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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 11, 1996
REGISTRATION NO.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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DELAWARE 11-3197148
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(STATE OF INCORPORATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
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4041 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 2000
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85012
(602) 200-8900
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MICHAIL ITKIS
INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
4041 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 2000
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85012
(602) 200-8900
(AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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It is requested that copies of communications be sent to:
THEODORE E. GUTH, ESQ.
IRELL & MANELLA LLP
1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS
SUITE 900
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
(310) 277-1010
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time
to time after the effective date of the Registration Statement as determined
by market conditions.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM
OFFERING PRICE PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES AMOUNT TO BE PER WARRANT OR AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER SHARE OFFERING PRICE FEE
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Redeemable Class B Warrants........... 275,000(2) $ 6.50(1) $1,787,500(1) $ 616.38
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Class A Common Stock ($.01 par
value)(3)............................ 275,000(3) $14.69(1) $4,039,750(1) $1,393.02
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Class A Common Stock ($.01 par
value)(4)............................ 8,775,000(4) $ -- $ -- -- (4)
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Redeemable Class B Warrants(5)........ 1,550,000(5) $ -- $ -- -- (5)
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Class A Common Stock ($0.1 par
value)(5)............................ 3,100,000(5) $ -- $ -- -- (5)
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(1) Estimated solely for purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(c) on the basis of the average of the high and low prices per
share of the Redeemable Class B Warrants and the Class A Common Stock
reported on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market on October 8, 1996.
(2) Warrants issued in an April 1996 private placement and registered for
resale hereunder by the holders thereof.
(3) Shares issuable upon exercise of the Redeemable Class B Warrants described
in (2) above.
(4) Shares issuable upon exercise of up to 8,775,000 outstanding Class B
Warrants issued in prior public offerings and previously registered on
Form SB-2, Registration Nos. 33-86926 and 333-02044, for which
registration fees were previously paid. Pursuant to Rule 429, no
additional registration fee is due.
(5) Represents 1,550,000 Class B Warrants and 1,550,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock held by certain securityholders, and an additional 1,550,000
shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants, in
each case previously registered for resale by the Selling Securityholders
on Form SB-2, Registration Nos. 33-86926 and 333-02044, for which
registration fees were previously paid. Pursuant to Rule 429, no
additional registration fee is due.
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to Rule 429 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement relates to three different offerings, as follows:
OFFERING #1: This Registration Statement relates to (i) 275,000 of the
Company's redeemable class B warrants ("Class B Warrants") acquired by certain
selling securityholders in a private placement in April 1996, and (iii)
275,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying such Class B Warrants, all
for resale from time to time by the selling securityholders.
The complete Prospectus relating to Offering #1 follows immediately after
this Explanatory Note.
OFFERING #2: This Registration Statement also relates to up to 8,775,000
shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Class B Warrant Stock") issuable upon
exercise of the Company's outstanding Class B Warrants (excluding Class B
Warrants held by the selling securityholders in Offerings #1 and #3). The
issuance of the Class B Warrant Stock was previously registered in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2, Registration No. 333-02044 (the
"SB-2"), and is included in this Registration Statement to satisfy the
Company's undertaking to file a post-effective amendment to the SB-2.
The complete Prospectus relating to Offering #1 follows immediately after
this Explanatory Note. Following the Prospectus for Offering #1 are pages
(denoted as Alternate Offering #2 Pages) of the Prospectus relating solely to
the Class B Warrant Stock, including an alternative cover page, and sections
entitled "Use of Proceeds," "Dilution," "Plan of Distribution," "Concurrent
Offerings" and "Legal Matters" to be used in lieu of the sections entitled
"Use of Proceeds," "Dilution," "Selling Securityholders," "Plan of
Distribution," "Blair Commission," "Concurrent Offerings" and "Legal Matters"
in the Prospectus relating to Offering #1.
OFFERING #3: This Registration Statement also relates to (i) 1,550,000 Class
B Warrants and 1,550,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon exercise
of certain redeemable class A warrants acquired by certain selling
securityholders in connection with the Company's 1994 Bridge Financing and
(ii) an additional 1,550,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the
aforementioned Class B Warrants, all for resale from time to time by the
selling securityholders. The resale of the selling securityholder securities
offered in Offering #3 was previously registered in the Company's Registration
Statement on the above-described SB-2, and is included in this Registration
Statement to satisfy the Company's undertaking to file a post-effective
amendment to the SB-2.
The complete Prospectus relating to Offering #1 follows immediately after
this Explanatory Note. Following the Prospectus for Offering #1 are pages
(denoted as Alternate Offering #3 Pages) of the Prospectus relating solely to
the resale of the selling securityholder securities offered in Offering #3,
including an alternative cover page, and sections entitled "Use of Proceeds,"
"Dilution," "Selling Securityholders," "Concurrent Offerings" and "Legal
Matters" to be used in lieu of the sections entitled "Use of Proceeds,"
"Dilution," "Selling Securityholders," "Concurrent Offerings" and "Legal
Matters" in the Prospectus relating to Offering #1.
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+INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A +
+REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE +
+SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY +
+OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT +
+BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR +
+THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE +
+SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE +
+UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF +
+ANY SUCH STATE. +
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER , 1996
PROSPECTUS
INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
275,000 REDEEMABLE CLASS B WARRANTS
275,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
This Prospectus relates to 275,000 Redeemable Class B Warrants (the "Class B
Warrants") of Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), held by two holders (the "Selling Securityholders"), and the
275,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value ("Class A Common
Stock"), issuable upon the exercise of such 275,000 Class B Warrants. The
275,000 Class B Warrants held by the Selling Securityholders are sometimes
referred to herein as the "Selling Securityholder Warrants" and, together with
the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Selling
Securityholder Warrants, the "Selling Securityholder Securities." The Selling
Securityholder Warrants were issued to the Selling Securityholders in exchange
for certain services rendered to the Company. See "Selling Securityholders" and
"Plan of Distribution." Each Class B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase
one share of Class A Common Stock, at an exercise price of $9.75, subject to
adjustment, at any time until March 6, 2000. The Class B Warrants are subject
to redemption by the Company for $.05 per Warrant, upon 30 days' written
notice, if the average closing bid price of the Class A Common Stock exceeds
$13.65 per share (subject to adjustment) for 30 consecutive business days
ending within 5 days of the date of the notice of redemption.
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THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS"
ON PAGE 6.
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The Class A Common Stock and the Company's Class B Common Stock, $.01 par
value (the "Class B Common Stock"), are essentially identical, except that the
Class B Common Stock has six votes per share and the Class A Common Stock has
one vote per share on all matters upon which stockholders may vote. The holders
of Class B Common Stock, the majority of whom are executive officers, directors
and/or principal stockholders of the Company, control approximately 65% of the
total voting power and therefore are able to elect all of the Company's
directors and control the Company.
The securities offered by the Selling Securityholders by this Prospectus may
be sold from time to time by the Selling Securityholders or by their
transferees. The distribution of the Selling Securityholder Warrants and the
Class A Common Stock offered hereby by the Selling Securityholders may be
effected in one or more transactions that may take place on the over-the-
counter market, including ordinary brokers' transactions, privately negotiated
transactions or through sales to one or more dealers for resale of such
securities as principals, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at
prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Usual
and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or commissions may be
paid by the Selling Securityholders.
The Selling Securityholders, and intermediaries through whom such securities
are sold, may be deemed underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the securities
offered, and any profits realized or commissions received may be deemed
underwriting compensation. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling
Securityholders against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of securities
by the Selling Securityholders. In the event all of the Selling Securityholder
Warrants are exercised, the Company will receive gross proceeds of $2,681,250,
less payment of applicable commissions to D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp
("Blair"). See "Selling Securityholders," "Plan of Distribution" and "Blair
Commission."
The Class A Common Stock and the Class B Warrants are traded on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market ("Nasdaq"). On October , 1996, the closing sale price of the
Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq was $ per share and the closing sale price of
the Class B Warrants on Nasdaq was $ .
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is , 1996.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN
OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING
BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY, THE SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS OR ANY
UNDERWRITER. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE
HEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS
BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF. THIS
PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION BY ANYONE IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH
THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO
ANYONE TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH SOLICITATION.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and, in accordance
therewith, files reports and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Reports and other information filed by
the Company with the Commission pursuant to the informational requirements of
the Exchange Act may be inspected and copied at the public reference
facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, and at its Regional Offices at (i) Northwest Atrium
Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661, (ii) 7
World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048, and (iii) 5757
Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500, Los Angeles, California 90036. Copies of such
material may be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The
Commission also maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy statements,
information statements and other information regarding registrants that file
electronically with the Commission. Such reports, proxy statements,
information statements and other information may be found the Commission's
site address, http://www.sec.gov. The Class A Common Stock and the Class B
Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market ("Nasdaq") and reports,
proxy statements and other information regarding the Company can be inspected
at the offices of such exchange.
The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration
Statement") under the Securities Act, with respect to the Securities offered
hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in
the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto, as permitted by the rules
and regulations of the Commission. For further information with respect to the
Company and the Securities, reference is hereby made to the Registration
Statement, including the exhibits filed or incorporated as a part thereof.
Statements contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not
necessarily complete and in each instance reference is made to the copy of the
document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Each such
statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the
applicable documents filed with the Commission.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents heretofore filed by the Company under the Exchange
Act with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference: (1) the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended October 31,
1995, and Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal
year ended October 31, 1995; (2) the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-
QSB dated January 31, 1996, April 30, 1996 and July 31, 1996; and (3) the
description of the Company's Common Stock as set forth in the Company's
registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on December 31,
1994, as amended by the Company's registration statement on Form 8-A/A filed
with the Commission on March 8, 1995, and any other amendments or reports
thereto filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such
description.
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All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the
termination of the offering of the shares of Common Stock made hereby shall be
deemed to be incorporated in this Prospectus by reference and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement incorporated
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company will provide, without charge, to each person to whom a copy of
this Prospectus has been delivered, on the request of such person, a copy of
any and all of the information that has been or may be incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus, other than exhibits thereto. Written or oral
requests for such copies should be directed to Interactive Flight
Technologies, Inc., 4041 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2000, Phoenix, Arizona
85012, Attention: Chief Financial Officer. The telephone number is (602) 200-
8900.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in
this Prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein are
forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in
such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without
limitation, the failure of passenger use of the Entertainment Network to
generate sufficient revenues, the failure to execute definitive agreements
with additional airlines (or, in the case of Swissair, with the Swiss lottery
organization) on favorable terms or at all, the failure of the Company to
receive sufficient financing to perform its obligations under its existing and
contemplated agreements, the impact of competition and downward pricing
pressures, the effect of changing economic conditions, risks in technology
development, the risks involved in currency fluctuations, and the other risks
and uncertainties detailed in "Risk Factors" below and in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 dated April 4, 1996, the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB and Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-
KSB/A for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1995.
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THE COMPANY
Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") is engaged in the
development, assembly, installation and operation of a computer-based in-
flight entertainment network (the "Entertainment Network"). The first
generation of the Entertainment Network provided aircraft passengers the
opportunity to view movies, to play computer games and, in certain cases where
permitted by applicable law, to gamble through a high-resolution video touch
screen. The Company has also recently developed a second generation of the
Entertainment Network (the "IFEN-2") which includes additional features such
as secure casino gaming, in-flight shopping, a telephone interface system, the
ability for passengers to pay for IFEN-2 usage through their credit cards, and
increased video-on-demand capacity.
To date, the Company has entered into contracts to install and operate the
Entertainment Network on the aircraft of three airlines--Alitalia Airlines
S.p.A. ("Alitalia"), Debonair Airlines ("Debonair"), and Swissair VKB
("Swissair"). Under the Company's agreement with Alitalia (the "Alitalia
Agreement"), the first generation of the Entertainment Network system was
installed in November 1995 in the first class and business class seats of an
Alitalia MD-11 aircraft. Following completion of the test period of this first
installed Entertainment Network system, Alitalia accepted the remainder of the
Alitalia Agreement and the Company accordingly delivered first generation
Entertainment Network systems for installation on an additional four Alitalia
MD-11 aircraft. The agreement provides for the Company to operate the
Entertainment Networks on all five aircraft over a period of approximately
eight years. The Alitalia Agreement does not presently provide for, and is not
expected to provide for, passenger use of gambling features of the
Entertainment Network. Under the Alitalia Agreement, Alitalia is to pay an
aggregate of approximately $2.7 million for the hardware components of the
five Entertainment Network systems, of which $1.1 million has been paid to
date and $1.6 million is currently due and payable.
In March 1996, the Company entered into a second airline contract (the
"Debonair Agreement") with Debonair, a start-up European airline. The Debonair
Agreement provides for the Company to deliver and install IFEN-2 systems
(including video casino style gambling) for all seats on Debonair's entire
fleet, which consists of six RJ-146 aircraft. The aggregate purchase price to
be paid by Debonair for the hardware components of the six IFEN-2 systems and
related spare parts is approximately $5.8 million. However, the Debonair
Agreement provides that, provided Debonair utilizes the casino gaming feature
of the Entertainment Networks, Debonair is not required to pay any up-front
funds to the Company for the six Entertainment Networks. Instead, payments to
the Company will be made solely through a revenue-sharing arrangement, which
provides that the Company will receive a percentage of revenues generated by
the Entertainment Networks, principally casino gaming revenues, until the
aggregate purchase price plus accrued interest for all six Entertainment
Networks is paid, and thereafter the Company will receive a reduced percentage
of such revenues. The Debonair Agreement further provides that if the use of
the casino gaming features of the IFEN-2 systems is ordered by law to cease,
then no further payments of purchase price for each installed system shall be
due.
Effective July 18, 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with Swissair
to provide for delivery and installation by the Company of IFEN-2 systems on
sixteen Swissair MD-11 aircraft and five Swissair B-747 aircraft. The Company
will also provide various maintenance and operational services for the
installed IFEN-2 systems. Subject to execution of an agreement with
Interkantonale Landeslotterie ("ILL"), the operator of the Swiss lottery based
in Zurich, Switzerland, the IFEN-2 systems installed on Swissair aircraft will
allow passengers to participate in various Swiss lottery games, but are not
expected to allow use of the traditional casino style gaming features such as
slots or poker. In the event that no agreement is reached with ILL, either
Swissair or the Company may terminate the Swissair Agreement.
Under the Swissair Agreement, subject to the terms thereof, the Company is
entitled to receive an aggregate of approximately $72 million for the IFEN-2
hardware, plus the costs of installation and certain upgrades. The Company
will also be reimbursed for its projected costs in connection with maintaining
and operating the systems. However, the hardware purchase price and the
operating expenses are payable only out of net revenues received from
passenger participation in the aforementioned lottery games. Further, the
Company may receive
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such amounts only after Swissair is first reimbursed from the net lottery
revenues for certain expenses incurred in connection with the installation and
operation of the IFEN-2 systems. Any amounts remaining after payment of the
Company's operating costs and the IFEN-2 purchase price will be paid over to
ILL. The Company will also receive a percentage of revenues and commissions
from advertising and shopping services available on the installed IFEN-2
systems.
The Company is aggressively marketing the Entertainment Network to numerous
additional airlines, focusing primarily on international carriers or domestic
carriers with international routes. However, no there can be no assurance that
definitive agreements will be executed with any other airlines. See "Risk
Factors."
On September 5, 1996, the Company signed a Letter of Intent to form a
strategic alliance (the "Alliance") with interests of the Pritzker family of
Chicago (the "Pritzker Interests"). The Letter of Intent contemplates that the
Pritzker Interests would use their marketing resources to enhance IFT's
relationship with international domestic air carriers. In addition, the Letter
of Intent provides for the Pritzker Interests to help develop and coordinate
financing sources for IFT.
Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Pritzker Interests
would invest up to $20 million in a proposed Joint Venture in order to raise
one-third of the money required for a potential future airline project
currently under consideration (which amount would not be available to fund the
Company's currently existing airline obligations). The Pritzker Interests
would also have the option to invest in up to six similar ventures for future
airline projects. Under the Alliance, the Pritzker Interests would purchase up
to $1 million of IFT stock in the open market, and would receive warrants to
purchase up to 10% of IFT (on a fully diluted basis). These warrants would be
issued in specified increments as future airline contracts are executed by
IFT. Finally, the Alliance would provide for John Pritzker, and one other
Pritzker nominee to join the Board of Directors of IFT, and for additional
Pritzker nominees if the size of the Board is increased.
Completion of the transaction and formation of the Alliance are subject to
customary conditions precedent, including the negotiation and execution of
definitive documentation. There can be no assurance that the parties will
agree upon and execute such definitive documents or that the Alliance, if
formed, will produce the desired results.
Since commencement of operations, the Company has developed a substantial
catalogue of proprietary technology and know-how relating to the Entertainment
Network and its related systems. In addition, the Company has an exclusive
license (the "FortuNet License") for technology for airline use from FortuNet,
Inc. ("FortuNet"), a gaming equipment manufacturer that distributes video
gaming networks to casinos and other gaming establishments. The Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, who is also a director and principal
stockholder of the Company, is a former employee of FortuNet and was a
substantial contributor to the development of the technology licensed from
FortuNet.
In July 1996, the Company relocated its principal executive offices and its
primary manufacturing and development facilities from Las Vegas, Nevada to
Phoenix, Arizona.
The Company was incorporated in Delaware in August 1994 and is the successor
by merger to In-Flight Entertainment Services Corp., a New York corporation
incorporated in February 1994. The Company completed an initial public
offering of its securities in March 1995. Unless the context requires or as
otherwise indicated, all references to the "Company" include the predecessor
company. The Company's principal executive offices are located at 4041 N.
Central Avenue, Suite 2000, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, and its telephone number
is (602) 200-8900.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in the securities offered hereby involves a high degree of
risk. In addition to the other information contained in this Prospectus,
prospective investors should carefully consider the following risk factors
before purchasing the securities offered hereby.
Limited Operating History; Unproven Viability of Entertainment Network. The
Company was organized in February 1994 and completed its initial public
offering in March 1995. To date, the Company has secured agreements with
Alitalia (for the provision of five first generation Entertainment Network
systems for a total purchase price of approximately $2.7 million plus amounts
received from the sale of service parts, if any), with Debonair (for the
provision of six IFEN-2 Entertainment Networks for a total purchase price of
approximately $5.8 million) and with Swissair (for the provision of twenty-one
IFEN-2 Entertainment Networks for a total purchase price of $72 million), in
the last case subject to agreement with ILL (the Swiss lottery organization).
However, as of the date hereof, the Company has installed systems and received
revenues only under the Alitalia agreement and, with respect to the other
agreements and any future agreements, may experience many of the problems,
delays, expenses and difficulties commonly encountered by early stage
companies, many of which are beyond the Company's control. These include, but
are not limited to, unanticipated problems related to product development,
regulatory compliance, manufacturing, marketing, additional costs and
competition and technological obsolescence, as well as problems associated
with sales or operations in foreign countries. There can be no assurance that
the Company will be able to market the IFEN-2 Entertainment Network to
additional airlines or that once installed, the IFEN-2 Entertainment Networks
will function as intended, meet with customer acceptance or generate any
revenue, or that the Company will ultimately achieve profitability. The
Company has incurred significant development and marketing operating losses to
date and there can be no assurance of future revenues or profits.
The acceptance of the Entertainment Network is dependent on a number of
factors, including the technological quality and features of such product
compared to competitive products, the actual and the perceived ability of the
Company to service the Entertainment Network, consumer demand and the
purchasing patterns of airlines. Many of these factors are beyond the
Company's control. As a result of all of these factors, as well as
unanticipated problems which may be experienced by the Company, the Company is
unable to predict when, if ever, the Entertainment Network will be
commercially successful.
Accumulated Deficit; Operating Losses and Charges to Operations. At July 31,
1996, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $13.3 million.
The Company will be required to continue to expend significant funds in
connection with continued development, manufacturing and marketing activities
with respect to the Entertainment Network which to date have resulted in, and
are expected to continue to result in, operating losses and reductions in
working capital. The extent of future losses and the time required to achieve
profitability are highly uncertain. There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to achieve profitability on a sustained basis, if at all.
Need for Additional Financing; Potential Cash Shortages. At July 31, 1996,
the Company had working capital of approximately $25.0 million. The Company
increased its working capital in May 1996 from the proceeds of its Class A
Warrant Exercise Offer, its third financing, from which the Company received
net proceeds of approximately $25.2 Million. However, the Company has incurred
additional losses since the Exercise Offer which have again reduced working
capital, and the Company expects that losses will continue for the foreseeable
future. As a result, unless funds are received from additional financing,
working capital is expected to continue to decrease following the initial
increase attributable to receipt of proceeds from the aforementioned Exercise
Offer.
The Company's revenues have been generated, and are anticipated to be
generated in the future, from sales, installation and servicing of the
Entertainment Network aboard commercial and charter aircraft. The contracts
the Company has executed and is currently negotiating generally provide for
the Company to install the Entertainment Network on an aircraft and to be paid
for the equipment and for its installation and maintenance out of revenue
generated by passenger use of the installed network on the aircraft. As a
result, the Company
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must expend significant capital amounts for the assembly, installation and
maintenance of the Entertainment Network on each aircraft, but revenue as
payment for the system will be received, if at all, only as a result of the
use of the system over a potentially significant period of time. The Company
will be required to incur substantial up-front costs required to perform the
Debonair Agreement and the Swissair Agreement. Moreover, the Company may also
enter into commitments to purchase equipment necessary for additional
installations, even in the absence of a purchase commitment from an airline,
if such action is determined to be necessary or desirable to pursue business
opportunities. The Company also expects its cash requirements to increase in
future periods due to higher expenses associated with increased sales and
marketing activities and financing of inventory purchases, installations and
accounts receivable.
As a consequence, the Company will need additional financing to perform
under its existing contracts (i.e., the Alitalia Agreement, the Debonair
Agreement and the Swissair Agreement) in addition to any future contracts that
it may enter into, including those it is currently negotiating. Although the
Company has been in discussions with a number of external sources of capital
to raise portions of the funds needed, there can be no assurances that such
funds will be available in the near future when they will be needed for the
contracts involved. Without additional funding from external capital sources
or from exercise of the Company's outstanding warrants, the Company will not
have sufficient cash to complete all of its existing and pending contracts.
Risks Relating to Growth and Expansion. Growth of the Company's business may
place significant pressure on the Company's management, operational and
technical resources. The Company believes that for competitive reasons, it is
important to obtain an installed customer base as early as possible and,
accordingly, the failure to expand operations in the early years of the
Company's business may hinder or preclude significant future growth. If the
Company is successful in obtaining additional agreements with airlines
relating to the installation of Entertainment Networks, the Company will be
required to raise substantial additional funds and deliver large volumes of
quality products to its airline customers on a timely basis at a reasonable
cost to the Company. The Company has no experience in delivering large volumes
of its products and does not have the capacity and may not have the capital
resources to meet wide scale production requirements. The Company currently
has contracts with domestic manufacturers for high-volume production, and may
enter into additional contracts with such domestic and foreign manufacturers.
However, there can be no assurance that any manufacturing arrangement will be
entered into or will be successful, that the Company's efforts to conduct
manufacturing activities will be successful or that the Company or any
supplier will be able to satisfy commercial scale production requirements on a
timely and cost-effective basis. The Company's success will also depend in
part upon its ability to provide its airline customers with timely service and
support. The Company will also be required to develop and improve operational,
management and financial systems and controls. Failure to manage growth would
have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company. Expenses
arising from Company activities to increase market penetration and support
growth will have a negative impact on operating results.
Risks Relating to the Debonair and Swissair Agreements. There are numerous
risks associated with the Debonair Agreement and the Swissair Agreements of
which investors should be aware. First, the Company will be required to incur
substantial up-front costs to perform under these agreements in advance of
receiving any significant payments from Debonair or Swissair. Further, the
Debonair Agreement provides that the only funds to be received by the Company
from Debonair will be in the form of revenue-sharing of the revenues from the
six Entertainment Networks (primarily revenues from the casino gaming).
Likewise, the Swissair Agreement provides that the purchase price for the
hardware, as well as the Company's operating costs, will be paid only out of
lottery revenues from the twenty-one Entertainment Networks (with ILL first
receiving a portion thereof and Swissair then receiving first priority for its
expenses prior to payment of the Company's expenses and the purchase price for
the hardware). Thus, the Company's ability to recoup its up-front costs and/or
derive any profit under the either of these agreements will be dependent upon
a number of factors, including the success of the airlines' respective
businesses, the extent to which passengers utilize the casino and lottery
gaming features of the Entertainment Networks and numerous other factors, most
of which are beyond the Company's control. In fact, Debonair is a start-up
airline and, consequently, there is no assurance that it will ever commence
operations or, if it does, that its operations will be successful. To the
extent that there are any unanticipated problems
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relating to product development, regulatory compliance, manufacturing and
other factors, the costs estimates described above to perform the Debonair
Agreement and the Swissair Agreement may increase significantly, thereby
utilizing a substantially higher amount of the Company's working capital than
currently contemplated.
Second, since these agreements contemplate that the Entertainment Network
will be installed in coach class and will feature casino gaming, the Company
must install and operate the newly-developed IFEN-2 system on both Debonair
and Swissair aircraft. These will represent the first commercial installations
of the IFEN-2 system, and there can be no assurance that the IFEN-2 systems,
once installed, will function properly or meet with customer acceptance.
Third, both of the contracts are subject to the gaming laws of various
jurisdictions. See "--Regulatory Restrictions on Gaming Devices."
Dependence Upon Limited Number of Potential Customers. The sole market for
the Company's products is expected to be commercial airlines. There are a
limited number of major commercial airlines worldwide. Accordingly, even
assuming a sustained commercial viability and the successful marketing of the
Entertainment Network, the Company expects to have contracts with only a
limited number of customers, each of which may account for a substantial
portion of the Company's revenues. The inability to generate new contracts to
replace completed contracts could result in substantial losses in future
fiscal periods. Moreover, because gaming is prohibited on all United States
air carriers and on aircraft operated to or from the United States by foreign
carriers, the Entertainment Network may be commercially less attractive to a
significant segment of the commercial airline market.
Regulatory Restrictions on Gaming Devices. United States law, with certain
exceptions, currently prohibits the knowing transportation of gaming devices
on aircraft operated in interstate air transportation. In addition, states may
prohibit the transportation and use of gaming devices on flights operating
between two points in a single state. Federal law also prohibits the
installation, transportation or operation of gaming devices by any U.S. or
foreign air carrier or for such carriers to permit their use on aircraft
operated to or from the United States in foreign air transportation. The
United States Secretary of Transportation has conducted a study and has
reported to Congress in March 1996, regarding the safety, commercial and
operational issues posed by gaming devices aboard commercial aircraft.
However, this report did recommend that Congress take immediate action to
modify Federal law regarding gaming devices on commercial aircraft and it is
uncertain what effect the report will have, if any. Moreover, the laws
regarding the transmission of gaming data into, out of, or within United
States territory, even where such data was lawfully obtained in another
jurisdiction, are unclear. As a result, there can be no assurance that the
transmission of such data will not be restricted or prohibited. Because gaming
can generally be expected to generate significantly greater revenues and
profitability than other entertainment options expected to be available on the
Entertainment Network, the inability to offer gaming on flights would have a
material adverse impact on the Company's business and on the market acceptance
by airlines of the Entertainment Network. The Company will also be subject to
the laws of foreign jurisdictions which may similarly restrict or prohibit the
gaming or other activities offered on the Entertainment Network.
Requirement For and Uncertainty of Regulatory Approval of Entertainment
Network. The installation and use of the Entertainment Network in each
aircraft type will require prior certification and approvals from the Federal
Aviation Administration ("FAA") and from aeronautical agencies of foreign
governments. Prior to certification and approval, the Entertainment Network
must be installed on an aircraft and tested, including an in-flight test. The
Company has received FAA certification for the Entertainment Network on
Alitalia MD-11 aircraft, and has completed delivery of the Entertainment
Network for installation on five Alitalia MD-11 aircraft. The Company will
require FAA and comparable foreign certification prior to installing the
Entertainment Network on the Debonair RJ-146 and the Swissair MD-11 and B-747
aircraft, and the aircraft of any other airlines with which the Company may
execute agreements in the future. However, there can be no assurance that
further FAA and foreign certifications and approvals will be obtained, or
obtained in a timely fashion in connection with the Swissair Agreement or
thereafter. In addition, even if FAA certification is obtained, federal
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law grants to the FAA the authority to reexamine at any time the basis upon
which certification and approval of the Entertainment Network may be granted
and, if appropriate, to amend or revoke such certifications and approvals,
subject to certain appeal rights.
Risks of Patent Infringement. The use of the Company's technology, including
the patented technology licensed from FortuNet, may give rise to claims that
the Company's products infringe the patents of others. The Company is aware of
a number of United States and foreign patents which include claims relating to
technologies similar to those included in the Entertainment Network. Although
the Company is aware of a foreign patent (and a corresponding U.S.
application) that may cover the Entertainment Network, the Company believes
that this patent is currently unenforceable and cannot be revived because of
the failure to pay certain renewal fees and that, even if this patent were to
become enforceable, the Company can take steps to help ensure that its
activities would not be infringing. However, in the event such patent became
enforceable and an infringement claim were brought against the Company and any
such claim were successful, in addition to any potential liability for
damages, the Company could be required to obtain a license in order to
continue to market the Entertainment Network. There can be no assurance that
the Company would prevail against any such claim or that any license required
would be made available on acceptable terms or at all. In addition, if the
Company becomes involved in any such litigation, it could consume a
substantial portion of the Company's resources and management time and any
resulting liability of the Company may have a material adverse effect on the
Company's results of operations and financial condition. The Company has
agreed to pay all costs and damages associated with any patent infringement
litigation initiated against Alitalia, Debonair, Swissair and ILL.
Uncertainty of Patent Protection; No Assurance of Significant Competitive
Advantage. The Entertainment Network is dependent upon unpatented proprietary
technology and know-how developed by the Company and, to a lesser extent,
patented technology that the Company has licensed from FortuNet. There can be
no assurance that FortuNet's issued patents (or any issued to the Company in
the future) will provide the Company with any significant competitive
advantage or that challenges will not be instituted against the validity or
enforceability of any patent licensed or owned by the Company or, if
instituted, that such challenges will not be successful. The cost of
litigation to uphold the validity and protect against infringement of patents
can be substantial. FortuNet's obligations to indemnify the Company under the
FortuNet License are limited to the amount of license fees payable to FortuNet
under the FortuNet License. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that others
will not independently develop substantially equivalent or more advanced
proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to the
Company's trade secrets or obtain such technology or duplicate the
Entertainment Network. In addition, to the extent that consultants (including
FortuNet), key employees or other third parties apply technological
information developed by them or by others to Company projects, disputes may
arise as to the proprietary rights to such information which may not be
resolved in favor of the Company. There can also be no assurance that the
Company can meaningfully protect its intellectual property (particularly in
countries where there are no patents corresponding to those patents licensed
from FortuNet).
Risks of Foreign Operations; Dependence on Foreign Sales
Representatives. Because the Company believes the Entertainment Network is
commercially more viable on international flights, the Company's principal
customers are expected to be foreign airlines. Moreover, the Company uses and
intends to continue to use the services of sales representatives to negotiate
contracts with foreign airlines. As a result, the Company may become obligated
to pay significant fees to such representatives, who typically charge a
percentage of the contract purchase price. Accordingly, the Company's control
over the negotiating process may be reduced. Further, a substantial portion of
the Company's operations will be subject to various factors characteristic of
conducting business outside the United States, such as import duties, trade
restrictions, work stoppages, foreign currency fluctuations, export controls
or license requirements, political or economic instability, imposition of
government controls and other factors, any or all of which could have a
material adverse effect on the business of the Company. Agreements may also be
more difficult to enforce and receivables more difficult to collect through a
foreign country's legal or currency expatriation systems. In addition, the
laws of certain countries relating to proprietary rights do not protect the
Company's products and intellectual property rights to the same extent as do
the laws of the United States.
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Capital Intensive Purchase; Extensive Sales Cycle; Fluctuations in Revenues
and Operating Results. The outright purchase of an Entertainment Network by an
airline would represent a significant capital investment by such airline.
Airlines are generally faced with increasing pressures to cut costs,
particularly in non-safety related areas, and their ability to pass increased
costs to consumers is limited. Accordingly, the Company anticipates that an
extensive time period will be involved in negotiating and obtaining any actual
purchase commitments from airlines, which may include a test installation in
addition to an evaluation of the technology. In addition, installations are
expected to be conducted in incremental deployments and revenues expected to
be recognized as the installations are completed, so that related receivables
may not be collected for an extended period after installation. As a result,
the Company is unable to predict whether or when any additional purchase
agreements with airlines will be entered into, and the Company may experience
significant fluctuations in revenue and cash flow or periods in which no
revenues are recognized and cash flow shortages are experienced. In addition,
if anticipated sales and installations do not occur when expected,
expenditures and inventory levels could be disproportionately high and the
Company's operating results for that quarter may be adversely affected.
Particularly during the early years of operations, if the Company obtains any
such additional purchase agreements, a limited number of customers may account
for all or substantially all of the Company's revenues.
Seasonality. Because the installation of the Entertainment Network requires
that the aircraft be taken out of service temporarily, and because the
grounding of an aircraft represents a significant lost revenue opportunity for
an airline, the Company believes that a significant portion of installations
will occur during the winter months when air traffic is typically reduced.
Additional variability in revenues and operating results may arise from
budgeting and purchasing patterns of airlines.
Competition. The Company currently competes and will compete with a number
of companies offering in-flight entertainment systems, most of whom (including
but not limited to Sony Transcom, Hughes Avicom, BE Aerospace, Matsushita and
TNCI) have substantially greater financial, management, technical and other
resources than the Company and who offer products, systems or services similar
to the Entertainment Network. There can be no assurance that the Company will
compete effectively with such other companies, or that other companies will
not develop products which are superior to the Company's or which achieve
greater market penetration.
Rapid Technological Change; Need to Introduce New Programming Software. The
markets for in-flight entertainment systems and interactive products are
characterized by rapid technological developments and changes in customer
preferences and requirements. As a result, the Company's success is dependent
upon its ability to update on a regular basis and enhance the Entertainment
Network and to develop or acquire and introduce in a timely manner new
entertainment options and programming software for incorporation in the
Entertainment Network. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
successful in developing or licensing and marketing enhancements of the
Entertainment Network on a timely basis, or at all, that any enhancements will
adequately address changing airline or passenger preferences and demands or
gain the acceptance of the Company's customers or that the cost of licensing
programming software from third parties or developing its own software will
not become prohibitive. If the Entertainment Network does not incorporate
newer technologies and programming software, the Company's business and
operating results may be adversely affected.
Dependence on Programming Software and Product Distributors. The Company
will be required to obtain rights from vendors of programming software to
include such programming software on the Entertainment Network. The Company
has arrangements with certain movie distributors pursuant to which the Company
chooses from lists of available movies from each distributor and compiles the
lists for presentation to the airlines. In addition, in order to provide
shopping channel services, the Company will be required to enter into
arrangements with distributors capable of providing delivery of products
throughout international markets. There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to negotiate any such agreements or that such agreements will be
on terms favorable to the Company.
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Dependence on Third Party Suppliers and Contractors. The Company assembles
the hardware constituting its Entertainment Network from components purchased
from third party suppliers, and its dependence on such suppliers will reduce
its control over the manufacturing process. In addition, the Company currently
uses single suppliers for certain of the hardware comprising the Entertainment
Network. Although the Company believes that other sources of supply are
available, delays or increased costs associated with locating and procuring
such supplies could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Further, because the Company lacks the FAA authorization to perform these
functions, the Company must contract with third parties to obtain FAA
certifications of the Entertainment Network on each proposed type of host
aircraft, and to install the Entertainment Networks on customers aircraft. The
Company has contracted with Elsinore Aerospace Services ("Elsinore"), an FAA-
designated engineering representative experienced in flight entertainment
systems, to assist the Company in the application and approval process in
connection with the Debonair systems. Similarly, the Company has contracted
with Hollingsead International to assist with such process in connection with
the Swissair systems and to perform the installation of the Entertainment
Networks on Swissair aircraft. Any breach or delay in performance by either of
these contractors could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
results of operations and its relationships with its airline customers.
Dependence on Key Personnel. The Company's success depends upon the
continued contributions of its executive officers, most of whom are also
principal stockholders of the Company. Because of a medical disability, Steven
M. Fieldman, the Company's Vice President--Business Development, devotes
approximately 20 hours per week to business activities, all of which relate to
the affairs of the Company. The Company does not have key man insurance on Mr.
Fieldman. The Company has obtained key man insurance on the life of Michail
Itkis, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. The loss of services of, or a
material reduction in the amount of time devoted to, the Company by its
executive officers could adversely affect the business of the Company.
Control by Existing Stockholders; Potential Anti-takeover Provisions. The
Company's executive officers and/or directors (together with their relatives)
control approximately 65% of the total voting power of the Company, reflecting
the multiple votes afforded to the Class B Common Stock. As a result, such
stockholders are able to elect all of the Company's directors and otherwise
control the Company's operations. The Company and each of its principal
stockholders have entered into a stockholders' agreement (the "Stockholders'
Agreement") which grants to such stockholders certain rights with respect to
the sale of shares by the other stockholders and the Company and other matters
affecting corporate governance, including an agreement by such stockholders to
vote for the current members of the Board of Directors of the Company or
nominees of such stockholders. The existence of such rights will solidify the
control over the Company by its executive officers and directors. The
Company's Board of Directors is also authorized to issue from time to time,
without stockholder authorization, shares of preferred stock, in one or more
designated series or classes. The Company is also subject to a Delaware
statute regulating business combinations. Any of these provisions could
discourage, hinder or preclude an unsolicited acquisition of the Company and
could make it less likely that stockholders would receive a premium for their
shares as a result of any such attempt.
Charge to Earnings in the Event of Release of Escrow Shares. Currently,
3,200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by officers, directors and
principal stockholders of the Company are held in escrow (the "Escrow
Shares"), and such shares will be released from escrow if the Company attains
certain earnings levels over the next two years or if the Class A Common Stock
trades at certain levels over the next year. In addition, in accordance with
the terms of the governing escrow agreement, Blair has consented to the
modification of the terms of such release of the Escrow Shares, subject to
obtaining the approval therefor from the holders of a majority of the
Company's Class A Common Stock (other than holders of Escrow Shares). The
position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") with
respect to such escrow arrangements provides that in the event any shares are
released from escrow to the stockholders of the Company who are officers,
directors, employees or consultants of the Company, a compensation expense to
the Company will be recorded for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly,
the Company will, in the event of the release of the Escrow Shares, recognize
during the period in which the earnings thresholds are met or such stock
levels achieved, a substantial
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noncash charge to earnings equal to the fair value of such shares on the date
of their release, which would have the effect of significantly increasing the
Company's loss or reducing or eliminating earnings, if any, at such time. The
recognition of such compensation expense may have a depressive effect on the
market price of the Company's securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing
discussion, there can be no assurance that the Escrow Shares will be released
from escrow.
Outstanding Warrants and Options. The Company has outstanding (i) 10,590,209
Class B Warrants (including the Selling Securityholder Warrants) to purchase
10,590,209 shares of Class A Common Stock; (ii) 165,000 Class C Warrants held
by the Selling Securityholders, each of which entitles the holder to purchase
one share of Class A Common Stock for an exercise price of $11.00; (iii)
165,000 Class D Warrants held by the Selling Securityholders, each of which
entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for an
exercise price of $14.00 and (iv) unit purchase options granted to Blair and
its affiliates in connection with the Company's initial public offering (the
"Unit Purchase Options") to purchase an aggregate of 1,120,000 shares of Class
A Common Stock, assuming exercise of the underlying Warrants. In addition, as
of August 6, 1996, the Company had 545,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
reserved for issuance upon exercise of options granted under the Company's
Stock Option Plan, and 492,000 options were then outstanding under the Stock
Option Plan. Holders of such warrants and options are likely to exercise them
when, in all likelihood, the Company could obtain additional capital on terms
more favorable than those provided by warrants and options. Further, while
these warrants and options are outstanding, the Company's ability to obtain
additional financing on favorable terms may be adversely affected.
Potential Adverse Effect of Redemption of Class B Warrants. The Class B
Warrants are subject to redemption by the Company at a redemption price of
$.05 per Warrant upon not less than 30 days' prior written notice if the
closing bid price of the Class A Common Stock shall have averaged in excess of
$13.65 per share for 30 consecutive trading days ending within 5 days of the
notice. Redemption of the Class B Warrants could force the holders to exercise
the Class B Warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may
be disadvantageous for the holders to do so, to sell the Class B Warrants at
the then current market price when they might otherwise wish to hold the Class
B Warrants, or to accept the redemption price which, at the time the Class B
Warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than
the market value of the Class B Warrants.
Current Prospectus and State Registration to Exercise Class B
Warrants. Holders of Class B Warrants will only be able to exercise the Class
B Warrants if (i) a current prospectus under the Securities Act relating to
the securities underlying the Class B Warrants is then in effect, and (ii)
such securities are qualified for sale or exempt from qualification under the
applicable securities laws of the states in which the various holders of
Class B Warrants reside. With respect to the Selling Securityholder Warrants,
this Prospectus is the prospectus required to be in effect. Although the
Company has undertaken and intends to use its best efforts to maintain a
current prospectus covering the securities underlying the Class B Warrants to
the extent required by Federal securities laws, there can be no assurance that
the Company will be able to do so. The value of the Class B Warrants may be
greatly reduced if a prospectus covering the securities issuable upon the
exercise of the Class B Warrants is not kept current or if the securities are
not qualified, or exempt from qualification, in the states in which the
holders of Class B Warrants reside. If and when the Class B Warrants become
redeemable by the terms thereof, the Company may exercise its redemption right
even if it is unable to qualify the underlying securities for sale under all
applicable state securities laws. Holders of Class B Warrants called for
redemption residing in states where the underlying securities have not been
qualified for sale would generally still be able to sell their Class B
Warrants at the then market price thereof.
Possible Delisting of Securities from the Nasdaq Stock Market. While the
Company's Class A Common Stock and Class B Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market, there can be no assurance that the Company will meet the
criteria for continued listing. Continued inclusion on Nasdaq generally
requires that (i) the Company maintain at least $2,000,000 in total assets and
$1,000,000 in capital and surplus, (ii) the minimum bid price of the Class A
Common Stock be $1.00 per share, (iii) there be at least 100,000 shares in the
public float valued at $1,000,000 or more, (iv) the Class A Common Stock have
at least two active market makers, and (v) the Class A Common Stock be held by
at least 300 holders.
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If the Company is unable to satisfy Nasdaq's maintenance requirements, its
securities may be delisted from Nasdaq. In such event, trading, if any, in the
Class A Common Stock and Class B Warrants would thereafter be conducted in the
over-the-counter market in the so-called "pink sheets" or the NASD's
"Electronic Bulletin Board." Consequently, the liquidity of the Company's
securities could be impaired, not only in the number of securities which could
be bought and sold, but also through delays in the timing of transactions,
reduction in security analysts' and the news media's coverage of the Company
and lower prices for the Company's securities than might otherwise be
attained.
Possible Adverse Effect on Liquidity of the Company's Securities Due to the
Investigation of D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. and D.H. Blair & Co.,
Inc. by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Commission is conducting
an investigation concerning various business activities of Blair and D.H.
Blair & Co., Inc. ("Blair & Co."), the dominant market maker in the Company's
securities. The investigation appears to be broad in scope, involving numerous
aspects of Blair's and Blair & Co.'s compliance with the Federal securities
laws and compliance with the Federal securities laws by issuers whose
securities were underwritten by Blair or Blair & Co., or in which Blair or
Blair & Co. make over-the-counter markets, persons associated with Blair or
Blair & Co., such issuers and other persons. The Company has been advised by
Blair that the investigation has been ongoing since at least 1989 and that it
is cooperating with the investigation. Blair cannot predict whether this
investigation will ever result in any type of formal enforcement action
against Blair or Blair & Co., or, if so, whether any such action might have an
adverse effect on Blair or the Company's securities. An unfavorable resolution
of the Commission's investigation could have the effect of limiting Blair &
Co.'s ability to continue to make a market in the Company's securities, which
could affect the liquidity or price of such securities.
Shares Eligible for Future Sale. Future sales of Class A Common Stock by
existing stockholders pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), or pursuant to a separate prospectus
included a registration statement filed by the Company or otherwise, could
have an adverse effect on the price of the Company's securities. In addition
to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, the
Company has filed a registration statement under the Securities Act for the
benefit of certain other security holders and which currently covers the
resale of 1,550,000 Class B Warrants and up to 3,100,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock (including those shares purchasable upon exercise of the such
1,550,000 Class B Warrants). In addition, the Company has registered for
resale 545,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
options granted or to be granted under the Company's Stock Option Plan. As of
August 6, 1996, 492,000 options were outstanding under the Stock Option Plan.
Further, all of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
the 3,960,000 shares of Class B Common Stock are eligible for resale under
Rule 144, subject to volume and manner of sale limitations. Blair has demand
and "piggy-back" registration rights covering the securities underlying the
Unit Purchase Option, and the holders of Class C and Class D Warrants have
"piggy-back" registration rights covering the shares underlying such warrants.
Sales of Class A Common Stock, or the possibility of such sales, in the public
market in any of the foregoing manners may adversely affect the market price
of the securities offered hereby.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the
Selling Securityholders of the Selling Securityholder Securities offered
hereby; however, to the extent that the Selling Securityholder Warrants are
exercised, the Company will receive proceeds equal to the exercise price
thereof multiplied by the number of warrants exercised. If all of the Selling
Securityholder Warrants are exercised, the Company would receive gross
proceeds of $2,681,250, less payment of the Blair Commission. The Company
presently intends to use such proceeds for working capital and general
corporate purposes.
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DILUTION
The net tangible book value of the Company as of July 31, 1996 was
$27,201,088 million or $2.27 per share. Net tangible book value per share
represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities of the
Company, divided by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. After
giving effect to the sale of the 275,000 shares of Common Stock offered hereby
(and after deduction of estimated commissions and offering expenses), the pro
forma net tangible book value of the Company at July 31, 1996 would have been
$29,703,238 million, or $2.42 per share. This represents an immediate increase
in such net tangible net book value of $0.15 per share to existing
stockholders and an immediate dilution of $7.33 per share to new investors
purchasing shares in this offering. The following table illustrates this per
share dilution:
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Assumed offering price........................................ $9.75
Net tangible book value before this offering................ $2.27
Increase attributable to new investors...................... .15
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Pro forma net tangible book value after this offering......... $2.42
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Dilution of net tangible book value to new investors.......... $7.33
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The foregoing excludes 492,000 shares that are issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding employee options under the Company's Stock Option Plan as of
August 6, 1996. To the extent that these and other options, stock awards or
warrants that may be issued are exercised in the future, there will be further
dilution to new investors.
The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis as of August 31, 1996,
the differences between existing stockholders and new investors with respect
to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchased from the Company,
the total consideration paid to the Company, and the average consideration
paid per share (before deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION AVERAGE
----------------- ------------------- PRICE
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE
--------- ------- ----------- ------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders........ 8,074,329 96.7% $44,129,000 94.3% $5.47
New investors................ 275,000 3.3 2,681,250 5.7 $9.75
--------- ----- ----------- -----
Total...................... 8,349,329 100.0% $46,810,250 100.0%
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</TABLE>
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SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
The Selling Securityholders are Banner Aerospace, Inc. ("Banner"), a
Delaware corporation, and Leonard Toboroff ("Toboroff"). Banner and Toboroff
received their respective Class B Warrants in exchange for certain services
rendered to the Company in connection with the Company's proposals to
Swissair, leading up to the execution of the Swissair Agreement.
The following table sets forth the number of Class B Warrants and underlying
shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Selling
Securityholders and included herein. Because the Selling Securityholders may
offer all or some of the Selling Securityholder Securities which they own
pursuant to the offering contemplated by this Prospectus, and because there
are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to
the sale of any of the Securityholder Securities, no estimate can be given as
to the amount of Selling Securityholder Securities that will be held by the
Selling Securityholders after completion of this offering. The Selling
Securityholder Securities offered by this Prospectus may be offered from time
to time by the Selling Securityholders named below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
SHARES OF CLASS A
NUMBER OF COMMON STOCK
CLASS B WARRANTS BENEFICIALLY
BENEFICIALLY HELD HELD AND MAXIMUM
AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO BE
NAMES OF SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS AMOUNT TO BE SOLD SOLD(1)
-------------------------------- ----------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Banner Aerospace, Inc.................. 187,500 187,500
Leonard Toboroff....................... 87,500 87,500
</TABLE>
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(1) Represents shares to be issued upon exercise of the Selling Securityholder
Warrants.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The sale of all or a portion of the Selling Securityholder Securities
offered hereby by the Selling Securityholders may be effected from time to
time on Nasdaq at prevailing prices at the time of such sales, at prices
related to such prevailing prices or at negotiated prices. The Selling
Securityholders may sell all or a portion of the Selling Securityholder
Securities in private transactions or in the over-the-counter market at prices
related to the prevailing prices of the Selling Securityholder Securities on
Nasdaq at the time of the sale. The Selling Securityholders may effect such
transactions by selling to or through one or more broker-dealers, and such
broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts,
concessions or commissions from the Selling Securityholders. For example, the
Selling Securityholder Securities may be sold by one or more of the following
without limitation: (a) a block trade in which the broker or dealer so engaged
will attempt to sell the Selling Securityholder Securities as agent but may
position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction; (b) purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by
such broker or dealer for its account pursuant to this Prospectus; (c)
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchasers; and (d) face to face transactions between sellers and purchasers
without a broker-dealer. In effecting sales, brokers or dealers engaged by the
Selling Securityholders may arrange for other brokers or dealers to
participate in the resales.
The Selling Securityholders and any broker-dealers that participate in the
distribution may under certain circumstances be deemed to be "underwriters"
within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by such
broker-dealers and any profits realized on the resale of shares by them may be
deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
To the extent required under the Securities Act, a supplemental prospectus
will be filed disclosing (a) the name of any such broker-dealers, (b) the
number of Selling Securityholder Securities involved, (c) the price at which
such Selling Securityholder Securities are to
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be sold, (d) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such
broker-dealers, where applicable, (e) that such broker-dealers did not conduct
any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus, as supplemented, and (f) other facts material to
the transaction.
The Company and the Selling Securityholders may agree to indemnify such
broker-dealers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act. In addition, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling
Securityholders and any underwriter with respect to the Selling Securityholder
Securities against certain liabilities, including, without limitation, certain
liabilities under the Securities Act, or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to
contribute toward amounts required to be paid in respect of such liabilities.
The Company has agreed to pay certain costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the registration of the Selling Securityholder Securities,
except that the Selling Securityholders shall be responsible for all selling
commissions, transfer taxes and related charges in connection with the offer
and sale of such Selling Securityholder Securities.
There is no assurance that any of the Selling Securityholders will sell any
or all of the Selling Securityholder Securities. The Company has agreed to
keep the registration statement relating to the offering and sale by the
Selling Securityholders of the Selling Securityholder Securities continuously
effective for a period of two (2) years from the date of this Prospectus.
BLAIR COMMISSION
Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, the Company has agreed not to solicit
Warrant exercises other than through Blair, unless Blair declines to make such
solicitation. Blair has agreed to assist the Company in effecting the Exercise
Offer. Upon any exercise of the Warrants, the Company will pay Blair a fee of
5% of the aggregate Warrant exercise price (the "Blair Commission"), if (i)
the market price of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the date the
Warrants are exercised is greater than the then exercise price of the
Warrants; (ii) the exercise of the Warrants was solicited by a member of the
NASD as designated in writing on the Warrant Certificate subscription form;
(iii) the Warrants are not held in a discretionary account; (iv) disclosure of
compensation arrangements was made both at the time of the offering and at the
time of exercise of the Warrants; and (v) the solicitation of exercise of the
Warrant was not in violation of Rule 10b-6 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
As of October 1, 1996, there were seven market makers in the Company's
securities. Rule 10b-6 may prohibit Blair from engaging in any market making
activities with regard to the Company's securities for the period from nine
business days (or such other applicable period as Rule 10b-6 may provide)
prior to any solicitation by Blair of the exercise of Class A Warrants until
the later of the termination of such solicitation activity or the termination
(by waiver or otherwise) of any right that Blair may have to receive a fee for
the exercise of Warrants following such solicitation. As a result, Blair may
be unable to provide a market for the Company's securities during certain
periods while the Warrants are exercisable.
CONCURRENT OFFERINGS
Pursuant to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a
part, the Company has registered (i) up to 8,775,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock of the Company, which are issuable upon exercise of the Company's
outstanding Class B Warrants issued in public offerings, (ii) the resale of
1,550,000 Class B Warrants held by certain other selling securityholders and
the 1,550,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying such Class B Warrants.
Sales of such securities, or the potential of such sales, may have an adverse
effect on the market price of the securities offered hereby.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK AND WARRANTS
COMMON STOCK
Class A Common Stock. Holders of Class A Common Stock have the right to cast
one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of
holders of Class A Common Stock, including the election of directors. The
Class A and Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class on all
matters on which stockholders may vote, except when class voting is required
by applicable law.
Holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive such dividends,
together with the holders of Class B Common Stock, pro rata based on the
number of shares held, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors,
from funds legally available therefor, subject to the rights of holders of any
outstanding Preferred Stock. In the case of dividends or other distributions
payable in stock of the Company, including distributions pursuant to stock
splits or division of stock of the Company, only shares of Class A Common
Stock will be distributed. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the affairs of the Company, all assets and funds of the Company
remaining after the payment of all debts and other liabilities, subject to the
rights of the holders of any outstanding Preferred Stock, shall be
distributed, pro rata, among the holders of the Class A and Class B Common
Stock. Holders of Class A Common Stock are not entitled to preemptive,
subscription, cumulative voting or conversion rights, and there are no
redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Class A Common Stock.
All outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are, and the shares of Class A
Common Stock offered hereby will be when issued, fully paid and non-
assessable.
Class B Common Stock. Immediately prior to the date hereof there were
3,960,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding held by six stockholders
of record. Each share of Class B Common Stock is entitled to six votes on all
matters on which stockholders may vote, including the election of directors.
The Class A and Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class on all
matters on which stockholders may vote, except when class voting is required
by applicable law.
Holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to participate together with
the holders of Class A Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares
held, in the payment of cash dividends and in the liquidation, dissolution and
winding up of the Company, subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding
Preferred Stock. In the case of dividends, or other distributions payable in
stock of the Company, including distributions pursuant to stock splits or
divisions of stock of the Company, only shares of Class A Common Stock shall
be distributed with respect to Class B Common Stock.
Shares of Class B Common Stock are automatically convertible into an
equivalent number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A Common
Stock upon the sale or transfer of such shares by the original record holder
thereof except to another holder of Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class
B Common Stock also is convertible at any time upon the option of the holder
into one share of Class A Common Stock. There are no preemptive, subscription,
redemption, conversion or cumulative voting rights applicable to the Class B
Common Stock except under the Stockholders' Agreement.
REDEEMABLE CLASS B WARRANTS
Each Class B Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of
Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $9.75 at any time after issuance
until 5:00 P.M., New York City Time, on March 6, 2000. Commencing March 7,
1996, the Class B Warrants become redeemable by the Company on 30 days'
written notice at a redemption price of $.05 per Class B Warrant, if the
closing price of the Company's Class A Common Stock for any 30 consecutive
trading days ending within 5 days of the notice of redemption averages in
excess of $13.65 per share. All Class B Warrants must be redeemed if any are
redeemed.
The Class B Warrants are issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement among the
Company, Blair and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, New
York, as Warrant Agent, and are evidenced by warrant certificates in
registered form. The Class B Warrants provide for adjustment of the exercise
price and for
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a change in the number of shares issuable upon exercise to protect holders
against dilution in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, combination or
reclassification of the Class A Common Stock or upon issuance of shares of
Class A Common Stock at prices lower than the market price of the Class A
Common Stock, with certain exceptions.
The exercise price of the Class B Warrants was determined by negotiation
between the Company and the Underwriter in the Company's initial public
offering and should not be construed to be predictive of or to imply that any
price increases in the Company's securities will occur.
A Class B Warrant may be exercised upon surrender of the Class B Warrant
certificate on or prior to its expiration date (or earlier redemption date) at
the offices of American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, New York,
the Warrant Agent, with the form of "Election to Purchase" on the reverse side
of the Class B Warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated,
accompanied by payment of the full exercise price (by certified or bank check
payable to the order of the Company) for the number of shares with respect to
which the Class B Warrant is being exercised. Shares issued upon exercise of
Class B Warrants and payment in accordance with the terms of the Class B
Warrants will be fully paid and non-assessable.
The Class B Warrants do not confer upon the Class B Warrantholder any voting
or other rights of a stockholder of the Company. Upon notice to the Class B
Warrantholders, the Company has the right to reduce the exercise price or
extend the expiration date of the Class B Warrants.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Company by the law firm of Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, California.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc., as of
October 31, 1995 and for the year then ended, and the cumulative statements of
operations, stockholders' equity (deficiency), and cash flows for the period
February 1, 1994 (inception) through October 31, 1995, have been incorporated
by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the
reports of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP and Richard A. Eisner & Company LLP,
independent certified public accountants incorporated by reference herein
(insofar as such report of Richard A. Eisner & Company LLP relates to the
amounts included for the period from February 1, 1994 (inception) to October
31, 1994), and upon the authority of said firms as experts in accounting and
auditing.
The balance sheet of the Company at October 31, 1994 and the related
statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficiency) and cash flows for
the period from inception (February 1, 1994) through October 31, 1994
incorporated herein by reference have been audited by, and are incorporated
herein by reference in reliance upon the report of, Richard A. Eisner &
Company LLP, independent certified public accountants, given on the authority
of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Effective May 10, 1995, the Company changed its independent accountants from
Richard A. Eisner & Company LLP ("Eisner") to KPMG Peat Marwick LLP ("Peat
Marwick"). Prior to the retention of Peat Marwick, neither the Company, nor
any person on its behalf, consulted with Peat Marwick regarding the
application of accounting principles to any transaction or the types of audit
opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements. The
decision to change accountants was recommended by the Board of Directors of
the Company. There were no disagreements with Eisner on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing
scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to their
satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference in connection with
their opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement.
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A +
+REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE +
+SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY +
+OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT +
+BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR +
+THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE +
+SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE +
+UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF +
+ANY SUCH STATE. +
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER , 1996
ALTERNATE OFFERING
#2 PAGES
PROSPECTUS
INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
UP TO 8,775,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
UNDERLYING REDEEMABLE CLASS B WARRANTS
This Prospectus relates to up to 8,775,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Company's outstanding redeemable class B warrants
(the "Class B Warrants") which were issued in previous public offerings. Each
Class B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company's
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Class A Common Stock") at an
exercise price of $9.75, subject to adjustment, at any time until March 6,
2000. The Class B Warrants are subject to redemption by the Company for $.05
per Warrant, upon 30 days' written notice, if the average closing bid price of
the Class A Common Stock exceeds $13.65 per share (subject to adjustment) for
30 consecutive business days ending within 5 days of the date of the notice of
redemption.
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THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGE 6.
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The Class A Common Stock and the Company's class B common stock, $.01 par
value (the "Class B Common Stock"), are essentially identical in all respects,
except that the Class B Common Stock has six votes per share and the Class A
Common Stock has one vote per share. The Class B Common Stock is convertible
into Class A Common Stock on a share for share basis. The holders of the Class
B Common Stock, all of whom are executive officers, directors and/or principal
stockholders of the Company, control approximately 65% of the total voting
power of the Company and are therefore able to elect all of the Company's
directors and to control the Company.
On March 14, 1995, the Company completed an initial public offering (the
"IPO") of 3,220,000 Units (the "Units"), each Unit consisting of one share of
Class A Common Stock, one redeemable class A warrant (each, a "Class A
Warrant") and one Class B Warrant. The Class A Warrants were exercisable for
one share of Class A Common Stock and one Class B Warrant for an exercise price
of $7.00. The components of the Units were transferrable separately upon
issuance. On May 17, 1996, the Company completed an Exercise Offer pursuant to
which the Company offered holders of its redeemable Class A Warrants who
exercised their Class A Warrants (i) to issue an extra 1/2 of a Class B Warrant
for each Class A Warrant exercised by such holder on or prior to May 17, 1996
(in addition to the one share of Class A Common Stock and one Class B Warrant
issuable upon exercise of the Class A Warrants pursuant to the terms of the
Class A Warrants), and (ii) to reduce the exercise price of the Class A
Warrants to $5.75 per share (from $7.00 per share) with respect to any such
exercise.
The securities offered hereby represent shares underlying the Class B
Warrants issued in the IPO or upon exercise of Class A Warrants issued in the
IPO (including exercises in the Exchange Offer).
The Class A Common Stock and the Class B Warrants are traded on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market ("Nasdaq"). On October , 1996, the closing sale price of the
Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq was $ per share and the closing sale price
of the Class B Warrants on Nasdaq was $ .
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is , 1996.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to the Company from the exercise of the Warrants will be
added to the Company's working capital and will be available for any general
corporate purposes.
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DILUTION
The net tangible book value of the Company as of July 31, 1996 was
$27,201,088 million or $2.27 per share. Net tangible book value per share
represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities of the
Company, divided by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. After
giving effect to the sale of the 8,775,000 shares of Common Stock offered
hereby (and after deduction of estimated commissions and offering expenses),
the pro forma net tangible book value of the Company at July 31, 1996 would
have been $108,434,438 million, or $5.22 per share. This represents an
immediate increase in such net tangible net book value of $2.95 per share to
existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $4.53 per share to new
investors purchasing shares in this offering. The following table illustrates
this per share dilution:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Assumed offering price........................................... $9.75
Net tangible book value before this offering................... 2.27
Increase attributable to new investors......................... 2.95
----
Pro forma net tangible book value after this offering............ 5.22
Dilution of net tangible book value to new investors............. $4.53
=====
</TABLE>
The foregoing excludes 492,000 shares that are issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding employee options under the Company's Stock Option Plan as of
August 6, 1996. To the extent that these and other options, stock awards or
warrants that may be issued are exercised in the future, there will be further
dilution to new investors.
The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis as of August 31, 1996,
the differences between existing stockholders and new investors with respect
to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchased from the Company,
the total consideration paid to the Company, and the average consideration
paid per share (before deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION AVERAGE
------------------ -------------------- PRICE
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE
---------- ------- ------------ ------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders...... 8,074,329 47.9% $ 44,129,000 34.0% $5.47
New investors.............. 8,775,000 52.1 85,556,250 66.0 $9.75
---------- ----- ------------ -----
Total.................... 16,849,329 100.0% $129,685,250 100.0%
========== ===== ============ =====
</TABLE>
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Holders of outstanding Warrants can exercise their Warrants for the
applicable underlying securities upon payment of the exercise prices therefor
to the Company. The Company has agreed not to solicit Warrant exercises other
than through D. H. Blair Investment Banking Corp., the underwriter of the IPO
("Blair"), unless Blair declines to make such solicitation. Upon any exercise
of the Warrants after March 7, 1996, the Company will pay Blair a fee of 5% of
the aggregate Warrant exercise price if (i) the market price of the Company's
Class A Common Stock on the date the Warrants are exercised is greater than
the then exercise price of the Warrants; (ii) the exercise of the Warrants was
solicited by a member of the NASD as designated in writing on the Warrant
Certificate subscription form; (iii) the Warrants are not held in a
discretionary account; (iv) disclosure of compensation arrangements was made
both at the time of the offering and at the time of exercise of the Warrants;
and (v) the solicitation of exercise of the Warrant was not in violation of
Rule 10b-6 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On May 17, 1996, the Company completed the Exercise Offer pursuant to which
the Company offered holders of Class A Warrants who exercised their Class A
Warrants (i) to issue an extra 1/2 of a Class B Warrant for each Class A
Warrant exercised by such holder on or prior to May 17, 1996 (in addition to
the one share of Class A Common Stock and one Class B Warrant issuable upon
exercise of the Class A Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Class A
Warrants), and (ii) to reduce the exercise price of the Class A Warrants to
$5.75 per share (from $7.00 per share) with respect to any such exercise. In
connection with the Exercise Offer, Blair received an aggregate fee of
approximately $1,400,000 in respect of the exercise of Class A Warrants.
As of October 1, 1996, there were two market makers in the Company's
securities. Blair & Co., which is substantially owned by family members of J.
Morton Davis, the sole stockholder of the parent company and sole stockholder
of Blair, currently makes a market in the Company's securities. Rule 10b-6 may
prohibit Blair & Co. from engaging in any market making activities with regard
to the Company's securities for the period from nine business days (or such
other applicable period as Rule 10b-6 may provide) prior to any solicitation
by Blair of the exercise of Warrants until the later of the termination of
such solicitation activity or the termination (by waiver or otherwise) of any
right that the Blair may have to receive a fee for the exercise of Warrants
following such solicitation. As a result, Blair & Co. may be unable to provide
a market for the Company's securities during certain periods while the
Warrants are exercisable.
In connection with the IPO the Company sold to Blair or its designees, for
nominal consideration, the Unit Purchase Option to purchase up to 280,000
Units substantially identical to the Units sold in the IPO, except that the
warrants included therein are not subject to redemption by the Company unless,
on the redemption date, the Unit Purchase Option has been exercised and the
underlying warrants are outstanding. The Unit Purchase Option is exercisable
during the three year period commencing March 7, 1997 at an exercise price of
$6.00 per Unit, subject to adjustment in certain events, and the Unit Purchase
Option and the underlying securities are not transferable until March 7, 1998
except to officers of the Underwriter or to members of the selling group. The
Unit Purchase Option includes a provision permitting the Underwriter or its
designees to elect a cashless exercise. The Company has agreed to register
during the four-year period commencing March 7, 1996, on two separate
occasions, the securities issuable upon exercise thereof under the Securities
Act, the initial such registration to be at the Company's expense and the
second at the expense of the holders. The Company has also granted certain
"piggy-back" registration rights to holders of the Unit Purchase Option.
In connection with the IPO, the Company agreed to indemnify Blair against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Blair has the right to designate one director to the Company's Board of
Directors for a period of five years from the completion of the IPO. Such
designee may be a director, officer, partner, employee or affiliate of Blair.
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During the five-year period from March 7, 1995, in the event Blair
originates a financing or a merger, acquisition or transaction to which the
Company is a party, Blair will be entitled to receive a finder's fee in
consideration for origination of such transaction. The fee is based on a
percentage of the consideration paid in the transaction ranging from 7% of the
first $1,000,000 to 2 1/2% of any consideration in excess of $9,000,000.
Blair acted as Placement Agent for the Bridge Financing in October and
November 1994 for which it received a Placement Agent fee of $310,000 and a
non-accountable expense allowance of $93,000.
The Commission is conducting an investigation concerning various business
activities of Blair and Blair & Co. The investigation appears to be broad in
scope, involving numerous aspects of the Underwriter's and Blair & Co.'s
compliance with the Federal securities laws and compliance with the Federal
securities laws by issuers whose securities were underwritten by Blair or
Blair & Co., or in which Blair or Blair & Co. made over-the-counter markets,
persons associated with Blair or Blair & Co., such issuers and other persons.
The Company has been advised by Blair that the investigation has been ongoing
since at least 1989 and that it is cooperating with the investigation. Blair
cannot predict whether this investigation will ever result in any type of
formal enforcement action against Blair or Blair & Co. or, if so, whether any
such action might have an adverse effect on Blair or the securities offered
hereby. The Company has been advised that Blair & Co. will make a market in
the securities following this offering. An unfavorable resolution of the
Commission's investigation could have the effect of limiting such firm's
ability to make a market in the Company's securities, which could affect the
liquidity or price of such securities.
CONCURRENT OFFERINGS
The Company has registered for resale by certain securityholders (the
"Selling Securityholders") an aggregate of 1,550,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock and 1,825,000 Class B Warrants (and the 1,825,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Class B Warrants). Sales of such
securities, or the potential of such sales, may have an adverse effect on the
market price of the securities offered hereby.
Alt 2-5
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon for the
Company by Baer Marks & Upham LLP, New York, New York.
Alt 2-6
<PAGE>
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A +
+REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE +
+SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY +
+OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT +
+BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR +
+THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE +
+SECURITIES IN ANY STATEIN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE +
+UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF +
+ANY SUCH STATE. +
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ALTERNATE OFFERING
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PROSPECTUS
INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1,550,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
1,550,000 REDEEMABLE CLASS B WARRANTS AND
1,550,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE OF THE REDEEMABLE CLASS B WARRANTS
This Prospectus relates to up to 1,550,000 shares of Class A Common Stock,
$.01 par value ("Class A Common Stock") and up to 1,550,000 Redeemable Class B
Warrants (the "Class B Warrants") of Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), held by 51 holders (the "Selling
Securityholders"), and up to 1,550,000 additional shares of Class A Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of such Class B Warrants. The 1,550,000 Class B
Warrants held by the Selling Securityholders are sometimes referred to herein
as the "Selling Securityholder Warrants" and, together with the 1,550,000
shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Selling Security Holders and the
1,550,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Selling
Securityholder Warrants, the "Selling Securityholder Securities." The Selling
Securityholder Warrants and the 1,550,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held
by the Selling Securityholders were acquired upon exercise of redeemable class
A warrants ("Class A Warrants") which were issued to the Selling
Securityholders in exchange for warrants they received in a private placement
by the Company in October and November 1994 (the "Bridge Financing"). See
"Selling Securityholders" and "Plan of Distribution." Each Class B Warrant
entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock, at an
exercise price of $9.75, subject to adjustment, at any time until March 6,
2006. The Class B Warrants are subject to redemption by the Company for $.05
per Warrant, upon 30 days' written notice, if the average closing bid price of
the Class A Common Stock exceeds $13.65 share (subject to adjustment) for 30
consecutive business days ending within 5 days of the date of the notice of
redemption.
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THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS"
ON PAGE 6.
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The Class A Common Stock and the Company's class B common stock, $.01 par
value (the "Class B Common Stock"), of the Company are essentially identical,
except that the Class B Common Stock has six votes per share and the Class A
Common Stock has one vote per share on all matters upon which stockholders may
vote. The holders of Class B Common Stock, the majority of whom are executive
officers, directors and/or principal stockholders of the Company, control
approximately 65% of the total voting power and therefore are able to elect all
of the Company's directors and control the Company.
The securities offered by the Selling Securityholders by this Prospectus may
be sold from time to time by the Selling Securityholders or by their
transferees. The distribution of the Selling Securityholder Warrants and the
Class A Common Stock offered hereby by the Selling Securityholders may be
effected in one or more transactions that may take place on the over-the-
counter market, including ordinary brokers' transactions, privately negotiated
transactions or through sales to one or more dealers for resale of such
securities as principals, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at
prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Usual
and customary or specifically negotiated brokerage fees or commissions may be
paid by the Selling Securityholders.
The Selling Securityholders, and intermediaries through whom such securities
are sold, may be deemed underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the securities
offered, and any profits realized or commissions received may be deemed
underwriting compensation. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling
Securityholders against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of securities
by the Selling Securityholders. In the event all of the Selling Securityholder
Warrants are exercised, the Company will receive gross proceeds of $15,112,500,
less payment of applicable commissions to D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp
("Blair"). See "Selling Securityholders," "Plan of Distribution" and "Blair
Commission."
The Class A Common Stock and the Class B Warrants are traded on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market ("Nasdaq"). On October , 1996, the closing sale price of the
Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq was $ per share and the closing sale price
of the Class B Warrants on Nasdaq was $ .
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is , 1996.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER , 1996
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the
Selling Securityholders of the Selling Securityholder Securities offered
hereby; however, to the extent that the Selling Securityholder Warrants are
exercised, the Company will receive proceeds equal to the exercise price
thereof multiplied by the number of warrants exercised. If all of the Selling
Securityholder Warrants are exercised, the Company would receive gross
proceeds of $15,112,500, less payment of the Blair Commission. The Company
presently intends to use such proceeds for working capital and general
corporate purposes.
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DILUTION
The net tangible book value of the Company as of July 31, 1996 was
$27,201,088 million or $2.27 per share. Net tangible book value per share
represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities of the
Company, divided by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. After
giving effect to the sale of the 1,550,000 shares of Common Stock underlying
the Selling Securityholder Warrants (and after deduction of estimated
commissions and offering expenses), the pro forma net tangible book value of
the Company at July 31, 1996 would have been $41,512,963 million, or $3.06 per
share. This represents an immediate increase in such net tangible net book
value of $.79 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of
$6.69 per share to new investors purchasing shares in this offering. The
following table illustrates this per share dilution:
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<S> <C> <C>
Assumed offering price.......................................... $9.75
Net tangible book value before this offering.................. $2.27
Increase attributable to new investors........................ .79
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Pro forma net tangible book value after this offering........... 3.06
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Dilution of net tangible book value to new investors............ $6.69
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The foregoing excludes 492,000 shares that are issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding employee options under the Company's Stock Option Plan as of
August 6, 1996. To the extent that these and other options, stock awards or
warrants that may be issued are exercised in the future, there will be further
dilution to new investors.
The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis as of August 31, 1996,
the differences between existing stockholders and new investors with respect
to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchased from the Company,
the total consideration paid to the Company, and the average consideration
paid per share (before deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses):
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SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION AVERAGE
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NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE
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Existing stockholders........ 8,074,329 83.9% $44,129,000 74.5% $5.47
New investors................ 1,550,000 16.1 15,112,500 25.5 $9.75
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Total...................... 9,624,329 100.0% $59,241,500 100.0%
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SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
The Selling Securityholders are various investors who received redeemable
Class A Warrants of the Company in exchange for warrants received in the
Company's 1994 Bridge Financing. The Selling Securityholder Securities were
acquired upon exercise of those Class A Warrants.
The following table set forth certain information with respect to each
Selling Securityholder for whom the Company is registering the Selling
Securityholder Securities for resale to the public. The Company will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale of such securities. Except for the
relationships noted in footnotes (2) and (3) below, to the Company's knowledge
there are no material relationships between any of the Selling Securityholders
and the Company, nor have any such material relationships existed within the
past three years.
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NUMBER OF CLASS B
WARRANTS AND SHARES
OF CLASS A COMMON
STOCK BENEFICIALLY
OWNED AND MAXIMUM
NUMBER TO BE
SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS SOLD(1)
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Alan S. Abrams.............................................. 12,500
Jeffrey W. Abrams and Josette M. Abrams, JTWROS............. 12,500
Jerome Ansel................................................ 50,000
Michael A. Asch............................................. 12,500
Arthur F. Backal............................................ 6,250
James J. Binns, Esq. IRA Rollover........................... 6,250
Andrew Bressman............................................. 25,000
Michael Cantor.............................................. 18,750
Chesed Congregation......................................... 150,000
Kenneth Cohen and Sherry Cohen, JTWROS...................... 12,500
Isaac Dweck................................................. 50,000
Raymond Drapkin, M.D........................................ 12,500
Jules H. Dreyfuss........................................... 31,250
EBLW Associates............................................. 12,500
Steven M. Fieldman and Marjorie Fieldman, JTWROS(2)......... 25,000
Robert A. Foisie............................................ 50,000
Sandy Frank................................................. 25,000
William Frankel............................................. 12,500
Dr. Harvey Glicker.......................................... 25,000
Donald H. Goldman(3)........................................ 25,000
Morton Goulder.............................................. 25,000
Steven R. Hurlburt.......................................... 37,500
Boris Itkis(2).............................................. 25,000
Michail Itkis and Lauren Snopkowski, JTWROS(2).............. 25,000
Leonard Keller and Eileen Keller, JTWROS.................... 75,000
Robert E. Kirby............................................. 37,500
Harmat Capital Corp......................................... 50,000
David Hoffman and Jerri Hoffman, JTWROS..................... 75,000
Lenny Corp.................................................. 12,500
Phil Lifschitz.............................................. 25,000
Gary Lustberg............................................... 12,500
Harvey Mininberg and Susan Mininberg, JTWROS................ 12,500
Momentum Enterprises Inc. Money Purchase Trust.............. 12,500
Richard A. Nelson and Elaine M. Nelson, JTWROS.............. 50,000
Marc Roberts and Ron Cantor, JTWROS......................... 50,000
The Rubin Family Foundation, Inc............................ 18,750
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF CLASS B
WARRANTS AND SHARES
OF CLASS A COMMON
STOCK BENEFICIALLY
OWNED AND MAXIMUM
NUMBER TO BE
SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS SOLD(1)
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<S> <C>
E. Donald Shapiro........................................... 6,250
Dr. George Spiegel.......................................... 37,500
Gary J. Strauss............................................. 12,500
Morris Talansky............................................. 50,000
Ervin Tausky................................................ 50,000
Henry G. Warner............................................. 18,750
Henry G. Warner Special No. 2............................... 12,500
Adam R. Wolfensohn.......................................... 18,750
Naomi R. Wolfensohn......................................... 18,750
Sara R. Wolfensohn.......................................... 18,750
Joel Wolff.................................................. 75,000
Aaron Wolfson............................................... 25,000
Abraham Wolfson............................................. 25,000
Morris Wolfson.............................................. 50,000
Seth Zachary................................................ 12,500
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Total..................................................... 1,550,000
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(1) Does not include shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the Class B Warrants. Except for the individuals set forth in footnotes
(2) and (3), none of the Selling Securityholders beneficially own in
excess of 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2) Each of Steven M. Fieldman, Michail Itkis and Boris Itkis are directors
and, with the exception of Boris Itkis, executive officers of the Company.
(3) Mr. Goldman is a former director and executive officer of the Company.
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CONCURRENT OFFERINGS
Pursuant to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a
part, the Company has registered (i) up to 8,775,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock of the Company, which are issuable upon exercise of the Company's
outstanding Class B Warrants issued in public offerings, (ii) the resale of
275,000 Class B Warrants acquired by certain other selling securityholders in
a private placement and the 275,000 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying
such Class B Warrants. Sales of such securities, or the potential of such
sales, may have an adverse effect on the market price of the securities
offered hereby.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon for the
Company by Baer Marks & Upham LLP, New York, New York.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The expenses to be paid by the Company in connection with the distribution
of securities being registered (for all three offerings) are estimated as
follows:
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<S> <C>
Accounting Fees and Expenses................................ $ 15,000
Legal Fees and Expenses..................................... 25,000
Miscellaneous Expenses...................................... 5,000
Blair Commission............................................ 5,167,625(1)
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Total..................................................... 5,212,625
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(1) Represents commissions on exercise of all Class B Warrants in Offerings
#1, #2 and #3 of $134,100, $4,277,900 and $755,625, respectively.
The Selling Securityholders will be responsible for all selling commissions,
transfer taxes and related charges in connection with the offer and sale of
the Selling Securityholder Securities.
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law empowers a corporation
to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to by made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than a suit by
or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as an officer, employee or agent of
another corporation or enterprise. Depending on the character of the
proceeding, a corporation may indemnify against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person
indemnified acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed
to be in and not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no cause to believe his or
her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action by or in the right of the
corporation, no indemnification may be made with respect to any claim, issue
or manner as to which such person has been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or
suit was brought determines that despite the adjudication of liability, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
the court deems proper. Section 145 further provides that to the extent a
director or officer of a corporation has been successful in the defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to above or in the defense of any claim
issue or manner therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection therewith. Corporations may also advance expenses incurred in
defending proceedings against corporate agents upon receipt of an undertaking
that the agent will reimburse the corporation if it is ultimately determined
that the agent is not entitled to be indemnified against expenses reasonably
incurred.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides, in effect, that, to the
extent and under the circumstances permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, the Company shall indemnify any person who was or is
a party or is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding
of the type described above by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving at
the request of the Company as director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or enterprise.
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation limits the personal liability of its directors
for violations of their fiduciary duty. This eliminates each director's
liability to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages except
(i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty; (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing
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violation of law; (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of
dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions; or (iv) for any
transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit. The
effect of this provision is to eliminate the personal liability of directors
for monetary damages for actions involving a breach of their fiduciary duty of
care, including any such actions involving gross negligence.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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1.1(1) Revised Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1(1) Certificate of Ownership and Merger
3.2(1) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.3(1) Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of Registrant
3.4(1) By-laws of the Registrant
4.1(1) Form of Bridge Note
4.2(1) Revised Form of Warrant Agreement
4.3(1) Revised Form of Underwriter's Unit Purchase Option
4.4(1) Specimen of Class A Common Stock Certificate
4.5(1) Specimen of Class B Common Stock Certificate
4.6** Specimen of Class B Warrant Certificate
4.7(3) Specimen of Class C Warrant Certificate
4.8(3) Specimen of Class D Warrant Certificate
5.1 Legal Opinion of Irell & Manella LLP
5.2(4) Legal Opinion of Baer Marks & Upham LLP
10.1(1) 1994 Stock Option Plan
10.2 Employment Agreement between Registrant and Steven M. Fieldman dated
as of August 27, 1996
10.3(1) Employment Agreement between Registrant and Michail Itkis dated as of
October 31, 1994
10.4(2) Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Robert J. Aten dated
as of April 1, 1995
10.5(2) Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Lance Fieldman dated
as of May 1, 1995
10.6(1) Amended and Restated Shareholders' Agreement by and among Yuri Itkis,
Michael Itkis, Boris Itkis, Steven M. Fieldman, Donald H. Goldman,
Lance Fieldman and Registrant dated as of October 6, 1994
10.7(1) Intellectual Property License and Support Services Agreement by and
between FortuNet, Inc. and Registrant dated as of October 6, 1994
10.8(1) Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement by and between Registrant
and Yuri Itkis dated as of October 6, 1994
10.9(1) Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement by and between the Registrant,
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Yuri Itkis, Michael itkis,
Boris Itkis, Steven M. Fieldman, Donald H. Goldman and Lance Fieldman
10.10(1) Sublease between Registrant and Key Products Co., Inc.
10.11(2) Lease between Registrant and 44 West 55th Street Associates dated as
of May 1, 1995
10.12(1) Form of Indemnification Agreement
10.13(1) Form of International Sales Representative Agreement
10.14(4) Form of Amendment of Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement
23.1 Consent of Irell & Manella LLP (included in legal opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
23.3 Consent of Richard A. Eisner & Company LLP
23.4(1) Consent of Baer Marks & Upham LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
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(1) Incorporated by Reference from the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form SB-2, Registration No. 33-86928.
(2) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-
KSB for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1995, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on February 13, 1996, File No. 0-25668.
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(3) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-QSB for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on September 16, 1996, File No. 0-25668.
(4) Incorporated by Reference from the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form SB-2, Registration No. 333-02044.
** To be filed by amendment
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) 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;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs 1(i) and 1(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that are incorporated by reference 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.
(b) The undersigned registrant 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 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.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT
CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY
AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ON THE 10TH DAY
OF OCTOBER, 1996.
INTERACTIVE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
By: /s/ Michail Itkis
__________________________________
Michail Itkis
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints each of Michail Itkis and Steven M Fieldman,
jointly and severally, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,
each with full power of substitution for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments and post-effective
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, thereby
ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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 DATES INDICATED.
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<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ Michail Itkis Chief Executive Officer and October 10, 1996
____________________________________ Director
Michail Itkis
/s/ Steven M. Fieldman Director October 10, 1996
____________________________________
Steven M. Fieldman
/s/ Yuri Itkis Director October 10, 1996
____________________________________
Yuri Itkis
/s/ Boris Itkis Director October 10, 1996
____________________________________
Boris Itkis
/s/ James H. Zukin Director October 10, 1996
____________________________________
James H. Zukin
/s/ Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Director October 10, 1996
____________________________________
General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
/s/ Robert A. Aten Chief Financial Officer October 10, 1996
____________________________________ (Principal Financial and
Robert A. Aten Accounting Officer)
</TABLE>
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[Letterhead of Irell & Manella LLP]
Exhibit 5.1
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October 9, 1996
Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc.
4041 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2000
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed by you with
the Securities Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 11, 1996 (the
"Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration (in Offering #1
of the Registration Statement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of
the resale of 275,000 of your redeemable Class B Warrants (the "Warrants"), and
the sale and issuance of 275,000 shares of your Class A Common Stock underlying
the Warrants (the "Shares"). As your counsel in connection with this
transaction, we have examined the proceedings proposed taken and proposed to be
taken in connection with said sale and issuance of the Warrants and the Shares
and such other matters and documents as we have deemed necessary or relevant as
a basis for this opinion.
It is our opinion that, upon conclusion of the proceedings being taken or
contemplated by us, as your counsel, to be taken prior to the issuance of the
Shares, the Warrants are (and the Shares, when issued and sold in the manner
described in the Registration Statement, will be) legally and validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement, and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement, including the proxy statement/prospectus constituting a
part thereof, and any amendment thereto. This opinion is furnished to you in
connection with the registration of the Shares, is solely for your benefit and
may not be relied upon by, nor copies delivered to, any other person or entity
without our prior written consent.
Very truly yours,
IRELL & MANELLA LLP
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EXHIBIT 10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is entered into as of August
27, 1996, between Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "COMPANY"), and Steven M. Fieldman ("EXECUTIVE") with reference to the
following facts:
A. Pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of October 31,
1994, by and between Executive and the Company (the "OLD AGREEMENT"), executive
has acted and continues to act as the Vice President of Business Development of
the Company.
B. Executive and the Company wish to enter into an employment contract
providing for the continued employment of Executive on the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, based on the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties
agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive
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and Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company under the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. Executive shall be employed as the
Company's Vice President of Business Development, with the duties and
responsibilities commensurate with his position as may be assigned by the
Company. Executive shall report directly to the Board of Directors of the
Company or any designated Committee thereof (in either case, the "BOARD"). Due
to medical disability, Executive's employment hereunder shall be on a part-time
basis, not to exceed twenty (20) hours per week, and shall be on an exclusive
basis. Subject to the foregoing limitation, Executive shall perform his duties
faithfully and to the best of his abilities.
2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. Subject to earlier termination as provided in
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Section 5, Executive's employment under this Agreement shall commence on the
date first stated above and continue until three (3) years thereafter (the
"EMPLOYMENT TERM"; each year during the Employment Term, a "TERM YEAR"). In the
event that Executive continues to be employed by the Company following the
Employment Term, that employment shall be governed by this Agreement except that
it will be "at-will," without a fixed term, and may be terminated by the Company
or Executive at any time, with or without notice, for any reason or no reason
(and no reason need be given).
3. COMPENSATION. As compensation for the performance by Executive of all
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of his obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Executive the
following:
3.1 BASE SALARY. A base salary during the Employment Term, at a rate
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of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($55,000) per Term Year, payable in accordance
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with the Company's normal practices for its senior executive officers (the "BASE
SALARY"). The Base Salary shall be increased by 10% on each anniversary of the
date this Agreement. No additional compensation shall be payable to Executive
by reason of the number of hours worked or any hours worked on Saturdays,
Sundays or holidays, by reason of special responsibilities assumed, special
projects completed or performance goals attained, or otherwise.
3.2 BONUSES. In respect of each Term Year during which Executive was
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employed under this Agreement, the Board shall make a determination, on a
timetable consistent with its general evaluation of the annual performance of
the Company's senior executive officers, as to whether, in the Board's sole and
absolute discretion, Executive is entitled to receive a bonus for the Term Year
and, if so, the amount of the bonus. The parties anticipate that such bonus, if
any, would be in the form of additional stock options.
4. BENEFITS.
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4.1 EXPENSES. The Company shall repay or reimburse Executive for
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ordinary and necessary business expenses (including without limitation 80% of
his reasonable monthly automobile lease, insurance, maintenance and operation
expenses), to the extent compatible with, and subject to the verification and
substantiation documentation and procedures applicable under, the Company's
general policies for its senior executive officers. Executive shall keep
accurate and complete records of all such expenses, including, but not limited
to, proof of payment and purpose. Executive shall be entitled to travel first
class so long as his current medical disability continues.
4.2 INSURANCE BENEFITS. During the Employment Term, the Company
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shall provide Executive with those insurance benefits generally available to its
senior executive officers, as such benefits may be modified from time to time in
the Company's sole and absolute discretion.
4.3 VACATION AND SICK LEAVE. During the Employment Term, Executive
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shall be entitled to a paid annual vacation of four (4) weeks, as well as
holidays and sick leave without reduction in Executive's Base Salary in
accordance with the policies for its senior executive officers as modified from
time to time by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion. Without the
Company's written consent, vacation must be taken in the year earned and
Executive's vacation will be scheduled at those times most convenient to the
Company's business.
4.4 STOCK OPTIONS. Concurrently herewith, Executive shall be granted
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three hundred thousand (300,000) stock options to purchase Class A Common Stock
of the Company, of which 100,000 thousand shall be immediately vested, and the
remaining 200,000 shall vest in equal portions on each of the first two
anniversaries of the date of grant, and which shall have an exercise price equal
to $9.875 per share (the closing sales price of the Class A Common Stock on
Nasdaq on August 26, 1996). Such
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options shall be non-qualified stock options and shall be granted pursuant to
the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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5. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
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5.1 TERMINATION. The Company may terminate Executive's employment
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with the Company at any time with or without Cause by written notice to
Executive. "CAUSE" shall exist if any one or more of the following should
occur: Executive's (a) material failure to perform his duties under, or breach
of, this Agreement which remains uncured after a written warning (except in the
case of a willful failure to perform his duties or a willful breach, which shall
require no warning), (b) failure to comply with a reasonable direction of the
Board, which remains uncured after a written warning, (c) breach of his
fiduciary duty to the Company, (d) conviction by a court of competent
jurisdiction of a felony or other serious crime, (e) inability for any reason to
render full services as contemplated by this Agreement for a period of twenty-
six (26) consecutive weeks, or eight (8) months in any twelve month period, or
(f) commission of a wrongful act that would make the continuance of his
employment by the Company detrimental to the Company.
5.2 PAYMENT UPON TERMINATION.
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5.2.1 GENERALLY. Upon any termination, the Company shall
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pay to Executive (or, if applicable, to Executive's estate) all amounts accrued
and unpaid as of the date of termination in respect of (i) Executive's salary
for periods through such date, (ii) vacation pay to the extent consistent with
the Company's policies in effect from time to time during the Employment Term
regarding entitlement to payment in respect of accrued but unused vacation time,
and (iii) any reimbursement for expenses owing to Executive pursuant to Section
4.1.
5.2.2 TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. If the Company terminates
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Executive other than for Cause, then in addition to amounts that Executive is
entitled to receive under Section 5.2.1, Executive shall be entitled to receive
as a severance payment the Base Salary through the remainder of the Employment
Term, payment of which shall be paid, at Executive's option, either (i) in
monthly installments over the remainder of the Employment Term or (ii) as one
accelerated lump sum as soon as practically possible, with an appropriate
discount to reflect such acceleration. In the event that Executive dies during
the Employment Term, this Agreement shall terminate automatically.
5.3 EXCLUSIVITY OF REMEDIES. Executive agrees that the rights and
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entitlements set forth in this Section 5 are his exclusive rights and
entitlements from the Company and any affiliated entity upon the termination of
Executive's employment with the Company, and upon termination the Company shall
be released from other obligations hereunder.
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6. COVENANTS.
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6.1 NON-INTERFERENCE COVENANT. During the Employment Term and for a
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period of three (3) years thereafter, Executive shall not, directly, indirectly
or as an agent on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm,
partnership, corporation or other entity, (a) hire, solicit or encourage the
resignation of person who is then, or within the prior six months has been, an
employee of the Company in an executive, managerial, engineering, sales,
administrative or professional capacity or who possesses Confidential
Information (as defined below), to leave the employment of the Company or (b)
solicit or service any person or entity with whom the Company has a business
relationship or who is or was during the Employment Term, a customer or client
of the Company.
6.2 EMPLOYMENT EXCLUSIVE. Executive shall not, during the Employment
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Term, own any interest (other than up to 1% of the voting securities of a
publicly traded corporation) in, render financial assistance to, or offer
personal services (for payment or otherwise), to any entity or individual that
competes with the Company in Company Business (as defined below) or that is a
material supplier of the Company. In addition, Executive shall not engage in
any activity which would interfere with the performance of Executive's services
to the Company. "COMPANY BUSINESS" means the Company's business as it is
currently conducted and any other business activity in which the Company is
engaged at any time during Executive's employment with the Company.
6.3 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Executive occupies a position of
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trust and confidence with respect to the Company's affairs and business.
Executive has had and will have access to Confidential Information, which he
acknowledges is proprietary to the Company and highly sensitive in nature.
6.3.1 DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. "CONFIDENTIAL
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INFORMATION" means information disclosed to Executive or known to Executive as a
consequence of or through his employment by the Company, whether or not related
to his duties, and includes trade secrets or any other like information relating
to the business and/or field of interest of the Company or any business and/or
field of interest seriously considered by the Company during Executive's
employment by the Company, including, but not limited to, information relating
to Inventions (as defined below), disclosures, processes, systems, methods,
formulas, patents, patent applications, machinery, materials, research
activities and plans, costs of production, contract forms, prices, volume of
sales, marketing methods and plans, promotional methods, and lists of names or
classes of customers. Information shall for purposes of this Agreement be
considered to be confidential if not known by the trade generally, even though
such information may have been disclosed to one or more third parties pursuant
to consulting agreements, joint research agreements, or other agreements entered
into by the Company.
6.3.2 NO DISCLOSURE. During and after Executive's
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employment with the Company, Executive shall not (a) use, disclose or otherwise
permit any person
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or entity access to any of the Confidential Information other than as required
in the good faith performance of Executive's duties with the Company, or (b)
sell, license or otherwise exploit any products or services which embody in
whole or in part any Confidential Information. During and after Executive's
engagement with the Company, Executive shall take all reasonable precautions to
prevent disclosure by Executive of the Confidential Information to unauthorized
persons or entities.
6.3.3 RETURN ALL MATERIALS. Upon termination of Executive's
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employment with the Company, Executive shall deliver to the Company all tangible
materials in any way embodying the Confidential Information, including any
documentation, records, listings, notes, data, sketches, drawings, memoranda,
models, videos, accounts, reference materials, samples, machine-readable media
and equipment, and wire frame models. Executive shall not retain any copies of
any of the above materials.
6.4 ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS.
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6.4.1 DEFINITION OF INVENTIONS. "INVENTIONS" mean
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discoveries, developments, concepts, ideas, methods, designs, improvements,
inventions, formulas, processes, techniques, programs, know-how and data,
whether or not patentable or registerable under copyright or similar statutes,
except any such that (a) is not related to the business of the Company, or the
Company's actual or demonstrable research or development, (b) does not involve
the use of any equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of the
Company, (c) was developed entirely on Executive's own time, and (d) does not
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result from any work performed by Executive for the Company.
6.4.2 ASSIGNMENT. Executive agrees to and hereby does assign
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to the Company all his right, title and interest in any and all Inventions he
may make during the term hereof.
6.4.3 DUTY TO DISCLOSE AND ASSIST. Executive agrees to
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promptly disclose in writing all Inventions to the Company, and to provide all
assistance reasonably requested by the Company in the preservation of the
Company's interests in the Inventions including obtaining patents in any country
throughout the world. Such services will be without additional compensation if
Executive is then employed by the Company and for reasonable compensation and
subjected to his reasonable availability if he is not. If cannot, after
reasonable effort, secure Executive's signature on any document or documents
needed to apply for or prosecute any patent, copyright, or other right or
protection relating to an Invention, whether because of his physical or mental
incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, Executive hereby irrevocably
designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents
as his agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in his behalf and in his name
and stead for the purpose of executing and filing any such application or
applications and taking all other lawfully permitted actions to further the
prosecution and issuance of patents, copyrights, or similar protections thereon,
with the same legal force and effect as if executed by him.
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6.5 OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHTS. Executive agrees that any work prepared
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for the Company which is eligible for United States copyright protection or
protection under the Universal Copyright Convention, the Berne Copyright
Convention and/or the Buenos Aires Copyright Convention shall be a work made for
hire and ownership of all copyrights (including all renewals and extensions)
therein shall vest in the Company. If any such work is deemed not to be a work
made for hire for any reason, Executive hereby grants, transfers and assigns all
right, title and interest in such work and all copyrights in such work and all
renewals and extensions thereof to the Company, and agrees to provide all
assistance reasonably requested by the Company in the establishment,
preservation and enforcement of the Company's copyright in such work, such
assistance to be provided at the Company's expense but without any additional
compensation to Executive. Executive hereby agrees to and does hereby waive the
enforcement of all moral rights with respect to the work developed or produced
hereunder, including without limitation any and all rights of identification of
authorship and any and all rights of approval, restriction or limitation on use
or subsequent modifications.
6.6 LITIGATION. Executive agrees to render assistance, advice and
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counsel to the Company at its request regarding any matter, dispute or
controversy with which the Company may become involved and of which Executive
has or may have reason to have knowledge, information or expertise. Such
services will be without additional compensation if Executive is then employed
by the Company and for reasonable compensation and subjected to his reasonable
availability if he is not.
7. ARBITRATION AS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.
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7.1 ARBITRATION AS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. Except for actions seeking
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injunctive relief (which may be brought before any court having jurisdiction
under this Agreement), any controversy or claim (whether against the Company or
any parent, subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or any officer, director, employee
or agent of any of the foregoing) arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, any claim relating to its validity,
interpretation, enforceability or breach, and/or any other claim or controversy
arising out of the employment relationship or the commencement or termination of
that relationship, including, but not limited to, claims which are brought
against any of the Company's directors, officers, employees and agents and
claims for breach of covenant, for breach of an implied covenant, for
intentional infliction of emotional distress, or under any applicable statute
(including, without limitation, claims for age or sex discrimination) which are
not settled by agreement between the parties, shall be submitted to arbitration
in Los Angeles, California before an arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by
the parties. In consideration of each party's agreement to submit to
arbitration all disputes with regard to this Agreement and/or with regard to any
alleged contract or tort or other claim arising out of the employment
relationship or the commencement or termination of that employment relationship,
and in consideration of the anticipated expedition and the minimizing of expense
of this arbitration remedy, each agrees that the arbitration provisions of this
Agreement shall provide it with its exclusive remedy against the other party
(including its officers, directors, employees and agents)
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and each party expressly waives any right it might have to seek redress in any
other forum except as provided herein.
7.2 PROCEDURES. The party filing a claim must present it in writing
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to the other party in Los Angeles within six months of the date the party filing
the claim knew or should have known of it or the date of the termination,
whichever is earlier. Any claim not brought within the required time period
will be waived forever. In the proceedings (i) all testimony of witnesses shall
be taken under oath, (ii) it is specifically contemplated and agreed by the
parties hereto that the provisions of Section 1283.05 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, as presently in force, be incorporated into and made part of, and be
applicable to, the arbitration agreement set forth in this Section 7.2, and
(iii) upon conclusion of any proceedings hereunder, the arbitrator shall render
findings of fact and conclusions of law in a written opinion setting forth the
basis and reasons for any decision reached and deliver such documents to each
party to this Agreement along with a signed copy of the award in accordance with
Section 1283.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. Each party hereby
agrees that the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs incurred
in preparation for and as a result of any such arbitration, including, without
limitation, filing fees, attorneys' fees, the compensation to be paid to the
arbitrator in any such arbitration and costs of transcripts. The arbitrator
shall not have power or competence to allocate between the parties in their
award costs incurred in preparation for and as a result of any such arbitration,
including, without limitation, filing fees, attorneys' fees, the compensation to
be paid to the arbitrator in any such arbitration and costs of transcripts.
8. MISCELLANEOUS.
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8.1 AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED. Executive hereby represents and warrants
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that he is free to enter into this Agreement and to render his services pursuant
to this Agreement, that he holds no offices with any other entities, and that he
is not subject to any obligation or restriction that would prevent him from
discharging his duties under this Agreement, and agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company from and with respect to any liability, damages or costs,
including attorneys' fees, arising out of any breach by Executive of this
representation and warranty. The Company hereby represents and warrants that
any required authorization of this Agreement by its Board of Directors has been
obtained.
8.2 NOTICES. Any notice required or desired to be given to the
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Company or to Executive shall be given in writing, and shall be addressed (i) to
the Company at its principal place of business, and (ii) to Executive at his
most recent home address in the records of the Company, or to such other address
as that party may hereafter designate in writing, and shall be sufficiently
given by actual delivery thereof to the Company or Executive, as the case may
be, or by telegraph or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, addressed to the other party as aforesaid, and the date of delivery,
mailing or telegraphing shall be the date of the giving of such notice.
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8.3 PAYMENT OF TAXES. To the extent that any taxes become payable by
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Executive by virtue of any payments made or benefits conferred by the Company,
the Company shall not be liable to pay or obligated to reimburse Executive for
any such taxes or to make any adjustment under this Agreement. Any payments
otherwise due under this Agreement to Executive, including, but not limited to,
the Base Salary and any bonus, shall be reduced by any required withholding for
Federal, State and/or local taxes and other appropriate payroll deductions.
8.4 INSURANCE. The Company may, from time to time, apply for and
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take out, in its own name and at its own expense, life, health, accident,
disability or other insurance on Executive in any sum or sums that it may deem
necessary to protect its interests, and Executive shall aid and cooperate in all
reasonable respects with the Company in procuring any and all such insurance,
including, without limitation, submitting to the usual and customary medical
examinations, and by filling out, executing and delivering such applications and
other instruments in writing as may be reasonably required by an insurance
company or companies to which an application or applications for such insurance
may be made by or for the Company.
8.5 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement is a personal contract, and the
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rights, interests and obligations of Executive under this Agreement may not be
sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, except that this Agreement
may be assigned by the Company to any corporation or other business entity which
succeeds to all or substantially all of the business of the Company through
merger, consolidation, corporate reorganization or by acquisition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and which assumes the Company's
obligations under this Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any successor to the business
of the Company.
8.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire
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understanding of the parties with respect to the employment relationship,
including the commencement and termination of the employment relationship, and
supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings between the parties
relating to such subject matter. No person has any authority to make any
representation or promise on behalf of any of the parties which is inconsistent
with the representations set forth in the Agreement and the Agreement has not
been executed in reliance on any promise or representation not set forth in the
Agreement. The employment term under the Old Agreement is hereby terminated,
effective as the date hereof.
8.7 MODIFICATION, WAIVER AND AMENDMENT. None of the terms or
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provisions of this Agreement shall be modified or waived, and this Agreement may
not be amended or terminated, except by a written instrument signed by the party
against which any modification, waiver, amendment or termination is to be
enforced. No waiver of any one provision shall be considered a waiver of any
other provision, and the fact that an obligation is waived for a period of time
or in one instance shall not be considered to be a continuing waiver.
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8.8 COOPERATION. Each party hereto agrees to execute any and all
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further documents and writings and perform such other reasonable actions which
may be or become necessary or expedient to effectuate and carry out the
provisions hereof.
8.9 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement concerns a California resident,
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and all questions with respect to this Agreement and the rights and liabilities
of the parties shall be governed by the laws of that state, regardless of the
choice of law provisions of California or any other jurisdiction.
8.10 EQUITY. The parties hereto agree that the services to be
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rendered under the terms of this Agreement, and the rights and privileges
granted to the Company by Executive under its terms, are of a special, unique,
unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character involving skill of the highest
order which gives them a peculiar value. In the event of the breach by
Executive of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company, in addition
and as a supplement to such other rights and remedies as may exist in its favor,
may apply to any court of law or equity having jurisdiction to enforce this
Agreement, and/or may apply for injunctive relief against any act which would
violate any of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.10.1 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; PROFITS. Executive understands
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that monetary damages will not be sufficient to avoid or compensate for a breach
of any of the covenants contained in Section 6 and that injunctive relief would
be appropriate to prevent any such actual or threatened breach. Such right to
obtain injunctive relief may be exercised, at the option of the Company,
concurrently with, prior to, after, or in lieu of, the exercise of any other
rights or remedies which the Company may have as a result of any such breach or
threatened breach. Executive shall account for and pay over to the Company all
compensation, profits and other benefits, after taxes, inuring to Executive's
benefit which are derived or received by Executive or any other person or
business entity controlled by Executive resulting from any action or transaction
constituting a breach of any covenant contained in Section 6.
8.11 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
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8.11.1 HEADINGS. The Section headings in this Agreement
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are inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way define, limit, or
extend or interpret the scope of this Agreement or of any particular Section.
8.11.2 TENSE AND CASE. Throughout this Agreement, as the
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context may require, references to any word used in one tense or case shall
include all other appropriate tenses or cases.
8.11.3 SEVERABILITY. Nothing contained in this Agreement
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shall be construed so as to require the commission of any act contrary to law
and whenever there is any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and
any statute, law, ordinance, order or regulation, contrary to which the parties
have no right to contract, the latter shall prevail, but in such event any
provision of this Agreement so affected
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shall be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within
legal requirements.
8.12 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two
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counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING CAREFULLY READ, UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE
PROVISIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT AND HAVING NEGOTIATED SUCH PROVISIONS. EXECUTIVE
KNOWS THAT HE CANNOT RELY ON ANY STATEMENT OUTSIDE OF (I) THIS AGREEMENT OR (II)
A FORMAL WRITTEN AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first written above.
"EXECUTIVE"
/s/ Steven M. Fieldman
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Steven M. Fieldman
"THE COMPANY"
Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc.
By: /s/ Robert Aten
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Robert Aten
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 23.2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectuses.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Las Vegas, Nevada
October 11, 1996
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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
report dated November 28, 1994 on our audit of the financial statements of
Interactive Flight Technologies, Inc. as at October 31, 1994, and for the period
February 1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 1994. Such report
is modified for an uncertainty relating to the ability of the Company to
continue as a going concern. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts".
/s/ Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP
New York, New York
October 8, 1996
