NETVANTAGE INC
8-K, 1996-09-27
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                            Current Report Pursuant
                         to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report  September 26, 1996


                                NetVantage, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

       0-25992                                         95-4324525
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(Commission File Number)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

201 Continental Boulevard, Suite 210, El Segundo, California     90245-4527
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)



                                 (310) 726-4130
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

   On September 23, 1996 the Registrant amended is Notice of Redemption of
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock among other things extending the redemption
period to October 24, 1996 at 5:00 PM ET.

ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS

   (a) Amended Notice of Redemption of Warrants to Purchase Common Stock


                                   SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       NetVantage, Inc.
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                                                   (Registrant)

Date  September 26, 1996               By      /s/ Thomas V. Baker
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                                                      Thomas V. Baker
                                              Vice President Finance & CFO


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     EXHIBIT TO FORM 8-K

                          AMENDED NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
                                       OF
                      CLASS A WARRANTS OF NETVANTAGE, INC.

                    The Redemption Date is October 24, 1996

              THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE THE CLASS A WARRANT EXPIRES AT
                   5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON OCTOBER 24. 1996

                                                            September 23, 1996

     To the Holders of Outstanding
     Class A Warrants of NetVantage, Inc.


              NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the outstanding Class A Warrants to
     purchase Class A Common Stock and Class B Warrants (the "Class A
     Warrants") of NetVantage, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
     originally expiring on May 3, 2000 and issued under that certain Warrant
     Agreement between the Company, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
     (the "Warrant Agent") and D. H. Blair Investment Banking Corp., dated as
     of May 3, 1995 (the "Warrant Agreement"), will be redeemed by the Company
     as provided in the Warrant Agreement.  This Amended Noticeis intended to
     clarify the earlier notice of redemption given on September 3, 1996 (the
     "First Notice"), and, as such, supersedes the First Notice.  The
     redemption date for the Class A Warrants, originally set for October 3,
     1996, is hereby extended to October 24, 1996 (the "Redemption Date").

              As previously announced by the Company, the original exercise
     price and the number of securities issuable upon the exercise of the Class
     A Warrants have been adjusted in accordance with Section 9(a) of the
     Warrant Agreement.  As adjusted, each Class A Warrant currently entitles
     the holder to purchase 1.05 shares of Class A Common Stock, $.001 par
     value per share (the "Common Stock") at an exercise price of $6.21 per
     share of Common Stock; each holder of a Class A Warrant will also receive
     one Class B Warrant for each Class A Warrant exercised.  Expressed on a per
     Warrant basis, each Warrant entitles its holder to purchase 1.05 shares
     of Common Stock and one Class B Warrant for a total exercise price of
     $6.5205.  In other words, a holder of100 Class A Warrants could exercise
     all 100 Class A Warrants for an aggregate exercise price of $652.05 and
     obtain 105 shares of Common Stock and 100 Class B Warrants.  A similar
     adjustment has been made to the exercise price of the Class B Warrants,
     which presently entitle the holder to purchase 1.05 shares of Common Stock
     at an exercise price of $7.41 per share.

               As provided in the Warrant Agreement, each Class A Warrant that
     is not exercised prior to 5:00 p.m.Eastern Time, on October 24, 1996 (the
     "Exercise Expiration Time") will be redeemed for $0.05 (the "Redemption
     Price") and the rights ofthe holders of each such Class A Warrant shall
     terminate at the Exercise Expiration Time, other than the right to receive
     the Redemption Price. A prospectus dated September 19, 1996 pertaining to
     the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Class A Warrants
     is enclosed with this Notice.





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                   INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DELIVERY OF WARRANTS

   Delivery of Class A Warrants to the Warrant Agent for either redemption or
exercise should be made as follows:

                   Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
                                   2 Broadway
                               New York, NY 10004
                            Telephone (212) 509-4000

   The method of delivery of the Class A Warrants, including any payment and
documents required to be delivered therewith to exercise the Class A Warrants,
is at the election and risk of the holder. If the delivery is by mail,
registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, properly insured,
is recommended as a precaution against loss.

   The Class A Warrant and exercise price must be received by the Warrant Agent
prior to 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on October 24, 1996, and Class A warrants
which have not been received by such date may not thereafter be exercised, but
will be redeemed.  Provided that a Notice of Exercise and Guaranteed Delivery
and payment of the exercise price is received by the Warrant Agent prior to
5:00 p.m. New York Time on October 24, 1996, broker-dealers shall have five
business days to deliver Class A Warrant certificates to the Warrant Agent.

   We urge you to consider the alternatives to redemption that are available to
holders of the Class A Warrants on or prior to the Redemption Date. These
alternatives are:

            A.  Exercise of Class A Warrants for 1.05 shares of Common Stock
                and a Class B Warrant at an exercise price of $6.21 per share
                of Common Stock (i.e. a holder of 100 Warrants, by payment of
                $652.05 would receive 105 shares of Common Stock and 100 Class
                B Warrants); or

            B.  Sale of the Class A Warrants through usual brokerage facilities
                sufficiently in advance of the Redemption Date.

   The Class A Warrants may not be exercisable by every holder in every state;
the ability of a holder to exercise is dependant on the ability of the Company
to qualify or register the exercise in the holder's state of residence, or on
the availability of an exemption from such qualification or registration
requirements.  In the event that exercise of the Class A Warrants is not
permitted in a holder's state of residence, such holder may nonetheless sell
the Class A Warrants, provided such sales are made sufficiently in advance of
the Redemption Date.

   D. H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. ("Blair") has agreed to act as the
Company's Solicitation Agent, assisting the Company with the redemption and any
related exercises of Class A Warrants.  As previously disclosed and as provided
in the Warrant Agreement, Blair will receive a fee of 5% of the exercise price
in connection with exercises of the Class A Warrants solicited by members of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, provided that





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     such solicitation complies with applicable law and does not pertain to a
Class A Warrant held in a discretionary account.

              Certain financial advice regarding the redemption of the Class A
     Warrants has been provided to the Company by Sutro & Co. in consideration
     of the payment of a $50,000 retainer and $175,000 payable upon the close of
     the redemption; the Company has also granted to Sutro warrants to acquire
     up to 40,000 shares of Common Stock (or such lesser number of shares as
     could have been purchased upon the exercise of redeemed Class A Warrants)
     at $6.21 per share.

              The Company has engaged an Information Agent for the exercise
     and/or redemption of Class A Warrants.  The Information Agent is Allen &
     Caron/SouthCoast Communications Group, 2010 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92714;
     Telephone: (800) 452-1346 (from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PDT).

              A copy of this Notice of Redemption and a Prospectus dated
     September 19, 1996 has been mailed to all registered holders of Class A
     Warrants as required by the Warrant Agreement.

              In the event that you have any questions with respect to the
     procedures for exercise of your Class A Warrants or surrendering your
     Class A Warrants for redemption, please contact the Information Agent at
     the address and telephone number set forth above or the Solicitation Agent
     at the address and telephone number set forth in the Solicitation Agent's
     letter accompanying this Amended Notice.


                                       Yours very truly,

                                       Thomas V. Baker
                                       Vice President Finance & CFO








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