SCHEDULE 14C
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Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Bureau of Electronic Publishing, Inc.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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BUREAU OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING, INC.
619 Alexander Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
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TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF BUREAU OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING, INC.
The Bureau of Electronic Publishing, Inc. (the "Company") has obtained the
written consent of certain of its shareholders of record as of July 19, 1996 to
approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation increasing
the authorized number of shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share (the "Common Stock"), from 7,719,623 shares to 12,000,000 shares. This
amendment has been approved by the Company's Board of Directors and the holders
of a majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. Your consent is not
required and is not being solicited in connection with this action. Pursuant to
Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, you are hereby being
provided with notice of the approval by less than unanimous written consent of
the Company's shareholders of the amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation. Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, you
are being furnished an information statement relating to this action with this
letter.
By order of the Board of Directors
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Brent Subkowsky
Corporate Secretary
August 2, 1996
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BUREAU OF ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING, INC.
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PRELIMINARY COPY
INFORMATION STATEMENT
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This Information Statement is furnished to the shareholders of the Bureau
of Electronic Publishing, Inc. (the "Company") in connection the taking of
action by written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") of the Company,
approving an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation increasing
the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 7,719,623 shares to
12,000,000 shares (the "Amendment").
The approximate date on which this Information Statement is first being
sent or given to shareholders is August 2, 1996.
THE COMPANY IS NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND
US A PROXY.
VOTING
As of July 19, 1996, 4,126,148 shares of Common Stock were issued and
outstanding. Each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on each
matter submitted to the shareholders. The record date for purposes of the
written consent to the Amendment was July 19, 1996. However, because the
Company's directors and officers and certain shareholders hold at least a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and, therefore,
had sufficient voting power to approve the Amendment through their ownership of
the Company's Common Stock, no other shareholder consents are being solicited
and no shareholders' meeting is being held in connection with the Amendment. See
"Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation" herein.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the Company's Common Stock by each person or group that is known by
the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of its outstanding Common
Stock, each Director of the Company and all Directors and executive officers of
the Company as a group as of July 19, 1996. Unless otherwise indicated, the
Company believes that the persons named in the table below, based on information
furnished by such owners, have sole voting and investment power with respect to
the Common Stock beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws,
where applicable.
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Number of Shares
of Common Stock Percent Ownership
Name and Address of Beneficially of Common Stock
Beneficial Owner Owned Outstanding
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Larry Shiller 840,934(1) 20.4%
619 Alexander Road
Princeton, N.J. 08540
Richard & Georgia U. Raysman, 494,544 12.0%
as joint tenants
417 Park Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10022
Forest Barbieri 16,210 .4%
514 Market Loop, Suite 103
West Dundee, Il. 60010
All Directors and officers
as a group (3 persons) 1,351,688 32.8%
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(1) Does not include options to purchase up to 216,000 shares of Common Stock
not currently exercisable at a weighted average exercise price of $8.00 per
share.
AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
In July 1996 the Company sold forty units (the "Units"), each Unit
consisting of (i) forty thousand (40,000) shares of Common Stock and (ii)
warrants to purchase 40,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $2.00
per share (the "Warrants") upon the terms and conditions more fully set forth in
the Warrants. The proceeds from the sale of the Units will be used by the
Company as working capital to fund the operation of its business.
As part of the terms and conditions of the sale of the Units, the Company
covenanted with the purchasers of the Units to take all steps necessary to
increase the number of its authorized shares of Common Stock to 12,000,000 and
to use its best efforts to obtain shareholder approval of such increase. As more
fully described below, the Company's Board of Directors has heretofore proposed,
and the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock have
heretofore approved, the Amendment in fulfillment of these covenants with the
purchasers of the Units.
The Warrants may, upon full exercise, require the issuance of up to an
additional 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock. After the sale of the Units,the
Company has 4,651,869 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and has an
additional 2,001,355 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of various options and warrants (excluding shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants), leaving 1,066,399 shares
unissued and not reserved for issuance. These remaining shares of Common Stock
would be insufficient to honor an exercise of all of the Warrants by the holders
thereof and to maintain the Company's flexibility for funding its capital needs,
for potential acquisitions and for possible future stock dividends and splits.
Accordingly, on June 24, 1996 the Company's Board of Directors adopted
resolutions
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proposing, and as of July 20, 1996, the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock approved, the Amendment increasing the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock from 7,719,623 shares to 12,000,000 shares.
The Amendment will result in an increase in the Company's Delaware Franchise Tax
and will become effective when the Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, is filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which is expected to be on or
about August 22, 1996. Holders of the Company's Common Stock do not and will not
have preemptive rights pursuant to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation.
By order of the Board of Directors
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Brent Subkowsky
Corporate Secretary
Princeton, New Jersey
August 2, 1996
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