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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 17, 1999
REGISTRATION NO. 333-83075
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GENERAL MAGIC, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE 77-0250147
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (IRS EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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420 NORTH MARY AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA 94086
(408) 774-4000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
STEVEN MARKMAN
PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GENERAL MAGIC, INC.
420 NORTH MARY AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA 94086
(408) 774-4000
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES TO:
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TIMOTHY J. MOORE, ESQ. MARY E. DOYLE, ESQ.
COOLEY GODWARD LLP GENERAL MAGIC, INC.
FIVE PALO ALTO SQUARE 420 NORTH MARY AVENUE
3000 EL CAMINO REAL SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA 94086
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94306-2155 (408) 774-4000
(650) 843-5000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
From time to time as described in the Prospectus after the effective date of
this Registration Statement.
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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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
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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 SUCH SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 17, 1999
1,839,474 Shares
GENERAL MAGIC, INC.
Common Stock
The selling stockholder listed on page 14 is offering up to 1,839,474
shares of General Magic, Inc. common stock. We will not receive any proceeds
from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholder.
Our common stock is quoted on The Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"GMGC." On December 10, 1999, the last sale price of the common stock as
reported on The Nasdaq National Market was $4.125.
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 FOR INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE SHARES OFFERED HEREBY.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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The date of this prospectus is , 1999.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THESE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER
TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
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About General Magic......................................... 2
Risk Factors................................................ 4
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements........... 14
Use of Proceeds............................................. 14
Selling Stockholder......................................... 14
Plan of Distribution........................................ 16
Legal Matters............................................... 18
Experts..................................................... 18
Where You Can Find More Information......................... 18
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ABOUT GENERAL MAGIC
General Magic was incorporated in California in May 1990 and was
reorganized as a Delaware corporation in February 1995. Our principal executive
offices are located at 420 North Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94086, and
our telephone number at that location is (408) 774-4000. In this prospectus,
"General Magic", "we" and "our" refer to General Magic, Inc., unless the context
otherwise requires.
We offer voice-enabled services and technologies that enable voice access
over the telephone to information that is stored on computer networks, including
Web sites. Our services are designed to make it easy and convenient for people
to access and act on their personal and business information and to engage in
personal and business transactions. We offer both General Magic branded services
as well as professional and custom engineering services to other companies that
wish to license our technologies for use in their own voice-enabled services.
The General Magic branded offerings are the myTalk(TM) service, which
provides consumers with free phone and Web access to personal content, and the
Portico(TM) virtual assistant service, a pay-for service for mobile
professionals.
In June 1999, we introduced myTalk, a service allowing members to access
their email and voicemail from any telephone, reply to email messages using
their own spoken words and make free two-minute phone calls anywhere in the U.S.
The myTalk service is also accessible by personal computer through a standard
Web browser. Members accessing myTalk will see banner ads during a myTalk Web
site session and will hear short audio ads periodically during a telephone
session. This approach to advertising, called rich media, seeks to interactively
involve consumers and enhance their interest in the products and services of
advertisers.
In July 1998, we released the Portico service, which provides many of the
services of a human assistant on an around-the-clock basis. Subscribers can
access voicemail, email, faxes, calendar, address book, company news and stock
quotes from any telephone or, using a standard Web browser, from any personal
computer. This subscription-based service has served as a model for
voice-enabled services, and has allowed us to fine-tune our technologies for
broader deployment while providing a demonstration platform for our
capabilities.
One of our core technology assets is the magicTalk(TM) voice user
interface, integral to all our offerings. magicTalk is a personality-rich
natural language voice user interface.
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With magicTalk, users don't need to remember special voice commands or navigate
lengthy push-button menus to access information and perform tasks. We host
voice-enabled services in our network operations center, located in Sunnyvale,
California, and plan to assist our partners and customers in designing and
building network operations centers to host their own magicTalk voice-enabled
services.
Our magicTalk voice user interface is a flexible technology platform that
can be used to voice enable network-based content, communications and electronic
commerce applications. Our services include planning, design, development,
deployment, training, maintenance and hosting of customized voice-enabled
services for third parties.
In May 1999, BellSouth Mobility, Inc. announced its intention to begin an
initial deployment of a magicTalk-based service in the Atlanta area. The service
is a private-labeled version of our Portico service and is hosted in our network
operations center in Sunnyvale, California. High-reliability telephone lines and
cross-connect technologies were designed and installed to connect BellSouth
cellular switches in Atlanta to our network operations center. This arrangement
allows BellSouth customers to use the Portico virtual assistant to answer their
cellular telephones. Initial deployment of the service commenced in November
1999.
In June 1999, Excite@Home launched the Excite Voicemail service, a free,
advertising-supported service that allows Excite users to receive voicemail and
faxes in their Excite email accounts. Excite Voicemail uses our magicTalk voice
user interface to guide callers in leaving voicemail messages and faxes for
registered Excite members. We host the service in our Sunnyvale, California
network operations center. Special telephone lines have been installed to
connect the Excite@Home operations center with our network operations center,
allowing voicemail and faxes to appear in the Excite member's mailbox.
In 1998, we announced an agreement with Intuit(R) Inc. to voice enable
certain features of Intuit's Quicken.com(TM) personal finance Web site. The
private-labeled service employs our magicTalk voice user interface and would be
hosted in our network operations center. Intuit is currently reevaluating its
plans to launch voice-enabled Quicken.com services, and there can be no
assurance that Intuit will proceed under its agreement with us.
On November 9, 1999, the Company entered into a licensing and technology
agreement with General Motors Corporation through its OnStar division ("OnStar")
pursuant to which OnStar paid a $5 million fee for custom engineering services
and a license to the Company's magicTalk voice user interface technology. OnStar
has selected magicTalk as the voice user interface for its OnStar Virtual
Advisor, which will provide hands-free, voice-activated access to Web-based
information services in vehicles.
You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. We have authorized no one to provide you with
different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any
state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the
information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of
any date other than the date on the front of the document.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in the common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus
involves a high degree of risk and the common stock should not be purchased by
persons who cannot afford the loss of their entire investment. Purchasers should
carefully consider the following risk factors in conjunction with the other
information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus before
purchasing or otherwise acquiring the common stock offered hereby.
WE MAY NEVER ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN PROFITABILITY.
Since our inception, we have generated only minimal revenues. We have
incurred significant losses, and we have substantial negative cash flow. As of
September 30, 1999, we had an accumulated deficit of $247.7 million, with a net
loss of $38.2 million for the six-month period ended September 30, 1999. We
expect to incur significant losses through the year 1999, and we may never
achieve or sustain significant revenues or become profitable.
OUR LIMITED FUNDING MAY RESTRICT OUR OPERATIONS AND OUR ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT OUR
NEW STRATEGY, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IS UNCERTAIN.
Our business model requires us to devote significant financial resources to
the development, enhancement and maintenance of our General Magic branded
services, and to professional and custom engineering services for third parties.
If we are not able to successfully manage our existing resources or to secure
additional funding and other resources in a timely manner, our ability to
successfully provide these services and to generate sufficient revenues will be
restricted.
We must conserve cash because we have generated minimal revenues to date.
On November 9, 1999, we entered into a definitive agreement, which closed on
December 9, 1999, pursuant to which General Motors Corporation, through its
OnStar division, made a $15 million investment in the Company in the form of
Series G convertible preferred stock and a warrant to purchase additional shares
of Series G preferred stock for $5 million. In addition, OnStar paid a $5
million up-front, nonrefundable fee for custom engineering services and a
license to our magicTalk voice user interface technology.
Effective July 30, 1999, we entered into a common stock investment
agreement with an existing institutional investor providing for an equity line
of credit. The common stock investment agreement permits us to require the
investor to purchase from time to time an aggregate of up to $20,000,000 of the
common stock in increments of up to $5,000,000. In addition, the investor has
the right to purchase in its sole discretion up to 30% of each increment
requested by us, up to an aggregate of an additional $6,000,000 of common stock
during the term of the common stock investment agreement. However, there are
numerous conditions on our right to draw down under the equity line, including
that the closing bid price of the common stock on the business day immediately
preceding a draw down notice must be at least $2.00 per share and that the
common stock is listed on The American Stock Exchange ("AMEX"), The New York
Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), The Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap
Market. In addition, the dollar amount specified in any draw down notice will be
decreased by one twentieth (1/20) for each business day during the twenty (20)
business days immediately following delivery of the draw down notice on which
the weighted average price of the common stock is less than $2.062. The weighted
average price of our common stock was less than $2.062 on each business day
through much of September, October and the first half of November. It is
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uncertain that we will be able consistently to meet the closing bid price
condition, the listing condition or any other condition. In addition, although
we may request drawdowns in increments of up to $5,000,000, the actual dollar
amount is subject to limitations based on the daily trading volumes, the market
price of the common stock and the investor's ownership percentage, which have
also significantly limited our ability to draw down to date.
As of December 10, 1999, the Company's capital stock consisted of
100,000,000 shares of common stock, 41,927,616 of which were issued and
outstanding and 39,091,874 of which were issuable and reserved for issuance
pursuant to securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common
stock. An additional 15,767,127 shares were reserved pursuant to provisions of
agreements governing issuance of our Series D and Series F preferred stock and
those governing warrants issued in connection with the Series B, Series C and
Series D preferred stock transactions that require us to reserve a multiple of
the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock or
exercise of the warrants. We have no present plans to draw down under the equity
line. However if, at the time we elect to draw down under our equity line, we do
not have a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of
common stock available for issuance under the equity line, we may be required to
seek stockholder approval of an increase in the authorized capital stock of the
Company. There can be no assurance that we will obtain stockholder approval of
an increase in our authorized capital stock, or that such approval will be
timely.
Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that sufficient funds will be available to
meet our future needs. In any event, to support our operations through the year
2000, we will be required to raise additional public or private financing. No
assurance can be given that additional financing will be available or that, if
available, it will be available on terms favorable to the Company or its
stockholders. The unavailability or timing of significant revenues and financing
could prevent or delay the continued provision of our services and may require
us to curtail our operations. In addition, if we are not able to generate
revenues or obtain funding, we may be unable to meet The Nasdaq National
Market's continued listing requirements, and our common stock could be delisted
from that market. See "-- Our common stock may be delisted from The Nasdaq
National Market if we are not able to demonstrate compliance with the continued
listing requirements."
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RETAIN OR ATTRACT KEY EMPLOYEES.
In September 1999, we reduced our workforce by 20%. This reduction may
adversely affect our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified
personnel. Our limited financial resources may constrain the size of our
technical, business development, sales, marketing and professional service
staffs. Our existing personnel may not be able to manage and successfully
complete all of the tasks necessary to support the various aspects of our
business. Furthermore, Silicon Valley remains a highly competitive job market.
Our key management, technical, business development, sales, marketing,
administrative and professional service personnel may not remain with us, and we
may be unable to attract and retain sufficient personnel to execute our business
plan.
THE MARKET FOR OUR SERVICES MAY NOT DEVELOP, WHICH WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY IMPEDE
OUR ABILITY TO GENERATE REVENUES.
Our future financial performance depends in large part on growth in demand
for our voice-enabled services and technologies. If the market for voice-enabled
services does not
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develop or if we are unable to capture a significant portion of that market
either directly or through our partners, our revenues and our results of
operations will be adversely affected.
The market for voice-enabled services is still evolving. Currently, there
are only a limited number of products and applications in this industry.
Negative consumer perceptions regarding reliability, cost, ease-of-use and
quality of speech-based products affects consumer demand and may impact the
growth of the market. As a result, we cannot guarantee that the market for
voice-enabled services and technologies will grow or that consumers will accept
any of the services or products built on our magicTalk voice user interface
platform.
OUR BUSINESS MODEL IS NEW AND UNPROVEN, AND WE MAY BE UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT IT
SUCCESSFULLY.
Our model for conducting business and generating revenue is new and
unproven, and we face many of the risks faced by new businesses, especially
companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. Our business depends on our
ability to generate revenue from our General Magic branded services, and from
third parties that license our technologies and retain our professional and
engineering services. If we fail to generate sufficient revenues from these
sources, our revenues and results of operation will be adversely affected.
Revenues from our Portico service and from any service commercially
launched by such partners as BellSouth depend on the generation of significant
numbers of subscribers. It is uncertain whether our partners or we will be able
to develop and maintain at reasonable cost a significant subscriber base for
virtual assistant services. Revenues from Portico subscriptions to date have not
been significant. Moreover, market deployment of private-labeled versions of the
Portico service by telecommunications carriers has proceeded more slowly than
anticipated, and the Company does not expect a full commercial deployment by a
carrier, or associated revenues, in 1999.
In addition, revenues from our myTalk service as well as from certain
voice-enabled services licensed to partners such as Excite@Home depend on
advertising and sponsorship sales. Such revenues are not currently sufficient to
offset the costs to General Magic of providing these services. See "-- Revenues
from our Internet service depend on banner and audio advertising sales, and our
inability to generate sufficient revenues from advertising sales would harm our
business."
WE MUST ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS TO
GENERATE REVENUES.
Our success in generating revenues from private-label versions of our
virtual assistant services and other services based on our magicTalk voice user
interface is dependent on our ability to establish and maintain relationships
with telecommunication carriers, device manufacturers, service providers,
Internet and other companies. Although we have entered into arrangements with
Qwest Communications Corporation, Intuit(R) Inc., Wireless Knowledge, BellSouth
Mobility, Inc., Exite@Home and the OnStar division of General Motors
Corporation, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to maintain these
relationships or establish additional relationships. Competition for
relationships with these companies is extremely intense. In addition, decisions
by these companies, particularly telecommunications carriers, to enter into
partner or customer relationships can be a lengthy, expensive process, with no
assurance of success.
It is uncertain whether any of the services contemplated by our current and
future partners will be commercially launched. Even if these services were
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launched, our current and future partners may not be able to attract and retain
a sufficient number of subscribers to result in significant revenue to General
Magic.
REVENUES FROM OUR MYTALK SERVICE AND THE INTERNET SERVICES OF CERTAIN OF OUR
PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS DEPEND ON BANNER AND AUDIO ADVERTISING SALES AND UPON
INCORPORATION OF FEE-BASED SERVICES, AND OUR INABILITY TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT
REVENUES FROM ADVERTISING SALES AND FEE-BASED SERVICES WOULD HARM OUR BUSINESS.
The business model for our myTalk service, as well as for certain
voice-enabled services licensed to partners such as Excite@Home, depends on
generation of revenues from banner and audio advertising sales and incorporation
of fee-based services to offset the costs of providing a free service. In order
to generate revenues, we and our partners will need to attract a large number of
banner and audio advertisers and advertising sponsors on an ongoing basis. In
addition, over time, a sufficient number of users must utilize fee-based
services. If we are not able to attract or retain a sufficient number of
advertisers and sponsors or a sufficient number of users of the fee-based
services, we may not be able to generate the revenues necessary to operate.
To attract advertisers and sponsors, we and our partners will need to
attract a large number of users to our services. To do so, we must increase
awareness of the myTalk and General Magic brands and continually enhance and
improve the features and quality of our services. If our partners or we cannot
attract a sufficient number of users, we will not be able to attract a
sufficient number of advertisers and sponsors to generate revenues.
In addition, the market for Internet audio and banner advertising may not
develop. It is uncertain whether companies that have historically relied on
traditional channels to advertise or sell their products and services will adopt
audio and banner advertising. Potential advertisers may have negative
perceptions of the Internet as an effective means of advertising or selling
their products or services. If the market for audio and banner advertising does
not develop, our business would be harmed.
INTENSE COMPETITION IN THE MARKET FOR VOICE-ENABLED SERVICES COULD PREVENT US
FROM ACHIEVING OR SUSTAINING PROFITABILITY.
The market for voice-enabled services is intensely competitive. We may be
unable to compete with existing companies or new companies entering the market.
Many of these companies have greater financial resources, name recognition,
research and development capabilities, sales and marketing staffs and better
developed distribution channels than we do. The services that we offer may not
achieve sufficient quality, functionality or cost-effectiveness to compete with
existing or future alternatives. Furthermore, our competitors may succeed in
developing competing products or services which are more effective and cheaper
or which render our services or technologies obsolete. If we are unable to
compete effectively, our business would be adversely affected.
OUR COMMON STOCK MAY BE DELISTED FROM THE NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET IF WE ARE NOT
ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTINUED LISTING REQUIREMENTS.
We are subject to the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq National
Market. On April 15, 1999, we received a letter from The Nasdaq National Market
advising us that we had failed to meet the "net tangible assets" requirement for
continued listing on that market. The letter required us to demonstrate
compliance with this requirement by July 13, 1999. In response to the April 15th
letter, we submitted a letter demonstrating our
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compliance as of May 7, 1999, and providing our plan for continued compliance
through December 31, 1999. Our plan was accepted by The Nasdaq National Market
on July 1, 1999, contingent on our ability to complete a financing transaction
by July 30, 1999, and to demonstrate compliance with the "net tangible assets"
requirement through the remainder of the year. As of July 30, 1999, we entered
into an agreement providing for an equity line of credit arrangement. Also, on
September 9, 1999, we entered into an exchange agreement with holders of our
Series D preferred stock. Pursuant to the agreement, holders of the Series D
preferred stock exchanged an aggregate of $10,000,000 of Series D preferred
stock for $10,000,000 of a newly created Series F convertible preferred stock.
The redemption provisions of the Series F preferred stock allow us to treat it
as "equity" for accounting purposes. This reclassification of $10,000,000 of the
Series D preferred stock will further our ability to meet the "net tangible
assets" requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq National Market.
Finally, on November 9, 1999, we entered into a definitive agreement, which
closed on December 9, 1999, pursuant to which General Motors Corporation,
through its OnStar division, made a $15 million equity investment in the Company
in the form of Series G convertible preferred stock and a warrant to purchase
additional shares of Series G preferred stock for $5 million. In addition,
OnStar paid a $5 million up-front, nonrefundable fee for custom engineering
services and a license to our magicTalk voice user interface technology. In the
event that we are not able to maintain continued compliance with The Nasdaq
National Market's "net tangible assets" requirement or any other of its listing
requirements through December 31, 1999, and thereafter, we would be subject to a
delisting process. In the event that we are delisted, we will seek to list our
common stock on other markets such as The Nasdaq Small Cap Market and The
American Stock Exchange, Inc. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet
the listing requirements of these or any other markets. In the event that we are
delisted from The Nasdaq National Market or are not able to list on any other
market, the ability to sell shares of our common stock will be adversely
affected.
WE MAY BE REQUIRED TO REDEEM THE SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK AND THE SERIES F
PREFERRED STOCK AND SUCH REDEMPTION COULD SIGNIFICANTLY DEPLETE OUR CASH
RESERVES, WHICH WOULD MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
The holders of the Series D preferred stock and the Series F preferred
stock have redemption rights if we fail to meet the requirements of the
documents governing the Series D preferred stock and the Series F preferred
stock. Assuming that all 1,000 shares of Series D preferred stock and all 1,000
shares of the Series F preferred stock are outstanding, the total redemption
value would be approximately $20 million to $26 million. Such payments would
deplete our cash reserves, which would materially and adversely affect our
financial condition. In addition, such a decrease in our cash reserves would
likely cause our common stock to be delisted from The Nasdaq National Market. We
cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet all of the requirements necessary
to avoid a redemption. See "Selling Stockholders -- Relationships between
Selling Stockholders and Us."
WE MAY EXPERIENCE INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICE DUE TO ERRORS OR INADEQUACIES IN OUR
SOFTWARE AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT COSTS, A
DECREASE IN REVENUES AND A DECLINE IN OUR STOCK PRICE.
The ability to provide the myTalk and Portico services and the services of
our partners depends on the integrity of our software, computer hardware systems
and network infrastructure. We have encountered, and may encounter in the
future, errors in our
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software and our system design. These errors may be expensive to correct and
could result in substantial interruptions in our service.
Since the launch of our myTalk service and the Excite Voicemail service, we
have experienced interruptions in service due to increases in the number of
users served by our network operations center. In the event that we experience
sudden increases in the number of users of the services hosted in our network
operations center or we are successful in establishing other relationships with
partners with large existing customer bases, our network operations center may
not be capable of meeting the resulting increase in demand. A sudden increase in
demand could lead to slow-downs or failures in services hosted by General Magic.
Furthermore, we presently do not have redundant, multiple site capacity in the
event of a technical failure of our services or a natural disaster.
Any damage to or failure of our systems could lead to interruptions in
service and/or the loss of customer information. Such interruptions or loss
could damage our reputation and ability to attract and retain subscribers,
partners, sponsors, and advertisers, and we may experience negative publicity
that could adversely affect our stock price.
WE MAY EXPERIENCE DELAYS IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT
OUR REVENUES OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Any delays in product development or market launch could adversely affect
our revenues or results of operations. To be successful, we must continue to
develop and enhance technologies to enable us to offer our General Magic branded
services and to supply other voice-enabled services to third parties. Software
product development schedules are difficult to predict because they involve
creativity and the use of new development tools and learning processes. Our
software development efforts have been delayed in the past. In addition to
software development delays, we may also experience delays in other aspects of
product development. Any product development delays could delay or prevent
successful introduction or marketing of new or improved products or services or
the delivery of new versions of our products or services.
THE FAILURE OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THIRD-PARTY TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES COULD
LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO GENERATE REVENUES.
We have incorporated technology developed by third parties in the myTalk
and Portico services and the services to be provided to our partners, including
the following:
- email servers which process both emails and voicemails;
- the calendar and contact software;
- the voice recognition software;
- the text-to-speech software;
- the billing system; and
- the network operations center equipment.
We will continue to incorporate third-party technology in future products
and services. We have limited control over whether or when these third-party
technologies will be enhanced. In addition, our competitors may acquire
interests in these third parties or their technologies, which may render the
technology unavailable to us. If a third party fails or refuses to timely
develop, license or support technology necessary to our services, market
acceptance of our services could be adversely affected.
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In addition, we rely and will continue to rely on services supplied by
third parties in connection with providing our services such as
telecommunications, internet access and power. If these services fail to meet
industry standards for quality and reliability, market acceptance of our
services could be adversely affected.
CONVERSION OF PREFERRED STOCK OR ISSUANCE OF OTHER SECURITIES WOULD DILUTE
CURRENT STOCKHOLDERS.
We have 50,000 shares of Series A preferred stock, 1,000 shares of Series D
preferred stock, 599 shares of Series E preferred stock, 1,000 shares of Series
F preferred stock and 2,000 shares of Series G outstanding, all of which are
convertible into common stock. In addition, we have a warrant to purchase an
additional 100 shares of Series E preferred stock, a warrant to purchase up to
an additional 500 shares of Series G preferred stock and warrants to purchase an
aggregate, as of October 29, 1999, of 780,000 shares of common stock
outstanding. We also have an equity line of credit arrangement under which we
could issue up to $25,750,000 in common stock. The holders of common stock could
experience substantial dilution to their investment upon conversion of the
preferred shares, exercise of the warrants, or drawdowns under the equity line
of credit arrangement. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon the
conversion of the Series D preferred stock and the Series F preferred stock and
pursuant to the equity line of credit arrangement depends in part on future
prices of the common stock on The Nasdaq National Market. The number of shares
of common stock issued pursuant to the equity line of credit arrangement depends
on the prices of common stock on The Nasdaq National Market shortly before the
date of issuance and sale. We cannot predict the price of the common stock in
the future. If the price of our common stock decreases over time, the number of
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock and
drawdowns under the equity line of credit will increase and the holders of
common stock would experience additional dilution of their investment. Such
dilution could cause the stock price of our common stock to decrease further. A
decrease in the stock price of our common stock could cause our common stock to
be delisted from The Nasdaq National Market. See "Selling
Stockholders -- Relationships between Selling Stockholders and Us."
Our board of directors may authorize issuance of up to 430,301 additional
shares of preferred stock that are convertible into common stock without any
action by our stockholders. In addition, our board of directors may authorize
the sale of additional shares of common stock or other equity securities that
are convertible into common stock without any action by our stockholders. The
issuance and conversion of any such preferred stock or equity securities would
further dilute the percentage ownership of our stockholders.
TECHNOLOGY CHANGES RAPIDLY IN OUR MARKET, AND OUR FUTURE SUCCESS WILL DEPEND ON
OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
The telecommunications services market is characterized by rapid
technological change, changing customer needs, frequent new product
introductions and evolving industry standards. The introduction of products or
services embodying new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards
could render our voice-enabled services obsolete and unmarketable.
Our success will depend upon our ability to timely develop and introduce
new products and services, as well as enhancements to our existing products and
services, to keep pace with technological developments and emerging industry
standards and address the changing needs of partners, users, sponsors, and
advertisers. We may not be successful
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in developing and marketing new products and services that respond to
technological changes or evolving industry standards. We may experience
difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development,
introduction and marketing of new products and services. In addition, our new
products and services may not adequately meet the requirements of the
marketplace or achieve market acceptance.
WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THE INTERNET, AND THE INTERNET MAY PROVE NOT TO BE VIABLE.
Our future success is in part dependent upon continued growth in the use of
the Internet. Internet use by consumers is in an early stage of development, and
market acceptance of the Internet as a medium for content, advertising and
electronic commerce remains uncertain. If the Internet fails to be a viable
means of conducting commerce or communications, we may not be able to generate
revenues. A number of factors may inhibit the growth of Internet usage including
security concerns, inconsistent quality of service, limited availability of
cost-effective, high-speed access and inadequate network infrastructure. If the
Internet continues to experience significant growth in the number of users and
level of use, the Internet infrastructure may not be able to support the demands
placed on it by such growth.
OUR FAILURE TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COULD IMPAIR OUR COMPETITIVE
POSITION.
We believe that our success depends, in part, on our ability to protect our
intellectual property. In order to do that, we must take the following measures:
- obtain patent, copyright and trademark protection where appropriate;
- preserve our trade secrets;
- defend our patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets against
infringement; and
- prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential information through the
use of confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants and
partners.
We may be unable to accomplish these measures. In addition, we cannot be
certain that they will be adequate to protect our intellectual property. In
spite of our efforts, third parties may successfully copy our products or use
our confidential information.
VARIOUS PARTIES MAY ACCUSE US OF INFRINGING THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS,
AND ANY RELATED LITIGATION COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS REGARDLESS OF ITS MERIT.
Third parties may assert claims against us from time to time alleging
infringement, misappropriation or other violations of proprietary rights,
whether or not such claims have merit. Such claims can be time consuming and
expensive to defend and could require us to cease the use and sale of allegedly
infringing products and services, incur significant litigation costs and
expenses, and develop or acquire non-infringing technology or obtain licenses to
the alleged infringing technology. We may not be able to develop or acquire
alternative technologies or obtain such licenses on commercially reasonable
terms.
SECURITY PROBLEMS IN OUR SERVICES WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LIABILITY
AND REDUCED REVENUES.
Security vulnerabilities and weaknesses may be discovered in our services
or licensed technology incorporated into our services or in the media by which
subscribers access our
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services. Any security problems in our services or the licensed technology
incorporated in our services may require us to expend significant capital and
other resources to alleviate the problems. In addition, these problems could
result in the loss or misuse of personal information, including credit card
numbers, and limit the number of subscribers to our Portico and myTalk services
and to services of our partners. A decrease in the number of subscribers could
lead to decreased revenues and termination of our relationships with
advertisers, sponsors and partners. These problems may also cause interruptions
or delays in the development of enhancements to our services and may result in
lawsuits against us.
We will continue to incorporate authentication, encryption and other
security technologies in our services. However, such technologies may not be
adequate to prevent break-ins. In addition, weaknesses in the media by which
users access these services, including the Internet, land-line telephones,
cellular phones and other wireless devices, may compromise the security of the
electronic information accessed from the service. We intend to continue to limit
our liability to end users and to our partners, including liability arising from
failure of the authentication, encryption and other security technologies
incorporated into our services, through contractual provisions. However, we may
not successfully negotiate such limitations with all our partners, nor may such
limitations eliminate liability. We do not currently have liability insurance to
protect against risks associated with forced break-ins or disruptions.
A PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIM ASSERTED AGAINST US COULD MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY
AFFECT OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
We may be subject to claims for damages related to system errors and other
defects in our services. Agreements with end users of our services typically
contain provisions designed to limit exposure to potential product liability
claims. However, these provisions may not be sufficient to protect us from
liability. We currently have liability insurance to protect against certain
risks associated with system errors and other defects in our services. However,
we cannot guarantee that such insurance will be sufficient.
OUR STOCK PRICE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY VOLATILE, AND EXTREME PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT YOUR INVESTMENT.
The market price of our common stock has been extremely volatile. Since
October 1, 1998, the closing price of our common stock has varied significantly
from a high of $7.438 to a low of $1.375 per share.
Publicized events and announcements may have a significant impact on the
market price of our common stock. For example, shortfalls in our revenue or net
income, conversions of preferred stock into common stock, delays in product
development, disruptions in our service, or announcements of partnerships,
technological innovations or new products or services by our competitors could
have the effect of temporarily or permanently driving down the price of our
common stock. In addition, the stock market from time to time experiences
extreme price and volume fluctuations which particularly affect the market
prices for emerging and technology companies, such as ours, and which are often
unrelated to the operating performance of the affected companies. These broad
market fluctuations may adversely affect your ability to sell your shares at a
price equal to or above the price you purchased them. In addition, a decrease in
the stock price of our common stock could cause our common stock to be delisted
from The Nasdaq National Market.
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YEAR 2000 COMPLICATIONS MAY DISRUPT OUR OPERATIONS AND HARM OUR BUSINESS.
We face risks related to the inability of computer systems to accurately
identify and process dates beyond the year 1999. We are currently taking steps
to address these risks for all of our computer systems, including internal
systems and systems supplied to us by third parties. These systems include those
that are commonly thought of as information technology systems, such as our
billing, accounting and network systems. In addition, these systems include
those that are non-information technology systems, such as our building control
systems, building safety systems and communications systems. Based on currently
available information, we do not believe that year 2000 issues will have a
material adverse impact on our results of operations or financial condition.
However, we may fail to identify all critical year 2000 problems, may not
properly assess, remediate or test our systems, and may encounter unexpected
delays or costs associated with our year 2000 effort. We believe that
noncompliance of products and services supplied to us by third parties presents
the most significant year 2000 risk. We rely on third-party suppliers for a
significant number of systems related to our Portico service, such as:
- email servers which process both emails and voicemails;
- the calendar and contact software;
- the voice recognition software;
- the text-to-speech software;
- the billing system; and
- the network operations center equipment.
In addition, we rely on third parties for key services, such as
telecommunications, Internet access and power. Although we have requested
written assurances from all of our significant suppliers, to date a number of
suppliers have not responded to such requests. In the event that we, or any of
our third-party suppliers, are not year 2000 ready, we could experience
significant disruptions in our operations and service offerings. Such
interruptions could lead to lost sales, loss of relationships with partners,
advertisers and sponsors, and damage to our business reputation.
DELAWARE LAW AND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF OUR CHARTER DOCUMENTS MAY INHIBIT
POTENTIAL ACQUISITION BIDS.
Delaware law and our charter may inhibit potential acquisition bids for
General Magic. We are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, which could delay a merger, tender offer or proxy
contest or make such a transaction more difficult. In addition, provisions of
our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of delaying or
preventing a change in control or in management, or may limit the price that
certain investors may be willing to pay in the future for shares of common
stock. These provisions include:
- issuance of "blank check" preferred stock, which is preferred stock that
can be issued by the board of directors without prior stockholder
approval, with rights senior to those of common stock;
- prohibition on stockholder action by written consent;
- requirement that a two-thirds vote of the stockholders is required to
amend the bylaws; and
- advance notice requirements for submitting nominations for election of
the board of directors and for proposing matters that can be acted upon
by stockholders at a meeting.
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Furthermore, the Series D preferred stock and the Series F preferred stock
provide holders rights to redemption of their Series D preferred stock or Series
F preferred stock, as the case may be, or penalty payments upon a change in
control. In addition, the documents governing the Series D preferred stock and
Series F preferred stock prohibit changes of control unless the surviving entity
assumes all our obligations under the Series D preferred stock or Series F
preferred stock, as the case may be, and is a publicly traded corporation traded
on The Nasdaq National Market, NYSE or AMEX. All of these rights could make an
acquisition even more difficult. See "Selling Stockholders -- Relationships
between Selling Stockholders and Us."
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by
reference are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, among others, those
listed under "Risk Factors" above and in the documents incorporated by
reference.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as
"anticipates," "believes," "expects," "future," "intends," and similar
expressions.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of
activity, performance, or achievements. You are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any of
the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform them
to actual results.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares offered under
this prospectus by the selling stockholder and all proceeds will go to the
selling stockholder to be used for its own purposes.
SELLING STOCKHOLDER
The following table sets forth:
- the name of the selling stockholder,
- the number of shares of common stock underlying the preferred stock and
warrants held by it as of December 17, 1999,
- the number of shares which may be offered under this prospectus and
- the number of shares and percentage of class to be beneficially owned by
the selling stockholder after this offering.
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TOTAL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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SHARES OF
SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK WARRANTS COMMON
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SHARES OF SHARES OF SHARES OF SHARES OF COMMON SHARES OF BENEFICIALLY
UNDERLYING COMMON UNDERLYING COMMON STOCK COMMON OWNED
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY STOCK AFTER THE
SELLING STOCKHOLDER STOCK OFFERED STOCK OFFERED OWNED OFFERED OFFERING
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# %
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Excite, Inc.......... 1,576,316 1,576,316 263,158 263,158 1,839,474 1,839,474 -- --
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This information is based upon information provided by Excite.
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NOTES REGARDING NUMBER OF SHARES OWNED AFTER OFFERING
Because the selling stockholder may offer all, some or none of their common
stock, we cannot provide a definitive estimate of the number of shares that the
selling stockholder will hold after the offering.
NOTES REGARDING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
The selling stockholder has sole voting and investment power with respect
to all shares of General Magic common stock shown as beneficially owned by it.
This information is based upon information provided by Excite.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SELLING STOCKHOLDER AND US
Excite, Inc. has not held any position or office or has had any other
material relationship with General Magic or any of our affiliates within the
past three years other than as a result of its ownership of shares of equity
securities and as described below. This information is based upon information
provided by Excite.
In June 1999, we issued to Excite 599 shares of our Series E Convertible
Preferred Stock and a warrant to purchase an additional 100 shares of the Series
E preferred stock pursuant to a preferred stock and warrant purchase agreement.
The warrant is exercisable for 100 Series E shares at a current exercise
price of $10,000 per share. It has a term of fifteen months. The exercise price
and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrant will change in
the event of a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction. The 100
Series E shares issuable upon exercise of the warrant would be convertible into
approximately 263,158 shares of common stock as of December 17, 1999.
The terms and conditions of the Series E shares are as follows:
Dividends. If and when the board of directors declares a dividend, each
Series E share will be entitled to receive dividends at a rate of 5% per annum.
We must pay dividends on Series E shares before we pay any dividends on the
common stock. Dividends on Series E shares are non-cumulative.
Conversion. Each Series E share is convertible, at the option of a Series E
holder, into that number of shares of common stock obtained by dividing $10,000
by $3.80. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the
Series E shares is subject to adjustment for:
- dividends or other distributions payable in shares of common stock;
- a stock split or stock combination; or
- a capital reorganization.
The 599 Series E shares outstanding as of December 17, 1999, would be
convertible into approximately 1,576,316 shares of common stock.
Liquidation Preference. In the event that we liquidate, dissolve or unwind,
we must pay holders of the Series E shares an amount equal to $10,000 per share.
We must pay the holders of the Series E shares before we pay the holders of the
common stock.
Voting Rights. Except as required by law, the Series E shares have no other
voting rights.
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The Series E shares and the warrant were issued in connection with an
unified messaging services agreement pursuant to which our magicTalk voice user
interface is incorporated into the Excite Voicemail service. The Excite
Voicemail service operates in our network operations center.
The summary set forth above is not intended to be a complete description of
all of the terms of the documents governing our relationship with Excite. Please
refer to the copies of the relevant documents which are filed as exhibits to
this registration statement on Form S-3.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling stockholder or its pledgees, donees, transferees or other
successors in interest may, from time to time, sell all or a portion of the
shares on The Nasdaq National Market or any other exchange or automated
quotation service on which the common stock is then listed, in privately
negotiated transactions or otherwise. Shares may be sold at fixed prices that
may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices
related to market prices or at negotiated prices. The shares may be sold by the
selling stockholder by one or more of the following methods, without limitation:
- block trades in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to
sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the
block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
- purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or
dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus;
- an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the exchange;
- ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker
solicits purchasers;
- privately negotiated transactions;
- short sales;
- through the writing of options on the shares;
- in one or more underwritten offerings on a firm commitment or best effort
basis; and
- a combination of any such methods of sale.
In effecting sales, brokers and dealers engaged by the selling stockholder
may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Broker-dealers may
agree with the selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at
a stipulated price per share. To the extent such broker-dealer is unable to do
so acting as agent for a selling stockholder, to purchase as principal any
unsold shares at the stipulated price. Broker-dealers who acquire shares as
principals may thereafter resell such shares from time to time in transactions
in The Nasdaq National Market at prices and on terms then prevailing at the time
of sale, at prices related to the then-current market price or in negotiated
transactions. Broker-dealers may use block transactions and sales to and through
broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described above. The
selling stockholder may also sell the shares in accordance with Rule 144 under
the Securities Act rather than under this prospectus.
From time to time, the selling stockholder may pledge, hypothecate or grant
a security interest in some or all of the shares owned by it. The pledgees,
secured parties or persons
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to whom such securities have been hypothecated will, upon foreclosure in the
event of default, be deemed to be a selling stockholder. The number of the
selling stockholder's shares offered under this prospectus will decrease as and
when it takes those actions. The plan of distribution for the selling
stockholder's shares will otherwise remain unchanged. In addition, the selling
stockholder may, from time to time, sell short the common stock of General
Magic, and in these instances, this prospectus may be delivered in connection
with these short sales and the shares offered under this prospectus may be used
to cover such short sales.
To the extent required under the Securities Act, the aggregate amount of
the selling stockholder's shares of common stock being offered and the terms of
the offering, the names of any such agents, brokers, dealers or underwriters and
any applicable commission with respect to a particular offer will be set forth
in an accompanying prospectus supplement. Any underwriters, dealers, brokers or
agents participating in the distribution of the common stock may receive
compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions, commissions or
fees from the selling stockholder and/or purchasers of the selling stockholder's
shares of common stock, for whom they may act (which compensation as to a
particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).
The selling stockholder and any broker-dealers or agents that participate
with the selling stockholder in sales of the shares may be deemed to be
"underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in
connection with such sales. In this event, any commissions received by such
broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by
them may be deemed to be an underwriting commission or discount under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The selling stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with
broker-dealers and the broker-dealers may engage in short sales of the common
stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume with the selling
stockholder, including, without limitation, in connection with distributions of
the common stock by these broker-dealers. The selling stockholder may enter into
option or other transactions with broker-dealers that involve the delivery of
the shares offered under this prospectus to the broker-dealers, who may then
resell or otherwise transfer these shares. The selling stockholder may also loan
or pledge the shares offered under this prospectus to a broker-dealer and the
broker-dealer may sell the shares offered under this prospectus so loaned or
upon a default may sell or otherwise transfer the pledged shares offered under
this prospectus.
The selling stockholder and any other persons participating in the sale or
distribution of the shares will be subject to applicable provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under that act, which
provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares by
the selling stockholder or any other such person. The foregoing may affect the
marketability of the shares.
We have agreed to indemnify in certain circumstances the selling
stockholder and the broker-dealers and agents who may be deemed to be
underwriters, if any, of the securities covered by the registration statement,
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The selling stockholder has agreed to indemnify in certain
circumstances General Magic against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The shares of common stock were originally issued to the selling
stockholder pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as
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amended, provided by Section 4(2) thereof. We agreed to register the common
stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We have agreed to pay all
reasonable expenses, other than underwriter discounts and commissions, and the
reasonable fees and disbursements, not to exceed $10,000 in the aggregate, of a
single special counsel for the selling stockholder incident to the filing of
this registration statement.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of the shares of common stock offered hereby is being passed
upon by Cooley Godward LLP, Palo Alto, California.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of General Magic, Inc. as of December
31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, and for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1998 and for the period from May 1, 1990 (inception)
to December 31, 1998 have been incorporated herein by reference and in the
registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent
auditors, incorporated herein by reference and upon the authority of said firm
as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 to register
the common stock offered by this prospectus. However, this prospectus does not
contain all of the information contained in the registration statement and the
exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. We strongly encourage you
to carefully read the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to
the registration statement.
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at the
SEC's public reference rooms in Washington, DC, New York, New York and Chicago,
Illinois. You can request copies of these documents by contacting the SEC and
paying a fee for the copying cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also
available to the public from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information contained
in documents that we file with them, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents. The information
incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus.
Information in this prospectus supersedes information incorporated by reference
which we filed with the SEC prior to the date of this prospectus, while
information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed
below:
1. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998,
filed with the Commission on March 31, 1999;
2. Our Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 2, 1999; and
3. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 17,
1999.
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4. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 3,
1999;
5. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 3,
1999;
6. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August
16, 1999;
7. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed with the Commission on August
23, 1999;
8. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September
8, 1999;
9. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September
8, 1999;
10. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September
10, 1999;
11. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 22,
1999;
12. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November
12, 1999;
13. Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November
15, 1999;
14. Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December
14, 1999; and
15. The description of the common stock contained in our Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
In addition, we incorporate by reference any future filings we will make
with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost to you, by writing or
telephoning us at:
General Magic, Inc.
Attention: Investor Relations
420 N. Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94086
Telephone: (408) 774-4000
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1,839,474 Shares
GENERAL MAGIC, INC.
Common Stock
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PROSPECTUS
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses in connection with
the sale and distribution of the securities being registered, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions. All of the amounts shown are estimates
except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fees and Nasdaq
filing fee.
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TO BE PAID
BY THE
REGISTRANT
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SEC Registration Fee........................................ $ 1,782
Nasdaq filing fee........................................... $17,500
Accounting fees and expenses................................ $ 5,000
Legal fees and expenses..................................... $ 3,000
Printing expenses........................................... $ 2,000
Miscellaneous expenses...................................... $ 2,718
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Total............................................. $32,000
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation
to include in its charter documents and in agreements with its directors and
officers provisions expanding the scope of indemnification beyond that
specifically provided by the Delaware law. The Registrant's Bylaws provide that
the Registrant shall indemnify to the full extent authorized by law any person
made or threatened to be made a party to an action or a proceeding, whether
criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he
or she, his or her testator or intestate was or is a director, officer or
employee of the Registrant or any predecessor of the Registrant or serves or
served any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of
the Registrant or a predecessor of the Registrant. The Registrant's Bylaws also
provide that the Registrant may enter into one or more agreements with any
person which provides for indemnification greater or different than that
provided in such Bylaws. We have entered into such indemnification agreements
with our directors and officers.
The Registrant maintains insurance on behalf of any person who is a
director or officer against any loss arising from any claim asserted against him
or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, subject to certain
exclusions.
See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 17 herein.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement:
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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3.1(a) Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware
Secretary of State on June 17, 1999.
Series E Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement by
4.1(a) and between the Registrant and Excite, Inc. dated June 18,
1998.
4.2(a) Form of Warrant for the purchase of shares of Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock.
5.1(a) Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.
23.2(a) Consent of Cooley Godward LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1(a) Power of Attorney.
24.2 Power of Attorney (included in the Signature Page contained
in Part II of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement).
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(a) Previously filed.
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 (the "Securities Act");
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration
statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(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, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration
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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, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be
delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by
reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the
requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by
Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or
cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given,
the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in
the prospectus to provide such interim financial information.
D. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by 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.
E. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of
this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a
form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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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 amendment to the
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California on December 17,
1999.
GENERAL MAGIC, INC.
By: /s/ STEVEN MARKMAN
-----------------------------------
Steven Markman
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ STEVEN MARKMAN President, Chief Executive December 17, 1999
- ----------------------------- Officer, Chairman of the
Steven Markman Board, Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ ROSE M. MARCARIO Chief Financial Officer December 17, 1999
- ----------------------------- (Principal Financial and
Rose M. Marcario Accounting Officer)
* Director December 17, 1999
- -----------------------------
Dennis F. Strigl
* Director December 17, 1999
- -----------------------------
Susan G. Swenson
* Director December 17, 1999
- -----------------------------
Roel Pieper
*By: /s/ STEVEN MARKMAN
- -----------------------------
Steven Markman
Attorney-in-fact
</TABLE>
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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Steven Markman and Rose M. Marcario, and
each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective amendments) to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, File No. 333-83075, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or
his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof. 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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<S> <C> <C>
Director December , 1999
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Philip D. Knell
Director December , 1999
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Chet A. Huber
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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<C> <S>
3.1(a) Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware
Secretary of State on June 17, 1999.
4.1(a) Series E Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement by
and between the Registrant and Excite, Inc. dated June 18,
1998.
4.2(a) Form of Warrant for the purchase of shares of Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock.
5.1(a) Opinion of Cooley Godward LLP.
23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.
23.2(a) Consent of Cooley Godward LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1(a) Power of Attorney.
24.2 Power of Attorney (included in the Signature Page contained
in Part II of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement).
</TABLE>
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(a) Previously filed.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
General Magic, Inc.
We consent to incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the registration
statement to be filed on or about December 17, 1999 on Form S-3 of General
Magic, Inc. of our report dated January 22, 1999, except for note 17, which is
as of March 30, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of General
Magic, Inc. and subsidiary (a development stage enterprise) as of December 31,
1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1998, and for the period from May 1, 1990
(inception) to December 31, 1998, which report appears in the December 31,
1998, annual report on Form 10-K of General Magic, Inc. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.
KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
December 17, 1999
