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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1)
Registration No. 333-30501
PROSPECTUS
300,000 Shares
[HARBINGER LOGO]
Common Stock
($.0001 par value)
This Prospectus relates to up to 300,000 shares ("Shares") of common stock
(the "Common Stock") of Harbinger Corporation, a Georgia corporation
("Harbinger" or the "Company"), which may be offered from time to time by the
selling shareholders named herein (the "Selling Shareholders"). See "Selling
Shareholders." The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale
of shares of Common Stock.
The Shares being registered were issued in connection with the acquisitions
(the "Acquisitions") by the Company of SupplyTech, Inc.("SupplyTech") and a
portion of the outstanding equity interests in Harbinger NET Services, LLC
("HNS") from BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.("BST"). Pursuant to the terms
of the Acquisitions, the Company agreed in certain circumstances to register the
shares of Common Stock received by each Selling Shareholder.
The Company has been advised by each Selling Shareholder that it
expects to offer Shares through brokers or dealers to be selected by it from
time to time. The Shares may be offered for sale through the Nasdaq Stock
Market, in the over-the-counter market, in one or more private transactions, or
a combination of such methods of sale, at prices and on terms then prevailing,
at prices related to such prices, or at negotiated prices. Each Selling
Shareholder may pledge all or a portion of the Shares owned by it as collateral
in loan transactions. Upon default by such Selling Shareholder, the pledgee in
such loan transaction would have the same rights of sale as such Selling
Shareholder under this Prospectus to the extent it remains part of an effective
registration statement. Each Selling Shareholder may also transfer Shares owned
by it by gift and upon any such transfer the donee would have the same rights of
sale as such Selling Shareholder under this Prospectus. In addition, any
securities covered by this Prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule
144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), may be sold
under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this Prospectus. Finally, each Selling
Shareholder and any brokers and dealers through whom sales of the Shares are
made may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and
the commissions or discounts and other compensation paid to such persons may be
regarded as underwriters' compensation.
The Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market ("Nasdaq") under
the symbol "HRBC." The average of the high and low prices of the Shares as
reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on July 2, 1997 was $27.13 per share.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 OF THIS PROSPECTUS FOR A DISCUSSION
OF CERTAIN FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE
COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Price to Underwriting Discounts and Proceeds to Selling
Public Commissions (1) Shareholders (2)
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Per Share..... $27.13 $.68 $26.45
Total......... $8,139,000 $204,000 $7,935,000(1)
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(1) Estimated brokerage commissions to be paid by Selling Shareholders.
(2) Before deducting estimated expenses of the offering estimated at $25,000,
all of which will be paid by the Company.
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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS JULY 3, 1997.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and files reports and other information with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in accordance therewith. Such
reports, proxy statements, and other information filed by the Company are
available for inspection and copying at the public reference facilities of the
Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Judiciary Plaza, Washington,
D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's Regional Offices located at Room 1028, Jacob
K. Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278 and Room
3190, Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois
60604. Copies of such material may be obtained by mail from the Public Reference
Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Judiciary Plaza,
Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Commission maintains a World
Wide Web site on the Internet that contains reports, proxy and information
statements and other information regarding registrants which file electronically
with the Commission at http://www.sec.gov. The Company's common stock is listed
on the Nasdaq Stock Market. In addition to the addresses listed above, reports,
proxy statements, and other information concerning the Company can be inspected
at the offices of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form
S-3 (together with any amendments, the "Registration Statement") under the 1933
Act, covering the Shares being offered by this Prospectus. This Prospectus,
which is part of the Registration Statement, does not contain all the
information and undertakings set forth in the Registration Statement and
reference is made to such Registration Statement, including exhibits, which may
be inspected and copied in the manner and at the location specified above, for
further information with respect to the Company and the Shares. Statements
contained in this Prospectus concerning the provisions of any documents are not
necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of
such documents filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise
filed with the Commission. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by
such reference.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus:
1. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996, filed on March 31, 1997.
2. The Company's Proxy Statement dated April 2, 1997 and filed
on April 2, 1997.
3. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 1997, filed on May 13, 1997.
4. The description of the Common Stock of the Company which is
contained in the Company's Form 8-A/A Amendment No. 1 dated August 21, 1995, as
incorporated by reference therein from the Company's Pre-Effective Amendment No.
4 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated August 18, 1995.
5. The statement of operations of EDI (formerly a business unit
of Texas Instruments, Incorporated) for the year ended December 31, 1994,
included in the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-93804) on Form
S-1.
6. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 4, 1996,
and filed on April 18, 1996, as amended by it's Current Report on Form 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1 dated April 4, 1996, and filed June 17, 1996.
7. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 19,
1996, and filed on May 2, 1996, as amended by it's Current Report on Form 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1 dated April 19, 1996, and filed July 1, 1996.
8. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20,
1996, and filed on May 3, 1996, as amended by it's Current Report on Form 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1 dated April 20, 1996, and filed July 2, 1996.
9. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 1,
1997, and filed on January 15, 1997, as amended by its Current Report on Form
8-K/A Amendment No. 1 dated January 1, 1997, and filed March 14, 1997.
10. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 3,
1997, and filed on January 16, 1997, as amended by its Current Report on Form
8-K/A Amendment No. 1 dated January 3, 1997, and filed March 18, 1997.
11. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28,
1997, and filed on April 28, 1997.
12. The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 1,
1997, and filed on July 1,1997.
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All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to
the termination of the offering of the Shares of Common Stock offered hereby
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and to be a
part hereof.
The Company hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person to
whom this Prospectus has been delivered, upon the written or oral request of any
such person, a copy of any and all of the foregoing documents incorporated
herein by reference (other than exhibits to such documents which are not
specifically incorporated by reference into the information that this Prospectus
incorporates). Written or telephone requests should be directed to Investor
Relations Department, Harbinger Corporation, 1055 Lenox Park Boulevard, Atlanta,
Georgia 30319, telephone number (404) 467-3000.
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THE COMPANY
Harbinger Corporation ("Harbinger" or the "Company") is a leading worldwide
provider of electronic commerce products and services to businesses and offers
comprehensive, customizable, standards-based electronic commerce solutions. The
Company develops, markets and supports software products and provides computer
communications network and consulting services which enable businesses to engage
in electronic commerce. These electronic commerce solutions are provided over
the Harbinger value-added network ("VAN") or the Company's Internet value-added
servers ("IVAS"), or directly over standard telephone lines, the Internet, or
private internal computer networks known as Intranets. Harbinger offers software
products that operate on multiple computer platforms, secure and reliable
computer networks and secure Internet communications to facilitate the
transmission of business information and transactions, and value-added products
and services to enable businesses of all sizes to maximize the number and value
of their electronic trading relationships. As of December 31, 1996 the Company's
customers included leading U.S. and international corporations and government
agencies, including Northrop, Compaq Computer, Digital Equipment Corporation,
Hewlett-Packard, Westinghouse Electric, Baxter Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson,
Amoco, Chevron, Mobil, Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Bank
of America and Barnett Banks.
The Company's products and services facilitate electronic commerce and
electronic data interchange ("EDI") by businesses and financial institutions by
providing the ability to electronically transmit and receive routine business
information and documents in a standard format. The Harbinger VAN and IVAS serve
as electronic communications links for computer systems by receiving, storing
and forwarding electronically transmitted business documents and data for
re-transmission in a form that can be received and interpreted by the computer
of another commercial business. The method of document exchange is user
configurable by trading partner and by document type (such as purchase order,
invoice, quote or bid request). Both the Harbinger VAN and IVAS provide
encryption and other document management and security methods to allow documents
to be exchanged securely and reliably. Harbinger facilitates the electronic link
to its computer communications network through its electronic commerce software
packages for use in a broad range of computing environments, including DOS,
Windows (3.x, 95 and NT), UNIX, IBM AS/400 midrange and IBM MVS mainframe
platforms. The Company also provides professional services to assist businesses
in the installation, customization, operation and maintenance of their
electronic trading relationships.
RISK FACTORS
Integration of Recent Acquisitions. The Company has completed a number of
acquisitions since January 1, 1996, including the acquisitions of SupplyTech and
the minority interests of HNS. SupplyTech and HNS have historically reported
significant operating losses. The Company's acquisitions present a number of
risks and challenges, including the historical operating losses of SupplyTech
and HNS, the integration of the SupplyTech software products into the Company's
current suite of products, the integration of the sales force of SupplyTech into
the Company's existing sales operations, the coordination of customer support
services, the integration of international operations with the Company's
international affiliates, the development and commercialization of HNS's
Internet-related products and the integration of those products with the
Company's existing products, and the diversion of management's attention from
other business concerns. Several of the newly acquired products address the same
markets as, and may therefore be competitive with, existing Company products.
There can be no assurance that the Company can successfully assimilate its
operations and integrate its software products with these recently acquired
operations, software products and technologies, or that the Company will be
successful in repositioning its products on a timely basis to achieve market
acceptance. Any delay in such integration could have a material adverse effect
on the Company.
Factors Affecting Operating Results; Potential Fluctuations in Quarterly
Results. The Company's quarterly operating results have in the past and may in
the future vary or decrease significantly depending on factors such as revenue
from software sales, the timing of new product and service announcements,
changes in pricing policies by the Company and its competitors, market
acceptance of new and enhanced versions of the Company's products, the size and
timing of significant orders, changes in operating expenses, changes in Company
strategy, personnel changes, government regulation, the introduction of
alternative technologies, the effect of acquisitions and general economic
factors. The Company has limited or no control over many of these factors. The
Company has experienced losses in the past, and at December 31, 1996, after
giving effect to the restatement of the financial statements of the Company to
reflect the acquisition of SupplyTech, the Company had an accumulated deficit of
approximately $20.0 million. The Company operates with virtually no software
product order backlog because its software products typically are shipped
shortly after orders are received. As a result, revenues in any quarter are
substantially dependent on the quantity of purchases of
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services requested and product orders received in that quarter. Quarterly
revenues also are difficult to forecast because the market for electronic
commerce and EDI software products is rapidly evolving and the Company's
revenues in any period may be significantly affected by the announcements and
product offerings of the Company's competitors as well as alternative
technologies. The Company's IVAS product is more complex and expensive compared
to its other electronic commerce and Internet products introduced to date, and
will generally involve significant investment decisions by prospective
customers. Accordingly, the Company expects that in selling its IVAS product it
will encounter risks typical of companies that rely on large dollar purchase
decisions, including the reluctance of purchasers to commit to major investments
in new products and protracted sales cycles, both of which add to the difficulty
of predicting future revenues and may result in quarterly fluctuations. The
Company's expense levels are based, in part, on its expectations as to future
revenues. If revenue levels are below expectations, the Company may be unable or
unwilling to reduce expenses proportionately and operating results are likely to
be adversely affected. Due to all of the foregoing factors, it is likely that in
some future quarter or quarters the Company's operating results will be below
the expectations of public market analysts and investors. In such event, the
price of the Company's Common Stock will likely be adversely affected.
The Company recognizes revenues for software license fees upon shipment,
net of estimated returns. Customers using the Company's PC products are
permitted to return products after delivery for a specified period, generally 60
days. The Company generally has experienced returns of approximately 20% of the
PC product sales, and the Company records revenues after a deduction for
estimated returns. Any material increase in the Company's return experience
could have an adverse effect on its operating results. See "Non-Recurring
Charges; Loss in 1997 First Quarter and Expected Loss in Year Ended December 31,
1997."
Non-Recurring Charges; Loss in 1997 First Quarter and Expected Loss in Year
Ended December 31, 1997. In January 1997, the Company completed the merger with
SupplyTech, accounted for as a pooling of interests, and incurred a $7.1 million
first quarter 1997 charge related to merger related expenses. Additionally, the
Company incurred integration costs related to the merger of $4.8 million during
the first quarter of 1997. In January 1997, the Company completed the purchase
of the $3.0 million Subordinated Convertible Debenture of HNS (the "Debenture")
from BellSouth and the remaining equity in HNS from other shareholders for an
aggregate of approximately $9.8 million in consideration. The Company incurred
integration costs related to the HNS transaction of $1.6 million during the
first quarter of 1997. Additionally, the Company incurred a $2.4 million loss on
extinguishment of the Debenture related to its acquisition and a $2.7 million
charge for in-process product development related to the acquisition of the
minority interest of HNS in the first quarter of 1997. As a result of these
charges, the Company incurred a net loss for the first quarter of 1997 and
expects to incur a net loss for the year ending December 31, 1997. See
"Integration of Recent Acquisitions" and "Risks of Potential Future
Acquisitions."
Intense Competition. The electronic commerce, EDI and network services and
products businesses are intensely competitive, and the Company has many
competitors with substantially greater financial, marketing, personnel and
technological resources than the Company. Other companies offer products and
services that may be considered by customers to be acceptable alternatives to
the Company's products and services. Certain companies also operate private
computer networks for transacting business with their trading partners. It is
expected that other companies may develop and implement similar
computer-to-computer networks, some of which may be "public" networks such as
the Company's and others may be "private," providing services only to a specific
group of trading partners, thereby reducing the Company's ability to increase
sales of its network services. In addition, several companies offer PC-based,
UNIX, midrange and mainframe and Internet computer software products which
compete with the Company's software products. Advanced operating systems and
applications software from Microsoft and other vendors also may offer electronic
commerce functions that limit the Company's ability to sell its software
products. The Company believes that the continuing acceptance of electronic
commerce and EDI will attract new competitors, including software applications
and operating systems companies that may bundle electronic commerce solutions
with their programs, and alternative technologies that may be more sophisticated
and cost effective than the Company's products and services. Competitive
companies may offer certain electronic commerce products or services, such as
communications software or network transactional services, at no charge or a
deeply discounted charge, in order to obtain the sale of other products or
services. Since the Company's agreements with its network subscribers are
terminable upon 30 days' notice, the Company does not have the contractual right
to prevent its customers from changing to a competing network. See "Dependence
on New Products; Industry Standards." Competitors that offer products and/or
services that compete with various of the Company's products and services
include, among others, Advantis Systems, Inc.; AT&T; Computer Associates
International, Inc.; EDS; General Electric Information Systems; Premenos
Technology Corp.; QuickResponse Services,
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Inc.; Sterling Commerce, Inc. and a joint venture between British
Telecommunications Plc and MCI Communications Corporation; as well as the
internal programming staffs of various businesses engaging in electronic
commerce.
Emergence of Electronic Commerce Over the Internet. The Internet provides a
potential alternative means of providing electronic commerce to business trading
partners. The market for Internet software and services is both emerging and
highly competitive, ranging from small companies with limited resources to large
companies with substantially greater financial, technical and marketing
resources than the Company. In addition to the Company's Internet related
products and services, several existing competitors of the Company have
introduced their own Internet electronic commerce products and services.
Moreover, new competitors, which may include telephone companies and media
companies, are likely to increase the provision of business-to-business data
transmission services using the Internet. There is no assurance that the
Company's TrustedLink Guardian end user software and IVAS, which enable
electronic commerce over the Internet, will be accepted in the Internet market
or can be competitive with other products based on evolving technologies. If the
Internet becomes an accepted method of electronic commerce, the Company could
also lose network customers from its VAN which would reduce recurring revenue
from network services and have a material adverse effect on the Company.
The use of the Company's Internet electronic commerce products and services
will depend in large part upon the continued development of the infrastructure
for providing Internet access and services. Use of the Internet for
business-to-business electronic commerce services raises numerous issues that
greatly impact the development of this market. These issues include reliability,
data security and data integrity, timely transmission, and pricing of products
and services. Because global commerce and online exchange of information on the
Internet is new and evolving, it is difficult to predict with any assurance
whether the Internet will prove to be a viable commercial marketplace. The
Internet has experienced, and is expected to continue to experience, substantial
growth in the number of users and the amount of traffic. There can be no
assurance that the Internet will continue to be able to support the demands
placed on it by this continued growth. In addition, the Internet could lose its
viability due to delays in the adoption of new standards and protocols to handle
increased levels of Internet activity, or due to increased governmental
regulation. There can be no assurance that the infrastructure or complementary
services necessary to make the Internet a viable commercial marketplace will be
developed, or, if developed, that the Internet will become a viable commercial
marketplace for products and services such as those offered by the Company. If
the necessary infrastructure or complementary services or facilities are not
developed, or if the Internet does not become a viable commercial marketplace,
the Company's business, operating results or financial condition will be
materially adversely affected. See "Dependence on New Products; Industry
Standards."
Risks of Potential Future Acquisitions. The Company's growth has been
significantly enhanced through acquisitions of other businesses, products and
licenses. There can be no assurance that in the future the Company will be able
to identify suitable acquisition candidates available for sale at reasonable
prices, consummate any acquisition or successfully integrate any acquired
business into the Company's operations. Operational and software integration
problems may arise if the Company undertakes future acquisitions of
complementary products, technologies or businesses. Future acquisitions may also
result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of
additional debt, the write-off of in-process product development and capitalized
product costs, and the amortization of expenses related to goodwill and other
intangible assets, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the
Company. Acquisitions involve numerous additional risks, including difficulties
in the assimilation of the operations, products and personnel of the acquired
company, differing company cultures, the diversion of management's attention
from other business concerns, risks of entering markets in which the Company has
little or no direct prior experience, and the potential loss of key employees of
the acquired company. Customer satisfaction or performance problems at a single
acquired firm could have a material adverse impact on the reputation of the
Company as a whole. The Company expects to finance any future acquisitions with
debt financing, the issuance of equity securities (common or preferred stock) or
a combination of the foregoing. There can be no assurance that the Company will
be able to arrange adequate financing on acceptable terms. See "Ability to
Manage Growth."
Dependence on New Products; Industry Standards. The electronic commerce
industry is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product
and service introductions and evolving industry standards. The Company's future
success will depend in significant part on its ability to anticipate industry
standards, continue to apply advances in electronic commerce product and service
technologies, enhance existing products and services and introduce and acquire
new products and services on a timely basis to keep pace with technological
developments. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
developing, acquiring or marketing new or enhanced products or services that
respond to technological change or evolving industry standards, that the Company
will not experience difficulties that could delay or
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prevent the successful development, acquisition or marketing of such products or
services or that its new or enhanced products and services will adequately meet
the requirements of the marketplace and achieve market acceptance. In the past,
the Company has experienced delays in the commencement of commercial shipments
of new products and enhancements, resulting in delays or losses of product
revenues. Such delays or failure in the introduction of new or enhanced products
or services, or the failure of such products or services to achieve market
acceptance, could have a material adverse effect on the business, results of
operations and financial condition of the Company.
Ability to Manage Growth. The Company has recently experienced significant
growth in revenue, operations and personnel as it has made strategic
acquisitions, added subscribers to the Harbinger VAN and IVAS and increased the
number of licensees of its software products. This growth could continue to
place a significant strain on the Company's management and operations, including
its sales, marketing, customer support, research and development, finance and
administrative operations. Achieving and maintaining profitability during a
period of expansion will depend, among other things, on the Company's ability to
successfully expand its products, services and markets and to manage its
operations and acquisitions effectively. Difficulties in managing growth,
including difficulties in obtaining and retaining talented management and
product development personnel, especially following an acquisition, could have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
Investment in International Subsidiaries; International Growth and
Operations. The Company believes that its continued growth and profitability
will require expansion of its international operations through its international
subsidiaries, including NTEX Holding, B.V. in the Netherlands and INOVIS GmbH &
Co. in Germany as well as the international operations of SupplyTech in the
United Kingdom, Italy, Australia and Mexico (the "International Subsidiaries").
This expansion will require financial resources and significant management
attention, particularly by certain members of the management of the Company. The
Company's ability to successfully expand its business internationally will also
depend upon its ability to attract and retain both talented and qualified
managerial, technical and sales personnel and electronic commerce services
customers outside the United States and its ability to continue to effectively
manage its domestic operations while focusing on international expansion.
Certain of the International Subsidiaries have experienced operating losses in
their recent histories and some have experienced significant operating losses in
their recent histories. To the extent that the International Subsidiaries are
unable to penetrate international markets in a timely and profitable manner, the
Company's growth, if any, in international sales will be limited, and the
Company could be materially adversely affected. Moreover, the Company's ability
to successfully implement its international strategy may require installation
and operation of a value-added network and implementation of its IVAS software
in other countries, as well as additional improvements to its infrastructure and
management information systems, including its international customer support
systems. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
maintain or increase international market demand for the Company's products or
services. See "Integration of Recent Acquisitions" and "Risks of Potential
Future Acquisitions."
International operations are subject to certain inherent risks, including
unexpected changes in regulatory requirements and tariffs, longer payment
cycles, increased difficulties in collecting accounts receivable and potentially
adverse tax consequences. To the extent international sales are denominated in
foreign currencies, gains and losses on the conversion to U.S. dollars of
revenues, operating expenses, accounts receivable and accounts payable arising
from international operations may contribute to fluctuations in the Company's
results of operations. The Company has not entered into any hedging or other
arrangements for the purpose of guarding against the risk of currency
fluctuation. In addition, sales in Europe and certain other parts of the world
typically are adversely affected in the third calendar quarter of each year
because many customers reduce their business activities in the summer months.
Dependence on Key Management and Personnel; Ability to Attract and Retain
Qualified Personnel. The Company's success is largely dependent upon its
executive officers and key sales and technical personnel, the loss of one or
more of whom could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The future
success of the Company will depend in large part upon its ability to attract and
retain talented and qualified personnel. In particular, the Company believes
that it will be important for the Company to hire experienced product
development and sales personnel. Competition in the recruitment of
highly-qualified personnel in the computer software and electronic commerce
industries is intense. The inability of the Company to locate and retain such
personnel may have a material adverse effect on the Company. No assurance can be
given that the Company can retain its key employees or that it can attract
qualified personnel in the future.
Dependence Upon Major Customer. The Company has an agreement with System
Software Associates, Inc. ("SSA") for the distribution and marketing of certain
software products of the Company. SSA is to pay the Company
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royalties representing a percentage of annual net fees generated by SSA from the
sale of software licensed from the Company. For the years ended December 31,
1995 and 1996, revenues from SSA represented approximately 3.4% and 9.7%,
respectively of the Company's total revenues for such periods after giving
effect to the restatement of the financial statements of the Company to reflect
the acquisition of SupplyTech. SSA had minimum royalty obligations of $1.4
million in 1995 and $5.7 million in 1996, which accounted for all of the
revenues earned by the Company from SSA. There is no minimum royalty obligation
after 1996, and the Company expects that revenues from SSA may substantially
decline in 1997 and subsequent years as compared to 1996, and that the average
collection period related to cash flows derived from royalty revenues earned
from SSA in the future will substantially decline. In the event that SSA ceases
to perform under its agreement with the Company or fails to generate product
sales consistent with 1996 royalty levels, or the agreement with SSA is
terminated, the Company may be adversely affected.
Risks of Product Development. Software products as complex as those offered
by the Company may contain undetected errors or failures when first introduced
or when new versions are released. If software errors are discovered after
introduction, the Company could experience delays or lost revenues during the
period required to correct these errors. There can be no assurance that, despite
testing by the Company and by current and potential customers, errors will not
be found in new products or releases after commencement of commercial shipments,
resulting in loss of or delay in market acceptance, additional and unexpected
expenses to fund further product development or to add programming personnel to
complete a development project, and loss of revenue because of the inability to
sell the new product on a timely basis, any one or more of which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
Dependence on Data Centers. The network service operations of the Company
are dependent upon the ability to protect computer equipment and the information
stored in the Company's data centers against damage that may be caused by fire,
power loss, telecommunication failures, unauthorized intrusion, computer viruses
and disabling devices and other similar events. Notwithstanding precautions the
Company has taken, there can be no assurance that a fire or other natural
disaster, including national, regional or local telecommunications outages,
would not result in a prolonged outage of the Company's network services. In the
event of a disaster, and depending on the nature of the disaster, it may take
from several hours to several days before the Company's off-site computer system
can become operational for all of the Company's customers, and use of the
alternative off-site computer would result in substantial additional cost to the
Company. In the event that an outage of the Company's network extends for more
than several hours, the Company will experience a reduction in revenues by
reason of such outage. In the event that such outage extends for one or more
days, the Company could potentially lose many of its customers, which may have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
Dependence upon Certain Licenses. The Company relies on certain technology
that it licenses from third parties and other products that are integrated with
internally developed software and used in the Company's products to perform key
functions or to add important features. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be successful in negotiating third-party technology licenses on
suitable terms or that such licenses will not be terminated in the future.
Moreover, any delay or product problems experienced by such third party
suppliers could result in delays in introduction of the Company's products and
services until equivalent technology, if available, is identified, licensed and
integrated, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, operating results and financial condition.
Limited Protection of Proprietary Technology; Risks of Infringement. The
Company relies primarily on a combination of copyright, patent and trademark
laws, trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to
protect its proprietary rights. The Company seeks to protect its software,
documentation and other written materials principally under trade secret and
copyright laws, which afford only limited protection. The Company presently has
one patent for an electronic document interchange test facility and a patent
application pending for an EDI communication system. Despite the Company's
efforts to protect its proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to
copy aspects of the Company's products or to obtain and use information that the
Company regards as proprietary. There can be no assurance that the Company's
means of protecting its proprietary rights will be adequate or that the
Company's competitors will not independently develop similar technology. In
distributing many of its products, the Company relies primarily on "shrink wrap"
licenses that are not signed by licensees and, therefore, may be unenforceable
under the laws of certain jurisdictions. In addition, the Company has licensed
it products to users and distributors in other countries, and the laws of some
foreign countries do not protect the Company's proprietary rights to as great an
extent as the laws of the United States. The Company does not believe that any
of its products infringe the proprietary rights of third parties. There can be
no assurance, however, that third parties will not claim infringement by the
Company with respect to current or future products, and the Company has agreed
to indemnify many of its customers against such claims. The Company expects that
software product developers will increasingly be subject to infringement claims
as the number of products and competitors
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in electronic commerce grows and the functionality of products in different
industry segments overlaps. Any such claims, with or without merit, could be
time-consuming, result in costly litigation, cause product shipment delays or
require the Company to enter into royalty or licensing agreements and indemnify
its customers against resulting liability, if any. Such royalty or licensing
agreements, if required, may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company
or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Government Regulatory and Industrial Policy Risks. The Company's network
services are transmitted to its customers over dedicated and public telephone
lines. These lines are governed by Federal and state regulations establishing
the rates, terms and conditions for their use. Changes in the legislative and
regulatory environment relating to online services, EDI or the Internet access
industry, including regulatory or legislative changes which directly or
indirectly affect telecommunication costs, restrict content or increase the
likelihood of competition from regional telephone companies or others, could
have an adverse effect on the Company's business. The Telecommunications Act of
1996 ("Act") amended the federal telecommunications laws by lifting restrictions
on regional telephone companies and others competing with the Company and
imposed certain restrictions regarding obscene and indecent content communicated
to minors over the Internet or through interactive computer services. The Act
set in motion certain events that will lead to the elimination of restrictions
on regional telephone companies providing transport between defined geographic
boundaries associated with the provision of their own information services. This
will enable regional telephone companies to more readily compete with the
Company by packaging information service offerings with other services and
providing them on a wider geographic scale. Additionally, the Act imposes fines
and other criminal liability on any entity that knowingly uses a
telecommunications device or interactive computer service to send or display
indecent material to minors or intentionally permit any telecommunications
facility under such entity's control to be used for such a purpose. The Act
provides a defense for persons providing Internet or on-line access, such as the
Company, so long as the access is to sites or networks not under the access
provider's control. Litigation has been filed in U.S. federal court challenging
the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Act. Preliminary injunctions
have been issued by a federal court enjoining the U.S. Attorney General from
enforcing the Act's "indecency" prohibition. These cases are currently on appeal
to the U.S. Supreme Court. The ability and likelihood of state regulators and/or
the FCC, or the governments of foreign countries, to impose regulations on the
Internet is unclear. At present the Internet is treated by the FCC as an
unregulated enhanced service, but the FCC is currently considering whether to
regulate certain aspects of the Internet. Also, some countries such as Germany
have adopted laws regulating aspects of the Internet, and there are a number of
bills currently being considered in the United States at the federal and state
levels involving encryption and digital signatures, all of which may impact the
Company. The Company cannot predict the impact, if any, that the Act and future
court opinions, legislation, regulations or regulatory changes in the United
States or other countries may have on its business. Management believes that the
Company is in compliance with all material applicable regulations.
Anti-Takeover Provisions. The Board of Directors has authority to issue up
to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to fix the rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of the preferred stock
without further vote or action by the Company's shareholders. The rights of the
holders of Common Stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by,
the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the
future. While the Company has no present intention to issue additional shares of
preferred stock, such issuance, while providing desired flexibility in
connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have
the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority
of the outstanding voting stock of the Company. In addition, the Company's
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions
that may discourage proposals or bids to acquire the Company. This could limit
the price that certain investors might be willing to pay in the future for
shares of Common Stock. The Company's Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation provide for a classified Board of Directors with three-year,
staggered terms for its members. The classification of the Board of Directors
could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire
control of the Company.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
Shares. All of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares will be received by the
Selling Shareholders.
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial
ownership of the Company's Shares by the Selling Shareholders at June 17, 1997.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shares Beneficially Shares Beneficially
Owned Prior to Offering(2) Owned After Offering(2)
Name of Selling -------------------------- Number of -----------------------
Shareholders(1) Number Percent Offered Number Percent
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
A. Gail Jackson.................... 1,041,552 5.4% 133,000 908,552 4.9%
Jerry Steward...................... 136,947 * 37,000 99,947 *
Endeavor Capital Management, LLC... 179,949 * 65,000 114,949 *
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.. 242,287 1.3% 65,000 177,287 *
--------- --- ------- --------- ----
Total Selling Shareholders..... 1,600,735 8.3% 300,000 1,300,735 6.7%
</TABLE>
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* Less than 1% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
(1) Ms. Jackson is Senior Vice President of Harbinger and prior to its merger
with the Company, was the President and a shareholder of SupplyTech, Inc.
Endeavor Capital Management, LLC served as a financial advisor to
SupplyTech, Inc. in connection with the Company's merger with SupplyTech
and provides consulting services to the Company. Otherwise, the Selling
Shareholders have no material relationship with the Company.
(2) Based on 19,292,204 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of June 17, 1997.
In accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, a person is deemed to
be the beneficial owner, for purposes of this table, of any shares of
Common Stock if such person has or shares voting power or investment power
with respect to such security, or has the right to acquire beneficial
ownership at any time within 60 days from June 30, 1997. As used herein,
"voting power" is the power to vote or direct the voting of shares and
"investment power" is the power to dispose or direct the disposition of
shares.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby and the issuance thereof
will be passed upon for the Company by Morris, Manning & Martin, L.L.P.,
Atlanta, Georgia.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of
the Company as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the years in the
two-year period ended December 31, 1996, have been incorporated by reference
herein and in the registration statement from the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on July 1, 1997 in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick
LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein
and in the registration statement and upon the authority of said firm as experts
in accounting and auditing. The report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP expressed
reliance on the report of other auditors as it relates to the amounts included
for SupplyTech, Inc. and SupplyTech International, LLC for 1995.
The financial statements of Harbinger NET Services, LLC as of December 31,
1996 and 1995 and for the periods ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 have been
incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement from the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 filed on March 14, 1997
in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified
public accountants, incorporated by reference herein and in the registration
statement and upon the authority of said firm or experts in accounting and
auditing.
The combined financial statements of SupplyTech, Inc. and SupplyTech
International, LLC as of December 31, 1996 and for the year then ended have been
incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement from the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 filed on March 18, 1997
in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified
public accountants, incorporated by reference herein and in the registration
statement and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
The financial statements and schedule of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 1994, which have been incorporated by reference herein and in the
registration statement from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
July 1, 1997 have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public
accountants, as indicated in their report
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with respect thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein and in the
registration statement in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing in giving said reports.
The combined financial statements of SupplyTech, Inc. and SupplyTech
International, LLC as of December 31, 1995 and for each of the years in the
two-year period ended December 31, 1995 have been incorporated by reference
herein and in the registration statement from the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 filed on March 18, 1997 and from the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 1997 in reliance upon the report of
Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP, independent certified public accountants,
incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of NTEX Holding B.V. as of December
31, 1995 and for the year then ended, have been incorporated by reference herein
and in the registration statement from the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K/A Amendment No. 1 filed on June 17, 1996 in reliance upon the report of
Moret Ernst & Young Accountants, independent certified public accountants,
incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The financial statements of INOVIS GmbH & Co. computergestuzte
Informationssysteme as of December 31, 1995, and for the year then ended have
been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement from the
Company's Current Report of Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 filed on July 1, 1996 in
reliance upon the report of KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG, independent
certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein and in the
registration statement and upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Harbinger N.V. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 1995, 1994, and 1993, and for the two years ended December 31,
1995, and 1994, and the one month ended December 31, 1993, have been
incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement from the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 filed on July 2, 1996 in
reliance upon the report of KPMG Accountants N.V., independent certified public
accountants, incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement
and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The statement of operations of EDI (formerly a business unit of Texas
Instruments, Incorporated) for the year ended December 31, 1994, incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus and registration statement, has been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon
included in the Company's registration statement (Form S-1, No. 33-93804). Such
financial statements have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon
such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
The Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws authorize the Company to indemnify
any present or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company, or a
person serving in a similar post in another organization at the request of the
Company, against expenses, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement
incurred by him in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action,
suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative,
to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Georgia Business Corporation Code,
public policy or other applicable law. The Georgia Business Corporation Code
authorizes a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, or
agents in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain
circumstances for liabilities (including provisions permitting advances for
expenses incurred) arising under the 1933 Act.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be
permitted to directors, officers, or persons controlling the registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is therefore
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the questions whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized in connection
with the offering made hereby to give any information or to make any
representations not contained in this Prospectus and, if given or made, such
information or representation must not be relied upon as having been so
authorized by the Company or any Selling Shareholder. This Prospectus does not
constitute any offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the
securities offered hereby to any person or by anyone in any jurisdiction to
which it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of
this Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances,
create any implication that the information herein is correct as of any date
subsequent to the date hereof.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Available Information................... 2
Incorporation of Certain Information
by Reference......................... 2
The Company............................ 4
Risk Factors........................... 4
Use of Proceeds........................ 9
Selling Shareholders................... 10
Legal Matters.......................... 10
Experts................................ 10
Disclosure of Commission Position on
Indemnification for Securities Act
Liabilities......................... 11
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300,000 SHARES
[HARBINGER LOGO]
COMMON STOCK
($.0001 par value)
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PROSPECTUS
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July 3, 1997
