanock was granted 175,000 common stock purchase options having an exercise
price equal to $1.875 per share and expiring March 2009. 95,000 of these
options are currently exercisable with 40,000 additional options being
exercisable on each of January 1, 2001 and January 1, 2002. Pursuant to this
agreement, Mr. Hanock is also entitled to receive 55,000 incentive common
stock purchase options having an exercise price equal to $1.625 per share and
expiring in June 2009 29,858 of these options are currently exercisable and
12,571 of which shall be exercisable on each of January 1, 2001 and January
1, 2002. Finally, pursuant to this agreement, the Company has agreed to loan
Mr. Hanock $35,500 to meet his tax obligations with respect to his exercise
of 29,539 of the Company's common stock purchase options. The loan is
payable on demand, bears interest at 6% per annum and is secured by the stock
received as a result of such option exercise.
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Robert Baruc, Chief Executive Officer of the Company's Film Division and
the Chief Executive Officer of A-Pix, is currently employed under an
employment agreement having a term expiring on December 31, 2003, which is
automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless the Company or
Mr. Baruc elects to terminate. Under this agreement, Mr. Baruc is entitled to
receive a base annual salary of $257,000 for 1999, which base salary shall
increase each year thereafter by five percent (5%). In addition, Mr. Baruc
is entitled to receive the following bonus compensation for 1999 and for each
year thereafter during his employment: (i) 2% of the Company's annual
earnings before taxes for such year; (ii) 2% of A-Pix's annual pre-tax
profits for such year; and (iii) 2% of "Unapix Program Enterprises' A-Pix
Related Profits". The Unapix Program Enterprises A-Pix Related Profits for
particular year shall mean 95% of the gross profit of the Company's Unapix
Program Enterprises Division from licenses for domestic television (subject
to certain exclusions) of feature films that were originally acquired as a
result of Mr. Baruc's efforts or produced under his supervision. Mr. Baruc
is entitled to receive quarterly advances against his bonus which are
adjusted to reconcile to the actual bonus earned. In addition, Mr. Baruc is
entitled to receive for each year of his employment an annual, non-refundable
and non-recoupable advance of $50,000 in lieu of any rights Mr. Baruc may
have to receive compensation as a result of his acting as an executive
producer. Finally, the agreement provides for a grant to Mr. Baruc of 350,000
common stock purchase options having an exercise price equal to $1.875 per
share and expiring in April 2009. 200,000 of these options were exercisable
upon execution of the employment agreement. On each of January 1, 2001,
January 1, 2002 and January 1, 2003 another 50,000 options shall became
exercisable.
Robert Miller, President of Unapix Television, is currently employed
under an employment arrangement which terminates on December 31, 2002. Under
this arrangement, Mr. Miller is entitled to receive a base annual salary of
$185,000, $197,500, $210,000 for 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively. In
addition, Mr. Miller is entitled to receive such bonus compensation as to
which he and the Company shall agree.
Herbert M. Pearlman, the Company's Chairman, is currently employed under
an arrangement that expires on December 31, 2005, pursuant to which he is
entitled to be paid a base salary for 2000 equal to $250,000. For each year
thereafter, Mr. Pearlman's salary will increase by the same percentage that
the Company's operating earnings before taxes for the immediately preceding
year increased over the operating earnings before taxes for the year before
that, but in no event will Mr. Pearlman's salary ever exceed the highest base
salary then being paid to any other employee of the Company. Mr. Pearlman is
also entitled to receive an annual bonus equal to 5% of the Company's first
$7,500,000 of earnings before taxes for each year of his contract and 2.5% of
all earnings before taxes for each such year in excess of $7,500,000.
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David A. Dreilinger, the Company's current chief executive officer, is
currently employed under an employment arrangement which expires on December
31, 2003, subject to continuous one year renewal periods unless the Company
or Mr. Dreilinger elects to terminate. Under this agreement, Mr. Dreilinger
shall be paid an annual base salary of $212,500, $230,000, $240,000 and
$250,000 for 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively, with an annual bonus of
2% of the Company's operating earnings before taxes. Pursuant to this
agreement Mr. Dreilinger was granted 50,000 common stock purchase options
with an exercise price of $2.6875, per share expiring in July 2009 with
16,667 of such options exercisable simultaneously with the grant and 16,667
and 16,666 options becoming exercisable on January 1, 2001 and January 1,
2002, respectively. The exercisability of these options will immediately
accelerate upon the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the
Company or a merger or other transaction involving the Company as a result of
which there is a change in the composition of a majority of the Company's
Board of Directors.
George Back, President of the Company's Syndication subsidiary, is
currently employed under an employment agreement with Unapix Syndication,
Inc. ("Syndication"), a subsidiary of the Company, having a term expiring
October 31, 2001, which is automatically renewed for successive two (2) year
periods unless Syndication or Mr. Back elects to terminate. Under this
agreement, Mr. Back is entitled to receive a base annual salary of $200,000
in 1998, with an annual increase based upon the Consumer Price Index
applicable to the New York metropolitan region, or, alternatively, with such
annual discretionary increase as may be determined by Syndication's Board of
Directors provided that the increase attributable to the Consumer Price Index
increase is offset by the amount of the discretionary salary increase
received by Mr. Back in the prior year. In addition, Mr. Back is entitled to
receive bonus compensation equal to 10% of Syndication's first $500,000 of
earnings before taxes for such year. Mr. Back, as President of the Company's
Syndication Division, also has the discretion to distribute from Syndication
to such employees of Syndication as he shall, in his reasonable discretion,
identify (including himself) such amounts of a bonus pool equal to 10% of
Syndication's earnings before taxes for such year in excess of $500,000 as he
shall determine in his discretion, subject to certain limitations, with one
such limitation being that Mr. Back may not allocate more than 50% of the
bonus pool to himself. Under the agreement, Mr. Back was granted 200,000
common stock purchase options having an exercise price equal to $2.375 per
share and expiring October 31, 2008. 50,000 of these options are currently
exercisable. The remaining 150,000 options shall not become exercisable
until April 1, 2008; provided, however, that: (i) 50,000 options shall
become exercisable following the first fiscal year of Syndication during the
period of employment that Syndication has positive earnings before taxes;
(ii) another 50,000 options shall become exercisable following the first
fiscal year of Syndication during the period of employment that Syndication
has earnings before taxes of at least $500,000; and (iii) the remaining
50,000 options shall become exercisable following the first fiscal year of
Syndication during the period of employment that Syndication has earnings
before taxes of at least $1 million.
During April 2000, Messrs. Pearlman and Lawi agreed to purchase 100,000
and 50,000 shares of common stock of the Company valued at a $1.45 per share
in exchange for an equal aggregate amount of salary and bonus due them for
1999 and 2000.
In April 2000, Messrs. Pearlman, Lawi, Baruc and Back agreed to accept
$25,000, $12,500, $6,752 and $5,110, respectively, of their year 2000
compensation in shares of the Company's common stock valued at current market
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prices in lieu of cash.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS INTERLOCKS
AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION IN COMPENSATION DECISIONS
The Company's Compensation Committee was formed to make recommendations
to the Board of Directors concerning salaries and incentive compensation for
officers of the Company, and also incentive compensation for directors.
Although the Board of Directors had appointed Mr. Bishop and Walter M. Craig,
Jr. (who resigned from the Board of Directors in December 1999) as its
Compensation Committee acting during 1999, the Company's full Board of
Directors participated in all deliberations concerning executive officer
compensation.
Messrs. Pearlman, Lawi, Dreilinger, Baruc, Hanock and Fox were executive
officers and members of the Board of Directors during all or a portion of
1999. Messrs. Pearlman, Lawi, Hanock, Bishop and Baruc have direct and/or
indirect interests in transactions with the Company described in Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions with the Company (see Item 13).
During 1999, Mr. Craig was an executive officer of Mezzanine Financial
Corp., The Mezzanine Financial Fund, L.P., MediFin, Inc. and Helm Capital
Group, Inc., each of which entities was controlled directly or indirectly by
Messrs. Pearlman and Lawi.
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of April 1, 2000, information regarding
the stock holdings of each person known to the Company to own beneficially
more than 5% of any class of outstanding voting securities of the Company.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE PERCENT
TITLE OF NAME AND ADDRESS OF OF BENEFICIAL OF
CLASS BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNERSHIP (1) CLASS
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Common Stock Herbert M. Pearlman 1,336,518 (2) 12.4%
c/o Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
537 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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Common Stock Legg Mason, Inc. 1,326,691 (3) 12.0%
c/o Gray, Seifert & Co., Inc.
380 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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Common Stock Dolphin Offshore Partners, L.P. 1,278,680 (4) 11.0%
129 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
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Common Stock Strategic Growth International, Inc. 570,000 (5) 5.1%
111 Great Neck Road
Suite 606
Great Neck, New York 11021-5402
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Common Stock David S. Lawi 571,309 (6) 5.4%
c/o Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
537 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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Preferred Legg Mason, Inc. 99,996 (7) 20.5%
Stock A* c/o Gray, Seifert & Co., Inc.
380 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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Preferred Herbert M. Pearlman 79,999 (8) 16.4%
Stock A c/o Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
537 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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Preferred Tradewind Fund 50,000 10.2%
Stock A c/o Harbor Capital Management
2701 Summer Street, Suite 200
Stanford, Connecticut
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Preferred Martin & Velia Bramante 38,334 7.8%
Stock A 45 Peninsula Road
Belvedere, CA 94920
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Preferred David S. Lawi 34,166 (9) 7.0%
Stock A c/o Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
537 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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Preferred Herbert M. Pearlman 200 17.0%
Stock C c/o Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
537 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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Preferred Legg Mason, Inc. 175 14.9%
Stock C c/o Gray, Seifert & Co., Inc.
380 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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Preferred George Back 100 8.5%
Stock C c/o Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
200 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10016
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Preferred David S. Lawi 100 8.5%
Stock C c/o Unapix Entertainment, Inc.
537 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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Preferred Paul Levy 100 8.5%
Stock C 4 Ironwood Lane
Rye, New York 10580
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Preferred Dolphin Offshore Partners, L.P. 500 42.6%
Stock C 129 East 17th Street
New York, New York 10003
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* Shares set forth are shares of the Company's Series A 8% Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share ("Preferred Stock A").
Each share is convertible into 1.05 shares of Common Stock. Holders of
Preferred Stock A, voting together with holders of Common Stock and not as a
separate class, are entitled to one vote with respect to each share of
Preferred Stock A. Each share of Preferred Stock A has a liquidation
preference of $3.00 plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and is entitled to
semi-annual dividends of $.12.
** Shares set forth are shares of the Company's Series C 8% Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share ("Preferred Stock C").
Each share is convertible into 400 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
Holders of Preferred Stock C, voting together with holders of Common Stock
and not as a separate class, are entitled to 400 votes with respect to each
share of Preferred Stock C. Each share of Preferred Stock C has a liquidation
preference of $1,000 plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and is entitled to
semi-annual dividends of $40 per share.
(1) Except as otherwise indicated, each named holder has, to the best of the
Company's knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares indicated.
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(2) Includes the following shares of Common Stock: 47,248 shares that are
issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock A; 202,109 shares that are
issuable upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.86 per share
and that expire in December 2003 ("December 2003 Options"); 36,750 shares
which are issuable upon exercise of options to purchase Preferred Stock A
("Preferred Stock Options") and the subsequent conversion of such shares of
Preferred Stock A (These options have an exercise price of $2.86 per share of
Preferred Stock A and expire in June 2004); 6,344 shares that are issuable
upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $4.50 per share and
expiring March 2007 ("March 2007 Options"); 66,667 shares that are issuable
upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.6875 per share and
that expire in July 2009 ("July 2009 Options"); 75,000 shares issuable upon
exercise of common stock purchase warrants, each such warrant having an
exercise price of $4.00 (the "$4.00 Warrants") per share and expiring June
2003; and 80,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 200 shares of Preferred
Stock C. Also includes 1,000 shares owned by Mr. Pearlman's wife as to which
Mr. Pearlman disclaims beneficial ownership.
(3) Legg Mason, Inc. is a parent holding company of Gray, Seifert & Co., Inc.
("Gray Seifert"). All such shares are owned by customers of Gray Seifert,
however, through agreements with such customers, Gray Seifert has
discretionary power to vote and dispose of all such shares. The figure
includes the following shares of Common Stock: 104,995 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock A; 420,278 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of warrants, each of which is exercisable into a share
of Common Stock at a price of $3.61 per share and expires on December 31,
2001; 111,111 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of warrants
having an exercise price of $5.40 per share and expiring in June 2003 ("$5.40
Warrants"); 23,438 shares issuable upon exercise of $4.00 Warrants; and
70,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 175 shares of Preferred Stock C.
(4) Consists of 1,078,680 shares issuable upon conversion of $4,250,000 of
notes due in 2003, and 200,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 500 shares
of Preferred Stock C.
(5) Consists of the following: (i) 300,000 shares that are issuable upon
exercise of options having an exercise price of $3.875 per share; and (ii)
270,000 shares that are issuable upon exercise of warrants having an exercise
price of $4.50 per share and expiring in December 2001. Richard Cooper is the
Chairman of Strategic Growth International, Inc. ("Strategic Growth") and
owns 50% of its common stock. Mr. Cooper individually owns 11,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock. Because of his relationship to Strategic Growth
he may be deemed to own, in addition to such 11,000 shares, the shares
beneficially owned by Strategic Growth. Accordingly, he may be deemed to own
581,000 shares of Common Stock constituting beneficial ownership of 5.3% of
the Company's Common Stock.
(6) Includes the following shares of Common Stock: 17,500 shares that are
issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock A; 101,056 shares that are
issuable upon exercise of December 2003 Options; 18,375 shares that are
issuable upon exercise of Preferred Stock Options and the subsequent
conversion of shares underlying such options; 6,344 shares that are issuable
upon exercise of March 2007 Options; 33,334 shares that are issuable upon
exercise of July 2009 Options; 18,750 shares issuable upon exercise of $4.00
Warrants; and 40,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 100 shares of
Preferred Stock C.
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(7) Consists of shares of Preferred Stock A that are owned by customers of
Gray Seifert; however, through agreements with such customers, Gray Seifert
has discretionary power to vote and dispose of all such shares. Legg Mason,
Inc. is a parent holding company of Gray, Seifert & Co. Inc.
(8) Includes 35,000 shares of Preferred Stock A which are issuable upon
exercise of Preferred Stock Options.
(9) Includes 17,500 shares of Preferred Stock A which are issuable upon
exercise of Preferred Stock Options.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of April 1, 2000, information
concerning the beneficial ownership of each class of equity securities by
each director and Named Executive Officer and by all executive officers and
directors as a group.
SHARES AND PERCENT OF COMMON STOCK OR
PREFERRED STOCK A AND PREFERRED STOCK C - OWNED BENEFICIALLY AS
OF APRIL 1, 2000, (1)
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PERCENT PERCENT PREFERRED PERCENT
COMMON OF PREFERRED OF STOCK OF
NAME STOCK CLASS STOCK A(2) CLASS C CLASS(3)
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Herbert M. Pearlman 1,336,518(4) 12.4% 79,999(5) 16.4% 200 17.0%
David S. Lawi 571,309(6) 5.4% 34,166(7) 7.0% 100 8.5%
Scott A. Hanock 206,047(8) 2.0% 7,143 1.5% --- ---
Robert Baruc 450,643(9) 4.3% 8,333 1.7% --- ---
Lawrence Bishop 247,474(10) 2.4% --- --- --- ---
David M. Schachter --- * --- --- --- ---
George Back 90,100(11) * --- --- 100 8.5%
Robert Miller 160,094(12) 1.5% --- --- --- ---
David A. Dreilinger 100,001(13) 1.0% --- --- --- ---
David M. Fox 269,299(14) 2.6% 12,498 2.6% --- ---
All directors and 3,595,471(15) 29.5% 152,763(16) 31.3% 300 25.5%
executive officers
as a group (12 persons)
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* Less than 1%
(1) Except as otherwise indicated, each named holder has, to the best of the
Company's knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares indicated.
(2) Shares set forth are shares of the Company's Series A 8% Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share ("Preferred Stock A").
Each share is convertible into 1.05 shares of Common Stock. Holders of
Preferred Stock A, voting together with holders of Common Stock and not as a
separate class, are entitled to one vote with respect to each share of
Preferred Stock A. Each share of Preferred Stock A has a liquidation
preference of $3.00 plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and is entitled to
semi-annual dividends of $.12.
(3) Shares set forth are shares of the Company's Series C 8% Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share ("Preferred Stock C").
Each share is convertible into 400 shares of Common Stock. Holders of
Preferred Stock C, voting together with holders of Common Stock and not as a
separate class, are entitled to 400 votes with respect to each share of
Preferred Stock C. Each share of Preferred Stock C has a liquidation
preference of $1,000 plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and is entitled to
semi-annual dividends of $40 per share.
(4) Includes the following shares of Common Stock: 47,248 shares that are
issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock A; 202,109 shares that are
issuable upon exercise of December 2003 Options; 36,750 shares which are
issuable upon exercise of Preferred Stock Options and the subsequent
conversion of the underlying shares of Preferred Stock A; 6,344 shares that
are issuable upon exercise of March 2007 Options; 66,667 shares that are
issuable upon exercise of July 2009 Options; 75,000 shares issuable upon
exercise of $4.00 Warrants; and 80,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 200
shares of Preferred Stock C. Also includes 1,000 shares owned by Mr.
Pearlman's wife as to which Mr. Pearlman disclaims beneficial ownership.
(5) Includes 35,000 shares of Preferred Stock A which are issuable upon
exercise of Preferred Stock Options.
(6) Includes the following shares of Common Stock: 17,500 shares that are
issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock A; 101,056 shares that are
issuable upon exercise of December 2003 Options; 18,375 shares that are
issuable upon exercise of Preferred Stock Options and the subsequent
conversion of shares underlying such options; 6,344 shares that are issuable
upon exercise of March 2007 Options; 33,334 shares that are issuable upon
exercise of July 2009 Options; 18,750 shares issuable upon exercise of $4.00
Warrants; and 40,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 100 shares of
Preferred Stock C.
(7) Includes 17,500 shares of Preferred Stock A which are issuable upon
exercise of Preferred Stock Options.
(8) Includes the following shares of Common Stock: 7,500 shares issuable upon
conversion of Preferred Stock A; 33,688 shares issuable upon exercise of
December 2003 Options; 3,172 shares that are issuable upon exercise of March
2007 Options; and 95,000 shares that are issuable upon exercise of March 2009
Options.
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(9) Includes the following shares of Common Stock: 8,749 shares issuable upon
conversion of Preferred Stock A; 52,500 shares issuable upon exercise of
options having an exercise price of $2.86 per share and expiring August 2003;
6,344 shares that are issuable upon exercise of March 2007 Options; and
200,000 shares that are issuable upon exercise of March 2009 Options.
(10) Includes 125,910 shares of Common Stock owned by a partnership of which
Mr. Bishop is a general partner (the "Partnership"); 25,000 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.86 per
share and expiring June 30, 2008; and 70,314 shares issuable upon exercise of
$4.00 Warrants owned by the Partnership.
(11) Includes 50,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of common stock
purchase options having an exercise price of $2.375 per share and expiring in
October 2008 and 40,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 100 shares of
Preferred Stock C.
(12) Includes 78,750 shares issuable upon exercise of options having an
exercise price of $2.86 per share and expiring in June 2001; 16,500 shares
issuable upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.86 per share
and expiring in March 2002; 6,344 shares that are issuable upon exercise of
March 2007 Options; 33,500 shares issuable upon exercise of options having an
exercise price of $2.86 per share and expiring March 2003; and 25,000 shares
issuable upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $1.88 per share
and expiring in March 2004.
(13) Includes the following shares of common stock: 66,667 shares issuable
upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.86 per share and
expiring in May 2003; 16,667 issuable upon exercise of options having an
exercise price of $2.69 per share and expiring in July 2009; and 16,667
issuable upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $1.25 per
share.
(14) Includes the following shares of Common Stock: 151,593 shares issuable
upon exercise of December 2003 Options; and 13,123 shares issuable upon
conversion of Preferred Stock A. Also includes the following as to which Mr.
Fox disclaims beneficial ownership: 10,237 shares owned by Mr. Fox's wife;
15,750 shares owned in Trust for his children of which his wife is trustee;
and an aggregate of 2,624 warrants owned by Mr. Fox's wife, half of which
have an exercise price of $19.05 per share and half of which have an exercise
price of $28.57 per share.
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(15) Includes all shares described in footnotes (4), (6), (8), (9), (10),
(11), (12) and (13) above as well as the following shares of Common Stock:
8,749 shares issuable upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock A; 13,474
shares issuable upon exercise of December 2003 Options; 4,229 shares that are
issuable upon exercise of March 2007 Options; 13,334 shares that are issuable
upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.86 per share and
expiring in June 2008; 16,667 shares issuable upon exercise of options having
an exercise price of $2.69 per share and expiring in July 2009; 33,334 shares
issuable upon exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.86 per share
and expiring May 2008; 16,842 shares that are issuable upon exercise of
options having an exercise price of $2.86 per share and expiring December
2003; 10,000 shares that are issuable upon the exercise of options having an
exercise price of $2.86 per share and expiring February 2007; 4,229 shares
issuable upon the exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.86 per
share and expiring March 2007; 10,000 shares that are issuable upon the
exercise of options having an exercise price of $2.86 per share and expiring
January 2007; 8,333 shares issuable upon the exercise of options having an
exercise price of $2.69 per share and expiring July 2009; and 1,749 shares
that are issuable upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock A. The amount
set forth does not include any shares held by David M. Fox who, as of April
15, 1999, was neither an officer or director of the Company.
(16) Includes all shares described in footnotes (5) and (7) above.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
In February 1998, Herbert M. Pearlman, the Company's Chairman of the
Board, a partnership of which Mr. Bishop, a director of the Company, is the
general partner (the "Bishop Partnership"), and an investor who is a customer
of Gray, Seifert & Co., Inc. ("Gray Seifert), an investment advisory firm of
which Mr. Bishop is an Executive Vice President, rolled-over certain of their
prior investments in the Company (hereinafter referred to as "Film
Acquisition Investments") into investments in 10% Convertible Subordinated
Notes due June 30, 2003 ("June 2003 Notes"). Such Notes were currently
convertible at any time prior to maturity, unless previously redeemed or
repurchased, into shares of the Company's Common Stock at a conversion price
of $4.62 per share (which price reflects certain anti-dilution adjustments).
In addition, for every $1,000 principal amount of such Notes that is
converted, the holders were entitled to receive warrants to purchase 187
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share, expiring June
30, 2003 (the "$4.00 Warrants") (the conversion price of the Notes as well as
such figures regarding the warrants have been adjusted to reflect anti-
dilution adjustments for events occurring subsequent to the issuance of the
Notes). The value of Mr. Pearlman's Film Acquisition Investment was
approximately $400,000 on the date he exchanged it for an equivalent
principal amount of Notes. The Bishop Partnership's and the Gray Seifert
customer's Film Acquisition Investments had an aggregate value of
approximately $500,000 on the date they exchanged them for an equivalent
principal amount of Notes. At the same time that Mr. Pearlman, the Bishop
Partnership and the Gray Seifert customer rolled-over their Film Acquisition
Investments, the Company redeemed Mr. Lawi's Film Acquisition Investment,
which had a value of approximately $200,000 on the date of redemption, in
exchange for a $200,000 principal amount promissory note, bearing interest at
a rate of 10% per annum and payable on demand. Such note, together with all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon, was paid in full during 1998. The Film
Acquisition Investments had been utilized for the purpose of funding the
acquisition by A-Pix Entertainment of the distribution rights to
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independently produced films. Each Film Acquisition Investment provided for:
(i) an indeterminate term; (ii) the recoupment of 110% of the amount thereof
invested in any one film from the first dollars of gross receipts; (iii)
aggregate payments to all holders of Film Acquisition Investments of up to
20% of the net profits of each film in which such funds were invested; (iv)
roll-over of the receipts from each investment in a film into other films;
and (v) any shortfall of investment in a film to be paid in shares of Common
Stock of the Company issued at market or, if market is less than $2.85 a
share, at the lower of $2.85 or 125% of market.
During 1997, 1998 and 1999 management of Helm has provided various
administrative, managerial, financial, legal and accounting services to the
Company. The Company paid Helm $132,000, $133,000 and $124,000 for such
services rendered in 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively.
During 1997 and 1998 the Company paid Strategic Growth, the
beneficial owner of over 5% of the Company's common stock, approximately
$248,000 and $161,000 (including reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses),
respectively, for providing investor relations services. The Company
terminated Strategic Growth as its investor relations consultant in January
1999.
In December 1997 and January 1998, the Company obtained short term
loans from Mezzanine Financial Corp. ("Mezzanine"; such loan being referred
to as the "Mezzanine Loan") and also from Messrs. Pearlman and Lawi (the
"Pearlman and Lawi Loans"). Collectively, the Mezzanine Loan and the Pearlman
and Lawi Loans are referred to as the "Short Term Loans". Mezzanine is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Helm Capital Group, Inc. ("Helm"). Messrs.
Pearlman and Lawi are officers, directors and stockholders of the Company and
Helm. In addition, Walter M. Craig, Jr., a former director of the Company, is
also an officer, director and stockholder of Helm and Daniel T. Murphy, the
Company's Treasurer, is a stockholder of Helm and its Chief Financial
Officer. The loans were extended in order to enable the Company to fund
program acquisitions in accordance with its current expansion plans pending
the completion of a private placement of convertible notes due June 30, 2003.
The Company usually charges interest of between 1.25% and 1.5% per month on
the advances it extends to producers in connection with program acquisitions.
The Mezzanine Loan was in the amount of $750,000 with a maturity date
of December 31, 1998. Interest accrued at an annual rate of 15%. Mezzanine
also received 13,636 common stock purchase warrants ("Mezzanine Warrants")
(which figure gives effect to anti-dilution adjustments for events occurring
subsequent to the issuance of such warrants). Each Mezzanine Warrant has a
term expiring on June 30, 2003 and entitles the holder to purchase one share
of Common Stock at a current exercise price of $5.50 per share. Mezzanine was
granted a security interest in substantially all of the Company's assets to
secure the facility.
The Pearlman and Lawi Loans were demand loans in the aggregate amount
of $250,000; $150,000 of which was extended by Mr. Pearlman and $100,000 of
which was extended by Mr. Lawi. Outstanding amounts under the Pearlman and
Lawi Loans accrued interest at the rate of 1% per month.
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The Company repaid, without premium or penalty, the Short Term Loans in
full in February 1998; $900,000 principal amount of Short Term Loans was
repaid in cash from the proceeds of the private placement of notes completed
during that month, and $100,000 principal amount of the Mezzanine Loan was
retired by the Company's exchanging $100,000 principal amount of June 2003
Notes for such amount.
In June 1998, the Company extended an offer to its officers and
directors pursuant to which they could exercise any of the Company's Class B
Warrants then owned by them by borrowing 90% of the exercise price thereof.
Each Class B Warrant entitled the holder to purchase 1.05 shares of Common
Stock for $4.50. Outstanding amounts of principal of such loans bear interest
at 4.5% per annum (which is payable annually). Principal is to be repaid in
five consecutive annual installments, the first four of which will each be in
an amount equal to 10% of the aggregate exercise price of the Class B
Warrants with respect to which the loan was extended and the last of which
will be in an amount equal to the remaining outstanding balance. Messrs.
Pearlman, Fox (the former chief executive officer of the Company), Lawi and
Low (the former principal accounting officer of the Company) exercised
80,834, 25,000, 39,166 and 1,500 Class B Warrants, respectively, pursuant to
the Company's offer.
In December 1998, the Company exchanged 175 shares of its Series C 8%
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 per value per share ("Preferred
Stock C") for $175,000 principal amount of Variable Rate Notes that was
required to be paid at such time. Each share of Preferred Stock C has a
stated valued of $1,000 per share, is convertible into shares of Common Stock
at a conversion price of $2.50 per share (i.e. each share of Preferred Stock
C is currently convertible into 400 shares of the Company's Common Stock),
pays a semi-annual dividend of $40 per share and is entitled to 400 votes per
share. The Variable Rate Notes are held by customers of Gray Seifert. The
Variable Rate Notes are due on December 31, 2001 and currently bear interest
at 3% over the prime rate, provided, however, that the rate cannot fall below
8% or exceed 12% per annum. Mandatory repayment of 10% of the original
principal amount commenced at the end of 1998; 15% of the original amount is
required to be paid at the end of 1999 and at the end of 2000. The Variable
Rate Notes are subordinated to indebtedness of the Company incurred to a bank
or other financial institution. Customers of Gray Seifert currently own
$500,000 principal amount of Variable Rate Notes.
In October 1998, the Company, George Back and Unapix Syndication, Inc.
("Syndication") entered into an agreement pursuant to which Mr. Back
currently owns 10% of Syndication's outstanding shares of common stock. Mr.
Back is restricted in his ability to transfer his shares of Syndication.
Pursuant to this agreement, the Company agreed to loan Syndication up to
$450,000 bearing interest at 12% per annum. The Company has a right until
September 30, 2008 to purchase all but not less than all of Mr. Back's shares
in Syndication for a price equal to one-tenth of (i) Syndication's annual
earnings after taxes (based upon the fiscal year immediately preceding the
year of the exercise of such right and the annualized earnings for the
completed fiscal quarters for the year in which such right is exercised),
multiplied by (ii) eight (the product of clauses (i) and (ii) being referred
to as the "Option Purchase Price"). For the 120 day period immediately
following the termination of Mr. Back's employment with the Company (except
for voluntary termination of employment by Mr. Back), Mr. Back has the right
to put all but not less than all of his shares in Syndication to the Company
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for purchase at the Option Purchase Price. The purchase price in a call or
put transaction may be paid by the Company in either cash or shares of its
common stock. Under the agreement, Mr. Back received limited registration
rights with respect to common stock of the Company he may receive as a result
of the exercise of a call or put option.
As of December 1998, Messrs. Pearlman, Lawi and Back purchased 200, 100
and 100 shares of Preferred Stock C at a purchase price equal to $1,000 per
share.
In January 1999 Mr. Pearlman loaned the Company $250,000. The
outstanding balance of the loan bore interest at a rate of 10% per annum and
was payable on demand. As of August 1999, the loan had been repaid.
In the first quarter of 1999, Messrs. Pearlman and Lawi extended bridge
loans to the Company in the amounts of $350,000 and $175,000, respectively,
and in August 1999, Mr. Lawi increased his loan to $275,000(the "Pearlman and
Lawi Loans"). The Company used the proceeds of these loans to fund
productions and acquisitions of entertainment programming by the Company,
pending the anticipated increase in the Company's credit facility with
Imperial Bank ("Imperial"). Funds for the Pearlman and Lawi Loans were
obtained by Messrs. Pearlman and Lawi from a loan to them from Imperial. The
Pearlman and Lawi Loans bore interest at a rate equal to the interest rate
accruing on the loans to Messrs. Pearlman and Lawi from Imperial. The
Pearlman and Lawi Loans were repaid in September 1999.
In May 1999, Dolphin Offshore Partners, L.P., the beneficial owner of
over 5% of the Company's common stock, purchased 500 shares of the Company's
Preferred Stock C for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000.
In addition to the indebtedness incurred by Messrs. Pearlman and Lawi
with respect to their exercise of Class B Warrants during 1998 described
above, Messrs. Pearlman, Lawi, Hanock, Baruc, Murphy, Bishop and Epps, all of
whom are presently officers or directors of the Company, currently are
indebted to the Company in the principal amount of $650,974 ($322,729 of
which is non-recourse indebtedness), $208,318 ($77,404 of which is non-
recourse indebtedness), $98,750, $103,750, $40,000, $80,000, and $32,000,
respectively, which indebtedness was incurred in connection with purchases by
such individuals of capital stock that they made at various times from the
Company, or from certain other employees (in exchange for the assumption of
debt owed to the Company), during 1994 through 1997.
In September 1999, the Company purchased approximately $5,595,000 of its
outstanding subordinated convertible debt. Pursuant to the terms of the
purchase, unless an individual noteholder negotiated with the Company
otherwise, the Company paid each noteholder in cash an amount equal to the
sum of (i) the principal amount purchased,(ii) a prepayment premium ranging
from 3-6% of the principal amount purchased depending on the series of note
purchased, and (iii) accrued interest on such notes. As a condition to
purchase, the Company required each noteholder to convert a principal amount
of the same series of notes (and accrued interest thereon) equal to the
amount purchased by the Company, into common stock of the Company at a rate
of $2.52 per share. The following officers, directors and holders of 5% or
more of the Company's common stock (and parties related thereto) tendered
some or all of their notes in connection with this purchase as follows:
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Name of Number of Common
Officer, Principal Shares of Stock
Director Series of Amount of Common Stock Purchase
or More Subordinated Notes Sold Cash Received Warrants
than 5% Notes to the Premium Upon Surrendered
Stockholder Purchased Company Amount Conversion by Holder
- ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------- ------------
Forest 10% due 2003 $1,000,000 $30,000 471,960 270,270 (1)
Investement
Management
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Bishop 10% due 2003 $ 187,500(2) $ 5,625 78,660 (3)
& Co.
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Legg 10% due 2003 $ 62,500 $ 1,875 26,220 (4)
Mason, Inc.
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Legg 10% due 2003 $ 500,000 $22,500 180,830 (5)
Mason, Inc.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Joyce Lawi 10% due 2003 $ 50,000 $ 1,500 20,976 (7)
(6)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Herbert 10% due 2003 $ 300,000(8) $ 9,000 41,952 (9)
M. Pearlman
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Legg Variable rate $ 940,000 $13,160 377,097 (10)
Mason, Inc. due 2001
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(1) These warrants had an exercise price of $5.55 per share, and were
issuable only upon conversion of the notes.
(2) Includes $187,5000 principal amount of notes owned by a partnership of
which Mr. Bishop, a director of the Company, is the General Partner.
(3) This noteholder was allowed to retain the companion warrants enabling the
holder to purchase an aggregate of 70,312 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $4.00 per share.
(4) This noteholder was allowed to retain the companion warrants enabling the
holder to purchase an aggregate of 23,438 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $4.00 per share.
(5) This noteholder was allowed to retain the companion warrant enabling the
holder to purchase an aggregate of 111,111 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $5.40 per share.
(6) This noteholder is the wife of David S. Lawi, a Director of the Company.
(7) This holder was allowed to keep the common stock purchase warrants
entitling the holder to purchase an aggregate of 18,750 shares at $4.00 per
share exercise price.
(8) This holder was only required to convert a principal amount of notes
equal to 33% of the principal amount purchased in cash by the Company.
(9) This holder was allowed to keep 75,000 common stock purchase warrants
each with an exercise price of $4.00 per share.
(10) This holder was allowed to keep companion common stock purchase
warrants enabling the holder thereof to purchase an aggregate of 420,278
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.61 per share.
In September 1999 the Company consummated a $40 million dollar credit
facility. The financing was arranged by Reedland Capital Partners, an
investment banking firm of which David M. Schachter is currently a Senior
Vice President and Managing Director. Mr. Schachter became a director of the
Company in April 2000. As consideration for arranging the financing,
Reedland Capital Partners received $950,000 plus common stock purchase
warrants entitling the holder thereof to purchase 150,000 shares at an
exercise price of $2.77 per share, which warrants will expire in October
2004. In addition, in July, 1998, Reedland Capital Partners assisted the
Company in placing $3 million shares of its Series B Preferred Stock. In
consideration for such placement services, Reedland Capital Partners received
$150,000 in cash plus common stock purchase warrants entitling the holder
thereof to acquire up to 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $5.16 per share, which warrants expire in July 2001. Mr. Schachter
disclaims beneficial ownership of the common stock purchase warrants owned by
Reedland Capital Partners.
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SIGNATURE
In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
UNAPIX ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By: /s/ David A. Dreilinger
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Name: David A. Dreilinger
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: April 28, 2000
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