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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)
File No. 333-70937
PROSPECTUS
3,000,000 Shares
P-COM, INC.
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COMMON STOCK
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The stockholders of P-COM, Inc. listed on page 2 below are offering for
resale and selling under this prospectus up to 3,000,000 shares of our common
stock.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market (Nasdaq
Symbol: PCOM). On August 1, the closing price of the common stock was $5.625 per
share.
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You should carefully consider the risk factors commencing on page 3
before purchasing any of the common stock offered by the selling stockholders.
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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 September 7, 2000.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed.
The selling stockholders may not sell these securities 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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SUMMARY
The common stock to be resold by the selling stockholders pursuant to
this prospectus was issued by us to the selling stockholders in exchange for all
outstanding shares of our Series B preferred stock and will be issued upon
exercise of warrants held by the selling stockholders. Some common stock which
the selling stockholders received in the exchange has already been sold by them
under Rule 144, and is not covered by this prospectus. The name of each selling
stockholder and the number of shares of common stock to be registered for resale
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Number of Shares of Number of shares of Common Stock and
Outstanding Common Stock to Currently underlying Outstanding
Name of Selling Stockholder be Registered Warrants to be Registered
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Marshall Capital Management, Inc............. 0 372,677
Castle Creek Technology Partners LLC......... 52,000 455,494
Capital Ventures International............... 869,918 414,086
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We develop, manufacture and market systems for the transport of voice
and data between the end user and a location where the information is
transferred onto the broader telecommunications network. Our systems are sold to
the worldwide wireless telecommunications market. Our systems are designed to
satisfy the network requirements of cellular telephone service providers and
digital wireless communications service providers, corporate communications,
public utilities and local governments. We also provide comprehensive network
services to assist customers in designing, building and optimizing the
performance of their wireless communications networks. Our radio systems are
sold internationally through strategic partners, providers of bundled consulting
services and telecommunications equipment manufacturers who resell our products
under their brand names, distributors and directly to end-users. Our executive
offices are located at 3175 S. Winchester Boulevard, Campbell, California 95008,
and our telephone number is (408) 866-3666.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below before making
an investment decision.
Due to our stage of development and industry, an investment in our stock is very
risky
We do not have the customer base or other resources of more established
companies, which makes it more difficult for us to address the
liquidity and other challenges we face
We have not developed a large installed base of our equipment or the
kind of close relationships with a broad base of customers of a type enjoyed by
older, more developed companies, which would provide a base of financial
performance from which to launch strategic initiatives and withstand business
reversals. In addition, we have not built up the level of capital often enjoyed
by more established companies, so from time to time we may face serious
challenges in financing our continued operation. We may not be able to
successfully address these risks, which would adversely affect our results of
operations and, ultimately, our stock price.
Our stock price is volatile, so you may not be able to sell our stock
at any particular time at a favorable price
The stock market in general, and the market for shares of small
capitalization and technology stocks in particular, have experienced extreme
price fluctuations in recent years. These fluctuations have often been unrelated
to the operating performance of affected companies. The market price of our
common stock may continue to decline substantially, or otherwise continue to
experience significant fluctuations in the future, sometimes reaching extreme
and unexpected lows, including fluctuations that are unrelated to our
performance. During the 52 week period ending August 1, 2000, the market price
of a share of our common stock was as low as $3.688 and as high as $28.500.
These fluctuations may mean that investors may not be able to sell our common
stock at a favorable price at any given time.
We do not pay dividends, so appreciation of our stock price is the only
way in which you will realize a return on your investment
Our bank line-of-credit agreement prohibits us from paying any
dividends on our common stock except dividends paid in shares of our common
stock. Since our incorporation in 1991, we have not declared or paid cash
dividends on our common stock, and we anticipate that any future earnings will
be retained for investment in our business. Thus, the return on an investment in
our common stock will likely be through resale of shares at a price higher than
the price paid for those shares. As indicated above, the market for our shares
may not provide an opportunity to sell our shares at a favorable price at any
given time.
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We rely on our existing customers, and it will materially adversely affect our
operating results and financial condition if they do not support us
A substantial amount of our products and services are purchased by a
limited number of customers, so the loss of a large customer would
significantly affect our results of operations
If any of our important customers significantly reduce their purchases
from us, which has been the case during the last twelve months, then this may
materially adversely affect the profitability of our business and our ability to
remain in business. During 1998 and 1999, one customer, Orange Personal
Communications Ltd., accounted for 27.9% and 20%, respectively, of our sales.
During the second quarter of 2000, we had four different customers that
individually accounted for over 10% of our sales. During the second quarter of
2000, two customers, Lucent and Winstar, accounted for 20.0% and 19.5%,
respectively, of our sales.
The Company places orders with suppliers based in part on customer
non-binding forecasts
Historically, the Company has built products based on non-binding
forecasts from customers. This practice has resulted in write-offs of excessive
and obsolete inventory for each of the past three years.
Our customers may cancel orders leaving us with unsaleable equipment or
idle capacity
Our customers often enter into purchase orders with us far in advance
of manufacture of the equipment ordered. We have experienced purchase order
cancellations and deferrals. Historically, we have chosen not to harm our
relationships with our customers by enforcing their obligations under purchase
orders when the customer wishes to cancel an order. Cancellations of orders by
customers may, depending upon the timing of the cancellation, leave us with
unsaleable equipment or idle capacity, which would adversely affect our
operating results and financial condition.
We may be unable to obtain additional capital needed to operate and grow our
business, which could damage our financial condition and further erode our stock
price
Our future capital requirements will depend upon many factors,
including development of new products and related software tools, potential
acquisitions, maintenance of adequate manufacturing facilities and contract
manufacturing agreements, progress of research and development efforts,
expansion of marketing and sales efforts, and status of competitive products.
Additional financing may not be available in the future on acceptable terms or
at all. The continued existence of a substantial amount of debt could also
severely limit our ability to raise additional financing. In addition, given the
recent price for our common stock, if we raise additional funds by issuing
equity securities, significant dilution to our stockholders could result.
If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to restructure
or refinance our debt or delay, scale back or eliminate our research and
development, acquisition or manufacturing programs. We may also need to obtain
funds through arrangements with partners
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or others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our
technologies or potential products or other assets. Our inability to obtain
capital, or our ability to obtain additional capital only upon onerous terms,
could very seriously damage our business, operating results and financial
condition and further erode our stock price.
We are prohibited by the agreement under which we privately sold
7,530,642 shares of Common Stock in January 2000 from issuing, offering or
selling any Common Stock or other equity security for less than 85% of the
average closing sale price of our Common Stock over the 60 trading days before
the sale of the new shares, if we have not then registered the 7,530,642 shares
for resale. We have not yet registered the 7,530,642 shares for resale, and we
may not be able to find a buyer for our shares except at a price below that 85%
threshold. Therefore, we would not be able to sell shares without all the
January 2000 investors' consent, unless we achieve registration of their shares
or unless the new sale price exceeds the 85% threshold. The January 2000
investors also have a 20-day right of first offer against the sale of new shares
for less than $5.71 per share, until their 7,530,642 shares are registered for
resale.
The common stock sold in this offering will increase the supply of our common
stock on the public market, which may cause our stock price to decline
The sale into the public market of the common stock issued upon
exercise of the new warrants and in the exchange could materially adversely
affect the market price of our common stock. Most of the shares of our common
stock are eligible for immediate and unrestricted sale in the public market at
any time. Once the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part
is declared effective, all shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the
warrants will be eligible for immediate and unrestricted resale into the public
market. Because the exercise price of the new warrants is below the current
market price of our common stock, the sale of the common stock issued upon
exercise of the warrants will be dilutive to our stockholders. Further, the new
warrants contain adjustment features that may significantly decrease the
exercise price of the new warrants and result in additional shares of common
stock being issued upon their exercise, which would create additional dilution.
The presence of these additional shares of common stock in the public market may
further depress our stock price.
We may try to issue stock at a discount to the current market price, which would
dilute our existing stockholders
In order to raise the funds we need to execute our business plan and
fund operations generally, we may continue to issue stock at a discount to the
current market price. Transactions of that kind would result in dilution to our
existing stockholders.
We may be forced to incur additional costs to restructure our business to reduce
our expenses, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations
and stock price
During 1999, we generated net losses of approximately a$103.0 million.
During the first six months of 2000, we generated net losses of $68.0 million.
We may also incur net losses in future periods. In response to market declines
and poor performance in our sector generally and our lower than expected
performance over the last several quarters, we introduced measures to reduce
operating expenses. These measures included reductions in our workforce in
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1999 and 1998. Additionally, management continues to evaluate market conditions
to assess the need to take further action to more closely align our cost
structure with anticipated revenues. Any subsequent actions could result in
additional restructuring charges, reductions of inventory valuations and
provisions for the impairment of long-lived assets, which could materially
adversely affect our results of operations and stock price.
When our large fixed costs combine with significant fluctuations in our sales,
large fluctuations in our results of operations may occur which could adversely
affect our stock price
A material portion of our expenses are fixed and difficult to reduce,
which magnifies the effects of any revenue shortfall. In addition, to prepare
for the future, we may continue to heavily invest resources in:
. the development of new products and technologies,
. the evaluation of these products,
. expansion into new geographic markets, and
. our plant and equipment, inventory, personnel and other items, in
order to efficiently produce these products and to provide necessary
marketing and administrative service and support.
As such, in addition to our fixed costs, our expenses will be increased by
start-up costs associated with the initial production and installation of new
products and technologies.
We experience significant fluctuations in sales, gross margins and
operating results. Our results of operations have also been and will continue to
be influenced by competitive factors, including pricing, availability and demand
for competitive products and services. These factors are difficult for us to
forecast, and have materially adversely affected our results of operations and
financial condition and may continue to do so. Because of our inability to
predict customer orders, delays, deferrals and cancellations, we may not be able
to achieve or maintain our current sales levels. We believe that
period-to-period comparisons are thus not necessarily meaningful and should not
be relied upon as indications of future performance. Because of all of the
foregoing factors, in some future quarter or quarters, revenues will be lower
than expected and our operating results and financial condition will be
materially adversely affected. In addition, to the extent our results of
operations are below those projected by public market analysts, the price of our
common stock may continue to be materially adversely affected by this
discrepancy.
We may be unable to become profitable if the selling prices of our products and
services decline over time
We believe that average selling prices and possibly gross margins for
our systems and services will decline over time. If we are unable to offset
declining average selling prices by comparable cost savings, our gross margins
will decline, and our results of operations and financial condition would be
adversely affected. Reasons for the decline in average selling prices include
the maturation of our systems, the effect of volume price discounts in existing
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future contracts and the intensification of competition. To offset declining
average selling prices, we believe we must take a number of steps, including:
. successfully introducing and selling new systems on a timely basis;
. developing new products that incorporate advanced software and other
features that can be sold at higher average selling prices; and
. reducing the costs of our systems through contract manufacturing,
design improvements and component cost reduction, among other
actions.
If we cannot develop new products in a timely manner, or if our new
products fail to achieve customer acceptance or do not generate higher average
selling prices, then we would be unable to offset declining average selling
prices.
We depend on contract manufacturers and limited sources of supply and, if they
fail us, production delays could damage our customer relationships
Our internal manufacturing capacity is very limited, and certain
components, subassemblies and services necessary for the manufacture and
production of our systems are obtained from a sole supplier or a small group of
suppliers. As a result, we have reduced control over the price, timely delivery,
reliability and quality of finished products, components and subassemblies. We
have experienced problems in the timely delivery and quantity of products and
certain components and subassemblies from vendors. We expect to rely
increasingly on these contract manufacturers and outside vendors in the future,
and they may prove undependable, stop doing business with us, or go out of
business. Due to the complexity of our products, finding and educating
additional or replacement vendors may be expensive and take considerable time.
Our internal manufacturing capacity and that of our contract manufacturers may
be insufficient to fulfill our orders, and we may be unable to obtain timely
deliveries of components and subassemblies of acceptable quality. Our failure to
manufacture, assemble and ship systems and meet customer demands on a timely and
cost-effective basis could damage relationships with customers and our business.
If we are successful in growing our business, we may be unable to manage and
integrate the expanded operations associated with revenue growth, which may
increase costs and hurt profitability
Our prior expansion has strained and continues to strain our
management, financial resources, manufacturing capacity and other resources and
has disrupted our normal business operations. Our ability to manage any possible
future growth may depend upon significant expansion of our manufacturing,
accounting and other internal management systems and the implementation of a
variety of systems, procedures and controls, all of which would involve
expenditures in advance of increased sales. In particular, if our business
grows, we must successfully manage overhead expenses and inventories, develop,
introduce and market new products, manage and train our employee base, integrate
and coordinate our geographically and ethnically diverse workforce and the
monitor third party manufacturers and suppliers. We have in the past and may
continue to experience significant problems in these areas.
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If our business grows, any failure to efficiently coordinate and
improve systems, procedures and controls, including improved inventory control
and coordination with our subsidiaries, could cause continued inefficiencies,
additional operational complexities and expenses, greater risk of billing
delays, inventory write-downs and financial reporting difficulties. Those
problems could impact our profitability and our ability to effectively manage
our business.
We may have difficulty managing the businesses we have acquired, which
may increase our costs and divert resources from our business. We may continue
to encounter problems related to the management of companies which we have
acquired over the past several years. Overcoming existing and potential problems
may entail increased costs, additional investment and diversion of management
attention and other resources, or require divestment of one or more business
units, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and
operating results. In this regard, in the first six months of 2000, we sold
three business units, Technosystem, Cemetel S.r.l., and Control Resources
Corporation (CRC), which primarily represented non-core business products, such
as broadcast equipment and network monitoring equipment. The negative impact on
the financial statements of the disposal of Technosystem was $30.9 million. The
impact on the financial statements on the divestitures of Cemetel S.r.l. and CRC
is not expected to be material. In addition, we have written off assets of
several of our other acquired companies including write-offs of $15 million of
Cylink Wireless Group goodwill in the second quarter of 2000.
Accounting charges related to acquisitions may decrease future earnings
Many business acquisitions must be accounted for as purchase business
combinations for financial reporting purposes. All of our past acquisitions,
except the acquisitions of Control Resources Corporation, RT Masts Limited and
Telematics, Inc., have been accounted for as purchase business combinations,
resulting in a significant amount of goodwill being amortized. Amortization
expenses adversely affect our financial results.
If our results of operations are inadequate, we may have difficulty servicing
our debt, which could cause a default and acceleration of repayment of our debts
As of June 30, 2000, our total indebtedness including current
liabilities was approximately $112.7 million and our stockholders' equity was
approximately $77.2 million. Our ability to make scheduled payments of the
principal and interest on our indebtedness will depend on our future
performance, which is subject in part to economic, financial, competitive and
other factors beyond our control. We may be unable to make payments on or
restructure or refinance our debt in the future, if necessary, which could lead
to a default under our credit agreement and note indenture and acceleration of
repayments of the debts thereunder.
Our customers may not pay us on time, leaving us short of funds needed to
operate our business
We may be unable to enforce a policy of receiving payment within a
limited number of days of issuing bills. We have had difficulties in the past in
receiving payment in accordance with our policies, particularly from customers
in the early phases of business
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development which are awaiting financing to fund their expansion and from
customers outside of the United States. We may not be able to locate parties to
purchase our receivables on acceptable terms or at all. Any inability to timely
collect or sell our receivables could cause us to be short of cash to fund
operations and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
We may experience problems with product quality, performance and reliability,
which may damage our customer relationships
We have limited experience in producing and manufacturing systems and
contracting for this manufacture. Our customers also require very demanding
specifications for quality, performance and reliability. As a consequence,
problems may occur with respect to the specifications for our systems or related
software tools. If those problems occur, we could experience increased costs,
delays, cancellations or reschedulings of orders or shipments, delays in
collections of accounts receivable and product returns and discounts. In
addition, the failure of any of our facilities to maintain or attain quality
certification by the International Standards Organization could adversely affect
our sales and sales growth. If any of these events occur, they might erode
customer confidence and cause them to reduce their purchases from us, which
would adversely impact our business and results of operations.
The market for our products may not grow fast enough to support our level of
investment, adversely affecting our results of operations
Our future operating results depend upon the continued growth and
increased availability and acceptance of advanced radio-based wireless
telecommunications systems and services in the United States and
internationally. The volume and variety of and the markets for and acceptance of
wireless telecommunications systems and services may not continue to grow as
anticipated. Because these markets are relatively new, predicting which market
segments will develop and at what rate they will grow is difficult. We have
recently invested additional significant time and resources in the development
of new products. If the market for these new products and the market for related
services for our systems fail to grow, or grow more slowly than anticipated,
revenue will also fail to grow, adversely affecting our results of operations.
We may be unable to compete successfully for customers with either competitors
offering technologies similar to ours or with alternative technologies, which
could adversely affect our business and results of operations
Our wireless-based radio systems compete with other wireless
telecommunications products and alternative telecommunications transmission
media, including copper and fiber optic cable. We are experiencing intense
competition worldwide from a number of leading telecommunications companies.
Those companies offer a variety of competitive products and services and broader
telecommunications product lines, which makes us more vulnerable to shifts in
technology and customer preferences. Many of these companies have much greater
installed bases, financial resources and production, marketing, manufacturing,
engineering and other capabilities than we do. We face actual and potential
competition not only from these established companies, but also from start-up
companies that are developing and marketing new commercial products and
services.
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Two of our primary competitors are Ericsson and DMC Stratex Networks.
Ericsson is a formidable competitor for us because they provide both consulting
services and equipment they manufacture to customers as complete
telecommunications solutions. Ericsson's combined consulting and product
approach insulates them from competition for sales of products because, in order
for customers to obtain the complete solution, Ericsson requires them to
purchase the product from Ericsson, which completely forecloses our opportunity
to sell products to the customer. In contrast, DMC Stratex Networks is a product
manufacturer like us, and competes directly against us for product sales to
customers, which leads to downward pressure on prices we can charge for our
products. With regard to our point-to-multipoint product line, we also compete
with Netro, who is also a product manufacturer like us. If we are unable to
successfully compete for customers, future growth, revenues and profitability
would be adversely affected.
Failure to respond to rapid technological change or introduce new products in a
timely manner may limit our revenue growth and adversely impact our results of
operations
Rapid technological change, frequent new product introductions and
enhancements, product obsolescence, changes in end-user requirements and
evolving industry standards characterize the communications market. Our ability
to compete in this market will depend upon our successful development,
introduction and sale of new systems and enhancements and related software
tools, on a timely and cost-effective basis, in response to changing customer
requirements. We have experienced and continue to experience delays in customer
procurement and in completing development and introduction of new systems and
related software tools, including products acquired in acquisitions. Moreover,
we may not be successful in selecting, developing, manufacturing and marketing
new systems or enhancements or related software tools. Any inability to rapidly
introduce, in a timely manner, new systems, enhancements or related software
tools could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
limit future growth.
We have extensive international operations, in more volatile markets than the
United States, and changes in these markets may undermine our business there
In doing business in international markets, we face economic,
political, regulatory, logistical, legal, financial and business environments
and foreign currency fluctuations that are more volatile than those commonly
experienced in the United States. Until 2000, most of our sales were made to
customers located outside of the United States. Because of the more volatile
nature of these markets, the basis for our business in these markets may be
frequently jeopardized, materially and adversely affecting our operations in
these countries and our overall results of operations and growth.
We are subject to extensive government regulation, which may change and harm our
business
We operate in a constantly changing regulatory environment. Radio
communications are extensively regulated by the United States government, and we
also are subject to foreign laws and international treaties. Our systems must
conform to a variety of domestic and international requirements established to,
among other things, avoid interference
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among users of radio frequencies and to permit interconnection of equipment.
Regulatory changes, which are affected by political, economic and technical
factors, could significantly impact our operations by restricting our
development efforts and those of our customers. Many of our competitors have
broader telecommunications product lines, which makes us more vulnerable than
they are to regulatory changes that shift business from one product to another.
As a result, those regulatory changes could make current systems obsolete, favor
our competitors or increase competition. Any of those regulatory changes,
including changes in the allocation of available spectrum or changes that
require us to modify our systems and services, could prove costly and thus
materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.
We are the subject of, and may be the subject of additional, class action suits,
which would divert significant resources away from our business
We are a defendant in a consolidated class action lawsuit in state
court. An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on our
prospects and financial condition. Even if the litigation is resolved in our
favor, the defense of that litigation will entail considerable cost and
diversion of efforts of management, either of which are likely to adversely
affect our results of operations.
We may be unable to protect our proprietary rights, permitting competitors to
duplicate our products and services or preventing us from selling our products
We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, trade secrets,
copyrights and other measures to protect our intellectual property rights.
However, these measures may not provide adequate protection for our trade
secrets or other proprietary information. Any of our patents could be
invalidated, circumvented or challenged, or may not provide competitive
advantages to us. In addition, foreign intellectual property laws may not
adequately protect our intellectual property rights abroad. Any failure or
inability to protect proprietary rights could have a material adverse effect on
our competitive market position and business.
Litigation may also be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, to
protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of proprietary
rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement. A variety of third
parties have sent correspondence to the former owner of the Cylink Wireless
Group in which they allege that the Cylink Wireless Group's products may be
infringing their intellectual property rights. We acquired Cylink in 1998.
Therefore, any intellectual property litigation based upon those allegations
could result in substantial costs and diversion of management attention and
resources, and could prevent us from selling certain products or require us to
license technology to continue selling those products. Licenses to any of that
technology may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.
Our results may suffer if we are unable to attract and retain qualified
management and technical personnel
Our highly technical business depends upon the continued contributions
of key technical and senior management personnel, many of whom would be
difficult to replace. Competition for qualified management, manufacturing,
quality assurance, engineering, marketing, sales and support personnel is
intense in our industry and geographic areas, and we
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may not be successful in attracting or retaining those personnel. We experience
high employee turnover which is disruptive and could adversely impact our
business. The loss, or failure to perform, of any key employee could materially
adversely affect our customer relations and results of operations.
Our board has the power to reject offers to acquire shares of our common stock
in a change of control transaction, which may prevent our stockholders from
having the opportunity to accept those offers and discourage certain offers for
shares of our common stock
The following factors give our board of directors the power to reject
acquisition proposals without any input or consideration of these proposals by
our stockholders:
. our stockholder rights agreement,
. our certificate of incorporation and bylaws,
. our equity incentive plans, and
. Delaware law.
As a result of these factors, our board of directors could
significantly delay, defer or prevent a change in control transaction involving
P-Com, even if holders of our common stock might want the transaction to occur.
These factors may adversely affect the voting and other rights of other holders
of common stock, and prevent stockholders from receiving and accepting offers to
acquire their shares that the board deems not to be in the best interest of our
stockholders. In addition, the power of the board to reject those offers may
discourage certain third parties from making these offers.
Relying on forward-looking statements could cause you to incorrectly assess the
risks and uncertainties in investing in our stock because our actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements
contained in this prospectus
This prospectus contains "forward-looking" statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors,
including the risks faced by us described above and elsewhere in this
prospectus.
We may face other risks not described in the foregoing risk factors which may
impair our business operations
The risks and uncertainties described in the foregoing risk factors may
not be the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently
known to us may also impair our business operations. If any of the following
risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be materially adversely affected. In this case, the trading
price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and
other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at
the SEC's public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and
Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information
on the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available to the public
from our web site at http://p-com.com or at the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement (Registration No.
333-70937) we filed with the SEC. The SEC allows us to "incorporate by
reference" the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to those documents. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this
prospectus, and later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede
this information.
We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future
filings made with the SEC under Section 13a, 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, until the selling stockholders sell
all of the shares of common stock being registered for resale by the selling
stockholders or until the shares can be sold without being so registered:
(1) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999, filed on April 5, 2000, as amended by a filing on August 24,
2000;
(2) Our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2000
(as amended by a filing on August 24, 2000) and August 14, 2000;
(3) our current reports on Form 8-K filed as of January 6,
2000, January 25, 2000 and August 16, 2000;
(4) the description of our common stock and Series A preferred
stock contained in our registration statements on Form 8-A filed as of
January 12, 1995 and on Form 8-A/A filed as of February 16, 1995,
October 9, 1997, December 22, 1998, December 24, 1998 and August 25,
1999; and
(5) all future reports and other documents filed by us
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of
this prospectus from the date of filing of each of the reports and
documents. Any statement incorporated herein may modify or supersede
information or statements in this prospectus.
Upon request, we will provide without charge a copy of this prospectus,
and a copy of any and all of the information that has been or may be
incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Requests for these copies should
be directed to Corporate Secretary, P-Com, Inc., 3175 S. Winchester Boulevard,
Campbell, California 95008 (telephone (408) 866-3666).
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or
provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. 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.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the common
stock by the selling stockholders.
DIVIDEND POLICY
Our credit agreement prohibits us from paying any dividend on our
common stock other than dividends paid in shares of our common stock. We
currently anticipate that we will retain any available funds for use in the
operation of its business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in
the foreseeable future.
THE EXCHANGE OF COMMON STOCK FOR SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
AND PENALTY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
On December 23, 1998, we issued 15,000 shares or our Series B preferred
stock and warrants to purchase 1,242,257 shares of common stock to the selling
stockholders for gross proceeds of $15 million, and agreed to register for
resale by the selling stockholders the shares of our common stock issuable upon
conversion of the Series B preferred stock and exercise of the warrants. On
January 21, 1999, we filed this registration statement for the purpose of
registering those shares of common stock.
On June 4, 1999, we exchanged 5,134,795 shares of our common stock for
all 15,000 shares of our outstanding Series B preferred stock, such that no
shares of Series B preferred stock remain outstanding. We also exchanged
outstanding warrants to purchase 1,242,257 shares of common stock, which were
held by the selling stockholders, for new warrants to purchase 1,242,257 shares
of common stock having the terms set forth below. In connection with the
exchange, we and the holders agreed to other matters described below. We agreed
to register the 5,134,795 shares of common stock exchanged for the Series B
preferred stock held by holders and the 1,242,257 shares of common stock subject
to the warrants by amending the registration statement on Form S-3 that we
originally filed on January 21, 1999. Some of the shares of Common Stock issued
in the exchange have since been sold by the selling stockholders in the public
market under Rule 144, and therefore are not included in this prospectus.
In return for the waiver by the selling stockholders of their rights to
cash payments and restrictions on our ability to issue securities, we agreed to
redeem the common stock received by the selling stockholder in exchange for
their Series B preferred stock if any of the following events occur:
. we fail to remove a restrictive legend from the stock certificates
representing the common stock owned by a selling stockholder;
. the registration statement registering for resale the common stock
received by a holder in exchange for its preferred stock was not
declared effective by a specified date in August 1999; or
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. the resale registration statement cannot be used by a holder to
resell its common stock for 10 consecutive business days or more
than 20 days in a two month period.
The Company also agreed to make cash payments to the selling stockholders if the
resale registration statement was not declared effective by a specified date in
August 1999.
The resale registration statement was not declared effective by this
deadline and, as a result, we were obligated to make cash payments to the
selling stockholders and were subject to their right to have us redeem at their
election the common stock issued to them in the exchange. On August 11, 1999, we
issued warrants to purchase an additional 180,000 shares of our common stock
having the terms set forth below to the selling shareholders in order to gain
their consent not to exercise rights or pursue remedies available to them under
the Series B agreements and the Exchange Agreements. On November 16, 1999, each
of the selling stockholders entered into a Penalty Settlement Agreement with us.
Under these agreements, the selling stockholders waived their redemption rights
and their right to receive cash payments in exchange for the following aggregate
consideration:
. 219,605 shares of our common stock with the right to register these
shares for resale by participating in future registration statements
filed by us;
. a warrant to purchase 443,000 shares of our common stock having the
terms set forth below ; and
. a promissory note that:
. is due and payable on November 15, 2000;
. has a principal amount of $400,000;
. accrues interest at a rate of 12% per year; and
. is convertible at the election of the holder into a number of
shares of common stock equal to the principal plus interest
divided by $4.71265.
Notwithstanding these agreements, we remained subject to the following material
obligations and restrictions contained in our earlier agreements with the
selling stockholders. First, we remain obligated to use our best efforts to have
the resale registration statement declared effective as soon as possible.
Second, we remain subject to our agreement in the Exchange Agreements that we
will neither agree to file nor actually file a registration statement for any
securities other than the common stock held by the selling stockholders on any
date that is not at least twenty days after this registration statement is
declared effective.
ANTI-DILUTION PROVISIONS IN OUR CONVERTIBLE NOTES
The exchange, the shares and warrants issued in connection with the
Penalty Settlement Agreements and other unrelated stock issuances by us have
resulted in an anti-dilution adjustment to our 4 1/4% convertible promissory
notes that reduced the conversion price to $24.90. As a result of this
adjustment, 1,192,731 shares of common stock are presently issuable upon
conversion of the remaining outstanding notes.
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WARRANTS
The warrant issued in connection with the Penalty Settlement Agreements
The warrant issued in November of 1999 pursuant to the Penalty
Settlement Agreements is immediately exercisable at all times prior to January
19, 2003, when it expires. The warrant may be exercised either by payment of the
exercise price or by net exercise. In a net exercise of a warrant, shares of our
common stock having a market value equal to the exercise price are deducted from
the shares issued to the warrant holder upon exercise of the warrant and instead
are withheld by us to pay the exercise price. The exercise price for the common
stock underlying the warrant is $8.50 per share, which is above the closing bid
price for our common stock on August 1, 2000 of $5.625 per share. The exercise
price of this warrant is not subject to adjustment to protect against dilution.
The shares issuable upon exercise of this warrant are not being registered for
resale under this registration statement. However, the holder does have the
right to register these shares for resale in connection with future registration
statements filed by us.
The warrants issued in connection with the Exchange Agreements
The new warrants issued on June 4, 1999 pursuant to the Exchange
Agreements are immediately exercisable at all times prior to December 22, 2003,
when they expire. The warrants may be exercised either by payment of the
exercise price or by net exercise. The exercise price for the common stock
underlying the warrant is $3.00 per share, which is below the closing bid price
for our common stock on August 1, 2000 of $5.625 per share. The warrants issued
to the selling stockholders on August 11, 1999 are immediately exercisable at
all times prior to August 11, 2004, when they expire. The warrants may be
exercised either by payment of the exercise price or by net exercise. The
exercise price for the common stock underlying the warrant is $5.00 per share,
which is below the closing bid price for our common stock on August 1, 2000 of
$5.625 per share. The exercise price of all of the warrants described in this
paragraph is subject to adjustment to protect against dilution as described
below. The exercise price of the warrants issued on June 4, 1999 and August 11,
1999 is subject to anti-dilution adjustment if we issue common stock or
securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock at a price per share
less than the exercise price then in effect. Issuances of securities in the
ordinary course of our business, such as issuances of common stock issued under
employee, director or consultant benefit plans, do not lead to an anti-dilution
adjustment. If an anti-dilution adjustment occurs, the adjusted exercise price
will be equal to:
. the exercise price in effect immediately prior to the issuance,
multiplied by
. the sum of
. the number of outstanding shares of our common stock immediately
prior to the issuance, and
. the number obtained when the total consideration received by us
in exchange for the stock issued is divided by the greater of
the exercise price then in effect or the market price on the day
prior to the issuance,
divided by
. the number of shares of our common stock outstanding after the
issuance; this number will include the number of shares deemed
outstanding by reason of
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our issuance of options or convertible securities exercisable or
convertible at less than the greater of the conversion price in
effect at the time of issuance of those options or convertible
securities and the market price per share of our common stock on the
day preceding the issuance.
For example, assume we had 75,000,000 shares outstanding immediately prior to
issuing 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.00 per share and that
the market price of our common shares on the day prior to the issuance was $5.00
per share. Also assume that the exercise price immediately prior to such
issuance was $3.00 per share. The total consideration received in the issuance
would be $10 million, which, when divided by the market price of $5.00 per
share, yields 2,000,000 shares. The numerator of the exercise price adjustment
fraction in respect of the issuance would be equal to these 2,000,000 shares
plus the 75,000,000 shares outstanding immediately prior to the issuance, or
77,000,000 shares. The denominator of the exercise price adjustment fraction
would be equal to the 5,000,000 shares actually issued in the issuance plus the
75,000,000 shares outstanding immediately prior to the issuance, or 80,000,000
shares. The conversion price adjustment fraction would be 0.9625, which, when
multiplied by the exercise price of $3.00 in effect prior to the issuance, would
yield an adjusted exercise price of $2.887.
In addition, with respect to any securities we issue that are
convertible into or exercisable for our common stock in accordance with a
fluctuating or re-setting conversion or exercise price or exchange ratio, the
anti-dilution adjustment described above will be made on the date of issuance of
those securities as though:
. all holding periods and other conditions to the discounts contained
in the securities have been satisfied, and
. the market price of our common stock on the date of exercise,
conversion or exchange of the securities was 80% of the market price
of our common stock on the date the securities were issued.
For example, assume that we issued $10 million of convertible preferred stock
that converts into common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of
$2.25 and the market price on the conversion date. Also assume we had 75,000,000
shares outstanding immediately prior to issuing the preferred stock, that the
market price of our common shares on the day prior to the issuance was $2.00 per
share, and that the exercise price of the warrant immediately prior to such
issuance was $3.00 per share. The total consideration received upon the issuance
would be $10 million, which, when divided by the current market price of $2.25
per share, yields 4,444,444 shares. The numerator of the exercise price
adjustment fraction in respect of the issuance would equal these 4,444,444
shares plus the 75,000,000 shares outstanding immediately prior to the issuance,
or 79,444,444 shares. The denominator of the exercise price adjustment fraction
is the 75,000,000 shares outstanding immediately prior to the issuance plus the
number of shares that would be issued upon conversion. The conversion price
would be deemed to be the lower of $2.25 and 80% of the market price on the date
of issuance, or $1.80 per share. When $10 million is divided by $1.80 per share,
the result is 5,555,555. The denominator of the exercise price adjustment
fraction is the 5,555,555 shares deemed issued on September 1, 1999 plus the
75,000,000 shares outstanding immediately prior to the issuance, or 80,555,555
shares. The conversion price adjustment fraction is 0.97862, which, when
multiplied by the exercise price of
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$3.00 in effect prior to the issuance, would yield an adjusted exercise price of
$2.958 as of April 15, 2000.
If there is a change at any time in:
. the amount of additional consideration payable to us upon exercise
of the securities, or
. the rate at which the securities are convertible into our common
stock, other than changes in such rate by reason of provisions
designed to protect against dilution,
the exercise price of the warrants shall be readjusted to the exercise price
that would have been in effect had such change been in effect at the time the
securities were issued. This adjustments described in this paragraph will not be
made with respect to securities issued under employee, director or consultant
benefit plans so long as the issuance of the securities is approved by a
majority of our non-employee directors.
Under the terms of the warrants, the total number of shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and upon conversion of the Series B
preferred is limited to 8,706,843 shares. As 5,134,795 shares of common stock
were issued to the selling stockholders in exchange for their Series B preferred
stock in the exchange, the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of the new warrants is limited to 3,571,688 shares. We are not
obligated to obtain a stockholder vote to remove that limit. In addition, to the
extent the holder of a warrant determines that exercise of its warrant would
cause it to own in excess of 4.9% of our outstanding common stock, that warrant
will not be exercisable.
In the event we merge with any other company, the warrantholders are
entitled to the choices described below as to the consideration they will
receive in the merger or consolidation. If we merge with a public company
meeting the threshold criteria set forth below and our common stock will be
exchanged for common stock of the acquiror or its parent company, the warrant
holders will be entitled to receive in the merger the consideration they would
have received had they exercised their warrants the day before the public
announcement of the merger at the exercise price in effect on that day. The
threshold criteria are:
. the securities the holder would receive are publicly traded,
. the average daily trading volume of the exchange securities over the
90 day period immediately preceding announcement of the transaction
was greater than $2,000,000,
. the historical 100 day volatility of the exchange securities during
the period ending on the date of announcement of the transaction is
no greater than 50%, and
. the last sale price of the exchange securities on the date
immediately preceding the date on which the transaction is public
disclosed is not less than 65% of last sale price of the exchange
securities on any day during the 20 day period ending on that date.
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If we merge with a private company or a public company not meeting the
threshold criteria, the warrant holders will be entitled, at their option:
. to retain their warrants, which will thereafter convert into common
stock of the surviving company, or
. receive either
. the consideration they would have received had they exercised
their warrants the day before the public announcement of the
merger or
. 125% of the Black-Scholes amount.
The Black-Scholes amount is the value of an option to purchase one
share of common stock as calculated on the Bloomberg online page using the
following values:
. the market price on the day prior to the date of notice of the
transaction,
. volatility equal to the historical 100 day volatility of the our
common stock during the period preceding the date of notice of the
transaction,
. a risk free interest rate equal to the rate on U.S. treasury bill or
treasury notes having a maturity similar to the term of the warrant
on the date of the notice of the transaction, and
. an exercise price equal to the exercise price on the date of notice
of the transaction.
If we declare or make a distribution of assets to our common
stockholders, then the warrant holders will be entitled to exercise their
warrants and receive the amount of those assets that the holder would have been
entitled to had it been a common stockholder on the record date for determining
shares entitled to the distribution. We have agreed to use our best efforts to
list the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants on a major
securities exchange so long as our other common stock is so listed.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The selling stockholders, Marshall Capital Management, Inc., Castle
Creek Technology Partners LLC and Capital Ventures International, acquired
shares of Series B preferred stock and warrants on December 22, 1998 pursuant to
set of financing agreements. These shares and warrants were acquired in the
ordinary course of each selling stockholder's business. At the time of its
acquisition of these shares and warrants, each selling stockholder had no
agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the securities. The selling stockholders acquired shares of our
common stock and new warrants on June 4, 1999 pursuant to exchange agreements
between us and each of them. On August 11, 1999 and November 16, 1999, the
selling stockholders acquired various additional shares of our common stock,
additional warrants to purchase shares of our common stock and a promissory note
that is convertible into shares of our common stock; none of these securities,
or the securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of these securities, are
being registered for resale pursuant to this registration statement. None of the
selling stockholders own any other shares of P-Com, and no selling stockholder
has held any office or position, or had any other material relationship with
P-Com within the past three years. The number of shares of common stock
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directly owned and underlying derivative securities owned by each selling
stockholder is set forth in the following table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of
Number of Shares of
Shares of Common Stock Percentage of
Common Stock Issuable upon Total Number Outstanding
Directly Exercise of of Shares of Common
Beneficially Warrants or Common Stock Stock as of
Owned Conversion of Beneficially August 1,
as of August 1, Note(1) Owned by 2000
Name of Holder 2000 ------------- Holder(2) -------------
--------------------------------- --------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Marshall Capital Management,
Inc.............................. 58,263 855,677 913,940 1.18%
Castle Creek Technology
Partners LLC..................... 122,050 650,497 772,547 1.00%
Capital Ventures International... 961,210 454,086 1,415,296 1.24%
</TABLE>
(1) The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and
convertible note set forth above assumes that no anti-dilution adjustment is
made.
(2) This number assumes exercise of the all outstanding warrants and
the conversion of the convertible note on August 1, 2000.
To help ensure our compliance with the registration rights agreement
and the exchange agreements, we have chosen to register for resale by the
selling stockholders three million shares of common stock on behalf of the
selling stockholders. If the warrants were exercised as of August 1, 2000, only
2,164,175 shares of common stock would be issued and available for resale under
this prospectus. However, we cannot determine the exact number of shares of
common stock that we will ultimately issue upon exercise of the warrants.
Additional shares of common stock may be issued upon exercise of the new
warrants if an anti-dilution adjustment occurs with respect to the new warrants.
See "Warrants." For this reason, we may not issue the entire three million
shares of common stock covered by this prospectus. The three million shares
covered by this prospectus represent approximately 4.00% of our outstanding
shares of common stock as of August 1, 2000.
The following table sets forth the aggregate number of shares of common
stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder as of August 1, 2000 and
the percentage of all shares of common stock held by that selling stockholder
before and after giving effect to the offering based on 77,227,357 shares of
common stock outstanding as of August 1, 2000. We considered the following
factors and made the following assumptions regarding the table:
. beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of
the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with
respect to securities and including any securities that grant the
selling securityholders the right to acquire common stock within 60
days of August 1, 2000; and
. the selling stockholders will sell all of the securities offered by
this prospectus.
Notwithstanding these assumptions, the selling stockholders may sell
less than all of the shares listed on the table. Each selling stockholder will
determine the number of shares of common stock that they will sell. In addition,
the shares listed below may be sold pursuant to this prospectus or in privately
negotiated transactions. Lastly, anti-dilution adjustments with
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respect to the new warrants may occur that cause the number of shares of our
common stock to be issued upon exercise of the new warrants to increase, which
would cause the number of shares to be resold under this prospectus to increase.
See "Warrants." Accordingly, we cannot determine with certainty the number of
shares of common stock that the selling stockholders will sell under this
prospectus.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Shares of Percent of Percent of
Common Stock Outstanding Shares Number of Shares Outstanding Shares
Beneficially Owned Beneficially Owned Beneficially Owned Beneficially Owned
Name of Selling Stockholder Prior to Offering Before the Offering After the Offering After the Offering
--------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------- ------------------ ------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Marshall Capital Management, Inc....... 913,940 (1) 1.2% 541,263 *
Castle Creek Technology Partners LLC... 772,547 (2) 1.0% 254,928 *
Capital Ventures International......... 1,415,296 (3) 1.2% 131,292 *
</TABLE>
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1. Consists of 58,263 shares of common stock and 855,677 shares of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants. Marshall Capital
Management, Inc. is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Credit
Suisse First Boston Group, which is a publicly held Swiss financial
services company. The direct and indirect parent companies of Marshall
Capital Management, Inc. may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the
securities. The direct and indirect parent companies of Marshall
Capital Management, Inc. disclaim that beneficial ownership.
2. Consists of 122,050 shares of common stock and 640,372 shares of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants and the conversion of a
convertible note. Pursuant to a management agreement, Castle Creek
Partners LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by
Castle Creek Technology Partners LLC. Castle Creek Partners LLC
disclaims that beneficial ownership. Daniel Asher, as a managing member
of Castle Creek Partners LLC, may be deemed to beneficially own the
securities. Mr. Asher disclaims that beneficial ownership.
3 . Consists of 961,210 shares of common stock issued in the exchange and
454,086 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants.
Heights Capital Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the
investment manager for Capital Ventures International, has voting
control and investment discretion over transactions by Capital Ventures
International.
* Less than 1%
The shares of common stock underlying the warrants presented in the
table is based on the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the warrants that are in effect on the date of this prospectus. The actual
number of shares of common stock we will issue is subject to future adjustments.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock
through this prospectus. We have agreed to pay the expenses of registration of
the common stock offered hereby, including legal and accounting fees, but
excluding underwriter's discounts and commissions, if any.
The offered shares may be sold from time to time at
. negotiated prices,
. fixed prices which may be changed,
. market prices prevailing at the time of sale or
. prices related to prevailing market prices.
The selling stockholders may effect those transactions
. in privately negotiated sales in the over-the-counter market or any
exchange on which the securities are listed,
. by selling the shares through broker-dealers, including
circumstances in which brokers or dealers attempt to sell the shares
to third parties, but, if they are initially unable to do so, they
may purchase the shares themselves and resell the shares as
principal, and
. in one or more underwritten offerings on a firm commitment or best
effort basis.
Sales of selling stockholders' shares may also be made pursuant to Rule
144 under the Securities Act, where applicable.
To the extent required under the Securities Act, the following
information will be set forth in a post-effective amendment to this prospectus:
. the aggregate amount of selling stockholders' shares being offered
and the terms of the offering,
. the names of any agents, brokers, dealers, transferees or
underwriters, and
. any applicable fee or commission with respect to a particular offer.
Each selling stockholder will be responsible for paying compensation
owed by it to any underwriters, dealers, brokers or agents participating in the
distribution of its shares, regardless of whether that compensation is in the
form of underwriting discounts, concessions, commission or fees. This
compensation might be in excess of customary commissions. The aggregate proceeds
to a selling stockholder from the sale of its shares offered by this prospectus
will be the purchase price of those shares less any discounts or commissions.
If selling stockholders pledge, hypothecate or grant a security
interest in some or all of the shares, then the pledgees, secured parties or
persons to whom those securities have been hypothecated shall, upon foreclosure
in the event of default, shall be named as selling
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stockholders in a supplement or post-effective amendment to this prospectus.
Similarly, if the selling stockholders transfer, pledge, donate or assign shares
to lenders or others, then each of those persons will be named as a selling
stockholder in a supplement or post-effective amendment to this prospectus. The
number of shares beneficially owned by the selling stockholders will decrease if
and when a selling stockholder transfers, pledges, donates or assigns shares.
The plan of distribution for selling stockholders' shares sold by this
prospectus will otherwise remain unchanged, except that the transferees,
pledgees, donees or other successors will be selling stockholders under this
prospectus. There is, however, no assurance that any selling stockholder will
sell any or all of the shares described in this prospectus.
A selling stockholder may also use this prospectus in the following
ways:
. to sell short, from time to time, shares of our common stock and, in
those instances, this prospectus may be delivered in connection with
those short sales and the shares offered by this registration
statement may be used to cover those short sales,
. to enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, and the
broker-dealers may engage in short sales of the shares in the course
of holding the positions they assume with that selling stockholder,
including, without limitation, in connection with distribution of
the shares by those broker-dealers,
. to enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers that
involve the delivery of the shares to the broker-dealers, who may
then resell or otherwise transfer those shares, and
. to loan or pledge the shares to a broker-dealer and the
broker-dealer may sell the shares as loaned or upon a default may
sell or otherwise transfer the pledge shares.
The rules and regulations in Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, provide that during the period that any person is engaged in the
distribution, as so defined in Regulation M of our common stock, such person
generally may not purchase shares of our common stock. The selling shareholders
are subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder,
including, without limitation, Regulation M, which provisions may limit the
timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the selling
shareholders. The foregoing may affect the marketability of the common stock.
The selling stockholders, any underwriter, any broker-dealer or any
agent that participates with the selling stockholders in the distribution of the
shares may be deemed to be "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities
Act. As a result thereof, any discounts, commissions or concessions received by
them and any profit on the resales of the shares purchased by them may be deemed
to be underwriting commissions under the Securities Act.
To comply with securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the
shares will be sold in those jurisdictions only through registered or licensed
brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the shares may not be sold
unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state
or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available.
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Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into in connection
with the Series B preferred stock financing, as impacted by the Exchange
Agreements, we have agreed to keep the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part continuously effective until the earlier of the date that
all of the shares issued in the exchange or upon exercise of the new warrants
have been resold or until all those shares are immediately freely saleable under
Rule 144. In this regard, we are required to supplement and/or amend the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part if more shares than
are registered for resale hereby are issued or issuable upon exercise of the new
warrants or to supplement or change the selling stockholders hereunder.
The registration rights agreement requires us to indemnify the selling
stockholders, any underwriter and the respective directors, officers, partners,
members, employees, agents and controlling persons of each selling stockholder
against certain liabilities in connection with the offer and sale of the shares
hereunder, including under the Securities Act. Similarly, each selling
stockholder is required to indemnify us and our directors, the officers who sign
the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, our employees,
agents and controlling persons against certain liabilities in connection with
the offer and sale of the shares hereunder, including the Securities Act, to the
extent that liability occurs as a result of reliance with written information
furnished to us by that selling stockholder expressly for use in connection with
the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. To the extent
this indemnification is prohibited, the selling stockholders and we are required
to contribute to payments the parties may be required to make in respect of
otherwise indemnifiable claims.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
In connection with certain relocation expenses a promissory note in the
amount of $250,000 was issued to Mr. James Sobczak interest free and payable one
year after Mr. Sobczak leaves the company. In addition, P-Com has agreed to pay
for certain fees and services in connection with the sale of Mr. Sobczak's home
in Pennsylvania so that he may complete his relocation to California. We
anticipate these fees and services to amount to approximately $55,000.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the common stock offered in this prospectus and certain
other legal matters will be passed upon for us by Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
LLP, San Diego, California. As of the date of this prospectus, attorneys of
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP and family members thereof beneficially owned an
aggregate of approximately 64,000 shares of our common stock.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus
by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus Cover Page ..................................................... 1
Summary ................................................................... 2
Risk Factors .............................................................. 3
Where You Can Find More Information ....................................... 13
Use of Proceeds ........................................................... 14
Dividend Policy ........................................................... 14
The Exchange of Common Stock for Series B Preferred
Stock and Penalty Settlement Agreements .................................. 14
Warrants .................................................................. 16
Selling Stockholders ...................................................... 19
Plan of Distribution ...................................................... 22
Certain Transactions ...................................................... 24
Legal Matters ............................................................. 24
Experts ................................................................... 24
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3,000,000 Shares
P-COM, INC.
common stock
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PROSPECTUS
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September 7, 2000
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